Coast Restaurant

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  Paul Schuller

  ·2 months ago

  “Absolutely delightful staff and delicious food. All sourced locally and beautiful quality. Would definitely recommend.”

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  Tom K

  ·3 months ago

  “What a wonderful meal! Coast is a lovely restaurant with excellent service. The food was delicious and they have a very diverse menu that should appeal to everyone. We loved the Venison haunch and the Filet. The sticky toffee pudding …”

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  Helen Oldham

  ·3 months ago

  “The best meal we've had in ages. The young waiting on staff are a credit, the food was delicious and front of house very accommodating as I had messed up the booking! Also there is no music so the hum of conversation made a nice change ( along with a no dogs policy!) A visit to this restaurant is a must if you are in Oban & hopefully we can revisit some time.”

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  Johanna Raudsepp

  ·4 months ago

  “Had a lovely dinner here on our last night in Oban. Lived up to the good reviews! Delicious food! We had the soup of the day, chicken as a main (soooo succulent!) and dessert. And they wee very accommodating with dietary restrictions and …”

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  M D

  ·4 months ago

  “Coast gets very good reviews and it was recommended by our airbnb host so we booked a table for 6pm for two on our last night in Oban. Husband's £11 starter of chicken liver parfait was straight out of the fridge and was therefore very cold. He had difficulty getting through the clarified butter. He thought it ok, but has had better. My £14.50 scallops (2 and a half) came with blackpudding, which had been diced into very small pieces. I reckon they wouldn't have amounted to a whole slice. The scallops were cooked beautifully but lacked any seasoning. There was (allegedly) a carrot salad which consisted of two very small shavings among green leaves which had an over abundance of sherry dressing which was unpleasant. Husband's £30 venison came with 2 small hasselback potatoes, leeks and green beans. The advertised crispy onions weren't there. The red wine jus was so-so. The venison was beautifully cooked. The potatoes lacked seasoning. I had a main course (£34) of chargrilled local split langoustines with garlic butter and mixed leaves. I opted for triple cooked chips instead of boiled potatoes. The langoustines were nicely cooked but lacked any seasoning. The plate was swimming in butter, as was the salad that sat on top of it. The chips were really dry and tasteless despite my putting salt on them We shared a dessert (£8.50) of warm poached rhubarb with ginger sponge and nutmeg icecream. It was superb! Best course of the night. Including a £29.50 bottle of very good white wine, and a £6.50 glass of red the bill came to £134 We were allocated a two hour slot, which is perfectly adequate if you just want to eat and go. The service reflected the time restriction... it felt hurried, and whilst not offensive was perfunctory. The restaurant itself is nicely decorated but soulless. When paying by card you're given the option of pressing a button to leave a tip... 10%, 20%, etc. We left 0%. Ordinarily we might have opted for some more wine or a digestif, and a cheese course but the limited time allocation doesn't allow for that. We didn't feel it a very relaxing dinner when you're having to check your watch. Overall we found the food underwhelming. Decently cooked but bland in too many places. We wouldn't go back.”

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  Kerry Turnbull

  ·5 months ago

  “Fabulous food. I had two starters, the Cullen skunk and chicken liver pate. Service was lovely, both ladies worked the space with beautifully. We would highly recommend.”

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  annie

  ·5 months ago

  “The scallops were cooked perfectly and some of the best we have had. The cullen skink was good but lacked depth of flavor. The langostines were flavorful but quite small. Service was very good. Overall, at very good meal but next time I would just get a meal of the scallops”

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  emmanuel garbuno

  ·5 months ago

  “Amazing food, I had the plaice fillets and I can say I was delighted with the flavours. The staff is very attentive and food was served relatively quickly.”

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  Diana J

  ·5 months ago

  “Very tasty food, we had pigeon, salmon and venison. Must visit if you are in Oban”

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  Brian Johnston

  ·5 months ago

  “We were told about this place by friends and it was as our friends described this place. Excellent food, great service and a lovely place to dine. We suggest you do book in advance as we did see quite a few who could not get a booking by just arriving at the door. Well worth a visit.”