The Cabin at John O'Groats in Highland

Frozen fish and chips Expensive for poor food. Should be fresh product for the price we paid £9 just a rip off TBH. Just because we are tourists DO NOT RIP US OFF PLEASE.

Probably the best chips I’ve ever had. I know it’s just chips but you have to try these. Freshly prepared and served with a smile too.

10/10 fish and chips!! £9 for a portion and free ketchup/condiments. I would definitely eat here again!!

Ordered Fish and Chips. The server was quite rude when I asked if we could have a closed box. Her response was that " It's a waste if you aren't going far." Fish was frozen and tasteless. I would definitely not recommend having fishh and chips from this place. £9.00 for frozen fish is a rip off!!!

You are less than 20m from the sea, please bear this is nind.... We ordered fish and chips for two, roughly £20 for two. As we waited, a Breaks van arrived.... We were served the most bland, dry , grey, tasteless fish and chips ever ingested by a human being. This van is literally 20m from the sea. It gets its fish from a company called Breaks. A company who wholesale across the UK. Again, this van is 20m from the sea. I could have gotten fresher fish from the center of Birmingham. Utterly bonkers. Try somewhere else. Madness. Utter madness. Save your money, have a sausage roll from Annie's bakery down the road. Utter bonkers, the worst fish and chips in the UK - bar none. Cheers Matt

Visited in 2020, 2021, & June 2023, & made the effort to visit The Cabin every time. We went on 3 different occasions on this visit, had breakfast rolls, a midmorning snack, & fish & chips supper. I also managed to get the last slice of homemade Salted Caramel & Butterscotch cheesecake. YUM YUM! No better food, value & quality in the Highlands. Generous portions, as swift as the queues will allow, as they're understandably very popular, & always friendly. On the NC500 too, & they even sell the T Shirts & merchandise, which is great. Not to be missed!

So disappointed, right by the sea and you get frozen fish, infact, tiny bit of frozen fish. Pretty horrible.

Popped out for lunch on the motorbike, tasty & great value. Staff always friendly, nice to sit out with our hot roll & chips/curry sauce and coffees to people watch.

Called today for cheeseburger and chips, very tasty and great value! Owner Geoff was friendly and gave great advice on other outlets at the centre. Would definitely call again when returning 👍

Always go here taking a run out from wick. Tasty & good value. The chips & curry sauce is so good. Jeff & the staff are always friendly & welcoming

Probably the best haggis and chips in Scotland, lovely friendly staff and the food is always great..... will be back again next year. Have a great break 👍👍

The cheesecake is God incarnated in a cake with cheese. I'm going to call my firstborn The Cabin in honor of the cheesecake. The man kind of judge me for asking for fish n'chips for breakfast, but to be honest it was eight in the morning and I ordered it with American coffee and a piece of cheesecake, so fair enough.

A huge thank you to Geoff and Tracey at the cabin for once again supporting the riders on the Longest Day Challenge. Fantastic breakfast rolls and Tea / Coffee enjoyed by all....a great way to start the day after the epic bike ride!! And they rhen feed me and Trisha when we arrive with a braw bacin and egg roll on Gluten Free roll for Trisha. These guys go out of their way to help a d show support for these events and provide great food and drink and hreat proces!! Cheers Guys!!

On a cool windy visit we stopped for a fast bite at The Cabin to warm us up. The take away menu has a range of hot food available including fish & chips, haggis, bacon rolls plus sweet deserts and teas & coffees. Easy to find, great location, near the famous signpost.

Food was awful, it was frozen supermarket bought fish and chips that were refried and cost £7.50. Being the only fish and chips around it’s easy to be dragged in but can see why it wasn’t busy. Ordered a sauce to be told they had no pots so they would just put it on the food, which is fine but got charged £1.50 for a pot when it was actually just a drizzle. Service wasn’t very good either. Wouldn’t recommend!

We had been recommended to use the cabin as they do wonderful fish and chips but they were all out of fish on the day we visited so we had chicken burgers and cheeseburgers. The chicken burgers were rather dry and tasteless in my opinion...

Was advised to visit here from info I'd read online. Well personally I'd recommend visiting this place over the John o groats sign any day! Fish was beautiful and crispy and tasted awesome. Chips were lovely and fluffy but crisp too. Curry sauce was absolutely...

We enjoyed the boat trip from John O’Groats and when we returned we went to the Cabin to warm up with tea and chips. I was pleased they served decaf. We had two portions if chips. One with curry sauce, one plain. We really enjoyed...

The fish was absolutely perfectly breaded and fried. So so fresh and the chips were some of the best I’ve ever had. I also tried the curry and it was delicious as well. One of our group had the veggie burger, which she had again...

This place never ceases to please. I still say this is the BEST Fish n' Chips ever. The breading is crisp, not soggy, and the chips, wow! I know some think chips are just an after thought and yes I never thought anything of chips...

After a long drive we were looking forward to feasting on fish and chips by the sea. Yuk. The triangular shape of the deep fried frozen fish and the deep fried frozen chips was the worse fish and chips we have ever had. The fish...

Fantastic food. We needed gluten free food and they couldn’t of been more helpful! With choices of chips, fish goujons, fish fingers and chicken burger! Highly recommended

Could not be more friendly and helpful. Had a great bacon & egg roll and a cuppa which totally hit the spot. For those rude people out there what goes around comes around.

Lovely and friendly staff. We ordered fish and chips there and it was excellent. Great food after a full day tour to Orkney. Recommended.

Awful experience. I stood waiting for ages with not q word said. I politely asked for my order to be rudely told "I'll be with YOU in a minute" there is a picture of traditional fish and chips outside and they are quite simply frozen...

Situated to the right of the famous signpost make sure you stop at the cabin. Fabulous place which we visit every time we are in John O Groats. Tracy & Geoff are friendly and helpful and the cabin has a wide range of snacks ideal...

Lovely fish and chips. Very nice, friendly folk. Extremely busy with lots of customers obviously been before. Would definitely recommend! The Cabin has no indoor tables and one outdoor table. It is basically a very good takeaway.

Great food, great service, at more than fair prices. Tracey's lasagne & cheesecakes are absolutely marvellous! See Geoff for your NC500 merchandise too, though you may need an extra large T Shirt after eating all their scrummy food.

Stopped by on our way round NC500. Chips are gorgeous, freshly cooked. Definitely worth the stop! Coffee and tea were of good quality. Lovely, friendly couple serving today. Highly recommend this place 100%

It is one of very few places where quality fish and chips, which is the nation's favourite dish, can be eaten in this corner of the world. What makes this place worth stopping at and having this dish is its freshness and quality. Portion of...

Don’t eat anything out of this cabin it is the worst food I have had in a long time cheap products with expensive price tags nothing fresh and there food wish I had just gone in to wick and got fish and chips there DON’T...

I was doing the North Coast 500 with friends and wanted fish and chips whilst on the trip, and I came across The Cabin. I emailed them and asked if they could cater for gluten-free. I was told that the chips were gf, the soup...

Wry busy and may have to queue but worth it! Food great and prices really good. Plenty of choice for takeaway food and have benches just outside which is handy if the weather is nice. Friendly staff as well.

Visited the Cabin for breakfast before a day trip to Orkney and then again on returning for grabbing some dinner. Food was great. Breakfast rolls, burgers, fish n chips. Classic stuff to expect from a wee food place like this. We really enjoyed our egg...

Owners are extremely friendly and provide a great service, with absolutely amazing fresh chips. The food was so good, we had to go back twice! Was nice to get some food in the morning while having a nice conversation with a very friendly and kind...

Best chips around, perfect for a cuppa before the ferry leaves! Lovely staff, I’ll be sure to go back

We were staying in the area for a couple of days and having had food from the Cabin previously, this was our choice for lunch. Order placed and paid for, we only had a 10 minutes wait. They were quite busy with drinks and food...

We recently had fish and chips form here while doing the North Coast 500 as we stayed in the camping site next door The food was ok and for where is it reasonably priced The 2 lady’s serving were very friendly and took our order...

Been to many of Scotland’s ‘award winning chip-shops’ and this is beats them all. The freshest, tastiest fish supper! Must try. Ran by the friendliest couple. After a wee phone call they kept cabin open for a extra 20minutes for us while we drove from...

My hubby had Mac & Cheese and I had the fish, it was so delicious, fish was not greasy. While we waited on our food cooking we had a chat with the owners...then I saw the sign...home made cheesecake, it was toffee fudge and was...

I have to say, I was just going to warm up with some Fish n' Chips and Hot Chocolate. I wasn't looking for anything fancy. It was rainy and cold. I grabbed my meal, went to my car and started on the fish. Oh my,...

went to get a quick bite to eat with my partner and was greeted with a warm smile and wonderful food 10/10

Just what was needed after a long drive. Perfect cup of tea and square sausage roll. Delicious. Recommended

I did the NC500 on my own and stopping at John O'Groats is obviously a must. I decided to have tea there and opted for fish and chips. OMGOODNESS it was devine. You could tell that they changed the fat regularly. The batter and the...

We stopped here for lunch of chips and curry sauce while taking some photos. The food was freshly cooked and was really nice! The staff were friendly too and we were lucky to find an empty bench!

The food was just deep fried garbage. I would expect this at a greasy spoon cafe, roadside services or a fair ground but not at John o Groats where the sea is within touching distance. You clearly work hard owners but the quality Of your food is poor.

I visited today with my wife and we got fish and chips and a burger wow wot can I say it’s the worst meal I’ve ever tasted and seen I’ve visited Scotland quite a lot and I couldn’t believe my eyes wen this dog food turned up the fish and chips were 100’/.from Iceland absolutely shocking frozen crap the burger was crap out of a tin that I wouldn’t of fed my dog surely you could purchase some quality food they have up in Scotland the food is outstanding everywhere good quality food and good prices it cost me nearly £20 and made me sick all day I wish I would of read the reviews b4 hand how people can say it’s the best fish and chips they have ever had is unbelievable have these people ever eaten b4 and to say use haven’t time to chip chips and prepare fish is unbelievable when your running a fish bar and Especially when it states on your sign everything homemade I think use should reconsider what use are selling maybe sell lollipops or something I’m not one for complaining but this really upset me I’ve never had a bad meal in the whole of Scotland the produce is second to none here it’s the best I’m speechless there’s absolutely no excuse for this it’s just sheer laziness and day light robbery please don’t come back and say about a refund im not interested I’m sorry but your food is atrocious I would definitely be changing supermarkets maybe try Tesco’s finest I hope use take this on board and the health inspector doesn’t visit

Stopped by for breakfast, square sausage and haggis was top class. Staff are very nice and good banter

Great food and banter really enjoyed the haggis and sausage ,really look forward to returning soon . Stay safe and best wishes nick and jane ,mundesley on sea

My partner and I visited here twice on our overnight stop in John O’Groats and it was the best decision we’ve made so far on the trip! Our first taste of the menu was for tea last night after a long trip up from Inverness. The BEST chips we’ve had had in a while and the lasagna was amazing. Could tell it was homemade and it was much needed when the rain started pouring and to fuel us for the trek to Duncansby stack that night. We enjoyed tea so much that we decided to stop off for breakfast this morning. I didn’t think anything could beat one of my partners bacon sandwiches we’ve had whilst camping but this has grabbed first prize ( sorry paul)The couple were so nice aswell and so cheery. If you do one thing when visiting John O’Groats then visit the cabin. Definitely made two happy campers

The food was excellent, especially the chips! Not greasy but crispy and tasty. Cheeseburger was delicious as well. Definately will return.

Part of the John o groats experience is a visit to the Cabin with friendly service and good quality quick food, not forgetting the cheesecake, Keep up the good work.

You get to the northern tip of mainland Britain, and wonder what’s for eats?VISIT THE CABIN!!!A fab operation squeezed into a portacabin on the harbour, The Cabin offers a minimalist menu of delicious treats for travellers to the North. The owner/operators make a natural power team, managing to crank out delicious food in short order, whilst retaining the generosity and warm-welcome of small-town Scotland.Definitely a must-visit chippy!

I think these chips in my £2.50 chip butty where initially fried post COVID lockdown and then left out to sit for the next 6 months before a quick fry up when I was lucky enough to have them thrown in a rock solid crusty old bread roll in a styrofoam dish and served up me. Lovely!

Great place to stop for a quick bite. Partner, son and dog enjoyed their sausage and bacon butties, and several vegan options for me - all cooked separately from the meat products. Very friendly people, lovely food. Thank you 😊

Amazing food, had a battered haddock & haggis 5⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Quality Food Geoff & Tracey, lovely couple, hope your foot is feeling better.

The red cabin is no more but the blue cabin is just as good. Always a cheery smile and good Craic from Geoff and Tracy.

Popped in after our selfie at the signpost. Super friendly and picked up our kiwi accents straight away. Great prices and perfect location. Thanks so much!

Not veggie or vegan friendly at all. It still surprises me that in the 21st century that chips or veg produce has to be cooked within the same oil as fish or meat why? Ideal for meat eaters and a drink.

Best fish-and-chips I've ever had! Great atmosphere and the view was (obviously) phenomenal! Worth the walk or the drive.

The Cabin has a good flow of customers and we noticed many ordering fish and chips and so decided to try it. Each portion is fried to order and there were two customers in front of us, already at midday. The menu covers many British classics including bacon/egg baps etc. We enjoyed watching the activity of the little birds who appeared also to be regular customers (!) while sitting on a nice day looking over the sea.

The Cabin makes the best chips in the North of Scotland. Unlike most place's pasty and white chips, The Cabin's are rich and crunchy, but also light and cooked properly through. The rest of the menu is just as good, and I'd recommend pairing them with their black pudding roll.Tracy and Geoff are also excellent crack, even despite their long and busy hours! Don't go to Groats and eat anywhere else.

We thought we would buy fish and chips as it would be our last one in that area as we tried them all the way from Spain but I have to be honest it was our worse. The fish was raw in the middle and the batter was as hard as a rock and we ended up chucking it in the bin. I would have thought to being so close to all the little fishing ports it would have at least come close to our best but sadly no.

We had been to Orkney for the day. We placed our order at the Cabin before getting on the ferry. It was waiting for us when we returned. Meant we didn’t have to queue. Very good quality and portion size for the price. We had a nice surprise of two Bakewell tarts in the bag. Thank you.

We the family visited today for the renowned fish and chips ..@£7 each i expected better..a lot better. The fish was dry and possibly frozen, chips were frozen ones.my local chippy is better and half the price using fresh potatoes for their chips. The only reason we ate here was previous reviews and Im sorry I saw them now. Oh I’m a chef as well so sorry for being so critical.

Lovely to get some nice quick easy tasty food when you're on the go . The cheesecake is amazing! Staff are so nice . We were lucky enough to be there on a lovely day . Loved sitting on the harbour waiting on the ferry having a burger and chips . It's what holidays are about. Great experience !

Last stop in John O'Groats before the Ferry to Orkney a welcome pit stop for a variety of fast food to satisfy the hungry on the hoof or sit down should one have time to rest.Run by Jeff and Tracy the variety of food is amazing for such a small venue and it's not all fast food. Tracy's lasagne to die for the best in the world and I have eaten all round the world. Also the tastiest salad I've ever had from Tracy's artistic and never ending special dishes made for me on almost a daily basis. Catering for everyone's needs accompanied with fresh smiles and Jeffs banter I certainly recommend a visit. Open all hours from before and after the ferry leaves and returns The Cabin is the only venue open so early and late. And I nearly forgot the chips (fries to Non Brits) amazingly the best.Well done Jeff and Tracy you are stars and catering angels.....well Tracy at least, Jeff has the devilish humour that will make you smile if only secretly to one's self.Not forgetting North Coast 500. Jeff is the man who has the best stickers, signs, T-shirts etc etc!

In the area for a few days and had read about the Cabin. Situated at the harbour below the famous “sign” and serves good basic food - fish, chips, soups, burgers etc There are picnic benches, which on a sunny day like we experienced, was perfect to sit and look out at the views and enjoy well cooked fish and fab chips. Portions are large so we shared one between the two of us. Totally yummy!

This was the only option we were presented with on the bus that took us from Inverness to John O'Groats and I was a little skeptical, but the food was good and served our purposes - a quick bite before boarding the ferry!

If you want a place that serves good honest fast food without the grease this is the place to go. Not only is it the first and last take away on the British mainland but it’s got amazing friendly staff that are always happy to see you and put a smile on your face. They have the best cheese cake I have ever had and they really care about there food and there customers. Keep up the good work team !!

Great place to grab a quick something & chips if you find yourself hungry on your travels. Don't look for anything fancy, but the person who served us was friendly and the prices were reasonable, especially considering the location.

Wir bestellten unsere Burger am Morgen, bevor wir auf einen Day-Trip nach Orkney -Island gingen, vor. Pünktlich bei unserer Rückkehr waren die Burger fertig und schon zusammen mit einer kleinen Überraschung verpackt.

I have been a customer of the cabin for quite some time and have always enjoyed my purchases. However last night Tracy outdid herself, the food was so good I nearly returned for more. The quality was first class, service was very well managed and the prices are very very reasonable.

Se desiderate fare una cenetta alla buona, questo è il posto giusto. Proprio difronte all imbarco delle Orcadi

We decided not to eat here due to the Golliwog at The Cabin, a well known outdated, racist doll which has been know to depict black men and women in a derogatory way. Really disappointing but we’d rather not spend our money here.

Came back from our tour to the Orkney Islands and decided to get some food from this place. The Burger and Hot Dog were very well made, the two people behind the counter were super friendly. The prices for the food are on the cheaper side, but very delicious! We came back the next day for lunch :)

Queued for service, càme to "our turn" the woman serving chose to ignore us and addressed the third in line "Kevin" who appeared to be known to her, needless to say we didn't hang around, won't be going back, appalling treatment.

We had lunch here. Had Soup & Roll and Sandwich and were delighted with both the food and the service.

We stopped at the Cabin and were delighted with both the food and the service.

Die letzten Fisch&Chips; vor den Orkney’s. Besonders bei Bikern beliebte „Frittenbude“ an der North Coast 500, nette Leute, Fish&Chips; für 7£ und auch andere Speisen wie Haggis. Als Imbiss sehr zu empfehlen.

The cabin cared for our film crew for a solid week making a huge difference to our trip. If we forgot our money before the morning ferry we always still recieved our food and hot drinks to fend of the weather! They do lovely home cooking and incredibly yummy gluten free options. They are always chatting, smiling and treat their customers like friends! We even recieved free beers and a good chat at one of the tables. I would recommend taking a photo with them while you are there because if you're a customer it will be a very memorable part of your trip ❤️

Friendly folks. They make vegan burgers. You pay at the window but there’s no place to sit inside. Our tour bus allowed us to order ahead so our food was ready. Good thing because you hop from bus to ferry.

`After a full day tour of Orkney we landed back at this harbour quite peckish. The only place that was open at 7.30pm was the Cabin. A very happy ,jolly man served us with Chips & Curry sauce, what a happy man he was. Good food and plenty of it, many thanks to you for staying open that night.

The food is freshly cooked and there is ample outside seating if the weather allows! Stays open and serves cooked food until the arrival of the last Pentland cruise.

Had a stop here for lunch while visiting John O'Groats. Fish and chips, chicken sandwich, cheesecake. It was nice outside so we sat at one of the benches. Nice experience and good views - recommend a stop for a lunch here to have the whole John O'Groats experience.

We came to John ogroats for a family holiday and stayed at the local campsite. After looking on TripAdvisor for good food places to eat we decided to take a walk to the cabin and am glad we did, I ordered fish and chips for me 2 cheese burgers for the kids and a lasagna and chips for my husband, the kids said that was the best burger they have every had and our food was delicious, we went back the following night as the kids wanted burgers again and we had Tracey's homemade macaroni cheese with chips and I have to say it's the best I have every had the chips where spectacular and very crispy, we also had Tracey's homemade cheesecake which was delicious I really can not complain about any of the food we had and the customer service we excellent we will definitely be back next year

Wow What fantastic food from a little shack at the front of John o groats please don’t be put off with the fact it’s a shack the food is first class as is the service You must give it a try

Traveling to the North of Scotland stopped for a meal. What a lovely surprise! The best fish and chips I have ever tasted. Fish was moist and simply delicious. Chips were cooked to perfection. All dish was fresh and light. Left me feeling delighted ... :) I could eat there every day!

We ended our 3rd night on the North Coast 500 with a meal to die for fish and chips for Mr W and mac cheese and chips for me. We totally wolfed the food down back in our motor Home after spending a good few minutes in deep conversation with the amazing owner of The Cabin. Seriously good food, great conversation and perfect location

Upon arrival from my trip up from Inverness my first order of business was to look for somewhere to get a coffee and something for lunch, my travelling companion suggested the cabin @ John O’Groats, I must admit I was initially sceptical as as the title suggests it is a cabin, however I followed his lead ordering a coffee and a cheese burger and chips, best decision I could have made, the proprietors provide a most warm welcome and are very open, friendly and chatty throughout your visit which means you feel at ease while they cook your food! the cheese burger was cooked to perfection and very tasty and the chips were very crispy and the best I have had anywhere in the highlands, it was so good I made a return visit the following day whilst up again and again the same high standards ! I will not hesitate to visit again even if a detour is required while on business or with the family I look forward to trying other menu items !

Brilliant cheeseburger and chips once again, can never fault it. New addition of the homemade cheesecakes, absolutely beautiful, definitely recommend a visit

Good food and friendly welcome as always. New on menu is the lasagne, mac and cheese and some homemade cheesecake, all an absolute delight. Highly recommend a stop off here while visiting

This is a great place to stop before boarding your ferry to Orkney. It's a Mom & Pop venture and entertaining to listen to the couple bicker a bit as they serve you. The haggis sandwich was very good and hit the spot.

Always have a quick brekky when I visit John O Groats, nice tea and butty to start the day before heading off after a night at the campsite

If you are looking for nice fish and chips at a reasonable price, The Cabin, by the harbour at John O Groats is a good place to go. Friendly service, and some outside seating.

Tijdens ons bezoek hebben we hier take away fish & chips gehaald. Als dessert hadden ze cheesecake. Het smaakte ons goed.

What a cracking little place to eat! Tracey and Geoff and their staff were so friendly and happy to chat they felt more like friends by the end of the week. The food was great and they went out of there way to cater for both the vegetarian and vegan members of our group, even going as far as going to the shops to get vegan cheese. Nothing was too much trouble for them and being able to pre order food to be ready when we got off the ferry each day was amazing! I'll definitely be eating there next time I'm in John O'groats!

Out on a trip to groats and while there had the most amazing cheesecake, light and creamy not stodgy like other places and the couple in The Cabin were so warm and friendly, laughing and joking with new and old customers would definitely recommend giving them a visit just the sort of place I like to visit no over pretentious ideas. Keep the good work going

Words cannot justify our experience, Tracey and Geoff were awesome they are genuine great people who went above and beyond to ensure our group were fed and refreshed for a week.

The lovely folk at The Cabin have been an absolute god send during the cold and windy week we've spent in John o' Groats. The friendliest staff I've ever met and the food rivals some of the better restaurants I've visited. Vegan and gluten free options available, card payment accepted and very reasonable prices. The Square Sausage and Haggis breakfast sandwich is heaven after a cold ferry ride back from Orkney and it's no exaggeration to say that their chips are the best I've ever sampled.