THE
COLINTRAIVE
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Restaurant * Bar * Rooms

We try our best to offer all locally sourced products which I am sure you will agree, are of the finest quality. McQueens of Bute butcher,  Neil  for the Langoustines, Fyne Ales from Loch Fyne, Fish from Gigha or Tarbert landed and Eve's Argyll coffee. Winston for the venison, local eggs from Bogies Farm to name a few.

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Our dining room and lounge have period features and furniture creating a relaxing atmosphere. The views North & South of the Kyles from this room are lovely. The bar is a more cosy affair 

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Our Chef and Owner Joe prepares fantastic fresh dishes using local game and fish and foraged produce as well as products sourced as local as possible. Dining is  available to residents and non-residents 6 days a week for dinners, lunches Tuesdays to Sundays. We will always try our best to accommodate special dietary requirements.

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​Our Menu changes daily depending on what's fresh

Lunches from midday to 2.30pm (Tuesdays to Sundays)

Dinner orders 5.30 to 8pm 

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Please let us know of any dietary requirements

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​For guests of 8 or more people, we have two menus

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Menu 1

Cullen Skink, sourdough baguette £8

Haggis bonbons, house brown sauce £6.5

Braised beets, whipped goats’ cheese, pine nuts £8

Leek and Potato soup, crusty bread £6

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The Colintraive burger; 6oz Bute beef patty, brioche bun, caramelised onion, smoked bacon, cheddar, skin on fries £16

Panko fried cauliflower steak, fries, rocket & parmesan £13.5 (v)

Beer battered haddock, chips, peas £14.5

8oz Ardamaleish farm rump, fries, peppercorn sauce, watercress £23

Chicken schnitzel, fries, rocket & parmesan £15

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Mandarin orange sorbet & Stolichnaya vodka £7

Warm chocolate brownie, pecans, vanilla ice cream £6.5

Lemon posset, blueberries, house shortbread £6.5

Scottish cheese, oat lavosh, house chutney £10

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Menu 2

Spiced pumpkin soup, crème fraiche £6.5 (v)

Pig cheek terrine, charred sourdough, pickles £8

Haggis bonbons, house brown sauce £6.5

Cullen Skink, crusty sourdough £8

 

Braised ox cheek, mash, pickled & crispy shallots £19

Local partridge, roasted breast & confit leg, braised red cabbage, neeps, jus £18

8oz Ardamaleish farm rump, fries, peppercorn sauce £23

Baked Gigha halibut, smoked & braised celeriac, caper crumb £26

Wild mushroom risotto, aged parmesan £9/15 (v)

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Warm chocolate brownie, vanilla ice cream £6.5

Comice pear almondie, crème anglaise £7

Scottish cheese, oat lavosh, house chutney £10

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Examples of our November 2021 menu

Please call to confirm a menu change

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Our Starters

Crispy Olives

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Cullen Skink, sourdough baguette

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​Caldo Verde - Spicy cabbage and potato broth, sourdough

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Pork Terrine, tarragon &  mustard, cornichons with charred sourdough

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  Haggis bon bons with house brown sauce

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       Tarbert Coast Langoustines with Garlic Butter

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Braised beets, whipped goats cheese, pine nuts

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​​Mains

 Beer battered haddock with peas , tartar & homemade chips  

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Risotto with wild mushrooms, aged parmesan (starter or main)

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8oz Ardamaleish farm rump, skin on fries, cafe de Paris butter and watercress 

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Baked Gigha Halibut, preserved lemon, fennel, samphire, Colintraive new ‘tatties

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​The Colintraive Burger, 6oz Bute beef, pickles, smoked bacon and cheddar with fries

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Chicken schnitzel, rocket, parmesan with fries​

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Braised ox cheek, mash, cavolo nero & crispy pickled shallots

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Sides available to order - new potatoes, green salad, skin on fries or chips

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Desserts

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 Sorbet

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Lemon Posset with  berries & house shortbread

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Warm chocolate brownie, nuts &  vanilla ice cream

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Cheese Selection, Oat Lavosh and House Chutney cheese board

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Kids (all meals are £7)

Homemade battered haddock OR chicken with beans or peas and chips or salad

Bute sausages with chips and peas or beans

Pasta with a house tomato sauce

Cheesy pasta

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A delicious vanilla ice cream comes with all kid meals

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Please let us know of any dietary requirements 

We enjoyed our autumnal stay so much that it's tempting to keep quiet about the hotel for selfish reasons, but the owners really do deserve every success. Our room had beautiful views over the water to Bute, (the ferry is a minute's walk from the hotel) and was decidedly cosy. Best thing about the hotel, though, was the welcoming bar where we ate on all three nights of our trip: the food was excellent, likewise the wines, there was a nice friendly atmosphere - not always the case when you are in someone's local - and a warming log-burner, so the overall experience was very relaxing. We aim to return next year. 

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(Tripadvisor November 2019)