Based on 1.981 opinions finded in 2 websites
Based on 1.981 opinions finded in 2 websites
Nº 126 in 365 in West Lothian
Nº 20 of 53 British in West Lothian
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It was the monthly quiz night at The Rowan Tree Armadale, with the Host Ross!! Tai (Who is an asset to the company) seen us coming in and welcomed us and showed us to our seat! Brilliant its the seat we love......X Our pre drinks were taken and on our tale within minutes.... we had Bubbles (Prosecco) Cider and J20, PERFECTO. Ellie (with a smile, always) then came over and started our order.......Yum Yum get in my tum. So we had 2x Chilli Beef, 1x Cowboy burger and 1x Chicken burger. after a wee banter with Ellie and Tai we settled down and refreshed ourselves with our lovely cool drinks..... All the meals arrived with 10 minutes if that......WOW! super fast. The Chilli Beef was perfect, nacho chips crispy, beef was tender and it just had enough spice......great addition to this meal is the Jalapenos......It a Spiccccccy! Perfect. The cowboy burger was succulent and juicy.....Delicious! The Chicken burgh was crispy and juicy.....fabulous! after we had all cleared our plates Ellie and Tai cleared our table and returned with more drinks......FABULOUS! Now we were well watered and stuffed it was quiz time. We had such a laugh (mostly at ourselves as we are not the best at quizzing) but its not about winning its about the fun and taking part....Whoooop Whooop...... Thanks again for entertaining and feeding us at the Rowan Tree, Armadale. Wee shout out to Mandy and her team in the kitchen, our food is always perfect. Thank you. Please let Craig know he has a fantastic team who have a passion for customer service and standards. 5 stars all round *****
Martin Brown . 2025-05-30
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Lovely friendly experience. Plenty to choose from the menu. Dog friendly with a very easy to use booking app.
Lesley Houston . 2025-05-30
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Left with bad taste after nice meal!! Food and service was nice for a birthday meal. The problem came paying the bill. It was £108 and I was given option on keypad to leave a tip? 15% 20% 25% or custom amount. I chose custom and blank page comes up and I put in £120 thinking that was total I was paying for my meal. I payed and walked away then my phone pinged and told me I had paid £228. I said to staff member I paid £120 on screen and she said right away really matter of fact and NOT surprised "yeah you just paid £120 tip" I spoke to manger who seemed annoyed and said to me "THIS HAPPENS ALL THE TIME!! NOTHING TO DO WITH US IT'S HEAD OFFICE" I said surely if this is happening "ALL THE TIME" you should be pointing it out to customers as not everyone will have banking apps to alert them like the elderly? She shrugged and said its corporate nothing to do with us! I said again you and your staff are taking the payment so it is to do with you and the staff! She was NOT interested and took my details to send to head office for a refund. It was 7 days ago still waiting on my £120 refund. Check what your paying and your recipients when visiting here its a disgrace they know about this and allowing it to happen!
gordon . 2025-05-26
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Family dinner on a Friday night at 7pm. It wasn’t rowdy but the pub quiz was in and it was very loud for being 7pm
Lynne Carroll . 2025-05-24
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Enjoyed our food and drinks at reasonable prices. Great quiz night.
Laura Miller . 2025-05-23
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Really lovely friendly staff food was quick to come out and it was delicious. The young boy jack who was doing work experience done amazing. I’d never have guessed he didn’t work there. We love it in here. Relaxed homely feel x
Gillian Mcneice . 2025-05-22
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Great service, friendly staff and good gastro pub grub, well worth a visit whether it's a midweek catch up or weekend special occasion.
Alex Hunter . 2025-05-20
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Myself and my husband visited on Saturday night. We were warmly welcomed in and took straight to a booth, which was next to a open door. The staff immediately asked if we wanted to door closed. We were fine with it open as it was warm. The young lady we had serving us was fantastic and so nice. And the food was delicious and great portion size. We had a lovely time and will definitely be back soon.
Simone Mclachlan . 2025-05-19
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Always enjoy my visits here. Friendly staff and excellent service. Same again continuing with the best of service. Special offers can be very attractive.
William Hunter . 2025-05-17
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As opposed to a week ago when the batter on the fish was very hard and inedible, this time it had been rectified. One issue is that on the daily course with free drink, there is no 0% alcohol beers listed. These days, that’s unacceptable and if I was wanting a beer I would have had to pay extra for it. Why is this and will it be addressed?
jim ellis . 2025-05-14
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Lovely meal at the rowan tree tonight, all 8 of us loved our meals! Shoutout to Rebecca who provided a fantastic service and a good laugh❤️
Daisy Godden . 2025-05-13
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This place is definitely for people who haven’t tasted fine dining
Kayleigh frew . 2025-05-11
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I had booked the Rowantree for a family meal to celebrate my son's birthday. Firstly can I thank the staff for their professional manner and patience, they are stars. Thank you again . We had our grandchildren there to and they felt very grown up as they were sitting at their own table....The food was tasty and filling. Unfortunately there was a few hiccups but as a booking of 16, these were nothing to spoil the meal. Thank you all again ....singing happy birthday to my son was..as they say the icing on the cake 😆😆
Jack Young . 2025-05-10
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The food was so good both times we went here! I particularly loved the Sticky Toffee Pudding dessert, and the Pulled Pork Mac & Cheese was so good, too! We reserved seating for a Sunday Tea, and the whole meal was just fantastic! I highly recommend Rowan Tree. If I ever end up out that way again, I will definitely stop in for a bite again.
Steele Feher . 2025-05-08
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Erin is such an amazing, kind and caring person, made the experience amazing!!
Sophie . 2025-05-06
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We had a lovely meal the place and the staff were helpful and friendly
shena Hardern . 2025-05-04
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Fantastic service and food lovely. Very welcoming and lovely for a cozy drink. Would def recommend. Staff very welcoming and took the time to chat after our meal. Never felt rushed even though we were the last to leave.
Storyteller601582 . 2025-04-28
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We were just passing and saw this place; very nice looking building; we parked up and went in asked for a table and the staff was very helpful; and what a lovely meal we had, Great value for what we had; surroundings are very nice indeed and a view of country side out of window brilliant; Will definitely return there ; Excellent food; The only problem we found was the staff were a bit nervous.
Bill A . 2025-04-27
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Charlotte was a very helpful waitress. Thank you
Kirsty Singleton . 2025-04-25
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Great Quiz Night @ The Rowan Tree...🥃 We booked a table for the monthly quiz night at the Rowan tree restaurant Armadale and had the best night. Craig, Claire, Ellie & Kai were on point and looked after us all night. Claire took our drinks order, Large bottle of prosecco, (temu) Strongbow dark fruit & a lemonade. All place on the table within 5 minutes.....🥂. Ellie then came over and got our food order, 2 Kebab & Fries with sauce, Ultimate chicken burger and the mah-oosive gamon steak & Chips. Food was on our table within 8 minutes.....Fabulous❤️🔥. After finishing all our delicious 😋 food we had our table cleared and now it was time for the QUIZ! (PSSST, we are rubbish) lol. Ellie & Craig made sure we never had empty glasses for the rest of the night.....🍺🥂cheers. After all the excitement, we never came last in the quiz, phew. Then when the final bill came for our food and drinks......Absolute bargain. Massive thanks to Craig, Claire & the team.
marty160474 . 2025-04-25
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Enjoyable friendly warm atmosphere Lovely food, helpful staff
Fraser Smith . 2025-04-15
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Great food for a reasonable price and good service. Will be back again soon
Adam Waddell . 2025-04-15
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Really tasty food, friendly staff, always a pleasure to dine here
Stephen Aldridge . 2025-04-13
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It was my father’s birthday and we were out for dinner with the dog as well, it was such a lovely and friendly an atmosphere, the staff were lovely especially the girl that served us. From start to finish was just a very lovely experience and would recommend to anyone.regards Stacey Adie
Stacey Adie . 2025-04-11
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Booked table and it was ready on arrival. Good choice of breakfasts at good prices. Huge portion. Staff friendly and approachable. Was an all round pleasant experience.
Anne-Marie . 2025-04-06
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Busy for a Thursday evening, but staff were really efficient and friendly. Drinks and food were to the usual high standard. Always enjoy visiting the Rowan Tree
Michelle Thackeray . 2025-04-04
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Lovely atmosphere, Staff friendly and helpful as always. food was quick and good. Nice variety of choices and great value for money.
Kirsty . 2025-04-04
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Lovely food. Even lovelier staff.
Hazel . 2025-03-31
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Second visit here as first time was last Sunday and the Sunday roast was really good, this visit earliar tonight though was very dissapointing, both my son and I ordered the hunters chicken, felt ripped off when we were presented with it, chicken breast was tiny with a squirt of bbq sauce and very little cheese, no veg except for a small half of tomato and a garnish not suited to the dish , puts me off going back as it was a pathetic looking dish for the price charged , all in I paid £89.7 I’d have been better off going into Glasgow and getting my moneys worth, ordered deserts as the portion of chicken would have struggled to feed a 2 yr old!
Sharon M . 2025-03-29
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I absolutely love coming here !!!! Made to feel so welcome , staff are amazing, so friendly and attentive 🥰❤️
Donna Kerr . 2025-03-28
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Went to quiz night....great atmosphere and terrific service from all the staff especially Ellie.
Georgena Reilly . 2025-03-22
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Great food and fab service thanks to the wonderful Erin
Kirsti Waddell . 2025-03-21
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Very good all round, food was amazing, staff very friendly, and good atmosphere. Definitely catch up with the girls here again ❤️
Angela Jamieson . 2025-03-20
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1. Pre-booked a table for 8pm, got to the restaurant and was told to wait till the staff checked to see if the kitchen was still open to serve us. 2. Told it was ok, but we would have to hurry and order. So not a relaxing meal out, just ordered first thing seen. 3. Found staff unfriendly and not one with a smile. 4. Payed our bill after having to question the inflated price (£41.63 which should have been £29.98). Staff member seemed rather annoyed with us, even though it was their mistake! 1 wine eventually deduced from bill, but not the lager shandy, not a mention of it not part of the deal. No apology or thank you for our business or even gratitude for the generous tip my husband gave. I certainly wouldn’t have tipped for this poor service.
Sophie White . 2025-03-20
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Food was nice, staff were friendly enough but hadn't asked my son if he was finished and took his meal away anyway.
Nicola Fradley . 2025-03-19
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great staff very clean, nice atmosphere and meals were lovely
naomi shearer . 2025-03-17
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Its a nice place for a pint where music is not loud which is great and service helpful and polite. Loads of space outside to sit. Unfortunately food isnt good. Steak was burnt and pizza tiny (£12!) with no flavour . Cant get a baked potato after 3pm which is bizarre
Agusy a . 2025-03-14
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Food and services great 👍 could not fault and would highly recommend. , is children running around, screaming, not so great. Watch if you are put next to the fire door as you will fteeze when kids are running in and out if you go in the evening. If you want a quiet meal, don't get put in children's area
Bernardette Kane . 2025-03-08
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Hi I was served by Grace and she was lovely I can down from England to visit my grandparents and she served us and she was lovely definitely great pub defo rec
Jack Phillips . 2025-03-08
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Everything was amazing. Waiting staff very friendly. Food is always piping hot and fresh. Never had a bad meal. Always some sort of deal going on. As a family of 3 we never tire of the place it's our go to restaurant
Terri McGrath . 2025-03-07
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Food was tasty , good value deals , servers were efficient was given a nice table that was appropriate for our booking request and the staff were friendly when we were leaving.
Robert L . 2025-03-05
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The place is very nice and staff is professional and polite, however we have had some issues with our orders, we were missing starter from our order. In general, good was tasty and overall experience was positive.
Karol Hara . 2025-03-01
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Came to the Rowan Tree last night for dinner. Me and my husband had a lovely meal and was blessed with the sweetest server Grace, she was very kind and attentive which definitely elevated our experience and seeing as it was our first time dining here exceeded our expectations. We ordered a chicken tikka and a southern fried chicken burger which was delicious! Thank you Rowan Tree and thank you Grace!
Hannah Mcleish . 2025-02-27
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We got seated very quickly even without booking in advance. Food was lovey and our waitress nice and friendly.
Kasia Whitehead . 2025-02-23
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Excellent night again! Always such a welcoming atmosphere and the staff couldn’t be more helpful and accommodating. I would definitely recommend whether it’s just for a spot of lunch with the kids, an evening meal or even just a few drinks to relax. Always our go to place! 5 stars all round.
Gary White . 2025-02-21
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We had a great night at the quiz night. Great banter. Food was great and the service engaging - thanks for a great night
Jill Calder . 2025-02-21
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Great night at the quiz night . New menu got loads of choice
Sharon Miller . 2025-02-21
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Service was prompt staff were very pleasant didn't feel rushed clean and welcoming really nice lunch love Rowan tree great value for money
Donna Penman . 2025-02-16
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Lovely friendly staff. Not over fussing but there. Food arrived in good time giving is time to chat and enjoy a drink. Food was good and a decent portion. Place was clean, tidy and welcoming.
Marie Rankine . 2025-02-15
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booked a table and when we arrived it took 2 minutes to get seated. we got everything ordered and the wrong drinks come.. in our stay we had 5 waitresses. when food arrived chips were the best part. meat was dry, bland and bacon was very tasteless. we then did decide to stay for pudding and that was very good. cake was a little dry but with custard it was amazing
Kasey Sievewright . 2025-02-15
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Excellent service...friendly helpfull and courteous.
Gordon Wilson . 2025-02-15
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Happy staff - well looked after by Erin. Orders taken quickly and food came fast. Food was hot and plentiful. Good choice of options on the menu.
Richard McCartney . 2025-02-14
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Erin was a great waitress, very attentive and made it a great experience over all!
Alyssa McCartney . 2025-02-14
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Lovely food and service as always. Last minute decision to go but a good one. Good offers on as well.
Kellie Allan . 2025-02-13
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Very busy was there on wed night with friends
Monica Miller . 2025-02-11
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We were a table of 7 (5 adults, 2 kids) the service was first class. All starters, main meals and desserts were delicious. My dad who only likes small plates of food was allowed to order off the kids menu, which made him extremely happy. Will definitely recommend the rowan tree to others and will definitely be back.
Kirsty Stewart . 2025-02-02
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Excellent service as always, pub food but always satisfied.
Caroline Melville . 2025-02-01
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Lovely dinner at Rown Tree last night. Service was great by Rebecca, she even played along with my family member who was determined to get an 'ice cream knickerbocker sunday' 😆. Not many places have that family friendly and welcoming atmosphere. You guys have got that down to a 'T'. Definitely recommend to others.Will be back soon!! thanks guys!!
Lisa Shek-Coutts . 2025-01-30
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The staff are what make this place. Great team!
Michelle Thackeray . 2025-01-29
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Lovely meal. Great value for money.
Janet Ramsay . 2025-01-21
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Food and service was great, food was lovely and service was excellent very friendly, would definitely recommend the restaurant to people
sophie miller . 2025-01-19
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Love the Rowen Tree never had a bad meal keep up the good work 👏
Murdo MacDonald . 2025-01-15
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Good service meals tasty. Gluten menu could do with getting changed
Tracey Desykes . 2025-01-09
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I ordered Veggie Pizza and it arrived very sparsely covered with toppings. 25% had no toppings at all. When I advised staff that this was not satisfactory I was told that ‘there is a set amount they can put on the pizza”. Utterly ridiculous reply and no other statement from the staff member who then walked away. Won’t be back due to both the quality of food and staff attitude.
Wanderingwllie . 2025-01-04
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Great restaurant, highly recommend, friendly staff very helpful, great food
Jane McLellan . 2025-01-02
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Great food and service. Great that restaurant is dog friendly and accommodating. Dog menu a fantastic bonus.
L Reynolds . 2025-01-01
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Lovely family dinner. The food was fab, always a lovely welcoming atmosphere. Staff were very attentive especially Lucy who attended to all our needs, she was fab! Will be back soon
linda s . 2024-12-30
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Food is delicious, portions generous and the staff are very friendly and helpful.
Joanne Barras . 2024-12-29
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Friendly staff. Nice selection of food. Warm cosy clean environment
Lorna Collins . 2024-12-27
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Fantastic Service, food was excellent perfect place for Christmas dinner
Heather Campbell-Crayton . 2024-12-26
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I booked a slot for an evening celebration, only to be called on the day of to be informed that my reservation had been cancelled because the venue closes at 6 PM. This was incredibly confusing since there were booking slots available online until 8 PM. Nowhere was it mentioned that the restaurant closes earlier—what’s the point of having these times listed if they’re not accurate? To make matters worse, the person on the phone was shockingly rude and dismissive. There was no recognition of the fact that this was a birthday dinner or that the fault was entirely on their end. A simple apology or acknowledgment of the inconvenience caused would have gone a long way, but instead, the interaction felt cold and unprofessional. This combination of “technical glitches” and abysmal customer service is unacceptable. I won’t be returning, and I wouldn’t recommend it to others. Disappointing doesn’t even begin to cover it.
AsW . 2024-12-24
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We booked online which was easy to do and received a reminder by text the day before. Table area was clean when we arrived. Server (Claire) took our drinks order as soon as we arrived and had shown us to our table. Ty served our drinks quickly. Our food order was taken within a good time, didn’t feel rushed to order but didn’t take ages to order either, timing was perfect. Food order arrived in good time too, all freshly made, hot and tasty, think we all finished. I would say the only thing after 3 of us were finished, my youngest hadn’t quite finished and the girl came to take our plates before he finished, not a major issue at all but he then felt he had to finish so his plate was taken. Our bill was brought over straight away and we paid at the bar as requested. The whole process was smooth and the restaurant was busy. It’s my youngest sons favourite place to eat so we will defo be back! Merry Christmas to you all!
Banicajo McMillan . 2024-12-24
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Good food, fabulous and friendly server coincidentally also with the name Rebecca! Merry Xmas
Rebecca Fraser . 2024-12-24
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Brought my grandaughters to Breakfast With Santa n was pleased with our visit and our breakfast. Grandkids luved it. Thank u.
James Horsburgh . 2024-12-22
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Very friendly staff great service Meal was delicious
Amanda Rugg . 2024-12-19
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Food and Staff were very good and at a reasonable price.
Mary McGraw . 2024-12-19
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Staff are always friendly. Good selection of food. My granddaughter has a peanut allergy. They always bring her food separately with an allergy stick on the plate. Visit regularly. 😁
Cathie . 2024-12-17
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Waste of time going here if you are disabled with a dog. The food was ok.
Louise Chyla . 2024-12-16
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Friendly staff and above average food for this type of establishment. A little pricey for a 3 person meal so be sure to look out for the vouchers they regularly send out.
andrew walker . 2024-12-12
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Quick and friendly service as always and wee one loves getting a teddy or 2 out the machines. Good is amazing and hot. Lots to choose from even for the the wee one.
Kirsty Stevens . 2024-12-10
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Friendly atmosphere. With great staff members Great place to bring your family . Food as always great . With good choices Looking forward to returning probably before our booking at Boxing day Thanks all
Colin Zegveldt . 2024-12-08
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lovely place staff friendly and helpful not had long to wait for food. had turkey sunday roast it was delicious
Gillian Stewart . 2024-12-07
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Very pleased with food and service
Pat Farrell . 2024-12-06
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Staff are great and full of patter and the food is lovely
Ewen Gillie . 2024-11-26
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Outstanding service and food! Love this wee place, they make you feel like family 💗 Every single member of staff I have interacted with is 10/10!
Laura Kerr . 2024-11-22
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A great time had by our group at the quiz night. Our waitress, Ellie, was fantastic - excellent service, very bubbly and a superb sense of humour. We will be back for sure for another meal and visit to the pub quiz next month - we loved it!!
Scott . 2024-11-22
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Rebecca was a great server and knew lots of information about the food they provide.
Alanna Campbell . 2024-11-22
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Cracking local, staff always super friendly, good food and a 10/10 monthly quiz! Rebecca especially is always so attentive!
Martin Bell . 2024-11-22
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Really good night at quiz and having meal. Rebecca seen to our needs and was nice and friendly
vicki spalding . 2024-11-22
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Come for the quiz every month and Rebecca is always great and super friendly!
Sian Revill . 2024-11-22
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Our server Rebecca was very friendly and attentive throughout the evening
Laura Ferguson . 2024-11-22
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Loved the quiz (Ross was hilarious) and Rebecca was very polite, quick and accurate with the table I was on. Service was awesome and definitely plan to come to the next one!
Brian Scott . 2024-11-22
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We had accidentally put the wrong date down when booking online,yet the staff managed to find us a table very quickly.
Phil Newbald . 2024-11-20
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Thank you for your excellent menu and service from your pleasant staff, Had my 80th birthday lunch with my family and thanks to the ladies who brought my cake to the table and started my Happy birthday song xxx
Kenny Waugh . 2024-11-18
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Food was nice enough, although we had to ask for our sides as they were not brought with the meal. I had asked for no spicy maple sauce, but for some reason I was not given either of the sauces, I asked for the missing BBQ sauce. But later I found that we had been charged an additional £2 or so each for the BBQ sauce that was meant to be part of the meal. No staff came to ask how our meal was or if everything was ok. Awkward moment at till where we felt obliged to pay about £6 in gratuity. Overall, this experience was substandard and we were overcharged, we will not be rushing back.
Jordan . 2024-11-17
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Excellent friendly staff and service. I had the light version of the ultimate burger which did not disappoint! Husband had fish and chips and son had lasagne. No complaints, clean plates!
Melanie McIntosh . 2024-11-16
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Great experience as always at the Rowan tree. Great banter with everyone. Can’t wait to go back.
Ian Denholm . 2024-11-14
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Good always good , came in good time always good for get together with the girls good service be back soon , nothing to much trouble good food
Marion K . 2024-11-11
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Lovely surroundings, good service. Food is fresh and tasty.
Colin Robertson . 2024-11-11
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This is a very nice relaxing place to go for a catch up with friends or a special occasion with family, every meal i have had here i have thoroughly enjoyed. Definitly one of my special places to go and the prices are good to .
Monica Miller . 2024-11-11
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