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The Hillhead Cafe in Tornagrain, a two-storey house with a dark green shopfront and tables outside.
Inverness

Hillhead Cafe

A small community café in the new town of Tornagrain, near Inverness airport, with breakfasts, brunch, daily bakes and good coffee.

Welcome

Tornagrain is a new town rising from the fields east of Inverness, near the airport, and the Hillhead Cafe was one of the first places to open in it.

Since April 2022 it has been the village's meeting place, in a smart two-storey house with a dark green front and tables set out on the pavement.

It is a breakfast and brunch café, with the day's bakes on the counter. Mornings bring poached eggs with smoked salmon, avocado on toast, and French toast heaped with bacon and blueberries; later come cakes such as a dark chocolate cake crowned with raspberries. The coffee is carefully made, with syrups for anyone who likes them, and there are gluten-free and dairy-free choices.

Dogs are welcome, and there are no bookings. It is a handy stop on the way to or from the airport, or on the road to Nairn. It opens Tuesday to Saturday.

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Before you go

Open Tuesday to Saturday, 10am to 4pm.

No bookings; first come, first served.

Where
3 School Road, Tornagrain, IV2 8AY.
Open
Tue to Sat, 10am to 4pm.
Dogs
Welcome.

Opening hours

Their website
Monday
Closed
Tuesday
10am–4pm
Wednesday
10am–4pm
Thursday
10am–4pm
Friday
10am–4pm
Saturday
10am–4pm
Sunday
Closed

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Where it is

In Hillhead Place in the new town of Tornagrain, off the A96 near Inverness airport, IV2 8AY.

Close byTornagrain.
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