Local Food
With speciality take-aways, pubs with restaurants and cafes there is a choice for eating out or in.
Stromness Restaurants – Ferry Inn;
You will find a selection of excellent restaurants in Kirkwall and beyond from scrumptious lunches to fine dining.
Stromness has a great butcher, Fletts; baker, Argo’s; fish counter, Orkney Crab / Loki Seafood; and delicatessen, Bayleaf; all within walking distance and a well-stocked Co-op providing for the discerning cook.
Other producers with outlets nearby
- Orkney Dairy;
- Eviedale Bakehouse and pizzas,
- Orkney Sourdough Co., Kirkwall
- Kirkness and Gorie – fine cheeses and wines
- Westray Bakehouse
- Barony Mill – bere meal and biscuits
- Various Orkney farm cheeses, Orkney Ice cream try Argo’s Speciality drinks
- Orkney fudge,
- Stockans Oatcakes
- J&P preserves mostly sold through Argo’s stores.
Recommended Must tastes:
- Orkney beef
- Noth Ronaldsay lamb
- Hand dived scallops
- Orkney crab and lobster
- Orkney cheddar cheese
Speciality Drinks produced on the Islands
- Highland Park Distillery – Whisky
- Scapa Distillery – Whisky
- Orkney Gin / Rum / Spirits:
– Orkney Gin; Deerness Distillery; Orkney distillery; J.Gow Rum - Orkney Brewery – craft beer
- Swannay Brewery – craft beer
- Golden Slipper Brewing Company – non-alcoholic Kombuchas
Take Away food
Stromness:
- Loki Seafood shack
- Khua Thai
- Peedie Chippie
- Julias – the shed
- Pier Bistro
- Authentic Chinese takeaway
Out of Stromness:
- Leigh’s, Finstown
- Mistra, Evie
- Beitling and Brew, Kirkwall; Some Good Cuppa, Scapa; Palace Stores, Birsay
- Dolly Burger, Garden Square

Exclusive Orkney Escapes Menu by Kerry Leask. Minimum 4 persons
Dine in Menu
Prices start from £45pp – all dietaries are catered for
To book, please contact direct on kerrysdiningexperience@hotmail.com or 07801500029
Payment to be made by bacs 2 days prior or cash on the agreed date, cancellation made less than 48 hours notice will require 50% payment.
To Start
- Trio of Seafood – Beetroot & Orange Smoked Salmon, Crab Chilli & Lime & Prawn Marie Rose – served with Beremeal sourdough crackers
- Panko Crumb Haggis Balls set on a bed of Clapshot served with a Scapa Whisky Sauce
- Whipped Burnside Cheese, Almond, Dried Papaya & Apple – Pesto Oil Drizzle
- Cullen Skink – served with Bere Bannock
- Roast Duck, Orange & Toasted Walnut Salad
In the Middle
- Monkfish stuffed with Prawns wrapped in Parma Ham – served with a Lemon & Dill Cream sauce
- Aged Orkney Beef Short Rib – served with a Red Wine rich Gravy Sauce
- Maple Roasted Duck Breast – served with a Maple & Cranberry Sauce
- Baked Halibut with Chorizo – served with a Tomato & Paprika Sauce
- Grimbister Cheese & Caramelised Onion Tart with a Redcurrant Sauce
- Chicken Breast stuffed with Black & White pudding – served with a Pepper Sauce
All served with Fresh Vegetables & Potatoes
To Finish
- Orkney Fudge Cheesecake
- Raspberry & White Chocolate Roulade
- Orkney Fudge Pudding
- Lemon Posset
Drop Off Menu
Minimum of 4 persons
Prices start from £25pp + £10 delivery – all dietaries are catered for, vegetarians options given on request
To book, please contact direct on kerrysdiningexperience@hotmail.com or 07801500029
Payment to be made by bacs 2 days prior or cash on the agreed date, cancellation made less than 48 hours notice will require 50% payment
Main Dish
- Orkney Beef & Ale Pie
- Haggis, Neeps & Tatties – served with a Scapa Whisky Sauce
- Baked Salmon Encroute – served with a Lemon Cream Sauce
- Selection of Fish cooked in a White Wine Cream Sauce topped with Mashed Potato
- Chicken, Mango & Coconut Curry, Rice & Homemade Nann Bread
If there is something in particular you would like, please get in touch
To End
- Lemon Meringue Pie
- Orkney Fudge Cheesecake
- Salted Caramel Profitteroles
- Rhubarb & Plum Crumble
- Banoffee Tart