• The Drift Inn

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Serves meat, vegan options available. Walk in bistro that offers clearly marked vegan dishes. Examples could include cauliflower pakora, veggie haggis and sweet potato and bean burger. Open Wed-Sat 12:00-21:00, Sun 12:30-21:00. Closed Mon-Tues. Food serving times only. Venue is open later.


13 Reviews

First Review by Andy-P

BabaO’Riley

Points +174

Vegan
01 Jul 2026

Amazing vegan macaroni cheese

We had a lovely meal here today. Both of us are vegans and we ordered a different dish each. The vegan macaroni cheese was the star. We had it on our last visit last year and it is just as good today. One of the nicest vegan Mac cheeses I have ever had. It came with a salad and nothing else. We also had their vegan burger which they were more than happy to add vegan bacon to. That came with a small portion of chunky chips and a small slaw. Service was attentive. The location is lovely on the water at Lamash. I guess our only niggle is value for money. The dishes aren’t particularly cheap and the portions aren’t the biggest. The mac cheese only comes with a small side salad. And the burger comes with a fairly small potion of chunky chips. However, the quality of the food is fantastic and it is always a pleasure to come to place like this with a wide variety of vegan options that are well done.

Updated from previous review on 2026-07-01

Pros: Vegan macaroni cheese is amazing

Cons: Relatively small portions at quite high prices

Eekerry

Points +24

Vegan
07 Nov 2025

Great!!

Wonderful options, really good service too

amyl6

Points +181

Vegan
28 Sep 2025

Great options on Arran

Delicious vegan BLT! A nice selection on the menu all clearly labelled from small plates or soup to dinner. Even wine is labelled vegan. Lovely place for a wee lunch but they advise booking for dinner. Can sit outside in the nice weather.

Pros: Mix of fake meat and veg options, Clearly labelled menu

EthicalLivingDH

Points +90

Vegan
09 Aug 2025

Decent!

Still blows my mind we can find vegan options on a Scottish island. Ten years ago we risked starving to death every time we left the house.

Some decent choices here including the Beyond Burger.

Updated from previous review on 2022-09-11

RubyMay

Points +1871

Vegan
02 Jul 2024

Ok

Clearly marked vegan options on the menu but options are not that inspiring. I had the sweet potato kebab and overall I was fed but wouldn’t particularly recommend or come back. Average but ok if in a group.

Pros: Clearly marked vegan options , Friendly staff

Cons: Boring options

buteifull

Points +34

Mostly Veg
28 Jan 2024

Great vegan and non-vegan lunches

Another great find thanks to Happy Cow! Great location, excellent vibe, good service and really great lunchtime food.

Pros: Several vegan/veggie options, including specials, Great atmosphere

Cons: Need to book when busy, Dairy butter was served with the vegan soup/roll

KimHeather

Points +41

Vegan
14 Nov 2023

Superb vegan food

Absolutely delicious plant based food. Creative, nutritious and delicious. So good, we went back for more. The hand cut chips are sublime.

Pros: Tasty , Filling, Superb service

Lisa102

Points +166

Vegan
23 Aug 2023

Excellent vegan choices

Lovely staff, great venue and amazing vegan food. We sat outside with the dog and watched the sun go down over Holy Isle while eating lovely vegan food. We had the mushroom stroganoff, teriyaki aubergine

Pros: Great vegan choices , Lovely setting , Dog friendly

Rottiegirl

Points +196

Vegan
28 Apr 2023

Fab!

Booked for dinner last Sunday evening and can’t wait to come back. The vegan starter I tried was possibly the best vegan starter I’ve ever had, ‘no parmesan’ potato croquettes, delicious.
The mushroom stroganoff was also very good and although there was only one vegan dessert - sticky toffee pud with vegan ice cream - it was also good. It’s more upmarket than usual so not cheap but it was a lovely place for a treat, good staff and I’m definitely coming back for that starter again!

Updated from previous review on 2023-04-28

RossN

Points +148

Vegan
20 Dec 2022

Great find with gorgeous food

I had the vegan Mac and it was one of the nicest I’ve tasted. It was proper cheesy and didn’t taste of the usual poor tasting vegan cheese. Would definitely go back.

Pros: Really nice vegan options, Lovely views, Lovely staff

littleL13

Points +40

Vegan
07 Aug 2022

Delicious

lots to choose from. Well considered and imaginative vegan options. The “Parmesan” croquettes were particularly delicious.
Lovely setting, attentive staff

Friendlygoth

Points +80

Vegan
12 Jun 2021

Amazing birthday meal!

Lovely place. Great friendly attentive staff.
A few different vegan options. Had vegan 'parmesan' croquettes to start. So tasty!! Then butternut squash risotto. Was delightful and great to have something different from the usual mushroom risotto. Highly recommended.

Pros: Friendly staff, Lovely views

Andy-P

Points +729

Vegan
07 Sep 2020

Great vegan options with amazing view!

Great vegan options in this non vegan place with a view.

You can sit outside and look over the water to the holy isle.

We heard the chef is vegan herself too.

We had the chickpea tagine which was lovely but forgot to take a picture... oops!




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