Sundancer Bar & Restaurant

Name: Sundancer Bar & Restaurant
Address: Harbour St, Nairn, Highland Council, United Kingdom, IV12 4PH
Telephone: 01667 370037
Price range: £26 to £40
Rating: 4.4

4.4 (222)

£26 to £40

Scottish

Harbour St, Nairn, Highland Council IV12 4PH

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2 people

18 Jun 2025

19:00

Booked 19 times today

Experiences are available.

About this restaurant

Great for scenic views
Good for special occasions
Neighbourhood gem

Opened in 2017 The Sun Dancer restaurant is positioned overlooking the Moray Firth.

Well known for the quality and presentation of our food using only the freshest and locally sourced produce and renowned for our expertise in crafting and presenting our own in-house and classic range of cocktails.

Dining areas

Additional information

Dining style
Casual Dining
Price
£26 to £40
Cuisines
Scottish, Seafood, Steak
Hours of Operation
Mon–Sat 12:00–23:30 Sat 11:00–23:30 Sun 12:00–22:00 Brunch Sat 11:00–14:30 Lunch Daily 12:00–17:00 Dinner Mon–Sat 17:00–21:00 Sun 12:00–20:00
Phone number
01667 370037
Website
https://sun-dancer.co.uk/
Dress code
Smart Casual

Location
Harbour St, Nairn, Highland Council IV12 4PH
Area
Nairn
Parking details
None

Experiences

Boozy Brunch
£35.00 per person
Multiple dates available
Every weekend we host our weekly boozy brunch at The Sundacer from only £35 per person Enjoy a mimosa on arrival and your choice of two delicious brunch cocktails to enjoy alongside your brunch dish. Our brunch times are: Saturdays | 11 am - 1pm. Enjoy a table in the restaurant with fantastic views for 2hrs and then relax in our comfortable bar area for your post brunch drinks.

What 222 people are saying

Sundancer Bar & Restaurant reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

Overall ratings and reviews

Reviews can only be made by diners who have eaten at this restaurant

4.4

4.4 based on recent ratings

4.4Food
4.5Service
4.6Ambience
4.3Value

Noise • Energetic

Loved For

Inverness / Scottish Highlands
Good for business meals
Inverness / Scottish Highlands
Great for creative cocktails
Inverness / Scottish Highlands
Hot spot
Inverness / Scottish Highlands
Neighbourhood gem
Inverness / Scottish Highlands
Romantic
Inverness / Scottish Highlands
Good for special occasions
Inverness / Scottish Highlands
Scottish
Inverness / Scottish Highlands
Most Booked

Review summary

AI-generated from verified diner reviews

Sundancer Bar & Restaurant offers a "beautiful setting" with "stunning views" over the sea. Diners praise "amazing service and food," with standout dishes like seafood linguine and sticky toffee pudding. While some reviews mention "slow service" and inconsistencies, guests generally find it a "great value" dining experience worth returning to.

222 Reviews

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Eileen
North Scotland3 reviews
5.0
Dined 2 days ago
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
We took my cousin and her husband as they hadn't been before. From arrival we had a great time! The waiting staff could not have been more friendly and welcoming. They are a credit to the restaurant. The food was terrific we ordered main and puddings. They were well presented and good portion sizes.
Sundancer Bar & RestaurantResponded 1 day ago
Thank you for your fantastic comments, I've passed them onto Rhianna and shared them with the team, she really is an asset to the business and she'll be very happy with your feedback, thanks again
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Shirley
Yorkshire1 review
5.0
Dined 6 days ago
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Second visit -absolutely brilliant on both occasions. Highly recommended.
Sundancer Bar & RestaurantResponded 1 day ago
Thank you for the 5* review, great to hear you had a brilliant time on both occasions, hope to see you for a third!!
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OpenTable Diner VIP
Austin6 reviews
2.0
Dined 7 days ago
1. Overall 2
2. Food 2
3. Service 1
4. Ambience 4
Location & restaurant is very pretty. We were seated and waited over 20 min for sometime take a drink order. We ended up just going to the bar to order but it too took about 15 minutes for our drinks to arrive at our table. All the while, still no one had come by to ask us our order. Food was average at best. We enjoyed the scallops as an appetizer but our fish entree was cold and bland. Unfortunately, I should have trusted previous reviews as it was not up to par for our dinner experiences to date.
Sundancer Bar & RestaurantResponded 1 day ago
Thank you for your review, and apologies it was only a 2* experience. You certainly shouldn't have had to go to the bar to order drinks, and once ordered they certainly shouldn't have taken 15mins. I've fed back your comments with the team who were working and discussed with our head chef/management team to ensure this isn't repeated, we hope this hasn't put you off from trying us again and we'll see you again soon.
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Elizabeth VIP
North Scotland1 review
1.0
Dined on 8 June 2025
1. Overall 1
2. Food 1
3. Service 1
4. Ambience 5
Such a beautiful restaurant but it’s such a pity the food and service did not match Slow service, disinterested staff and mediocre food
Sundancer Bar & RestaurantResponded 1 day ago
Thank you for your review and apologies for the 1* experience. I have fed back your comments to the team who were working, as well as the head chef and management team who have incorporated your feedback with their recent training session. I hope this hasn't put you off from trying us again and we hope to see you again soon
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Jim
Aberdeen/Aberdeenshire5 reviews
2.0
Dined on 8 June 2025
1. Overall 2
2. Food 2
3. Service 2
4. Ambience 4
The experience can be described as “Should have been” The service should have been better. Waiting 20 minutes after being seated for any order is not good enough. The drinks order should have been correct but was not. The food should have been warm. Overall not at all up the standard we have experienced in previous visits to Sundancer
Sundancer Bar & RestaurantResponded 1 day ago
Thank you for your review and apologies it wasn't up to our usual standard on this occasion. You certainly shouldn't have had to wait so long for your order to be taken, or for the order to be wrong once you received it. I have fed back your comments to the team who were on and I hope it hasn't put you off from trying us again. We hope to see you again soon
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David VIP
North Scotland13 reviews
3.0
Dined on 8 June 2025
1. Overall 3
2. Food 5
3. Service 2
4. Ambience 4
As usual, the food was delicious and the staff courteous and welcoming. Unfortunately, it took much longer than usual for the orders to be taken and the food to arrive.
Sundancer Bar & RestaurantResponded 1 day ago
Thank you for your review and kind comments on the food and staff. I have fed them back to the team who were working on the day, apologies it took longer to take your order and for the food to arrive- we are looking at our lunch operation to make sure it is more streamline so I hope this hasn't put you off from visiting us again and the next visit is as it should have been the first time along
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Nicola
Perthshire/Stirlingshire6 reviews
5.0
Dined on 6 June 2025
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Amazing food, good choice and well priced. Beautiful view from our table.
Sundancer Bar & RestaurantResponded 1 day ago
Thank you for your 5* review, we certainly have the best view in Nairn without a doubt!
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Ross
Inverness / Scottish Highlands4 reviews
5.0
Dined on 5 June 2025
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Thank you very much just a lovely meal and service will definitely be back
Sundancer Bar & RestaurantResponded 1 day ago
Thank you for your 5* review and look forward to seeing you again soon
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Alan
Inverness / Scottish Highlands1 review
3.0
Dined on 21 May 2025
1. Overall 3
2. Food 2
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 3
Very disappointing grisly steaks. Offered a replacement or a free sweet.
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Dean
Inverness / Scottish Highlands1 review
4.0
Dined on 18 May 2025
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 4
Quite a wait for our order to come and when it did, my food was not hot. so this was returned on when it came quite quickly the second time it was really good.
Sundancer Bar & RestaurantResponded on 21 May 2025
Thank you for your review, we are happy we were able to rectify this issue for you. We hope to see you again.
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Sundancer Bar & Restaurant is rated 4.4 stars by 222 OpenTable diners.

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2 people

18 Jun 2025

19:00

Booked 19 times today

Experiences are available.

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Harbour St, Nairn, Highland Council IV12 4PH

Dining areas

Additional information

Area
Nairn
Hours of Operation
Mon–Sat 12:00–23:30 Sat 11:00–23:30 Sun 12:00–22:00 Brunch Sat 11:00–14:30 Lunch Daily 12:00–17:00 Dinner Mon–Sat 17:00–21:00 Sun 12:00–20:00
Price
£26 to £40
Cuisines
Scottish, Seafood, Steak
Dining style
Casual Dining
Dress code
Smart Casual
Parking details
None

Website
https://sun-dancer.co.uk/
Phone number
01667 370037

Sundancer Bar & Restaurant

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About this restaurant

Dining areas

Additional information

Experiences

Boozy Brunch

Menu

What 222 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

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Review summary

FAQs

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