The Three Chimneys is synonomous with all that is the very best about eating-out in Scotland. Included as one of only 6 Scottish restaurants on Restaurant magazine’s definitive list of the UK’s Top 100 restaurants, the Three Chimneys has been awarded a coveted Gold Award by EatScotland for 2009/2010. Gold Awards denote the country’s very best restaurants, including several that hold Michelin stars. The Three Chimneys was also appraised by the AA as being at the “top-end” of 3 AA red rosettes for food for 2009/2010. The restaurant has held 3 red rosettes for 9 years and is described in the current AA Hotel and Restaurant Guide as an “Inspector’s Choice”. It is also included in the Which? Good Food Guide for the 23rd consecutive year. A recent review in July 2008, by the revered restaurant critic, Frank Bruni, of the New York Times, described The Three Chimneys as “the French Laundry of Scotland” with reference to California’s renowned eatery. Owners Eddie and Shirley Spear are pleased and confident that Head Chef, Michael Smith, will continue to accrue more and more accolades in recognition of his outstanding skills.

Visitors to the Isle of Skye find it hard to believe they will find one of Scotland’s very best restaurants in such a remote place as Colbost. But when they step inside the door to the candlelit interior with its thick stone walls, original fireplaces and low, beamed ceilings, they know that they have found somewhere worth making the journey to.

Furnished in natural materials such as polished slate and black ironwork, with plain wooden tables and stylish high-backed chairs, the table settings sparkle and the white linen is crisp. The works of local artists adorn the walls, together with the odd artefact from days gone by. The style is rustic, in-keeping with tradition and its island seashore location.

The cottage windows overlook the garden, the loch and the hills beyond, offering beautiful sea views from many aspects throughout the ground floor of the whole building.

The Three Chimneys was once a typical Skye crofter’s cottage. It is over 100 years old and part of the dining room was once the village shop. Many goods came by sea to Skye in days gone by, being rowed ashore at Colbost from steamers moored in the deeper waters of Loch Dunvegan.