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Top 15 cheap eats in Inverness based on Trip Advisor reviews


By Ali Morrison

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FANCY a bite to eat on a budget? Check out the top 15 cheap eats in Inverness, based on TripAdvisor reviews...

1. Coyote Coffee

21 Academy Street

Popular cafe with a focus on speciality coffee, breakfast and brunch, using nothing but the highest quality ingredients. Price range: £2-£9.

Coyote Coffee currently has a five-star rating on TripAdvisor

2. Milk Bar

8 Market Arcade

Milk Bar brings visitors to The Victorian Market some of the best locally sourced goodies, including a unique coffee blend freshly roasted by The Inverness Coffee Roasting Co., delicious ice cream and milkshakes from Black Isle Dairy, and scrumptious baking from The Storehouse. All served with love. Price range: £2-£10.

Milk Bar has a five-star rating on TripAdvisor at the time of writing, with a top score for food, service and value.

3. Miele's Gelateria

92 Church Street

Miele's Gelateria
Miele's Gelateria

Gelato (ice cream) parlour with an exciting 24-flavour cabinet which is all made fresh by the family. Winner of best parlour in Scotland 2017/18 as voted by Italian awards.

Miele's Gelateria is rated five-star on TripAdvisor.

4. Velocity Cafe and Bike Workshop

1 Crown Avenue

Social enterprise aimed at promoting happy, healthy living and increasing cycling in Inverness. Serves delicious vegetarian and vegan food made using local produce where possible. Price range: £4-£10.

Velocity reviews can be read here.

5. Perk Coffee & Doughnuts

36 Church Street

Perk coffee and donuts
Perk coffee and donuts

Small family-run business serving hand-crafted doughnuts and delicious artisan coffee. Freshly prepared soup and sandwiches are also on offer. Price range: £2-£3.

Reviewers praise Perk for their range of donuts including vegan options.

6. Comfort Foods

22 Church Street

Serves breakfast, brunch, lunch and dinner. Vegan and gluten free options available. Price Range: £2-£9.

Comfort Foods' reviews are here

7. The Rendezvous Cafe

14A Church Street

Famous local eatery with a fingerprint of vintage cinema and great music.

Reviewers love the friendly service and good value for money.

8. The Grumpy Chef

11 Chapel Street

The chef uses fresh quality ingredients for baguettes, panini's, wraps, salad boxes, home-made soup and more! Price range: £2-£6.

At the time of writing, The Grumpy Chef is rated five-star on Trip Advisor.

9. Lettuce Eat

Stephens Brae

Small deli-style takeaway serving custom, create-your-own and signature sandwiches.

Vegetarian friendly.

Top marks for value and 4.5/5 for food, service and atmosphere on TripAdvisor.

10. Blend Tea & Coffee Merchants

9 Drummond Street

Over 20 hand-blended loose leaf teas from black tea, white tea, oolong, green teas, fruit teas and the finest gourmet roast coffee, available to sit in or take away, and also in bags to have at home. The food menu is designed to cater for everyone with varied home baking, bagels and rolls, wraps and salads, and a soup of the day. Smoothies, iced teas, bubble teas, milkshakes and varying drinks also available.

Read reviews on TripAdvisor here.

11. Nourish

105 Church Street

Nourish, Church Street
Nourish, Church Street

A combination of organic, vegetarian cafe and complementary therapy centre, providing an oasis of calm in the centre of Inverness.

Reviewers love the relaxing atmosphere and delicious cakes.

12. Jammy Piece

91B Telford Street

Tearoom serving home style baking and light meals. Relax in front of the wood burner or sit outside and watch the activity on the Caledonian Canal.

Jammy Piece TripAdvisor reviews can be read here.

13. Inverness Coffee Roasting Company

15 Chapel Street

A friendly stopping place for the individual coffee lover and a supplier of locally roasted, single origins beans and unique blends.

At the time of writing, all TripAdvisor reviews for Inverness Coffee Roasting Company were rated five-star.

14. The Auctioneers

28 Church Street

Roomy city centre pub. Whether you're enjoying your Belhaven Extra Cold over a meal, joining your mates to watch live sport on one of the 12 television screens or meeting a fellow shopper for an afternoon coffee, The Auctioneers will make you feel at home. Price range: £4-£9.

TripAdvisor reviews here.

15. McLeod's Fish & Chips

29 Grant Street

Renowned in the area for its quality and presentation of freshly prepared food. Price range: £4-£8.

Lots of five-star reviews on TripAdvisor.


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