The Adamson in Fife

Overall a disappointing dining experience. Tasteless, dry and overcooked. Two fillet steaks, one ordered medium-rare and one medium. Both came out medium to well. Most dry and tasteless cut of fillet I have experienced. Truffle fries didn’t appear to have even been drizzled with any truffle oil. Based on personal experience it was a waste of money and I certainly wouldn’t return.

My wife and I went for lunch and to be honest we won’t be back. For the price we paid the menu was very disappointing and if you have any food allergies then I would probably avoid as the choice is vey limited.

The foods really good VERY EXPENSIVE The decoration is an interesting style (not In a good way) Way too loud

Very expensive for the quantity they give

Had quite a disappointing experience at the Adamsen last night while out to dinner with my boyfriend. We both ordered the burger and when they arrived the buns were completely stale, and the burger patty was chewy and burnt. For an £80 dinner, this was quite disappointing. When we politely complained about the quality of the food, the manager was sent over and asked what we wanted her to do about it. They did kindly offer to compensate a free dessert, however considering my burger was not eaten and was frankly inedible, I would have really appreciated not being charged for that item instead. However, the cocktails were good, and the staff were very kind.

Me and boyfriend had the best time tonight, we were served by possibly the nicest and sweetest woman ever. She recommended my boyfriend a really nice wine to go with his steak which went down an absolute treat! Her name was Louisa, credit where it’s due! Give her a bloody pay rise :P Xx

Had to chase first waiter after 15mins for a drink, had to chase up water ordered twice , food was ok, steak quality ok, but service poor

No happy a bit confused 🫤 Paid £45.94 For Sole only no veg or potatoes just on a plate Sole £6:95 extra 1x XMASFriday-Sunday 2 COURSES £38:95 had sticky toffee desert and sole I am just a bit confused 🫤 why was I charged this price .£38:95 +6.95 I will never be back ,emailed and asked if it was write told yes ! all I can say is check prices .

While eating duck, I chewed on something that looked like a strange metal and when I asked about it, they said it was a bullet fragment and that it was a common occurrence. I think they said it was something they caught hunting, but even though it was a common occurrence in this restaurant, we were really surprised, but the explanation of the male employee, whether it was a waiter or a manager, was absurd and he said 'that could happen' and left without even saying sorry. A great restaurant that cooks even bullet fragments, whether wild duck is more delicious or not. The mussel dish wasn't seasoned properly and I couldn't eat it all, so I asked for it to be packed, and the waitress brought it to me, but when I came back empty-handed, she said that I couldn't pack it according to restaurant regulations. And they didn't even bring me the food I brought. I also lost the chance to eat the leftover food. I calculated it to be approximately 290 pounds for two people, but there is no reason to recommend it considering the price. Among the restaurants in St.Andrews University, it is a very expensive place. Above all, the customer service is not very friendly and the price is not appropriate for the taste or quality of the food. However, the restaurant looks a bit luxurious, so it seems like it's a restaurant that people come to once in a while. At least the salad and dessert are worth eating. I visited this restaurant twice. The first time was delicious, so I came the second time and the food wasn't as good as the previous time. While eating duck, I chewed on something that looked like a strange metal piece and when I asked about it, they said it was a bullet fragment and that it was a common occurrence in this place ,we were really surprised , because we almost ate metal bullet fragment from duck. But the explanation of the male employee, whether it was a waiter or a manager, was absurd and he said with very annoyed face 'that could happen' then shortly left like wind without even saying sorry. A great restaurant that cooks even bullet fragments, whether wild duck is more delicious or not!! The mussel dish wasn't seasoned properly and we couldn't eat it all, so I asked for it to be packed, and the waitress took it, later came back Empty-Handed(after I paid bill) and she said that I couldn't 't pack it according to restaurant regulations. We also lost the chance to finish the food we paid at the restaurant. We paid around 290 pounds for two people, but there is no reason to recommend this restaurant considering the price. Among the restaurants in St.Andrews University, it is a very expensive place. Above all, the customer service is not very kind or friendly and the price is not appropriate for the taste or quality of the food. However, the restaurant looks a bit luxurious so it seems like it's a restaurant that people come to once in a while. At least the salad and dessert are worth eating. I visited this restaurant twice. The first time was served nice food, so I came the second time and the food wasn't as good as the previous time.

I've been here in the past and always enjoyed it. However, I would describe it as almost scandalously poor value now. Ordered the rib-eye steak at £36.95 and have a look at the size of it. It's tiny and about 1cm thick. It comes with nothing - fries are £5 and if you want sauce - £4.50! I have never seen anywhere charge £4.50 for sauce. Green beans - £7! To add to this I asked for it Medium Rare and it was on the blue side of rare. It's fine - I don't mind it like that, but it's not what I asked for. It's just a bit embarrassing for Scotland that our restaurants are putting out food like this. I can't imagine what all the Americans in St Andrews would think of this poor effort.

This is our third visit and we love it (and we're quite picky when it comes to restaurants). The highlight was the halibut, perfectly cooked and shining. Enjoyed watching chef checking it was done right and plating it up very professionally. Knows his stuff. Excellent white rioja too. Just one comment for our server - not everything is "for the table". Maybe the water and nibbles are but the food and wine is for us :) Service was decent though and on a busy night too. We'll be back.

We were still standing ,taking our coats off ,when we were asked what kind of water we wanted.Our bottoms had barely touched the seats,when we were asked if we wanted bread or olives.I think customers should be allowed to relax in their seats for atleast a couple of minutes before asked to make choices. Prices have gone up massively since our last visit;33£ for sole,20£ for a champagne cocktail! Our burgers were tasty .Needed more aioli with the squid. Overall,a nice lunch,but not special anymore.

Popped in here for lunch and the staff and environment are nice. The food was pretty poor so would likely only return for a drink.

1st time eating in The Adamson and we were not disappointed. Starters were freshly baked bread with oils & olives, and 4 oysters. Perfect start to our meal. We then had Lobster Risotto and The Fish & Chips (huge portion 👌🏼 ) Great wine selection also. First class service and food folks 👏

Top class cocktail bar AND restaurant !!!!

We got seated by a lovely waitress in the cocktail bar that we reserved. It did take about 30 minutes to get our cocktail. 3 very under filled and the fourth was quite disgusting! Blue suede shoes! We requested the very under filled cocktails to be filled up which they kindly did do. Very nice place with a good atmosphere but the cocktails were not to the standard hoped.

Lovely meal. Steak was excellent. Burgers and chicken salad amazing. Great service.

Expensive. But great drinks and ambiance and helpful friendly staff.

Not very impressed, food average, think its overpriced.

Went in yesterday for cocktails for our daughters 18th birthday. There was 7 of us and a member of staff saw us arrive but didn’t acknowledge us in any way. After 20 minutes of sitting in an empty bar and no staff in the bar area atal we left.

After three days, we finally found an excellent steak. Good Angus beef and properly cooked medium rare. Enjoyed all the food and the cocktails. Shame they were out of Drambuie. This is where we will eat when we're visiting. Very good service for Scotland.

Was a really nice night. Thanks to one of the waitresses Abi, who was incredibly nice and efficient which made a really easy night. I would definitely recommend going here as the food was phenomenal, especially when the waitresses were so kind.

Julie the owner is hospitable and welcoming. I love this Friday night weekend wind down. The most delicious cocktail trees for the end of the week tap out. Thank you to The Adamson! X

Somewhat limited menu, but all worth it for perhaps the best STP (sticky toffee pudding) in all of the UK.

4 of us were seated in the Bar, no reservations allowed, after dining and drinking, we were told we had 10 minutes to vacate, as they needed our table. We had just paid the bill, 300 lbs, and were still finishing our drinks. Meanwhile, the table next to us was occupied by 2 people who were sharing a glass of wine when we arrived, and were still sharing it, and not a word to them. I will never grace these doors again. there are too many good service options.

This was our first time here and we’ll certainly return. The food and ambience were all fantastic but what really stood out for us was the excellent customer service and the rapport that our waitress had with our daughter and the stops that were pulled out to ensure that her food was served just as she liked it. The chef even made our daughter a babyccino despite it not being on the menu. Warm, welcoming and worth all 5 stars.

The Adamson has been a favourite of ours for both family dinners and date nights, but left today feeling a bit disappointed. We waited at the door for a while before anyone came to see us and direct us to our table. The water for the table arrived promptly, but we were not advised that we could only choose from the lunch menu when we sat down with our menus opened at the full al a carte which wasn't an option for our late lunch, this should have been explained to us as we sat down - not when we were ordering. A glass of wine was spilt by the server mainly all over my husband (literally all over his head!) but also hit one of the kids and me - Can't believe we charged for this! And they didn't seem to care when questioned about it. The food was lovely but only 2 prawns in the prawn linguine was a bit miserable. When we wanted to order another glass of wine to go with our food, i was going to the bar to order before anyone noticed us looking for more drinks. We'll probably try somewhere else on our regular visits to St Andrews before we go back to the Adamson, very disappointed with our most recent experience given our many previous visits.

I’ve never seen it so rainy in St Andrews but inside The Adamson it was a top notch eating experience! The service was very slick and co-ordinated seamlessly by the head of front of house! I had the ham hock starter which was very tasty-it did threaten to be overwhelmed by the dark sauce but I just left this-the dish didn’t need them. My lemon sole main was so delicate and thanks to the server, I teamed it with some truffle and Parmesan fries ! Outstanding! I had room for the chocolate dessert-loved the cherries-the chocolate mousse was very light. I had a lovely light Mirabeau rosé to compliment my meal and rounded the whole meal off with a Paloma cocktail. Quite an expensive meal but absolutely worth every penny and pound! I’ll definitely be back!

Good food. Good Service. Good Atmosphere. I would definitely go back. Portions were large and delicious.

As ever, despite being a busy day, the service was prompt, warm and friendly. The menu has something for everyone but we stuck with our favourite fish and chips - it's a simple meal but easy to get wrong. The fish was fresh, the batter, light and crispy and I love their mushy peas. The portion sizes are good, so much so that by the time we had a drink and ate lunch, we had no room for a dessert! Great place to take family, friends or to go as a couple. Very chilled, we will be back.

The food was excellent but what really made our visit to the Adamson special was the service from the attentive and friendly staff. They really made you feel like you were there for an occasion rather than 'just' a meal. St Andrews has a huge selection of excellent restaurants but it's this combination of beautiful food and 5* service that sets it apart from the others. We'll be back some day.

Was a busy weekend with the golf tournament just around the corner and students arriving. We've decided to sit outside as the weather was beautiful. Service was terribly slow and seemed to huddle around the welcoming stand most of the time. We sat next to the elvis dog, so we seemed to be forgotten about as they had a good sized terrace, which was packed, just a few feet away. 20 mins until we got our drinks - Guiness was drinkable but a bit sour in taste, so presumably the keg was about to run out or it was just a bad keg. It took a little while to get their attention to ask for the bill, and even longer to actually pay. Based on this experience, we won't be returning.

The meal was delicious and we had excellent and friendly service from Elina/Elena who guided us with our wine and food choices. A wonderful start to our stay in St Andrews!

We try to book the Adamson whenever we are in St. Andrews and it never disappoints. The ambiance and food are delicious, the service excellent. Last night our group of four had oysters, lamb, lobster risotto and fish and chips and all were superb. Or server Elena was a delight. Definitely will be our first booking when next we return!

Friendly service, nice atmosphere. A large varied drink menu with many options. My husband loved his smoky old fashioned. Started with the calamari, fried nicely with a lovely garlic aioli dipping sauce. Not greasy and just a small portion for an appetizer. We had fish...

Service throughout was welcoming, friendly, and genuine. Our food (steak frites and prawn chorizo linguine) could not be faulted. Will definitely return.

I had an absolutely incredible dinner, my amazing server, I believe her name was Monique? Recommended me the lobster risotto. It was the perfect blend of the tangy tomato with the fresh seafood. She told me to have it with the New Zealand Sauvignon which...

A great place. The food was excellent, great atmosphere, and our server Elena was friendly and professional! We will definitely return next time we visit St Andrews. We heard it’s a fun spot for lunch too.

Finlay Adamson and Callum Mcolm are the most nicest welcoming ppl here aswell elegy a extremely charismatic and helpful

Good atmosphere, excellent service, and even better food! A pleasure to have another meal here. Lobster risotto is very good, as is the prawn linguini.

My friends and I had a great time this weekend doing the Cocktail Master Class with Joe. His knowledge and flair for mixology was excellent and he had the patience of a saint! We will definitely be back soon, thanks again Joe!

Had such a great evening at the adamson last saturday. cocktails were amazing and our waitress abi made us feel super welcome 10/10!

We had a great night, lovely cocktails and amazing service, the staff was very friendly especially Abi who was attentive and made us feel welcome!

Great appetizers and great drinks. The staff is great as well. Go visit the bar as well as the restaurant. Definitely worth visiting!

Recent experience suggests the cocktails are now a rip-off (they were much better some years ago). Four of us could taste very little alcohol in any of our drinks. Will not be returning. Fancy presentation can't conceal the underlying reality.

we enjoyed the food, and the lovely freshly made cocktails. the service was amazing, however we found that the music that was being played did not fit in with the ambience of the restaurant, it was also a bit loud as the other customers at...

Day trip to the Old Course from Edinburg. You need to be very lucky to have a good day for this trip, but it is a must do. Me and my family came here for lunch, outdoor experience was awesome. Great staff, in particular Zoe...

Have had several really good visits here and recommend to friends but this was not one. We both had calamari - lovely but very small portion. I wanted the lobster risotto but don’t like food with lots of cream in it. I was told that...

Staff super friendly and very chatty.Taken to a round table in the bar directly facing a guy washing up.Atmosphere great ….jelly fish not my cup of tea but my children were fascinated.Table too small for four.Hadn’t finished starters when mains came !! Portions small for...

It was our first time at the Adamson, I really enjoyed it. The service was very good, very attentive and professional. The food was also great, very well presented, steak frites was super tasty.

Had the most amazing meal at The Adamson tonight. Chateaubriand was to die for. We were served by Abi and she couldn't have been nicer. Smiley and bubbly which topped off our evening! Thanks Abi xx

I Had a lovely 3 course meal at the Adamson with my partner. It’s a great venue with a cocktail bar joining. The interiors are beautiful, and the kitchen is open so you are able to view the chefs cooking the meals. My only down...

Very expensive for tasteless quality, meat that tastes like plastic, and the unpleasant surprise of a small appetiser costing around £6 for each person.

We were really impressed by the ambiance, warm and welcoming, but slightly disappointed to get a noisy table by the open kitchen. Everything we ordered was excellent and efficiently delivered, but we had two reservations - the female maitre d was impatient and had no...

Terrible, rude staff and overpriced cocktails

Sun was out outside tables looked inviting ordered a large rose wine and small orange and soda - final bill £18.50 -£15 for the wine! why do I feel this is an absolute rip off sorry as a local will not be back. Staff were very nice service was good price unacceptable. Welcome to the tourist season in St Andrews.

Had a fantastic, stress-free lunch with 2 year old son and mum. Dining out with a toddler is usually a challenging task, but Monica was welcoming and helpful from the moment we walked in. She sat us at a spacious table in a convenient location...

Very good cooking and a perfect service. A little bit loud for a dinner.

Amazing service. Owner came out to say hello!

Very high quality food and drink

Beautifully presented dishes. Can recommend the scallop entrée and the lamb main. Extra vegetables were required, and the brocolini tasty. Excellent wine list. Staff welcoming and helpful. Price range; £££ worth it, though. Excellent cocktail bar, too

Me and my girlfriend came here for lunch (and dinner the next evening). Great staff, in particular Abi who served us both meals and was fantastic throughout. The food was great, couldn't have picked a better meal. Will definitely be back :)

Very poor service was shocking bad don't think staff trained. Food was just very poor like under cooked . Chefs in there should be fired worst food I had in long time especially in so call great st Andrews. Over priced as well for what getting McDonald's would been better and not joking.

Cocktails with friends. Good range of drinks but nothing for those who like sweeter drinks. Staff helpful trying to pick something my friend would like. The drinks themselves were all really well presented. My only (very small) complaint was that the lighting seems to brighten then dim every few minutes and once you notice, you can't un-notice!

Fabulous food. We had the seafood linguine and as good as I have had anywhere and the fish and chips also top notch. Restaurant very busy (particularly for a Tuesday evening ) but the waiters really efficient and very attentive. Good cocktails.

Excellent cuisine. Courteous staff.

Cool location, but very expensive

Gr8 place for cocktails and wine !!!

Pre-booked table not ready, kept us standing with disabled relative . Waited 1 hr for olives and couple of starters, the rest of us waited 1.5 hrs for any food. There was no apology for the length of time after we enquired . Hake portion was about 4 inches sq, tiny for the price. Maitre d argued about it. The requested medium steaks were blue and had to be sent back . The broccoli was hard and served with whole almonds you couldn't eat with cutlery. The risotto was not enjoyed by 3 different guests and small portions. The chips were cold and more brought out. The non alcoholic cocktail was an inch of liquid at the bottom of a tall glass of ice. The maitre d and then the manager were poor at making amends when challenged. No apologies until the end of discussion, no reassurances while we waited, no complimentary drinks for example which would have appeased us not even any offers if further drinks while we waited so they missed a trick. I had to catch someone an hour into waiting to ask for a drink. In fact we were left hanging with poor customer service and poor to mediocre food. Very disappointed as we had a table of 8 for an 80th birthday and family had come in from Canada. Won't be back. They made amends too late but did scrap the entire bill. No need for the to have lost several hundred £s if only the customer service had been better. No one minds waiting as long as you are kept informed and comfortable.

Inadmissible. When we arrived, we had to insist with the waitresses to have a table, they looked away from us. Incredible time for our order to be "taken", which ultimately was not the case, we were forgotten. Two waitresses came to serve us the wrong drinks, intended for other tables. The service really needs to be reviewed, as well as the smile of the staff!

Another great meal ,never disappointed, new waiter forgot our drinks, and don't like the discretionary £1.00 taken for a foodbank

Very nice menu choices. Service was very attentive. The chicken Kiev was fantastic. Best ever actually. Interior design very attractive and lovely clean bathrooms. We enjoyed ourselves!!!

A little noisy altho I realize that was it’s allure.

We had lunch here today, we didn’t book and a table was available. We asked for the gluten free menu only to be given a A4 sheet with symbols to which made little to no sense. The staff were polite but had little knowledge of...

Thanks again great place. Food was good. Smokey Old Fashion is a must. Hi Graham...

The waitress at the door had the loveliest blonde hair ever.

During our vacation, my parents, husband, and I decided to try out this restaurant after a day of golf. Our dining experience turned out to be a mixed bag, with some aspects falling short of our expectations. To begin with the positive aspects, the food...

The service was awful. We didn't get an appetizer we ordered, but did not bother to bug anyone about it because a server only stopped by our table about every 25 minutes, so we were all just relieved when we finally got any food at all. I normally never even notice the music in a restaurant, but the music here was simply dreadful. It sounded like two songs from different genres were playing at the same time. Everyone else at the table agreed the music was terrible. The food was ridiculously expensive and the portion sizes were tiny. I had to stop at the store afterwards to buy snacks because I was so hungry after our "meal". They didn't give us an itemized bill so we couldn't tell if they charged us for the appetizer or not, but by that point we had been trying to pay the bill and leave for thirty minutes so we just went with it. To summarize, my mother described it as "the worst restaurant experience I can remember."

The food was excellent. So was the Innis and Gunn

We love the Adamson and visited several times when in St Andrews. We arrived on Friday at 4:30pm and were seated in the bar. We had dinner and three bottles if wine and we were having a great night. The bar was filling up with walkins but there were still tables available. Out of the blue, the server told us we had to vacate our table. When we were seated we weren’t told that the table was booked for later that evening. It just brought our evening to an abrupt end and there was no effort to move us to another area when we could finish our drinks.

Ate here on Thursday lunchtime while visiting St Andrews to celebrate my birthday with my husband. Decided to go for the Chateaubriand to share which didn’t disappoint. There were lots of preparations going on for the Kings Coronation, which we felt a little intrusive. However,...

Went for a meal and was more than happy with the food and service we received

Decent food, nice atmosphere and music, good decoration.

Great food,service and ambiance.From start to finish a lovely experience.I had scallops and sirloin steak which were both absolutely delicious.

A real mixed bag experience at the Adamson today. The food is genuinely brilliant but our service was really underwhelming. My father had two glasses of prosecco spilled over him accidentally by a member of staff, and whilst the staff were apologetic, we were still...

Delicious lunch, nice staff but the music, pls pls pls kill the DJ.

Nice wine bar with good atmosphere but a little bit expensive for drinks

Loved the menu, wine choices and ambience. Food was less heavy than much of what we'd been eating in Scotland, which was a really welcome change! When I asked about different wines, they brought over the bartender who was very knowledgeable and let me take...

We invited our friends to dinner at the Adamson and we were very disappointed with the service and the food. My Friend ordered medium/rare steak which had to be sent back as it was served very rare and my husband ordered ox cheek however when we were served our main dishes my husband never got his with ours then the waitress came and asked him what he ordered and he was served his main dish 10mins after everyone else. Not sure we will return here or recommend it

Lovely atmosphere. Fantastic cocktails. Lovely staff.

We were a large group and on a Thursday taking advantage of Chauteaubriand special which was lovely. Service great. Will visit again.

We stopped here for lunch over the Easter weekend and as the weather was so nice we sat outside! We ate from the lunch menu and the food was good. We had some drinks and did enjoy watching the world go by. The staff were...

Lovely place the food was very good our waitress was fantastic, i think her name was ninaur, her service was perfect

Sunday lunch with family. Really lovely place, with welcoming staff, and a relaxed ambiance. The food is fantastic - everything is cooked to perfection. The service is fantastic. Wished I'd caught our waitress's name, she was so good. I can highly recommend The Adamson. We...

Burger was good but the Sunday Roast meat on some of our table’s plates was chewy and cold. They let dogs in, off their leash, which bothered some of our party. A complete disregard for those who are not comfortable around dogs.

Lovely place, so welcoming to our dogs. First time they've been allowed in a cocktail bar with us!! Enjoyed the cocktails and the ambience. Will be back to try a few more concoctions the next time we visit St Andrews.

Wonderful gem. Just stopped off for a quick glass of gold on this occasion but watched a wonderful cocktail masterclass .

My wife and I had a great time the waitress was great with knowledge of the menu

Came for a drinks with a client, and we were looked after from start to finish. The open kitchen is a lovely touch, and our hostess was great- I believe her name was Eleanor? Lady with dark hair and an accent I couldn’t place.

Had a great time at the Adamson for a nice dinner with my friends! The food was good and service was very quick. We were made very welcome by Elena our hostess who was so friendly and made sure that we got everything we needed....