Bistro19 Harburn in West Lothian

UPDATE (at bottom) Can't fault the golf course. Was absolutely first class condition. Disappointed with the food situation afterwards. Update. Since been contacted by the club to apologise. We are returning for another game soon and the club have said we have to drop them a note when we are returning and they'll sort something out for us . will update at a later date Nice touch by Harburn golf club 👏

Great course great food ...pity no sky or pool table like last time

Two good friends end myself had a long lunch ( deliberately - a lot of talking ). The service was excellent from start to finish . Menu - choice varied and the food was of a very good standard . Special mention for our server - Charlie . Would go back again - till the next time

Had such a lovely lunch here with the family. Wait staff were friendly and attentive, the food did take a bit of time but we were informed there would be a delay due to staff shortage but this wasn’t an issue and appreciated being kept informed. When the food arrived it was excellent and enjoyed by all and was clearly all made fresh to order. The steak ciabatta was 10/10!

Slow in service girls very nice but food was delicious. My husband got scampi but was far too hard to cut.

Coarse was good. The food was excellent. Would definitely play there and eat there again

From the moment we arrived in the restaurant the staff were very friendly and welcoming. Had a lovely table in restaurant and the place was so busy! A great selection on the menu and the mid-week menu is such a great deal! We had the chicken kebab, pepper chicken and steak pie for our mains then chocolate brownie, sticky toffee pudding and plum & almond sponge which everyone enjoyed! Abigail, Charlie and Steph were very attentive and made sure we had a great experience throughout our visit. Highly recommend and we will be back! Keep up the good work guys! 👍🏼😁

Always a great meal in here at reasonable prices in a lovely setting. Highly recommend!

Good food & helpful staff. Prices reasonable. Sorry to hear they are relocating.

Sehr leckeres Essen in freundlicher Atmosphäre. Wir hatten Chicken Balmoral, Lamb Ragout, Ribeye und einen Burger. Alles perfekt. Wir würden wieder hier Essen

I never usually write reviews. My family and I have been coming to this restaurant for many years. Tonight was our worst experience at Bistro 19. The service was poor, the food was below standard and there were a shortage of staff! We had to wait for our drinks when we arrived. We had to wait for over 30 minutes for someone to take our orders. Then when the starter did arrive it was poor. I ordered the prawn and chorizo. There was mo balsamic dressing as we usually have , hardly any salad and my prawns were undercooked. We spent over £100. When I got home I had sickness and diarrhoea all night. I feel this was due to the undercooked prawns. I feel very sad as this was once a great restaurant full of great food, ambience and great service but on Friday , 26 July it was below par!

Absolutely fantastic place to dine. But get there quickly as the restaurant owner is moving elsewhere

Lovely food relaxing atmosphere

Beautiful course and well maintained, food and service in the clubhouse was excellent.

What a beautiful venue we had lunch and the food was fantastic and reasonably priced staff were friendly and helpful the bar was well stalked with alcoholic and non alcoholic beverages excellent atmosphere (chilled and relaxed)

Myself, wife and four year old went here for Sunday dinner as we live about five minutes away and have never been. Food was outstanding and great value for money ordering from the Sunday menu. Beef featherblade cooked perfectly. Plenty options for my son too which kept him happy! Sticky toffee pudding for dessert was also very good. Can’t wait to come back again. Very impressed!

Great day out,well worth a visit

Fabulous Gluten free menu. Possibly the best in the area. Service is always spot on, lovely staff. I eat here regularly and have never been disappointed. The main menu is also great. Worth a visit for sure.

Very good and varied menu, attentive and friendly staff, excellent food in very pleasant surroundings. We had a meet up with friends and we all enjoyed the food very much. Cannot praise highly enough and thoroughly recommend this to all who appreciate good food and service. Will be back.

Too quality food, great service and good value too. Our favourite place for lunch or dinner.

Very unhappy with the service and the seats are uncomfortable

First time at the Bistro 19 for a family meal, I can honestly say the food is fantastic,haggis Bon Bon starter and steak pie main with the sticky toffee pudding was delicious and I would recommend anyone passing to nip in and try it. I have only given 3 stars though as I feel the servers are VERY VERY slow don’t seem very experienced.quite a few time we had to catch there attention for more drinks etc and as we were a group we then had empty glasses on the table that the servers didn’t take away with them until asked to do so,at one time there was 3 standing chatting while the empty plates and glasses could have been getting recovered from the table,this kind of ruined the experience for me and as I said if you have plenty of time on your hands and you are passing and hungry then it’s a great place for food but I don’t think I will plan on going here again.

Enjoyed a lovely meal and a chat with family.

The food was excellent. Service was first class.

Another excellent meal and great service throughout from Charlie. Unfortunately one of party took unwell at the end of the night and we had to call an ambulance. Both Charlie and Mia were excellent throughout and were a credit to themselves and to Bistro 19.

Perfect.... Venue, food,service & view ..

Beautiful meal in nice surroundings. Staff attentive and helpful. Will be going back!

The food, service and people were second d to none, highly recommend and thoroughly enjoyed the atmosphere too!

Great food and great venue. Just had a 40th birthday celebration there and staff and service were excellent. Would definitely recommend to anyone. Been here a few times and have never been disappointed.

The food was delicious and the staff were incredibly welcoming, especially Ami and Mia. I will definitely be back in the near future :)

Always a pleasure to visit here. Never disappointed. Highly recommend.

Had a lovely meal last night,waiter service excellent and very attentive.Drinks first as we picked our meal and placed our order.The restaurant was very busy but the meals were out quickly and absolutely perfect we all enjoyed,as everyone agreed we will be returning thanks for a lovely evening.

Enjoyed the food but the cocktails are a con, no alcohol for £8.95 noise unbelievable did not enjoy the experience

Celebrating our 53rd wedding anniversary. Enjoyed our lunch 😀

Great meal to celebrate Pam's birthday

First time at bistro 19... Staff ( 3 ) very pleasant... Ordered the fish for main course.... Batter in my opinion was over done brown and breaking up (oil too hot?) also kids ordered chocolate brownie certainly over done in microwave ( edges brick hard) and prices off soft drinks definitely overpriced

We were there on Tuesday 26th(even though I do visit regularly at least once a week) one of the party had macaroni and there was no taste and a metal kind of taste off it. We all agreed it was not very nice (we have had this dish before with another party I have went with and it was quite nice) the waitress was told and you could see it wasn’t touched and she just went “I’m sorry” I feel the party member should have been offer something else or had it removed from the bill, but there was no care involved. I discovered this place and I’m not that local about 6 months ago and Iv been at least 20 times because I do love it. This has quite put me off. Also there was nowhere else to complain to!

We visited today for having never been before Lots of choice on menu, beautiful food, big portions and great value for money Dairy free menu was superb with great choice also Service was excellent, lovely friendly and knowledgeable staff Great atmosphere and lovely setting in the countryside We would throughly recommend

This Bistro is an absolute find We visited today for lunch, great selection on the menu also catered for on a dairy free menu Beautiful tasty well cooked food, big portions and the service was excellent, very friendly and helpful staff and a lovely atmosphere We would very much recommend a visit and we will return soon.

Harburn is a smashing place to have a meal. Food is well presented and tasty. Service first class from very pleasant young staff. Very friendly and welcoming atmosphere. Would highly recommend.

Relaxing atmosphere, great food, friendly attentive staff. Lots of parking available. Child friendly.

The restaurant catered for 27 of us for a surprise Birthday meal. The staff and service were amazing and the food was delivered quickly considering how many people there was. We always go here and will always recommend.

Really tasty starters, terrific Sunday lunch and excellent desserts. Reasonable pricing for drinks with decent service.

Very disappointed with our meal last night, chicken burger roll was a huge disappointment didn't know you could get chicken that thin, chips were well over done, twice things had to be sent back as not what we ordered, really disappointed for my husband as this was gift vouchers for his 60th, Definitely not as good as we remembered, & expensive. Carpets were also badly stained all over,, very grubby & dirty,

Great food and service. 9 of us went for a family meal, was really good food and friendly staff. Great value for money, would definitely recommend.

Best meal and staff ever experience. Outstanding.

Wasn't impressed with our recent visit. Food wasn't as good as we remembered. The menu has changed as have the staff. Dessert is my main reason for visiting and always has been. We honestly didn't feel welcome and for the price of lunch for two it's not exactly the cheapest option. The chicken strips were double dipped in the batter, both layers cooked separately could be seen and tasted. Fillet steak was dry and crunchy in bits. The onions on the ciabatta were stone cold and drained the steak of the little heat it had. Chips were hot and crispy. Raspberry dessert wasn't made with hot raspberries and the shortbread crumb wasn't fresh or crumbling it was crunchy and hard. Does anyone know if these now made and frozen in the glass then defrosted on demand? The individual piece of shortbread was delicious. Sadly when I complained about the steak I was blatantly told the waitress would pass it onto chef... No apology absolutely nothing. The sad reality is we wasted our treat from the kids at Christmas coming here and even the dessert was below expectations.

My son brought me for Mother’s Day breakfast it’s the first time I’ve been for breakfast and like always the food was perfect and service was amazing. This is by far the best place to eat in West Lothian for breakfast lunch or dinner.

Come here all the time food is always amazing, highly recommend coming for the weekend specials or the midweek menu deal is a bargain. Our server Taylor was great our last visit. Always a friendly service here.

I have nothing but great things to say about the bistro. The staff were so accommodating and we’re always happy to help with a smile On their face , the food is always amazing. Couldn’t recommend it more. Always has great atmosphere and will definitely be going again.

Excellent lunch last night. Great food, service and terrific value from their fixed price menu. Thanks to the staff Abigail, Denton and Neve.

Amazing Food, can't recommend it enough. The staff, particularly Francesca and Mia, were so helpful and friendly. Great experience and value for money

Even though the restaurant was very busy the service from the staff was excellent and food was equally as good. Will definitely be back.

This is a great place for lunch or dinner with really good food. The staff are always friendly, helpful and attentive. Have recommend often.

Had a lovely dinner with family, I had the prawn linguine which was delicious and family had fillets steaks and fillet balmorals, all were enjoyed thoroughly. Had desserts too, plum and almond sponge is a must have. Service was 10/10, will be back soon

This is the second time we have encountered this particular issue and both times for a birthday meal out together. First time - my birthday - our reserved table in the quieter area of the restaurant was not available and we were offered a table right at the entrance that people walk past, just across from two large noisy party tables. The attitude was "take it or leave it, no other table available." This time, arriving for my husband's birthday the waitress apologised that our table was not ready due to a larger group already seated in the quieter section of the restaurant. Our booked table had been pulled across to make a larger table. Why was the table not replaced? We were offered an alternative - guess where? again by the door entrance and exit walkway, opposite a large noisy party again. We declined and said we would have a drink and wait. 35minutes later we were called through and given menus. Then a long wait for the order to be taken. The starter arrived 55 minutes from us sitting down. It was very obvious that the restaurant was not coping, particularly the kitchen. After the main course we asked for the bill. Our experience is no fault of the waitresses This is a management issue. Please keep large groups near the entrance or use your room on the other side of the bar. I wonder how many other people have experienced a similar problem to ours? For ourselves, this is a local restaurant we have been coming to for years, but the visits of the past 5 months have soured our taste.

Food is yummy, there was 15 of us and everyone enjoyed what they had. Friendly service too will definitely be back

We attended today with my family to celebrate my husband’s 60th birthday. It was our first time in there and we were all so impressed with the quality of the food and service. Highly recommend it and we will go back again for sure!

Our service straight away was very good. Gave us drinks and then gave us plenty of time to peruse the menu. The food was amazing and portions were brilliant. Will definitely be back soon .

Good food, atmosphere and value for money. Not had a bad experience here yet. Our servers were diligent and made sure we were looked after well - Francesca and Dennon. Can recommend the chicken snitzel and the mango sundae. It was supposed to be mango...

From arrival to departure the whole evening was fantastic the food was totally fantastic staff were really attentive and friendly thoroughly recommended this place to everyone

Great food in lovely surroundings. The service is excellent with lots of choice to suit everyone. Be sure to leave room for a wonderful choice of desserts.

Food is fabulous service was fine. Got say probably one the best burgers I've ever had ...thanks chef 👨‍🍳 Prices are very good as well

Food is fantastic, great tasting. Large portions, quality. Friendly staff very attentive. Good value for money. You will not be disappointed!!

We had such a lovely experience at Bistro 19 Harburn last night for Mums 60th birthday meal. The food was brilliant and service was fantastic. We will definitely be back ☺️💗. Everyone had a great time and all of the staff made the experience fab...

We were here with a large party on Monday, from the moment we booked the table the staff couldn’t have been anymore helpful, especially Abigail the manager. She talked us through the various set menu options and helped us pick a menu that had something...

Love this spot. Great wee atmosphere and the food is exceptional 👌🏻 The Haggis Bonbons to start are different gravy 🤤 yet to have anything I've not enjoyed.

Celebrated my father-in-laws 80th birthday here and have to say that overall I was pretty disappointed with the experience. Whilst the food was lovely, the service was lacking and it was very slow, nearly 3hrs to have dinner which isn’t great with small children. We...

Amazing service from booking for 20 people to the actual meal. Very helpful friendly staff, Mia was an absolute star helping with all the arrangements. Thanks you Team Bistro 👌🏻 would highly recommend. Fi MacGillivray

Our go-to restaurant, great staff, and fabulous food are always clean and well-spaced out of tables.

Best food, great price and the staff are lovely especially Taylor who was our server. Very pleasant, knew the menu and helped us pick what to eat and we weren’t disappointed. I am actually heading back today with family.

This place is fantastic. The food was delicious, quite large portions and served in a very short time. Stuart was very helpful and friendly. It definitely wasn't the last time :-)

Great food at bistro 19, always great 👍🏻

Absolutely amazing place hidden gem! Friendly jovial and atentive staff great atmosphere but most of all food was sophisticated and just really tasty fresh and lovely.Had a chat with Stuart about history and just great laugh.for us 5 stars experience.Waiting time spotless too same as...

Staff were friendly and attentive, the restaurant was freezing cold which made the food cold quickly but we were later told by staff the radiators had broken, they did bring out heaters which helped a bit. Everything was clean, service was great, food was brilliant....

Great service and quick. Lovely staff,not overbearing but attentive. Lovely meal and excellent cappuccino.

Highly recommend. The food was delicious, service was extremely fast and the staff were really lovely. I will definitely be back.

We went to bistro 19 on Saturday 22nd of December for a family meal we had booked for the festive menu the Waitress waitress offered us the à la cart menu in case we wanted site that we didn’t know about the service was excellent,...

Fantastic Christmas Eve Lunch enjoyed by the whole family. Service was amazing from the moment we arrived and the food was perfect. Great way to start the festivities. Will be booking again for next year.

Had an amazing Christmas meal with my family. Food was amazing and staff were fantastic , would highly recommend to anyone I know. Mia was exceptional tonight , made sure our glasses were full the whole night . Will definitely be back

I always enjoy a trip to the Bistro, however, I was there for dinner this evening and it was a brilliant experience. The food was excellent, and my server, Mia was very helpful and attentive. She gave recommendations on the menu and made sure we...

Can not praise Bistro 19 enough. Had our annual Christmas get together this evening and as always the food and the service were exceptional. Staff were friendly and welcoming and couldn’t do enough for you - right down to getting the ideal cracker 😀.

Great choice on both regular and Xmas menu. Staff were friendly and professional. Service was great but not intrusive. 3 ladies out for lunch . Will definitely be back.

Family birthday party with friends. Arrived slightly early but our tables not set. We are directed to the bar area to have drinks. When the table was ready we went through. The dining room was very busy with other groups, which is understandable at this...

Always had lovely meals here and the helpings will fill the heartiest if appetites

Great food at reasonable prices.

Nice place, great food, nice staff.

Had a very good lunch, excellent service and food, unrushed and nothing was too much trouble. Def visit again.

went to harburn golf club for lunch today with family. the food was fantastic, and the service was brilliant. definitely recommend this place for a meal and get together. very reasonable to.

The service is great and quickly seated and drink order soon after. Have been here allot so know it’s good but it was busy so expected some slip up. Nope it all went great and the food was simply amazing , this is my fifth...

Food is great big portions staff are great great place for food

Excellent in every way. I have been on many occasions, in small numbers and in large parties. Food, service and price is great.

Delicious food. Quite large portions ,so if you have small appetite- take note. Nice views over the golf course and surrounding countryside.

The Albatross breakfast was delicious if you have an appetite!

Fab food busy wee place reasonable prices tables well spaced out

Had a lovely lunch today. Super choice of main courses even something for a vegetarian like me. The desserts were very tasty especially the lemon meringue cheesecake. Great service too.

Food excellent, superb choice and staff very friendly and lovely. Highly recommended

Went for my daughter's birthday. All 5 of us really enjoyed the exceptional food. Really good value and service from Antonia and all the staff was excellent. Highly recommended Hi

Amazing food and a nice walk round oart of the course. Will definitely be back!

Good golf course clubhouse and good excellent, staff helpful and friendly...all in all a decent experience.