Eleven Restaurant & Bar — Restaurant in Scotland

It was difficult to find anywhere open and who would take us. My experience of Stornoway and the islands had been overpriced wetherspoons food. The closest I could get to seafood was fish n chips. Nobody that was open sells mussels, scampi, langoustines, prawns or scallops. Such a disappointment.

The menu here was wraps and burgers with a few specials. It's a bar menu, I had the burger which was OK, nothing special about it, some salad and Coleslaw. My wife had the Cajun chicken wrap with salad and rice. I have no idea what the sauce was. It tasted like some kind of sweet chilli sauce. Again, it was cooked well, I can't say it was good, just OK. Seems to be catering for the essential workers staying in the hotel and not a nice meal out kind of place.

The service was fine, the meal delivered quite quickly. Nobody came back to check whether the meal was OK or not. When I was paying, I mentioned about the chicken not being particularly Cajun. The manager was in earshot and made absolutely no attempt to follow up on my comments. I wasn't surprised at this. They don't seem particularly bothered about taking the feedback or knowing if their food is well received.

They absolutely fill a market and honestly, if there was more choice, I wouldn't have chosen here. If you want an OK burger, a wrap or pub grub, it's a fine place to eat. The specials sounded OK but to pay £14 for Swedish meatballs, mash and...

We stayed in the Caladh Inn next door and decided to have some dinner after a long drive to the hotel. Everything was spectacular! William the server was polite, informative and kind. At first glance the menu seemed on the higher end price wise but after we saw and ate the food it was worth every penny. We had the carvery, you could choose from 1,2 or 3 courses of starter, main carvery and dessert.

We chose the main and a dessert. The carvery consisted of a choice of Turkey or Lamb. We both had the lamb which was succulent and full of flavour. You could tell it was fresh and free range and when the chef cut it for you it wasn't in horrible wafer thin slices it was thick cut and a perfect amount. For the side dishes there was a wonderful variety of meats and veg all cooked perfectly. I tried them all and there was not one that I didn't like! (See photos) It was £52 for two people with carvery, dessert and soft drinks.

The dessert was even better all made in-house with locally sourced ingredients. There were so many to choose from but we had the white chocolate and vanilla panna cotta & the cheese cake. The flavours and textures of both were amazing!

The joining hotel has also been amazing. With helpful and polite staff, adequate rooms and accommodating for dogs at just £15 per night which was perfect for us!

Over all we are really pleased with our stay and we...

It is a fabulous place to eat. The place is immaculately clean,the meals are very varied and the desserts are all moreish.I visited with friends and we couldn't decide what we were going to order as the choice was hard to make. We all eventually decided on the eat all you can carvery. The choice of meat was roast pork or lamb,or both. The pork was melt in the mouth and very tasty,the lamb too was of the same quality. Unlike some carvery meats that can become dry after sitting under the heat lamps,the meat was moist,well cooked, and delicious. The choice of veg was the next hurdle to conquer. Roast and mashed potatoes with a full flavoured gravy to complete the meal.Our next problem was to decide our choice of dessert. We hummed and ahhd because the truth was we were all quite full. But the choice of desserts and the look of the selection beat us. We all chose differently, but the review of each was the same, fabulous. I can honestly say it was the best carvery meal I have ever had, and as a visitor to Lewis, I will definitely be back at ELEVEN before going home. There is an additional charge if dining after 1900 hrs. So it's slightly cheaper before this time. Either way, you won't be...