Cafe Arriba

L’endroit est super sympa.
La nourriture est normale, assez bonne mais pas excellente.

Central and easy to find near the harbour in Portree this café has a great menu and even better views.
We arrived for a late lunch and it was full but the staff were friendly and it was only a 5 minute wait for a table.
The menu is on blackboards on the walls and is a good selection of soup, sandwiches, pasta, nachos and specials. They also do a wide range of tea, coffee and alcoholic drinks, including local beers.
The service was efficient without feeling rushed especially as the food was cooked to order. Both pasta dishes that we had were tasty and quite large portions.

American dishes (you think) with a twist of their on. Nachos, burgers, flatbread, French fries, soup. All wonderful and with a view! Wished I could go back.

Overall a really nice café with a little bit of a vibe, but not anything special. After reading the tip about Café Arriba in Lonely Planet, maybe my expectations was just a little bit high…
They do open already at 7am, so a perfect place to get a breakfast before heading out on a hike or catching a bus.
Menu and drinks are a bit limited in terms of selection (no juice/​smoothies) but you can get a bagel or traditional English breakfast for a hearty start of the day.

Café Arriba is my favourite place to eat in Portree.
Tasty, diverse menu, colourful, fun décor inside, a fantastic view out to the bay — you can’t ask for anything more. Come in for breakfast on a peaceful summer morning, have a cup of tea with the sun streaming in and setting fire to the bay outside, with all its lovely colours. Or have a cosy winter feast, store up on stodge before you brave the elements again — staff will always greet you at any time of year with a friendly demeanour and the food is amazing.
Primary colours adorn the walls, giving it a cute, kitschy feel. It’s warm, welcoming and the food — from pastas and sweet baked potatoes to burritos — is incredible. Freshly prepared, full of veg, light and filling with a wide selection on the menu.
My friend stays on skye so I come here as often as I’m there, if that makes any sense. It’s very popular with tourists and one of the most reasonably priced and diverse dining experiences on the island — you won’t be disappointed! It’s a one of a kind wee gem and my favourite place to go with friends or alone for some tranquil reflective time.

Café Ariba is the cutest little upstairs Mexican colored place in Scotland, you’ve ever seen. Brilliant food, lovely girls that service you, it’s smoking busy in there all the time, people are standing on the top of the stairs to wait for a seat! I had a great soup. Evrybody around me was enjoying themselves. If you stay longer in Portree, you will find your way back to this hippie place!

Great location, ambiance, views. Quirky and fun. I had terrific soup, though my son learned a valuable life lesson: «nachos» outside of California… not so much. Really good espresso and nice staff. (Wifi!!! A treat on Skye.)

Ate there on the way through Portree, was not very impressed with the interior design, but am glad we stayed to eat there, as the food was very good for the price.

Funky café with a creative and delicious chalk board menu. I ended up having Wild Boar cassoulet. Filled with locals and tourist, its worth the wait. Fun place for lunch!

I travelled to Skye this week in search of snow clad mountains and the Cuillin range stepped up to the plate, so cheers «oh mountain oh», local patter!, i swear to all that is holy. .The Cuillins have been around for hunners and hunners of years so the locals have had plenty of time to get their act together to serve up some great grub in a relaxing place in which you can park your freezing ass. The Café Arriba fits the bill. good and proper. Firstly i checked out the toilets, if it aint clean how can i trust your grub?!, they passed., The lavvys were colourful clean and as much as i enjoyed the stencils on the walls and the the few bits and bobs in the form of décor, i feel that the pennies would have been better spent on coat hooks for the back of the door, but it was clean, so nae cmplaints. The café is homely, cplourful and the lassies who serve the grub are friendly and have a bit of character about them, nae dour faces or the «huh» attitude about them. Their is plenty of choice of grub, i opted for macaroni and cheese with leeks, it was well tasty and plentiful,.The coffee could have been organic? the beans could have been hand picked by yaks, it doesnt matter to me, if its fair trade i am happy, was it? i dont know, but it tasted good, latte was my choice, one shot of coffee and green milk, smile, The views were beautiful, i sat by the window and gazed upon Portree Harbour. and felt at peace with the world well until i read the paper supplied, my choice i know. The Café Arriba is worth a visit, enjoy,

Finding good quality coffee in a cozy, nice and inviting atmosphere is sometimes a challenge in Britain. Café Arriba is a good exception to that rule … you step back in time a couple of decades here. Everything is still hand made and fresh here and the coffee (in many varieties) is very good! Great place also for lunch.

Went there one morning after «One night in Portree» starring me and the bird.
The Scottish Highlands are a complete mystery to me. Such beautiful scenery coupled with strange shops, and hit or miss restaurants. We travelled the 4.5 drive to see one of our favourite bands and naturally I was feeling slightly delicate the next morning. I needed sustenance before braving the journey back to Glasgow.
Pulled out the iPhone, fired up Unilocal and spotted Café Arriba was only 0.1miles away from the hotel. Pretty well received and already open… jackpot.
Ordered a full fry up with green mountain black coffee. What a nice surprise. Hit the spot perfectly. Nicely presented, quality ingredients, served by a friendly waitress.
Décor is fun… Spanish themed! Arriba… get it.
Got a homemade banana muffin to go. Lasted about 15 miles before it got chomped. Also very tasty.
If you’re ever in Portree and are looking for a nice eatery, check this place out.

This place is amazing. My wife and I were on our 2-​years-​late honeymoon in Scotland and we spend 4 nights in Portree during which we ate at Café Arriba for 4 meals which easily accounted for the best 4 meals we had in Scotland.
The food is good and local with interesting local greens, fantastic local lamb and all spiced up with great things including chorizo, goat cheese and fantastic sauces.
In addition to phenomenal food, they had the best espresso I had in Scotland brewing it with Green Mountain coffee specially imported.
If you are ever in Portree, eat here. You will not be disappointed in the least.

Live here and this is still my favourite place to eat on the island — relaxed but vibrant surroundings, friendly staff, great food whether you’re a vegetarian or carnivore and very reasonable prices. Add to this, an emphasis on good quality local ingredients and a menu that changes every day.
Child-​friendly and teenager proof, the loyal local customer base proves that Linda and Jenny are getting it just right, which should encourage any visitor.

Great value food — Stunning service — Very tasty. Loved our visit here in Sept 2010 whilst on holiday in Scotland. Highly Recommended

We spent almost a month in England and Scotland eating basically all of our lunches and dinners in restaurants, and without a doubt, this ranked as one of the top three restaurants out of all of them that we tried.
Before our arrival in Britain, I googled the towns, cities and villages we intended on visiting for «organic, vegetarian food» and I am THRILLED that we found Café Arriba in Portree. The food here is AMAZING! Home made everything. Even their breads!
This place is for omnivores, but for vegetarians, you will actually have quite a few choices. In fact we ate there 4 times in two days and I still was not able to try everything I would have liked to have tried. I was tempted to try their macaroni and cheese at lunchtime, but with all the dishes that actually had vegetables in them, I had to get some vitamins in my body while presented with the opportunity. If we had not paid our hotel for breakfast, we would have had breakfast here too. (In fact the last couple mornings I came here for my organic coffee-​I will only have coffee once a day and when I do, I want it to be organic if possible.) I also had a delicious organic beer there too.
Special emphasis on FRESH! These guys change their menu three times a day, EVERYDAY! They have blackboards where they list their meals. They have a few chefs working here who are ALL so talented with their recipe creations, it’s mind boggling!
Here are some of the dishes we tried: one meal we split was ½ a butternut squash with mini potatoes, tomatoes, mushrooms and other yummy stuff. One time we tried something like a salad sampler and once I had a filo stuffed with mixed and grilled veggies and cheese, accompanied by sweet garbanzo beans, a sampling of spinach & goat cheese dip, and sauteed fresh mushrooms in a delicious sauce. It was all INCREDIBLE!
Seriously, after the first bite from our first meal there (lunch), there was no way we were going to eat anywhere else. The fresh ingredients, freshly prepared with creative recipes, fair pricing and friendly service made it impossible to go anywhere else while in Portree.
Service was super friendly. The place is sparkling clean. They don’t have a ton of tables, and I don’t know if they take reservations or not. We got lucky each time we dined there but I did see some people leave due to tables being full.
It was awesome eating here and I am so happy to be the first one to encourage you to try this place. You won’t regret it, I promise. OH! I forgot to mention that you must try the home made desserts too. Mamma mia, soooooo good!