Loch BayRestaurant

Michael Smith opened Loch Bay in 2017 with his wife Laurence, having left The Three Chimneys after winning that restaurant a Michelin star. The six-table dining room sits in a row of fishermen's cottages in Stein, on the Waternish peninsula, and Loch Bay earned its own Michelin star the following year, alongside AA Restaurant of the Year for Scotland in 2024. The kitchen builds its 'Skye Fruits de Mer' menu around hand-dived scallops, creel-caught langoustines and lobster passed through the kitchen window straight from the jetty outside. Service runs two sittings, Tuesday to Saturday evenings only. Reservations are essential given the room's size, and the restaurant remains the Smiths' own venture rather than part of a wider group.