Clive Ramsay's in Stirling

Esta no es nuestra primera visita, pero definitivamente será la última. Es un lugar tan útil si estás visitando el teatro o el cine y es una pena que la comida y el ambiente son muy pobres. El personal es agradable cuando se pueden encontrar, pero la experiencia general es muy pobre.

Visitado para la comida previa al teatro. Servicio horrible: 15 personas esperan el menú, seguidas de 30 minutos de comida que, cuando finalmente apareció, era de muy mala calidad. 2 camareras yendo hacia atrás y hacia adelante de la cafetería a la barra, el chef a menudo tenía que llamar 2/3 veces para el servicio ya que los camareros no estaban en el café para escuchar la campana. Volveremos al teatro, pero no al café, y ciertamente no se lo recomendaremos a nadie.

Fuimos a cenar antes de un espectáculo. Servicio y comida horrible. Pero aún nos pedido comida esperamos 40 minutos hasta que alguien se acercó nuestra mesa. Tuve que conseguir nuestras propias bebidas en el bar. Dos nuevos chicos en su primer turno en un bullicioso espectáculo nocturno. Qué pena para ellos. Hicieron su mejor, pero otros miembros de personal experimentado no tenía interés en ayudar a ellos. Finalmente llegamos. Comida Fajitas venían con no crepitan a ser oído. Tibia y comestible. Pedido de sal y vinagre, pero al final tuve que llegar yo mismo. Pedido factura, que llegó enseguida, pero tenía problemas que convincente camarera era el malo de la factura. Tenía cinco platos principales y sólo había cuatro. Falta de atención en la mesa significaba que podíamos habernos llevado nuestra propia botella de vino y nos dispararon sin nadie notando o comprensivo. Volveremos en el futuro más espectáculos, pero se hace un uso completo de restaurantes en la zona.

It was empty when we went in and took a while to find a server They were at cafe section serving had to go and get them Menu was poor and expensive so we just left

Comimos aquí recientemente y el servicio me pareció lento y la comida a ser menos aceptable. El control deslizante de los niños era servido en pan rancio y la hamburguesa era básicamente un adulto que había sido cortada por la mitad. Nos quejamos pero creo que cayeron en oídos sordos. No volveremos.

Clive Ramsays have an excellent fridge selection from which you can choose toasties, sandwiched, baked potatoes and pastas, as well as a range of breakfast/snack granola/yoghurt pots. Lots to choose from with comfortable seating and bright decor.

Well prepared and tasty food but selection could be larger. Fine for a pre cinema meal or snack at a reasonable cost.

Lovely lunch here. My friend is vegan and the chef amended one of the platters for her. Friendly staff. Reasonably priced.

Me fui con mi familia antes de visitar el cine. Era muy tranquilo pero el personal era muy servicial y agradable, todos disfrutamos mucho los aperitivos y los platos principales (domingo asado). Le faltaba un poco de ambiente y me decepcionó un poco en mi postre tarta limón. Realmente no saben de nada y habría sido mucho mejor con coulis frambuesa real en vez de un jarabe frambuesa. No cabe duda de que volvería pero probablemente se pierda postre.

The restaurant at the Peak I recently visited. Staff were so aggressive and unpleasant and the food was tasteless and over-priced, and my coffee did not taste clean. We had to leave because our food was taking so long - their excuse being, there was only one chef on the Saturday. How bout employ more people!? Horrible experience.

Visited this evening as a group of four before a comedy show in the Arts Centre. Waiter was very helpful and he alone would get 5 stars but unfortunately other issues would cause me to rate visit much lower...despite booking table weeks ago they didn't appear to have the reservation (but luckily had a table & nice waiter sat us immediately) drinks come from cafe bar just outside restaurant so if busy you have quite a wait, food temperature was just warm, not piping hot. Husband ordered gammon steak & skinny fries, his gammon came, then our three other diners main meals - with fries - all came and husband still waiting bizarrely on his fries. Must have been almost ten minutes after his steak came that his chips came?

Llegamos sin reserva, nos hicieron sentir muy bien acogidos. La comida era increíble, el servicio era excelente, y que los precios eran muy razonables. Tuvimos una experiencia estupenda, muchas gracias

Better than expected for a restaurant situated in the Student Union Building of a university. It felt like a university cafeteria but we were pleased with the food.

Popped in on a Sunday evening after the pictures. Very quiet. Found a wobbly table and ordered from the 2 for £10 menu. Food was lovely- I had the cod with smashed tatties and my wife had the courgette fritters. Both had the peach and rice pudding. All lovely.Nice, clean setting and friendly staff. All in all a nice night out for us both.So, what's my beef? Well, I would have thought in this day and age that water was a given, especially as the tumblers were on the table. And, is a dish of olives or bread and oil just too much to offer? Little touches like this are noticed- especially when they are not there. Just a thought.

Amazing - Worth every penny. I have lived in Stirling for over 7 years and always fantasied about visiting the restaurant...it is incredibly well know and rightly so...

As others have said, what a difference since the in-house restaurant in the Macrobert Arts Centre got taken over by Clive Ramsay.Good general menu selection, even an excellent fixed price / specials options. Four of us had a mix of kedgeree, prawn risotto, burger and sea bream dishes and agreed each was delicious, very well presented and plentiful.It was pretty busy but the waiting staff were tremendous and the overall experience was really good...I'd definitely recommend it to anyone looking for a pre/post show chomp, or even just going for the food!

I cannot recommend this restaurant enough! The food is just divine. I visited with my friend and we had the scallops, black pudding with pea and mint puree main king prawns and chorizo risotto. Everything was cooked to perfection. The staff were very friendly and helpful and the restairant was spotless! Wouldn't leave Stirling without visiting it!

First time I've been to this restaurant after it was taken over by Clive Ramsay and safe to say the improvement is phenomenal! Enjoyed a delicious lunch with my friend, the food was to die for and the service was impeccable. Could not fault the place. I look forward to returning!!

Came for a meal after a wee walk round the beautiful campus here. The staff were lovely and the food was excellent. Fillet steak cooked to perfection - medium rare just as I like it and the king prawn and chorizo risotto was superb!

Lovely food ,was at a show and decided to have something to eat with friends and this was lovely ,great food ,great service ,will definitely go back

Had a lovely pre show meal here last night.Prices are reasonable and there is a 2 courses for £10 menu. I had the prawn and choriso risotto which was delicious and I had to leave a quarter of it as the portion was huge. Theatre is comfy too.

I came down to visit the grandkids and thought this seemed like a nice place to take them out for lunch. It was busy and there was a birthday party which made it very loud, but the young waitress was excellent and made us feel very welcome. I found it to be excellent value as I had the 2 courses for £10 deal, and my grandchildren also had a variety of food to pick from from the kids menu.Fantastic value, quality and service!

Clive Ramsay's kitchen recently catered for a Race Night event I attended. Clive's delicious stovies were a massive hit and had lots of guests commenting they were the best they'd ever had! Thank you Clive Ramsay I wouldn't hesitate to recommend your catering and look forward to visiting the Macrobert cafe with my family soon!

I went with friends for the pre cinema offer and we all agreed it was a very tasty meal and great value for money. We would definitely go back again as the staff were very attentive and the overall experience was very pleasant! Would recommend to friends and family :) Actually I will be taking my mum there for the Mother's Day special!

Amazing food yet again Clive Ramsay! You seem to hit the spot every time in terms of menu and taste! I enjoyed the chicken strips which,not only tasted great but the presentation was superb. My partner ordered the burger and he was not disappointed. Great food and service! I would highly recommend people to pay a visit to this great restaurant.

Enjoyed pre-theatre sinner at Clive Ramsay's at Macrobert.Service was excellent with friendly helpful staff. Menu catered for all our party and the food was super. Lovely clean restaurant with a great atmosphere.We will definitely be back!

My friend and I visited the MacRobert centre today for a coffee and a catch up, and I must say, even though the cafe was busy, the service was tremendous. The young lady who served me, wearing a smiley face bandana, in particular, was very friendly, and the coffees were made perfectly. I will definitely be back, and will be telling some of my other friends about the service I received.

I had dinner here with my family last week and had a truly fantastic experience. The menu was varied with a good choice of dishes and wines to compliment them. My kids enjoyed pasta from the kids menu and I would throughly recommend the haddock monte carlo. My wife chose from the 2 courses for £10 menu which was excellent value for money. Staff were efficent and polite. I will be back!

Over the years I have eaten a lot at various establishment run by Clive and service has never been an issue but what a disaster this pre film meal was .We ordered waited check what was happening 20 mins later to be told our order had not gone in & we needed to wait another 20 mins ? Then 5 mins later they came to tell us that our order had gone in and was ready so I asked where the sharing platter starter was and was asked if I would now like it after my mains ! Then they brought our mains well they managed 3 out of 4 - my husbands did not arrive till we had to go for the film - he had to take it with him ! They did not charge for that and took 20% of the bill but it was a farce and I really regretted going . Sorry Clive I have a lot of respect for you but I know you will want to sort this out as this does your name no good at all.

Extremely friendly and efficient service for both seniors and young children. The menu was very inviting and our choice of food was good in proportion size and delicious. Highly commendable as an addition to making the outing complete.

On a visit to the MacRobert Arts Centre with Stirling Rotary Club, we had a two course lunch at the Café Bar. Given our numbers we were given a private room which was excellent - very bright and airy. The lunch itself was excellent with ample portions and very good quality. Service was first class and staff very attentive.

I recently went here with friends as I knew it had been taken over by Clive Ramsay. I wasn't disappointed, the food and service was super!Great menu with friendly staff. Keep it up!!

Had xmas dinner here last night and wasnt dissapointed. Pork cheek with puy lentil starter was top notch and a good size then turkey for mains,once again good portions, moist turkey with real veg, no frozen rubbish. And to top it off egg nog cheesecake. The vegetarian option was eaqually good and at £17.50 it was good value too, the staff were also very good, they left you alone to enjoy your meal, not coming over every 5 mins checking alls ok. Clive Ramsays will make a welcome change to a tired cafe. Give it a try you wont be dissapointed.

I visited the MacRobert Centre Cafe Bar for lunch - fantastic choice of wraps, flatbreads, paninis and sandwiches. The pastrami and Swiss cheese flat bread was amazing - quality ingredients and fresh, fresh, fresh. During my visit I discovered that Clive Ramsay also runs the restaurant so given my positive lunch experience I returned for dinner. Again - great menu which always make choosing difficult however I settled on the King Prawn with Chorizo and garden pea Risotto - it was a taste sensation.Clive Ramsay has done it again. Great venue, amazing food and warm, attentive and friendly staff.

Stopped off after visiting the cinema. Restaurant now being run by Clive Ramsay. Good, varied menu with tasty food and friendly service. We will be back.

Bit of a non event really. Grabbed a coffee before a show. Staff were disinterested, nothing enticed me into purchasing more than a coffee. Could be so much more.

Visited yesterday morning with small children. No small tables, no books,crayons,toys etc. My family and I have enjoyed your child friendly facilities for more than 30yrs. We go to cinema,theatre, panto,and regularly dine or have coffee. We love to bring the children to feed the ducks and always end up in your cafe. What a disappointment yesterday. Surely you should be encouraging young families,after all,they will be your future arts lovers. Also,your cafe manager is very unhelpful, impolite and needs customer service training. On a positive note,booking staff lovely and very helpful

Have been here a few times for a pre-theatre meal and particularly like the quirky menu - always something a bit different on offer along with the tried and tested e.g. the haddock and chips when you get a fish the size of a whale. Much quieter in the evenings but noisy at lunchtime, especially if there is a children's matinee on.

I have eaten here a few times now. It's a good place to meet up with friends, or solo after walking round the lovely university campus grounds. You can enjoy a drink and a good, well cooked, filling meal, which I did. Service is fine and with the changing of the menu each season, it means that there's a nice choice and you'll see new items. There's a nice atmosphere and you do not feel rushed. You can eat more relaxed on a sofa or at a table in the restaurant area.

When visiting the baby cinema with a group of friends all of whom had babies with them, we decided to stay back at the cafe/restaurant for food as they had high chairs and so we assumed they would accommodate us. We were seated after having tables arranged and settling the babies to eat. My friend had requested for the the kitchen to heat up her daughters meal of minced meat and sweet potato but was told its wasn't allowed. She thought if she explained her daughters dietary requirements to the manager they might accommodate her as a large group of us were ready to order. She was approached by a rude little man with a Walky talky and without any introduction he greeted her with " I hear you've got a problem" Utterly disgusting, this mans the manager in the hospitality industry?? He then stands there utterly Uninterested, telling her its illegal but will give her a bowl of water to heat it. Obviously hot water to reheat minced meat wouldn't be very safe and so after being informed that it wouldn't be appropriate to heat it that way, he says he would ask the kitchen if they will oblige. They said no, which is fine, rules are rules but, manners cost nothing! The manager returns and without an apology states " health and safety won't allow it" and flounced off without so much as a sorry. Any other time, the rest of us might have stayed, if he had been apologetic or even acted as though he would try to accommodate us but, he was completely full of attitude from the second he arrived at the table. We all left sorely disappointed and found a lovely much more accommodating restaurant down the road. I won't be returning to the mac Robert anytime soon and I wouldn't be recommending that any of my friends visit either.

I had a margarita pizza and so did my daughter and we enjoyed them. They had a thick crust so if you are looking for thin this is not the place to eat pizza.

I do not think you would go to he mcrobert especially for a meal or a drink. O k if if you are popping into the theatres but otherwise not a great place. Fairly good selection of food and drinks but you feel as if you are sitting in a hallway, as there are a number of folk passing through. Probably too expensive for majority of students.

Fish and chips very tasty. Would dine here again. Only down side is that the chairs aren't comfortable. Good service and tasty food.. Recommended

We have been going to the MacRobert for around 5 years and have enjoyed lot of great family outings there. However I am not sure what has happened.. the place is run down.. and books for kids are in poor condition, which is fine if there are other things to amuse them. There used to be a playhouse and paper and crayons, nothing like that now. Food was poor also. The whole vibe of the place has changed and not for the better. We are frequent visitors however last week will be our last. A real shame as it was great to take the kids on a rainy day and have a nice meal where kids were welcome!

Visited the cafe today 5th April 2012, met up with 2 friends and our children.Overall our visit was very poor and will not be returning.Asked staff if there was any crayons for the children to draw with however the staff came back to say there were no crayons however he could provide us with a knife to sharpen the current blunt pencils!!!Food was awful, childrens chicken nuggets were pale and looked awful, must admit the children did eat them!!Will not return - such a shame as previously this place used to be great for meeting with other mums!

I have eaten here regularly although would say its a game of 2 halves staff seem to work well when manager around but tend to be half hearted when no manager and can be slow at clearing away tables in bar area.Food Is good and reasonably priced kids menu has plenty of choice and if you ask they are usually willing to alter dishes for you. Will definitely return

I visited with my two young sons foe a casual snack and some drinks, the place was very quiet yet almost without exception the tables and floors were dirty and clearly no one could be bothered to clear or clean them. No shortage of staff but they clearly lacked training and motivation with the exception of our female server who was very pleasant.The menu and the quality of the food is barely average.The MacRobert should and used to have higher standards than this, what has gone so badly wrong?

Great kids menu, spacious child friendly. Lots to keep the children amused whilst waiting for our food. I eat here regularly when coming to see a film or show

We ate lunch here before a film screening. We should have gone to somewhere in Stirling or Bridge of Allan. The prices were on the high side for what we got and the quality of the food was not great. My pate came with three tiny oatcakes. I asked the waiter if I might have another one only to be told on his return from asking the chef that this was not possible as they came in packets of three. There was little ambience, nothing like Filmhouse in Edinburgh for example. Best to avoid.