The Crannog Cafe in West Lothian

Had an amazing experience. The atmosphere was amazing and something we'll always treasure from our visit to Scotland.

Terrible experience. Facebook page said it opened at 11am, it didn’t open until 12, the closed sign stayed on the door until the 4th customer entered and asked if it was open. Took 20mins to get a coffee although we were the only people there. I ordered all day breakfast plus size (extra £3) but the menu didn’t say what you get for an extra £3. It was one piece of haggis & one piece of black pudding, both weren’t great. Sausage was cheap, the egg was overcooked and crispy on the bottom, beans were watery, bacon ok. I asked for toast. It came on top of the breakfast which made it soggy, i had to ask for butter and a side plate for the toast, i got possibly stork, it certainly wasn’t butter, i had to ask for the plate twice. Still only two of us to serve. The salad roll was ok, the coleslaw wasn’t coleslaw, it was chopped up lettuce & cucumber with mayo. It came to £22.00 Not worth the money, service was poor although it was a nice setting. I paid with cash (2x £20 notes) they didn’t have change. I was given £8.00 change and informed the staff i was £10 short. They didn’t have anymore change in the till. Between two staff to ‘mustered’ up a £10.00 note between them. Really really poor you cannot it right (never mind wrong a few times) with two staff for only two customers. I wouldn’t go back if the food was free.

A lovely space, with delicious burgers. It’s about a 30-40 min walk from Linlithgow along the canal. I had the Black & Blue burger with the upgrade to loaded Buffalo fries, which were delicious. My partner had the vegetable enchilada, which lacked spice but was otherwise delicious. They are happy to cater to various dietary requirements. They also allow hosting events, two were on while we were there and there was still plenty of room to sit. Dogs are ok outside. Recommend!

Fantastic breakfast, the haggis was amazing and is a rare treat for me.

Food was fantastic, portion size was large. Atmoaphere was great, would defo go back.