The Three Chimneys Restaurant is synonymous with all that is the very best about eating-out in Scotland. EatScotland awarded the restaurant with a coveted Gold Award for 2007, one of only six in the country, ranking The Three Chimneys alongside two of Scotland’s best Michelin-starred restaurants. The Three Chimneys was also appraised by the AA in 2007 as being at the “top-end” of 3 AA Red Rosettes. It has, of course, won numerous other awards, Press reviews, guide entries and accolades over the 23 years under Eddie and Shirley’s ownership and has continued to do so since Michael Smith has led the way forward as Head Chef for the past four years.

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. They 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.