Chargrill Restaurant Portree — Restaurant in Skye

Our waiter was great. We had oysters and the scallop as appetizers. The oysters were fresh and the scallop was amazing. Now onto the bad part: for mains we had the 200g dry aged fillet of beef and the lamb chop which was the daily special. We waited ~25mins for the mains after the appetizer so the expectation was ok maybe good food takes time to cook. Well, guess what?

The beef fillet was supposed to be cooked medium rare. It was NOT medium rare: it was so hard to cut through that I felt like the knife was blunt. Before jumping to conclusions, we sliced the fillet from the very middle: no pinkness to be found anywhere. It felt like as if the fillet was not defrosted properly or it was left somewhere to cool and then reheated. We let the waiter know this is not medium rare. The waiter was nice enough to inform the manager on duty to come over. We told the lady this was not medium rare. The lady responded: well this is dry-aged beef so this is what you got. Do you want to talk to the chef? We said no. How could you reason with the other party with such condescending tone and arrogance?

The lamb chop was mediocre and overcooked as well. Maybe by “daily special” they meant particularly mediocre?

To summarize:

Food: 1 star for the scallop Service: 1 star for our server Atmosphere: no star

After our experience, I do get the vibe that they discriminate non-white customers. So take that good rating with a grain of salt. And this is probably the worst “dry-aged” steak we have in a long time. Maybe the Michelin chefs should pay this place a visit because the dry-aged steaks we have had definitely tasted different. Who knows? It could be a...

We had the pleasure of staying for two nights at the cozy Marmalade Hotel during our Isle of Skye Tour. The Chargrill Restaurant, a steakhouse located within the hotel, was our choice for dinner on our first night.

The dishes at Chargrill, made from locally sourced ingredients, were presented brilliantly. The restaurant also offered a nice collection of Highland Scotches that added to our dining experience. The only minor 'complaint' we had (if you can even call it that) was the generous portion sizes - one steak came with two free side dishes and they were so ample that we almost couldn't finish our meals!

Breakfast was included in the room rate, so we enjoyed breakfast here for two days as well. The wide variety of fresh fruits, eggs, and breads provided us with the warmth and energy needed to start our tour days on a delightful and...

We visited during the winter, when there were not so many alternatives and we thought that we might not like it because the "good ones" are closed... However that was far from the truth!

We were welcomed by a smiley waiter, into a clean, well appointed, cozy dining room. Much much better experience than most places, especially pubs.

Food was very good. I don't know if this is quite "fine dining" but the dishes were certainly special and offered a unique tasting experience. Everything prepared correctly with high quality ingredients.

Portions were indeed generous and we feel the restaurant offered exceptional value for money. Two people; starter, main, dessert and drink each, came to about £120, that's with a bit of complementary bread and 10% service already in the price.

Definitely will...