Forbes of Kingennie in Angus

Went for a celebration meal. I had the Sunday roast which was a reasonable portion and delicious. Other party members had the fish and chips which they enjoyed. Seafood linguine went down well also, full of fish. Lovely views of the fishing loch and also got some sights of a wedding party.

Got married here on the 14th of September 2024 after planning my wedding for nearly two years and my experience wasn’t great. Had over 50 guests staying from Edinburgh for 3 nights and 3 out of 11 lodges were faulty (wet floors, no heating or hot water) 40+ of my guests had a meal night before my wedding to have 5 meals under cooked (raw chicken and raw steaks), leaving guest sick for my big day. Communication between events team prior to wedding as poor and had to chase basic answers. Except them to answer all your questions a month before the wedding and give you a final break down with a lot of HIDDEN ADD ON’S. Ceremony room was DIRTY and not cleaned, my husband had to sweep and clean the floors with baby wipes as the floor was dirty and sticky, events team witnessed them scrubbing and didn’t help. Had to put a complain in and ask a refund which the staff were apologetic but with a bad attitude. Spent over £9k at this venue (wedding day was perfect, cannot fault the wedding team or staff on the day) but everything else was a shambles. Will not be back. Would I recommend here for a wedding… yes, but to stay on site and eat… no.

Lovely place to eat. View over the water watching people fish and wedding parties posing for photos. Inside is lovely, well decorated and warm. Service incredibly slow, took a long time to get drinks, had ate my main beofre my drink arrived and waited some. Half an hour wait for desserts and had to ask if they were coming. Arrived lunch time and left soon as dessert finished, took 2.5 hours all together for 3 courses. Waitress brought flat prosecco. Food was really good. Have been for a wedding and dinner before, no issues then, will come back again.

Visit was for dinner only. Excellent choice, quality food, well prepared & presented. Small plates weren't same as shown on website so was disappointed as has been looking forward to trying those but great main course instead.

Paid for comedy night 13/9/24 and thought we would enjoy a meal there too. Unfortunately it took 15 minutes to receive our drinks and then one turned up wrong so they took both away. I asked them to leave the wine as it was right but I was ignored and so we had to wait even longer just for the same drink to come back. Then the member of staff cried in front of us all because I asked " why didn't you leave the wine just to bring it back " Then as we were placed by the door. The waiter left the door open and we were frozen. Enough was enough so we had wasted our money on a comedy night that we did not see. Awful service. First time in 34 years have I experienced awful service. Update. As I am always honest and believe honesty is best policy in life, I have to state that your reply is world class. That is a lovely repsponce and offer . We were really looking forward to the show and the menu looked appetising. We just probably unlucky on the night. My advice would be, if one drink is wrong. Just take that one away but at least leave the one that's right. I know your staff was preparing the room for comedy night but to leave door open while doing so was not very thoughtful when a lady was wearing a shoulder length dress and had to put coat on to keep warm , the door should have stayed closed and only open when going out or in. In saying that your offer is first class and my partner MS Clark will be in contact.

The chalet we had looked tired and in need if a repaint or something to brighten it up. The bed in main en suite was horrendous, we didn't sleep at all well over the whole weekend. Apart from that it's a smashing place to go for a break. Food was excellent, staff were 1st class, helpful and cheery. If they did the chalets up I'd give it 10 out of 10 but frankly after a sleepless weekend I'm giving it half marks.

Service and views are lovely, chest were nice , coffee howevercwas poor. Previously Bern before for coffees and they were much better , but this time all 3 coffees were very weak and lukewarm

Visited for a meeting. Fantastic venue.

Amazing service and food. Lovely setting. Highly recommended.First class. Well worth a viist. Staff always so welcoming. +++++

Food was good but service was certainly not what I would expect at this lovely venue We have had a lot of meals here going back years and always love it. From celebrations, to meals with family and it was always a special place. The service was not good. There seemed to be enough staff but service seemed very disjointed. Not a lot of interest in serving us I felt. Water bottle delivered but no glasses and had to ask twice for glasses. Took a while to get the vegan/ vegetarian menu and then one of the starter we wanted on the menu was no longer available, server just said that the item was no longer available, no sorry or anything. This item needs to be removed from the menu. Ordered second round of drinks and waited ages. By this time we were ready to leave so my son went to cancel this. Another server then came to the table to state that the drinks were already poured and did we still want them. We said no and she was ok about that. I feel sad that the service was not good and will have to seriously think if we will go back again which is sad.

There is green water in the pond, a lot of algae and dead fish.

Would definitely book this again. We were self catering but shops available within 10 minute drive. Cabin quite roomy and good hot tub.

Lovely restaurant, food great , really loved any time that I have been . Service can be a wee bit chaotic at times but always pleasant and quick to amend.

I can only comment on location as I did not stay here. Great place for Food. Golf & Fishing or lovely Wedding venue with lovely surroundings, views.

I’ve eaten here several times before and the food has always been decent and the service generally ok. We had a table for 4 booked this evening. We arrived a few mins after the booking time then sat and waited for our table for 30 minutes, apparently it was being cleaned. During that time we could see several people complaining about overcharges, orders incorrect and slow. We gave up after the half hour wait and left. The manager said he had asked the staff to show us to our table and that he was too busy to check himself even though he’d walked past us several times. Despite being local we won’t be in a rush to come back and if I could rate 0 stars for today I would.

Relaxing little break with the wife 🥰

We returned to see if anything had improved since our last visit and courtesy of a discount from the manager. We were met by the manager and taken to a table with lovely lochside view. The service and attention from staff was better than on our previous visit, although we would have expected the manager himself to have come to our table at some point as he was walking around in the room, and a waiter failed to replace a set of cutlery which he removed after one of the courses. Just a little thing but it does make a difference. most of the food was good, the Cullen Skink was excellent, but the steak pie was cold on arrival at the table and had to be returned to the kitchen to be re-heated. Cold food was one of the issues we had on a previous visit, so lesson not yet learned. Overall, better than last time but still room for improvement.

We booked a table at the Scullery to celebrate our 30th wedding anniversary. We have dined a few times before and each time the food has been superb however was excellent this time. We had a lovely table over looking the lake and the menu choice was very good. The helpings were large and great value for money and a nice surprise at the end was when the waitress presented us with a plate of small cakes and strawberries was an amazing way to finish our visit. All staff we meet were very friendly and welcoming

Lovely lunch and a beautiful setting and fantastic service.

Eggs Benedict worth going for alone!

We had a business event here today and the breakfast catering was really great! We were well looked after and the feedback from attendees was really good too

Great venue in lovely surroundings and food and service are excellent. We have been there several times this year for either breakfasts or evening meals and the staff are always friendly and helpful. We also got married here a few years ago and would highly recommend it for weddings or food! 👍

Guests at a wedding, beautiful setting

Came for lunch so I can't comment on accommodation etc. Varied menu and very helpful staff. Great views by the window.

Beautiful place and location, myself and my wife got married here on the 24th February this year and cant praise the staff enough for making it a Beautiful and wonderful experience, Lauren, Vikki and Aimee were just great and made it the most memorable day for us and big applause 👏 also goes to the catering staff who,s food was amazing. Cant thank this place enough and would recommend this to anyone who is thinking about getting married.. Thanks again from Fred and Marie Mcdonald.

We fished here twice in one week while staying close by. The windmill pond allows lure / spinning which was great for our 6 year old. The pond is in good condition. We had 3 fish over the two days 2lb to 2 1/2 lb. on a chatter bait and a berkley minow lure (3cm), no luck on spinners. Only minor feedback would be for rod hire of bait rods it should include some basic bait, we were told we could hire for £8 for a rod then have to buy bait on top. All trout fisheries I've visited have offered some basic bait included in the "Bait rod hire", otherwise it is just a rod, we passed on this and set our own up. The staff were very friendly and interested in how our boy got on, will certainly visit again.

Food pretty decent. Pork belly could have been cooked longer. Octopus was baby squid but at a price of £37 for 5 plates we really couldn't complain too much.

Went to a evening event. Good space and bar facilities. Can't comment on the accommodation as I only used the function suite. Had a lovely evening.

I was at a wedding and I loved the place, very quiet and the Forbes workers were very friendly and attentive.

Lodge was amazing 🤩 Very clean and had everything we needed for a couple of nights stay. Staff were great especially Kelly ☺️ nothing was too much trouble for her and she was on hand to deliver anything we needed. Thank you for making our stay perfect and we can’t wait to come back.

Beautiful setting and amazing food quality

Found this when we were looking for a central location to meet family. A lovely place, so helpful in finding us a table last minute. The staff were so friendly, it was a busy day with a wedding taking place but we were well looked after. Food was fantastic, bonus points for a dog friendly bar area. I'd recommend asking for a booth, so much space and room for 6-8people.

Good food, lovely place and the staff were excellent 👌

Beautiful place!Lwelconing staff. Good ambience. The soup of the day was nice (tomato soup). Tok bad we couldn't sit on the balcony as it wascloswd due to a storm.

Recommend one of the Shepherds huts as they have a hot tub. Restaurant is good too. Had both evening meal and breakfast there and both were excellent

Can fault this place,very clean rooms,extremely good food and happy hour every night at the bar….3 drinks for the price of 1

Visited for Christmas lunch. We were late but still had to wait for our table. Pre ordered menu & was asked several times what we ordered. Our drinks order was incorrect. We still had drinks & thought could drink in the bar but were told was closed at 6pm. We were not told, this when we booked.

Was at Christmas Party Night food was lovely

Perfect Christmas party venue. Food was lovely and service very good. There was a cabaret act, however, could not be seen from the back of the room, which was where we were, they were in floor level rather than any form of stage.

Great views, nice staff. Food is excellent and good value - steak pie 10/10

Forbes of Kingennie was the setting for our dream wedding. We couldn't have asked for anything better. We initially contacted them via email and had a few Zoom meetings. When we finally visited the venue for the first time, we knew it was perfect for our special day. We would like to give a special thanks to Lauren and Aimée for their attentive service, everything was extremely easy with them. As for the cuisine, every guest was thrilled - it was truly delicious. Extra point They were very considerate of guests with special dietary needs, and even received compliments from them. I should also mention that they accommodated our entire family, providing spacious accommodations for all of us, and took charge of ensuring everything was perfect. And it was, without a doubt. Forbes of Kingennie will always hold a special place in our hearts, for the wedding we celebrated there and for all the love they showed us.

The fish and chips, was as always, fantastic as was the service and ambience of the Scullery. We'll be back

The location was lovely, staff were very helpful under difficult conditions with the recent weather. Our lodge had a lovely view, but unfortunately, it's all a bit tired and could definitely do with an upgrade. If you are thinking of self-catering, then bring your necessities with you as many self-catering basics are not provided.

We had a really good meal and our server, Jaiden, was excellent. The atmosphere was perfect and the setting was beautiful.

We visit this restaurant reasonably regularly as it is one of our favourites because of the quality of the food and the friendly and helpful staff.

Great breakfast. Lovely food and location. Staff all very friendly. Great service and parking. Will definitely return

A lovely ambience. Meal was delicious and children’s portions a generous size. All the staff were welcoming and friendly. In particular Jaiden our waitress who was very attentive and lots of fun. Would highly recommend and will be back

Great service overall. Staff were friendly, nice atmosphere. The meal itself was served on time and it was delicious. Overall, a very pleasant experience.

Went fly fishing with my son for his first trip out the staff were helpful and friendly the place was clean and well maintained with a very good stocking level

Arrived at restaurant and was greeted and shown our table Advised of any specials on the menu Ordered from menu and piping hot food arrived Perfect setting and views of lake stunning Food was terrific and cooked to perfection Service by our waiter Alex was absolutely 100%. Any questions or dietary needs we asked about were answered proffesional by him All in all a great visit 5☆☆☆☆☆

Lovely atmosphere Great service Our server Alex was excellent. Very attentive and polite...nothing was too much trouble

We booked lunch for 7 adults and 2 children for a Saturday at 2.00. We were allocated a round table as requested. Staff were very attentive and food was lovely. We were served by Grace who was always about if we needed something. Would definitely return. Bonus is the areas outside that kept the kids amused.

Went for a wedding. Bar was very expensive. Bought 4 juices for kids, was £13. I asked one person bringing food out for BBQ and Tomato Sauce for the kids Chicken Nuggets, the look I got, you'd have thought I'd pulled out a gun and robbed him.

The perfect setting for a Birthday meal. First class food and First Class service. Absolutely flawless. Excellent Gluten Free menu with plenty of choice. My wife said the GF Fish was the best she's ever had.

We didn't have a great experience. Could have been a fluke, off night, or just our bad luck.

Always good food and friendly staff our server was Freya very polite and efficient food was lovely

What a place it had views. It was well equipped, and we had the weather,not to mention the hot tub 😉

Great food at a lovely place. Friendly staff, Daniel and Katie especially. All five friends had a wonderful lunch.

Always excellent meals and drink staff very friendly and helpful

Relaxed friendly atmosphere....lovely food....dog friendly, nice and clean x there was a wedding on, and a golf outing...but it didn't affect the food or service. Hats off to Jayden tho, she always goes above and beyond to make sure our visit is special x ❤️ thanks Jayden, keep being you xx

I was attending a function. Very limited choice of whiskies and o% drinks for drivers

If ur looking for something beautiful and picturesque you’ve found the right place.

Had a lovely lunch, nice surroundings, attentive staff, and superb food. Would highly recommend!!!!

This is such a fantastic wedding venue to work with - I deliver that many wedding cakes here that it's almost like my second home. The event staff are always smiley and helpful and go out of their way to help you. It's a great venue for a wedding and the views are beautiful. The event space is a really good size and looks so pretty with the twinkly lights around the beams. Highly recommend

Good wee get together sort o place

I delivered a parcel here, never stayed but I'm sure it's very nice.

Absolutely 💯 loved our stay . Stopped Friday until Monday to attend our grandsons wedding . Perfection from start to finish . Serenity in abundance .everything on your doorstep . Restaurant ,fishing ,golfing ,walking or simply resting . Several areas where you can eat /drink outside . Watch the fish leaping from the water while you relax . Chalets are very well equipped with bedrooms downstairs and kitchen dining sitting area upstairs giving wonderful views of the fishing areas . Well worth a visit xx

This place is lovely the food is brilliant you can sit and watch the men fishing from your table or sit outside and watch them there is a big fountain in the middle of the water you can see the fish jump in the water there is plenty of parking spaces and the cabins ie houses to stay in look very nice it is a very busy restaurant

We were there for an after funeral lunch which was very nice.

Had the most fantastic Fathers Day. Food and Service was excellent.

Ate here twice after being recommended by proprietor of BB we were staying at.Lovely location. Bit off beaten track but worth the journey.

Phoned to book for a table of nine but left on hold for a prolonged period of time. Was eventually advised that there was a new policy when making large bookings (over 8 people) and that we would be required to pay a deposit of £90, (£10 pp). Was happy enough to do this but was told I needed to pre-order everyones meals before 3pmat the very latest otherwise we would be "inconviencing the chef by ordering when we arrived". Understand the need for a deposit however given that most of the party would be at work and uncontactable it was a rather unreasonable request.

Really nice venue, well laid out, friendly staff, amazing food! We were at a wedding here and it was a brilliant night.

Had a special day with friends and family remembering our friend

Endroit très beau. Nourriture excellente. Vivement conseillé.

The stargazie hut was amazing had everything you needed we also loved the hot tub

Really lovely for a private function. Huge thanks to Aimee, Corey and the team for making all the necessary arrangements so we could relax and enjoy being together. 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

Nice wee fishery, perfect for beginners to pro's, friendly staff and quiet relaxed atmosphere, good fighting fish too, tricky to catch. And sneaky wee bait thieves.

Great food and location with friendly and helpful staff

Great food and an ideal place for friends to catch up. There is plenty car parking too. Dogs are welcome in the bar area.

restaurant bland and basic, limited menu, poor management poor service poor quality food, toilets are tired and require a good clean

Had a fantastic breakfast at Forbes of Kingennie this morning. Service was first class. Staff so friendly. Definitely recommended!

Beautiful setting and staff were brilliant

We attended as a family to celebrate a birthday. The service from the waiting staff was absolutely nothing short of woeful. 1) Time to take drinks order lengthy 2) Drinks arrived long after placing the food order 3) Cutlery wasn't corrected for food ordered i.e....

Fished this place with my son last weekend. One of the pegs collapsed underneath him. I reported to the young guy in Hut he didn't even ask how my son was just said oh OK I will tape it off." So many of the pegs are dangerous This place has gone so far downhill since grant left absolute disgrace

Food was pretty good, nice burger and chips portion as well, nice table view and service was a little slow and it was noisy but apart from that good.

We popped up for the burger deal on a Thursday evening. Friendly staff, a lovely place to sit, and probably too much to eat (our eyes were bigger than our bellies for sure!)

We have visited Forbes of Kingennie many times and always had a good experience. However our latest visit was let down by having to wait 20 min for our order to be taken then another 30 min to get our meal, rather disappointing. Our order...

As a wedding venue, Forbes of Kingennie is certainly unique! Lovely ceremony room, spacious and versatile lodges and awesome views.

Last night, we celebrated my grandparents 60th wedding anniversary at Forbes of Kingennie and could not be more delighted with the quality of food and drinks and uniquely brilliant service we received. We then entered ‘The Scullery’ for our meal and chose starters recommended by...

Attended their conference room only, but it was a great setting. It was almost too good as I spent too much of my time looking at the fishing lake and all the activities.

Just been to a wedding fayre and the staff were amazing, so cheery and happy to help. I managed to get the lady serving proseco at the receptions name she was absolutely amazing and really cheery and smiley, Chloe was fantastic. If every business had staff like Chloe.

Booked a table for two in the restaurant only to be ushered through to the pub when we arrived and put at a table right by the exit door and with football blaring from 3 tvs (if i wanted to sit in a pub and watch football i would have went to a pub)....when I questioned why when I've booked the restaurant are we sitting in the pub their response was it is what it is....appalling customer service. We then proceded to wait nearly 30 minutes for our drinks to arrive again really shocking service considering there were 3 staff chatting away behind the bar, when the drinks eventually came both drinks were warm not even offered any ice again had to wait 10 minutes before someone would give us any ice when we to the bar....Starter then arrived with nothing to use to eat it with and nobody approached our table to ask how it was or bring cutlery. Now on to the mains both arrived in a tmely manner but again unfortunately my partners steak pie was cold however this was dealt with very quickly by the staff and be be fair both our mains where very good it's just a shame everything before hand let the whole experience down for us.

We phoned to book a lunchtime table at the last minute today (Sunday) and they squeezed us in. We had a lovely booth table and staff were attentive and friendly. It was our first time visiting, and we will definitely be back. Lovely views out...

Booked a last minute overnight stay in the Leannan Boathouse at Kingennie. First time here. The house was perfect. A lovely kitchen and large lounge with cozy fire. Downstairs was a bedroom with large bed and ensuite bathroom with jacuzzi bath. We went for dinner at the restaurant and the food was excellent with great service from the staff. Only downside was we both didn't sleep so great as the mattress was solid but that's just our own personal preference. Also the radiator in the bedroom made a clicking noise most of the night which was a bit annoying. Next time I'll just bring earplugs. The position of the house on the lake was lovely also. Nice and peaceful. After 10am checkout we had breakfast in the restaurant which was very good. Will definitely be back to stay!

Fantastic place absolutely lovely just my only finding of a moan is that it's dog friendly but their is a small gap at the bottom of the fencing where my little dogs kept trying to escape, just add another bit wid on the bottom and their is no faults 4.9999999 stars from me the wife and the 2 dugs.

It's with a heavy heart that I have to write this review. Where do I start Firstly when we arrived and dropped off our bags everything appeared fine. However, I was informed whilst I was still eating and celebrating with my family that if we intended to use the public bar their was no room as 3 of the booths were booked by a private function party. I was later informed by one of the managers that it was not the case, and it was mainly due to no seating being available. During our conversation, i highlighted that the lodge we hired was very cold and was concerned as i had my 6-month-old grandson, 2-year-old grandaughter, and 88-year-old father also staying over. I was informed that for an extra 15 pounds, I could purchase a fire kit to use in the lounge and advised that the pack is given via 2 black bin liner, which I was expected to carry back . As there was already firewood at the lodge, I declined but was still charged 15.00 for firelighters. On our return, the temperature 🌡 was still cold. Once we got the fire burning, it soon heated up. However, that wasn't the case in the hall or bedrooms. The next day, after a terrible cold night for everyone. I contacted the reception and explained our situation, and they agreed to send someone up to look at the heating system. During the conversation, I was informed that the public bar would close around 4.30 as staff were holding their xmas night out that evening. I was never informed of this when booking. This was a vacation to celebrate my husband birthday. As a result, i had to inform close family/friends that the plans to meet up that evening would have to be cancelled. The heating system was inspected by 2 maintenance workers, and they agreed that the heating had been off all day and night. However, they assured it appeared to be fixed. We left the lodge to heat up, and on our return, it was most certainly not the case. I again contacted reception but to no avail apart from one female who answered and said everyone was away and the only option she could offer was to bring up more logs for our fire. I have never been so disappointed in my whole life and upset that the few days break we invized was a total nightmare and to make matters worse I couldn't get hold of anyone before leaving as I was told no-one would be available until 12 noon on Tuesday. So I'm very sorry Forbes of kingennie. I won't be rushing back anytime soon.

This place used to be very busy but in on wed and only three other tables filled, think I may have discovered why when rib eye steak was £31.95 and glass of rioja at £10.25. I won't be hurrying back due to huge hike in prices, I know all prices have gone up but thought this was extreme

We attended as a party of 4 on Hogmanay for dinner, although frequent visitors this time I felt the need to review. It’s fair to say it’s been a work in progress but the team at Forbes is now one the owners can be super proud of! The service was first class, attentive without being pushy, speedy but not rushed & the food was simply divine as I’m sure you can almost taste from the pictures! Daniel was our waiter for the evening & excelled, too notch, really fun character! Well done all at Forbes if Kingennie

We were all looking forward to a pre Christmas family meal, especially after looking through the choices on the menu. At first we were seated in the bar, which was not very warm and not appropriate, so we asked if we could move to the...