Review on Coast

House in a former bank close to Oban Art Gallery and the waterfront, this aptly named restaurant has kept its sturdy granite frontage and large windows, but takes inspiration from the coast when it comes to the textiles and colours used for the interior. Clean-cut wood partitions, calming seaside tones, modern art and metal set the scene, and the kitchen also looks to the sea for culinary ideas.

The full menu is a mix of fairly straightforward starters followed by more intricate main courses with plenty of fish and local meat on show. Char-grilled Loch Linnhe langoustines with garlic and parsley butter are bestsellers, along with ham hock roulade and fresh crab salad with avocado and tomato mousse. Mains span everything from sea bass fillet with tomato and herb salsa, spinach and sorrel dressing to roast shoulder of lamb with summer vegetables, herb gnocchi and thyme jus, while rhubarb mousse with ginger ice cream and praline biscuit is a nice finale.

Daytime light bites and early-evening deals bring in the families, but note that children must be out by 8 o'clock. The wine list offers a good spread of whites and reds to suit the food.

Coast is also featured in: Michelin Guide, AA Guide

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Cuisine

Modern Scottish

Chef

Richard Fowler

Restaurant Opening Times

Lunch: 12.00 - 2.00pm Mon-Sat
Dinner: 5.30 - 9.00pm

Accepted credit cards

Visa, Master Card

Online Booking Availability for Coast

Facilities at Coast

  • Private parties
  • Vegetarian menu
  • 46 covers

Address

Coast
104 George Street
Oban
Argyll and Bute
PA34 5NT

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Coast Sample Menu

SAMPLE A LA CARTE MENU

STARTERS

Roasted Beetroot and Goats Cheese Salad (V) £7.45
With mixed leaves, cous cous, toasted almonds, broccoli and celeriac

Hand-dived Scallops with Stornoway Black Pudding £10.95
carrot salad and sherry vinegar dressing

Pressed Ham Hock £7.95
Served with piccalilli and rye bread salad

Fresh Crab Claw Pot £8.50
With mixed leaves, heirloom tomatoes, parmesan and apple

Char-grilled local split Langoustines
(starter £11.50/ main served with potatoes £20)
served hot, straight from the grill in their shell, with garlic butter and mixed leaves

MAINS

Fillet of Gigha Halibut £19.95
with spinach and pea risotto and a mussel and saffron cream sauce

Aberdeen Angus Steak (Sirloin £21.50 / Fillet £28)
Choose sirloin or fillet with boulangere potatoes, buttered greens, roasted heritage carrots and a red wine jus

Pan-fried Fillet of Hake £17.95
with rice vermicelli, sea vegetables, roasted salsify and a fresh crab broth

Rump of Lamb £17.95
with roasted potatoes, smoked aubergine, spinach, kale, yoghurt, confit garlic and a rosemary scented jus

Baked Sole with Little Gem and Chicken Wings £18.50
with new potatoes, teriyaki dressing, peas and shiitake mushrooms

Corn Fed Chicken Supreme £16.50
with pesto potatoes, seasonal greens, butternut squash and red wine jus

Baked Haloumi with Spiced Vegetable and Sweet Potato Cakes (V) £15
with quinoa, a red chard and carrot salad and a light sriracha dressing

DESSERTS

Chocolate and Salted Caramel Tart (V)
with vanilla ice cream

Raspberry and Oatmeal Panna Cotta
with berry sorbet and praline biscuit

Sticky Toffee Pudding (V)
With butterscotch sauce and vanilla ice cream

Strawberry and Pistachio Mousse
with pistachio ice-cream and ginger snap tuile

Selection of Scottish Cheese
Mull Of Kintyre Cheddar, Clava Brie and Strathdon Blue served with grapes and Nairns oatcakes

Desserts £6.50 each

Restaurant menus often vary from day to day, so the above should be treated as examples of what to expect in terms of cuisine and price.

Coast Christmas Menu

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