Reviews of fish restaurants on the Isle of Skye including a review of the Creelers fish restaurant in Broadford with menu , prices and opening times

Where better to enjoy fresh fish than at the tranquil Isle of Skye. One relaxing Isle of Skye fish restaurant enjoyed by the aboutaberdeen.com team and highly recommended is the Creelers Fish restaurant and Gumbo Shack in Broadford. This Creelers review is based on our evening meals though we hope to return for lunch one day where a tapas style menu is available.

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Creelers Isle of Skye

Creelers Isle of Skye fish restaurant can be found behind the Skye Serpentarium Reptile World and can be seen on the left from the main road through Broadford towards Portree. There is a car park right beside Creelers and plenty of street parking. Access is on one level with plenty of room for wheelchair users making this an ideal eating experience for disabled people.

Creelers fish restaurant is an intimate dining experience with about 10 tables in the dining area so booking is recommended to avoid disappointment.

This Isle of Skye fish restaurant is tastefully decorated with local artwork which not only includes paintings but also pottery. All art work is by local artists and available to buy at reasonable prices. Tables are well laid out and the chairs comfortable. Toilets are located discretely in the corner room. Some toe tapping Jazz music played quietly in the background.

One of the lovely experiences of eating at Creelers fish restaurant is that you can see the kitchen from most tables. The chef was a happy chap who greeted the aboutaberdeen team on the way in and saluted us with his chef's hat on the way out with a beaming smile. It was great to see him chatting away with the waiter and waitresses as one happy team rather than barking commands like some temperamental chefs. We've never encountered such a peaceful kitchen before. We were treated to some free little snacks in between courses during our dinner compliments of the chef. This included a delicious basil and tomato mousse which cleansed the palate as well as being a tasty treat.

There is a full wine list available at Creelers and www.aboutaberdeen.com enjoyed a pint or two of the local ale, Red Cuillin.

Creelers Restaurant

The food at Creelers fish restaurant on the Isle of Skye is said to be a mixture of Scottish, French, Mediterranean and Caribbean. There were a few dishes we were not familiar with and these were explained enthusiastically by the waiter in a really down to earth way. Some restaurants with such a high reputation, like Creelers enjoys, may develop airs but not so here. Our dining experience was very relaxed and informal with no rush and gave us a chance to savour every mouthful. Dishes were described almost lovingly by the owner who still works front of house with his team. Prices ranged from £3-60 to £9 for starters and from £8 to £18 for main meals with desserts being £5.

The menu at Creelers is helpfully accompanied by well taken photographs that show off the food and really entice the diner. Fresh local produce is used at Creelers and though fish is their speciality they also have an assortment of other food available including a wide range of vegetarian dishes. Such vegetarian options include a variety of soup or garlic bread for starters and salads and pasta dishes such as penn pasta with a vegetable and pasta sauce. The staff at Creelers restaurant are happy to review their dishes with customers and discuss options such as healthy eating, food allergies, etc.

The menu at Creelers fish restaurant changes daily with chefs specials as well as there being firm favourites that remain on the menus throughout the year.

Starters vary from smoked venison with salad, soups and chicken gumbo. We enjoyed a delicious fish soup using locally caught fish. Unlike a typical Scottish fish soup such as Cullen Skink it was less smoky and not made with cream but with stock and the different flavours of fish were distinguishable. It was not heavy on the stomach but light enough to wet our appetite for the main course. The bread rolls were baked that day and served warm adding to the mouth watering aroma in the restaurant.

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Creelers fish restaurant is famous for its Creelers Seafood Gumbo and other delicious fish dishes include sea bass, monkfish, haddock, sea bream, scallops, mussels and salmon served traditionally or spiced up like the Cajun haddock which is pan fried in a special mixture of Cajun spices and breadcrumbs. We enjoyed a generous portion of Isle of Skye king scallops which were pan sautéed with a dry vermouth crème and served with a crisp salad.

Children are made welcome at this Isle of Skye fish restaurant and main meal prices are set at £4-50. Kids can choose from a smaller portion from any dish on the adult menu or have their own menu with dishes ranging from lentil or lamb stew, penne pasta or curry.

Do leave room for the mouth watering puddings which also have their photos on the Creelers menu. Aboutaberdeen also run the Scottishrecipes.co.uk website and have enjoyed a sweet or two during our research. Never before have we tasted such a delicious Clootie Dumpling pudding which was served at just the right temperature and moist enough not to leave a sticky mess on the spoon or the top of one's mouth. Read more about this tasty Scottish pudding on our Clootie Dumpling page.

Another tasty pudding that we could not resist was a rich sticky toffee pudding that rounded off such a grand meal with a pleasant sugar rush. Other puddings available at Creelers fish restaurant include crème brulee, apple pie and their own speciality of chocolate mousse served with hot orange sauce. All sweets are priced at £5.

Opening Times

The opening times of Creelers fish restaurant is from noon until 10pm during the spring and summer months of March through to October. We think it closes during autumn and winter but up to date opening times can be found at the Creelers Isle of Skye website of www.skye-seafood-restaurant.co.uk

The contact details of Creelers Isle of Skye fish restaurant is:

Creelers of Skye Seafood and Gumbo Shack Restaurant
Broadford
Isle of Skye
Scotland
IV49 9AQ

Telephone Number: (01471) 822281

Web Site Homepage url: www.skye-seafood-restaurant.co.uk

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