Restaurant

Our Restaurant & Bar are open!

Lunches served 12-2pm

Evening Meals served 5pm – 8.30pm

Please note – A La Carte Menu only available 5-8.30pm

Snacks, Tea, Coffee, Scones & Shortbread served all day

Please call on (01856) 731298 to reserve a table to avoid disappointment.


 

Starters (PDF)

Soup of the Day (GF) 1
(Vegan option available) Served with a Crusty Bread Roll 2 – £5.50

Cullen Skink (GF) 1, 5, 7, 13
Creamy Smoked Fish Soup Served with a Crusty Bread Roll 2 – £9.50

Grimbister Cheese (V) 2, 7, 14 Crispy Coated Orkney Farmhouse Cheese Served with Redcurrant & Port Jelly – £7.95

Pan Fried Orkney Scallops 8, 2
Pan Fried Orkney Scallops with Minced Leek and Chorizo – £10.95

Available as a Main Course, served with Tatties & Veg – £26.00

Trio of Salmon 2, 5
Hot and Cold Smoked Salmon & Salmon Pate served with Oatcakes – £11.25

Nachos (GF) (V) 7
Tortilla Chips topped with Tomato Relish, Guacamole, Sour Cream & Orkney Cheddar Cheese – £7.25


 

À la Cart (PDF)

Cajun Salmon (GF) 5, 7
Locally Sourced Cajun Salmon Fillet Served with a Red Pepper Sauce & Pea Rice – £18.95

Sea Bass (GF) 5
Locally Sourced Sea Bass Fillet Served with Stir Fry Vegetables and a Tomato Butter Garnish – £19.50

Stuffed Chicken (GF) 7
Cranberry and Brie Stuffed Chicken Breast wrapped in Parma Ham Served with Creamy Pesto – £17.95

Pork Tenderloin 2, 7
Pork Tenderloin with Apricot Stuffing, Wrapped in Streaky Bacon Served with a Ginger Wine Sauce – £18.50

The above dishes are served with Potatoes and Vegetables

Highland Steak 2
10oz Sirloin cooked to your taste
With a Caramelised Red Onion and Haggis Topping Served with a side of Chips – £29.50

Please allow 30 minutes for preparing and cooking your chosen dish

Extras & Side Dishes

Whisky Sauce (1, 7,14) – £3.50
Garlic Butter£2.50
Chips£3.50
Onion Rings – £3.50
Pepper Sauce (1, 7,14) – £3.50
Side Salad£3.50
Homemade Coleslaw(4,9,7) – £2.00
Garlic Bread (2) – £3.00


 

Bar Menu (PDF)

Orkney Haddock 2, 5
Deep fried locally landed Haddock, Battered or Breaded Served with Chips & a choice of Peas or Salad – £16.50

Golden Scampi 2,3
Coated in breadcrumbs and deep fried, Served with Salad & Chips – £12.75

Chilli Beef Stir Fry & Rice (GF) (DF) 13
Strips of Orkney Beef with Onion, Pepper & Sweet Chilli Sauce, Served with Rice – £13.25

Sands Curry (DF) (GF) 1, 9
Homemade Chicken Curry Served with Rice &/or Chips & a Poppadum – £13.75

Homemade Lasagne 1, 2, 4,7,9
Beef or Vegetable (V) Lasagne Served with Salad & Chips or Garlic Bread – £13.95

Macaroni & Cheese (V) 2,7,9
Macaroni served in an Orkney Cheddar Cheese Sauce With Salad & Chips or Garlic Bread – £13.25
Add Bacon £2.50 extra

Tex Mex Burger 1,2,9,12,13
Two x 3oz Tex Mex Burgers in a Seeded Bun with Crisp Salad – £12.95
Add Cheese £1.00 or Bacon £2.50

Sands Salad
Lettuce, Tomato, Cucumber, Coleslaw, Tattie Salad, Boiled Egg Select from Ham, Tuna or Cheese with Pineapple – £12.95

Side Dishes

Whisky Sauce (1, 7,14) – £3.50
Garlic Butter£2.50
Chips£3.50
Onion Rings£3.50
Pepper Sauce (1, 7,14) – £3.50
Side Salad£3.50
Homemade Coleslaw(4,9,7) – £2.00
Garlic Bread (2) – £3.00


 

Vegan & Vegetarian (PDF)

Sri Lankan Curry (Vg)
Medium Spiced Sweet Potato & Butternut Squash Curry Served with Rice – £14.75

Vegetable Lasagne (V) 1, 2, 4,9
Homemade Vegetable Lasagne Served with Salad & Chips or Garlic Bread – £13.95

Mushroom & Onion Suet Pudding 2,6 (Vg) Mushrooms & Caramelised Red Onions encased in Suet Pastry Served with Red Wine Port Gravy – £16.50

Macaroni & Cheese (V) 2,7,9
Macaroni covered with Cheese sauce made with Orkney Cheddar Served with Salad & Chips – £13.25


 

Takeaway Menu (PDF)

Starters

Nachos (GF)(V) 7 – £4.50
Deep Fried Grimbister Cheese (V) 2,7,14 – £5.50

Mains & Suppers

Haddock and Chips 2,5 – £12.00
Scampi and Chips 2,3 – £9.00
Macaroni Cheese & Chips (V) 2,7 – £9.00
Lasagne and Chips (Beef or Veg) 1,2,4 – £9.50
Chicken Curry with Rice/Chips (DF)(GF) 1,9 – £9.50
Sri Lanken Curry & Rice (Vg) – £10.25
Double Sausage Supper 2 – £6.50
Double Black Pudding Supper 2 – £6.75
Double Haggis Pudding Supper – £6.75
Chicken Goujons & Chips 2 – £9.50

Extras

Chips – £2.50
Chips & Cheese 7 – £3.50
Garlic Bread 2 – £2.50
Onion Rings – £2.50

Sweets

Sticky Toffee Orkney Broonie Served with Cream 2,4,7 – £5.25


 

Sweets (PDF)

Orkney Fudge Cheesecake 2, 4, 6, 7
Homemade Creamy Fudge Cheesecake

Sticky Toffee Orkney Broonie 2,4
Homemade Oaty Sponge Pudding with a Caramel Sauce. Served with Cream or Ice Cream

Cranachan Bomb 2, 7
Raspberry Sorbet Shell filled with Cream, Whisky, Honey and Toasted Oatmeal

Vanilla Panacotta 7
Cold Creamy Set Dessert

Lemon Posset 2, 7
Homemade Lemon Posset

Sands Sundae 2, 7
Orkney Strawberry Ice Cream with Topping Sauces and Cream

All Sweets £7.50

Orkney Ice Cream 7
Vanilla, Toffee Fudge, Strawberry or Mint Choc Chip
£2.25 Per Scoop

Sorbet (DF) (GF)
Raspberry or Mango
£2.25 Per Scoop

Vegan Vanilla Ice cream (DF) GF) 13
£2.50 Per Scoop


 

Sands Hotel Kids Menu (PDF)

Drinks

Orange or Blackcurrant Squash (Free)
Fruit Shoot 90p
Carton of Apple Juice 90p
Milk 90p

Main Courses £4.95

Scampi
Chicken Goujons
Sausages

(All above served with Peas or Beans, Chips or Tatties)

Macaroni Cheese & Chips or Garlic Bread
Mince & Tatties

Sweets £2.25

Ice Cream – Vanilla, Strawberry, Chocolate, Fudge or Mint
Sorbet – Mango or Raspberry


 

Snacks & Light Bites (PDF)

Sandwiches & Toasties

Available on White, Brown or Gluten Free Bread. Served with Side Salad

Tuna Mayo£6.75
Cheese 2,7£5.25
Ham 2,7£5.25
Spicy Chicken Mayo 2,4,7,9£6.75

Additional Fillings (Cheese, Pickle, Tomato, Onion, Ham) – 90p

Soup of the day & Toastie with one filling 2 – £9.50

Cullen Skink & Toastie with one filling 2, 5, 7
(£1.00 additional supplement for Tuna) – £12.95

Baked Tatties
Served with Side Salad

Tuna Mayonnaise 4,5,7,9 – £10.50
Orkney Cheese 7 – £8.25
Spicy Chicken Mayo 4,7,9 – £10.50
Additional fillings
(Cheese, Tomato, Onion, Ham, Beans) – 90p

Nachos (GF) 7
Corn Chips topped with Orkney Cheddar, Guacamole
Homemade Relish & Sour Cream – £7.25

Extras

Chips£3.50
Side Salad£3.50
Cajun fries£3.75
Chips & Cheese 7 – £4.50
Garlic Bread 2 – £3.00
Onion Rings 2 – £3.50

 


 

1. Celery, 2. Gluten, 3. Crustaceans, 4. Eggs, 5. Fish, 6. Lupin, 7. Milk, 8. Molluscs, 9. Mustard, 10. Nuts, 11. Peanuts, 12. Sesame Seeds, 13. Soya, 14. Sulphur Dioxide

(DF) Dairy Free (SF) Shellfish (N) Nuts (Vg) Vegan (V) Vegetarian
(GF) Gluten Free – These require to be adapted to GF so please advise your waitress when ordering

 


 

Wine List (PDF)

CHAMPAGNE & SPARKLING WINE

1. Prosecco, Via Vai Veneto, Italy
Lively Prosecco, fragrant with white flowers, with a delicate lemon and lime tang in the mouth (11%). – £26.50

2. Brut Tradition, Gobillard Champagne, France
Supple, easy drinking Champagne full of red fruit, citrus and almonds. Very Elegant (12.5%). – £26.50

CRISP, REFRESHING WHITES

3. Sauvignon Blanc, Lanya Central Valley, Chile
This fresh, citrussy Sauvignon boasting fresh flavours of lemon and grapefruit and a persistent scent of herbs (12.5%) – £18.50

4. Pinot Grigio, Via Nova Veneto, Italy
Easy-drinking, well balanced, lemony Pinot Grigio, as refreshing as lemonade but more substantial (12%). – £18.50

5. Picpoul de Pinet, Réserve de la Roquemolière Languedoc-Roussillon, France
Soft, floral fashionable southern French white. Dry and delicate, exuding acacia, hawthorn blossom and citronella (13%). – £26.75

6. Alvarinho “Pouco Comum”, Quinta da Lixa Minha, Portugal
Alvarinho is the Portuguese name for the Albarino Grape. Notes of peach, lemon, grapefruit and floral tones with a generous, full texture on the palate (13%). – £29.50

7. Chablis, Olivier Tricon Burgundy, France
Extremely elegant example of a Chablis, full of minerals and zesty citrus notes (12.5%). – £29.50

ROUNDED & RIPE WHITE

8. Reserve Chardonnay, Tooma River South Eastern Australia
A deliciously refreshing glass by itself, this is also a great partner for full flavoured fish, shellfish or spicy dishes (14%). – £20.00

10. Chenin Blanc “Petit”, Ken Forrester Wines Western Cape, South Africa
Fresh, fragrant with quince and pear drop, while green apple and grapefruit zap the tongue (13%). – £27.50

11. Sauvignon Blanc, Touraine “KM 5400”, Lionel Gosseaume Loire, France
Smart Sauvignon from Tours in the Loire Valley. Aromatic spring flowers and mint with elegant flavours of capsicum and pea (12.5%). – £30.50

ROSÉ WINES

12. White Zinfandel, West Coast Swing California, USA
Juicy on the palate with strawberry and tropical fruit flavours with fresh acidity balancing the sweetness (10.5%). – £18.50

13. Rosé, Les Mougeottes Languedoc-Roussillon, France
Dry Rosé from southern France. Fragrant with flower blossom and delicately flavoured with raspberry, strawberry and peach (12.5%). – £25.50

LIGHTER & MEDIUM BODIED REDS

14. Merlot, Los Tortolitos Central Valley, Chile
Easy-drinking Merlot; sweet, ripe and packed with flavours of raspberry, strawberry and blackcurrant (13%). – £18.00

15. Syrah, Ardèche, Cave de Saint Désirat Rhône, France
Terrific Syrah from the northern Rhône, strewn with Parm violets and black pepper, with an underlying flavour of plum (13%). – £25.50

16. Pinot Noir, Pete’s Pure New South Wales, Australia
Modern, fresh, elegant example of a southern hemisphere Pinot Noir. Summer berry fruit flavours and a herbal minty edge. (13%) – £26.75

17. Pinotage “Petit”, Ken Forrester Wines Western Cape, South Africa
A spicy and accessible Pinotage with spice and mulberry, plum pudding and cherry, offset by a hint of smoky bacon (13.5%). – £27.95

RICH AND SPICY REDS

18. Shiraz, Stormy Cape Western Cape, South Africa
Ripe, enticing South African, packed with blackcurrants and blackberries and enveloped in fragrant spice (13.5%). – £19.50

20. GSM “The Stump Jump”, d’Arenberg South Australia
Nicely balance example of this fashionable blend (Grenache/Shiraz/Mourvedre in the blend) (14.5%). – £28.50

21. Primitivo “12eMezzo” Organic, Varvaglione Puglia, Italy
Intense red from southern Italy, lush with brambles and blackcurrants and elegantly perfumed with nutmeg, chocolate, liquorice and vanilla (12.5%). – £30.75

22. Rioja Reserva, Ramón Bilbao Rioja, Spain
Elegant, sophisticated Rioja, packed with blackberries and scented with cedar, leather and spice (14%). – £38.00

SINGLE SERVE SPARKLING WINE

Prosecco Casa Defrà Italy (10.5%) Peachy & Lively. Delicate fruity bouquet
(200mls) – £7.00

SINGLE SERVE JACK RABBIT WINES (187mls) – £5.50

Chardonnay Californian (13%) Peach, tropical fruit and spicy oak flavours with a crisp, smooth finish.
Sauvignon Blanc Chile (12.5%) A floral, aromatic wine with a good balance of fresh and fruity acidity Pinot Grigio Italy (13%) Fresh, floral aromas with a soft mouthfeel and good acidity.
Merlot USA (12%) Berry and plum flavours with a medium body and smooth finish.
Shiraz Chile (12.5%) Rich and spicy with flavours of blackberries, raspberries and violet balanced by soft tannins.
Rosé, White Zinfandel USA (10.5%) Sweet, Tart & fruity berry, peach and floral Muscat flavours. Smooth finish.