Our Menus
(sample menus – subject to change)
Our fish and shellfish are locally sourced from our own boats. Landed daily, our specials menu features the very best of the seafood sourced in the waters surrounding the Orkney Islands. Experience seafood as fresh as it gets.
Please let us know if you have an allergy and ask if unsure. Please note our fryers/equipment are used to cook seafood and gluten containing products.
Allergens: 1 = Celery, 2 = Gluten Cereals, 3 = Crustaceans, 4 = Eggs, 5 = Fish, 6 = Lupin, 7 = Milk, 8 = Molluscs, 9 = Mustard, 10 = Nut, 11 = Peanuts, 12 = Sesame Seeds, 13 = Soya, 14 = Sulphites
Daytime Menu: 12 – 3pm
Mains
Orkney Hand Dived Scallop and Seafood Chowder, Fresh from our own vessels, A Thick and Creamy Soup, Homemade bread, and homemade butter (1.2.3.5.6.7.8.9.13)
£10.95
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Soup of The Day, A Gluten Free, Dairy Free and Vegan friendly soup, Homemade Bread (GF Oatcakes available) and Homemade Butter (butter not vegan) (1.7)
£8.95
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Orkney Open Fresh Crabmeat and Seafood Sauce Sandwich – A delicious brown and white crabmeat mix on top of our homemade bread (1.2.3.4.6.7.9.13.14)
£14.95
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Mermaid Salad – A tasty Fruity and Leafy Lettuce Salad with a mix of Today’s Catch and Homemade Bread (1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.9.13.14)
£16.95
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Orkney Beer Battered Haddock, Hand Cut Chips, Salad & Homemade Tartare Sauce (2.4.5.6.7.13.14)
£17.95
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Seafood Penne Pasta, Creamy White Wine & Smoked Salmon Sauce (vegetarian option available) please ask server for today’s Catch (1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.9.13.14)
£19.95
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Butter Pan-Fried Hand Dived Scallops Salad, Homemade Bread, or Hand Cut Chips. Choose your butter from Smoked Salt & Seaweed or Garlic & Parsley (2.6.7.8.9.13.14)
£26.95
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Desserts
(V) Orkney Fudge Cheesecake – Hearty chunks of Orkney Fudge folded into a cream cheese filling, on top of a buttery biscuit base (2.4.6.7.13.14)
£7.95
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(V) Lemon Tart – Zesty Lemon Curd filling on a short crust pastry base (4.7.13.14)
£7.95
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Homemade Ice cream or Sorbet (vegan) using the best of Orkney Produce (4.7) (please ask for today’s flavours)
£3.50/scoop
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Orkney Cheeseboard, a selection of Orkney Cheeses with Orkney Oatcakes, Homemade Butter, and Homemade Chutney (2.4.6.7.13.14)
£12.95
Evening Menu
To Start
Orkney Hand Dived Scallop and Seafood Chowder, Fresh from our own vessels, A thick and Creamy Soup, Homemade Bread, and Homemade Butter (1.2.3.5.6.7.8.9.13)
£12.95
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Soup of the Day, A Gluten Free, Dairy Free, and Vegan Friendly Soup, Homemade Bread (GF Oatcakes available) and Homemade Butter (butter not vegan)
£8.95
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Local Fresh Crab Pate, a delicious Brown and White Crabmeat mix, Orkney Oatcakes (2.3.4.6.7.9.13)
£12.95
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(V) Deep Fried Locally produced Farmhouse Cheese with Homemade Chutney (1.2.4.6.7.9.13.14)
£10.95
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Butter Pan-Fried Hand Dived Scallops, Smoked Salt & Seaweed or Garlic & Parsley (7.8.9.14)
£13.95
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Mains
Orkney Beer Battered Haddock, Hand Cut Chips, Buttered Corn on the Cob & Homemade Tartare Sauce (2.4.5.6.7.13.14)
£17.95
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Seafood Penne Pasta, Creamy White Wine & Smoked Salmon Sauce, please ask your server for today’s catch (1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.9.13.14)
£19.95
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Butter Pan Fried Hand Dived Scallops, Salad, Hand Cut Chips or Homemade Bread Choose from – Smoked Salt & Seaweed or Garlic & Parsley (2.6.7.8.9.13.14)
£26.95
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Garlic Creamy Wine Steamed Shetland Blue Mussels, Homemade Bread wedges and Homemade Butter (1.2.4.6.7.8.9.13.14)
£25.95
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Roasted Fish of the Day, See Specials Board (5.7.13.14)
£24.95 – £32.95
Grilled Half Lobster, Dill & Garlic Butter, Hand Cut Chips & Salad (3.7.13.14)
£32.95
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Black Rock Grill Steak Stones
New for us here at The Murray Arms Seafood Restaurant, a searing hot steak stone to cook your steak to your perfection accompanied with a seasoning rub, Chimichurri, and Peppercorn Sauce. Hand Cut Chips, Corn on the Cob, and Homemade Onion Rings. Choose from our steaks and add some seafood of choice for the Ultimate Surf and Turf
Orkney Reared Beef 6oz Steaks – Choose from Feather Blade or Fillet Tail Strips, 1.2.6.7.9.13.14)
£34.95
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Surf Options – Scallops, Fish of the Day, Monk, Half a Lobster Tail (3.5.6.7.8
£49.95
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Murray Arms Hot Seafood Platter
Our Signature dish that we have become well known for, A daily landing of Seafood (please ask you server for today’s seafood), served with Home Made Bread and Butter, Hand Cut Chips, and a selection of Dips (1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.9.13.14)
£59.95 (for 2 £79.95)
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Sides/Extras
Bread, Corn on the Cob, Onion Rings, Salad, Chips
£3.95/portion
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To Finish
(V) Orkney Fudge Cheesecake – Hearty chunks of Orkney Fudge folded into a cream cheese filling, on top of a buttery biscuit base (2.4.6.7.13.14)
£7.95
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(V) Lemon Tart – Zesty Lemon Curd filling on a short crust pastry base (4.7.13.14)
£7.95
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Homemade Ice cream or Sorbet (vegan) using the best of Orkney Produce (4.7) (please ask for today’s flavours)
£3.50/scoop
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Chocolate Ganache with a Scapa Whisky Cream – (2.4.6.7.13.14)
£7.95
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Orkney Cheeseboard, a selection of Orkney Cheeses with Orkney Oatcakes, Homemade Butter, and Homemade Chutney (2.4.6.7.13.14)
£12.95
Peedie Folks (Kids) Menu
Mains
Battered Sausage (3), Beans, & Chips (2.4.6.7.9.13)
£6.50
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Chicken Goujons (3), Beans, & Chips (1.2.4.6.7.9.13)
£6.50
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Fish Goujons (3), Beans, & Chips (2.4.5.6.7.9.13)
£6.50
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Todays’ Soup (1.2.9), with Homemade bread (1.2.6.7.9)
£3.50
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Puddings
Peedie Yoghurt (7)
£1.50
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Homemade Ice-cream (4.7)
£1.50/scoop
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Homemade Ice cream or Sorbet (vegan) using the best of Orkney Produce (4.7) (please ask for today’s flavours)
£2.50/scoop
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Peedie Fruit Pot
£1.50
Drinks Menu
“The Murray Arms feels like a hidden gem, a local that you’d be happy to visit again and again.”
Rosalind Erskine – Food and Drink Editor, The Scotsman