Best Quick Bites in Kirkwall

11 restaurant menus in United Kingdom, (the ranking and the list of restaurants are based on the number of recommendations received from users in the last month, currently updated to December 2024)
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Willows Coffee Shop
Willows Coffee Shop
95/100 (372 ratings)
Coffee & Tea
Coffee & Tea
Quick Bites
Cafe
Cafe
Scottish
British
Scottish
Vegetarian Friendly
Gluten Free Options
Vegan Options
British
Vegetarian Friendly
Gluten Free Options
Vegan Options
Lunch
Brunch
Breakfast
Cakes
Paninis
Cake
Soup
Scones
Salad
Sit down
Café
British
Scottish
Takeout
Seating
Wheelchair Accessible
Highchairs Available
Brunch
Breakfast
Lunch
Mid-range
"Excellent service, excellent vegan food including..."
Chris Reilly
"We love it here always lots too choose from my fav is the salads and the cheesecake...."
Lindsay Gomez
"Accommodated my sons allergies with no hassle, changing products etc to suit his needs! Couldn’t be more great..."
Suzy Davidson
"Some might think I’m being bias but I’m being 100% honest. I arrived the other day and asked Kirsten and was politely replied I will get her for..."
roy cutler
"Play area good, staff friendly. Only problem I had was what I ordered, it was wrong. Came back and told me that's what I ordered. Onion and..."
wendy anslow
"Lots of selection of plants & seeds. Lovely cafe also on..."
Agnes Ratter
"Had lunch here twice this week, decent food, friendly staff. Nice selection of gifts. Didn’t look at plants as on holiday. Sweet Dog. Really nice..."
Sarah Fox
"I've been to the cafe twice in the past week and the food was delicious, as usual. What was different since my last pre-covid visit was the..."
Julie Lyon
"Lovely food and cakes. Staff are always helpful and cheery. One of my favourite places to..."
Fiona
"Fantastic locally run garden centre, that has a small cafe selling a good range o food n drink. Plenty o parking also wheelchair friendly. Good staff..."
george brown
"Fab soft play and lovely selection of indoor..."
Sharon Tuck
"Visited The Willows Coffee Shop for a late lunch. Although quieter than normal by 2pm, some of the options had run out [quiches etc] but there was..."
Josephine Jones
"Good range of stuff for your garden. I've bought everything from compost to goldfish here. Parking can be a bit..."
John Orr
"Wonderful garden centre with a comprehensive selection of healthy plants and excellent service from knowledgeable staff. Stayed for lunch which was..."
Sue Irving-Lewis
"Nice local garden centre, with coffee shop. The coffee here is good and always there is a choice for gluten free..."
M.
"The most awesome experience ever! I called from Tucson Arizona USA and the lady I spoke to and worked with was very friendly & very professional. ..."
Julie Philip
"Always great food. Salad again today, so fresh and tasty. Very well set up for covid situation. Staff friendly and helpful. Third visit in a week..."
Karyn Tait
"I was sent some flowers from Texas. D &H Glue took the order. There was a problem and the flowers were not delivered during the day. ..."
Dianna Anderson
"Great cafe with really reasonable prices, garden centre was slightly lacking in tools..."
scott wisely
"Popped in for an early lunch in the Willows Cafe which included the biggest fruit scone I've ever had. Then browsed the Christmas merchandise and got..."
Dave Wakefield
"Great service, great food, well organized during the pandemic. Feeling looked after and safe really helps your experience at a place like this which..."
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St Magnus Cafe
St Magnus Cafe
91/100 (250 ratings)
Restaurants
Quick Bites
Scottish
Vegetarian Friendly
British
Cafe
Cafe
British
Scottish
Vegetarian Friendly
Lunch
Brunch
Breakfast
Cakes
Cake
Soup
Scones
Sandwiches
Toasties
Homemade Soup
Toasts
Sit down
Café
British
Scottish
Seating
Wheelchair Accessible
Highchairs Available
Free Wifi
Takeout
Brunch
Breakfast
Lunch
Cheap Eats
"Visited today for lunch. I had soup which was excellent. Great value for money. Self clearing in place which is well adhered to. Amazing community..."
Anne Marie Weston
"Having been virtually told to 'go away' at The Real Food Cafe next door ("The table are all gone- no point in waiting") we decided to call in at this..."
Mike Whitehouse
"Friendly little place to get a coffee and..."
Julian Green
"Lovely friendly little café. Good value for money. Very basic menu but good quality. No vegan options hence dropping a star in the..."
Catherine Cowlishaw
"Great take away..."
Darren
"Lovely cafe, helpful staff and not..."
Agnes Ratter
"Excellent food, excellent service, very reasonably priced. And they have excelled themselves with their Covid-19 procedures. I highly recommend..."
Dawn Collins
"Tasty food at really reasonable prices. They have made safety a priority during COVID-19 and I can recommend it as a no frills..."
Jacqui Hirst
"Staff friendly, great organizational skills during the pandemic, food could be better but all in all a good place to eat or..."
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"Friendly staff. Delicious food. Low prices. And we even got to crush our own cans once we'd finished. What more could you ask..."
Glen Chaplin
"Very sound food available. I don’t tend to go in there often except for the occasional lunch but it’s always been solid service and a decent..."
Cassandra Jeffrey
Mrs Chips
90/100 (15 ratings)
Quick Bites
British
Brunch
Breakfast
British
Accepts Credit Cards
Brunch
Breakfast
Willows Takeaway
Willows Takeaway
89/100 (2131 ratings)
Quick Bites
Fast Food
Chinese
Fast food
Vegetarian Friendly
Chinese
British
Scottish
British
Vegetarian Friendly
Dinner
Fish & chips
Fish & Chips
Patties
Fish
Fast food
Scottish
Chinese
Fast food
British
Takeout
Dinner
Cheap Eats
"Excellent fish 🐟 n chips. Friendly staff. Great prices and quantity were well proportioned. Take a way only which meant fast service. Had a..."
Lady Oceanna
"Amazing fish and chips. We came here on our holiday and we were blown away by food and service. Very kind people who take orders quickly and a very..."
Luke Collins
"I visited the Willows while on holiday and I have to say best chips I have had in a long time. You must try their home made Patties. The staff are..."
Gary Grant MIFireE FIIRSM PMSFPE MICWCI MIFSM MIET
"Went for Chinese options. Constant flow of customers for both Chinese food & chippy; chippy orders appeared to turn over really quickly. Chinese..."
ian beange
"The most amazing Chinese and chippy I have ever visited!! Incredible food at astonishing prices. Always..."
Mike
"Recommended by a lovely lady in the local Lidl. Blend of chippy and Chinese takeaway. Double Haggis supper was..."
Callum “Cajb1991” Bell
"Food is excellent whether you are after a Chinese takeaway or fish and chips it's all well cooked and good value my only issue is with the time it..."
phil taylor
"Wow, can't believe what I just ate compared to the price I paid. Excellent food and the staff were excellent also, very courteous. I've travelled all..."
Gav Bain
"Very efficient service and always good food. Salt & Chilli Chicken is ace..."
Sam Thompson
"Excellent fish and chips, great service, lovely staff,definitely recommend and definitely go..."
Anita Hutchinson
"Went there yesterday as my cruise ship I work for was docked there. I asked a local guide for a recommendation for a chip shop and she mentioned a..."
Linda McLaurin
"love coming here on my visits to orkney!! never had a bad meal :) i'm a big fan of the egg fried rice & lemon chicken here!!! but everything I've had..."
mt faux
"The Willows is my favourite Fish n Chips in Orkney. Actually, it's more than just Fish n Chips as it does Chinese food as well. I was curious to..."
Alexandria
"We had fish and chips and a Chinese takeaway, lovely..."
kate birkett
"Food was nice as always, but placed an order and then had to stand in a queue for over 40 minutes to collect. Meanwhile taxi drivers were..."
Neil Thain
"Very nice tasty food, my favourite is the salt and chili chicken and salt and chili chips. Very spicy full of flavour and cheap. Srsff are friendly..."
Hayleigh Mcleod
The Happy Haddock
The Happy Haddock
88/100 (3225 ratings)
Restaurants
Quick Bites
British
Fast Food
Seafood
International
Fast food
British
Seafood
Scottish
International
Street Food
Street Food
Dinner
Lunch
Sausage
Fish & Chips
Haddock
Fish & chips
Fish
Fast food
British
Street Food
Seafood
International
Takeout
Street Parking
Dinner
Lunch
Cheap Eats
"Really good fish and chips, great sized portions. Very tasty and quickly freshly fried to order. Went back for more a couple days later! One thing I..."
Sandy Robinson
"Excellent value chip shop. Very tasty at prices that will pleasantly surprise you. Really large portion of chips with both my wife's fish and my..."
Struan Robertson
"It's a chippy in Orkney. Was only one open when we were looking for some quick, much needed, food for the kids and the young at heart. Food was..."
Alistair Finlay
"Lovely chippy. I did only have a portion of chips BUT the place was really busy and the food looked nice. They cook in beef fat for all you veggies..."
Paul Hurst
"We stopped here this evening for our tea after visiting some family friends. The gentleman behind the counter was very polite and served us very..."
Leighanne Bain
"(heads up for any tourists, this is takeaway, there are no tables inside the shop) This was such a nice place! We were on a day trip in Kirkwall and..."
aidan k.
"The fish was excellent and the batter was too - cooked in beef dripping. The only problem is that it wasn't quite cooked all the way, so the batter..."
Margaret Rayner
"Great fish and chips. You order by the meal not by the number of fish! 1 fish is large and enough for 1 person. We were there Friday dinner time and..."
Fiona Willis
"Although it was only 5pm, it was already busy. The fish and chips from here were excellent, not greasy and a light batter around the very generous..."
Marianne Heredge
"It is one of the best fish I had ever eat, especially when it is just fried. So crispy delicious tasty. The couple are so nice. Definitely highly..."
运建晶
"£3.50 for a haggis supper... £1.30 for a deep fried mars. All delish. If only I didn't live 400 miles away......"
David Bowden
"Highly recommended by locals on Mainland, not disappointed, freshly cooked, good sized portion and reasonable prices. Shame it's so far from..."
david price
"Really good chippie everything was amazing this time patties from orkney the..."
Andy Peacher
"Always great food here, with fast and friendly service, albeit a limited menu compared with some fish and chip shops. The fish is always..."
Si Brodie
"Happy Haddock is a takeaway, so no seating. Fish is outstanding. Service is pleasant and..."
Roz Sendorek
Harbour Fry
Harbour Fry
87/100 (927 ratings)
Restaurants
Quick Bites
Scottish
Fast food
Seafood
Fast Food
British
Scottish
Vegetarian Friendly
Seafood
Gluten Free Options
British
Vegetarian Friendly
Gluten Free Options
Dinner
Lunch
Fish
Fish & chips
Onion rings
chicken strips
Café con leche
Chip butty
Gravy
Sausage
Curry Mit Reis
Fried
Fish and Chips
Patties
Haggis
Pattie Supper
Baked Potato Sausage and Beans
Large Haddock Chips and Black Pudding Fritter Haggis Fritter
Fish & Chips
Haddock
Seafood
Fast food
British
Scottish
Seating
Wheelchair Accessible
Takeout
Dinner
Lunch
Cheap Eats
"Great local family owned fish fry. We had the local fish and the chicken nuggets. Made to order and the fish was amazing. We sat and talked to other..."
Justin Derevyanik
"The food was fantastic! When we walked past the day before we went there was a queue of people out the door! All of them locals. You always know the..."
Dandy Mae
"I had one night in Kirkwall whilst I waited for my return flight and was recommended the Harbour Fry and they were not wrong. The fish and chips was..."
Andrew Derbyshire
"Lovely fish and chips at a great price! Patties were nice as well. Chips are included in the..."
adam johnson
"Nicest Haddock I’ve ever had. Chips were perfect. Had to try the black pudding fritter and haggis fritter. Absolutely outstanding. Highly..."
Mathew Bracher
"Best fish and chips ever. Lovely staff, tasty meal, huge..."
Stanislava Bilincová
"Friendly service with a good range on the menu. Very good.size portions and a good price. There's a choice of eating in or taking out. We enjoyed..."
Rich Lacey
"Perfect end to our day out to Westray. We got back in time to dine in and had some great fish with chips. Went to our holiday let with full stomachs,..."
Andrea Susan Campbell
"Nice dog friendly restaurant with great staff. We enjoyed the food and they were really nice and..."
Zaide Carrillo
"When in Kirkwall you must try a 'Pattie Supper' - mince & potatoes mashed with spices and deep fat fried, served with chips. Not found anywhere else..."
Alan Aim
Sun Bean Coffee House
87/100 (108 ratings)
Quick Bites
British
Scottish
Lunch
Brunch
Drinks
Red velvet cake
Chocolate cake
Nice Cup of Coffee
Cortado
Kaffee Und Kuchen
Chocolate Fondonte
Scon and Latte
British
Scottish
Free Wifi
Accepts Credit Cards
Takeout
Accepts Mastercard
Accepts Visa
Mastercard
Visa
Seating
Lunch
Drinks
Brunch
The Daily Scoop
The Daily Scoop
85/100 (523 ratings)
Dessert
Restaurants
Quick Bites
Cafe
British
British
Cafe
Dinner
Lunch
Brunch
Breakfast
Bakewell Tart and Chocolate Tiffin
Mint Chocolate Chip Ice-Cream
Cakes
Caramel Apple Crumble Waffle
Paninis
Vanille- Und Schololadeneis
Tea
Extra Large Latte
hot chocolate
Sandwiches
Mint Shake
Bacon roll
Cake
Strawberry Sundae
Pancakes
Soup
Raspberry Cheesecake
Scones
Eton Mess Waffle
Strawberry and Nutella Waffle
Sundae
Bacon and Maple Syrup Pancakes
Waffles & Crepes
Hummus
Knickerbocker Glory
Cakes
Gelato
Waffles
Pizza Waffle
Waffles & Crepes
Range of Ice Cream Flavours
Ice Cream
Café
British
Gift Cards Available
Parking Available
Free Wifi
Accepts Credit Cards
Family style
Non-smoking restaurants
Takeout
Reservations
Seating
Wheelchair Accessible
Brunch
Breakfast
Dinner
Lunch
Mid-range
"Absolutely loved it kids really enjoyed there ice cream great friendly people..."
lynette Carter
"Great place to have breakfast on a Sunday. All made from local produce. Only tried the more savoury of foods so one day will go back to try the..."
Reatha Brünjes
"15th Sept. First time I've been disappointed here. The menus and tables were sticky. The tables were not cleared after customers left and the cutlery..."
Ian
"Really enjoyed the Nutella and strawberry waffles and..."
adam johnson
"Despite being thoroughly harassed by grumpy tourists, the staff remained resilient and cheery. We dropped in for some ice cream and were warned that..."
whythe longface
"Was a bit busy, but that was to be expected during the middle of tourist season. The food was very good (the ice cream was delicious) and it took a..."
Si Brodie
"Lovely friendly staff, service quick and food was delicious. Highly recommend the bacon maple waffle and the toffee apple crumble waffle, the coffee..."
Kevin Shearer
"Even at their busiest, the customer focus is outstanding and cheerful. Our B&E rolls and coffee were..."
Colin Hylton
"Great place for ice cream on a sunny day. They also have sandwiches and coffee, etc. very..."
Gary Hoolsema
"Lovely cafe, With friendly staff and really nice food! Will definitely start going more as a..."
Harry Mowat
"Excellent flavours of Ice Cream, all sorts of waffles and treats. Next to the St Magnus Cathedral a must see..."
Gill Fenton
"The Daily Scoop is known for all of its different ice creams, but they have a great menu with good variety. They do the world's best breakfast..."
Vikki Thomson
"Fantastic little cafe and ice cream parlour in Kirkwall. A great selection of savoury lunches as well as an absolutely jaw dropping variety of cakes..."
Leighanne Bain
"They always have the best waffles. The ice cream is fantastic. But sometimes, if it's busy, the service is very slow, worth the wait though. Friendly..."
Mel Wishart
"Been here twice now. Both times we thoroughly enjoyed. Staff lovely, as is food and coffee. Everywhere and everything spotlessly clean - can highly..."
Isabel Jane Cummings
"Great little cafe with a good range of tasty, high quality food. The younger servers could have perhaps been friendlier, such as saying hello when..."
Katy DS
The Reel
The Reel
85/100 (647 ratings)
Quick Bites
Vegan Options
British
Cafe
Scottish
Bar
Vegetarian Friendly
Gluten Free Options
Vegan Options
Vegetarian Friendly
Gluten Free Options
Lunch
After-hours
Brunch
Drinks
Breakfast
Sandwiches
Cakes
Paninis
Salad
"This is easily the best coffee shop in orkney incredible baking and THE best cup of coffee I've had on the island :-D very nice atmosphere as well..."
Stewart Reid
"One of the best local music evenings I've ever had! superb company, good beer, and real Orkney..."
Emma Wilson
"We have just spent a week on Orkney and lucky enough to hear live music at The Reel four times. We also had coffee a couple of times and my better..."
Jon Powell
"Just had A light lunch at the reel :) great delicious gluten free range it's nice when people make that extra..."
Marc Herridge
"It's hard to single a place out in Kirkwall as they're all so brilliant, but I had a particularly lovely experience here. I had lost a pendant in the..."
Jenny Szyfelbain
"A must if you are visiting Orkney.... excellent food and great..."
Lou Ann Walker
"Ever since I heard and saw the Wrigley Sisters at Stallet, the Folk & World Music centre in Stockholm, and bought their first cd, Skyran, I listen to..."
Kerstin Otterstål
"Cosy, candle lit and live music venue and does peppermint tea in a cold night! What's not to..."
Caroline McCormack
"Nice staff, nice coffee, nice food and nice atmosphere. Well worth a..."
John Mickleborough
"We had a lovely lunch in the Reel and then went to their Saturday night session which was great fun. Our 15 year old is a keen fiddler and was able..."
Fiona Seonaid Hart
"Excellent coffee Sandwiches made to order and fillings generous Atmosphere relaxed and welcoming A must visit..."
Alistair Oag
"We visited this fabulous place twice, by good fortune happening on two music practice sessions. I did a few drawings from which this linocut print is..."
Simon Manby
"Nice old scotich pub. Nice collection of whisky's and beer. Coffee and cakes. Live music was..."
Leike Lodiers
"Great selection of Gluten free and vegan cakes, good quality coffees, a fairly wide range of whiskies, gins both Orkney and not. Vegetarian and..."
Camarila
"Nice coffee and tasty food, staff a really sweet..... can be incredibly..."
Frustrated Traveller
"If you are musical you can play here. Good selection of beer and coffee and..."
Elaine McDonald
"Always a friendly place with helpful staff. Good range of foods and drinks for lunches. Saturday nights see a variety of local musicians come..."
Dave Wakefield
"Good toasted sandwiches at lunch, but you'll be lucky to get a seat as this place is so central. If you can, stop by one of the live music nights...."
Calum Robinson
"A great place for a snack or a coffee in the middle of the day. The staff are friendly and..."
Anne Flint
"Nice little establishment, offers hot and cold drinks, alcoholic and non-alcoholic. Food including some gluten free and dairy free options. Worth..."
Martyn
"Great place for a coffee and hot chocolate before braving the bracing Orkney weather! Good cakes and toasties as well a good range of local..."
K McIntyre
Pomona Cafe
Pomona Cafe
80/100 (261 ratings)
Restaurants
Quick Bites
Vegetarian Friendly
British
Cafe
Cafe
British
Vegetarian Friendly
Lunch
Brunch
Breakfast
IRN Bru
english breakfast
Cheese and Onion Rolls
Red velvet cake
Cake
Vegetarian Breakfast
Soup
Sausage roll
Scones
Sausage
Toasties
Toasts
Cakes
chicken curry
Sit down
Café
British
Seating
Wheelchair Accessible
Takeout
Brunch
Lunch
Cheap Eats
"We visit this cafe every holiday up here. This year we are here with our dog who was very welcome in the cafe. It may not look the prettiest of cafes..."
Emma Clark
"Great food, the best coffee & very friendly staff..."
Pauline Davidson
"Lovely little classic cafe. Very dog friendly, gave them water and half a sausage. Food options were great for us meat eaters and our veggie..."
Adam lr01
"The pomona is a quiet and warm place for eating and the food is great. My only real issue is the tables are abit of a squeeze to get into and the..."
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"Stopped of on cruise loved the town made very welcome. Free shuttle bus from the port. Had a lovely scone and coffee at the cafe, nice. Look forward..."
John Bishop
"The BEST scone and jam ever. Hot, delicious coffee. Fantastic free wifi. Would come back if we..."
Ken Morton
"Very Calm and inviting place. Really enjoyed my time there. Remember when you are there it's a very Calm place to relax and..."
Philip McMonagle
"Good place to pop in for a quick meal, snack, or coffee. Good Cafe, I had sausage on a roll which was alright, though I wish I had gotten a cake of..."
alice jones
"Looks outdated but lovely cheap food helpful staff is all u want if u want arty farty food in arty farty places u ll pay more as go in here when in..."
Miggy Sinclair
"Had a big breakfast and tea, staff are friendly, food was..."
Darren
"Because my husband and I are autistic we love going to the Pamona as it's a lot quieter than the other cafés up the street and great food at great..."
Wendy Wolmarans
"Good old fashioned cafe. Spotlessly clean, comfortable seating, and a friendly welcome from helpful staff. We'd visited St Magnus' cathedral and the..."
gary spear
"Very nice staff. The seating is cosy and comfortable, although a bit old fashioned. The food was good and cheap. It's a great place to have a few..."
Roman Fässler
"Great quality food at little cost. We went back again the next day. Friendly service too..."
Martin Heighway
"Lovely people that run pomona always a lovely daily special today we had a lovely mince and onion paste homemade best pastry yesterday it was..."
Robert Gillies