Last time I was up that way I rode into Inverness to get dinner, got pushed around by bus lanes and no entries and rode back out again! I ate out of town.
I used to drive down to Inverness for my monthly shop. Not been north of Aberdeen since '17. Always been a bit of a middling type of place. Would never have it down as a destination.
We stay in Inverness every couple of years or so on bike trips. We have always had a great night there. Good curry and decent beers. Usually live music on somewhere too.