The Brasserie at Melville Castle in Midlothian

The new Brasserie is really nice and beautifull furnished. The food was excellent and the menu had a good set up. We had a chowder and the scampis as starter, the duck and the chicken balmoral as main and the panacota at the end. All beautifull served and very tasting. A real good experience and we will come again, thanks

Thought we would pop in for a drink while walking the dog which then developed into another drink and then a three course meal and cocktails. Absolutely fantastic, the food was delicious, the team serving us were great and I’ve already been in touch with friends to go back. Spicy crab, followed by a delicious rib eye steak and sticky toffee pudding that was out of this world. If I could avoid getting fat I’d be back there tomorrow. Brilliant.

Stayed at Melville which was amazing in itself and booked the restaurant to make life easy, It was a marvellous meal which will live in memory for a long time. Well presented and so tasty The full Scottish breakfast the following day was about the best I’ve had. Full credit to those involved

Fantastic experience which I would definitely recommend for afternoon tea with a bit of class. The food was delicious. Staff were very friendly and couldn't do more for you, wonderful service.

We found the menu a little challenging. Rabbit satay…Guinea fowl…cheese soufflé. There were a selection of pricey steaks to choose from and the usual burger or fish & chips. Dinner was over very quickly..an hour max from arrival in the bar to being finished! We only had a main each tho. The fish was very greasy, the steak was good but pricey for what it was. Only customers were wearing masks, not one member of staff was seen wearing one at any point during our visit despite it still being required at the moment in Scotland. Nothing to entice us back unfortunately

Great food. Clean, tidy and comfortable. Decent facilities. Plenty of tea, coffee and soft drinks. Staff were polite and helpful.

Traveled from Doncaster to have a get away in Edinburgh and stopped at the Melville Castle hotel, whilst there we visited the Brasserie and I can honestly say it’s the best meal I’ve had in a long time!! Great food and great service! Can’t recommend enough. When we visit Scotland again we will definitely come again!!

We ate dinner here one evening during our stay. The food and service were both wonderful. Would definitely recommend.

The food is divine, small menu but fantastic variety! They really deliver on quantity and quality! Would definitely dine here again!

Lovely food, fresh ingredients, very helpful and pleasant staff and great presentation. This was a pleasure to dine with perfect ambience, relaxed atmosphere and friendly and professional service. This was comfort food to remember and nothing too much bother for the staff to accommodate.

The food here was very good both dinners we enjoyed at this restaurant. The service was excellent and the manager is kind, funny, and great with kids. Save room for dessert.

We were surprised to find such high quality and service in this small Hotel and Restarant. Very fresh food with daily menu using locally sourced products. You can see the days provisions delivered each morning. Excellent value for bioth food and drink.

Nous y avons dîner avant notre nuit au château. Le repas était excellent, les serveurs poli et agréable. La nourriture de qualité ainsi que la bière. Nous y avons également petit déjeuner et c'était parfait avec un petit déjeuner typiquement écossais! Mais pas que, il y en a pour tous les goûts. A faire !

Staff were helpful and friendly. Food was good and hearty. Breakfast was tasty and hot. Dinner was nice.

Of course the castle, the grounds the surroundings are impressive. The rooms are lovely the open fire in the hall and the grand staircase all worth the trip. But the key to the restaurent is something a little more simple yet very hard to get right...seasoning. Adding condiment. Watch master chef, British menu or any other array of cooking master classes that pass for tv these days and what you will be told is this simple but oft-forgotten rule of cooking that will make or break your dish, your episode, your career, your life....and it is this taste, taste, taste ....it’s that simple. Taste the forking food for fork's sake!! Tasting is certainly something the chef does a lot here and it shows.... So down in the basement that smacks of an atmospheric cellar with neat intimate booths, the staff that greet you are not only well trained but trained and multi-skilled for delivering excellent service when they are alone and under pressure (Monika well done at breakfast! And the Spanish waitress at dinner on Friday whose name i didn't get and of course Ryan who my mum took a shine to!) Of course, we came for the food my mum and I and she doesn't often clean her plate at 84 but here there was no stopping her! The ox cheek was melting and soft and surprisingly encrusted in a crispy pastry. The accompanying sauce had a great depth of flavour. Fish that my mum had was quickly dispatched as I say unusual for her and was crispy and light of batter and deep white and meaty of haddock. Haggis starter croquet was rich and moist and served with a delicious pickle to cut through the haggisness (it’s a word now) The burger was meaty deliciousness and crispy yet light and fluffy perfectly fried chips were a welcome theme with fish and burger. Desserts were delicious, Sticky toffee pudding was just perfectly toffyesque, the raspberry macaron was just the epitome of raspberryness and pannacotta obviously had the elusive but essential wobble. We went the first evening but went back on Saturday no need for a trip to town when there is food on your hotel doorstep or rather basement like this. Oh and its incredibly well priced (I know im from London but even so it was immense VFM) We will go again and I would certainly advise anyone that values well cooked well seasoned well-presented food served by friendly knowledgeable staff (Nearly forgot the mini whisky tasting!) staff a trip as soon as you can... Ah lastly...One cautionary word through reading a previous review...There's no napkin around the wine thats correct (wine list does however provide a good choice and excellent value by the way) If you want someone to put a bib around your wine bottle you’ll likely find that in an Angus steak house or a beefeater ....that’s nice to stop the drips, all the important things in life..it doesn't drip anyway if you pour it properly.. if you want a bib gourmand around your restaurant well that’s a different matter...

The castle being very impressive, I found the brasserie in its catacombs somewhat dark and depressive, chilly and service rather average and impersonal. Food was good. With nothing else around okay but would not go there for the occasion.

The Brassiere at the Castle offered excellent cuisine, staff were very attentive, not rushing anyone throughout the dinner. Highly recommend the experience as is saves leaving the Hotel to find a suitable restaurant equally as good for quality of food.

I found the food here good while the wine list, knowledge of the staff mediocre. Glassware from a bargain store. I ordered a bottle of wine and was never approached once to refill my glass. No napkin around the top either to prevent drips. The staff are dressed professionally but do need some

The food and staff were amazing, we will definitely be back, also very accommodating for fussy people like me

We decided ahead of further travels to spend quality time in lovely setting, not disappointed.

Although close by we hadn’t eaten there in a while, and were disappointed with our dinner on our recent visit compared to previous visits. The food on this occasion was average compared to previously when it had been outstanding, and although it was a Friday evening it was sparsely attended. Maybe we just caught it on a bad night, or maybe their focus was on the wedding reception, which appears to be their main business. We were disappointed.

We came here as part of our stay for the hotel and had both dinner and breakfast here.

Excellent staff and flavorful meals. The morning breakfast faire was a great way to charge up the batteries and start the day. The evening menu has something for most people and left me very satisfied. If staying in the castle I suggest eating dinner here at least once. The toffee sticky pudding was divine and a great way to finish the day!

De kaart is niet erg uitgebreid maar biedt voldoende keus en het eten is prima en wordt mooi gepresenteerd, prijzen ook alleszins in orde evenals de vriendelijke bediening.

My wife and I were married at Melville Castle in August 2008 and did not plan to visit again. We saw that it had changed hands and been used for different functions over the years and were worried that if we visited again, it might not be as special. However, for our 10th anniversary in August 2018, we decided to give it a try. We booked the Castle Suite, where we spent our wedding night, and a table in the brasserie for dinner. We were overwhelmed by the kindness and consideration of the staff as soon as we entered the castle, but our greatest praise is for John in the brasserie. He could not have done enough to make our stay special and had a cracking wit to go with it. Thank you John and the entire castle team for your kindness, generosity and for a wonderful stay. Melville Castle may be a grand house, but its staff make visitors feel at home from the moment they arrive. We will certainly return soon. With best wishes, Ben & Michelle Evans

Nice fine dining - well cooked and good menu. My lamb was lovely and tender (slow cooked) and no fat on it. The upside down rhubarb and orange cheesecake was to die for!

Nice range, would meet all tastes. Real quality in the presentation and preparation. Guinea fowl was tender and offered with really unusual carrots, roasted and subtly seasoned. Slow cooked lamb melted in mouth. Online menu only typical and has been changed.

Good food and service!! Clean. Fun music in the background. Open most of the day. Its down the stairs to a basement; watch your head. Clean.

lovely setting and old dungeon well set out great quality food very friendly efficient attentive staff well worth a visit

Had dinner at the Castle the night we stayed. It was terrific. Great dining area and wonderful service. Had the Pork Belly my wife went with the venison both excellent and cooked to perfection. Also had wonderful bottle of wine.

We had dinner in the lovely little restaurant in the lower level of the Castle. The restaurant itself is cozy and cheerful with exposed rock walls and white table cloths. The food was wonderful, as was the service. I had venison which was cooked perfectly and my husband had a steak that, in his words, was the best steak he's ever eaten.

Stayed at hotel for two nights. Had a 5star meal for three star price ! What value. Food was amazing all hearty winter dishes. Only downside is the limited wine menu. The staff where all great . Will def be back here.

Had dinner here while staying the night in the hotel. Steak was delicious & service was pleasant. We enjoyed our meal although it was nothing out of the ordinary. Would not go out of my way to go back but if I was passing I would pop in for something to eat again.

Had enjoyable meal with a friend - good quality food at fairly reasonable prices. This hotel would have been great when first renovated, but things are now rather tired.

We were not sure quite what to expect, but decided to give it a try and were very well rewarded. It takes a little work to find this place. There is plenty of free parking in front of the main building. This is more of a residential manor house with Gothic decorative castle architectural enhancements than a "real" castle, but it is very picturesque, nonetheless, and you are likely to find yourself taking lots of photographs of the property. The restaurant is not that large, therefore you might want to consider making a reservation in advance. The restaurant furnishings are relatively simple (compared to the other public rooms of Melville Castle, which also serves as a hotel), but the food is very good and the service was also quite good. We left well satisfied. The menu is quite typical of the region, which includes various seafood options.

Bought a voucher of there website for 3 course meal for 2 for £57. The waitress that served us was absolutely lovely. I had the chicken Cesar salad for starters which was a big portion for a starter and so yummy apart from the egg being freezing cold. The rest of the meal was delicious especially the cherry crumble ice cream! We will definitely return. I would have gave 5 stars but with the egg being cold and our water not being filled up I deducted a star but overall a superb place to go.

We had a lovely meal. Really interesting choices and tasty food at a decent price. Staff were brilliant. Lovely old room in a stunning secluded castle. What's not to like???

Comimos allí mientras se hospeda en el hotel. Situado en el sótano/mazmorra de castillo Melville es por supuesto algo 'atmosférico'. No tiene una amplia variedad de menús, pero sería satisfacer todos los gustos simples (es decir, comida un poco de categoría pub). La comida estaba bien hecha, sabrosa y caliente. Por desgracia, este no fue el caso en la hora del desayuno. La selección era escaso y la comida "caliente" no lo era. Incluso el té estaba tibia!

Day after daughters Wedding see Wedding Statement for fuller details. Slow in refreshing items running out and waitress was harassed trying to do everything on her own. One of our wedding guests said food was cool and could do with more staff to deal with numbers of guests in for breakfast that morning.

Arriving at Melville Castle tired in the late afternoon, we decided to eat in - big mistake.Descending the stairs to the restaurant could well be compared to entering a dungeon and the wait staff generally played the medieval jail keeper role quite well. No place for smiles or greetings here. We asked for a table for five and were placed at a small square table in a corner that would be pushed to seat three inmates. (We moved ourselves, thankfully not being tackled for an attempted escape.)The only staff member with any warmth was a poor young lady with a cold. We wondered if she should have been serving food, when she was unable to control a cough. The meal itself was almost satisfactory. Suffice to say for the second night at the Castle, we ate out at a nearby establishment. (Much better.) Yea, not a great experience by any means.

the breakfasts were warm at best, no plate warmers, such a shame as the food was fresh cooked maybe a plate warmer or turn up the food warmers

Nice menu, huge portions and well cooked. Great value for money. The brasserie is pleasant and quaint.

Very impressed, especially with their amazing scotch egg followed up with a truly mouth watering battered haddock. Hopefully not too many people discover this absolute gem as it would become very busy.

Don't go. Salty, old-fashioned and very limited menu. It's a shame because it could be so much better. Looked a bit like a cafe in the cellar rather than a castle brasserie

Had dinner here while staying at the castle. Dinner was fantastic, very tasty and cooked perfectly. Service was very good as well, would definitely recommend eating here at least once.

I stayed over night so have tried the dinner service was offered breakfast as part of my stay. I thoroughly enjoyed the dinner and the staff were lovely. A good choice was made available for breakfast - would definitely stay again :)

2 course dinner was included in our hotel stay and we were not disappointed. Portions were more than adequate and the batter on my fish and chips was the best I've had for a while. If I was in the area again I would definately consider another visit.

excellent food served by friendly staff in an old dungeon great atmosphere would thourghly recommend a visit to this resturant

Had a really nice meal here last night. Restaurant was quiet with only a few other diners.Service was friendly, efficient and quick. The food itself was excellent with no complaints at all.Varied menu with a good choice of options.Entertaining and informative staff member (John) who kept us all entertained. We were told where all our food was sourced from around Scotland as we ordered.A great fun evening - thank you.

My girlfriend and I ate here after checking in to the hotel upstairs. We were seated and given menus and within 2 minutes we we were asked if we were ready to order. We hadn't time to open the menus, much less review them. We then waited 10 or so minutes to see anyone. We finally flagged a waitress.The food was was delivered in short order, but once again we had to flag someone down to pay (sign the check). Breakfast the next morning was wonderful.

During our holiday break in Melville Castle we had our dinners at the Brasserie.Fast and good service. Quality food with excellent Scottish beer.

Attentive staff with good choice of starters, mains and desserts. Large wine listed. Reasonable prices and good size portions.

Food okay for lunch. Background music was bizarre... music from The Jungle Book movie interspersed with radio ads including one about disposable nappies. Not really pleasant when you're trying to enjoy lunch. We asked to have coffee in the library which was actually rather filthy. I could write my name in the dust around the bar area, in fact I wrote 'Hello' in the dust and sent an email with a photo of the dust to the duty manager, he pointed out to me that Melville Castle rate very highly on Trip Adviser! I wasn't questioning this, I was simply expressing my disappointment in the service, cleanliness & quality of my lunch. The experience really fell short box my expectations and the poor response I received when I wrote to the manager did not impress me with any faith in their customer service. Might be ok to use a Groupon voucher rather than pay full price for poor service. The castle is amazing, the grounds gorgeous but I don't think the staff really care that much

We had Dinner included as part of a Deal. Whist the Menu wasn't enormous, there was good choices. The meal was excellent and we asked for our compliments to be passed on to the Chef, who popped out to thank us.

No por estar dentro del castillo es más caro que en cualquier restaurante de los que hemos comido en Escocia.la selección de platos locales es muy amplia y la cerveza disponible tambien

Because the location of this hotel is a bit off the beaten path we relied on the hotel brasserie for our meals and weren't disappointed. Meals were excellent and staff was very friendly and helpful. This was probably the highlight of our visit here.

I'm always skeptical of restaurants attached to independent hotels however, credit where credit is due - the food was good!

Good food,but over priced,not a huge choice and not very scottish,parts of the restaurant are quite chilly

The staff in the dining room were excellent with suggestions and attention. We had a wonderful dinner our first night at Melville. The breakfasts were plentiful and the service again was excellent.

We loved the hotel! We booked through Groupon which gave us a good price performance ratio because the main course and breakfast have been included. The food seemed to be prepared / frozen. The prices are partially high (you also pay the location). The steak pie and the grilled haddock have been ok but not great.But we would come back for the hotel and the atmosphere.

Breakfast was good, the choice of evening meal was limited. This restaurant would be better placed upstairs in one of the large empty rooms overlooking the gardens.

We had dinner here our first night after a full day of travel to get to Edinburgh. The servers were very friendly and offered nice suggestions. Great meal that took our food allergies into consideration without taking away from the flavour and presentation.

Food superb and Mario was very attentive and put himself out and could not do enough would definitely return

Nous séjournions au château et nous y avons diné le soirLa cuisine est de bonne qualité avec des plats recherchés, bien préparés et bien présentés par un chef français à prioriDommage cependant que le restaurant soit situé au N-1 ce qui le rend assez peu lumineux même si la déco reste soigné et le lieu confortable

Breakfast was fantastic it was a buffet and everything was great, staff were very attentive and friendly.

This restaurant is part of the castle where we stayed overnight The surroundings were OK, and the staff were very friendly. My partner asked for a gluten free roll with his soup, and the chef came out to check that the rest of his meal would be OK - a nice touchThere is not a lot of choice, but what we had was niceThe menu is a fixed price for 2 or 3 courses

The staff is pretty small, so dinner took a while. The chef tries to be creative the results are good, but confusing. Ask questions about what you order. The lager, ales and cider were good and reasonable. The meat and fish cooked correctly, bread was good. Breakfast came with the room a cold buffet with yogurt, muesli and fruit. Then a cooked portion porridge, or Scottish breakfast. Pretty standard except for the sausages.

We ate as part of our hotel stay package and were not at all disappointed. To start I had mushroom & tarragon soup, my husband had the trout dish. For our main course we both opted for pork fillet served with braised cabbage, and a port jus. Dessert was cheese and biscuits and chocolate cake. Washed down with house rose this was a very pleasant meal.

Was nice enough but not great, ambience was nice and loved the old castle with good features. Think thy should do more to encourage local business.

Had the misfortune of having afternoon tea using a groupon voucher here.The building is very impressive from the outside,thats where the positives end.The brasserie where the tea was served is rather gloomy to say the least.We were even sat next to bin full of discarded tea lights.The service was deplorable,after we had our tray of "goodies" plonked down,well that was the last we were to see of any staff until we left.The cakes were disgusting,cheap, bargain bin supermarket fayre.The sandwiches tasteless insipid efforts, complete with pre grated,processed,bought in cheese.Don`t waste your money on this place,we were looking for a special experience,but it was truly awful.We waited to complain at the time, but as I said we never clapped eyes on a staff member after they had served their shocking attempt at afternoon tea.

We stayed at Melville for a few days June 2016. The food was very good all the times we ate. Breakfast is good but you aren't told you can order eggs other than scrambled and we had to ask for a small dish to put our marmalade in at every breakfast: not acceptable to have to take the plate over to a large dish of marmalade and put it on there. Basically, service standards aren't very good - the staff aren't trained to a high enough standard ie, anything goes, and often they don't understand what you are saying the first time. Keep an eye open for Rita - she's an excellent waitress. Our compliments to the chef(s) who gave us top quality food cooked perfectly.

Treated my Mum to lunch for a belated Mothers day get together. Arrived early for table and restaurant was packed, we were offered a seat at the bar for a drink but had to sit 15 mins without being offered a menu or a drink, not a great start.We order chicken and grilled seabass for mains, both are delicious. My mum desperately wanted the pannacotta for desert but advised none left, not great so opt for sticky toffee pudding for both of us. Deserts not great, puddings were rock solid and overheated in microwave.Overall not sure, crazy service, inattentive and ping ping deserts.Visited 26/05/16 Y Jean Mothers Day.

We had a lovely lunch here but unfortunately the menu had been changed without advising the waiting staff and quite a number if items had been substituted. This caused a great deal of embarrassment to the staff but without too much trouble we managed to make good choices. The lamb cutlets were cooked as requested and to perfection. The table service was first class and the food was excellent. We would certainly go back to this restaurant.

If you require an evening meal, you MUST book in advance, this we had not done, and was told that we could not eat on the evening as a wedding and another party was booked in, being some distance from a local restaurant and not having a vehicle we explained that we had not been told that we were to book for the evening meal, when we explained our situation we were than accepted by the chef to dine in The Brasserie, this was settled amicably and we had an exceptional evening meal.

Het restaurant werd gerund door twee studentes Engels uit Spanje. Zonder enige leiding of instructies. Het ging gewoon niet. Iedereen moest heel lang wachten op een drankje, de menukaart, etc. De meisjes konden hier niets aan doen. Het ontbreekt gewoon aan management (goedkoop ?).Dus, ga er voorlopig niet eten.

I am sorry, we loved the hotel but we did not enjoy dinner! We both had the Steak with Peppercorn sauce and it was a sad sad tasting steak, honestly the best part about it was the chips... We did enjoy dessert however and that was delicious! My husband had the Panna Cotta and I had the Crème Brulee.

I would rate our visit to the Melville 10 stars if I could. First and foremost the food we had was outstanding and obviously cooked by someone who knows their stuff. Portions were large, but so tasty it was sad to leave anything. I had the Ham Hock terrine to start which was excellent and hubby had the prawn cocktail which was a strange choice for him, but he thoroughly enjoyed. We both then opted for the Grilled Sea Bass which was superb and of course I had to try their rustic chunky chips, a very generous portion and lived up to their description. No room left for deserts, but they did look inviting. The Staff are excellent, from the lovely Romanian receptionist Alina (sorry if I got the name wrong) to our great Host Carlos (thank you both). The surroundings are beautiful and tranquil, the welcome brilliant and the interior is comfortable, spotless and beautifully decorated. Also have to make a mention of the lovely muted background music. I had mentioned on booking that we had some mobility problems and we were allocated a table on the ground floor overlooking the Fountain and the pony paddock. Otherwise there are around 10 steps, I believe down to the actual Brasserie.This may seem a little long-winded, but all in all a lunch to remember and can't recommend it enough.This would be an excellent Wedding Venue or for that matter any celebration. If any of my Family read this - I have a very important birthday coming up in September (hint hint).

Poor afternoon tea with no home baking in the cakes range. Mr Kipling cakes.one very small scone each. No second coffee offered. Waitress very pleasant but reception staff not interested in guests. Expected more from a 4 star hotel. Not recommending and won't be back.

We had a super meal, in the setting of the ballroom. Lovely decor and yummy food. Myself and my partner had three courses at under £30 each. The food is great value for money. Would definitely recommend.

I treated my husband to afternoon tea here today. I have to be honest it was very poor. Mr Kipling had a big hand in the cakes. I am someone who loves afternoon tea but there was little sign of a chef's input at all. So glad i had a voucher as would have been gutted to have paid full price. Melville Castle you need to step up here and show some improvement.

Feel we really wasted a day coming along yesterday. The afternoon tea was certainly not up to scratch and quite frankly the worst I've ever had!! Worse thing is I have another voucher to use and feel it's not one that will probably be used. I wanted to treat my friend and I certainly didn't feel that happened. We were at first shown to two bistro tables in what was like a little hallways space for our afternoon tea. A couple were in talks with a staff member about their wedding plans ( very unprofessional) I offered the voucher up at beginning of lunch but was told to wait till the end. But during our lunch a staff member came over and asked for it, not good practice at all!! The afternoon tea was not home baking it was mr kiplings cherry bakewel and a tiny bit of chocolate brownie and another shop bought sponge. Totally uninspiring to look at and worse to eat!! Just because it's a groupon voucher shouldn't mean the standard drops. Also the toilets left a lot to be desired. I scraped myself trying to sit on toilet off a tightly jammed right next to toilet sanitary container. This place appear beautiful on the outside but a place is only as good as its inner workings ie staff and quality of meals and surroundings. Didn't say to staff at time as I didn't want to upset my friend. Not good enough quality for my liking, very unhappy.

Had afternoon tea here in 2015. Very good and no complaints whatsoever. Returned yesterday for afternoon tea which was very disappointing. Sandwiches were stale, fillings tasteless. Shop bought cake and bakewell tarts, dry scones. Really dreadful standard.On the plus side - good coffee, tea and home made brownies. Waitress was very pleasant and helpful.Such a pity that the standard had fallen after our 2015 visit.

I took my mother for lunch for her birthday today. We both ordered Fish and Chips. You probably wouldn't find such horrible chips in the whole Edinburgh - looked reheated (probably from the weekend), soggy, burnt. We complained about it to the waitress but nothing was done to solve the issue. Wasted money and time, wasted birthday lunch.

The entire visit was a shambles. On arriving, the waiter seemed irritated at our presence and grunted rather than spoke to us. Initially we thought they were maybe understaffed and stressed so gave him the benefit of the doubt. It took maybe twenty minutes to give our order. Then we waited. And waited. And waited. An hour passed. A waitress returned to say the main course that I'd been told was gluten free was not, so I changed my order and waited. After an hour and twenty minutes passed (during which time other than our first drinks we had been ignored) and our starters arrived. I was then told the second main course was also not gluten free. Only one meal was - stovies. Not exactly a great choice for lunch. We ate our starters and waited again.After an hour and forty minutes we gave up and left. The diners around us were having similar problems (and had all arrived before we had). There was no acknowledgment far less apology from staff regarding the ridiculously long wait nor the ineptitude of them handling a fairly comment food intolerance (that they'd said they could accommodate at the time of booking). Service was rude, slow and lackluster. You got the idea the staff couldn't stand being there far less dealing with customers. Would not go back, would not recommend it, a huge let down for such a beautiful grand-seeming setting.

My daughter had paid for the afternoon tea voucher for a Mother's Day treat for me, however it was a couple of weeks later we went. Absolutely no finesse, the three tier pllatter was plonked on the table, no communication from the waiter about what was on it - or maybe he was embarrassed!! The sparkling wine was awful, there were tables where it had been left. The sandwiches still had their crusts on, and not completely fresh. And I'm sure you have all tried humus with cranberry jelly!!!! The one forgiving thing was the setting - beautiful setting, and nice room. I would suggest if you are continuing to serve afternoon tea, you should go out and see what the competition has to offer. Definitely would not recommend this.

Great food and friendly service at the Melville Castle Brasserie. The terrine of locally shot game was rich and meaty. The tomato and bssil soup was sweet and aromatic. A couple of haddock stovies for main course and we were well fed. Took tea in a beautiful drawing room. Lovely.

Booked Sunday lunch but was disappointed by very limited and pretty mediocre menu. Despite advertising Sunday roast it was off - and had not been on the menu at all. Whilst I understand things selling out...this was not the case today. They'd simply decided not to feature a Sunday roast at all. When I asked what was on in its stead - the answer was nothing. So my husband had a hard and dry venison burger and I had soggy fish. Service was ok but food was disappointing to say the least.

You get nothing but a good hearty Scottish breakfast to keep you going in the morning then in the afternoon relax by a fire having a few drinks .Then at evening meal time the menu was not too big but just right & as for rating the food it was second to none ( even mr ratatouille himself would be proud of this chef.

We had a very enjoyable day. We opted for the earliest slot of 12pm. this was a good plan as by 1pm it had become quite busy. The food was lovely very fresh and all local. Our waiter John was more than helpful a man happy at his work. Will definitely go back.

I phoned and booked a table for two for the Sparkling Afternoon Tea For Two.I was told that 14:30 has been taken but 14:45 is available.We arrived and was shown to the Library for our Sparkling Afternoon Tea.As we entered the Library there was two tables occupied.At 15:00 we overheard someone saying they have been sitting there for 30 minutes and not seen a waiter or waitress.At 15:30 a waitress come in and started to take the drinks orderWhen every table had their drinks the food was served.Sandwiches was freshly prepared but no wow factor.The cakes was all bought in nothing home-made with the cheapest strawberry jam for the scones.Not once did the waitress come back to ask if we wish to have a top-up of tea or food.Not to rush back for Afternoon tea and makes you wonder if the evening meal will be the same.

went here twice for afternoon tea offer. very nice inside with great views.afternoon tea was good with real fresh coffee served.have also eaten lunch here also good quality with good service.

We opted to visit Melville Castle as a change to the usual City Centre dining options. The venue is lovely and the atmosphere homely and relaxed. The meal was great and the price very reasonable, with a good selection. The only down side was the service was a little on the slow side and seemed a tad disorganised at times. Other than this, we had a pleasant evening and would recommend giving Melville Castle a try.

Had a lovely relaxed dinner in the atmospheric cellar bistro at Melville Castle. My husbands assures me that his vegetarian selections were just as tasty as i found my meat dishes to be. Desserts were excellent. Service from John the waiter/barman was friendly and efficient, with excellent advice on food choices. I consider that we got good value for our money and wouldn't hesitate to recommend this restaurant.

My friend and I had afternoon tea at Melville Castle and I would thoroughly recommend this. The sandwiches and cake were really fresh, nice tea and lovely Prosecco. We had a deal on Amazon Local but the portions were not any smaller than everyone elses. Our waitress was really nice and efficient keeping an eye on when our tea needed topped up with a hot refill. Lovely afternoon, it was a wet day when we were there but on a nicer day the grounds looked really nice for a wander

Food was rubbish, service was rubbish. Waited ages for the food that wasn't great in the slightest. Really disappointed

Spent an evening at The Brasserie at Melville Castle. Were well looked after by Neil and the staff. A good selection on the menu with two or three fixed menu options. Would like to rate it good as it was better than average.

Friendly informative staff, well cooked and presented tasty food in a fantastic location. Only slight complaint was the house wine which wasn't cold or fresh enough for my taste but in no way spoiled the whole experiance.

Waited almost an hour for food and the reason given was the chef must have been up late watching cricket!? When we made a complaint they didn't get back to us. The food was overpriced for what you got. Beautiful setting shame about food and service

Great food, fantastic atmosphere amazing value for money. Service was quick and staff very friendly.Will be visiting again when the weathers a bit better. Beautiful settings.

We waited a long time for each course to arrive (we were a party of four and it wasn't very busy at the time), but I do think the food was worth the wait! The vegetarian options suited me and my partner, and the other couple confirmed that the beef was excellent. We enjoyed the leisurely meal and the relaxing atmosphere.