Martyrs Bay Restaurant and Bar in Argyll & Bute

A lovely lunch stop while visiting Iona Close to the ferry. Wonderful views from the outdoor terrace of the white sandy beach and across the sea to Isle of Mull. Cosy self service restaurant with good selection of fresh sandwiches, fish & chips, pasties/pies and cakes. A small bar with good choice of drinks.

I don't know where all the good reviews came from but ours is certainly not.Visited Iona on thurs 9th May 19, Extremely cold and damp as was the heating in somewhat dilapidated canteen. Overpriced self service serving dried up pies etc, the pale looking slab of fish looked as though it had surrendered some while ago as did the dry looking chips.Soup was reasonable but I near chocked on the price, crusty bread ? ohh no. We had soup and a round of ham and mustard sandwich, reserving the latter for trip back. I wish I'd opened it prior to leaving. Ham was there ok, but for price an absolute disgrace, little thin piece.Staff looked as though they were just waiting for closing time. Middle room was bare and unwelcoming. For such a well published tourist site.Certainly will not return.If this is not published I will question it. Vastly over priced and substandard works canteen.

I can honestly say the only reason i ate the disgusting food on my plate rather than returning it was so as to avoid embarrassing my friends. Ridiculously overpriced and very very poor quality. The food had been sitting on the heated unit and had completely dried out. Disgusting, couldn't possibly recommend.

I had dinner here several times and liked it. I also had lunch a few times and liked it. Lunch is priced very reasonable and dinner is a little more, but I didn't think it was outrageous for a place on an island. The people are very nice.

We arrived at Io a on a day of cold rain and a freezing wind. To shelter went for lunch at this restsurant. As the busdriver on Mull Island had been talking about the tasty Mull farmed mussels, he had wetted my appetite and went for mussels in white wine and garlic. Dish was well prepared but disappointed they only serve the smallest grade of mussels with consequently little taste. And the portion was rather small. Guess half kilo! For the price charged this should have been a better dish. Views on jetty and sea are indeed nice, but then that is not the prime reason to go to a restaurant.

Stopped here for lunch on our day trip to Iona. Excellent choices of food served, beautiful surroundings with views out to see and large outdoor patio with seating on sea front. Highly Recommended.

Great food and drinks! Wonderful views during the day out over the bay and interesting people to talk to at all times! Wi-fi available too which is not very common on Iona :).

The staff are super friendly, there is a really homely atmosphere, and great views. My wife loved the Mull mussels. We went a service at the Abbey after and that was really atmospheric and made our day! The moon was out on our walk back, perfect!

Nice place, good attention, and an incredible view

This was a lovely, homely restaurant! The food was reasonably priced and there was a great selection of what felt like home comfort food. The staff were all really pleasant and friendly as well.