Saltcoats in North Ayrshire

Had breakfast here two mornings running whilst on holiday. I had a vegan breakfast, not that I'm vegan. It was very enjoyable and plenty. The other breakfast I had was the Scottish breakfast. All good, came out nice and hot. No long wait for service.

Food is very good for what you pay. Excellent presentation. Staff are very helpful. But bar staff needs training to pour pints sometimes we get 34 of a pint most days .really should be training for the bar staff. We have been drinking in the salt cot for years we have always complained for years but still no change. After approximately 10 years. 3/4 pints and no flakes

I have being coming here for years with my family for lunch/dinner and always enjoy a great meal. The service is quick. I would recommend the salad, it's as fresh as a daisy! The only downside is the mess of the tables at times. Staff need to be quicker at cleaning away plates and glasses for the next people sitting down. Nobody wants to go for a meal and sit for 10/15 mins with a table full of dishes. Worth a visit when in sunny Saltcoats!

This restaurant is fantastic for breakfast normally at that time in the morning it’s clean and tidy (ish) come the afternoon or dinner and everything is everywhere and just a mess! The food other than the breakfast 9/10 times isn’t right or over or under cooked I personally just come for the odd breakfast. The staff on my opinion are rather lazy (walking past tables that badly need cleared and cleaned down numerous times) such a shame as it’s in the heart of Saltcoats town.

We both visit here on a on a regular basis while in the area, the prices are not out of the way, the decor could do with upgrading the same as the toilets, we found the staff to be pleasant and attentive.

Place is filthy walls carpet and seats skirting boards are even filthy place needs a really good deep clean people are still catching Covid keep on top of the cleaning regime please had to use a baby wipe to clean the table even menu was dirty but it was cheap and cheerful we had steak n chips it was very tasty prices are good it’s a town for tourists don’t let us down

We both visited this wetherspoons on the 23rd of March whilst staying in the area and not for the first time, we found the staff friendly and helpful, prices reasonable, the establishment itself to be average but reasonably clean worth a visit when in the area.

Came in this morning for fry up, I normally avoid here even though I’m local because of the mess of the place. Today wasn’t much different you can guarantee you’ll have to wipe down your own table before even sitting down it’s always the same! The manger is walking around with his oversized shirt tail hanging out (looks like he’s been dragged to work!) again not what your wanting to see especially from a manager? The breakfast is the ONLY reason I come back from time to time the breakfast is cheap and cheerful and delicious! However the staff let this place down badly!

Ordered two pints of pepsi with our dinner and got two half pints. Brought this up to a member of staff and was told I was wrong, but she would check and she appeared back with 2 pints because it turns out I was correct. I don't know what they had done, but the pepsi had no flavour, just sour bubbles. When I brought this up I she was happy to swap them this time, but the result was the same. I then asked the guy behind the bar to swap for Irn Bru, which was fine, but he gave me 2 cans and when I brought up that I had paid for pints, he said "Well I can't change the size of cans, can I?" Terrible service.

We both visited here on the 5th October, and not for the first time the place itself appears to have had a few alterations done to it, bi folding doors, new exterior lighting, even a paint job on the frontage, interior lighting have been fixed, a new carpet has been installed, plumbing in the toilets fixed, they have even put in a play area with toys and I can only presume that's not for the adults.

We decided to pop in for lunch as the food is usually nice and well priced . We sat down at a table , the place was fairly busy as it was a Saturday , we were looking at the menu when along came the long faced mature waitress she kicked the chair out the road and delivered food to the table next to us , she then came barging back shoving chairs out the way . Two minutes later she came back shoved the chair again and elbowed my daughter in the back . Enough is enough , no one needs to put up with bad service it’s not our fault she was working after all it’s the customer who pays the wages . We left .

food is disgusting everything is microwaved working as a chef in the past, you know what’s been cooked fresh and if it’s been microwaved which is literally just about everything on their menu including mashed potatoes and curries! disgusting

As the best chefs in the world will testify if you want to know if someone learned the basics properly at a culinary School ask for a egg. A Escoffier would have been proud of the Gammon steak and fried egg I had Wednesday evening (13th July) and it only cost me ten quid (including a pint). 20 years, 10's of thousands of miles traveling around the globe and the best properly basted fried egg I get served in all that time is in Saltcoats Wetherspoons, who would have bloody figured lol. Keep up the good work.

Ordered my usual vegetarian breakfast my brother ordered American breakfast both were disgusting was refused a refund hash browns were deep fried had that once before didn’t enjoy it,had many times before & was lovely so what’s happened only to be told nothing wrong with it,my brother bought me this & was refused a refund absolutely appalling attitude towards my complaint,I only go in there for my poor Mums sake as she has to be looked after, I will never eat in there again only for mums sake i have to be with her,so it will just be a coffee,appalling attitude thought the customer was always right ??

Food is nice and extremely responsible and affordable for all. The menu is large and has something for everyone to enjoy.

The Salt Cot will never be the best Weatherspoons you'll visit thanks to the recent succession of incompetent bar managers and staff members. For example, the current (new) manager is too interested in cultivating his celebrity status with punters to actually perform the managerial duties....

Can't believe this place actually charges money for there food hard roast potatoes roast beef don't know what was going on there microwaved mash just awful

Visited here for the day with my sister and my nephews. It's a beautiful town and they've got plenty to do for adults and kids alike. Would definitely like to visit this lovely seaside town again :)

Everytime we come here, great service and good food. Best of all, you won't find food cheaper anywhere else. The Mexican burrito was delicious and wouldn't have been out of place in a 5 star Mexican restaurant. The sticky toffee pudding is one of the...

Regular excellent choice of real ales. Mini beer festivals are also worth attending. Place can be busy and noisy but careful timing can lead to a satisfying meal and drinks with your chums at very reasonable prices.

Lovely little town, on the edge of the sea. Lots to see and do. Close to plenty of countryside and sea side attractions, a quick train ride from Glasgow city centre.

Saltcot is a wotherspoons and is always very busy ..they offer reasonably priced menus with special days..like chicken day, steak day, curry day, fish day which are popular in all wotherspoons venues..

Great food and service , good menu deals for all and children deals good too. Nice big restuarant with lots of space for wheelchairs and prams.

Great restaurant with very good food, good choices for vegetarians. Lots of tables and a great menu choice. Food for everyone all ages and lots of great value deals for steaks and curry's etc. We have eaten at this restaurant a few times over the...

It is a good day out great services , the places needs a make over due to the number of people who use the place

Plenty of things to do great beach and has the harbour which is relatively unused now but for fishing and kids jumping in the water during the summer ! There's plenty of cafes and restaurants Indian Chinese and Italian, if you like getting inked there...

This is a regular place that myself and my friend visit it's always a nice place staff are ok and food is also nice also they have a good smoking area at the rear of the building but unfortunately wheelchair access is beside and it's...

Wotherspoons Salt Cot has theme food days and my favourite is their Thursday curry night. These meals include drinks soft or alcohol for a pound extra. Great value. Other nights are similar.. A mug of coffee for 99p.

Normally Wetherspoon hotels offer a good cheep and cheerful service, this is why I decided to go into this pub for an evening meal. I should have been worried when I got to the Bar, there was no one else waiting to be served and...

Normally Wetherspoon hotels offer a good cheep and cheerful service, this is why I decided to go into this pub for an evening meal. I should have been worried when I got to the Bar there was no one else waiting to be served and...

2nd time weve been food was fab prices of food and drink really cheap will be back next time were on holiday

Took my family here for lunch. Food was of good quality,arrived soon after ordering. Service was decent but the place itself needs a little update in regards to decor to compete with its competitors.

So we went to the Saltcot JD Weatherspoons in Saltcoats for my daughters 18th birthday meal .. After ordering food and drinks every seemed fine ..until my daughter went to buy alcohol she was refused as she forgot to bring her ID I then went up to buy it refused again as the barman (who him self looked around 15 years of age ) said he will not serve me as I'm buying for an underage person I explained its her 18th she's wearing an 18th birthday badge I'm her dad etc ...no ID no service ... Spoke to the manager as ignorant as the childlike barman ..... But that's not the reason for this review

Hi there me and my boyfriend in for something to eat earlier this evening we both got lentil bacon soup the soup could been bit better as was big clumps off bacon and bit salty as was breakfast bacon it was put in it.for main course had cheese and ham panini with chips panini was eatable but chips weren't great could have been fresher.

Don't think you can ever question the value for money in wetherspoons , good food great service great value

Dirty shopping area. Difficult to find a parking spot. Rude people and everywhere charges 5p for a caravan no matter what you buy. Rip off go to Irvine instead much better.

It is what it says it is Salt and coats. Salt from the sea and coats coz it was not the warmest of places. More pubs and eateries than facilities. The Scottish government could do with investing in the area for the people of the area and to help increase visitors.

You must visit this place for their special menu deals. We often go on a Tuesday for the steak day they do buy one get one free with a drink, I'm sure they do a curry day and Fish day on a Friday .

Excellent Fish & chips at a very reasonable price.Bar was clean & busy Service was good particularly Karen who was cheery & helpful. Another place to return to soon Andy & Irene

4 of us went out for a meal.The night we went was a chicken theme.

As this is my home town I thought I should put the record straight about the beach - it is cleaned every day by the council - so it should be perfectly safe for paddling and playing in the sand with the kids. The promenade area is well laid out with colourful gardens and it is lit at night for a safe evening stroll with a good fish supper from either Ardrossan or Saltcoats to watch the sunset over Arran.

Good place staff friendly and clean meal was hot and had good deals on meals service was good for a busy teatime

Sign of the times, Saltcoats surrounding area looks smart until you hit the town centre where it seems it needs a good makeover but aren't a lot of towns like this nowadays. Seafront looks desolate nothing to inspire one to come again.

We went here for a wee drive and ended up trying wetherspoons for a wee change. We ordered 2 fish and chips plus 2 kids hotdog in chips. All with drinks and less than £20. Food arrived in the space of 10 minutes which was pretty impressive. Kids ate the whole lot and the fish to be fair was superb. Clean plates all around. Thumbs up from us guys.

Was in over the weekend and had the Tennessee Burger good value for under £5 with a pint included! Only thing wasn't to keen on the jack daniels sauce bit to strong!

Took family here had a great meal value for money ! Good menu and very help full staff would recommend it to anybody

Good food, usual great Wetherspoons price and cleanliness. Easily slotted in a reservation for a table for 9 of us with just half hours notice! Don't be put off by the surroundings, the streets are a bit rough looking but he pub itself is lovely.

Have been to this Bar on numerous occasions. Typical Weatherspoon food and prices, good value for money. However this Pub is starting to look tired and could do with a bit of an update. Staff friendly and helpful.

Going there for your dinner you would need to be there early as it is a very busy place...... Service is good.... Very friendly atmosphere......With great food.....

Since this month and last the food quality has gone downhill as when I go with my mother we have a lovely meal, but recently the chips have been real awful they used to be good, i would find myself leaving them now on the plate along with the veg, the food can be good sometimes but other times it really is a hit and a miss, standards seem to have slipped a bit in the terms of food quality, sometimes things can go wrong when you starving waiting a long time for something.

On a smaller scale than most wetherspoons but provide the same service and menu! Staff friendly and handy to have toilets on same level.

We found the salt cot in Saltcoats and met family. Ths is on a Smaller scale to other wetherspoons we have visited but still priovided te same service and menu.

Having visiting salcoats for a number of years on a yearly bais we found it very run down with a lot of empty shops and pubs more this year than previous,people remain very findly.

4 of us went tonight for a meal. Plenty of tables and a good variety of meals. Prices as you would expect from a Wetherspoon`s place were very good. Friendly bar staff and waitress. Food was hot and well cooked and presented. Toilets were clean and smelled nice.

Lovely restaurant staff are lovely and very helpful food is always delicious and prices are fab and place is spotless would highly recommended

went here today for dinner with my hubby and 2 kids. My daughter got fish and chips, hardly anything on her plate! Had to give her from mine. My steak was burnt with hardly any sauce. My 2 kids also got their fruit bags to take home oy to realise that they are all rotten. Not impressed.

Good lovely and staff lovely too and such a lovely restaurant and drink is cheap and cocktails are fab

Of the many generic Wetherspoons this was a really nice pub, the food was well prepared and the staff were friendly.

Another great visit to the Saltcot. Meal was lovely and the price was fantastic too. The difference in the last few months is amazing ,lovely atmosphere. The staff were all smashing and extremely helpful. Lovely place.

excellent value for money and good choices not the best we have ben in but better than on the caravan site

Always a consistent standard been a few times this month absolutely lovely with a nice beer garden and a nice choice of pitchers, my friends really appreciate the choice of beers (I dont drink it personally) but the food and drinkcis good value for money and am overall enjoyable place.

Unlike most Wetherspoons' pubs this one is no architectural masterpiece on the outside, but the inside makes up for that. The staff are attentive and the value for money for brilliant.

Same as every other Wetherspoons with set days for chicken, steak, curries and fish..good value food and portion sizes are good..only drawback is this place is a little tires and could do with refurbishment to make it a little more appealing.

I have visited this place on a few occasions with the wife, or with friends, the last being last month for a spot of lunch with the Missus.

we visited the salt cot on Saturday and found the staff really helpful I had the Philly cheesesteak which was delicious other half had scampi both meals were excellent however I do think the place could do with a refurb as it looks a bit tired but despite this we'll defo be back

All my family were at a funeral and we all went to the Saltcot for drinks and food after it. It was a Monday night and the place was almost empty and no children were in. We were all laughing and joking not shouting and swearing and we were asked to leave! We must have spend over £500 in the place and were treated extremely bad. Staff member named Sean was great and very polite but another manager was the problem. I have drank in the Saltcot for years and so has my family and this was shocking. I understand if we were all fighting and arguing or the place was full of families but all we were doing was laughing and talking and the pub was EMPTY!!!! Totaly disgusted and will be telling everyone about this!

Great choice of draft and bottled beer - struggle to find a seat as it gets very busy.Curry club night midweek good value

Visited for a friends mothers 86 th birthday..place is in need of a revamp..decor and surroundings tired and grubby.. Food was average ..not somewhere I would visit again..full of elderly male drinkers.

Came in for a meal and a quiet drink with family and there was a table of four older people sitting behind us their language was shocking and bar staff done nothing about it these people are in here every day so the staff must be able to hear them. I have seen crowds of young people put out for swearing so why is it not the same for pensioners !!!!!!!!

Saltcoats is ok but a little run down. The people in the shops etc were friendly and helpful. The beach could do with a clean to get rid of the rubbish and some of the dog poo, one of my kids stood on it twice on the beach, disgusting.

Friendly staff, typical Wetherspoons menu, food ordered and served in about 10/15 mins. Reasonably priced, good location in centre of Saltcoats.

food inexpensive but bring and ding premises look dirty tables scraper and sticky, staff got to much to do ,they need a new cook his food and presentation is poor ,the last time approx 6 weeks ago when we visited we were advised the freezer was broken,since then a temp one has been parked in streer all in all very poor for a wetherspoons outlet,

thought we would go Viennese in sunny saltcoats today and took up the offer of coffee and cake at the saltcot. Actually you could have had an adults and kids meal by the time we got to the final price and the cake wasn't all that. The lavazza coffee at Witherspoons in generally good (I'm a coffee lover) so no complaints there. Coffee and cake was more expensive than advertised despite a me asking the server (who obviously wasn't listening) if the offer was for a small or large coffee... And well as my child isn't old enough yet for coffee she had Pepsi. No offers for cake for the little people so we shared the measly slice we got. In total it was almost six pounds. We've had a Sunday lunch with a kids bowl of fries, pint of ale and a little Pepsi included for much the same price. Not a bargain at all considering there are lots of other little Italian cafes nearby. We will go elsewhere for a mid morning coffee next time. Wasn't impressed at all. Also no kids drawing materials left. :-(

Saltcoats is a lovely little town to visit if you like the outdoors. There are old railway lines that have been turned into paths to walk along andenjoy the nature in all seasons. There is also a lovely Sandy beach to walk along and pick up shells and enjoy the views over to the isle of Arran and ailsa Craig from. You can visit a few different playparks with the kids and there is also a bowling alley, kids amusement park in the summer and a cinema and indoor soft play to visit. Most of these are reasonably priced. The ferry to Arran is just a few minutes away in the town of ardrossan and you can catch the train to Glasgow and large from the train station in the centre of town. Prestwick airport and Glasgow airport are also linked directly to the town by bus and by train.

there doesnt seem to be many branded restaurants in this area so we looked it up in the wetherspoon directory

Good Pub Grub with an excellent selection of Real Ales. Decent sized portions, good value and the service was prompt, efficient and friendly. It's a decent Pub and it sells decent meals. I would pop in again if in the area.

Lovely little cosy pub to take friend, family or children to, you have many choices and they always have special meals on certain days like Curry Thursdays and things like that. Me and my friend always go here for our lunch. Staff are friendly and come over and ask if theres anything up with your meal and if there is it is re-made at no extra cost. Love The Saltcot <3

Visited with a family group (12 in total) and were not allowed to order drinks until we ordered food as we had 2 kids in our party. Fair enough if you need to have food but absolute joke as meant we couldn't have a drink whilst perusing the menu. Difficult enough to get large party settled and organised but bar staff absolutely refused to take common sense approach and serve drinks in advance of food order. It wasn't even all alcohol as included teas and soft drinks for majority. Result, our party split up and family with kids left to go somewhere more child friendly. Bar lost money and whilst food was ok we all left with a sour taste in our mouths after being treated so poorly and definitely won't be back next time we're in Saltcoats.( should add we were in Saltcoats to scatter my dads ashes and the attitude of the staff spoiled a special family day)

If you are in Ardrossan go and visit the Salt Cot. There is a wide range of food, sometimes with a free drink. The bar is with a big choice of ales, even Old Peculiar, one of my favoriits

Nice little town, full of friendly people ready to chat. Typical Scottish folk. Some familiar shops like Peacocks and a good big Asda further up the road. Nice beaches nearby and lovely fish and chip shop. Fantastic taxi service at train station. Needs a cash regeneration to clean and freshen it up a bit and add some more family activities to attract more holidaymakers. Worth a visit.

Like landing on the moon nothing to do!! Best bit was Aldi shop as sold lovely biscuits that other Aldi s don't.

Food in this place is terrible. Staff try their best but usually up against it due to short numbers and amount of complaints. There are loads of much better eating options in Saltcoats. Not up to the brands usual standard. You can't even take your kids in for a soft drink, kids not allowed unless eating.

You don't go to a Wetherspoons for haute cuisine but you at least expect tasty food at good prices and good service. J.D. Wetherspoons in Saltcoats provides none of these things. After standing for ages at bar amongst crowds of drinkers I was told (after paying) that one of the items ordered wasn't available. After waiting for several more minutes the barmaid announced that they had no orange juice available. After a lengthy wait at our grubby table, wedged behind a woman who kept dunting me in the back and a screaming baby the order arrived with one dish missing. We were informed we hadn't ordered or paid for it. Luckily I had the receipt handy to prove them wrong. Food was exceptionally poor. Hotdogs were the cheap variety that tasted vaguely of fish, the macaroni and cheese was a bland, undercooked microwave affair. The fish and chips ordered in place of the elusive lasagne was alright. The highlight of the day was being propositioned by a drunk at the door on the way in.

I have rated as average because I have visited here three times and found the experience to be different with each visit. The first time, a few years ago, we didn't stay to eat because the tables were littered with empty glasses and plates. We tried another visit a year or so ago and it was excellent. The tables were clean, the food was delicious and the staff were helpful. Visited again this year but it took a while to get served and the food was not hot. This was rectified without any fuss which is a plus point for the management. Consistency in service and quality and temperature of food would be good.

We went for the curry night on Thursday but unfortunately they did not have mine or my partners choice of curry but did do our meal of choice at the price if the curry dishes but again (sorry salt cot) you failed again the sauce on the salad was not a chicken dressing but rather a sour cream and chive sauce. Service was nice staff were friendly and it's a nice place to sit and enjoy the place menu is in need of an update but we did enjoy the night .

Nous y sommes allés plusieurs fois durant notre séjour. Un excellent rapport qualité/prix (avec la quantité en prime!). Un accueil impeccable dans un cadre super. Sans oublier l'ambiance! Incontournable si vous passez à Saltcoats !!

I go to the saltcot frequently. The service is good. Staff are friendly. Nice atmosphere. The menu is good with plenty to choose from. I have enjoyed everything I have tried here. The only thing i dont like is the macaroni since they changed it! Good value for money!

The place smelt stale. The steak was so tough and the portions were small.

welcoming, friendly, happy and patient place.. very very clean. Beach is dog friendly which is a huge bonus to me having two labradors

We flew over from Dublin to Glasgow Prestwick. As usual it was a few minutes early. We took the train (The kids don't get much opportunity to use the train in Ireland). It was 10 minutes back to Stevenston. We passed through awesome coastal golf courses.

Town centre is tired but the beach and the view of the Arran Hills are superb. An attractive harbour too.

This is a newly re-vamped pub resaurant, but lacks a decent standard of table clearing and cleanliness. I asked the bar staf to give our table a clean but after 20 mins I went to the glass collection point and got a cloth to clean it myself. This is an issue in most of the Wetherspoons pubs we have visited. Time to buck up Wetherspoons!!!

We have visited Saltcoats on a few occassions and have found the people friendly and very welcoming. The town does suffer from council neglect and does need more investment in what was a great seaside resort. Pubs and clubs abound and make visitors very welcome. Will be back soon.

Theres not much to see in saltcoats town centre it is very run down with lots of shops closed. The beach is disgusting with lots of rubbish and debris ,it would be a health hazard to go near it. I wouldnt hurry back.

I returned to Saltcoats specially to have Sunday lunch, since I enjoyed it so much. Friendly service from Sean J. , quality and value excellent.

I went to the salt cot recently. The service was very good and the food came very quick. The food was very good and it was a very good price.

I have dined in numerous Wetherspoons over the years and often order the vegetarian Sunday roast.

We visited on a "Steak Club night". The choice and value was very good and the standard of service was also very good.

Had a lunch time burger and really enjoyed it. Nice atmosphere and friendly staff. Very good price with a soft drink included in price

wee stopped in here for our dinner and were glad we did it was really good , staff were friendly , order taken quickly and meals were on our table within 5 mins i would recommend the salt cot will be visiting again when im back in saltcoats