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Special Diets
Vegetarian Friendly, Gluten Free Options
Meals
Lunch, Dinner
CUISINES
Seafood, British, Scottish
FEATURES
Reservations, Seating, Parking Available, Highchairs Available, Wheelchair Accessible, Table Service, BYOB
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All reviews oysters cullen skink bread tempura haddock tapas fish restaurant great seafood buy wine cooked to perfection west coast of scotland no alcohol excellent food and service farm shop birthday lunch my mum platter
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Reviewed 4 weeks ago via mobile

Best seafood restaurant I’ve ever been to. Eat here at least once a week and always look forward to seeing the specials board. Food is outstanding and the service is 5 star. Have taken many friends here and they have all loved it. Well worth...a visit.More

Date of visit: October 2023
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Reviewed 4 weeks ago via mobile

What a great find! Fresh fish & seafood cooked to perfection in lovely, friendly, casual surroundings. Staff were great, a few minutes by taxi from Largs and well worth the effort to get there. It felt like I was sitting in a friends kitchen, a...great night! (BYOB)More

Date of visit: October 2023
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Reviewed 23 September 2023

After visiting the attached shop a few times recently, we decided to try the restaurant on a Friday evening and were not disappointed. The menu itself is not huge but it was a difficult decision in what to choose. There are quite a few specials...on the board that made our decision even harder. I chose Cullen Skink and my wife had black pudding bon bons for starters and they were delicious. I had mixed grill of fish fillets and my wife had a ribeye steak, and again both dishes were cooked to perfection and very well presented. To round off we both chose profiteroles from the special board. It was a lovely evening in a small cosy restaurant and we will definitely make a return visit .More

Date of visit: September 2023
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Reviewed 16 September 2023

Best place to eat in or ant where near Fairlie, food is always excellent. They also have a shop with fresh sea catches of the day.

Date of visit: September 2023
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Reviewed 20 August 2023 via mobile

First time ever visiting Fins and iv'e got to say what a lovely experience. Food absolutely delicious, i had the carrot and orange soup of the day and the smoked haddock, the service was very efficient, great atmosphere all round. Would highly recommend 👌

Date of visit: August 2023
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Reviewed 23 June 2023 via mobile

Fresh ,top quality ,excellent best meal in town. Specials on offer and delicious oysters . Adam was very helpful and delivered great service. Just remember to take your own drink no alcohol license.

Date of visit: June 2023
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Reviewed 9 June 2023

Go to Fencebay! The food and service is great! We had oysters, langoustine tempura, scallops and seafood linguine - everything was incredible. Even the bread and oil was out of this world, get the bread! There's no licence but you can buy wine from the...farm shop which is reasonably priced with a great selection, honestly one of the best meals I've had. I'm already planning my next visit...More

Date of visit: June 2023
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Reviewed 5 June 2023 via mobile

Saturday lunchtime visit, three adults. 1 portion mussels, 1 Fencebay Tapas to share. As we said to the staff, the only thing wrong with the meal was that it was such a long drive from Yorkshire to have it again. Thoroughly enjoyed by all.

Date of visit: June 2023
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Reviewed 6 May 2023

Have been going here for nearly 20 years as an annual treat, this time it was probably our last. The dishes ranged from competent to laughably bad, the fish and chips in particular would have been sub standard even for a chip shop, with soggy...batter on the fish and chips that were barely cooked. There were substitutions on other dishes that we were only told about on delivery. You would have thought a fish restaurant would make good tartar sauce. The sticky toffee pudding has always been legendary at Finns, this time, it tasted like it was bought in. Surprisingly poor service considering the staff almost outnumbered the diners. Couldn't even get the spelling right on the menu. We remember when Fins was a Michelin star contender, and a real selling point for the village of Fairlie, those days are sadly gone.More

Date of visit: May 2023
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Reviewed 6 May 2023

i love this place but went last night and was very disappointed i got the smokies which was very small and watery fish i had to try find my husband had battered fish which looked like a gold fish with about 8 chips service was...not great think they forgot we were out front fel let down as love this place hoping it was just a one offMore

Date of visit: May 2023
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Reviewed 21 April 2023

An excellent restaurant with great service and fantastic food. We have been coming here for many years and have never had a bad experience.

Date of visit: April 2023
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Reviewed 10 March 2023 via mobile

Friday lunch at Fins. This was the second time we’ve visited recently. The food was just amazing! The mussels, as a starter, were so tasty and a large portion. Our mains were very attractively presented and delicious. Our server, Adam, was so courteous, and looked...after us perfectly. A lovely young man. The only negative, is that there is no door between the restaurant and the kitchen and the F word was flying around! We found it slightly funny, but it’s not professional and it’s definitely not good for business. However, I can’t wait to go back!More

Date of visit: March 2023
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Reviewed 26 February 2023 via mobile

As usual, absolutely fantastic food! Beautiful scallops for starters, poached halibut for mains, everything is perfect! Never had bad meal!

Date of visit: February 2023
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Reviewed 4 February 2023 via mobile

Amazing starter portion of mussels and so tasty. The Smokie haddock with bacon bits, cheddar cheese and poached egg was one of the best tastiest dishes I’ve had in a long time. What a brilliant fine. Well done Fins. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

Date of visit: February 2023
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Reviewed 19 November 2022 via mobile

Took my Mum and Stepdad for Mum's 91st birthday lunch.....Mum visited restaurant previous to lunch to request share seafood platter for two have shells removed - restaurant happy to oblige....however, I was subsequently charged when paying the bill for 2 seafood platters! Ruined the birthday...lunch vibe totally. I then received two phonecalls from Fins to refund one seafood platter due to miscommunication - nice resolve! But, one seafood platter to share is not enough for two people for a main.....my elderly parents had one platter each which was perfect....until the bill came. Food for thought,and be aware for the scare!.....when you order.....otherwise, lovely food :) HxxMore

Date of visit: November 2022
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Fins Restaurant is rated accordingly in the following categories by Tripadvisor travellers:
  • Food: 4.5
  • Service: 4.5
  • Value: 4.5
  • Atmosphere: 4.5