Castle looking other Inverness across the river. Nice Castle and lots of history. Interesting. They…read moreare doing some renovations right now. If your in the area might want to check it out or at least view it from river walk.

Due to extensive renovation projects and remodelling the castle and grounds were closed to the…read morepublic in 2021. So, we could only see the site from a distance. The site is scheduled to re-open to the public in 2025. Fun fact, an illustration of the castle is featured on the reverse side of a £50 note was introduced in 2005 and issued by the Royal Bank of Scotland, which

We had Jamie as a driver and it was one of the best things we did during our vacation in Scotland…read more We got picked up from Nairn and from there, taken to Cawdor Castle, Clava Cairns and Culloden Battlefield. He was an amazingly friendly and personable guy and gave us little tidbits along the way of the area and its history, which we really liked. If we could have had him along during our entire trip across Scotland we would have! If you book Inverness Taxis for a tour of an area, ask for Jamie!

Both the bartender and our server were very nice. Our server kept forgetting us but the bartender…read moredidn't, so we didn't mind so much. The steak was melt in your mouth good. My mouth just started water all over again as I typed that.

This was the first place we stopped at for food in Inverness. I read a few items that were vegan…read morespecifically and chose this for that, we were not disappointed! There was a whole veg menu to choose from and the food was great, I couldn't finish much of mine but thankfully my husband helped me out. Service was good and staff was friendly and seemed happy to be working there. The bar is prohibition themed which was cheeky for us dining as Americans.

This is a MUST VISIT if you're in Inverness. I was lucky enough to get to chat with Bruce…read moreMacGregor, one of the owners, and listen to him play. His passion, talent, and story telling is unmatched! The roast dinner was delicious and the cocktails were so fun! They take great care with the details around the pub, giving nods to history while pushing forward progress within the re-adoption of traditional Scottish music. Come for a drink or a meal, and stay for the vibes, history, and immense talent on stage.

Re: Delicious Sticky Toffee Pudding…read more To the Greek couple we met in Inverness, with great apologies, we suffered confusion of which delicious desserts we had at various restaurants around the city, inadvertently directing you towards a place that did not serve sticky toffee pudding. We should have pointed you towards MacGregor's as having the most delicious sticky toffee pudding, now verified after having several others that did not perfectly balance sweet with salt as that of the sticky toffee pudding at MacGregor's. If the pub is full, please find your way to the end of the bar and the small door to the left that takes you to the cosy table service room where Jess and other wait staff, including little Nala, will take the best care of you. We also highly recommend the steak & ale pie and fish & chips, should you require something a bit more than the sticky toffee pudding. Again, apologies, and we are certain you will have a fantastic experience at MacGregor's!

My distillery tour and accompanying whisky tasting were enjoyable because of the…read moreup-close-and-personal tour of the inner-workings of the distillery and our superbly engaging and humorous guide Alex. We arrived after the last stated tour time, but since there was another couple with the same fate as us, they offered to do one more basic tour for the 4 of us. Alex immediately plunged us into his whisky world, with a thick but understandable Scottish accent. I haven't been to a large distillery, but from what I've heard Benromach's tours are intimate in the sense that we can walk right up to the mash containers and take whiffs of the premature spirits (it's NOT called whisky until it's finished :)), as well as smelling and even rubbing our hands with the different by-products of the whisky making process (the "head" and "tail"). One of those products had the effect of a nice hand lotion which smelled like whisky. At the end of the tour, Alex was nice enough to let us try small samples of some whisky's which weren't part of the normal tasting. I think it's because we were good tour takers :) If you aren't so lucky at tour's end, I recommend tasting the organic Benromach.

While in the Speyside region of northern Scotland, we toured a few whisky distilleries. Of all of…read morethem, my favorite was Benromach. This small distillery is a short (~30min) train ride from Inverness to the town of Forres. It is then a short walk down the road to the distillery. What I liked about this distillery was that it was a small operation. Because of this we were given a really up close tour of the facility. Our tour guide was an older Scotsman who was pretty funny and also fluent in Spanish. In addition to an overall cool feel to the distillery, the actual tour was really cool, too. Well, if you've done a tour or so, they're pretty much all the same (harvest grain, distill with famous Speyside water, and age it in a wodden barrel, etc.), but I liked this one because we got to see how the whole process works and we were able to ask lots of questions. There's a little museum area where one can see some displays related to the whisky-making process. This is the only place one is allowed to take a picture while going on the tour. Oh, and FYI--Benromach has a barrel which Prince Charles sealed a while back, and is due for a tasting. The tour was then topped off by a tasting of a couple of different Benromach whiskys. I was not a whisky drinker before going to Scotland, but I let half of my heritage kick in, grew an appreciation.

There wasn't much I wanted to do in Inverness, but dining here was on my list. I emailed in advance…read moreto secure a reservation. It's a good thing that I did as there was a sign outside that let other diners know it was fully booked. The restaurant sits across the river. The interior is cozy and we got a table tucked in the corner. We started with oysters. They were big and delicious. As a main, I had the mussels- mariniere style. It was a generous portion, but I still had room for dessert. We went with the P.X. pot, which is similar to tiramisu. It was cutely decorated with a crab on top and not too sweet. We thoroughly enjoyed our time here!

This restaurant has excellent food and beverages. The restaurant is small and cozy. Our service was…read moreexcellent including meeting the owner/chef who was hilarious and engaging. This was the best dinner experience of our trip.

The food was great. The customer service was fantastic and the speed of everything was spot on…read more It's a cute little café with decent seating and plenty of things to look at while you're waiting.

We stopped here before going to John o'Groats and the full Scottish hit the spot. If not for this…read morebreakfast the trip simply would've been a disaster. The lady working the tables was very friendly however was spread thin. The cafe is small but all the tables were full and she was WORKING. Maybe it'd be nice for her to have a companion aside from just the line cook who seemed nice too. Anyway great spot would recommend.

We ate here on our last night in Inverness after a very long day on a tour. We did not have…read morereservations but the restaurant was accommodating and kind. The World Cup Game was on so it was lively and fun. I will tell you, this was some of the best seasoned food we had the entire time we were in the UK (two weeks). Finally we didn't feel the need to add salt to something. The flavor was just spot on. My husband had the beer steak pie with puff pastry, I had the Cullen skink, my son had a pizza (I can't remember if it was on the kids' menu or not) and my daughter had a Caesar salad with chicken, which she eats a lot at home and had been craving. Both the skink and the stew were perfectly flavored! The fish in the stew was tender and so was the steak in the pie. If we ever go back to Inverness, we will be sure to be returning to Johnny Foxes. Oh! And our waiter was wonderful! I don't remember his name but a young blonde man with a mullet kind of haircut. Thank you to him!

Fantastic food and service. I felt very welcome! Old school pub atmosphere. Food was generous and I…read morecould not finish it. Situated in a break taking area of Scotland. More than expected!

Located right on the Moray Firth, just North of Inverness Airport it has possibly the best view…read morefrom an apartment I've ever experienced (Apt 6). The experience was made even more memorable one evening as one of our neighbours played bagpipes at sunset. Sublime. The apartment had everything we needed and our hosts were friendly and very helpful. As the name suggests it's a great place to spot dolphins although we were there a little too late in the year. (March to Sept is recommended) It's a great base for exploring the area and has a shop and a couple of pubs within walking distance. Also nearby is an organic farm with a shop to buy groceries and an organic dairy selling their own cheeses. Fort George is also nearby and was a nice walk along the seafront. We will definitely be back.

Word to the wise - get reservations in Inverness. We came our first night to the kitchen and they…read morewere fully booked so got in for a reservation on the second night. To start we went for the salmon gin cured appetizer with pickled radish and seaweed. This was a very good start to the meal and had really interesting flavors. I really appreciate and enjoy seeing what a chef can do with a vegetable and tonight was no different. The cabbage with potato and puréed carrot was my choice and wow was this good. The dare I say humble ingredients were elevated in a way that I felt really highlighted each vegetable. I all but licked my plate. My husband got the venison and after a dash of salt to lift the potato flavor a bit more to his taste, he also just about licked the plate clean. A few cocktails (tallisker old fashioned for him and Lost Scotsman for myself) added to the experience). Service was friendly and the view we had was looking out over the River. A really nice night all around.

We were excited to try The Kitchen based on the buzz online. The location doesn't disappoint, it…read moreoverlooks the river and looks snazzy from the outside. On the inside are three different levels, all small areas with tables tightly together. We were seated on the 2nd level so I don't know about the third level. No one dresses up, even in a more expensive restaurant, just a note. We tried a variety of items including Mushroom and onion broth, cep and hazelnut gnocchi, roasted shallots, shimeji mushrooms and green onion oil £19.95 (VG). Parmesan and truffle fries £4.50. Heritage tomato and pesto salad £4.50 (GF,VG). Tender stem broccoli, yogurt and lime dressing, toasted peanuts £4.50 (V). Soup of the day with bread and beurre noisette whipped butter £6.95 (GFA,VG). I wanted to love everything and came in to love everything. What I did love was the soup of the day (the bread was disappointing though) and the stemmed broccoli (really good). Everything else was "ok". The bartender here was fascinating to watch. She very slowly made every drink, very slowly, and put loving care into each and every one she made. I tried one after we'd noticed her attention to detail and it was excellent. :)