SKYE Soul Soup and Broth Lunch
Enjoy a stunning sea view lunch in our restaurant or on the terrace.
BONES – VEGETABLES - SPRINGWATER - FIRE - TIME
SKYE SOUL SOUP AND BROTH
THE OLD WAY MADE NEW AGAIN
SKYE’S KITCHEN MAKES SOUPS AND BROTHS THE TRADITIONAL WAY.
THE BASE FOR ALL OUR SOUPS AND BROTHS IS FOUR VERY SLOW-SIMMERED BEEF,
LAMB, (SHELL) FISH AND VEGETABLE BROTHS.
ALL MADE FROM SCRATCH.
REAL FOOD IN ITS PUREST LIQUID FORM
ALL OUR BEEF, LAMB, VENISON AND POULTRY BONES COME FROM
100% GRASS-FED ANIMALS RAISED IN THE HIGHLANDS.
ALL FISH IS FROM SCOTTISH WATERS AND THE SHELLFISH FROM SKYE WATERS.
MORE THAN JUST BONES
WE ALSO INCORPORATE FRESH WHOLE-CUT GARDEN VEGETABLES
FOR BETTER FLAVOR AND MORE WELL ROUNDED NUTRITION.
WE ALSO ADD SOME TRADITIONAL SEASONINGS, SUCH AS BAY LEAF,
BLACK PEPPERCORNS AND MINERAL-RICH SEA SALT.
NON-MEAT EATERS
WE OFFER BONELESS VERSIONS OF OUR BROTH, MADE FROM WILD SEAWEED,
MUSHROOMS AND GARDEN VEGETABLES. IT IS 100% VEGAN AND VEGETARIAN.
NUTRITIONAL POWERHOUSES
IN ADDITION TO BEING DELICIOUS, OUR SOUPS AND BONE BROTHS ARE NUTRITIONAL POWERHOUSES. THEY ARE HIGH IN COLLAGEN PROTEIN, GELATIN, AND ESSENTIAL AMINO ACIDS – ALL IN A FORM OUR BODY EASILY UNDERSTANDS AND ABSORBS.
ENJOY
SOUP MAINS
SKYE PIE AND PEA SOUP - £12
(KILMUIR LAMB STOCK)
SOME SOUPS NEED A FIRESIDE, OTHERS REQUIRE A SUMMER AFTERNOON.
THIS SOUP DEFIES SEASONS AND TASTES AS DELICIOUS IN THE SPRING AS IN THE SUMMER, AUTUMN OR WINTER.
A FLAKEY GOLDEN PASTRY BONNET COVERS A LOVELY GARDEN PEA SOUP, KILMUIR LAMB
MINT JELLY & SMOKED BACON
DARK BROWN BREAD, FINE HERBS, MUSTARD AND PICKLED BEETROOT
BEST FRIEND: A TRADITIONAL SCOTTISH WHISKY PUNCH (HOT OR COLD) £6
PARTAN BREE - £14
(SKYE BROWN CRAB SOUP)
MORE COMMONLY KNOWN AROUND THE WORLD AS CRAB BISQUE, PARTAN BREE IS A CLASSIC SCOTTISH DISH WHICH TAKES ITS NAME FROM ITS INGREDIENTS.
PARTAN BEING THE GAELIC FOR CRAB AND BREE A SCOTS TERM FOR SOUP
SKYE BROWN CRAB, ONION, FENNEL SEEDS, CARROT, BAY LEAVES, GARLIC, TOMATO & BRANDY
WARM GIANT LEMONY CROUTONS AND CRAB MAYONNAISE
BEST FRIEND: A COSMOPOLITAN COCKTAIL AS A PLEASING
CONTRAST TO THE RICH SAVOURY CRABMEAT - £9
SCOTCH BROTH - £8.50
(KILMUIR LAMB STOCK)
THE EPITOME OF A TRADITIONAL SCOTTISH SOUP!
THIS TRADITIONAL SCOTTISH SOUP CONTAINS EVERYTHING AND ANYTHING, BUT THE TWO ESSENTIAL INGREDIENTS ARE LAMB AND BARLEY
LAMB LEG, PEARL BARLEY, CARROT, ONION, LEEK, CELERY, CELERIAC, TURNIP, GARLIC, WHITE CABBAGE
WARM BROWN BREAD, PARSLEY BUTTER
BEST FRIEND: A HOT OR COLD CIDER COCKTAIL £8
CULLEN SKINK - £9.50
(SMOKED HADDOCK BROTH)
THIS SOUP WHICH ORIGINATES FROM THE FISHING VILLAGE OF CULLEN IN THE NORTH EAST OF SCOTLAND WILL ALWAYS BE SYNONYMOUS WITH A SOUP THAT IS WARMING AND LIFE-GIVING
TRADITION HOLDS MANY TALES OF THIS SOUP THAT IS TRADITIONALLY MADE WITH (FINNAN HADDIE) THE SMOKED SMALLER CATCH FROM THE FLEET AND LOCAL POTATOES. COMFORTING AND CREAMY YET FULL-FLAVORED, CULLEN SKINK IS A MEAL IN A SOUP
SMOKED HADDOCK, LEEKS, ONIONS, BAY LEAF, FISH STOCK, MILK & CREAM
DILL BREAD, LIME BUTTER AND SMOKED HADDOCK CRISPS
BEST FRIEND: A CHILLED GLASS OF WHITE SLOW' CHENIN BLANC - £7.50
SCOTTISH ONION SOUP £8.50
(HIGHLAND BEEF STOCK)
THE PERFECT COMFORT FOOD
ASIDE FROM ENJOYING ITS HEARTY TASTE IN EARLIER DAYS THEY REALIZED THAT IT WAS ALSO RATHER EFFECTIVE AT COVERING THE SMELL OF A HEAVY NIGHT OF DRINKING. IT QUICKLY GAINED THE NICKNAME ‘THE SOUP OF THE DRUNKARDS AND TO THIS DAY, IT IS THE PREFERRED HANGOVER CURE IN MANY HOUSEHOLDS.
SLOWLY COOKED CARAMELIZED ONIONS, WHITE WINE AND COGNAC
CRUNCHY BAKED CROUTON TOPPED WITH SCOTTISH CHEDDAR CHEESE
BEST FRIEND: MOULIN GIMIE MERLOT - £6.60
FLODIGARRYS “HAIRST BREE” STYLE (HOTCH POTCH) - £9.50
(VEGETABLE STOCK)
HOTCH POTCH IS A WONDERFUL EXAMPLE OF HOW GOOD SIMPLE SCOTTISH FAYRE CAN BE. HAIRST BREE IS OLD SOCTS FOR HARVEST BROTH AND IS THE ALTERNATIVE TITLE FOR THIS ONE POT MEAL. OUR RECIPE IS BASED ON ONE FROM THE COOKERY BOOK OF LADY CLARK OF TILLYPRONIE, FIRST PUBLISHED IN 1909. WHAT MAKE THIS RECIPE SPECIAL ARE THE SHREDDED LETTUCE, SPRING ONIONS AND MINT ADDED AT THE END, MAKING IT INSTANTLY FRAGRANT.
PEAS, TURNIP, CELERY, CELERIAC, CABBAGE, LEEKS, ONION, PARSLEY, CARROTS.
SEEDED BREAD, HERB BUTTER, SPRING ONIONS, MINT AND SHREDDED LETTUCE
BEST FRIEND: CHILLED OR HOT FRESH MINT TEA - £3,50
COCK-A-LEEKIE SOUP - £9
(FREE RANGE CHICKEN STOCK)
A SCOTTISH FAVORITE FOR CENTURIES, RECIPES FOR COCK-A-LEEKIE GO BACK AT LEAST AS FAR AS THE 16TH CENTURY AND AS IN MANY OLDER VERSIONS, THE CHICKEN IS SERVED IN WHOLE PIECES, SITTING IN THE SOUP.
FREE RANGE CHICKEN, LEEK, PARSLEY AND BARLEY
WARM BREAD AND PRUNES (AS IN THE ORIGINAL RECIPE)
BEST FRIEND: SCOTTISH PLUM BRANDY LIQUEUR AND TEA £7
SOUP DESSERTS
STRAWBERRY SOUP
FILLED WITH FRUIT, SPICES AND SWEET FLAVOURS
£8
CHOCOLATE FONDUE
LIQUID BELGIAN CHOCOLATE – HOME MADE MARSHMALLOWS
FRESH FRUIT
£12.50 FOR 1 PERSON
£17.50 FOR 2
TRADITIONAL RHUBARB SOUP
LOVELY SMOOTH SUPER CHILLED RHUBARB TOPPED WITH CREAM AND MINT
£8.50