Nova Bar & Restaurant

Came on a Sunday night and was greeted with a warm cosy environment with live music playing. It felt very homely and cordial. We were served drinks (draft beers and cocktails) which were absolutely delightful. Then we were served our main courses and a soup of the day which we couldn't praise more about. The magnum opus has to be the mussels which we basically licked clean off the plate. Definitely would definitely recommend for anyone in Inverness, and this is coming from someone on the other end of the hemisphere!

What a lovely gem of a place and great to see it so busy on a Monday night late October, a clear indication of good food and great service. Every mouthful of the food was superb, and with a smallish menu a great sign that they know what they do well, and yes they do it very well. Haggis bon bons in whisky sauce was a great starter, but then again everything was. Encore's Highland Chicken dish was amazing but the burgers, that we didn't have, also looked amazing. If you only have one night to eat out in Inverness, then eat here.

Watched the marathon running next door.. then came in the restaurant for warmth, food and a beer. Mussels were plentiful.. get about 18 for starters, and almost double when you order mains. Dunking the crusty bread, slathered with butter into the mussel cream sauce was magical. I will not be surprised if you order extra bread. It was the steak pie I came for, and I loved it.. Delicious!

The whole presentation of this place is great. It’s comfortable, pleasing, and a bit upscale but not intimidating for someone to walk in off the street. The staff was friendly, particularly the tall fellow, and the food was great. The mussels were much better than we could’ve expected, the kids plates were good, and the steak sandwich I had was delicious. Highly recommend this place.

Had amazing dinner and drinks here. We had the salmon, sea bass and the Mussles- all were excellent and generous. The peach and gin drink was really tasty though We found the pinky drinkee a tad bit too sweet. The dessert was really delicious as well. The ambiance, service and music made the overall experience pretty perfect!

Fantastic food, service and lovely atmosphere, menu is spot on! Had sea bass so good!! Value for money within this area! Definitely one of my go to places in Inverness now!! thanks for a great experience can’t wait to come back!! Just have to add! Went back again obviously 😂 had mussels wow wow ordered extra bread lol AMAZING!! And friend had fish and chips! So so good don’t really want to share this place as I want to keep to myself 😂😂 thanks once again xx great job!!

Booked Encore for dinner on our last night In Inverness. Loved the restaurant the minute we walked in. Our waiter was brilliant - super friendly and chatty. We all had the chicken liver as a starter and it was amazing. The mussels for my main was probably the best I have ever had and the sauce - well they could bottle it and sell it! My husband loved the steak pie as well. The deserts were amazing too. I would highly recommend anyone going to Inverness to book to have dinner here