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Inside Am Birlinn: tables under a high timber ceiling, big windows onto the trees.
Isle of Mull

Am Birlinn

A family-friendly restaurant in a light, airy timber building near Dervaig, cooking the freshest local food.

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Am Birlinn is a family-friendly restaurant at Penmore, near Dervaig in the north-west of Mull, just off the Dervaig to Calgary road at the Croig junction.

It is housed in a contemporary timber building with big windows, set among a mixture of conifers and broadleaf trees beside a little stream, the Allt Torr a' Bhacain, and inside it is light and airy.

The kitchen serves the freshest locally produced food in a warm, relaxed atmosphere; langoustines are among the dishes on the table. Children can pass the time before their meal in the little outdoor play area while their parents have an aperitif. It opens for dinner from 5pm to 9pm from Wednesday to Sunday, and for lunch from noon to 2pm from Friday to Sunday; it is closed on Monday and Tuesday. Calgary Bay and its beach are a few miles further on.

A short drive awayCalgary Bay CoA small café by Calgary Bay in north-west Mull, run by Lou and Ben, with lunches, baking and Pilates classes.5 min by roadSee itSoup, bread and a daffodil on a table by the window at the café at Calgary.
Before you go

Dinner Wednesday to Sunday, 5pm to 9pm; lunch Friday to Sunday, noon to 2pm; closed Monday and Tuesday.

Book ahead. Telephone 01688 400619. Just off the Dervaig to Calgary road at the Croig junction.

Getting there
CalMac ferry: Oban to Craignure (50 minutes), Lochaline to Fishnish, or Kilchoan to Tobermory.
Dinner
Wed to Sun, 17:00 to 21:00.
Lunch
Fri to Sun, 12:00 to 14:00.
Where
Off the Dervaig to Calgary road, at the Croig junction.

Opening hours

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Monday
Closed
Tuesday
Closed
Wednesday
5pm–9pm
Thursday
5pm–9pm
Friday
noon–2pm, 5pm–9pm
Saturday
noon–2pm, 5pm–9pm
Sunday
noon–2pm, 5pm–9pm
Where it is

Penmore, Dervaig, Isle of Mull, PA75 6QS.

Close byNear Dervaig.
  1. Calgary BayThe largest and easiest beach in north Mull, a long sweep of white sand backed by flowering machair, west of Dervaig.2 miles4 min by road
  2. Calgary Art in NatureA free woodland sculpture walk through the beech woods above Calgary Bay, begun in 1999, with a café at the top.2 miles5 min by road
  3. Loch Torr Wildlife HideAn unstaffed Forestry and Land Scotland hide above Loch Torr between Dervaig and Tobermory, for eagles, buzzards and otters.5 miles8 min by road
  4. The pale timber building of Croft 3 on the croft, the sea and hills behind.Croft 3A restaurant and oyster bar on a working croft at Fanmore, cooking what grows around it at communal tables.7 miles16 min by road
  5. Lip na Cloiche's garden in flower, a small white greenhouse among dense beds of plants.Lip na Cloiche GardenA small, densely planted garden by the shore at Ulva Ferry, open all year, dawn to dusk, for a donation.8 miles17 min by road
Directions
Soup, bread and a daffodil on a table by the window at the café at Calgary.CafeCalgary Bay Co2.4 miles
Inside the Glass Barn: tables under a glass roof covered in a green vine, the fields beyond the windows.CafeThe Glass Barn3.8 miles over the water
Waterfall dropping to a seaweed-covered shoreline beneath misty hillsAttractionsEas Fors Waterfall9.1 miles
Colourful waterfront houses at Tobermory reflected in still harbour waterAttractionsTobermory9.6 miles
The green 'Tobermory Stores' sign over the shop window, a painted mural below.ShoppingTobermory Stores9.9 miles
The whitewashed front of the Tobermory Distillery visitor centre, painted with the year 1798 and bottles.ToursTobermory distillery10 miles
Inside The Galleon: white walls, a high ceiling with a round window, tables and a staircase.RestaurantsThe Galleon10 miles
A man serving a customer at the hatch of the Fisherman's Pier trailer, the chalkboard menu beside it.AttractionsFisherman’s Pier Fish and Chips10 miles
The blue front of the Hebridean Whale Centre on Tobermory's Main Street.AttractionsHebridean Whale Centre10 miles
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