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Sleeping & Eating

| Modern Scottish

THREE CHIMNEYS£££
( 01470-511258; www.threechimneys.co.uk ; Colbost; 3-course lunch/dinner £37/60; lunch Mon-Sat
mid-Mar-Oct, dinner daily year-round; ) Halfway between Dunvegan and Waterstein, the
Three Chimneys is a superb romantic retreat combining a gourmet restaurant in a candlelit
crofter's cottage with sumptuous five-star rooms (double £295, dinner/B&B per couple
£415) in the modern house next door. Book well in advance, and note that children are not
welcome in the restaurant in the evenings.

LOCHBAY SEAFOOD RESTAURANT££
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| Seafood

01470-592235; www.lochbay-seafood-restaurant.co.uk ; Stein; mains £14-23, lobster £30-42; lunch

& dinner Tue-Sat; ) This is one of Skye's most romantic restaurants, featuring a cosy
farmhouse kitchen with terracotta tiles and a wood-burning stove, and a menu that in-
cludes most things that either swim in the sea or live in a shell. Best to book ahead.

RED ROOF CAFÉ£
( 01470-511766; www.redroofskye.co.uk ; Glendale; mains £8-10; 11am-5pm Apr-Oct;
) Tucked away up a glen, a mile off the main road, this restored 250-year-old byre is a wee
haven of home-grown grub. As well as great coffee and cake, there are lunch platters
(noon to 3pm) of Skye seafood, game or cheese served with salad leaves and edible
flowers grown just along the road. Add in music gigs and you can see why this place is a
favourite.

| Cafe

STEIN INN£
( 01470-592362; www.steininn.co.uk ; Stein; bar meals £8-12; food noon-4pm & 6-9.30pm Mon-Sat,
12.30-4pm & 6.30-9pm Sun Easter-Oct; ) This old country inn dates from 1790 and has a
handful of bedrooms (per person £37 to £55), all with sea views, a lively little bar and a
delightful beer garden - a real suntrap on warm summer afternoons - beside the loch. The
bar serves real ales from the Isle of Skye Brewery and does an excellent crab sandwich.
Food served in winter too, but call ahead to check.

| Pub