Discover the beautifully refurbished Eight on the River Restaurant overlooking the River Ness with great views of Inverness Castle. You will enjoy elegant and timeless surroundings feature Scottish designer Iona Crawford’s elegant wallpaper and fabrics carefully selected to nestle along side lush velvet banquette seating, deeper textures of barrel and cork chairs and luxurious velvet curtains. All adding up to a very relaxing dining experience for your break away in Inverness.
If you have any food allergies questions, please let us know and we will do our very best to help you. All menus are flexible and will be updated to reflect seasonality and any supplier changes. Please allow for some menu differences when you stay whilst we adapt to any changes and to allow Chef creativity. Eight on the River Restaurant is open from 6pm – 8.45pm (some seasonal variation).
To Book – use the new Open Table booking engine, for parties of 6 or more please call us on 01463223243 or email Palace. If Open Table shows “full”, call us to double check or to find an alternative time.

CULLEN SKINK SOUP £12
Creamy Smoked Haddock Soup | Artisan Bread | Salted Butter (gfa)
SCOTTISH SMOKED SALMON GRAVLAX £10.00
Hand-cut Smoked Salmon | Avocado | Dressed Salad (gf)
GOATS CHEESE & PISTACHIO LOG £11.00
Goat Cheese | Beetroot | Pistachio | Balsamic Reduction (v)(ni)
PAN ROASTED NORTH ATLANTIC SALMON £22
Salmon Fillet | Creamy Spinach (gf)
BALMORAL CHICKEN SUPREME £22
Free-range Chicken | Haggis | Tomatin Whisky Peppercorn Sauce | Dauphinoise Potatoes | Seasonal Vegetables (gfa)
GRILLED SCOTTISH BEEF FRITES £30
28 Days Aged Highland Beef | Skinny Fries | Roasted Cherry Tomatoes | Field Mushrooms | Green Peppercorn Whisky Sauce (gfa)
WILD MUSHROOM & SPINACH RISOTTO £21
Foraged Scottish Mushrooms | Parmesan | Herb Oil (v)

TRADITIONAL STICKY TOFFEE PUDDING £10
Warm Date Sponge | Butterscotch Sauce | Madagascan Vanilla Ice Cream
CRANACHAN CHEESECAKE £11
Vanilla Cheesecake | Raspberry Compote | Toasted Scottish Oats | Tomatin Whisky Cream
STRAWBERRY & ELDERFLOWER PAVLOVA £10
Delicate Meringue | Scottish Strawberries | Elderflower Chantilly Cream | Strawberry Consommé | Berry Compote
CONNAGE ARTISAN CHEESE SELECTION £12
Curated Local Cheeses | Oat Biscuits | Onion Chutney | Grapes
The symbols above are to help you when ordering gf – Gluten Free | gfa – Gluten Free Alternative | veg – Vegan df – Dairy Free | dfa – Dairy Free Alternative | v – Vegetarian veg alt – Vegan Alternative | ni – nuts included
This menu will offer additional seasonal changes.
