Columba's Bay Diner — Restaurant in Scotland

Sadly this place didn't live up to the reviews I read. We came for lunch and ordered the venison burger special and minestrone soup. The soup was nothing special but tasted ok. The venison burger was so dry it was inedible. We ordered a piece of Victoria sponge to have instead. When that arrived it was so hard you could hit the fork off it and the fork bounced back up. We were then told it was vegan and that's why, having not been told it was vegan in the first place, and I've never had a vegan cake that was as dry and hard as that. We ended up being refunded for the burger and cake which was fair. It was a disappointment really. And at £5.50 for a chocolate milkshake which was about 50% froth it was as expensive...

Stopped here out of curiosity as we were staying just up the road at Appin. We usually either head to Poppies or Roxies in Oban for breakfast but this was on our doorstep. I can remember the building being disused last time we were here so its great to see it being utilised again.

Lovely people running it, so very warm and welcoming, the cheese and ham toasties we had were delicious, hot enough to start the cheese melting but cool enough to eat without scalding the mouth. Spot on. The coffee was also excellent. We shall certainly stop here again, they deserve to thrive as a no nonsense diner with a great view...

This place is unassuming, but provided the best meal I've had in Scotland as of yet! The 5 bean chili was excellent, and the incredibly accommodating staff even took it to the next level by asking if I'd like to add nacho chips, and cheese. Little did they know, this is my all-time favorite dish. But that's not the only reason this place deserves 5 Stars, the quality of the meal and the kindness of the people working here are what makes this...