Castle Moil Restaurant

Why am I writing a review of a restaurant 4400 miles away from home? Because I had one of the most bizarre experiences in my life here. I'm from a town called Vancouver, WA in the USA, and I came to Scotland on vacation (and on a whim) back in 2018. I rented a car and visited some of my bucket list sites: Loch Ness, Glencoe, etc...and was on my way back to Inverness from the Old Man of Storr when I happened to pick up a young German hitchhiker on the road near Portree. She asked if I would be willing to drop her off at the hostel where she was working in Kyleakin, and I happily obliged.

Having arrived in Kyleakin, I dropped her off, but before leaving town, I saw Castle Moil in the distance, and thought I'd see if I could wander over for a closer look. I parked in the lot, but became distracted by a small "Vote Yes / Yes Skye" event, complete with food carts, vendor tents and bagpipe music, outside the Castle Moil restaurant. I had to check it out. After I'd ordered some haggis from the food cart, one of the vendors next to me remarked about my (American) accent, and asked me where I was from. I told him I was from Vancouver, WA, but I'd be surprised if he'd ever heard of it. As it turns out, he happened to live *in my hometown* for 12 years, and no more than a mile away from me! I was utterly flabbergasted! Even stranger, he met his wife, who turned out to be the friend of a friend, while there, and after being wedded, returned to the UK with her!

It just goes to show, folks: no matter where you go in the world, you will find a connection, even if it's an otherwise unremarkable car park on the other side of the world! My advice to you would be this: be curious. Explore the unknown, the unlikely, and don't let the little gems pass by. I now have an almost overwhelming love for this tiny town I spent no more than an hour visiting, and even met a celebrity Instagrammer dog (@Blazespage) while I was there! How do you beat that?!

Oh yeah, the haggis was great, by the way.

On the Isle of Skye in Scotland is an area called Kyleakin where you can find this very casual local pub on one side and a "regular" restaurant on the other.
I had delicious local haddock, "chip-fries" and green peas and from the full service bar with many local beer choices- I had Guinness of course! A pool table
sits in the middle of the pub and was in full use the whole time we were there- lots of locals were out relaxing and are accustomed to the tourists who come they each
night. The staff is efficient, accommodating and friendly-
Food reasonable prices and really good!

Fish N Chips pretty good. I don't think I'd order anything other than standard pub food. Friendly place to have a beer.

The worst dining experience I've had so far in Scotland. The food was terrible, initially I ordered the linguine but the sauce was practically water and the noodles were undercooked. I then ordered a burger hoping for better experience due to the trip advisor award. Sadly my hopes were dashed as the burger was over cooked and had no flavor to speak of. The wait staff were neither friendly nor mean but were forgetful. I wholeheartedly would not recommend this place.