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