Ormidale Hotel, Isle of Arran

Official site of the Ormidale Hotel - www.ormidale-hotel.co.uk

A detached early Victorian country house in undressed stone, which was turned into a hotel in the 1930s. There are nice grounds in which there is a beer garden and childrens' play area. There is a conservatory for dining and holding discos. Currently, the only GBG listed bar on the Isle. The bar room has its own entrance. The interior is a square room in light blue and wood panel, with a white ceiling. There was a small brick fireplace and lots of sea pictures and ephemera, along with maps and whiskey bottles. There was a dart board, no TV that i saw and the music was from the radio. They did food, but i simply had a cob. The clientele was a couple of other holiday-makers in the garden and the service was really friendly. Mrs Soup gave a thumbs-up for the pot of tea! Beer; keg stuff including McEwans 70/-, along with a range of Arran Brewery bottles at £3.95, so not cheap (Puffer, Red Squirrel and Sunset). On the real ale front there was Arran Blonde, the Arran Ale was settling and Houston's St Peter's Well. They were both decent. A place to visit - you can't go to Arran and not do this place, if you like real ale. An all- round good experience

Official site of the Ormidale Hotel - www.ormidale-hotel.co.uk