The Friars Shot opened its doors over 100 years ago, and was named after the Dominican Friars who cast or "shot" their fishing nets across the River Ness. Subsequently called the Black Bull, and more recently Waterfront. Devastated by a kitchen fire in December 2011, the Waterfront now serves what many have described as the best value pub grub in Inverness. One of the offerings - "The Highland Tapas" allows you to try all of the local delicacies. Tucked at the end of Huntly Street close to the A82 Bridge over the River Ness it can be reached by the pedestrian suspension footbridge from town and is worth the walk, just for the view upstream, and for that strange sensation! Vehicular access also, but the one way system outside the pub may defeat you! Only one hand pump offering well kept Cairngorm ales - normally Santa's Sledgehammer around Xmas time.
Great vibes of local pub. Decent food with good portions. Some of the veg items could have been seasoned a bit better. Fish and chips were great. The seafood grill platter could have been a bit more flavourful as the fish was quite plain. Great kids menu!
Really great food, good portions. The staff were nice and overall good service with great beers. This was a wonderful experience, thank you for having us
Came for the Sunday roast and it was fantastic, the roast beef was so soft and they weren't shy with the amount on the plate either. Husband ordered something else and didn't like it so we ordered a second Sunday roast and they took his first course off the bill which they absolutely didn't have to do. All of the waiters/waitresses were very friendly and the prices are really reasonable as well considering the quality of food you get. We aren't local but if we were it would definitely be a regular place for us to eat out at!
I work as a tour guide covering most of Scotland, as a result I have extensive experience visiting many food establishments. I took four guests for lunch today and it's probably the best lunch experience this year, a huge thanks to the front of house lady for looking after my guests from Canada and also to the kitchen staff for producing some excellent authentic Scottish food.
Any hopes I had of a good meal were dashed on the rocks as soon as the starters arrived. Cauliflower wings, salt and pepper mushrooms were a let down (see pictures) The prawns were nice but once again hard to derail. Fish and chips were insipid. 2 slivers of haddock in unseasoned batter. The 4 onion rings had merely been exposed to heat but removed before any cooking took place. The steak pie came with the pastry baked and the filling beside it. It did not say "deconstructed" pie or anything like that. King prawn Enchiladas were nice but a lot of courgettes. All in all a bit disappointing to say the least. This was supposed to be the meal night but was an absolute bust. Not sure if the chef was phoning it in or similar. The bits we didn't eat are in the picture. So in short, this cost us the sum of £78 with a service charge. I'm quite happy to pay 40 over that for a decent meal. Would I go back, no. If you go I hope you enjoy the 4.4 ⭐ experience and not the 2⭐ I had. (Did I give them feedback at the time, hmmmm, how do I say this entire meal is a tribute to school dinners in the 80s)
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Inverness, Inverness-Shire, IV3