Stayed here on a cycling holiday for one night recently. Lovely looking place from the outside, Tain is a small town with a few shops and I walked the high street in 10 minutes (just to give you some perspective). Inside, the hotel decor looks a bit dated but the staff were very efficient and caring. There is no lift... More

After a very convivial welcome and starter the whole experience went downhill. The mains were late and overdone and the staff completely ignored us after collecting the plates. After watching the staff larking about behind the bar for over half an hour I had to go and get the supervisor to take our dessert order. That was not as the... More

Myself and my husband stayed here for two night as we were going to visit a friend in wick. She said to try the royal as it was a very nice place. The food was amazing but the breakfast staff could have been a bit nicer about things. The lady with the pink in her hair never smiled and when... More

mt husband and i stopped at Tain on sunday the 10th Feb, ny husband had stayed in tain for a few months in the 70s as we were passing through the area we thought we would stop for lunch, he had said the food was very good when he used to go a long time aga but we thought we... More

The manager and staff are first rate, the food is reasonable pub grub, the rooms are rather tired, but the place has a great atmosphere to it. But the draught beer is shocking! The Guinness was quite horrid, not really drinkable, so I had a pint of McEwans 70 which is vile gassy soapy stuff. My colleague tried the McEwans... More

Okay, so the hotel itself is a bit tired and could do with a bit of refurbishment and maintenance here and there. However most of the rooms are of a good size and comfortable. The food is excellent and it seems that nothing too much trouble for the chef, for the fussy eaters! The best point about this hotel is... More

This is a quaint hotel with friendly staff. It's very clean and the rooms are a good size. We ate on the first night and the food was prepared quickly and was very fresh. The waiters/waitresses are a little on the young side and probably need a bit more training. We had to go and find them for extra drinks... More

We found this by accident on passing through Tain on our way back south after a trip north. We called and asked if they had a table, not holding out much hope as they were very busy, but they managed to fit us in. We were pleasantly surprised by the quality of the food and the large choice on the... More

We dined at the Royal Hotel on Saturday night by chance as the restaurant of our choice was CLOSED.This meant we had to act quickly as it ws after 8 o'clock when we discovered this and so had to hightail it down to Tain. Having dined in most of the hotels within a 20 mile radius recently we decided to... More