Stone Boat Restaurant at The Harbour House Inn in Down

We were looking for somewhere to eat, and called in to The Boat hoping that they could accommodate us without a booking. Because it was early evening, they were able to accommodate, and the food was delicious. We both had the parmesan crusted chicken schnitzel, which was obviously home made and a huge portion!It was a cold day, so the log fire was very welcoming.The restaurant did get a bit busy before we left, so I would recommend booking so as to avoid disappointment.Beer and wine also excellent!

Just had dinner and drinks but it was all very good. Nice to see local (Cairngorm) ales among with good food and excellent service

We enjoyed our 2 night stay at The Boat in one of their dog friendly rooms (Garden Room 1) which is really handy having the grass for Luna to go out on. The room is nice, done to a decent enough standard.The food is good, I've knocked our score down a star as the service was a bit poor at times, albeit the staff were always friendly. The choice for vegans and vegetarians alike is poor unfortunately. However the chef knocked up a tasty spicy cauliflower risotto when asked if there was anything else my partner could have. Don't know why they can't add this to the menu? 🤔Breakfast was tasty, but again not much on offer for vegans. Avocado on toast would be a bonus.

Great food great staff great service. Very busy tonight with too many people thinking they are the only customers in the place and moaning for very little reason. I’d love to see the quality of food and service these people get at home. The hospitality industry has gone through a huge disaster these last two years, cut them a bit of slack for goodness sake!

We called in here after a lovely walk from Aviemore. It's right next to the station. It is a very traditional hotel and bar. The staff were warm and friendly and there is a good selection of beers. Nice place well worth a visit. Thanks.

Had a cracking time, great food, the staff even got us a separate vegan menu which was a nice touch. I rarely order steak when I'm out, because I'm always so dissapointed, but for onece, the rare was rare 👌Also the whisky recommendations from our waitress were spot on, had a really great evening, staff were terrific

The restaurant is the star of the show. Traditional pub fare served well with fast and friendly service. Rooms are as you would expect, with necessary amenities, we visited early jan and our room was particularly cold, radiators only seemed to come on for a few hours a day.

It had been a while since I'd eaten here so knew dinner was going to be fine enough but wasn't expecting it to be as nice an evening as we had.I'm not into Christmas really (there's far too much tat for my liking) but the decor here was festive and traditional and very pretty. The restaurant felt lovely as the lights were low, the music chilled and the tree twinkling in the corner.The burger was excellent and the service just as good. There was a mix up with my order but it was resolved without fuss.

Rooms are lovely and cosey, quiet tooMe and my husband had the best night sleep here! One of the most nicest hotels I’ve stayed in, there are gorgeous views!The breakfast was amazing too and the staff are just the best

We were intially upset about not being able to get various types of service such as ordering drinks and food outside, as the hotel tries to force you to install their app. With one or two exceptions though the staff came through again and were wonderful and friendly and found ways to provide an outstanding service.So one star off for the initial trying to force bizzare app on customer aspect. Otherwise wonderful staff