The Bonnie Beastie — Restaurant in Scotland

20th June 2025 Haven't been for a few months , menu changed and disappointed that the chicken salad had been taken off.

Disappointed with a very tired side salad and a mediocre macaroni cheese.

I'm afraid my beloved Beastie,s standards are slipping....toilets were very grubby too.....service and welcome was great as usual but to be honest I'm thinking twice about returning!

18th April 2025 Popped in for a lovely lunch in the bar with wee Buddy. Clodagh and Christophe were holding the fort during a very busy service. Food was very tasty.

Sunday 29th December 2024 Another lovely sunday lunch with friends and Buddy who is always made welcome.

Nice and warm once the fire was lit....thanks Clodagh.

Great entertainment too.

Roast chicken....what can I say....its the best !!

Sunday 11th August Another lovely sunday lunch in the bar with our pup Buddy who enjoys an early lunch when it's quieter.

I had the Catch of the Day which was a superb piece of lemon sole wrapped around asparagus on a bed of prawn risotto. Yum

Other half had the roast chicken which is always good

Great service as always from Finlay and the team.

July 2024 A midweek bar lunch...great service as usual from Finlay and crew, quiet but comfy and calm for wee Buddy.

Tried the mac and cheese and other half had the beef ciabatta....lovely. Mac and cheese a little too creamy for my liking but had a fab salad with it.

20th may 2024 Another lovely sunday lunch with wee Buddy in tow, we all enjoyed the perfect roast chicken and scrummy veg....finished off with a baked cheesecake which was perfect.

Fab service with Naomi and Jordan who were very welcoming to our wee Buddy in the bar.

26th April Visited again for a celebration evening.....food from the new menu was great ....service a bit slow in the bar i think because it was busy in the restaurant but wasnt a problem as we were happy listening to scott ramsay play in the bar.

24th April 2024 New bar menu good range of choices apart from vegetarian.....but then we discovered there is a separate vegan menu....ok if you like spicy stuff.

Great service as always, friendly atmosphere, doggy welcome and looked after as well as we were.

Great wine. No cakes today but had a great waffle from the dessert menu.

18th sep 23: Another lovely sunday lunch from The beastie team......compliments to the chef .....their salads and cooking of the monkfish is excellent

Tried the cheesecake of the day 'strawberry and lime' was lovely but not my favourite of the cheesecake collection.

Sept 23: Back again for another lovely sunday lunch. Changed it up a little and had the fish of the day and cheeseboard which i chose only 2 of the 3 cheeses on offer....the kitchen is always happy to adjust things here which means they have a confident staff. Excellent service from Finlay who was so helpful and pretty coffees from Naomi !!!

Aug 23:

Another lovely sunday lunch at 'the Beastie', great service delicious food and lovely wine. The freshly made cheesecake was yummy and the roast chicken was melt in the.mouth with the usual fruity gravy. We caught it at the quietest time of the day....it was like private dining! Dont all rush there and spoil...

Booked our table for 7:15, as the earlier slots said the table would need to be given back within 1.5hours, and we didn’t want to rush as it was a first night out as new parents and as a late valentines meal out. We arrived and had to find someone to seat us, in a near empty restaurant. We ordered drinks and then handed the menu and told several items were no longer available. This was highly disappointing and an issue for myself as what was left was either fish (which I don’t eat) or curry so my partner and I disappointedly ordered just starters (we only ordered starters as we had ordered drinks otherwise we would have immediately left). The two starters we had: soup of the day and Cullen skink were nice; however our whole experience was not great. The waitress was lovely to start but on finding out we were just having starters we got half hearted service which was a shame. It was highly disappointing that the menu we were given was different to that on the website, outside the restaurant and social media. Had we known about the menu we would have booked elsewhere. We have recently moved to the area and had not dined here before but unfortunately don’t think we will...

We came here as a group of four wanting to choose from the new vegan menu. First of all, as vegans, it's always really appreciated when an establishment has a separate vegan menu and have taken the time to cater for other dietary requirements. We ordered the onion bhajis for a starter and they were honestly the best we've ever tasted. For mains we had beetroot and butternut squash wellington and mushroom bourguignon and both were delicious. For dessert we had a vegan cheese cake which again was very tasty too! We were impressed that there was a choice for starters, mains and desserts as more often than not in the Highlands there is only one vegan option so in other words, there's no choice. All of the food was skillfully home made the quality was clearly evident. We also had a really refreshing glass of wine with our meal. The service was super friendly and the manager came and asked us for feedback after as we were the first customers to try the new menu. We thought that being asked for our feedback showed great intent from the chef and the Bonnie Beastie management to get things right and take not of any feedback and we will...