A GLASS OF BUBBLY TO START?
Prosecco
£8.50 a glass | £36.00 a bottle
Franciacorta
£10.50 a glass | £57.00 a bottle
Pierre Mignon Champagne
£11.50 a glass | £65.oo a bottle
Roebuck, Classic Cuvee, English Sparkling Wine
£13.25 a glass | £77.00 a bottle
Roebuck, Rose De Noir, English Sparkling Wine
£82.00 a bottle
Blanc de Blancs
£90.00 a bottle
We also have a great selection of aperitivo, spritz and cocktails. Please see our Bar Bible
TO NIBBLE
It’s great to start a meal with a few nibbles. It gets both the taste buds and the conversation, off to a good start!
Sicilian Dorri-Nocellara Olives
In a light olive oil
£5.95
Selection of Breads
With Italian dipping oil
£6.60
Smoked Mackerel Brandade
A mixture of smoked mackerel, mashed potato and olive oil. Served with sour dough wafers
£7.50
Anchovies
Served in a light sunflower oil – surprisingly moreish!
£5.25
TO START
Cullen Skink
Traditional and hearty. Smoked haddock, leek, potato and cream soup. Served with crusty bread
£10.50
Pan Seared Shetland Scallops
On chargrilled ciabatta with nduja, sun dried tomatoes, garlic aioli and crispy rocket
£19.95
Lamb Koftas
Local lamb koftas served with Moroccan style cous cous and tzatziki
£13.50
Mediterranean Roasted Vegetable Bruschetta
With crumbled goats cheese. Drizzled with x.v.o.o and aged balsamic glaze
£11.50
Salad Nicoise
Hebridean hot smoked salmon with vine tomatoes, green beans,olives, anchovies, cucumber, crispy baby gem and hard boiled egg. Finished with house dressing
£13.95
Fritto Misto
Selection of crispy bite size seafood. Served with a sardine ketchup and chargrilled lime
£ 15.75
OUR OYSTER MENU
Our oysters come from Cape Wrath. Situated 118 miles North West of Inverness, it is the most Westerly point of mainland Scotland.
Served natural
We shuck and serve in their shell with a lemon wedge.
£3.80 each
Dipping sauce add £1.50
Classic – shallot and red wine vinaigrette
Kick Ass – tomato sauce and horseradish cream
Scandinavian – capers, dill and lemon juice
Cucumber Mignonette – white wine vinegar, sunflower oil, coarse black pepper and finely chopped cucumber
Asian – fish sauce, spring onion, light soy sauce and ginger
Salmoriglio – lemon juice, garlic, parsley and olive oil
Orchard – crunchy apple mixed with cider vinegar
Portion of seaweed crackers £4.95
OYSTER HOUR IS IN FACT TWO WHOLE HOURS!
4.00pm – 6.00 pm
WHY NOT COME ALONG AND MAKE THE MOST OF IT?
£1.75 a shuck for all natural (uncooked) oysters.
Fried Oysters
Beer battered with local Cromarty Ale
Served in their shell with tartare sauce
£4.70
Grilled Oysters
Grilled with parmesan and pancetta
Tomato relish – chopped tomatoes and red onion, drizzled with garlic and chilli
Horseradish, butter, lemon and dill
Rockerfeller – a rich sauce of butter, parsley, dill and coriander. Topped with breadcrumbs and baked until golden.
Kilpatrick – tomato sauce, Worcestershire sauce and bacon. Finished with fresh parsley
£4.70
Oyster Trio
A wee selection ! One natural, one beer battered and one grilled of your choice
£13.25
Oyster Shots
Tequila Oyster Shot
One oyster served in a salt rimmed shot glass with a wedge of lime
Grey Goose Oyster Shot
One oyster served in a shot glass with Grey Goose Vodka, tomato juice and tabasco
Pickle Back
Shot of Talisker 10yr old malt, followed by an oyster and finally a gherkin. Give it a go!
£9.95
Oyster Cocktails
Pearl of the Sea Martini
Isle of Harris Gin, Noilly Prat Vermouth, samphire and an oyster
Oyster Splash
One oyster, happily bobbing around in a glass of Franciacorta
Black Velvet
Local Ghost Town Ale topped with champagne
£12.50
What to drink with your oysters?
Traditionally champagne is the drink to accompany oysters. However, all our sparkling wines are a suitable accompaniment.
If wine is your preferred drink then we would recommend Sauvignon Blanc, Albarino, Muscadet , Chardonnay or Chablis
MUSSEL MENU
Steamed Shetland mussels cooked in one of THREE styles, served with chunky bread
MARINIERE – white wine, garlic, shallots and cream
ISLAY – double cream and a good splash of Islay Malt sprinkled with crispy pancetta lardons
PROVENCE – rich tomato sauce, noilly prat and fragrant herb de provence
£11.75 as a starter £18.75 as a main course
Add a portion of french fries, sweet potato fries, hand cut chips or seaweed seasoned fries.
£5.25
MAINS
River House Fish Stew
Mussels, king prawns, crab, clams and scallops. Tossed in a tomato based sauce and topped with a grilled fillet of mullet and a steamed crevette . Served with crusty bread
£34.25
Pan Seared Shetland Halibut
Served with a mediterranean vegetable orzo risotto and an Orkney crab and king prawn velouté. Finished with a drizzle of wild garlic oil
£37.50
Prime Scottish Rib Eye Steak
Served with a simple leaf salad and parmesan and truffle oil fries
£37.75
Seafood Pasta
King prawns, scallops and mussels tossed with linguine and courgettie in a garlic, lemon and chilli oil. Finished with a tomato concasse and fresh parsley
£29.95
Garden Pea and Mint Risotto
With crispy feta and pea shoots
£20.25
Grilled Fillet of Sea Bass
Served with new season asparagus, roasted vine cherry tomatoes and sautéed new potatoes. Finished with a black olive tapenade and salsa verdi
£28.50
Pan Roasted North Sea Cod
With surf clams, samphire, asparagus, crushed new potatoes, and a cockle and caper butter
£28.95
The Catch …
Please ask for more details from one of our helpful crew.
DESSERT
Sticky Toffee Apple Pudding
Served with warm toffee sauce and vanilla ice cream
Affogato
Vanilla ice cream served with a single espresso and a shot of amaretto
Crème Brûlée
With raspberries and home made short bread
Chocolate Torte
With hazelnut praline and malted cream
All desserts £9.50
(Dairy free ice cream also available on request)
Cheese Slate
A quartet of local artisan cheeses:
Black Crowdie
This cheese was first introduced by the Vikings in the 8th century. Crowdie has a creamy taste and rolled in oatmeal and cracked black pepper to give it crunch and heat.
Great with a Highland malt.
Fat Cow
Based on a Bavarian semi hard cheese. A distant cousin of Gruyere and Emmental
Blue Murder
A blue to die for ! Ripe and meaty, so satisfyingly sweet and velvety that a mouthful can even take a non blue cheese lover to heaven !
Morangie Brie
Underneath its bloomy rind, the texture is smooth and silky, while the flavours are sweet, meaty and creamy.
Served with honey, walnuts, grapes and oatcakes
£13.95