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Loch Fyne Oyster Bar

The oyster bar, restaurant and deli at the head of Loch Fyne where Loch Fyne Oysters began in 1978, selling oysters, smoked salmon and shellfish.

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Welcome

At the head of Loch Fyne, beside the A83, a pale blue timber building holds the Loch Fyne Oyster Bar, restaurant and deli.

This is where Loch Fyne Oysters began in 1978, when local landowner Johnny Noble and marine biologist Andy Lane started farming oysters in the loch and selling them from a shed by the road.

The business has grown to supply seafood across the world, but the restaurant here keeps the focus close to home: oysters from the loch, smoked salmon from its own smokehouse, mussels, langoustines and other shellfish, served simply. The deli next door sells fresh and smoked fish, oysters and shellfish, along with local foods and drink, so you can take a feast away with you.

The deli opens every day, and the restaurant opens from Thursday to Monday for breakfast and lunch, closing on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. It sits on the road to Inveraray and Kintyre.

A short drive awayCampbell CoffeeOn Main Street in Inveraray, Campbell Coffee roasts its own speciality coffee.11 min by roadSee itShelves of pink and orange bottles beside a wooden coffee shop counter
Before you go

Restaurant: Thursday to Monday, 9am to 4.30pm; closed Tuesday and Wednesday.

Deli: every day, 9am to 5pm.

Founded
1978.
Serves
Oysters, smoked salmon, shellfish.
Also
A deli and smokehouse.

Opening hours

Their website
Monday
9am–4.30pm
Tuesday
Closed
Wednesday
Closed
Thursday
9am–4.30pm
Friday
9am–4.30pm
Saturday
9am–4.30pm
Sunday
9.30am–4.30pm
Where it is

At Clachan, on the A83 at the head of Loch Fyne near Cairndow, PA26 8BL.

Close byLoch Fyne.
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  2. The Tinkers' Heart, white quartz pebbles set in a heart in the old road surface.Tinkers’ Heart5 miles 7 min by road
  3. Beinn Ìme above an old stone bridge in autumn colour.Beinn ImeThe highest of the Arrochar Alps, 1,012 metres above Loch Long, climbed from Succoth with rocky Beinn Narnain.6 miles 8 min by road
  4. The white houses of Inveraray on their point in Loch Fyne, from above.InverarayThe Duke of Argyll's white Georgian town on Loch Fyne, rebuilt from 1745, with a church divided in two.8 miles 11 min by road
  5. White cottages with black roofs beside a loch, timber-clad building in foregroundInver, StrathlachlanFine dining down the loch at Strathlachlan.19 miles 28 min by road
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  • 9 miles from Loch Fyne
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