A GLASS OF BUBBLY TO START?
Prosecco
£8.95 a glass | £37.00 a bottle
Franciacorta
£10.50 a glass | £57.00 a bottle
Crémant de Loire Rosé
£11.00 a glass | £60.00 a bottle
Pierre Mignon Champagne
£12.50 a glass | £69.oo a bottle
Roebuck, Classic Cuvée, English Sparkling Wine
£13.50 a glass | £77.00 a bottle
Blanc de Blanc
£100.00 a bottle
We also have a great selection of aperitivo, spritz and cocktails. Please see our Bar Bible
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
£6.50
Selection of Breads
With Italian dipping oil
£6.70
Anchovies
Served in a light sunflower oil .. surprisingly moreish !
£5.50
Crispy Breaded Whitebait
Served with paprika mayonnaise
£6.95
Hebridean Hot Smoked Salmon Pâté
with mini crostini
£6.95
START
Slow Cooked Beef ‘n’ Chianti Ragu
With crispy potato gnocchi, truffle oiled rocket and pecorino shavings
£18.95
Cullen Skink
Traditional and hearty. Smoked haddock, leek, potato and cream soup. Served with crusty bread
£10.95
Pan Seared Shetland Scallops
On chargrilled ciabatta with nduja, sun dried tomatoes, garlic aioli and crispy rocket
£21.50
Crab ‘n’ Baby Prawn Thermidor
Orkney crab and baby prawn with pecorino, egg, calvados, mustard and cream.
Topped with crispy panko and grilled until golden brown, crowned with a tempura king prawn and served crusty bread
£20.75
Burrata
With a salad of beetroot, vine cherry tomatoes, hazelnuts and mixed leaf, drizzled with a saffron olive oil
£16.95
Grilled Cornish Sardines
Served on chargrilled sourdough, with a rustic tomato, caper and red onion sauce, rocket and a good drizzled of lemon olive oil
£17.50
OUR OYSTER MENU
Our oysters come from Cape Wrath. Situated 118 miles North West of Inverness, it is the most North 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 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
Whisky butter
Old Putney malt whisky and butter
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
£4.80
Oyster Trio
A wee selection ! One natural, one beer battered and one grilled of your choice
£13.85
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!
All £9.95 each
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
All £12.50 each
What to drink with your oysters?
Traditionally champagne is the drink to accompany oysters. However, all our sparkling wines are a suitable accompaniment.
Black Velvet – Local Ghost Town Ale topped with champagne
If wine is your preference, we would recommend Sauvignon Blanc, Alberino, 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
MOUCLADE – a rich, creamy and gently spiced French curry sauce
£11.95 as a starter £18.95 as a main course
Add a portion of french fries, sweet potato fries, 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 Peterhead haddock and a steamed crevette . Served with crusty bread
£35.50
Pan Roasted North Sea Cod
Served on an orzo shellfish risotto with a tarragon and lobster bisque
£33.50
Grilled Fillet of Sea Bream
With tenderstem broccoli and potato crisps, served on a bed of romesco. Crowned with a black olive tapenade and toasted almonds. Finished with a drizzle of x.v.o.o
£29.95
Seared Shetland Halibut
With creamed leeks, peas and pancetta. Served with Parmenter potatoes
£38.95
Roasted Aubergine
Filled with a medley of green vegetable and paneer cheese, sprinkled with dukkah. Drizzled with chilli x.v.o.o.
£23.50
Beef ‘n’ Reef
Prime Scottish sirloin steak, cooked pink and sliced. Topped with king prawns, a garlic, lemon and chilli butter, watercress and french fries
£39.95
Hebridean Salmon and King Prawn Pasta
Hebridean salmon and king prawns tossed with ricotta, a splash of Sicilian white wine, lemon zest and tagliatelle, finished with freshly chopped parsley
£29.95
A Whole Grilled Megrim Sole
Served with a caper, cockle and fennel butter, asparagus tips and new potatoes
£29.50
DESSERT
Sticky Toffee Apple Pudding
Served with a warm toffee sauce and vanilla ice cream
Affogato
Vanilla ice cream served with a single espresso and a shot of amaretto
Crème Brûlée
Classic crème brûlée with homemade shortbread
Pistachio Cheesecake
Served with fresh raspberries and whipped mascarpone
P.X. Pot
The “lovechild” dessert of an Italian and a Spaniard. Think tiramisu but better!
All desserts £9.95
(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
£14.95