The Birkhill Inn in Angus

Fabulous meal, lovely efficient and polite staff. Good value for money. A must visit.

Estaba fuera con un par de personas de trabajo, para la red principal teníamos la lasaña de carne y 2 macarrones a la parrilla y queso, los platos eran INCREÍBLES. Mi lasaña estaba húmeda, quesada, carnosa, caliente y deliciosa. Los lados eran geniales también (pan de ajo, patatas fritas y ensalada lateral). El personal era acogedor, atento y muy agradable, asegurando que los huéspedes se sentaran, con borrachos y comidas calientes. El ambiente era cálido y relajante. Dinero bien gastado.

Food not particulary pleasant. Steak pie appeared to have been heated in a microwave. Gravy had congealed. Meat okay but pastry awful. Veg overcooked. Service not great. Overall an unpleasant experience.

Gotta be the best steak peh in the area! Nuff said!

Food great as always staff members rude as they can be death staring random people and the wee lassie especially rude cutting off an elderly person while walking past the kitchen entrance. Really let the rest of the experience down.

Meal was perfect as always. Awful service from what seems to be inexperienced staff. 4 ft nothing girl with glasses extremely rude and unpleasant, she will be the reason I will never eat here again. Young blonde girl and boy at the bar standing looking glakit because an elderly person doesn't understand what they're saying. Awful. Won't be returning despite coming here multiple times a year. Train your staff and stop hiring young people without training them sufficiently. Not one older staff member is this rude. Only the young daft ones.

Excellent service and excellent atmosphere. MrC

Fui a la posada Birkhill hoy con mi familia (3 de nosotros) para ser recibido por una camarera no muy agradable llamada Sophie. Desde el principio ella fue grosera y estaba suspirando ya que estábamos añadiendo cosas a lo que nos gustaría pedir, pedimos una de las comidas, que era una hamburguesa si sería posible añadir otra hamburguesa ella se fue para comprobar si eso estaría bien, para volver y explicar que si queríamos 1 hamburguesa extra Pattie sería el precio de toda la comida (£ 16 ) por lo que sería más de £ 32 para una hamburguesa doble con patatas fritas. También les preguntamos si venden cerveza Brown ale y ella confiadamente respondió que sí, a ellos les sacamos una botella de peroni por la que intentaron cobrarnos hasta que pedimos que se quitara de la cuenta. Y entonces, Sophie se paró unas mesas de nosotros mirándonos y cuando le preguntamos por su nombre se alejó riendo. La comida en sí era buena, pero después de que la camarera claramente no escucha una de las hamburguesas vino con las cosas que pedimos para despegar todavía en ella. Y en general nos hacen sentir incómodos mientras ella nos mira fijamente y nos da miradas sucias durante toda la comida.

Nice place for the family to eat

La comida es promedio en el mejor de los casos y caro teniendo en cuenta la calidad. Claramente nada se cocina en las instalaciones y solo se recalienta por encargo.

Vino a almorzar un lunes. Personal amable, servicio rápido y excelente comida. También porciones generosas. El pollo relleno de pudín negro fue una de las mejores comidas de pub que he tenido.

Great steak pie. Nothing more tonsay

He estado aquí muchas veces y la comida ha sido genial. Sin embargo fuimos anoche a cenar con la familia que será mi última visita. Bruschetta starter escondido bajo pila de hojas y nadando en pesto. Platos principales de pastel de carne ‘mundialmente famoso’ una exageración y algo del filete tan seco que no era comestible, pollo con salsa de pimienta en grano nadando en salsa y zanahorias mal escurridas , lasaña como nada que he visto - de nuevo nadando en una salsa de queso corrido y no comestible. Un pico a una camarera de aspecto hosco que supuestamente habló con su gerente y regresó para decir que podíamos pedir otra cosa, pero se cobraría por eso también. Luego se fue cuando declinamos y se quedó cerca mirándonos fijamente y deteniendo a colegas para que aparentemente transmitieran nuestra solicitud. Expresamos nuestra decepción cuando nos preguntaron si queríamos postres y volvimos a decir que nos cobrarían la mitad por la lasaña. Las miradas en ese momento eran incómodas así que pagamos nuestra cuenta y nos fuimos. Independientemente de la comida que este lugar realmente necesita para aumentar la capacitación del personal en el servicio al cliente.

Brill food & staff, speedy service

Amazing food in bigger portions. So delicious 😋

Party of 19, for a birthday celebration. Food was excellent as is expected, and especially for the size of the group, all came at same time. Staff were first class and a great help. A great night for all.

Staying at piperdam lodges and stopped at this place for a birthday lunch for my son. It is amazing THE BEST food we have ever had at a restaurant. Portions are great and the food is incredible. Will definitely be going here again before we go home.

Excellent restaurant,the food was exceptional. The staff were attentive and very polite. Definitely worth another visit next time we are in Scotland visiting family.

Service and food was good. Look forward to having another meal here again sometime in the future 👍

Great service and reliable food choices. Family friendly, everyone will be able to order something.

Popped in here for an evening meal. Been many times but always excel. Highly recommended

As big Arnie says, Al be back. Great wee pit stop.

This delightful spot is positioned half way between my house and my parents house so we often meet here. It is always friendly, warm, and reliable. I’m sure the whole menus is great, but I’ve never strayed away from the steak pie, which is worth travelling for miles for alone!

Definitely not worth the money the food is average don’t know what all the fuss is about the steak pie definitely not the best steak pie I have had the fish was ok the hot sticky toffee pudding was good service was good nice welcome in my opinion it is well over rated and not worth the money

Visited here for an evening meal. Had the special famous steak pie. Excellent 👍 nice atmosphere with pleasant staff.

Was there last week for a family High Tea. The steak was magnificent, also the Fish and Chips, Steak pie, and chicken with black pudding were delicious. Also the selection of cakes were magnificent. Will definitely go again very soon

Had a lovely meal at the Birkhill Inn! The food was really tasty, with a nice selection to choose from. Our waiter, Ross, was fantastic super friendly and attentive. He made sure we had everything we needed and offered great suggestions. Overall, a wonderful dining experience!

Nice food, no loud music etc so was easy to chat to people

Just had high tea and was very disappointed! My friend raved about this before we went as she had experienced it before but she felt the same! We started off with one slice of toast each then moved onto our main meal which was nice as usual. Then came the cakes and wow!! Had clearly been frozen then defrosted, scones were warm and soggy, like they had been microwaved, Viennese biscuit soft and tasted weird, didn’t try the others! Complained to the desk and staff seemed to be offended but took £4 off our meal! To add insult, when I got home I had a large tomato sauce looking stain on my trousers which had clearly come from the underside of the table as I had scampi with no sauce! For a place with such a good reputation it certainly let itself down tonight!

Easy to book! A family friendly restaurant with good pub grub! We went especially for the steak pie which was lovely. The service was fine and we couldn’t complain. Good value for money. Warm and comfortable and a really nice atmosphere. Definitely worth a visit! We could become regulars if we weren’t so far away.

Food was really good. We went early evening and we were amazed at how clean it was. Staff were attentive and friendly. Car park can do with a bit more lighting.

My family and I were recommended to the Birkhill Inn because of their famous Steak pie dinner. We were not disappointed. The meal was awesome but the service from Ross really stood out. Ross was a joy nothing was a bother and and looked after us with great care, thank you Ross for making our visit to the Birkie so much fun.

Popped in for a quick bite to eat. The food and service were nice and quick. Portion sizes were nice and big . Menu and style of the place has a bit of a 90s feel about it, but all in all, nothing to complain about .

A once loved family venue that has completely gone down the drain. First of all the staff are horrendous, a bunch of completely incompetent children, mannerless with all but a brain-cell between them. I didn’t see a smile on any of their faces but this is likely down to the poor management. Secondly, where to begin with the food, a menu straight out of the 90’s that literally could be from the frozen section of any budget supermarket. They are still riding the coattails of “their famous steak pie” which is bang average at best with the added addition of undercooked/raw pastry. Dessert was inedible. Be warned if you dare question the staff, they have no interest in resolving the issue but by being flat out rude and condescending. Won’t be back.

4 of us went for lunch and it was a mixed bag. 2 had the Xmas meal, 2 steak pie. Good portions and in general everything was ok except for the most disgusting Brussels sprouts we have ever tasted 🤢. The steak pie was OK but the pastry was a bit soggy. Overall ok but nothing to write home about

Lovely food so good. Beautiful decorated and very festive atmosphere. Busy and a bit understaffed

This wasn't our first visit to the Inn and it's not let us down so far. The staff are welcoming, well trained and efficient. You definitely cannot fault the service. However, I am in a powerchair and although getting into the Inn isn't an issue, using the facilities definitely is. Even if the door was rehung so it opened out with a slanted bar on the door, it'd make a huge difference. Getting onto the food; I've only once deviated from my choice of lentil soup and steak pie to try the burger which was great but I couldn't finish it. The portions are generous and if I'm going to be full up, no room for dessert, I'd rather stick to the lentil soup and steak pie. Always amazing. Thanks! We will return.

Great parking, food is ok… you can tell its designed to get lots of food out as quick as possible, not a bad thing though. Service is really good. But its pricey

I had lunch with a few friends today . I ordered the lasagne chips and salad . The lasagne was served in a desert bowl, and it was drowned in far too much cheese sauce , the sauce was far to thick , far to much cheese over the top , it resembled a bowl of thick custard . The lasagne it's self was ok , but ruined with that amount of cheese sauce. Sorry but that's the best I can say about the meal . 😔

Just popped in for a quick lunch after visiting Ninewells Hospital. Had the signature steak pie which didn't disappoint. The pie was a large corner piece with a huge slab of delicious pastry covering lovely tender pieces of steak. Served with lovely chips and some carrots, it's obvious why this dish has always been so popular. My other half opted for traditional fish and chips which again arrived freshly cooked and extremely hot. A large piece of haddock topped with a smaller piece both beautifully cooked and very fresh. This is a place where you can expect a consistent product produced over many years and we are yet to be disappointed.

Always friendly welcome and the food served hits the mark.

Food is outstanding perfect pub grub not that much off this around anymore.

Amazing food. Best place to go when in the area

Slightly noisy table beside us but other than that great

Perfect place for a family gathering

Lovely place staff are great xxxxxxxxx

As always, it is a safe place to meet family and enjoy a special meal. High tea is a family favourite. Thanks to all who work hard to ensure great family time together.

Great parking and friendly staff. Food brought to the table within 5 minutes and 100% microwaved. Do not recommend and many better options at the price point. Overrated is an understatement.

I've been going here since I was a toddler, it's always been a staple restaurant in my growing up and it brings back numerous memories every single time I go, I can't be happier with this place. The food is top notch and never fails to warm my soul. Extremely good 100/10

Great family restaurant. Lentil soup was excellent. Haddock and chips were of a nice sized portion and served very hot. Service and staff were excellent. Restaurant was busy but we were seated straight away but we did not have a long wait to be served. Others had black pudding stuffed chicken and steak burger. Both again were nice sized portions, hot and very tasty.

Great place to dine great service good food very roomy place enjoyed it all

Loads of parking. Large restaurant. Easy access. Seated quickly, although staff member seemed disinterested and didn't smile once. Ordered drinks, came fairly quickly. Ordered 2x macaroni cheese. Not sure what sauce they use or maybe the cheese used to make the sauce, but it had a horrible bitter taste to it, almost like a sick taste. Only ate a few forkfuls. Tomato ketchup couldn't even save it. Came with chips, they were ok, small pot of salad and 1 slice of thin garlic bread. For almost £15 each it was not worth the money at all. Nobody visited whilst we were eating to ask if everything was OK with our meal, bar staff whilst paying were also disinterested with no smiling. Gone are the days this was the place to go, we won't be back.

Popped into The Birkhill Inn as we were passing on our way to Dundee. I'm glad we did. Good choices on the menu. My partner had the sea food, and I had the steak pie. Both meals were substantial, I'm glad I didn't have a starter. The pie is a special of The Brkhill, I can see why. Lots of meat, pastry crispy, and the gravy was very tasty. My partner thoughroughly enjoyed the sea food selection too. A substantial plate, very tasteful. Staff excellent, very attentive but unobtrusive. Reasonable price for both meals with drinks Now I've found The Brkhill, I'll definitely be using it again.

Food good. My son the steak pie. I wish I had it also.

The steak pie was excellent as was the sticky toffee pudding. Fish not great.

The "Famous Birkie Steak Pie" is a myth from the past. The £16.50 steak pie consisted of 4 tiny pieces of meat, gelatinous "gravy" and pastry, a far cry from the hey day of the legendary steak pie. This place used to be bulging at lunch times, we left about 1.30pm and the place was far from busy, the bar/lounge was empty, seems people have voted with their feet. This was not my choice of venue and in future it will be a hard no thanks, a sad situation. The staff were excellent and as I was with other family, I was not able to complain before the bill was paid. Recommendation would be to drive to the Station Hotel in Carnoustie, beautiful home made steak pie at £13.95, all home made, sadly the usual frozen chips but hey you can't have perfection for that price. I've been persuaded 3 times to give the Birkie another go, there won't be a 4th.

It was unfortunately a funeral wake. Food was good

Stopped by on our way through to Blairgowrie, looked fine, not over busy. But not dog friendly in any area so we didn’t stop.

Great steak pie! Cosy restaurant for nice dinner. Quaint interior.

Went along for afternoon lunch with friends, thoroughly enjoyable afternoon meal from snack menu. Great catch up with friends too as atmosphere was very friendly and comfortable

Good value and great service, what's not to like!

A bit expensive for a tea.Soft drinks prices wat to expensive

Lovely place staff so helpful and was lovely and well cooked play area for little ones plus a kids menu it was very busy and might be better to book xx

Fantastic service, food and atmosphere, staff were amazing and always happy to help!!

Not the cheapest place but worth the money. Steak pie is heavenly, macaroni is filling and lasagne tasty. Portions are not small.

Nice place good food parking small kids play area and a beer garden with sun facing most of the day good beer nice staff food was probably a 7 out of 10

Good plates and good option to stop and eat something in a cozy place during a car trip

The food was amazing, I opted for the famous steak pie which lived up to its name and my partner got the Mac n cheese which was delicious. Portions were huge and really good value for money. Only down side was we ordered dessert, waited almost 30 minutes and no wait staff approached us whilst we were waiting so we left and paid our bill. It turned out the waiter never took our dessert order to the kitchen.

So glad we stopped here for dinner while staying at piperdam the food was fantastic and so was the service we hadn’t booked in advance but we stopped in on our way back to the lodges and so glad we did i highly recommend the steak pie it was fantastic and the portion sizes were great 👍🏻 I would definitely recommend and i will definitely be returning.

Having been at the birkhill inn several times over the years we know that the food is always pretty good. We decided to visit again today. After our meal i decided to have a dessert which was the chocolate fudge cake and cream. Very much aware desserts have a good mark up on them (i worked in a hotel in the same company for a few years) and that they are mostly provided by brake bros. The price this time was £6.75. However when it arrived i needed a microscope to actually see it. It was tiny. Maybe 2 or 3 mouthfuls. It was almost like the slice had been sliced again and was so thin and small it looked pathetic on the big plate. The waitress said she would speak to the duty manager as she agreed it was tiny too. She came back saying he said it was a standard size and looked mortified for having to tell us. The duty manager didnt even have the manners to come over and tell us himself. At that point i said i would not have it and she took it away. I have had that dessert before and it was never that small. The mark up on it must have been at least 95%. When leaving the premises, we were delighted to see that the duty manager had not disappeared, but was laughing and chatting away to other customers. Pity he didn't actually do his job and speak to the customers who spoke very politely to the waitress about the problem they had had. Meanwhile anyone looking for a dessert at the birkhill inn, go and buy a cake elsewhere - more cake for less money. Or bring a microscope with you.

Food was ok, nothing more and nothing less!

Went for family lunch here today was amazing! Staff friendly with great service! Food was a fantastic great portions. Would recommend trying there famous steak pie ! Ticks on the boxes. Can’t wait for my next visit 👍

Great homemade steak pie and a nice friendly atmosphere, staff always welcoming on any visit. Portions are huge on the plate but not on the wallet most importantly.

Never disappoints. Always great food and great service.

Callum & the team looked after us like we were royalty! Highly recommend to anyone ✨

Flawless every single visit. Great food and lovely staff

Easy to get to from Dundee and plenty of parking. The food was very good and I can recommend the fish and chips. The service was also excellent.

The Birkie used to a place I visited lots back in the early 2000s, because we were in the area I knew I had to take my parents and it did not disappoint. Although the staff have obviously changed over the years the food has not, the steak pie was every bit as good as I remembered it to be! Amazing food, fantastic service and good prices. Hopefully won't be leaving it another 20 years before I visit again.

GOOD FOOD.GOOD SERVICE. STAFF FRIENDLY AND EFFICIENT. GO SEE FOR YOURSELF. 👍🍷🍺

Been here many times before and would have recommended to anyone. Sadly we were there the other night with friends we had recommended the place to. On entering we gave our names for the reservation and were greeted with a grunt and a " follow me" no smile no nothing. At the table we were left sitting until another waiter came and took our drinks order and left us the menus. Famous steak pies all round. What a mistake. You needed to be careful with the pasty and have private dental care as it was that hard and just chucked on the plate. We did make mention of this but this was simply ignored. When we are in Dundee we would always make a point of going to the Berkhill sadly that will not be happening again. Their website is also a bit confusing with varying prices. Real pity as it was one of our favourite places.

Had a lovely day with friends and we enjoyed really good food, will definitely be back again sometime soon 😊

Went out tonight for a birthday dinner with family, 2 steak pie, 2 fish n chips and a Mac cheese. Along with 2 kids meals. All food was pretty average, chips served with fish were luke warm and my wife said her steak pie was pretty tasteless. Waitress seemed to have left her smile at home as it certainly wasn’t on display. Choc pudding and ice cream at over £7 a serving was ridiculously small served with a tiny scoop of ice cream. Not impressed tbh and would not rush back… or recommend.

The food here is great staff friendly and helpful would def recommend it steak pie to die for x

Brilliant service and great food 😁😁😁

Had a lovely meal the other evening. We were staying at Piperdam which was a huge disappointment and going to this restaurant was actually the best part of our trip! Definitely eat here if you are staying in the area. Food was amazing and couldn't fault it. I would have given 5 star but service was slow for drinks and they got forgotten about when we ordered more so we were left without drinks whilst eating the meal. However the food arrived very fast. Otherwise it was great and we will definitely return if in the area.

Stopped in past for lunch with my daughter .This is where we have came for years when in the area .Couldn’t fault the food as usual.I had the steak pie and my daughter had the fish .Service was perfect.The only negative i would say is that the prices are a bit on the expensive side to what they used to be with most main courses around the £16 mark (where we live most mains are around £13).But the food was perfect and certainly won’t stop us coming back in the future

Had half portion of the salad (roast beef), and it was more than ample. I found roast beef to be slightly on the dry side but that is my personal opinion.

Great mid-week lunch in this busy pub restaurant. Delicious loaded potato skins with Chilli to share for our starter, followed by a fabulous Homemade Steak pie and generous Gammon with Eggs and chips. No room for pudding!!

Food was excellent. Service was excellent until it came to the desert where the waitress repeatedly asked if we were ready for dessert even though we said we weren't and would let her know when we were. Everything else was spot on.

Seems to have gone downhill! Food was pretty poor, service not great either. Waited for about 5 minutes to be seated and not a very nice welcome! Was more disappointed to have paid £110 for 4 average meals on Father's Day having driven from Glasgow.

This is possibly the best Restaurant in the Dundee area for lunch. We went there on fathers day and during the week after that in June 24. Food is fantastic, service very efficient and surroundings are very nice, cant ask for more.

Great place and delicious food,service is spot on too.

The food was excellent, as always. For the most part, the service was also excellent, however, the waitress who was responsible for asking if we wanted desert was a bit pushy and kept coming back asking if we were ready to order even though we said we weren't ready. In the end we just ordered but it would have been nice to allow our main meal 10 or 15 minutes to go down.

Food was basic. Service shocking! Staff very young and inexperienced, didn't no what kinda deserts, couldn't tell if burger is homemade, was eating and told by staff I need to leave my meal and order drink at bar which was then told by other staff it is table service. Very poor service. Won't be back

Booked a table for 4,with Canadian cousins....really good meals and good portions....staff must also get a mention,all those whom served us today..TOP NOTCH!

Had steak pie , the pastry looked burnt and was hard , not fresh , the gravy wasn’t too my liking, frozen chips and under cooked veggies, the staff were nice though , took a photo but can’t seem to post it

Very disappointed... 1) I had caesar salad....but way way too spicy had to leave most of it 2) salad only had lettuce ,croutons, chicken and bacon...no eggs??? 3) worst bit...Option on menu said potatoes or chips... When chips arrived the non empathy of waiter Ross was poor...he never offered option..when I politely asked he sid ' I never said therefore default is chip's!' Never been to restaurant where don't offer customer the option..then blame customer! 4) Ross asked how meal was ( though daft question as I had half of it on plate)..I explained why I'd left it...not an ounce of sympathy or apology ! ( tbf the polite young lady behind the bar was sorry to hear and said would feed back to chef) Very disappointed as notcheap!

Staff were friendly, bit slow however very welcoming and food was amazing

The best restaurant i have been to ! The staff are so welcoming and kind. 1 boy in particular is absolutely amazing. The food is always 10/10. i’ve never had a bad experience here. I recommend the steak pie as it’s lovely and will continue to dine here in the future!

Food excellent service very good would always recommend birkie to anyone