The Oyster Inn - Argyll Bute

This is a pleasant little Hotel, although at first we had trouble finding the car park (its up the side and round the back. And we had abit of trouble finding the entrance. We thought with the Carpark being where it was at the back of the house, there might be an entrance to the hotel there also. There wasn't! After trying every back door in the heavy rain carrying suitcases we had to walk down the hill and around to the front of the house to find 2 doorways. Check in was swift and easy. Our room was lovely and warm and modern. The shower room looked as if it was recently refurbished. Towels were tired looking and thin, the bed was comfy enuf, but the pillows were flat and not up to much. Kettle tea bags etc an biscuits were good. The walls are very thin, we could hear ppl chatting in the next room. We stayed for dinner, it was nice but not worth £18 for fish chips, very over priced for pub grub quality! The service was good tho and quite speedy. The breakfast was included for our 1 night stay, I had a full Scottish breakfast, it was such a letdown as it wasn't freshly cooked, everything was reheated (microwaved) dry, the bacon was like cardboard, mushroom so dry they had shrivelled up and were like rubber. The potato scone was dry and stiff as a board, I couldn't cut it with a knife, nor the bacon. And talking about knives, the strangest shaped handles that were already awkward to use let alone trying to cut a stoating breakfast. The haggis black pudding was just a greasy flop on the plate. The poached egg was edable as it was cooked fresh. The orange juice was dilute juice. There was fresh fruit salad that was nice an Croissants too. For a visitor experiencing their first Scottish breakfast it was a real let down. All in all it was a cosy clean hotel, but not the cheapest for what we got, and I'd defo avoid the fry up ooft.. Also worth mentioning the front door of the hotel stays unlocked all night unstaffed, it felt abit unsafe as anyone can walk in from the street, even if there is a small camera, who's sitting up watching that all night? No one!.. So cosy room, but overpriced food horrible SCOTTISH breakfast fry up (with no toast) let this place down and spoiled my experience. I didn't complain as I couldn't do with the drama first thing in the morning. But I won't be returning.

Firstly with the construction work we got a bit lost from the rear carpark and ended up within the work area, clear direction required and the rear entrance to works closed off better. Staff were great, very friendly and attentive. We decided to pass on the food as the prices were just astronomical, instead got a takeaway from Marmaris in Oban which was lovely and they deliver. We didn't get a great night's sleep as the mattress felt old and tired, tossing and turning all night. The bathroom was also like a sauna even with the heating off and being a wet room water went all over the toilet area which wasn't ideal if you weren't having a shower. We passed on breakfast and headed off to work. I have stayed here before in a room in the main part of the hotel and it was fantastic, maybe the rooms out the back just need a bit of work!

Excellent hotel for good food, friendly staff and clean rooms. Will definitely be back. Great value for money. Only criticism was no bin for dog poo but recent storm seemingly carried it away.

We are visiting the area so weren’t too sure where to book for dinner and the Oyster Inn was the nearest to us. Booked a table by the fire in the bar and had the Christmas Dinner. Absolutely delicious. The staff were friendly and attentive and it had a lovely atmosphere in the bar with a good choice of lager and wines. Would definitely recommend.

Another good restaurant bites the dust. The Oyster Inn used to be all about well cooked honest food at a reasonable (for a tourist area) price. Sorry to report that pretensions have taken over, where there was once a great Steak Pie, there are now Textures of Beetroot , great whole fish have been replaced by about an inch of 'Stone Bass ' whatever that is, for a bit under £30.00 . You could eat cheaper and have a slice of cauliflower for just under £20.00, sauces are bland, micro herbs are everywhere. It 's like someone read a Jamie Oliver cookbook several years ago and then tried to put dishes together. The word soup is possibly the most digestible part of the menu.