The Old School House, Dunvegan, Skye

Another post thats not oenocentric but none the less inherently gastronomic! I thought another restaurant on The Isle of Skye deserved a mention, namely The Old School House Restaurant in Dunvegan. The meals i've had the pleasure to enjoy there over the years have always been excellent, the service perfect and atmosphere unique. On this particular trip to Skye I went to The Old School House twice. The first meal started with Langoustines, just four huge and fresh laying across salad. The shellfish was followed by steak of Roe deer in a whisky sauce on an orkney cheese potato mash - this was sublime the venison steak really did melt like butter with a very smooth creamy texture - gorgeous. The Lemon cheesecake for I had for dessert was very nice too, not the best dessert I had on the island but certainly above par with regard to my restaurant cheesecake experience - which can often be underwhelming.

The second night at The Old School house consisted of a similar format. Locally caught scallops were pre-ordered and did not disappoint when presented with a seafood sauce on a bed of tagliatelle - After enjoying some exceptional scallops at Pizza De Piazza in Birmingham I have conviction in stating that the scallops at The Old School house are consistently the best. I often have scallops - if they are on the menu I tend to order them - this cosy corner of Dunvegan has has the freshest most sublimely cooked beauties around. The exceptional starter was followed by sirloin steak, local Aberdeen Angus. Unfortunately fillet steak was not available but again the dish surpassed all expectations - sirloin can be boot leather, and often is. The sirloin at The Old School House was very very tender - medium rare was requested and delivered. For dessert I opted for another 'safe choice' - White Chocolate Panacotta with raspberries and strawberries. Ive ordered lots of Panacottas - I wont forget this one. Every course, and every facet of the evening was perfect. If you ever visit this beautiful island The Old School house will provide a memorable end to any days walking or sightseeing, there may be better publicized or higher profile restaurants but none will provide such an accomplished and memorably pleasant evening of dining.