The Loch Ness Inn

Starters

• homemade soup of the day£6.95

  served with warm ciabatta (v, gf available)

• roasted salmon£10.95

  lemon, turmeric and black pepper roasted salmon tossed through crisp gem lettuce leaf salad with dill dressing (gf)

• Isle of Shetland mussels£9.95

  steamed in a creamy harissa and coconut broth served with crusty sourdough (gf available) available as main £17.95

• chicken wings£7.95

  crisp fried buttermilk and harissa chicken wings with a chorizo jam

• harissa roasted heritage carrots £8.95

  on a bed of tzatziki crushed hazelnuts and crumbled feta cheese

• slow braised brisket £9.95

  stuffed into a fresh Yorkshire pudding on a bed of rocket and topped with fresh horse radish

On the Side

• Bread and Butter£4.50

• Garlic Bread£4.50

• Side Salad£4.50

• Onion Rings£4.50

• Mixed Vegetables£4.50

• Gordal olives£4.50

Mains

Steak sauce - peppercorn, garlic & thyme butter £3.00

• beer battered east coast haddock£17.45

  served with chips, peas or mushy peas and tartare sauce - small also available £12.95

• Black Isle rib steak£32.50

  served with chips, grilled tomato and mushrooms

• spiced roasted cauliflower £16.95

  with a dill, tahini and chickpea dressing with pickled red onion (v, gf available)

• prawn and crab linguine £23.95

  tossed through an arabiata sauce with wilted rocket and lemon

• roasted Speyside Venison loin£30.95

  wrapped in parma ham served with butternut squash puree, fondant potato, roasted parsnip and red wine jus (gf available)

• roasted cod fillet£19.95

  served with ratatouille, spinach creamed potato and a poached egg (gf available)

• roasted chicken breast £19.95

  served on a bed of taleggio and thyme risotto with a crisp rasher of pancetta (gf)

• macaroni cheese£14.95

  Stornoway black pudding and Highland cheddar macaroni cheese (black pudding can be omitted)

• beef burger£14.45

  with rich creamy cheese sauce, caramelized onions, crispy fried onions, topped with Monterey jack cheese, served with chips and salad

Desserts

• treacle tart £8.95

  with homemade maple syrup ice cream

• Sticky Toffee Pudding£8.95

  with toffee sauce choose from homemade vanilla ice cream or Jude's vegan vanilla ice cream

• chocolate pannacotta £8.95

  with pine nuts and puffed rice praline

• pavlova£8.95

  with oven poached rhubarb, berry coulis and Chantilly cream (gf)

• Trio of Cheeses£10.25

  served with honey and oatcakes- Highland fine cheese “minger” a soft wash rind cheese, Connage Dairy “Cromal” creamy and slightly crumbly, Butlers Farmhouse Lancashire “Strathdon Blue” soft blue cheese

White Wines

125ml measures are available on request

• Pergolino, Bianco Veronese, 2021, Italy

  Perfumed with a lovely fresh white flower, almond and citrus nose giving way to ripe but crisp melon and a touch of white peach on the palate

  • 175ml£5.35
  • 250ml£7.50
  • Bottle£21.00

• Montes, Sauvignon Blanc, 2022, Chile

  Pale yellow in colour with intense fruity aromas of lime, grapefruit, pineapple and passion fruit on the nose. The palate is juicy and fresh with racy acidity

  • 175ml£6.25
  • 250ml£8.85
  • Bottle£26.50

• Ponte del Diavolo, Pinot Grigio, 2021, Italy

  Light, bright lemon in colour, this wine showcases a lively, freshly cut pear and baked bread character on the nose. Aromatic, with good structure and body, it has lovely elegance on the palate

  • 175ml£6.90
  • 250ml£9.75
  • Bottle£28.95

• Le Versant, Viognier, 2021, France

  Beautiful yellow colour with green glints, intense nose of apricot, ripe peach and exotic fruits. The palette has a fresh crisp acidity and a long lingering finish

  • 175ml£7.20
  • 250ml£9.95
  • Bottle£29.50

• Gašper, Chardonnay / Rebula, 2021, Slovenia

  It is fresh and fruity and displays hints of peach and citrus. A vibrant acidity and lovely roundness, from 5% of the wine being fermented in oak, combine on the palate in this compelling Slovenian blend

  • 175ml£7.25
  • 250ml£9.95
  • Bottle£29.75

• L'Eclipse, Domaine Cauhaphe, 2020, France

  This wine has pronounced aromas of white peach and citrus, with gentle spice notes. The palate is round and supple with intense exotic fruit flavours and brioche hints

  • Bottle£34.00

• Tinpot Hut, Sauvignon Blanc, 2022, New Zealand

  A complex and elegant wine with intense aromas of blackcurrant, crushed lemongrass and thyme, mingled with passion fruit and melon highlights

  • 175ml£8.50
  • 250ml£12.15
  • Bottle£35.00

Red Wines

125ml measures are available on request

• Valdemoro, Carmenere, 2019, Chile

  Intense fruit in the nose, with aromas of cherry ripe plums and black pepper. Fruity, spicy and fresh. One of our favourites for flavour and value

  • 175ml£5.35
  • 250ml£7.50
  • Bottle£22.00

• Excelsior, Shiraz, 2021, South Africa

  On the nose, this wine has prominent aromas of dark cherry and sweet violet, with additional notes of psepper. The palate is soft and juicy, with freshness and a long finish

  • 175ml£6.50
  • 250ml£8.50
  • Bottle£25.00

• Santa Ema, Cabernet Sauvignon, 2020, Chile

  40% of the wine is aged in French oak for 4-6 months which adds body, complexity and a lovely toasty note to the ripe blackcurrant, plum and raspberry flavoured wine

  • 175ml£6.50
  • 250ml£8.50
  • Bottle£25.00

• Chateau Haut-Blanville, Merlot, 2021, France

  The vineyards of Haut Blanville enjoy a warm dry climate, moderated by sea breezes. Giving freshness and vibrancy to the wine. Ripe with plush, juicy red fruit. This is a deliciously approachable Merlot

  • 175ml£6.70
  • 250ml£8.80
  • Bottle£26.00

• Montes, Pinot Noir, 2020, Casablanca Valley, Chile

  This wine is ruby red in colour. On the nose, there are intense aromas of fresh strawberries and tart cherries, with notes of rose petals and wild herbs. A vibrant palate with plenty of red fruit

  • 175ml£6.95
  • 250ml£9.75
  • Bottle£26.00

• Kaiken Clásico, Malbec, 2020, Mendoza, Argentina

  This Malbec is deep purple in colour. On the nose there are aromas of red fruits such as plums and blackberries, complemented by notes of chocolate and tobacco

  • 175ml£6.80
  • 250ml£9.00
  • Bottle£26.50

• Hecula, Organic Monastrell, 2020, Spain

  Hecula is a deep, alluring purple in the glass, boasting aromas of raspberries andliquorice. Ripe soft fruit flavours are underpinned with a floral elegance

  • 175ml£6.80
  • 250ml£9.00
  • Bottle£26.50

• El Coto, Rioja Crianza, 2018, Spain

  The grapes for this wine are sourced mainly from Rioja Alavesa. A fresh and Concentrated wine with a core of red and black fruits and a long, juicy finish

  • 175ml£7.20
  • 250ml£9.75
  • Bottle£29.00

• A Mano, Primitivo, 2021, di Puglia, Italy

  On the nose, there are intense aromas of ripe dark fruit, especially blackberries and cherries, with spicy notes of cocoa, lavender and liquorice. It is a very elegant, fresh and complex Primitivo

  • 175ml£7.25
  • 250ml£9.85
  • Bottle£29.25

Rosé

125ml measures are available on request

• La Casada, Pinot Grigio Rosé, 2022, Italy

  Wonderfully refreshing with bags of fresh raspberry and strawberry fruit characters and a soft finish

  • 175ml£5.50
  • 250ml£7.75
  • Bottle£22.50

• A Mano, Primitivo Rosato, 2021, di Puglia, Italy

  Bright pink in colour with a lively, youthful perfume of ripe strawberries and a touch of fresh mint. On the palate, it is surprisingly full-bodied with good structure and perfectly balanced

  • Bottle£31.50

Champange & Sparkling

• Barocco, Prosecco Brut NV, Italy

  Light fresh and dry sparkling wine from Northern Italy. Lemon sherbet flavours dominate with a clean mousse and crisp finish. Perfect summer aperitif

  • 125ml£5.60
  • Bottle£30.00

• Nyetimber, `Cuvée Chérie` Demi-Sec

  With a silky texture and refined decadent feel, this is the perfect partner for creamy desserts, as well as aromatic and lightly spiced dishes

  • Bottle£55.00

• Piper-Heidsieck, Cuvée Brut

  The signature cuvée of the Piper-Heidsieck House is a round and vibrant non-vintage Cuvée Brut recalling the rich variety of its blend of 100 crus from across the patchwork of Champagne vineyards

  • Bottle£65.00

Dessert Wines

• Montes, Curicó Valley Late Harvest Gewürztraminer, 2020, Chile

  This sweet wine has a deep, bright-golden colour. Potent, complex nose with clear notes of honey, ripe cherries and sultana raisins all mingled with intriguing chamomile flower aromas

  • 50ml£3.85

• Corte Giara, Recioto della Valpolicella, 2017, Italy

  Ruby red in colour, the intensely aromatic nose is bursting with red fruits and herbs. On the palate, the wine is succulent and beautifully balanced

  • 50ml£6.30

Bottled Beers & Ciders

• Peroni£4.20

• Corona£3.95

• Budweiser£3.80

• Estrella£4.10

• Lucky Saint 0.5%£4.50

• Menabrea 0.0%£3.80

• Darkness, Loch Ness, Stout

  • 500ml£6.25

• Wilderness, Loch Ness, Brown Ale

  • 500ml£6.25

• Magners Cider

  • 500ml£5.30

• Kopparberg Cider

  mixed fruit or strawberry & lime

  • 500ml£5.50

Rums

• Caithness Raiders Rum (Scottish)£5.30

  great with ginger ale

• Caithness Raiders Dark Rum£5.30

• Diplomatico Mantuano£4.95

• Kraken Black Spiced£3.90

• Mount Gay£3.80

• Morgans Spiced£3.50

Scottish Gins & Garnish

• Badachro Storm Strength (57%), Badachro£5.80

  pink grapefruit

• Badachro Raspberry, Badachro£5.00

  no garnish

• Blackwoods, Shetland£3.70

  mint & lime

• Boë Superior, Stirling£4.15

  orange slice

• The Botanist, Islay£5.30

  lemon & thyme

• Caorunn, Speyside£4.40

  apple

• Caithness, Aviemore£5.00

  lime

• Crossbill, Aviemore£5.60

  orange slice

• Edinburgh Gin£4.30

  orange peel

• Edinburgh Raspberry or Rhubarb & Ginger£3.80

  no garnish

• Edinburgh Elderflower£4.10

  no garnish

• Goodwill, Dingwall£5.00

  orange slice

• Great Glen, Drumnadrochit£5.80

  lemon peel

• Great Glen Pink, Drumnadrochit£5.80

  hibiscus & lemon

• Harris, Isle of Harris£5.40

  pink grapefruit

• Inverness Gin, Drumnadrochit£5.80

  orange peel

• Kinrara, Cairngorms£5.20

  orange peel

• Kinrara Pink, Cairngorms£5.20

  mint & hibiscus

• Hendricks, Girvan£5.20

  cucumber

• Loch Ness Legends, Inverness£5.70

  orange peel

• Pickerings, Edinburgh£4.30

  pink grapefruit

• Porters, Aberdeen£5.50

  orange peel

• Raasay, Isle of Raasay£5.20

  orange peel

• Rock Rose, Caithness£4.85

  orange peel

• Shetland Reel, Shetland£4.65

  pink grapefruit

• Tanqueray No. 10, England£5.50

  lime

• Wild Island, Isle of Colonsay£5.60

  mint & lemon

Single Malt Whisky

Campbeltown

• Springbank 10 Year Old£8.50

  Slightly peated, it marries a complex mixture of maritime notes as well as a fresh and fruity balance

• Glen Scotia Double Cask£6.15

  Rich spicy fruits, characteristic sea spray and vanilla oak finish

• Glen Scotia Victoriana£12.00

  Subtle wood & vanilla flavour is enhanced by a full bodied spicy fruit aroma & mildly smoky aftertaste

Lowlands

• Auchentoshan 12 Year Old£6.05

  Sweet on the palate giving way to a spicy, warming finish

• Glenkinchie 12 Year Old£6.55

  A creamy mouth feel developing citrus notes in the finish

• Glengoyne 18 Year Old£15.50

  Spicy vanilla fruit, ripe apples & a velvety mouth feel with the addition of water

Something a Little Different

• Nikka£8.80

  From the barrel - Hailing from the Japanese Nikka distillery. Robust and spicy, quite a dense mouthfeel and richly textured, with cinnamon and clove on the palate, and citrus-tinged freshness to lighten the load

Islay

• Ardbeg 10 Year Old£7.10

  Bonfires & the sea air with a clean sweetness followed by a long smoky finish

• Bruichladdich Classic Laddie£6.85

  Unpeated. Lots of cereal notes & vanilla custard. Softly sweet & floral on the palate

• Bowmore 12 Year Old£5.50

  A smokiness balanced with dark chocolate & pear drops

• Bunnahabhain 12 Year Old£6.45

  Malty sweetness with a gentle nutty peatiness & a hint of the sea

• Bunnahabhain 18 Year Old£19.00

  Dried fruit, sherried with toffee and spicy notes leading to a rich honeyed nuttiness with hints of salt

• Caol Ila 12 Year Old£7.30

  Not as pungent as some of the other Islay malts but an unmistakable Islay character

• Kilchoman Machir Bay£7.50

  A generous burst of tropical fruit and dried raisin opens the palate. Warming smoke continues to waft playfully

• Laphroaig 10 Year Old£6.55

  Richly smoky & fully peated with a slight sweetness & a saltiness from the sea

Speyside

• Aberlour 12 Year Old£7.10

  This malt achieves perfect balance with notes of fruit & vanilla matched with spices & deep rich flavours

• Aberlour A'bunadh Cask Strength£13.00

  Intense fruity flavours, buttery & creamy with a syrupy fruit sweetness & rich chocolate orange notes

• Balvenie 12 Year Old£6.15

  Toffee, caramel, hints of sherry & oranges

• Balvenie Caribbean Cask 14 Year Old£8.90

  Toffee, vanilla & a hint of fruit

• Balvenie Portwood 21 Year Old£28.00

  Dried fruit, toffee, smooth, creamy & rich

• Cragganmore 12 Year Old£6.75

  Fragrant with sweetish notes & a smoky maltiness in the finish

• GlenAllachie 12 Year Old£7.00

  Fried banana, almond, cola cubes, freshly cut oak and very slightly chocolatey on the finish

• Glenfarclas 10 Year Old£5.70

  Delicate & slightly sweet with a long malty finish

• Glenfarclas 15 Year Old£9.50

  Lots of body, superb balance of sherry and malt, long lasting and distinguished finish

• Glenfiddich 12 Year Old£6.00

  Fresh pears, fruity, sweet & light

• Glenfiddich 15 Year Old£7.85

  Smooth with floral & spicy notes & luscious fruits

• Glenlivet Founders Reserve£6.15

  Sweet fruity notes. Well-balanced and exceptionally smooth

• Royal Lochnagar 12 Year Old£6.40

  Malty, fruity & sweet on the nose with a dry finish. Slightly smoky

• Singleton of Dufftown 12 Year Old£6.50

  Vibrant & enticing, sweet aromas of vanilla & fresh cut grass

Highland

• Ardmore Legacy£4.65

  Creamy, vanilla with charcoal notes, especially with the addition of water. Sweet honey and spice flavours

• AnCnoc 12 Year Old£5.25

  Sweet notes of sherry & vanilla balanced with a zing of citrus

• Cù Bòcan Signature£6.15

  Tomatin's lightly peated range. Bourbon, Oloroso Sherry + North American Virgin Oak Casks. Light smoke intertwines with rich citrus and exotic spice, slightly sweetness

• Cù Bòcan Creation #1£8.15

  Black Isle Brewery Imperial Stout + Bacalhôa Moscatel De Setúbal Wine Casks. An unusually creative collaboration, this intriguing mix marries the best bits of its wine and beer counterparts; sweet and buttery with hints of orange marmalade and espresso

• Cù Bòcan Creation #2£8.15

  Japanese Shochu + European Virgin Oak Casks. An experiment where the Far East and Europe meet, this innovative creation is rich and lively with hints of smoke and key lime pie

• Dalmore 12 Year Old£7.50

  Orange marmalade & spice on the nose with a malty sweet flavour

• Dalmore 15 Year Old£12.70

  Smooth & velvety on the palate with hints of bitter chocolate on the finish

• Dalmore Cigar Malt£15.80

  Citrus & heavy fruit with soft sherry tones & a strong malty flavour

• Dalwhinnie 15 Year Old£6.55

  Subtle, smooth & delicately smoky with a heathery honey finish

• Edradour 10 Year Old£6.00

  Sugared almonds & hints of Oloroso sherry with a creamy, malt palate

• Glenmorangie Original£6.15

  Hints of toffee & orange on the palate & a long, warming finish

• Glenmorangie Nector d'Or£9.25

  A delightfully sweet & creamy mouth feel with hints of toffee & vanilla

• Oban 14 Year Old£12.00

  Burnt heather becoming smoky with a sweet malty characteristic

• Old Pulteney 12 Year Old£5.60

  Dry & medium bodied with a hint of faint saltiness & a slight sherry note

• Tomatin 12 Year Old£6.20

  Delicate yet rich & mellow dram with hints of Caramac & pineapple

• Tomatin 14 Year Old£9.00

  Lots of soft fruit on the palate – plum, apricot, peaches & nuts. Smooth, lingering fruity finish

• Tomatin 18 Year Old£12.95

  Dried apricot, nougat and distinctive nutty flavours develop into bursts of tropical fruit with mellow undertones and a rich, full bodied finish

Islands

• Arran 10 Year Old - Arran£6.40

  Sweet. Quite malty, digestive biscuits followed by green fruits and Cox's apple peel

• Highland Park 12 Year Old - Orkney£5.00

  Rounded malty, smoky sweetness with a hint of sherry

• Highland Park 18 Year Old - Orkney£18.00

  Rich, full flavour. Smoky, aromatic top-note with a spicy finish

• Jura Origin 10 Year Old - Jura£4.70

  A touch of vanilla & a gentle hint of smoke

• Jura Journey - Jura£6.30

  Refined balance of rich fruit & gentle smoky notes

• Ledaig 10 Year Old - Mull£6.60

  Smoky with a spicy fruitiness sitting in the background & a trace of dark, bitter chocolate on the nose

• Raasay Single Malt£6.40

  Lightly peated, fruity single malt with notes of dark berries, earthy smoke, subtle sea salt and juicy plums throughout the palate

• Scapa Skiren - Scapa£6.50

  Hints of tropical fruit, citrus & coastal heather and a lot of cinnamon spice

• Talisker 10 Year Old - Skye£6.60

  Seaweedy & smoky with a peppery element

• Talisker Port Ruighe - Skye£9.50

  The signature peppery smokiness of Talisker is balanced by the succulent sweetness of the port casks

• Talisker Storm - Skye£7.50

  Sweetly mellow & rich on the palate leading to a spicy, nutty smokiness

• Tobermory 12 Year Old - Mull£7.00

  Sweet orange and citrus, creamy caramel and rich vanilla with spicy hints of cinnamon and clove

Soft Drinks

• Fentiman's Sparkling£3.70

• Raspberry Bundaberg Ginger Beer£4.10

• J2O - Orange & Passionfruit or Apple & Raspberry£2.70

• Appletiser£2.75

• Irn Bru£2.15

• Diet Irn Bru£2.15

• Fanta£2.15

• Coke£2.15

• Diet Coke£2.15

• Coke Zero£2.15