Guidebook for Bonawe
Food Scene
The fish & chips are great, and it's dog friendly. They serve gluten free fish & chips.
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The Real Food Cafe
The fish & chips are great, and it's dog friendly. They serve gluten free fish & chips.
High-end seafood and fish restaurant. Expect to pay a bit more to eat here. Booking essential in high season and at weekends.
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Eeusk
High-end seafood and fish restaurant. Expect to pay a bit more to eat here. Booking essential in high season and at weekends.
Fresh seafood & fish at an excellent price. Next to the ferry terminal & train station. You will eat standing next to tables, probably making sure the seagulls don't steal your lunch!
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Oban Seafood Hut.. (Green Shack)
Fresh seafood & fish at an excellent price. Next to the ferry terminal & train station. You will eat standing next to tables, probably making sure the seagulls don't steal your lunch!
Eat in or takeaway, we think they do the best fish and chips in Oban. Seating at the back.
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The Oban Fish And Chip Shop
116 George StEat in or takeaway, we think they do the best fish and chips in Oban. Seating at the back.
Good food at reasonable prices (also pet friendly). Often busy.
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The George Hotel
1 Main St EGood food at reasonable prices (also pet friendly). Often busy.
Excellent steaks in a relaxed environment. Booking essential in high season and at weekends. Offers vegetarian and fish options, but really this place is all about the steaks. Dog friendly. One caveat, at the last two visits we have had poor service, but you may be lucky.
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The Old Inn
2 A828Excellent steaks in a relaxed environment. Booking essential in high season and at weekends. Offers vegetarian and fish options, but really this place is all about the steaks. Dog friendly. One caveat, at the last two visits we have had poor service, but you may be lucky.
Very popular with a lot of our guests as it is lively and on the seafront. Good choice of food on menu.
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Cuan Mor
60 George StVery popular with a lot of our guests as it is lively and on the seafront. Good choice of food on menu.
A favourite of ours as it is dog-friendly and serves delicious cakes! Open day-time.
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Roxy's Coffee & Tea House
7 Argyll SquareA favourite of ours as it is dog-friendly and serves delicious cakes! Open day-time.
Good restaurant which often has haggis on the menu. You will generally need to book. They offer a light menu that is good value (plenty to eat) which runs alongside their a la carte menu. Good food.
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Coast Restaurant
104 George StGood restaurant which often has haggis on the menu. You will generally need to book. They offer a light menu that is good value (plenty to eat) which runs alongside their a la carte menu. Good food.
The Clachaig Inn is a pub serving food. Popular with climbers & walkers.
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Clachaig Inn
The Clachaig Inn is a pub serving food. Popular with climbers & walkers.
Great vegetarian/vegan cafe. Student vibe. Dog friendly. Opens until 9 pm on Fridays and Saturdays in high season.
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The Little Potting Shed Café
5 John StGreat vegetarian/vegan cafe. Student vibe. Dog friendly. Opens until 9 pm on Fridays and Saturdays in high season.
Good for lunches - sandwishes, soup, burgers. Excellent homemade cakes, too. Dog and child friendly. We eat here a lot.
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Bridge Cafe/Go Bananas
3 Soroba LnGood for lunches - sandwishes, soup, burgers. Excellent homemade cakes, too. Dog and child friendly. We eat here a lot.
Popular local restaurant/cafe on the main Oban to Fort William Road. Seating outside overlooking the loch.
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The Creagan Inn Restaurant & Bar
Popular local restaurant/cafe on the main Oban to Fort William Road. Seating outside overlooking the loch.
Fish restaurant - worth making a booking in high season and at weekends. Good food and very popular.
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The Waterfront Fishouse Restaurant
1 Railway PierFish restaurant - worth making a booking in high season and at weekends. Good food and very popular.
Worth a visit if you travel via Stirling. We love this place - old building with history. Good sandwiches and very dog friendly. Worth the steep walk the up the hill.
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Darnley Coffee House
18 Bow StWorth a visit if you travel via Stirling. We love this place - old building with history. Good sandwiches and very dog friendly. Worth the steep walk the up the hill.
Vietnamese food in a student-style restaurant. We always eat here when we are in the West End of Glasgow.
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The Hanoi Bike Shop
8 Ruthven LnVietnamese food in a student-style restaurant. We always eat here when we are in the West End of Glasgow.
Handy for travellers on way from Edinburgh & Glasgow as it situated right by Connel Bridge en route to our house. Probably the closest place to where we live to eat. Lovely to sit by the window watching the sunset as the view is great.
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Oyster Inn
Handy for travellers on way from Edinburgh & Glasgow as it situated right by Connel Bridge en route to our house. Probably the closest place to where we live to eat. Lovely to sit by the window watching the sunset as the view is great.
BAAB
Station RoadTasty Middle-Eastern/Mediterranean food. Good for vegetarians & vegans.
Drinks & Nightlife
Good pub food and downstairs is dog-friendly. We can recommend the Cullen Skink.
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Oban Inn
Stafford StreetGood pub food and downstairs is dog-friendly. We can recommend the Cullen Skink.
Arts & Culture
Kilmartin Museum
Museum, church and ancient burial grounds.
Castle ruins with plenty of walking around. Parking available.
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I-Dunstaffnage Castle & Chapel
Castle GroundsCastle ruins with plenty of walking around. Parking available.
Lovely ruined castle set by the loch. Free to walk around - just be careful as the turning off the road is easy to miss.
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Kilchurn Castle
Lovely ruined castle set by the loch. Free to walk around - just be careful as the turning off the road is easy to miss.
Lovely castle with beautiful grounds and a cafe.
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Dunollie Museum, Castle and Grounds
Lovely castle with beautiful grounds and a cafe.
Parks & Nature
Local beach with a walk around to Dunstaffnage following the coastline.
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Ganavan Sands
Local beach with a walk around to Dunstaffnage following the coastline.
Plenty of walking tracks of varying lengths. We walk our dog here a lot. About 12-minute drive from our house.
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Sutherland's Grove forest walks
Plenty of walking tracks of varying lengths. We walk our dog here a lot. About 12-minute drive from our house.
Beautiful place to visit with lots of walks - flat and uphill. If you are interested in spending day there we have books and maps to help you plan. Our favourite walks is Lost Valley.
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Glencoe
Beautiful place to visit with lots of walks - flat and uphill. If you are interested in spending day there we have books and maps to help you plan. Our favourite walks is Lost Valley.
Shopping
Sells delicious chocolates. Also a cafe, situated on the seafront.
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Oban Chocolate Company
34 Corran EsplanadeSells delicious chocolates. Also a cafe, situated on the seafront.
Run by our friends, Mark & Christina, who are friendly, helpful and knowledgeable. The place to hire bikes.
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Oban Cycles
87 George StRun by our friends, Mark & Christina, who are friendly, helpful and knowledgeable. The place to hire bikes.
Sea Kayak Oban
6-8 Argyll StKayak hire and kayak lessons.