Basil's Restaurant in Perth & Kinross

Chatty staff,nice ,very quiet restaurant.Good menu choices and excellent food.Hope to return again soon.

Unfortunately basil is closed due to refurb nothing was said of this on booking and if you see the pictures of the pool. Please be advised this is a fake post there is no facilties of any kind at this hotel.

Excellent service and a fantastic meal for our Group of 19 staying in the Hotel on a golf weekend. A varied and extensive menu with lots of choice. All our group were very complimentary on our meal and thoroughly enjoyed A very busy service for the staff but they coped very well and service without a hitch. An excellent meal all round and hope to return soon.

The restaurant serves very good food, the staff are pleasant but service is sporadic. However I would go again!

Although we were guests at the hotel, when we were checking in we were informed that we had to eat in Jocks Bar which is NOT a nice place. Curious to see why not, we went to have a look and found the restaurant to be half empty save for a long table of golfers. We also happened to be on a golfing break. If the hotel advertises a restaurant then they have no right to deny access to that facility. We felt cheated.

Shares the same hotel as Jocks and despite a more restricted menu offers a marginal better meal. But there are better places to eat in Kinross I am sure.

We had our Christmas Lunch here with friends from London it was excellent from start to finish. The staff made sure we were all welcome and happy with our lunch. We would definitely recommend Basil's

We booked a table a couple of days before, and arrived for our booking only to find that at some point it had been decided to close the restaurant because it was ‘so quiet’ that night. Despite leaving a phone number, nobody had contacted us to tell us and the apologies from the restaurant staff were perfunctory. Dreadful.

Went with family while staying there and the food was good, I had Lentil Soup, chicken with mash potatoes and veg then a lovely cheesecake. The staff are very friendly and very helpful

There was a good choice on the menu, 4 of us ate here and coincidentally, we all chose the same starter and main courses. Both were well presented and tasted great.

My wife and I ate here twice during a 3 day Christmas break. The food was very well cooked, tasted great and reasonable sized portions. The staff were polite, professional and very efficient. The day we had Christmas lunch was very busy but everything looked well planned and the whole process went very smoothly. The timing between courses was perfect. We really enjoyed the experience.

first class food in a second class hotel , its a weekly menu with plenty of choices , always extremely good and well presented

Had a meal in this restaurant and the food was very good and the staff were lovely. Was part of a deal for a weekend away. It's a bit pricey but very nice

We stayed at The Green on DBB rate and were most dissapointed with the menu in Basil's, too many dishes had supplements added to price if you were on DBB, a sirloin steak was priced on the menu at 26 pounds and 12 pound supplement if you were DBB. Other than soup the starters without additional cost were few and far between. We opted for chicken supreme as a main which was fairly plain fare and nothing to rave about, our starter was a savory tart which again was a let down. We had actually booked for our second night in Basil's, this we cancelled and dined elsewhere and had a far better meal at similar cost. Sorry Basil, we are not too hard to please, however your food did not hit our spot!!

After reading the other reviews, I can’t believe we had such a dreadful experience here. We were staying in the hotel for our anniversary weekend on a breakfast only basis, and decided to try eating in Basils on our first evening. When we arrived , the Restaurant was empty apart from a single large table of ten. The waitress asked if we had booked - we had not - and she then hummed and hahed tapping a pen between her teeth while looking round the empty room. We were given a table for two and a menu each...then promptly ignored for twenty minutes. No drinks order, no food order, no one looked at us. The same waitress was scuffing back and forth serving food to the table of ten. ‘More bread please’. ‘But I didn’t order the hake?’ Hake is removed from table. ‘Oops sorry yes I did’. Hake is brought back. ‘More wine please’. Meanwhile, we are sitting genuinely wondering if we had suddenly become invisible. One other girl and two men in waistcoats passed at a distance, obviously staff, but no one so much as looked out way. Eventually we waved the poor waitress over and she took our drinks order, but she didn’t know what a ‘white zinfandel’ was, and looked completely blank when asked for an ‘ale shandy’. We probably should have left at that point....however, another ten mins pass before our food order is taken. My husband ordered the fish, and I decided to push the boat out with a sirloin steak at 25.00. By this time another couple have arrived and have been sitting near us, also getting absolutely no attention or service. So - that’s a table of ten and two tables of two...and not a staff member in sight. I heard the man say to his wife, if they haven’t taken our order by the time I get back, we’re leaving. Our food eventually arrived and my steak was raw, and literally stone cold. Husbands fish was perfectly cooked if bit small and, to be fair, he was happy with it. I then genuinely waited another ten mins staring at a cold steak as there was no one around to speak to about my food. The place was like the Marie Celeste, especially when the other couple left, giving us sympathetic looks and shrugs on the way past. It was unbelievable. Finally a supervisor appeared and my congealed meal was sent back to the kitchen. A new steak came back ten mins later properly cooked but it wasn’t twenty five quids worth and I didn’t enjoy eating it, sitting opposite my husband and his empty plate. We couldn’t wait to get out of there. To add insult to injury we were fully charged for the complete meal without any reduction or goodwill gesture, and as a further slap in the face - on further inspection of the bill when we got back to our room we discovered we had been charged a steak supplement of Ten pounds on TOP of the twenty five pounds! This supplement is supposed to be paid by staying guests INSTEAD of the twenty five pounds if you are staying on a dinner room rate...they couldn’t even get that right. You would think they would have checked and double checked our bill given the dining experience we had just had! Safe to say we will never ever return.

No atmosphere and pretentious. The evening we dined all diners were seated in one small area and the rest of the room was empty. This did not add anything to the dining experience. Also hate being squeezed onto a 2 person table when larger ones remained prepared and un used.

The chef clearly knows what he/ she is doing. My meal was very tasty, even if the mashed potatoes was cold. I would eat there again.

We ate here for breakfast after out nights stsy. We wanted an early start but everything was on display and ready for us. Well cooked , hot and plenty of choice. lovely!

Usual fare on self service basis for breakfast. Restaurant could do with upgrading. Chipped cup on setting unacceptable.

El menú y la comida era buena - trucha era fresco y el cordero estaba bien preparado. Una buena variedad para vegetarianos y un buen menú de parrilla para carne.

The restaurant was only 1/3 full but we were told it would take 1 hour to get a table for a family of 3 because "the kitchen is busy"... Dinner with a 3 year old is over in less the 30 minutes and an hour wait is not an option. To not recognice that is either stupid or not serviceminded. If you stay at a hotel you expect to be able to eat there and not have to take the car and go somewhere else to eat. No where I will ever visit again!

Food was good. Service at times was poor. Understaffed, staff were trying there best but because they were run off their feet their attention to detail and service Was quite poor. Both nights we had a table booked for 7pm and got served at 7.30.

Let down by its decor and tired appearance, this place still manages to score 5 points because the food was of such a high standard. I have reviewed Basils as part of a review of the Green hotel overall and was very impressed, I wont copy that review here.

Had dinner here with some friends the service we received was very good and the choices on menu was excellent I would recommend the scallops & steak for main meal

Had a lovely meal here as staying at hotel The breakfast is buffet style and plentiful The staff are really friendly and efficient

Principal restaurant du green hôtel Buffet du petit déjeuner avec spécialités écossaisesDiner avec des plats délicieux

This restaurant is in the middle of the Green Hotel and most of the customers will be staying in the hotel. Only had breakfast on two mornings - mostly buffet which was regularly resupplied with fresh hot food. Adequate range of other items including cold meats, fruit, cererals, etc.

Mid week visit. warm and comfortable restaurant. The food was good and well prepared. The staff serving were excellent. Good food and wine options available. Nearby area for post prandial coffee.I would have no qualms about going again.

Basils is a lovely hotel restaurant. The staff were very friendly esp the manager who was very attentive to our needs. My compliments are to the chef however who produced a beautiful and tasty meal for my husband and I. I just wished we were staying longer to sample some of the other dishes. The only thing that lets this restaurant down is the hotel decor that surrounds it. Badly needing a refurb with mismatching tapestries and colours.

Stayed in the hotel so went for dinner here. It was a Tuesday night and only us and another couple were there. I felt there should have been some background music to give the place a bit of atmosphere. Other than that, food and service was excellent.

Breakfast was varied and well presented. Cereals, fruit, juices, toast, pastries and hot buffet. Good service and tasty.

We only had breakfast, as the evening menu would not have suited my husband as he's a plain eater. I liked the menu, so if there was a bit more of a mixed choice we would have had dinner there.

Excellent meal had the steak. Very good . Husband had chicken also impressed . Just the decor is dated . But very happy with it

Dined here on the 30th december and whilst the restaurant wasn't full we had a 20 minute wait before anyone even approached us to take our drinks orders. Food sounds and presented fancy but was not much to shout about, average at best. Wished we dined elsewhere

Almost empty on a Friday night we were greeted with a paper menu almost identical to the sample one on the website only with less choices (never a promising start). Only four starters on the menu but the one I chose was unavailable. My lamb was overdone and my husband's chicken underwhelming. The wine list is well overpriced and the young staff although trying their best clearly under supervised.

We ate dinner there Mon 17th Oct for a family birthday. It was a third choice as limited open options for a Monday night in Kinross. Table was booked for first seating at 6:30. Doors were still locked until 6:35 and then there was no-one available to show us our table in a very empty restaurant. We got seated after 2-3 minutes of waiting at the podium. Server was still setting up, putting candles and glasses on all other tables. The host was very enthusiastic and even acknowledge our celebration by bring a glass of Presecco for all of our party. Sadly she then offered her suggestion of mixing red wine with cherry coke! My father in law, the wine connoisseur was appalled! Service was very slow, but there appeared to be only two workers, the host and the server. It took ages to have our main dishes cleared away, apologies were offered and then it was another age until the bill was presented. The food was sadly Ikea/canteen quality. Our table started with either the duck terrine or the trio of salmon. The duck was described by me husband as horrible but there was a good portion and the salmon was nice but very small portion. There was a dollop of mayonnaise which appeared to have congealed layer to it.Mains were varied over the table, ribeye which described by father in law as a very poor steak, pork which came with mashed potatoes which were vile, lamb which was fairly tasteless served with lukewarm couscous and fish which was enjoyed by mother in law. Eventually we looked at the pudding menu and had a pavlova dessert which looked like it had been plated up the day before and a cheese platter which came with Branston pickle. No complaints about the coffee or the petite fours which were all eaten. Thankfully we did not come for the food or the service as it was a convenient half way point to celebrate a family birthday. We did not complain as we just wanted to have some quality family time together.

The restaurant is a step up from other restaurants in Tyne hotel regarding decor and service. We enjoyed our meal but was the most limited menu of the 3 restaurants in the hotel

Vi tenkte oss på en litt finere resturant, og da var dette det eneste alternativet i Kinross. Maten var god, men lokalene og servicen kunne vært bedre. Servitørene ignorerte oss og lokalene er slitt. Men alt i alt et ok besøk

Ate here when staying at Green Hotel, nice simple menu offering good choice and all food was of a high quality. Our server Michael was attentive and polite, recommended if you are in the area or staying at the hotel

Basil's restaurant is bright and airy - the staff are excellent and are truly helpful. Breakfast was everything you could want - full English, cereals and even continental and fruit. Evening meal was cooked to perfection, beef, chicken and salmon with plenty of vegetables. Desserts were superb and very fattening.

I recently had a business Lunch at Basil's. The palm trees that besieged the restaurant transformed the lifeless, ceiling-tiled ambience, into a thriving, little restaurant. Although the lack of natural light is an issue, the murals that cover the wall paint a much nicer picture than the grey personality of the kingdom of Fife. I had the soup, although traditionally a peasant dish, when the seasoned rhapsody of lentils washed over my taste buds like the waves that sunk the mythical city of Atlantis. What a brilliant example of lentil soup! Unfortunately, due to the self interest of some of our party, I was left with a poor selection of vegetarian sandwiches, without even a sourdough option. Despite this flaw, the egg mayonnaise sandwiches were excellent. The emergency exit signs were well-marked which kept me at ease throughout my meal and the waiting staff were fantastic. Meredith, my server, notified the more immature members of our party, to the local Pokemon gym, which kept them busy throughout lunch. All in all, lunch at Basil's was excellent although Hong Kong dollars were not accepted which left me unable to pay for my meal.

whilst staying in the hotel we dined at basil's the food was excellent but could have had a more expansive menu however we all enjoyed the meal including our 20 month old grandsonthe staff are very attentive without being intrusive

We were advised to dine here by the staff at the Windlestrae Hotel (excellent) on the basis that it was fine dining and coeliac friendly. It was neither. I felt as if I was awkward and was not getting the same experience as others.Food was beautifully presented and had tiny portions like nouvelle cuisine but the flavour just wasn't there and the choice was very limited.Disappointed!

Super friendly staff, came over to the table several times to check everything was okay and to be honest, all was more than okay! The food was incredibly tasty, quick service and smiles all round! It's a must if you're staying at the Windlestrae or the Green Hotel!

Only had breakfast at Basil's but I can say it was freshly made and nothing was too much trouble. It was self service however staff were on hand to offer extra tea/coffee.

Enjoyed a lovely meal here whilst we stayed at the Green Hotel for 3 nights. Would recommend the hotel and the restaurant!

You can see my main review under The Green Hotel where I talk about the food and Basil's restaurant. However let me say, my wife and I really had a great meal there and would go back. The staff are polite and very efficient and the food is served pretty quickly and tasted beautiful.

One of the best meals I have ever had, roast pheasant on a mushroom risotto with a red wine reduction, lovely. Also very well priced.

New menu with good selection of specials so plenty of choice - daube of beef and vegetables were cooked to perfection and the service was superb

Fantastic good atmosphere and staff very friendly and polite with EXcellent food and drink keep up the good work

I had two breakfasts here whilst staying at the hotel for two Albert Hammond concerts.This is a well appointed restaurant with about 20 nicely spaced out tables. The breakfasts are ok - possibly I would have expected something a little better. To be honest they are very similar to those at Premier Inns - perfectly acceptable but nothing out of the ordinary.

Myself and my husband stopped in past Basil's Restaurant on Friday evening (11th Sept) on our way to Edinburgh.When we entered the dinning room there was only another table of 2 and a table of 4 there so we thought to ourselves it would be perfect as we'd be able to grab a quick dinner (we were after some proper food rather than a fast food chain at the side of the road) and get back on the road.My husband thoroughly enjoyed his main of Pork Belly however my chicken dish was supposed to come accompanied with roast vegetables which turned out to be more of a spoonful of finely diced salsa, my block of potato was also hard and black in the middle.We opted to have desert which was delicious, the treacle tart was divine and my husband also polished off his sticky toffee pudding saying it was lovely.The main problem was the staffing issue they seemed to have. dinners were left in the dining room whilst the waiter & waitress ran back and forth trying to also serve those standing at the bar outside.We asked for our bill and were told she'd be straight back with the card machine, we then proceeded to wait 20 minutes until we caught sight of anyone to ask to pay again to then be told we have to go through to the bar as the card machine doesn't move!Upon entry to the bar to eventually pay 4 members of staff were seen standing chatting among themselves, highly frustrating when you've been waiting so long for someone to take your money!My husband did mention this to the waiter who processed our bill however he proclaimed to have no idea what the issue was and shrugged off his comments.Disappointing main course and staff!

Good food very nicely presented. Friendly staff. Very good breakfast. Callum was a very friendly waiter.

Nice menu, but only one veggie option (although I didn't ask if there were others). It was a busy evening in the restaurant and the waitress did send apologies for our long wait.

This was our first time dining in Basil's and the meal was excellent. We were advised that the hotel was experimenting with a new menu and it worked. All three courses were delicious and good sized portions.

Nice place to go for a meal if your staying in the Green a Hotel or going to see a live show at the Backstage music venue

Best beef I have ever had ! Great service very efficient and formal , could not fault!!!!!!!!!!! Also breakfast buffet in the morning great something for everyone !

Great food at a good price £25 for 3 courses elegant dining didn't disappoint but when we went back the next night menu was the same would have liked a change however the quality of the food and presentation great

I recently had the pleasure of eating in Basil's restaurant two nights in a row as part of a weekend package stay for a party of 17 golfers. I really have to commend all the kitchen and serving staff on the quality & value of service and food my party received. For the price of £25.50 for three courses I was not expecting the quality of the food to be as good as it was. The decision to seat us in the Alcove off the main dining area was, I'm sure, very much appreciated by both my group and the rest of the hotel guests.

We had been staying at the hotel for dinner bed and breakfast but could not get a table for dinner so we had to eat here. The dinner was ok but it was so unmemorable i cant even remember what i ate, however as bar meals go it was quite good.

Really nice food. We stayed 2 nights and my husband had the pork belly both nights . Cheese board lovely with the most amazing orange chutney.

8 of us had dinner there in January and were all delighted with the food, service and surroundings. Also quite reasonable - 3 courses for £25.00

Good proportions, delivered still hot. Gluten-free food and vegetarian available. Comfortable room and setating, well lit.

Compared to some 4 star hotels, it's average in my opinion. Like the rooms in hotel, it's tired looking. We had 2 dinners - 1st we all quite enjoyed. 2nd - 2 of us ordered Goat's Cheese starter (take your binoculars as it was a tiny wee bit goats cheese on a huge plate). Overall, it was acceptable but certainly not "to die for".

We enjoyed the two evening meals we had at Basil's and found the staff very helpful and friendly. We also ate breakfast on two mornings and enjoyed that too. Found everything just fine.

Having previoulsy enjoyed the food at the Green Hotel's pub grub location (Called Jock's Bar(, we thought we would celebrate at the more upmarket Basil's Restaurant. We were pleased that we did. The staff were friendly, the menu was interesting and the food service was great.When the food arrived, we were not disappointed. Portions were smallish to moderate (which suited us) but food presentation and taste were really first-class. Best of all, it was good value for money. Fixed price £25.50 for three courses which was very fair. Oh, and lastly, amience, music and atmosphere was very nice indeed.What could they do better? Well, wine was a problem area which needs improvement, in my opinion. For example;No wine list offered with the menu,No-one offered to take our wine order,Very limited choice of wine by the glass,White wine served in large, red wine glasses,Red wine served in small, white wine glasses,Waiter response when we asked for clean glasses for our red wine " I think we're short of glasses",Wine list needs review - pretty ordinary selection at too-high prices,We eventually chose a Chablis at around £31 (from memory) which seemed £10 too expensive, and a Cotes Du Rhone at roughly double the price it was worth,Waiter at the bar didn't have a clue what I was talking about when I tried to order wine. He asked me to point to the wine I wanted on the wine list,No wine arrived at the point our starters had been delivered, we hada to ask for it,The excellent Restaurant Manager sorted out all of these problems, but with a bit of staff training on wine service, they could have been avoided.Or perhaps the employment of a wine waiter - suitably trained.........But, all in all, despite the wine problems, an enjoyable venue and I would definitely recommend it for a visit. The only other thing I would change is that awful name, Basil's. It send completely the wrong message!!

service great and menu had a good range of meats, fish and vegetable dishes. Not too fancy. Staff very friendly.

Thoroughly enjoyed Basils and found it very good value too. The staff were great too. The after dinner tablet is a lovely touch with coffee

We have dined in here 2 times and it just keeps getting better.Food is superb! The duck with beetroot starter is one of the nicest I have had. The selection of mains is so nice. The chef has put a lot of thought into combinations of food and hit jackpot every time.The desserts, yum yum!! I cant say any more on the food, hopefully you get that we loved this place. We stayed in the hotel a second time to dine in this restaurant.The staff were really helpful and great service.one of my favourite places to dine in Scotland. We wil be back!!

A fine selection on the menu and well prepared there were 8 of us and no one had anything negative to say

Great food , wine and served by brilliant staff ! Try the Toffee pudding excellent and the sirloin steak was cooked the way I like for a change !!

We dined here recently when going to one of the Backstage Gigs at the hotel - From the moment we entered the restaurant the staff were very welcoming, friendly and attentive - Pre-meal drinks in the bar - (all very relaxing) then to the restaurant - good varied menu - very well presented, cooked etc - the whole meal appeal - first class Booked Bed, Breakfast and Dinner - which we thought was good value for money - the steaks were cooked to perfection and the whole meal was just delightful, from starters to the sweets - Oh and a good selection of beers in 'Jock's Bar' - Would certainly go back :-)

The restaurant was really nice and had a lovely relaxed atmosphere, the food was fantastic and the staff were lovely

The Montgomery's looked after us very well, drinks then a lunch for 32 before going on to curl for 2 hours. This is our annual event between the QBGS (RCA) Curling Club and the Highland & Lowland Brigade Curling Club.The staff look after you very well and were very efficient.We will be back next March for another feast and some more curling.

would highly reccommend to any one the food in the reastraunt to a high standard and highly reccomend to others

We ate here on two consecutive nights. The food was lovely, well presented and good value. If pigeon is on the menu, I would highly recommend. Yummy

Liked the meal we had, the menu is varied and was presented ok. The serving staff were attentive and chatted. The table layout could have been a little better as I found it a bit of a tight fit, but I'm not the smallest of folk (LOL). Worth a try if your in the area

This must be the best restaurant in the Kinross area. Food was of a very high standard as was the service.

Food is 5 star quality, although limited choice on our TDH option. Nice surrounding, music choice was nice but very dull when this was not on. Restaurant manager needs to be more aware.

Lovely food with great service. Really loved the Mussels. Waitress Sandra is very jolly and attentive.

every evening the choice had something for everyone, always well presented and great value for money. felt the food was a step up from what you would have expected

Ate here for the first time about a year ago and my only negative point was that the staff were inexperienced and were totally without guidance of any description.On this visit,we ate here twice out of a 4 night stay at their sister hotel'Windlestrae'.Food quality and wine choice were as good as before,still a young staff,extremely helpful and friendly but now they are supervised by a very efficient and professional lady who ensures that the service matches the excellent quality of the food

We breakfasted and had our dinner on four consecutive days in Basil's. Really excellent food and the staff were delightful! Well Done!

Booked at Basil's because Kirklands was full. The staff seemed overstretched and young-ish manageress seemed not to care. We had to ask 3 times for our wine to be brought to the table, and it finally turned up part way through our main-course. The food was generally ok, but one steak, cooked "medium" was so tough as to be barely edible. To be a bit more positive, the decor and atmosphere were good, but we won't be returning any time soon.

Good selection on a 3 course fixed menu. Staff attentive without being intrusive. Food of very high standard and beautifully presented.

i had the top side of roast beef and my partner had the chicken stuffed with haggis and black pudding both were really good

There was a limited choice on the Table D'Hote menu with the option of steaks at a supplement of £2.50.A 3 course meal was £25.50.The food we had was above average and the service was good.

Helpings small but delicious and presented in haute cuisine style,they served up a meal with just the right timings between courses.Enjoyed.

We stayed for a night at The Green Hotel & dinner was served in Basil's restaurant. We were welcomed by a lovley professional hostess. The food was of a high standard and the service was also very good. Our waitress Megan was very good!There was a set menu on offer for the DB&B deal with a choice of 5 starters, mains and desserts. I opted for smoked salmon mousse, chicken stuffed with spinach and a mango parfait! Very tasty. Wine was reasonable priced and there was a wide selection.

Good quality food although portion sizes differed greatly. Sea bass which was on the small size as opposed to roast beef which was 2 massive slices of superb quality with all the normal trimmings. Staff were friendly but service, on an evening when they weren't over stretched, tended to be on the slow side. I don't want to be rushed but I don't want to have the impression that I've been forgotten either.It was nice to be in a location where conversation can be had without having to raise voices over canned music.

Fantastic meal, staff were lovely! I had a dessert that was so beautiful, it seemed a shame to eat it, but I did. Mike had a rib eye steak which he really enjoyed.

Wonderful atmosphere and food. Staff were very pleasant and had a good knowledge of the menu and wine list - gave us excellent recommendations.

Food was excellent apart from the scallops which were over cooked.

This is the restaurant in the Green Hotel. The food was excellent, well prepared and well served by smiling helpful staff. A highlight of our two day stay at the hotel.

Loved the choices,loved the food ,taste and presentation. Waiter had no wine knowledge whatsoever and the wine we ordered was not chilled enough. Did notice that the bottles of white wine that were part of the "offer" were all lined up on a table. Maybe if we had chosen from the wine menu it would have been different. Staff were all very pleasant and friendly though.

Our evening meal was superb and breakfast comprised lovely, freshly cooked food.

Eaten in here a few times and never had a complaint.

Great food and lovely atmosphere! Staff very helpful and food freshly prepared and cooked to perfection.

Delicious food, professional staff, excellent house wine.

The food here was excellent. Very well presented and good flavours. We had bruschetta for starters which was absolutely delicious. For main course, my husband had sirloin steak which was very good and I had seafood risotto which was wonderful. Lots of nice fish in it. We had a bottle of Valpolicella which was also lovely. We had not had valpolicella for years and were surprised at the quality. Service was excellent and the waiter was really nice.The meal cost us a total of £50 and we left a £5 tip.