My husband and I are going to be in Scotland in August. We've got our trip and accommodation set, but in the Rick Steve's guide, he recommends making reservations for dinner in August, in particular, if you are in Edinburgh or Skye. The last time I was in Scotland I was studying abroad as a 21 year old, so even though I went around the country, I didn't exactly eat out often or at the nicest places. The guidebook has a bunch of recommendations that I'm considering, but I'm interested in other opinions, especially if anyone is a native!!
In particular interested in Skye and Edinburgh recommendations (saw the other few posts on Edinburgh so I've got a decent idea of what people like but would always love more suggestions) so I can hop on reservations, but open to recommendations in other places we are staying (near Luss/Helensburgh, Inverness, Aberdeen, and Glasgow). At least one night we want to go to a traditional pub, and we are pretty into fine dining (we've done 3 or 4 of the michelin starred restaurants in Chicago, I noted the). We probably won't eat out every night, so budget is very flexible! Just want to hear places that people loved.
For what it matters. In Skye we are staying not far out of portree (Sniznort), in Edinburgh right by Holyrood Palace, and in aberdeen/inverness/glasgow within easy(10-30 min) walking distance of city center. We're both 27 so we are fine with walk/uber/bus and we will have a car the whole time.