Delicious but expensive lunch for three. Homemade bread was a bit doughy for me, but tasty nevertheless. Beautiful buns for desert and nice coffee. The premium price gets you fresh seafood in a fantastic and fairly remote part of the world.
lynched2017
Great for lunch, brunch and coffee. Delicious food, cakes and bread. In Millhgouse on road to Ostel Bay. Well worth a visit. Free range hens wandering in yard and wonderfully hospitable hosts.
Luke Addis
Very excited to give Botanica at the Barn a try for dinner, and had high hopes for special occassion.Unfortunately if you will charge fine dining prices, you expect a fine dining experience, and it sadly failed on this front.The food and service doesn't deliver a correspondent experience to the price. A langoustine dish had just six langos on it (£21), and beyond this was quite unexception. Fat on the lamb chop mains was not rendered down, and served simply with potato (£22). Napkins were not replaced after the starter course, and again the service just does not tally with the price point here.The ambiance/ temperature was quite cold for a September evening, and we were particularly displeased at the £4.50 bread choice and oil (2 small slices, very yummy but extortionate).It is a nice try, but is punching above its weight class. Very few locals noted due to the high prices. We left feeling hungry, and that it did not offer value for money in Argyll. Costs have increased, but this was disproportionate.
Laura
We dropped in here for breakfast on a multi-day bike ride. A really lovely place, and the food was delicious, well worth a visit.
Passenger27388329270
We ate a beautifully cooked, nicely presented simple but delicious local ingredients, yellow split pea and leek soup, langoustines piled on toasted bread, baked in the restaurant. The place itself has a very cool, quirky laid back vibe. Great ambience. Book ahead and prepare to be flexible.Very different.
lukeyboy95
Very excited to give Botanica at the Barn a try for dinner, and had high hopes for special occasion. Unfortunately when you will charge fine dining prices, you expect a fine dining experience, and it sadly failed on this front. The food and service doesn't deliver a correspondent experience to the price. A langoustine dish had just six scrawny langos on it (£21), and beyond this was quite unexceptional. Fat on the lamb chop mains was not rendered down, and served simply with potato (£22). Napkins were not replaced after the starter course, and again the service just does not tally with the price point here. The ambiance/ temperature was quite cold for a September evening, and we were particularly displeased at the £4.50 bread choice and oil (2 small slices, very yummy but extortionate). It is a nice try, but is punching above its weight class. Very few locals noted due to the high prices. We left feeling hungry, and that it did not offer value for money in Argyll. Costs have increased, yes, but this was disproportionate pricey for the experience and professional service costs nothing.
Tom Gibb
Excellent meal for four people and a dogGreat local seafood in a quiet environmentVegetarian options: One good vegan option availableParking: Few spaces but enough for venue capacityDietary restrictions: Range of milk types and clear allergy info
Doonthewatter
Went there at 1030 on a Thursday. A handwritten sign on the road said “Open”. Drove up the pebbly drive only to be met with a second sign saying “Closed”. Would be good if the sign on the road reflected when it was open/closed.
Jay Osborne
Very helpful staff, thanks to the chef for serving us late. Lobster Macaroni was top notch !
Betty S-D
Excellent food and very warm people. We recommend!
Delicious dinner and lovely ambience. Staff friendly and good service. A great find. I had feta, sweetcorn and chilli spread on homemade sourdough, followed by bouillabaisse. Really yummy!
Sybrand Dijkstra
90% of the menu was out of stock and the food we did get wasn't very goodDietary restrictions: Of you don't like fish, don't go!
Dylan Fraser
Amazing food, definitely recommended if you're in the area.
rsjaffe
Excellent food, in a pleasant, rural setting. We had paella, which was more shellfish than rice, and one of us had the scallops (small serving) which was two large scallops in their shells.
Norma S
I know the food there is good but it the restaurant is often closed when we get there. When we went on this occasion during their advertised opening hours we were told that they are only open on specific days of the week. Not that day - a Thursday. It does close early but we arrived as we thought in plenty time. The problem mainly is that to get there we had to drive up an unmade very bumpy road. A sign at the end of the road indicating OPEN or CLOSED would be helpful.
Delicious but expensive lunch for three. Homemade bread was a bit doughy for me, but tasty nevertheless. Beautiful buns for desert and nice coffee. The premium price gets you fresh seafood in a fantastic and fairly remote part of the world.
Great for lunch, brunch and coffee. Delicious food, cakes and bread. In Millhgouse on road to Ostel Bay. Well worth a visit. Free range hens wandering in yard and wonderfully hospitable hosts.
Very excited to give Botanica at the Barn a try for dinner, and had high hopes for special occassion.Unfortunately if you will charge fine dining prices, you expect a fine dining experience, and it sadly failed on this front.The food and service doesn't deliver a correspondent experience to the price. A langoustine dish had just six langos on it (£21), and beyond this was quite unexception. Fat on the lamb chop mains was not rendered down, and served simply with potato (£22). Napkins were not replaced after the starter course, and again the service just does not tally with the price point here.The ambiance/ temperature was quite cold for a September evening, and we were particularly displeased at the £4.50 bread choice and oil (2 small slices, very yummy but extortionate).It is a nice try, but is punching above its weight class. Very few locals noted due to the high prices. We left feeling hungry, and that it did not offer value for money in Argyll. Costs have increased, but this was disproportionate.
We dropped in here for breakfast on a multi-day bike ride. A really lovely place, and the food was delicious, well worth a visit.
We ate a beautifully cooked, nicely presented simple but delicious local ingredients, yellow split pea and leek soup, langoustines piled on toasted bread, baked in the restaurant. The place itself has a very cool, quirky laid back vibe. Great ambience. Book ahead and prepare to be flexible.Very different.
Very excited to give Botanica at the Barn a try for dinner, and had high hopes for special occasion. Unfortunately when you will charge fine dining prices, you expect a fine dining experience, and it sadly failed on this front. The food and service doesn't deliver a correspondent experience to the price. A langoustine dish had just six scrawny langos on it (£21), and beyond this was quite unexceptional. Fat on the lamb chop mains was not rendered down, and served simply with potato (£22). Napkins were not replaced after the starter course, and again the service just does not tally with the price point here. The ambiance/ temperature was quite cold for a September evening, and we were particularly displeased at the £4.50 bread choice and oil (2 small slices, very yummy but extortionate). It is a nice try, but is punching above its weight class. Very few locals noted due to the high prices. We left feeling hungry, and that it did not offer value for money in Argyll. Costs have increased, yes, but this was disproportionate pricey for the experience and professional service costs nothing.
Excellent meal for four people and a dogGreat local seafood in a quiet environmentVegetarian options: One good vegan option availableParking: Few spaces but enough for venue capacityDietary restrictions: Range of milk types and clear allergy info
Went there at 1030 on a Thursday. A handwritten sign on the road said “Open”. Drove up the pebbly drive only to be met with a second sign saying “Closed”. Would be good if the sign on the road reflected when it was open/closed.
Very helpful staff, thanks to the chef for serving us late. Lobster Macaroni was top notch !
Excellent food and very warm people. We recommend!
Restaurantji Recommends
Delicious dinner and lovely ambience. Staff friendly and good service. A great find. I had feta, sweetcorn and chilli spread on homemade sourdough, followed by bouillabaisse. Really yummy!
90% of the menu was out of stock and the food we did get wasn't very goodDietary restrictions: Of you don't like fish, don't go!
Amazing food, definitely recommended if you're in the area.
Excellent food, in a pleasant, rural setting. We had paella, which was more shellfish than rice, and one of us had the scallops (small serving) which was two large scallops in their shells.
I know the food there is good but it the restaurant is often closed when we get there. When we went on this occasion during their advertised opening hours we were told that they are only open on specific days of the week. Not that day - a Thursday. It does close early but we arrived as we thought in plenty time. The problem mainly is that to get there we had to drive up an unmade very bumpy road. A sign at the end of the road indicating OPEN or CLOSED would be helpful.