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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.

Winter Food Promotion - There's nothing like sea air to bring on an appetite! That's why we have introduced special food offers this month. Tuck into our soup and baguette deal for £8.50 and enjoy a coffee for just £1 with every full breakfast.

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 pork and herb link sausage,McGhee's potato scone, Scottish lorne sausage, back bacon, Stornoway black pudding, baked mushroom, baked beans, scrambled or fried egg, potato rostis and grilled tomato, includes toast.

Add Tea or Coffee for just £1

£10.95

Traditional Scottish Breakfast Served until 11am

Choose from six items from pork and herb link sausage, McGhee's potato scone, Scottish lorne sausage, back bacon, Stornoway black pudding, baked mushroom, baked beans, scrambled or fried egg, potato rostis and grilled tomato, includes toast.

Add Tea or Coffee for just £1

£9.95

Vegetarian Breakfast (v)

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

Add Tea or Coffee for just £1

£9.95

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

£4.95

Breakfast menu served until 11:00 a.m.

 

 

 

  

 

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

Before you order your food please speak to our staff on the ferry if you want to know more about the ingredients used or to discuss any specific requirements.

 

Mariners Cafeteria Core Menu

 

 

 

Light Bites

  

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

£4.95

 

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

 

Smoked Salmon Bagel

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

£8.95

 

 

  

Popular Main Meals

  

Fish and Chips

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

£12.95

 

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.

£12.95

 

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.

£9.95

  

Wholetail Jumbo Scampi

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

£12.95

 

Slow Cooked Chunky Beef Chilli

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

£12.95

 

Curry

  

Chicken Tikka Masala                                            

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

£12.95 

Vegetable Tikka Masala (v)

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

£10.95 
   

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.

 

£10.95 

Gourmet Chilli Hot dog

Hot dog with a slow cooked chunky beef chilli, brioche bun, 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.

£10.95

 

 

 

 

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 

(v) vegetarian

(vg) vegan

*subject to availability

 

 

Winter Warmers

CalMac Burger

Topped with Stornoway Black Pudding and Lockerbie Cheddar

Winter Warmers

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

 

Loaded Skin-on-fries 

Freshly cooked on board. Choose from 

 

 

  • Haggis Loaded Fries | £5.95

  • Vegetarian Haggis Loaded Fries | £5.95

  • Chilli Loaded Fries | £6.95

  • Tikka Sauce Loaded Fries | £4.95

  • Pulled BBQ Pork Loaded Crispers (only available on the MV Caledonian Isles) | £5.95

 

 

Soup and Baguette Offer

Our soups created by the Scottish Soup Company are perfect for a cold day - these will vary from day to day, combine it with a baguette - all the best local provenance in a freshly baked French baguette, freshly made 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

£8.50

CalMac Burger

Scotch beef burger with Stornoway black pudding, Lockerbie cheddar and Arran chutney, served in a brioche bun.

 

£11.95

 

 

 

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 Easter holidays 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 22 March - Sunday 14 April 2024 inclusive

 

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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