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Mariners Cafe

From hearty breakfasts to delicious hot and cold main dishes with vegetarian and kids' options, our menus caters for all appetites and tastes.

Breakfast of champions

Traditional Scottish Breakfast

Traditional Scottish Breakfast add tea or coffee for only £1

Breakfast of champions

Sailing before 11am? Head to our on board Mariners Cafeteria to try the famous CalMac Scottish Breakfast if you're hungry, or enjoy something lighter. It's all locally sourced and freshly prepared in the galley by our skilled kitchen crew.

Tip

Our Mariners Cafeteria's are self service. Please collect a tray at the food station and select your food and drink options. The kitchen crew will be there to serve hot meals and drinks, and may serve your meal to your table if it's not quite ready yet. 

Mariners Cafeteria Core Menu

 

 

Big Scottish Breakfast Served until 11am                        

Choose from eight items from the list below and fresh bloomer toast;

 

  • Pork Link Sausage

  • McGhee's Potato Scone

  • Scottish Lorne Sausage

  • Back Bacon

  • Stornoway Black Pudding

  • Baked Mushrooms

  • Baked Beans

  • Scrambled or Fried Egg

  • Potato Rostis

  • Grilled Tomato

Add Tea or Coffee for just £1

£11.95

Traditional Scottish Breakfast Served until 11am

Choose from six items from the list below and fresh bloomer toast;

 

  • Pork Link Sausage

  • McGhee's Potato Scone

  • Scottish Lorne Sausage

  • Back Bacon

  • Stornoway Black Pudding

  • Baked Mushrooms

  • Baked Beans

  • Scrambled or Fried Egg

  • Potato Rostis

  • Grilled Tomato

Add Tea or Coffee for just £1

£10.95

Vegetarian Breakfast (v)

Includes vegan sausage, baked mushroom,baked beans, potato rostis and grilled tomato, and toast.

Add Tea or Coffee for just £1

£10.95

Breakfast Roll (one item)

Fresh Maclean's Highland Bakery roll with one item from our selection: Scottish Lorne sausage, sausage link, bacon, Charles Macleod Stornoway black pudding, McGhee's potato scone, Argyll free range fried or scrambled egg*

£3.95

Breakfast Roll (two fillings)

Maclean's Highland Bakery roll with two items from our selection: Scottish Lorne sausage, sausage link, bacon, Charles Macleod Stornoway black pudding, McGhee's potato scone, Argyll free range fried or scrambled egg*

£4.95

Smoked Salmon Bagel**

Toasted bagel with free range scrambled eggs* and Scottish Smoked Salmon.

£8.95

Banana Bagel (v)**

Toasted bagel topped with sliced banana and drizzled with maple syrup or low fat natural yoghurt

£5.50

Scotts Porage Oats (v)

Simply wholesome and delicious porridge

£3.50

Scotch Pancakes with Maple Syrup (v)

Warm Scotch pancakes drizzled with maple syrup

£5.50

Breakfast menu served until 11:00 a.m.

 

 

 

*All dishes are subject to availability; (v): Vegetarian; (vg): Vegan

**Not available on the MV Isle of Arran

 

 

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Freshly Prepared Main Meals

macaroni cheese

Macaroni smothered in a Lockerbie cheddar sauce

Freshly Prepared Main Meals

The Mariners cafeteria serves freshly prepared main dishes from 11am daily. Try our famed CalMac and Cheese made using Lockerbie cheddar. It's all freshly prepared in the galley by our skilled kitchen crew.

Food Allergies

Allergies?... Before you order just ask if you would like detailed ingredient and recipe information, just let us know we're happy to assist. 

 

Mariners Cafeteria Core Menu

 

 

 

Light Bites

  

Homemade Soup of the Day
Prepared daily by our on-board chefs, served with a warm crusty roll

£5.50

 

Freshly made Baguettes*

Hand filled on board. Choose from;

 

  • Egg Mayonaise

  • Smoked Salmon & Cream Cheese

  • Roast Beef & Arran Chutney

  • Honey Roast Ham & Scottish Cheddar

  • Prawn Marie Rose

  • Vegan Bacon, Lettuce & Tomato

*Subject to availability

£5.95

 

Salad Bowl Range*

Choose from;

 

  • Cajun Chicken

  • Smoked Salmon

  • Vegan (Hummus)

  • Prawn Marie Rose

*Subject to availability

From £8.75

 

Smoked Salmon Bagel**

Toasted bagel with Scottish Smoked Salmon, low fat cream cheese and capers

£8.95

 

Baked Potatoes

Choose from;

 

  • Coronation Chicken

  • Beans with Lockerbie Cheddar (v)

  • Slow cooked chunky chilli**

  • Traditional Tuna Mayonaise

 

*Subject to availability

£8.50

 

 

  

Popular Main Meals

  

Fish and Chips

MSC certified battered haddock served with skin on fries and steamed green vegetables.

£13.95

 

Traditional Scottish Steak Pie

Tender slow cooked beef in a rich gravy topped with puff pastry served with a choice of fries or boiled potatoes and green vegetables.

£13.95

 

Macaroni Cheese (v)

Our famous 'CalMac and Cheese', freshly prepared on board using Lockerbie Cheddar and Isle of Arran Mustard Cheddar, served with fries or potatoes and steamed green vegetables.

£10.95

  

Wholetail Jumbo Scampi**

Juicy, succulent jumbo wholetail breaded scampi served with a choice of fries or boiled potatoes and green vegetables.

£13.95

 

Slow Cooked Chunky Beef Chilli**

A rich beef chilli with roasted peppers served with basmati rice - freshly prepared on board.

£13.95

 

Curry

  

Chicken Tikka Masala                                            

Tender grilled chicken breast in a rich tikka masala sauce served with basmati rice and steamed green vegetables.

£13.95 

Vegetable Tikka Masala (v)**

A delicious Tikka Masala curry sauce with potatoes, green vegetables and roasted peppers served with basmati rice.

£12.95 

Chicken Katsu Curry**

Served with basmati rice and steamed green vegetables.

 

£13.95

 

Vegetable Katsu Curry**

Served with basmati rice and steamed green vegetables.

 

£12.95

 
   

Burgers

  

Gourmet Hot Dog

Scottish brand Brigston's UK farm assured gourmet smoked hot dog - made with assured beef and pork in a soft bun with caramelised onions, served with skin on fries.

 

£12.95

 

Gourmet Plant Based Burger (vg)

A delicious juicy vegan quarter pounder with salad and brioche style soft bun, served with skin on fries.

£12.95

 

 

 

 

Pizza

  

A rich tomato sauce and Scottish Mozzarella on a wood fired base.**

  

Margherita Pizza   (v)                                                       

With Lockerbie cheddar and Scottish mozzarella*

£8.95 

Stornoway Black Pudding Pizza                                                        

With Lockerbie cheddar*, Scottish mozzarella and Stornoway black pudding

£9.95  

Pepperoni Pizza   

With Lockerbie cheddar*, Scottish mozzarella and pepperoni

£9.95 

*All dishes are subject to availability; (v): Vegetarian; (vg): Vegan

**Not available on the MV Isle of Arran

 

 

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Specials

CalMac Burger

Topped with Stornoway Black Pudding and Lockerbie Cheddar

Specials

Check our menus on board or ask one of our servers for information on our daily specials.

Specials*

*available on vessels with Mariners Cafés subject to availability

 

Hot Snack Range

 

  • Chicken Burrito

  • Tuna Melt Panini

  • Ham & Cheese panini

From £5.95

Salt and Chilli Seasoned Calamari

Seasoned calamari served with skin on fries and asian slaw.

£14.95

Hunter's Chicken.

£11.95

Beef Lasagne

Served with garlic bread

£12.95

Baked Haddock with Arran crumb

Baked haddock served with a choice of fries or boiled potatoes and green vegetables.

£14.95

  

Burgers

 

CalMac Burger

Scotch beef burger with Stornoway black pudding, Lockerbie cheddar and Arran chutney, served in a brioche bun with skin on fries and a freshly prepared salad..

 

You can also choose from these burgers seasonally throughout the year, all served in a brioche bun with skin on fries and a freshly prepared salad;

 

  • Festive Burger

  • Hebrides West Coast Burger

  • Vegetarian Escalope Burger

  • Nacho Chicken Burger

  • Cajun Haddock Burger​​

£13.95

  

Loaded Skin-On Fries

 

Freshly cooked on board. Choose from 

 

 

  • Haggis and Peppercorn Loaded Fries | £6.50

  • Vegetarian Haggis Loaded Fries | £6.50

  • Chilli Loaded Fries | £6.95

From £6.50

 

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Kids Menu

Mac & Cheese

made with Lockerbie cheddar

Kids Menu

In our Mariners cafeteria there are fresh and tasty options for little sailors, too. It's all freshly prepared in the galley by our skilled kitchen crew.

Kids Eat Half Price 

Treat your little ones during the October break with a half price kids meal* when purchased with any adults main meal.

*This promotion applies to the Mariners Kids Menu only and runs from Friday 4 October - Monday 21 October 2024 inclusive. If one adult is travelling with multiple children and purchases a main meal, all children are entitled to the offer.

Mariners Cafeteria Core Menu

Served with fries or potatoes, choice of fresh salad leaves or veg, includes Strathmore Spring water or milk.

 

Chicken Fillet Bites

£6.50

Mac and Cheese (v)

£6.50

Sausages and Chips

£6.50

Mini Fish and Chips

£6.50



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