Calendar An icon of a desk calendar. Cancel An icon of a circle with a diagonal line across. Caret An icon of a block arrow pointing to the right. Email An icon of a paper envelope. Facebook An icon of the Facebook "f" mark. Google An icon of the Google "G" mark. Linked In An icon of the Linked In "in" mark. Logout An icon representing logout. Profile An icon that resembles human head and shoulders. Telephone An icon of a traditional telephone receiver. Tick An icon of a tick mark. Is Public An icon of a human eye and eyelashes. Is Not Public An icon of a human eye and eyelashes with a diagonal line through it. Pause Icon A two-lined pause icon for stopping interactions. Quote Mark A opening quote mark. Quote Mark A closing quote mark. Arrow An icon of an arrow. Folder An icon of a paper folder. Breaking An icon of an exclamation mark on a circular background. Camera An icon of a digital camera. Caret An icon of a caret arrow. Clock An icon of a clock face. Close An icon of the an X shape. Close Icon An icon used to represent where to interact to collapse or dismiss a component Comment An icon of a speech bubble. Comments An icon of a speech bubble, denoting user comments. Comments An icon of a speech bubble, denoting user comments. Ellipsis An icon of 3 horizontal dots. Envelope An icon of a paper envelope. Facebook An icon of a facebook f logo. Camera An icon of a digital camera. Home An icon of a house. Instagram An icon of the Instagram logo. LinkedIn An icon of the LinkedIn logo. Magnifying Glass An icon of a magnifying glass. Search Icon A magnifying glass icon that is used to represent the function of searching. Menu An icon of 3 horizontal lines. Hamburger Menu Icon An icon used to represent a collapsed menu. Next An icon of an arrow pointing to the right. Notice An explanation mark centred inside a circle. Previous An icon of an arrow pointing to the left. Rating An icon of a star. Tag An icon of a tag. Twitter An icon of the Twitter logo. Video Camera An icon of a video camera shape. Speech Bubble Icon A icon displaying a speech bubble WhatsApp An icon of the WhatsApp logo. Information An icon of an information logo. Plus A mathematical 'plus' symbol. Duration An icon indicating Time. Success Tick An icon of a green tick. Success Tick Timeout An icon of a greyed out success tick. Loading Spinner An icon of a loading spinner. Facebook Messenger An icon of the facebook messenger app logo. Facebook An icon of a facebook f logo. Facebook Messenger An icon of the Twitter app logo. LinkedIn An icon of the LinkedIn logo. WhatsApp Messenger An icon of the Whatsapp messenger app logo. Email An icon of an mail envelope. Copy link A decentered black square over a white square.

Ferry company gets top marks for food at sea

Post Thumbnail

Caledonian MacBrayne has become the first ferry company to take Visit Scotland’s culinary seal of approval.

Seven of the ferry operator’s Mariners restaurants have received their Taste Our Best accreditation, which ensures customers eat quality ingredients of Scottish provenance and the freshest seasonal produce.

The ships which have achieved the award include the Isle of Lewis, Hebrides, Caledonian Isles, Finlaggan, Hebridean Isles, Isle of Arran and Lord of the Isles.

Another two are in the process of being assessed and, once in service, the MV Loch Seaforth will also be appraised by the judges.

The ship’s restaurants were assessed separately and all are individually certified, with each undergoing rigorous testing to ensure the high standards were met.

CalMac uses 67 suppliers across its restaurants, coffee shops, bars and on-board shops. Of those, 62 are from Scotland and 44 of those are on the islands – whether it be local papers, tablet, real ale, chocolate or books.

More than 50% of the Mariners menu is Scottish, offering the likes of Barra-landed Haddock, smoked salmon from Argyll Smokery in Dunoon, along with burgers sourced from meat from around Argyll including the famous CalMac’n’Cheese.

Lighter bites include cakes from Cobbs Bakery, Loch Ness and freshly made sandwiches from local suppliers, as well as locally produced ales, lager and whiskies.

Other restaurants with the Visit Scotland accreditation include The Three Chimneys in Skye, Martin Wishart at both Edinburgh and Loch Lomond, and The Ubiquitous Chip in Glasgow.

Kurt Hart, CalMac’s retail operations manager, said: “We have worked hard to put together a menu which not only satisfies our hungry customers, but which is value for money and promotes good Scottish produce.

“Many of our suppliers are from the islands we serve – items like Stornoway black pudding, Arran ice cream and Barra-landed haddock – putting us, once more, at the heart of these rural communities. We are glad to both support these local businesses, as well as promote their goods to our customers.”

Malcolm Roughead, Chief Executive of VisitScotland said: “It’s great to see Calmac going that extra mile to provide good quality food using exceptional Scottish produce, and we are delighted to be awarding the Taste Our Best accreditation to so many restaurants on board the ferries.”