The Bridge in Fife

Food was amazing and staff was very helpful. We came here on New Year’s Day and while it was busy, our waiter Alex was very attentive and we had a great experience!

I have been here before for lunch and have to say that was a lovely experience, but after Saturday night I will not be returning. As soon as we got there it was cold, brightly lit, and just 0 atmosphere. We were brought out cold foccacia (had very clearly been in the freezer) twice, having sent the first round back. The lamb pasta was bland and I hardly touched it, yet nobody asked if the food was OK. The staff seemed totally disinterested and altogether pretty sleepy. Just a total waste of a great restaurant and setting. Dim the lights, put some heating on and get staff who are genuinely interested in providing a good service! A front of house was severely lacking.

My friend and I were there for dinner. We had a lovely table at the window looking across the golf course to the beach. Fantastic view. I had stayed in this hotel many times before and also since it was taken over by present owners. One of the many best things the new owners have done was to remove those curtains which blocked the wonderful views. We both thoroughly enjoyed our meal and would recommend the restaurant. Lovely ambience and reasonably priced. The waitress who looked after us was very friendly and helpful. Nothing was too much trouble and she was very knowledgeable about all the items on the menu. She really made us feel welcome . If I was running a restaurant this is the type of person I would want to work for me. Thank you Nina you are a real credit to the company.

Spectacular view, beautiful room, excellent service, but food was mixed.. Salad was not dressed and then came back overdressed. Fresh burata was excellent but the Frita was more like bar food. The bucatini was oddly bland and dry.

Outstanding quality of food and service, definitely choose here over other Italian in St Andrews and we have tried all. Little Italy is good and this place has the edge over ambiance, views, quality of food and delightful service, definitely worth the visit, 💯 % And then up to then roof top bar for cocktails and views over the beach and 18th hole of the old course 😊

If you're thinking that The Bridge (named after the famous Swilken View bridge on the 18th of the Old Course which is visible through the windows) is just the dining room in a smart hotel, then think again. The Rusacks hotel opened a new extension last year, and moved their main dining room to the top floor of the new building. Whilst "The Bridge" was their original dining room, it has been revamped into an Italian restaurant. And a terrific one at that. Which means that there are now two Italian restaurants in St Andrews and this is BY FAR the best. And it is - significantly - the cheaper of the two. For a start there is a lot of authenticity in the cooking. The head-chef is Italian, which helps, and the outlook, across the Old Course and beach at St Andrews, is a delight. The other has a view of an alleyway! The menu is a-la-carte, with a range of starters, 7 choices of main course plus 4 (large) sourdough pizzas to which a range of different additional toppings can be added. There are also other choices such as meats freshly cooked to order on a grill. My wife and I have eaten here on half-a-dozen occasions now, and every meal has been consistently excellent. The pappardelle with slow-cooked beef-shin ragu and gremolata is a particular favourite, and the pizzas are generous and flavoursome with the crusts cooked to just-starting-to-char perfection. My experience of eating in restaurants in smart hotels is that they overcharge. This is not the case at The Bridge where the pricing is surprisingly light. At the time of writing, Pizzas start at £9.50 and pasta dishes at £10.50, with the most expensive dish being £18. Trust me when I say that as a resident of St Andrews, that represents FABULOUS value for money. The wine-list, whilst a little limited in choice, offers good value-for-money too. Service is very professional and discreet and this has become our go-to restaurant of choice to eat with friends as it is so reliable and good-value for such quality.

Great food! We really love Italian and enjoyed the food which was of a high standard. My started with Frito Misto,.Spring vegetable arancini, Parma ham and fresh burrata. Mains were bucatini Tuscan pork ( really excellent) Chicken Milanese (wow), Parma ham pizza (very good sourdough base) and pappardelle with beef. Really good! Service was top notch with all the staff being committed to provide a great experience! We go back time and again. Thanks very much!

Had a lovely time at The Bridge in Rusacks Hotel. Very reasonably priced quality Italian food and great attentive staff and surroundings. The views over the Old Course are an added bonus. Will definetely return.

Had a lovely lunch at the bridge. Service was friendly and prompt. The venue is well appointed with a Mediterranean feel.

This restaurant is amazing! Only negative was it was so hard to contact the restaurant to make a reservation.

Menu is very restricted not much choice check before booking to avoid disappointed. High prices for what you get. Main course is basic all vegetables etc are extras.

We chose to dine at The Bridge on Saturday 27th November as part of my mums birthday celebrations, Decor beautiful but that’s about the only positive I can say. Despite there being many staff members working it took a while for us to get a drink order and order our food - we let this slide. Given the menu is very limited (which we did know beforehand) we expected the food to be of a top quality - it wasn’t. It was very basic (at best). We waited and waited and waited for food and when it finally did arrive the sides we ordered were nowhere to be seen - after waiting 10 minutes we asked for these to be brought us. This took about another twenty minutes by which time the food was cold and my sister had eaten her whole meal (they did take the chicken to “keep it warm” but really not good enough service). We had also booked a drinks reservation at the rooftop bar for 9pm which I asked the girl to delay as we hadn’t even had our main by that point (we arrived at 7:45) , instead of calling up to the rooftop and asking them to delay our table which she said she would, I received a cancellation email from the 18 bar! I did NOT ask for my table to be cancelled!!! Anyway, as a gesture of goodwill they gave my mum a glass of champagne (which she doesn’t drink) and £26 off the bill. Personally I wish I hadn’t paid for the two mains that came so late and I do believe a restaurant/hotel of the Calibre of Rusacks should be looking after their guests later. We have been visiting Rusacks for over 20 years and this experience has really put us off. We unfortunately won’t be back! The decor is beautiful which is why I have given the two stars - everything else far below par.

Food was good but the portions were too big. Restaurant lacks ambience, was super noisy and the meal was rushed. Such a shame as it’s an amazing spot overlooking the 18th fairway of the Old Course and the R&A. Used to be beautifully decorated but now decorated like a diner chain. Our entire meal, beginning to end, took an hour. Overall a pretty disappointing experience.