Bo & Muc Brasserie

Top Quality meal obviously supervised by a top quality chef. We ate twice here whilst staying at the Torridon and consider it one of the best meals we had in three weeks in Scotland. Highlights were a chocolate cream which was superb and the chips. We asked for a substitute for the chips on the first night but they bought us a portion to try. Superb. A dish every brasserie does but very few get right. Quality of meat and fish also excellent. Staff friendly and very relaxed restaurant.

Ultimately we came here with very high expectations, but were left disappointed. Food was good, but not great. Service was spotty and slow. We were staying at the Torridon hotel, and had a 2nd reservation for the following night which we canceled to go elsewhere. The series of events: - Mocktail menu has a “jam” cocktail on it, and a note to “ask the waiter to make you a different fruity cocktail instead”. Daughter asked for the “fruity cocktail” and was suggested to just go for the “jam” cocktail instead. - We ordered cocktails, starters, appetizers, and mains. After a long wait, appetizers arrived first. Wait. Then cocktails. Wait. Then olives last. Strange. - My wife ordered a French 75. It arrived in a highball glass instead of a flute. Fine, but I suspect not intentional. - Service was generally spotty and slow (service slow for no good reason, with server disappearing for long periods) We were out of water for a while, with no waiter in sight. Food was good. But not great. Did not meet our (high) expectations. - We were asked if we wanted desert. Yes please. Took a long long time before we got the menu. My wife and daughter got the desert menu. I got the vegetarian menu. :/ - Sticky toffy pudding was not as good as the ones we’ve had at other pubs in Scotland. Not bad. Good, but not great. We were expecting more. - Again waited and waited for waiter to come back and take our plates away. Had to ask someone else for the bill. Bill arrived. No pen to sign the bill. Had to stand up and wander the restaurant looking for a pen. - Upon leaving, my wife was not offered her coat. No staff around to help. I had to search, find and grab it out of the closet myself. Not sure if we randomly hit on a bad night, or if we hit on a rookie server, or what. But we left disappointed, removed the 12.5% discretionary service from our bill, and ultimately canceled our reservation for the following night and went elsewhere because this did not meet our expectations.

Lovely food, exceptional. 2nd day here at Torridon. Lovely stay, exceptional rooms, super evening meal. Staff all excellent, helpful, friendly and just superb. Hopefully we will be back again soon. John and Maureen Blake.

This place is cozy and very friendly. I was too late to dine in the more formal restaurant (it was fully booked - book early) but the delightful Eliza sorted me out with a bar meal and the food was amazing. Note: the Beinn Bar and this place are one and the same.