Riverfront Restaurant in Dundee City

First of all, the positives. The food was brilliant: delicious, well presented & hot (in both senses of the word!) So, thank you chefs. On the other hand the service was awful, with one exception: the young Asian lass who brought our drinks was lovely & we wished she could have looked after us the whole time. So what was the problem? First of all, we arrived and were 'greeted' without a smile or any sort of welcome -- just shown to our table as if it was all a bit of a chore. Not a great start. After that the food & drink orders were taken without any sort of interest. No smiles, no chat, & minimal eye contact. It felt like the whole thing was just a nuisance to them, and throughout the evening too. When it came to paying the bill, my wife said, "Can you please add 10%" to which the waitress responded, without even looking up, "OK". That was it. No smile, nothing. (When I asked my wife why she wanted to leave a tip she said she was thinking of the chefs & the one nice server we had.) Other reviews refer to good service, so maybe on 26.9.24 we were just unlucky. Despite great food (which merited 5 stars btw), we'll not be back on account of the unforgettable 1-star service. Worst we've had in a long time.

We were early for an afternoon music event at Caird Hall and found this little cafe which we chose because it was close and had excellent reviews. The menu has plenty of great choices and the prices very reasonable. It was early afternoon, the place was busy but we were able to get a table by the window. My wife declared that her smashed avocado toasty was the best she’d had anywhere and my tuna mayo sandwich was excellent. The bread tasty and very fresh. The coffee was really good too. Bear in mind it closes at 3pm. Highly recommended and we’ll be back next time we are in Dundee.