The Red Roof Cafe | Gallery opened in 2011. The place is a wee gem, where art, food and hospitality vie for the upper hand in a nicely converted barn in Glendale. To find it, take the Holmisdale road south from the junction by the village shop and Post Office in the centre of Glendale.
The gallery features artworks by joint owner and host Elly. Her partner Craig and their friend Nel do clever things in the tiny kitchen. The coffee is fantastic, the home baking looks mouthwatering, and the limited lunch menu of soup and platters offers food of originality, beautifully presented and alive with tastes. On some evenings they host supper parties with live music. You can check the latest offerings on their own website.
The Red Roof is fairly remote even by Skye standards. A place of this quality demands to be visited if you are exploring the Glendale area - perhaps for a walk to the lighthouse at Neist Point, or a visit to the Toy Museum. And if you want nothing more than to experience a good value, genuinely local treat for lunch, it's worth making a trip to Glendale just for that.
