The Snow Goose - Inverness

It 's kinda pub food but one that is actually nice. There are two sides in the restaurant one for fine dining and other for casual dining where you order at the bar and food is taken to your table once is ready. I didn 't find it overpriced and portions were well sized. There were quite a few options for vegetarians which is always a good things for me. I had the stuffed pumpkin with lentil Dahl, served on rice which was supposed to be coriander rice but it was just plain basmati. The greens garnishing on top of my pumpkin were a bit off and I just put it aside. Overall my dish was nice. My husband asked lamb with cheddar cottage pie and veggies. He said it was quite nice too. I 'm planning on coming back to try their other dishes as they all sound interesting.

We were staying at the Holiday inn Express across the car parking lot from this restaurant. This is a convenient restaurant with good parking and a good menu. It you want table service you can sit in the restaurant area. This fills up so book ahead. They have a good number of tables in the bar area so you can eat without reservations. I had a burger and a salad and enjoyed it very much. Be sure and make a reservation if you want to eat in the dining room.

My pork chop was cooked but I don't get why it also included a slice of un-ripe pineapple and an over cooked egg? For about 30 pounds we bought 2 pints of Guinness and 2 meals: beef steak n potatoes as well as a pork chop with veggies. The beef steak had a nice gravy taste and fried potatoes are always delicious. It took about 45 minutes to get our food after ordering. Our server seemed disinterested in her job. I won't come here again if I'm in town and should have eaten at Burger King.

I don't think you've got much of a choice than the Snow Goose if you're staying at the nearby Holiday Inn/Travel Inn hotels. Sitting on a very busy main road into the city of Inverness and behind it a retail park and it's biggest competition, a mega Tesco and a Pizza Hut. If you're waiting to check in, have some time after checking out or are just stuck for a drink out that way, there's not really many other options. That being said it's a big old pub, plenty of seating inside and out and there's a reasonable selection behind the bar. We didn't order food as we saw the food come out and it looked like very uninspired pub grub and not the most tempting prices. This is not a negative review as the staff were sparse but friendly and it's a useful venue in the area. A solid pit stop, but not a destination not when a short bus ride away you're into the city.

The Snow Goose is in between the Inverness City Center and the only other shopping center area in Inverness. For a pub/restaurant the atmosphere was very inviting and the fact that there was a 30-45 minute wait to eat dinner at 730pm on a Wednesday night means they're pretty popular. Overall the ambiance was appeasing, but the food was ok and I wasn't too pleased with the Cod Fish N'Chips in regards to portion and taste, but the fresh chips were quite nice, hence the 3. As I'm in Inverness quite a bit, this is definitely a spot I'll frequent more for business meetings, hanging out with local family/friends, grabbing a drink to watch some sports, or to just hang in the front lounge area drinking some coffee while reading a book.