THE
COLINTRAIVE
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Restaurant * Bar * Rooms
FOOD AND A WEE DRAM







We try our best to offer all locally sourced products which are of the finest quality. MacQueens butcher, Fyne Ales from Loch Fyne, Fish from Gigha or Tarbert landed with the langoustines and Eve's Argyll coffee. Winston Churchill for his wonderful wild venison and seasonal game.
Our dining room has 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 and relaxed.
Chef Owner Joe and his team prepare 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 always try our best to accommodate special dietary requirements.
Our Menu changes daily depending on what's fresh
Lunches from midday to 2.pm (Tuesdays to Sundays)
Dinner orders 5.30 to 8pm (Sunday dinner until 7pm)
Please let us know of any dietary requirements
For guests of 8 or more people, we ask for a deposit per person of £10 and a preorder as we have just a small kitchen and work with fresh food. We can send the current menu a day or so prior to your visit
Examples of our October menu
Please call to confirm a menu change
Our Starters
Sourdough & salted butter
Taramasalata on toasted sourdough, pickled red onion
Haggis bonbons, house brown sauce
French onion soup, gruyere crouton
Braised beetroot, goats’ curd, toasted hazelnuts
Octopus cooked over charcoal, Ayrshire potatoes, sobrasada, broad beans
Isle of Bute gin cured salmon, pickled cucumber, dill, Bannock
Homemade gnocchi, chestnut mushroom ragu, aged parmesan (v)
Mains
Tarbert landed langoustines, garlic butter, mopping up bread
Braised Ox cheek & jus, mashed potato, pickled onion, caramelised shallot
Haunch of Argyll Venison, smoked celeriac, braised red cabbage, pickled brambles, juniper crumb & jus
The Colintraive Burger - smoked bacon, cheddar, caramelised onion, brioche bun, dill pickle, house chips
Beer battered haddock, house chips, mushy peas
Pork schnitzel, parmesan & rocket, house chips
Baked cod, salsify, mussels, leeks, brown butter & capers
Charcoal grilled 8oz Little Kilchattan farm Onglet, Café de Paris butter, watercress, house chips
Split pea dhal, garam masala & coconut, roasted cauliflower (v)
Desserts
Sticky toffee pudding, salted caramel, vanilla ice cream
Granny apple sorbet, Chase vodka
Lemon Posset, house shortbread, blackberries
Fine Scottish cheese, oat lavosh, caramelised onion chutney
Kids (all meals are £8 and made freshly in house)
Homemade battered or grilled haddock OR pork goujons with beans or peas and chips
Mini cheeseburger with chips
Bute sausages with chips and peas or beans
Pasta with a house tomato sauce
Cheesy pasta
A delicious scoop of vanilla ice cream comes after all kid meals
Please let us know of any dietary requirements so we can plan and accommodate

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.
(Tripadvisor November 2019)
The Colintraive ,
Colintraive,
Argyll,
Scotland,
PA22 3AS | +44 1700 841 207
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