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The Captain's Galley Scrabster |
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In 2001 we sympathetically renovated the old Scrabster Ice House and Salmon bothy which dates back to the early 1800s, opening in October 2002. We serve around 20 different species of seafood over the course of the weeks service and upwards of ten on any one night - always fresh and always local Scottish produce, the menu changes every day after my routine visit the pier, picking only the freshest and best quality either on the market or direct from the many boats which land their catches in Scrabster.
All of this goes on a mere 100-foot steps away from our restaurant. We only use the best of Highland produde in our Highlands and Islands dishes.
Our Ethical policy which forms part of our overall environmental policy determines that whenever possible all our fresh Scottish produce is sourced within a 50 mile radius of our restaurant. All our seafood must be in season and we only purchase non-pressure stock species, caught in sea areas of Scotland where the stocks are sustainable.
 Caithness's famous Boy Andrew
The name of the boat you can see in the photo is the Boy Andrew, it's a local based Caithness boat owned by the Bremner family, the crew are all local to Caithness, Andrew Bremner is the skipper, (the boat is named after him).
His Father Norman was a very successful fisherman for many years until ill health forced him to retire this is their 4th boat and they've all being called
the same name with PLN (port letters and number) WK 170.
Andrew is no stranger to success as one of Scotland's top fishermen and during his glittering career has held numerous awards, top annual grossing Scottish boat, top gross for a single catch.
He lands his catches regularly in Scrabster and the majority of the fish we serve in the restaurant comes from this boat. it's an 86 foot steel boat built in the Cambeltown ship yard. He goes out fishing for 10 day trips, but will land his fish 3 times throughout the trip, this makes sure the quality is always the best.
Although sticking rigidly to our principals to serve simple uncomplicated local Highlands fresh food of the highest standard, we do try to be a little bit imaginative to accommodate many tastes using the superb quality and enormous variety to its full by including dishes from all around the world.
The crew really looks forward to welcoming you to the Galley.
Jim and Mary Cowie
  
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