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The oldest part of the building dates back to the 18th century when it was known as the Ferrymans Inn due to the close proximity to the ferry carrying passengers between Connel and north lorn now replaced with Connel bridge towering over the famous Falls of Lora tidal waterfall. The bar remains affectionally known by locals as the gluepot. The rear of the original building was at one time home to a blacksmith, who when trimming horse hooves would melt the cut off in a double-sided pot to produce glue.
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We pride ourselves in serving local and Scottish produce in the Oyster restaurant and gluepot bar. From local seafood to steaks all are sourced from local suppliers and prepared on the premises by our team of local chefs.
Welcoming and friendly bar with log fire in the winter, serving a good selection of draft beers, scotch whiskies and gins. A great meeting area for locals and guests. Sport TV available. Enclosed beer garden to the rear. The oldest part of the building, dating back to the 18th century when it was known as the Ferryman's due to the close proximity to the ferry crossing carrying passengers from connel to north lorn. It became known locally as the gluepot as a blacksmiths to the rear produced glue from the shaved hooves of the horses.
Reviews (13)
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Matt Hall
Jun 22, 2022
Beautiful, old school pub separate to the main dining experience as brought dogs. Food was presented to a high standard which matched the quality. Couldn't recommend higher
Pauline Leonard
Jun 14, 2022
Breakfasts amazing tried 4 different and all superb completely stuffed as portions so big. Room spotless, fresh towels every day. Pub next door excellent for food and drink. Staff in hotel and bar could not have been anymore helpful and friendly
Annabel Coyle
May 19, 2022
Perfect place to stay overnight for our ferry crossing to Barra the next day. The rooms were lovely - very comfortable and spotless. Lovely dinner and great breakfast the next morning only surpassed by the kindness of the staff in returning a treasured item that I left behind. Highly recommend.
Karen Dickson
May 18, 2022
The Oyster Inn was a perfect stop over on our way to an early morning ferry to Tiree the next day. We had 3 rooms and 2 dogs, the "Glue room" was a very dog friendly pub with great food. From the check in to our evening meal and drinks, the service was great. Really nice staff and lovely accommodation at a very reasonable price.
Renaud Calle
May 13, 2022
Rooms are beautiful, but not made for tall guys. The bed is shaking a lot. Blinder is loud as hell. Staff is great, the restaurant is good and the pub is nice.
Andrew Pye
May 12, 2022
Great place to stay for easy access to the ferries at Oban. Lovely rooms that have been refurbished to a high standard. Good food onsite with excellent vegetarian options. Had to leave very early to catch a ferry. Offered a packed breakfast that would be left on the reception counter. Nothing there when we left. A bit disappointing, but otherwise excellent and would recommend staying.
Jane McGuinness
May 05, 2022
We ate here for the final night of our holiday and were expecting something special after a fantastic experience last year. However, we were very disappointed. The service was slow, there was no music so atmosphere was flat, wine glasses were smudged with lipstick and the food was nice but not amazing. Apparently it has had the same owners for a couple of years and it felt like last year they were making an effort to set up a fabulous business, but this year we didnt see them and maybe now they are resting back on their laurels. Such a pity.
Katie Ritchie
Apr 04, 2022
Stopped here for lunch as we were passing. Fantastic food and really lovely staff. Everything we had was amazing. We live locally and so will definitely be back. Best lunch we have had in Argyll for a long time.
Lesley MacDonald
Mar 12, 2022
First class. Food was brought quickly and each course was absolutely delicious. Varied menu with lots of choice. Friendly, polite staff. We will definitely be back.
Irene Reid
Nov 03, 2021
Absolutely loved this place. Lovely, immaculate rooms and all the staff are so friendly and pleasant, they cannot help you enough. The breakfast is first class, with as much or as little as you want. The Glue Pot bar has a lovely atmosphere, we had a delicious meal there and the service was second to none. We will definitely come back if we are in the area again.
John J.
Jun 13, 2017
Excellent place to have a great representation of l9cal seafood of which we were craving. We were a tad late in arrival but they gladly seated us anyway even without a reservation. The name caught our eye since we love a good oyster place and the plate of 5 raw local oysters on halfshell were spectacular! Being from southeast Tx I am used to adding red sauce with horseradish but they did not serve them that way so we had them straight in their own juice and we were both amazed at the texture, flavor and finish of these on this way. Unreal!

They went well with the Albarhino we were also enjoying. The salmon mains was overcooked and dry but the side tatties were tasty as well as the veggies. I enjoyed the seafood linguine that had perfectly cooked haddock, and mussels. We finished the meal off with a toffee pudding cake ala mode with old pultney 12 y/o. Perfect. Service was polite and attentive and very informative when we asked about the available dishes. Only 4 stars due to overcoomed salmon.
Sam S.
Nov 04, 2013
A fabulous hotel and pub situated a few miles from Oban. The rooms are spacious and have excellent beds. The room was clean and well maintained and the bathroom was well stocked. The pub attached to the hotel building was excellent. The choice of seafood was brilliant and it was all cooked to perfection. The oysters they served here were from a few miles down the road and were delectable. Dessert was also good and they have an excellent selection of single malts to sample.

The service is very friendly and we ended u spending a bit of money trying single malts. There is a pool table in the pub and the staff were very accommodating. Breakfast here is also good and there are plenty of choices to pick from. Value for money is great and you can get a decent deal for bed and breakfast. The surrounding area is peaceful and the views are great. I would happily stay here again.
John D.
Jul 31, 2009
This is a perfectly nice place to have a meal if you don't have the time to go into Oban to a better restaurant. We had haggis, neeps & tatties and langoustines and found both to be quite good. Service was ho hum.