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The stone buildings of Trossachs Pier, home to the café.
Loch Lomond

Steamship Café

The café on Trossachs Pier at Loch Katrine, from breakfast to afternoon tea, by the steamship's berth.

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The Steamship Café is the café on Trossachs Pier at the eastern end of Loch Katrine, where the historic steamship Sir Walter Scott ties up between sailings, and it is a fine place to begin or end a day on the loch.

It is run by the company that runs the loch's cruises, and it serves everything from breakfast to afternoon tea: pizzas, home-made soups, main courses at lunch, fresh cakes, and a fully stocked licensed bar.

The menu leans on local produce, and the windows and patio look out over the water and the pier, so you can watch the steamer come and go. Dogs are welcome on the patio. It opens every day from 9am to 5pm. If you walk or cycle the lochside road west, the family-run Pier Café at Stronachlachar, at the far end, is the other place to eat on the loch, and takeaway drinks, ice creams and snacks are sold at the pier's gift shop.

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Before you go

Open daily 9am to 5pm at Trossachs Pier, Loch Katrine, FK17 8HZ.

Dogs welcome on the patio.

Hours
Daily 09:00 to 17:00.
Where
Trossachs Pier, Loch Katrine.
Dogs
On the patio.

Opening hours

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Monday
9am–5pm
Tuesday
9am–5pm
Wednesday
9am–5pm
Thursday
9am–5pm
Friday
9am–5pm
Saturday
9am–5pm
Sunday
9am–5pm

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Where it is

Trossachs Pier, Loch Katrine.

Close byAt Loch Katrine.
  1. Ben Venue in low evening light above the forest and Loch Katrine.Ben VenueThe twin-topped Trossachs hill above Loch Katrine and Loch Achray, 729 metres, with a famous view.Under a mile 1 min by road
  2. The view from the summit of Ben A'an along Loch Katrine.Ben A'anA small rocky cone in the middle of the Trossachs, a short, steep climb to a great view down Loch Katrine.1 mile 7 min by road
  3. Loch AchrayLoch AchrayA small, still loch in the middle of the Trossachs below Ben Venue, with a Victorian hotel on its shore.2 miles 3 min by road
  4. A loch winds through forested hills beneath a grey, cloudy skyThree Lochs DriveThis seven-mile drive along forest tracks winds through some outstanding scenery.4 miles 6 min by road
  5. The forest drive winding past a loch through the woods, from above.Three Lochs Forest DriveA seven-mile one-way forest road above Aberfoyle, past Lochan Reòidhte, Loch Drunkie and Loch Achray.5 miles 10 min by road
  6. Loch KatrineLoch KatrineThe loch of Scott's Lady of the Lake, the birthplace of Scottish tourism and Glasgow's water supply, with a steamer of 1899.20 miles 33 min by road
Directions
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The Duke's Pass winding through autumn hills, the road curving away below.AttractionsThe Duke's Pass5.0 miles
A white cottage reflected in still water among dark trees near Aberfoyle.AttractionsAberfoyle6.7 miles
Old gravestones in the kirkyard with the hills beyond.AttractionsAberfoyle Old Parish Church7.0 miles
A wood-fired pizza with pepperoni, mozzarella and fresh basil on a wooden table at Nick's at Port of Menteith.RestaurantsNick's at Port of Menteith7.6 miles
The Trossachs Woollen Mill beside the rushing river at Kilmahog.AttractionsTrossachs Woollen Mill8.7 miles
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