Bothy Restaurant & Bar

You'll find yourself drawn to the water's edge here, where the Bothy sits right on the canal with proper sightlines of the locks. It's the sort of place where locals actually congregate—not performatively, but because the food doesn't mess about and the bar knows what it's doing. The menu skews towards hearty pub fare that won't disappoint, the kind of cooking that makes sense when you're halfway through the Highlands. Service has its moments, but when it lands, there's genuine warmth to it.