The Lower Deck Seafood - Portree

We came back to try this restaurant after not being able to get a booking last summer as the reviews looked good and it always seems to have a queue. Overall I felt a little let down, and was expecting better food (and selection), especially for the prices they are charging. But I the staff were super friendly and the service was good. We had calamari and black pudding to start, but the calamari was so deep fried it felt like I was at a take away. The black pudding was nice enough and the accompanying chutney went well with it. The calamari didn't taste bad but if you have access to fresh fish then why deep fry the hell out of it. So many other places do a light, tempura style batter, that is so much nicer. It just felt a little unimaginative. For mains we had scallops and hot smoked salmon, and I would say I was a bit disappointed with the options in general. I expected a broader selection of fillets, other than just salmon. The scallops were cooked well and tasted fine, but again I wasn't blown away. I didn't think the beetroot puree went well with them personally and potatoes and a side salad also felt a bit simple. The hot smoked salmon was again fine, but nothing fantastic, and lacked any depth of flavour. Overall the food was fine, we had no complaints in terms of quality, it just felt like they are missing a trick with all the fresh fish they have, as it all felt a bit bland and for the price I walked away feeling a bit let down

TL;DR great place for no frills seafood. after a long journey from glasgow we starved. we parked in the city center and made us find something to eat. unfortunately it was a little past 2 pm and most restaurants near the square near 2 pm before they later open at 17 o'clock to dinner. thanks for the lower deck. her dining room was quite full, but for the luck they had a few open tables near the window. we sat right away and ordered half a kilo and the cold smoked salmon. the mushes were cooked exactly right and their tomato sauce really well paired. the smoked salmon was delicious. I liked the crackers that came with the laugh. they were almost like cookies. we were very happy with our meal.

Manage to sneak a place around 8.30 clock, right before they close. eating was amazingly fresh and delicious. the portions were very generous and we have 3 net parts and a suppe for about 60 pfund. the restaurant is usually very crowded, but they do not take any reservations. so it would be good to drive there before dinner!

We explored the weekend around the island skye, and since there was a Sunday, there were not many restaurants in the opposite. after the research we found out that the restaurant lower deck was open and accepted only walks as they do not offer phone bookings. when we arrived, there was a pretty big hurry out and it rained, so we were absolutely intruded 45 minutes ago until a table was free. Once we were in the restaurant, there were only 10/15 tables, so I understand why we had a long wait and portree was the tourist capital, they will always be popular. I myself and my friend both ordered the fish and the chips that were served within 15/20min, which was fantastic when we were really hungry, unfortunately we could not realize that it was baked because there was not the choice of breaking it as we ordered so fast. the fish was really good, but have some small bones in the **** we picked. we both had the chocolate brew and ice that was really good. our visit was good, but I would not hurry back because it was only fish and chips and for so long to cuddle us also something, the prices is a little high, but in portree I understand if it is worth a try in the opposite the lower deck.

Food rivalling the service. Excellent. Google listing said 6pm but it opens at 530pm. Got late for the 1st sitting and had to queue up. Those who areived post 7pm didnt have to queue as heaps of people from the 1st seating exited at a similar time. Ordered the salmon from the traditional menu and from the specials, the mussels and dressed crab.