Busters Diner in Orkney Islands

Lovely little diner, great service and food for a bargain on orkney islands. The interior is made with love for details. just be aware of the pepper caster 😃

If your a big eater this is the place to go as the portions were big and well tasty

Lovely food , good service and great value . Highly recommended

A small but stylish establishment, the food was good with a semi decent range of options which included curry, not what I expected from an American styled diner but the service was very much a one girl band. I could feel the undertones of very poor micromanagement and a lack of leadership. We were the first ones in and had around 10 minutes to peruse the menu before our order was taken. Another table followed 5 minutes behind us and this is where the service was stretched as a third table followed ten minutes after the second. Three tables in a small establishment just big enough to swing your coat off your shoulders without taking someone's eye out. Let's put it in terms of manoeuvrability. You are moving chairs to get into your chair. There's no room for a pushchair amongst the tables so you would have to leave it outside if you had one. As for the staff, they didn't seem very happy, perhaps something to do with the senior manager who seemed to be doing very little in the way of leading by example and was barking orders at the rest of the team from the corner of the kitchen watching the patrons eat. The third table in who had booked for a birthday party complained about the food and it was left to one of the kitchen staff to deal with, something a senior manager is paid to deal with. In fairness the staff member handled the complaint with ease and with an offer to remake the food. Obviously the table refused as they would have been waiting a further 15-20 minutes for food. All in all a 3 star experience. And the 3 stars is for the quality of food and the waitresses (singular) service.

Lovely food, great selection. Friendly atmosphere. Best to book as very popular. Thoroughly enjoyed it.

We went here for food tonight. The food was tasty and well cooked. The service was outstanding and all for a reasonable price. Highly recommended.

Oh Busters, where to start. I try to eat at new restaurants whilst I’m in Orkney - this trip brought me here.Unfortunately, the food was not good. The burgers were served with cold and unmelted grated cheddar, and were definitely frozen and processed… you live on an island full of cows! I don’t understand the need for a frozen burger, ever. Generally the ingredients just didn’t seem fresh.The decor is quirky (a bit cheesy really) and the prices were low, but they don’t make up for the lack of good food.We definitely won’t be returning here, which is a shame as it has rave reviews but I’m not sure why.

Wow, what a great find. Got a table without pre booking. Great service, food and prices...... just up my street.The place has lots of American items around the walls including the front of a cadillac.Sorry I have no photos.Was too busy eating!!!

If you're looking for a nice dinner out in Orkney, I wouldn't recommend here. It's perfectly fine for a quick dinner or dinner with fussy kids, but not particularly nice food. We had burgers - the chips were ok, salad ok but the burger itself wasn't very nice. Really compacted meat (though this seems to be a theme in Scotland), cheap grated cheese etc. Saying that, it filled our bellies and the staff were nice and gave good service.

Delicious food, great price and friendly staff. Loved the decor and attention to detail. My pasta was so tasty and hubby loved the haddock.