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Ninth Wave Restaurant

A croft restaurant near Fionnphort on Mull, where Carla Lamont cooks long lunches from John's catch and their garden.

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Ninth Wave is a restaurant on a croft on the moors near Fionnphort, at the south-western tip of Mull, run by John and Carla Lamont.

Carla, the chef, was a quarter-finalist on MasterChef: The Professionals, and her cooking brings together the best of Scottish produce with the Asian and Pacific Northwest flavours of her Canadian heritage. John fishes from their small boat, the Sonsie, and brings lobster, crab, hand-dived scallops and fish to the kitchen live each day; the croft garden supplies herbs grown from heirloom seed, moorland leaves, flowers and roots, and meat and seafood are cured, smoked and brined on site with bog myrtle, thyme, heather and sorrel.

Today it serves long lunches of four or five courses, with Carla talking through each course and showing guests round her herb garden. It is seasonal and closes on 1 October; many dates go to tours, so book well ahead. The name comes from Celtic sea lore, where the land of other-worldly delights begins at the ninth wave.

Close byThe Keel RowA traditional pub and restaurant in Fionnphort, by the Iona ferry, with views across the sound to Iona.3 min by roadSee itThe Keel Row in Fionnphort, low granite buildings with picnic benches behind a stone wall.
Before you go

Lunches of four or five courses, by booking only.

The restaurant is seasonal and closes for the season on 1 October; many dates are taken by tours, so book well ahead through its site or on 01681 700757.

Getting there
CalMac ferry: Oban to Craignure (50 minutes), Lochaline to Fishnish, or Kilchoan to Tobermory.
Lunch
4 or 5 courses, by booking.
Season
Closes 1 October.

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Where it is

Bruach Mhor, Fionnphort, Isle of Mull, PA66 6BL.

Close byNear Fionnphort.
  1. Iona AbbeyIona AbbeyThe restored Benedictine abbey on the site of St Columba's monastery of 563, with its cloister, high crosses and museum of carved stones.Under a mile 3 min by road
  2. The whitewashed front of the Iona Craft Shop with blue window frames, bicycles and chairs outside.Iona Craft ShopA craft shop on Iona since 1965, opposite the nunnery, known for its knitwear and its Iona Wool.Under a mile 3 min by road
  3. Iona Nunnery Ruins, Isle of IonaIona Nunnery RuinsThe pink granite ruins of Iona's Augustinian nunnery, the most complete in Scotland, on the street up from the ferry.Under a mile 3 min by road
  4. St Oran’s Chapel & Reilig OdhráinThe small chapel and ancient graveyard beside Iona Abbey, where Scotland's early kings are said to lie.Under a mile 3 min by road
  5. Shelves of snacks, jars and treats inside the St Columba Larder.St Columba LarderA little whitewashed café and larder on Iona's main road, for coffee, home baking and picnic supplies.Under a mile 3 min by road
Directions
The Keel Row in Fionnphort, low granite buildings with picnic benches behind a stone wall.BarsThe Keel Row0.7 miles
Inside Oran Creative Crafts: shelves of candles, glass and gifts on a wooden counter.ShoppingOran Creative Crafts0.9 miles
The Iona Community's Welcome Centre and Shop, a low white building with its sign on the grass in front.ShoppingIona Community Shop0.9 miles
Scattered cottages and a stone church overlook a coastal bay from grassy hillsideAttractionsIsle of Iona0.9 miles
Iona's shore and the Sound under a pale sky.AttractionsIsle of Iona0.9 miles
The white sand and blue water of the bay, rocks beyond.AttractionsBay at the Back of the Ocean0.9 miles
The pebble beach of St Columba's Bay on Iona between rocky outcrops, the sea beyond.AttractionsSt Columba's Bay1.1 miles
The rocky inlet of the marble quarry on Iona, green slopes above the blue sea.AttractionsIona Marble Quarry1.2 miles
Coastal garden with flower beds overlooking a sailing boat on the waterAttractionsTraigh Bhan nam Monach2.6 miles

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