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The front of Rock Cafe on West Bay in Dunoon, painted with a big ROCK sign, a caveman carrying a tray and a stone wall, bunting along the roof.
Argyll and Bute

Rock Cafe

A café on West Bay in Dunoon looking across the Clyde, for breakfasts, lunches, cakes and Argyll Coffee Roasters coffee.

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Welcome

Rock Cafe sits right on West Bay in Dunoon, looking out across the Clyde, and it's a lovely spot for breakfast, lunch or a coffee and cake.

Hazel and her brother-in-law Tom took it on in May 2025 and brought in a fresh team, with a chef in the kitchen and a baker turning out cakes and bakes. Expect the classics alongside daily specials, with seafood now and then, all made fresh. The coffee comes from Argyll Coffee Roasters over on the Kyles of Bute, and the meat, bread and eggs come from local suppliers. Every so often the café holds a seafood night, built round langoustines landed from creels in Loch Striven. It's a couple of minutes' walk down from Castle Hill and handy if you've come over on the ferry. You can phone ahead, too, and pick up your order to take away.

Close byCastle Hill, Dunoon1 min by roadSee itCastle Hill, Dunoon
Before you go

Breakfast, lunch, cakes and coffee on West Bay.

Where
West Bay, Dunoon, PA23 7HN, close to the ferry terminal.
Open
Thursday to Saturday and Monday, 8am to 4pm; Sunday 9.30am to 4pm. Closed on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.
Order ahead
Ring 01369 760418 to order for collection.
Parking
Free parking nearby.

Opening hours

Their website
Monday
8am–4pm
Tuesday
Closed
Wednesday
Closed
Thursday
8am–4pm
Friday
8am–4pm
Saturday
8am–4pm
Sunday
9.30am–4pm

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Where it is

West Bay, Dunoon, PA23 7HN.

Close byDunoon and Cowal.
  1. Mist on the hills above the still water of the Holy Loch.Holy LochA short sea loch in Cowal named for Saint Munn, home to American nuclear submarines from 1961 to 1992 and quiet again now.3 miles 7 min by road
  2. The avenue of giant redwoods at the entrance to Benmore.Benmore Botanic GardenThe Royal Botanic Garden's mountainside garden in Cowal, entered by an avenue of redwoods planted in 1863.7 miles 13 min by road
  3. The ruin of Toward Castle from the air: its ivy-covered tower and the roofless walls of the courtyard among spring woods, the Firth of Clyde blue beyond.Toward CastleThe ruined tower house of the Lamont chiefs on the Toward shore of Cowal, raised around 1475 and left in ruins by the Campbells in 1646.8 miles 14 min by road
  4. Pines on a point, mirrored in the still water of Loch Eck.Loch EckA long, quiet loch in the Argyll Forest Park, with red squirrels on its shores and the rare powan in its depths.11 miles 19 min by road
  5. A walker on Ardentinny Beach under the trees.Ardentinny BeachThe longest beach on the Cowal peninsula, on Loch Long, backed by forest, with a shore path to Carrick Castle.14 miles 28 min by road
Directions
Walkers follow a path through moss-covered pine trees and fernsAttractionsPuck’s Glen5.3 miles
The wooded shore of Loch Eck.AttractionsJubilee Point, Loch Eck11 miles
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Stay nearby

Places to stay near the café, and when each is next free.

Glenstriven House, a white Victorian house with grey stone corners, at the top of a gravel drive between lawns, with a wooded hill behind.Glenstriven House
  • Sleeps 15
  • In Argyll and Bute
  • 6 miles from Rock Cafe
Free 25–27 OctThe Hollies, Argyll and ButeThe Hollies
  • Sleeps 18
  • In Tighnabruaich
  • 13 miles from Rock Cafe
Check datesA stone cottage with a slated roof sits nestled among dense woodland, two paddleboards resting on the lawn in front.Red Squirrel Cottage
  • Sleeps 6
  • In Lochgoilhead
  • 14 miles from Rock Cafe
Check datesSeal Cabin, Argyll and ButeSeal Cabin
  • Sleeps 2
  • In Lochgoilhead
  • 14 miles from Rock Cafe
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