Yesterday was my mother's birthday, to celebrate we had lunch at the Loch Fyne Oyster Bar . It was a first visit for my parents and sister.
The restaurant is roughly a 1.5 hour drive from our home town of Glasgow but well worth it - the drive is pretty gorgeous too. A former cow byre, the restaurant is situated on the glorious Loch Fyne at the small village of Cairndown and I love it's relative remoteness. It specialises in smoked salmon, oysters and mussels but also serves a number of other fish and meat dishes.
Possibly the most wonderful thing about this restaurant is that it contains a farm shop selling fish, meat, some vegetables and a number of other delights. I have previously bought scallops, salmon and venison burgers from the restaurant all of which I barbecued with resounding success.
On this trip I ordered the Special Mussels - Mussels Steamed with Chorizo, spicey pepporonata and spinach. It was delicious.
My parents had the Sea Bass and Mackerel, and my sister ordered the leek and potato soup. Yes, that's right all she had was the leek and potato soup: this is why she is the skinny sister.
I love this place it's in a great setting, has a friendly and relaxed atmosphere, they serve gorgeous Scottish seafood and you can buy gorgeous Scottish seafood on the way out. It served as a Fyne birthday treat.
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