Mackays Hotel

A friendly, reasonably-priced hotel. Very good breakfasts. I only had one evening meal but that was good too. Ideally situated for swimming at the North Baths and rhe newly-restored Trinkie!

Stopped in for Dinner and it was AMAZING! The food was delicious! My wife had the lamb (Millie) and I had the chicken (Chuck), both were phenomenal and just what we needed. For desert we had the white chocolate raspberry cheesecake…… pure heaven. The staff were delightful and kept us well entertained. I couldn’t recommend the No. 1 Bistro at Mackay’s Hotel enough! In fact we are going back tomorrow for breakfast before heading back out on the NC 500.

Had dinner in No. 1 Bistro, returning whilst on holiday, having been here a couple of times over the past several years. ||Family of 4 adults. ||Service was polite and speedy, meeting our needs and staff were helpful too. ||We had starters and main courses, and with one of our party being vegetarian. ||She had a lovely starter and in her words an amazingly tasty Risotto. ||The restaurant of us had a mix of VERY fresh clams, Soup and a local dish, Cullen Skink (fish chowder like dish.)||Then on to freshly made chicken burger and a couple of the tastiest and tenderest steaks (from ‘Mey estate.’)||The restaurant was busy so once we ordered it took a little while to be served each course, but it was all served together on hot plates and at the correct time, having been cooked freshly and giving us time to relax and chat. ||Wonderful meal and service again. ||Afterwards, we sat in the hotel bar (Mackays Hotel) and took advice from the owner about an impressive selection of whiskies, sampling a few, very special drams.

Came here whilst doing the NC500 tour. We were recommended it by the owners of Wick River Campsite where we were staying. We had a 13 yr old spring spaniel with us. The owners were so accommodating and fitted us in for drinks and dinner in the bar area. It was fully booked and everyone couldn’t have been nicer. We both had the lamb which was delicious , high quality produce and well presented like a top London hotel. The sticky toffee pudding was the best we have ever had and I’m still thinking about it.

Just popped in for lunch with our wee pooch. Amazing service, Fabulous food and great value for money. On top of that completely dog friendly which was wonderful. I highly recommend this place.

We had one of the apartments, and it seemed to be recently refurbished. The entrance hall as well as the apartment itself looked very nice. We had a big bedroom, spacious bathroom with shower and bath, a living room and a fully furnished kitchen. I could easily see myself living there long term. The breakfast was ok with plenty of hot choices, and a continental buffet. The dinner in the restaurant was also very nice, and the bar has an extensive choice of whiskey.

The food was good. Staff attentive and helpful. The things we were disappointed in was the dirty carpet in room and sticky feeling you experienced when going into the bathroom. The bed mattress was squeaky and needed replacement. The bed sheets were worn out and needed replacing. The breakfast was good. This is an older hotel which makes it a challenge for the staff to keep it clean, but improvement is needed. We would not recommend staying here.

Had an excellent dining experience last night. Delicious food in lovely surroundings. Service was fantastic and the banter with the waiter was the icing on the cake! He was hilarious 😂 So cheerful, polite and professional. Highly recommend

Mackays Hotel is located in Wick, in the beautiful area of Caithness. Built in 1883, the hotel has gained wide recognition for its high standard of award winning service and fine food. Using only the best in local produce and fish straight from the boats at Scrabster, No 1 Bistro is one of Caithness's tastiest choices for lunch and dinner.

Great hotel, super friendly team and restaurant uses local produce. Have stayed here a few times whilst on business and main reason to stay here is being recognised on arrival. The owners Murray and Ellie are always around to support the team. The food is excellent and using local produce which is beautiful. Highly recommended and I will be back.

Lovely place for a refined meal, great local food and good atmosphere. Service is excellent and food also amazing. Not for those on a budget but very very nice and worth it.