Poolewe Hotel

Just went to order a family takeaway for 4 adults & 2 kids , to be told the chef does not have the capacity to make 5 fish suppers so can’t take an order . Pretty poor for a seasonal business that can’t deal with an order for 6 takeaway dishes. Really disappointing considering I specially popped in during the week to make sure they still did takeaway to be told yes.

Difficult to rate as we were turned away on arrival, however a few observations below for the time we were there. Stayed in Poolewe caravan site for 2 nights and the warden staff recommended the Poolewe hotel for an evening meal. Only a 5 minute walk so went along arriving at the hotel to see some people eating and a menu displayed outside which looked good. On entry we asked the bar staff if it was possible to get a table (4 empty in restaurant and no one seated in the bar area) to be told with a single word “No” So that was that, had to turn around and leave, no hospitality shown like, “sorry we are fully booked”, “we could offer a limited menu”, “would you mind sitting in the bar area”, it was just “No” without explanation. Did notice the place had an odour of dampness and was maybe not the most inviting in decor. Travelled 10 minutes along to Gairloch where we found the Millcroft hotel serving food, we got a table straight away and enjoyed the food so much we returned again on the second night of our stay. We can only comment on first impressions of the Poolewe hotel and from courtesy received it’s a 1 star rating unfortunately.

Great location for our motorcycle tour of Scotland spent two nights here. The rooms are basic but good bathrooms and the location is amazing with the loch a stones throw away. The food is pub grub but well done and reasonably priced . Breakfast is very good.

Lovely location, food basic but cooked to order and good portions . Downside they clearly don’t like tourists if the banter at the bar was anythin* to go by. Bad mouthing most nationalities , English in particular and if you have kids they language completely inappropriate.

The hotel is in an amazing setting looking out over the beautiful lock Ewe. It was a great base for us to go walking around the stunning hills that surround it. We enjoyed good food, nice homely rooms and great service throughout our stay

Day six of our NC500 road trip. Poolewe is a small place and really, this is the main hotel and I guess it's OK. We arrived mid-afternoon and were shown to our 'family suite' in the adjacent building. This was really a two bedroomed apartment with lounge and bathroom - there is a kitchen but this was locked with a padlock! What can I say......? The bedroom was cold and although the radiators worked in the other rooms, this one didn't. The bathroom was clean but old and the lounge had a TV with no remote and a very dirty sofa! We played darts and pool in the bar and then had a very, very nice dinner in the same room. My gammon, egg and chips were fabulous and my wife's steak & ale pie very tasty! We watched the Scotland v England match later and the result wasn't best for the locals!! The staff were friendly and chatty - no complaints, The bed wasn't great but we did sleep with full stomachs and a bottle of wine. I told the manager as I checked-out that the owner needed to spend some money on the accommodation. He declined to comment but it's pretty obvious. The food redeemed the experience.