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1. EM

   EmilyM

   Inverness

   3 reviews

   5.0

   3 reviews

   Dined today

   overall5food5service5ambience5

   A great experience as always!

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2. AC

   AlanC

   Inverness

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined today

   overall5food5service5ambience5

   Food and service excellent. Would go out of their way to make the cocktail I liked!

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3. RM

   RuthM

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined 1 day ago

   overall5food5service5ambience5

   Absolutely beautiful food and fantastic service as always 😀 Finished off with great cocktails 🍸 Always a great night to be had at Cafe 1

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4. AL

   ALISONC

   1 review

   3.0

   1 review

   Dined 2 days ago

   overall3food2service3ambience4

   We are four friends of a certain age (!) who meet several times a year in Cafe 1 and have always had a good lunch...until today. My friend ordered scallops (a starter at £14) but wanted them as a main (expecting more scallops on her plate) but only 3 arrived. The girls said she would take another plateful along ( which she did). Six scallops in total = £28!!! I ordered the sea bass at £20. What came was one small fillet of sea bass, a few little potato squares three blobs of puree and a spoonful of spinach...I was still hungry after eating it and could've gone the whole plate again! The portions are much smaller than they used to be but the prices don't reflect this. I think we'll go to Rocpool next time. Very disappointing.

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   amyfoodie

   Orange County

   6 reviews

   vip
   1.0

   6 reviews

   Dined 2 days ago

   overall1food1service1ambience1

   Well they had a flood in the kitchen and were not able to serve us.

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6. AC

   AnaC

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined 3 days ago

   overall5food5service5ambience5

   Everything was excelente., the restaurant, good and service.

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   GordonF

   Inverness

   1 review

   2.0

   1 review

   Dined 3 days ago

   overall2food2service1ambience3

   My wife had the scallops to start which were very good. I had the chanterelles which were poor. There was far too much cream which overpowered the mushrooms and the portion was too large, heavy on spaghetti. My main course was monkfish which was good. My wife had the pork fillet and didn't enjoy it as it was bland and not very enjoyable. The presentation was fairly poor also. The staff were fine but nobody checked to see if our meals were ok. The table was a bit dirty and sticky.

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   Daffy

   Inverness

   1 review

   4.0

   1 review

   Dined 7 days ago

   overall4food5service4ambience4

   Good was great and service generally. Quite noisy as busy. Only issue really was the sides arrived about 5 mins or so after menus and I’d eaten about half main by then! Overall though deffo recommend

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9. JM

   JohnM

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined 7 days ago

   overall5food5service5ambience5

   Fantastic place to eat and enjoy an evening out with friends and family

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10. AM

    AliMac

    Inverness

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on July 30, 2022

    overall4food4service4ambience4

    While we thought the service and food was excellent. Our only criticism is the fish portion and accompaniments were inadequate for an adult.

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11. PW

    PatriziaW

    Inverness

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on July 29, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Delicious! And the staff is very good and very nice.

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12. LG

    LorraineG

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined on July 26, 2022

    overall3food4service4ambience3

    The food and service were very good but for this kind of restaurant we were very surprised and disappointed by the quality of the bread and to have San Pellegrino’s when the Scottish water is excellent. And really too much noise.

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13. V

    Velvet61

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on July 25, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Very nice setting, waitresses and waiters cheerful and efficient. Food was delicious (maybe the mayonnaise with the langoustines should be a little less spicy) best cheesecake I’ve ever had. As French we highly recommend this place.

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14. J

    Jones

    Inverness

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on July 25, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience4

    Delicious food, friendly service. Would definitely come back.

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15. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    Inverness

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on July 25, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Booked for dinner was a lovely restaurant service was wonderful and food was great

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16. DO

    DavidO

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on July 25, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience4

    Probably the best Scallops we've ever had, lovely friendly staff, great place for dinner.

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17. LR

    LaurenceR

    London

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on July 25, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Absolutely fabulous food. We both had seafood dishes and were delighted with the quality and the carefully balanced flavours. Truly exceptional!

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18. CM

    CallumM

    Inverness

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on July 23, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    All round excellent dining experience . Warm and friendly service .

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    DylanH

    Inverness

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on July 23, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Fantastic meal as always, never disappoints on any visit! Would highly recommend a visit for any occasion, lovely environment, staff are fabulous and the food is devine.

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20. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    New England

    4 reviews

    5.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on July 23, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Excellent food and service. Attentive staff. Definitely would recommend.

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    Lynne

    Inverness

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on July 22, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Very relaxed atmosphere with incredible food full of flavor! My number 1 in Inverness.

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22. SC

    SarahC

    Inverness

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on July 22, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Lovely as usual, have been here several times, and always try to bring any visitors we have as we know they will love it.

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23. FM

    FraserM

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on July 22, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Out of this world food. Staff were incredibly attentive. Will be back again very soon!

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    AngelaE

    Orlando

    5 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on July 20, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Our dinner at Cafe1 was fantastic. After reading many different reviews of restaurants while planning a 2 night stay in Inverness, we settled on Cafe1 and we were not disappointed. My daughter had the burger and I tried the seared sea bass which was delicious. I would definitely recommend if you are on town.

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25. BA

    BruceA

    Vancouver

    3 reviews

    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on July 19, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    We had a great meal....both food and service were excellent. I would definitely return for another meal here

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26. RW

    RWils

    Inverness

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on July 19, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    A pleasure as always- good food, prompt service from friendly staff & a welcoming atmosphere. Can’t ask for more:-)

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27. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    Inverness

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on July 16, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Great food and service

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28. DB

    DanB

    Dallas

    85 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    85 reviews

    Dined on July 16, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience3

    Very busy night. However, the service was very prompt. The food was great. Good option for dinner.

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29. RH

    RebeccaH

    New England

    7 reviews

    vip
    2.0

    7 reviews

    Dined on July 16, 2022

    overall2food2service3ambience1

    Totally meh and over rated- our only poor dining experience in Scotland. Awful atmosphere- windowless ugly 1990s room- we looked around and would have left but we were charged for make the reservation so couldn’t cancel. We ordered wine by the glass x 2 and both tasted old, tried to switch to beer and out of both we wanted, ordered fresh fruit Bellini instead thst came without any fruit, ordered apps and never got them, steak good but overpriced for atmosphere. We were so over the terrible atmosphere we left without even looking at dessert menu. Bad way to end the trip. Avoid/ many way more charming places that don’t pretend to be fancy by charging to make a booking

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30. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    Inverness

    3 reviews

    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on July 16, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Food was amazing, wine was delish and service brilliant. My new favourite restaurant.

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31. NS

    NaturalSolutions

    Inverness

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on July 15, 2022

    overall4food4service4ambience3

    Reasonable prices for very tasty and slightly more upmarket food. Great staff and great place to eat.

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32. KB

    KittyB

    Inverness

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on July 14, 2022

    overall4food4service5ambience3

    Overall I enjoyed my meal very much indeed. It was VERY noisy ...... through acoustics rather than anything else ..... which made conversation difficult, and the lighting was really low so it was hard to read the menu. Service and food we're excellent! Thank you!

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    annt

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on July 14, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Although the restaurant was very busy the service was amazing. The staff knowledgeable and so upbeat. Had both the specials and best meal of my 3 weeks in Scotland. We were unable to get in our first try but so glad we reserved ahead for our return visit to Inverness.

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34. DO

    DavieO

    Inverness

    4 reviews

    5.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on July 14, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Top drawer as usual. Well done Norman and the team!

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35. AV

    ArjanV

    Central Coast

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on July 11, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    The tempura prawns where very good, so was the angus filley steak. Friendly service.

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36. D

    Daisy

    Inverness

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on July 11, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    From service to food, Cafe 1 exceeded all of my expectation. Fabulous service from a prompt and friendly greeting at the door to attentive waiters. With beautiful food, cooked well and perfectly balanced, and a cracking wine list. We could not have had a better night. Thank you for making it so special.

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    hatedoingdishes

    Pittsburgh

    8 reviews

    vip
    3.0

    8 reviews

    Dined on July 9, 2022

    overall3food4service3ambience2

    The restaurant was very crowded and noisy. We were helped by multiple servers which was both good and a little confusing. Some servers were much more helpful than others. Service was fast, but we felt a bit rushed. Food was good, but I wouldn't go back again.

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38. IR

    IdahoRafting

    Boise

    6 reviews

    3.0

    6 reviews

    Dined on July 9, 2022

    overall3food3service5ambience3

    Highly rated on open table and trip advisor. But.. over all experience was not 4 or 5 star. Very busy place, lots of larger tables. Noise was loud, and they played music anyway. Ordered King scallops, green side Salad and a dinner special of small rounds of beef in a wine gravy with potatoes and mushrooms. The king scallop plate had 4 tiny scallops, smaller than a quarter in size. I had just been on Islay were the scallops were 2 inches across. The green salad came with no dressing. No oil, no vinegar, no dressing of any kind. Maybe it is me, but I had not had this anywhere else in Scotland. The beef was cooked perfectly, but lacked in flavor. Maybe it needed salt, but the brown gravy was very salty. It seemed more like a commercial brown gravy than a wine reduction sauce. Overall it was a nice dinner, just not a great dinner.

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39. JE

    JoepE

    Inverness

    5 reviews

    5.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on July 8, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    an absolute fantastic meal - once again. We LOVE Cafe One! Always fantastic service, ambience and food! The wine list is not bad either. Can't wait for the next meal

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40. SF

    SouthFLGuy

    New York Area

    7 reviews

    5.0

    7 reviews

    Dined on July 7, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience4

    Excellent service coupled with superb food. The presentation of each course was impressive. The monk fish and mussels are excellent choice. I’ll be back.

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