The Downfield in Dundee City

Great event organised for my family can't thank them enough for the event 👍

Food excellent very large portion

The young girl becky who waited on us was amazing really nice girl and nothing was to much trouble for her, she was really nice to me and my husband which made our time very enjoyable we actually stayed longer than we normally do, meal and atmosphere was great 👍

Staff are lovely very efficient&helpful. The foods really good😋

As a wedding guest great atmosphere and bar staff were excellent and a good laugh nice to see that in Downfield

Was in with my gran the other day and we were the only Table in! My first visit for visiting at the quiet time of day albeit another table arrived soon after. Menu I'd good, but £13.25 for fish and Chips was pricey! I went for the £8.50 fish and chips as did my Gran which all in all was filling enough. I liked the sweet dressing on the salad, but the tartare sauce was bitter almost like it was out of date. No member of staff came to check on us throughout our meal and once we were finished came around 15mins after... cost came to £23 including drinks (1 pint each) and the staff were doing nothing but chilling out on their phones and letting the customer phone ring away loudly ruining the experience... I work in a restaurant and know that when it's quiet their is always something to do. Might be back again but not anytime soon.

Went for there new breakfast menu today,6 of us,one of the best breakfasts I have had out,will definitely be back

Curries are always good however classic meals aren't as consistent. Tried the buffet and selection is good however if your vegetarian I wouldn't reccomend as you can only get macaroni as a main option at the buffet. Don't get me wrong it's good macaroni but not worth the cost of the buffet. I feel this should be advertised as such. Staff are very friendly and welcoming.

I came out for a family meal (4 people) and it was such a waste of money! We waited an hour for our starters and these were then served at different times (not ideal with kids).. Then, the pastry for the 2 steak pies came out freezing cold, these were sent back for 1 to come out close to burnt. I ordered a prawn Indian curry (which I've had before and it was delicious) however the prawns came out raw!! This was also sent back for them to come out still grey and slimy! The female toilets hardly flush and there's only 1 that locks! When my Husband mentions all of this when paying the bill the member of staff gives a response of oh sorry but was everything else okay? Not even a mention of a discount or taking my meal that was uneaten off the bill. I'm not one to complain but this was close to £100 and totally not worth it.

Well the staff here are great. However I asked for glutan free (celiac). They brought my food out with a huge nan ( not a glutan one). This made me question if the food was safe for me eat. Was assured the rest of my food was safe for me to eat. So I ate it and it was great food. Certainly not GF as I have been ill all week. If you have food sensitivity or allergy I would not recommend this place. However if not the food is really good.

Great food , friendly attentive staff and fab atmosphere 👍🏼👍🏼

You will struggle to get a better curry anywhere in Dundee... Staff are attentive and friendly and you get a decent pint too! Place was buzzing and the staff were run off their feet but this didn't impact on the quality at all!

The downfield/DoX …. Table service is poor not been there for a while but after tonight won’t be rushed to go back

Not 5 stars bc of buffet night ..... it was poor selection and lower quality than their main menu ....if going to buffet go around 5pm if you want fresh and more choices last table is 6:30 as we were and I was disappointed there was only korma sauce left no chicken There must have been a plague of locusts in earlier.

Great bar/restaurant foods nice and fresh and brilliant pint always amazing service

Amazing food, but some of the worst customer service I’ve ever experienced. Every time I’ve came here or ordered food from here, there’s always been an issue. First time I ordered collection from here they gave us someone else’s order and we had to go all the way back to change it had to wait another 30 mins for it to be fixed and also had to ask for some sort of compensation as we weren’t offered anything. Every time we’ve tried to book a table on the phone they’ve says there’s no space and we’ve went there to see and there’s been plenty of tables and we’ve asked for a table and they said there fully booked for the rest of the night although there is about 3 customers in the whole place. A second time we ordered online there was chips missing from our order. When I have phoned to place an order for collection they are rude on the phone, laughing and chatting in the background before they even say hello and while talking to a member a staff they were all chatting also, they speak over you when your talking and butt in. This place has amazing food but customer service really puts us off. Needs to be sorted as there’s an issue every time with them.

1.Waiting over half an hour before we had to call a waiter over and another half hour before our starters arrived, 2. Mains were satisfactory although the waiter came looking to collect our plates even though all parties weren't finished. 3. We ordered off the menu with a set price for starters, mains and desserts and we are still waiting for the waiter to come and take our order for desserts. 4. Staff were having a great time at the bar not bothering about the clients whether we were OK or not. 5. Not a nice experience but as we were on holiday we can safely say we wouldn't be back. 6. The place has the makings if a good eatery however at this present moment changes would need to be made.

Great buffet with something for everyone. Staff lovely and super helpful.

Really disappointed as we regularly come for tea & this had always been our place to come as a family. We had a table tonight booked for 25 guests, well was actually the back area so hired for £25. Deposit was paid for £5 a head which I totally understand but in theory this doesn’t work with a group this size when the girls are putting food down on one bill & drink down on another ! We are a large family who got together for a surprise 70th meal & we’re paying separately (4 separate people paying) which I don’t think was a big ask but this was made to be such an issue which actually put a massive damper on the night. The deposit situation was just a pain coming off the bill when people were paying separately & there was a great attitude from the staff. I’ve never been to any restaurant where I have gone to pay and paid for my food and drink separately. I can’t fault the food, the only thing I will say is one of the kids meals came out 20 minutes later than everyone else’s meals which isn’t ideal but again there was a lot of us and we understand this. I don’t actually know what the £25 is for as you are paying £5 deposit per head and if anything we brought in a lot of people for a Thursday night. Overall just really disappointed & I think staff can do with sorting the way they speak with customers. Simple things like asking who’s ordered a specific food, there was a lot of us & while we are working out who is having what, a female member of staff stood rolling her eyes. On a positive note a male member of staff took the drink orders and he was amazing.

Just back from having our mum's 80th birthday meal here. Food was amazing and the bar staff were so attentive and kind. Thanks so much!!!!

This is a great place for either a casual night out or a family event. Went there on a Friday night with several friends. Each had something different from the menu so we could taste each others food. Food was amazing. Some a bit spicy. We had booked early but restaurant got busier as night wore on. Staff were very friendly and although pushed at times it did not spoil our night. Loved the new decor. Were able to move to new comfy area near door to continue our night Highly recommend.

Great menu, lots to choose from, didn't wait long for the food to arrive. Staff were very friendly, overall a great place to eat 🙂

We went to The Downfield for a family meal. I had the Chicken Tikka Sizzler, my son had the Chicken Balti and my partner had the mixed Calzone. Food was excellent as always, everything was piping hot and tasty. Service was spot on and the staff attentative and friendly as always. Still one of my favourite places to eat and never disappointed. 10/10 for sure!! 😋😋😋

We were looking forward to the Tuesday buffet, but unfortunately it just didn't live up to the expectation, there wasn't much choice , 1 pizza, the salt & chilli chicken often was empty , and the area around the service wasn't that clean with the food spilt over and spoons left covered in food . Not to mention it was also cold inside ! There is another buffet in dundee offering similar for the price and

A business that can afford to turn away customers when more than half of the tables are empty – wow – what a great position to be in! Hadn’t been recently so decided to pop in at at 2.30pm on a Friday afternoon as we’d been out for some fresh air. We waited as requested for a seat, the first member of staff came over and asked if we had booked, as we hadn’t, she went to check with her colleague – who then rolled her eyes in full view of us. First member of staff then came back and advised “we have no tables, they are all booked!” I asked if we could book for later on, to which she then replied “no we are fully booked all night” I asked about the Saturday – what do you know fully booked too. I queried this and was told it’s the end of the month, so people have been paid…! Having run my own business, and worked in this trade for numerous years I would be appalled if my staff acted in this manner. Normally if an establishment was busy, they could say something like, “sorry we are busy, but if you want something quickly, I can give you this table, but it’s booked again in another hour”. Or even, all our tables are booked (but since reading on here the tables at the window are now for drinks only) – they could have said you can have a drink and a snack/crisps/anything. There is even free software you can get if you’re staff are incapable of such a simple task as managing table bookings. Very disappointed, I believe the new owner is trying to improve and make a successful business, but with staff like this that will make it very difficult. It is such a shame as having been a regular before where a few of the staff seemed to be local and very helpful, I won’t be going back or recommending to anyone else until the reviews on here improve.

Went on a Saturday at 1339 for a 80th birthday food was excellent but service was a joke waited a long time for drinks.After our food glass and empty plates were left on the tables staff not clearing our tables had to ask staff to clear our tables but still left plates and empty glasses on the tables. Food was excellent just a let down with the service it wasn’t even busy so no excuse. Only one member of staff was very helpful.

We're no strangers to this establishment, but we were disappointed with our visit on Sunday. Firstly, there's been some changes to the front area, and it seems to have lost a bit of the atmosphere it previously had. A bit like walking into an office canteen, with a bar. We had booked for 6pm and it wasn't particularly busy. We asked to be seated at the window where we had been previously and got told "That's the drinking area, but it should be ok" Service wasn't quick, but we weren't in a hurry. Asked for a wine list, but not available and also asked if we could see the options and choose, but got asked, Red or White? And so to the food. We had one mixed pakora starter which was nice and ordered a Chef's Salad with added chicken for one main, and a North Indian Garlic Chilli Chicken, with rice and a plain Naan bread which I have to say was overpriced at £4.25! After our starter, the salad arrived and it was a weird concoction to say the least. Assorted leaves, sweetcorn, HOT onions and red peppers, and some very pale looking chicken on top. It came with 2 dressings and coleslaw. My wife started to eat it but gave up due to the strange sloppy veg in amongst the salad. My curry was ok, but I'm not sure if the same indian chef is still preparing the meals as it was not the same taste as I had previously enjoyed. There was plenty of it all the same. When we went to pay, I told the lady behind the bar about our disappointment with the salad, and she said "Oh, it's new menu item, but I'll let the chef know" Instead of taking the item off our bill, she took 10% off and already hefty charge of over £57 for both of us. I think perhaps the place is under new ownership, but there's an expression that goes "If it aint broken, don't fix it"

visited tuesday night for the buffet brilliant spread & sll hot & fresh chinese indian italian & uk food credit to all will be back

dont recommend visited on sunday i wont be eating again from there sunday roast awful frozen tatties cut into one was black too much onion gravy mash tatties was powder mixture pigs in blankets were horrible

Went for a meal as my partners birthday, great service and food was great. Atmosphere was good and grandkids enjoyed it.

The food was great but the restaurant was cold

Food was great .very tasty .staff were very freindly .kept asking if we needed anything else .only thing is the place is freezing .really need some heating on .

Came for a family meal on Saturday night. Was not sure what to expect as some of the reviews are not very good. The pub was clean and tidy inside but does need to have some money spent outside on the carpark as plenty of potholes and poor lighting does not set the pub up for a good first impression.( also make sure it is litter free) The staff seemed pleasant when serving and the food was faultless, well presented, tasty and good value (all seemed freshly prepared) My only criticism on the food would be that the portions are far to big and create a problem with food waste, although customers were given doggy bags for anything not eaten. This practice though for a business costs you sales as we were to full for a dessert so a further £24 was lost in sales. I would suggest reviewing your portion control as you have a great offering and would like you to be in business next year

Really nice pub. The food is always great and the staff are really nice and always welcoming.

Excellent meals had for a party of 5. Given ample time to choose for the menu and the half portions were more than adequate, and delicious. Being the run up the Christmas there were numerous bookings and kept the staff on their toes and everyone was attended to and cleared up afterwards with efficiency. A lovely time had

Had a table booked for my mums 60th birthday for 6pm. 11 of us arrived at 17.58 waited for about 2/3 mins before being acknowledged even though there was about 3 staff behind the bar and 2 standing in front of the bar all talking among each other. Someone then came over to ask the booking name and then said we are just getting your table ready. Surely if my table had been booked for a few weeks it should be ready for us arriving? Wouldn’t say they were overly busy. We got a drink whilst waiting, then when we got seated about 10 mins later someone came and asked if we wanted to order drinks, we said we would go to the bar and just buy our own drinks but got told no table service only because it gets “confusing” don’t understand that but ok… waited about 30 mins before someone came and and took our order, ordered starters and mains at the same time. After about 40 mins no starters came never mind main meals, a member of our party went and asked how long it would be got told shouldn’t be much longer. A couple mins later someone I presume the chef came out the kitchen and shouted very arrogantly to the waitresses “ if anyone else asks how long it will be we will close the kitchen” few mins after this one of the nice waitress girls came over and said sorry for how long it’s been we will take 10% off your bill, ok fair enough. A wee while after this we witnessed shouting between staff who were coming out the kitchen I imagine arguing with the arrogant chef. Then one of the waitress’s came over and apologised for what we witnessed and said it wasn’t professional. The waitress’s were nice enough and apologetic, it’s not the young girls fault. Anyway food came all was ok, didn’t get offered any dessert afterwards or the ice cream with the kids meal. Got home and within 90 mins of one member of the party having finished their food, they were violently sick twice. We usually frequent going here but definitely won’t be back after this awful experience which ruined our night for my mums 60th!

Went for buffet, got served and seated promptly. Partner is a big buffet fan and loved it. Great selection too

Arrived at 13:30 for lunch for my birthday! Waited around 15 minutes for drinks, we waited 40 minutes to order our food after we had to approach them all the while another table had come in and had been served before us due to staff knowing them! Also reason waited so long was apparently a huge table got first! We then waited 30 minutes for a child’s ice cream to arrive when my daughter said she wanted it she was ignored from staff member! Poor service and it’s NOT even busy!!

VISITED FOR FAMILY CELEBRATION WE WERE SHOWN TO TABLE RIGHT THROUGH BACK , IT WAS COLD WE FELT LIKE WE WERE IN VILLAGE HALL INTERIOR DECORATION WAS VERY DRAB AND PLACE HAS NO ATMOSPHERE WE WERE TOLD NOT ALLOWED GO BAR REASON TOO BUSY WELL THEY HAD LOTS EMPY TABLES. WE WAITED NEARLY. 40 MINS FOR DRINK MEAL TOOK ABOUT SAME . STILL CANT GET OVER PRICE FOR CURRY CHICKEN BALTI COST £14 .95 THEN YOU HAD PAY FOR CHIPS/RICE ECT ON TOP OF THAT ,SO ALL IN FOR CURRY HALF CHIPS AND RICE PLUS PLAIN NAN COST ROUGHLY £21.00 FOUND THAT VERY OVER PRICED . SERVICE WAS SLOW FOOD WAS AVERAGE . THEY HAD RUN OUT QUITE FEW DISHES FROM MENU SO LIMITED CHOICE, WE WERE REALLY DISSAPOINTED WITH WHOLE EVENING SPENT HERE AND WOULD NOT RECOMEND GOING FOR EVENING MEAL.

Buffet was very good . Difficult to ensure all food available 100% of time but staff tried very hard. Service was very good and all staff very pleasant .

Regular here and it's down to the excellent staff and quality of food

Arrived for a wake, in back of room. Service terrible. Left to own devices. Sandwiches, hot food and cake good. Gathered bought in, well done. As event progressed tables never cleared. Empties piled up. Will never frequent again.felt for family involved. Desperate for refurbishment, holes in walls, toilets!

Phone up/ walk in and never have a table available. It's a joke and always adversities tables available on facebook

Went in about three o’clock. Waited for a table about five minutes. Both the owner and waitress were there but ignored us. Eventually they said we could sit anywhere. No menus offered and they went into the kitchen and did not reappear. Got tired of...

Friendly welcome. Nice service. Reasonably busy. Everything good until we received our food - which was very well presented and very tasty - then the service seemed to wind down. Tables took ages to be cleared, we had to move our empty glasses to another...

The food is amazing here but unfortunately the service from the staff isn't great. We didn't get a friendly warm welcome like most places do when you walk in. We were standing waiting to be took over to our Table for a while then once seated none came over to us for a while. No one asked us how our meal was (which most restaurants normally do) I get the staff are most likely tired from a long day at work and won't always want to smile all day I totally get that as I've worked in retail myself but come on the communication is needed and service when working with the public.

Curry night on Tuesday s, well laid out buffet , excellent choices , spacious , comfortable, affordable enjoyable experience.

Food was great, my family were up from Liverpool and we had been before with them also one other member of my family who lives in Dundee was there we all thoroughly enjoyed the food, the garlic mushrooms were fab. We all just had mixed...

Good food.Took my mother out for lunch there today.Spoilt by a sour faced,disinterested waitress who served us

We booked a table for 3 for 5pm on a Monday. It was reasonably quiet, which was what we had hoped. (Wanted to beat the dinner time rush) The staff were very pleasant, prompt with their service and knowledgeable about the food. The mains were excellent, piping hot with nice portion sizes. We then ordered slices of cheesecake to take away and were a little disappointed that no discount was offered for not having the ice cream/pouring cream with it. The dessert portion size was also very small for the price, compared to other places, so we wouldn't recommend purchasing a dessert.

Four of us went for lunch. On arrival we waited at desk to be seated, the staff member ignored us and told the person behind us in the queue where their table was. Once seated we waited a long time no-one came to take our...

Good pub food at decent price and friendly staff. Throughly enjoyed

Food was great, short staffed so had quite a long wait, but was worth it.

Went in for drinks and some food. Got told it was too busy and we wouldn't be served. You'd be lucky if the entire restaurant had 6 tables being used. We said we were happy to wait, have a few drinks and order much later...

Partner likes buffets, took her along to the new one on a Tuesday here and she loved it. Top stuff

Lovely meal again in downfield House, staff great very attentive, food was amazing cant wait to book up again 😋

Staff cldnt be more helpful lovely girls staff x

Fantastic family orientated . Food is amazing and fresh the staff are welcoming and the place is clean.

The service was terrible, food was ok but never had service like that got the order wrong and had to wait for 50 minutes, when we ordered we were told 15 minutes, the manager the came and apologised but it was half hearted

Really good food, friendly staff and relaxed atmosphere.

Good Indian food. Service is much better than it used to be. Decor is very tired though. The seat we had was all ripped through to the discoloured sponge beneath & was decidedly uncomfortable

Food was excellent and so was the service but I had to watch what I ordered as they didn't do Gluten Free food

First time here , was celebrating a friends birthday, great service, great atmosphere and amazing food, definitely be back

Ordered steak pie chips and veg was delicious will be ordering again

Wife ,son and his mrs luv the curries

Won't be back.waites half hour for someone to come over and eventually take our orders.and there was only about 6 people in the place so was not busy at all..when we had finished someone came over to us and asked us if we can basically leave and have rhe table so they can set it up for next set of customers..we told them the service is appalling and just got a smirk from the staff member..appalling service.the food was good but the staff were not interested in serving leaning behind the counter just eating and drinking and yapping..VERY UNPROFESSIONAL definitely will not be back

Can't rate the food as nobody bothered to take an order from us. Ended up walking out £8 lighter for 3 Coca Cola's. Won't be back. Zero star rating.

Had a family meal 17 adults and 12 kids and food was excellent , sorry to the couples who fancied a quiet , romantic meal for valentines night 😂

Been there numerous times in the past Planning on visiting for lunch shortly

I and all of my friends will not be back, rude and uncaring manageress Stacey Townshend. I was advised by staff withing 5 minutes of booking and realising it was not suitable, that I can collect the £50.00 deposit on Saturday from the manager. Stacey Townshend stole my money, forget about law.

The pepperoni pizza was expensive with cheap meat, cheap cheese, laden with grease or oil and with an undercooked base. Ungarnished, plonked on a plate, lonely and sad. The beefburger was without much flavour, overcooked and served with parsimonious quantities of packet salad. You'd hope for fresh chips, crisp, hot, skins on, well cooked, from the tattie producing county of Scotland. Hope again. Service was very slow and the waitresses cheerless under the stress of a non-functioning ordering system. Manager take heed!

Excellent every time i go, always leave with a full belly and smile 😃

Don't bother. Service is poor and staff don't care! Walked out because nothing was available - just be transparent and customers will stay.

I work in retail so I try not to be critcal but Christmas Dinner today really wasn't good. I feel sorry for the staff who all gave us a warm welcome and did their best but simply couldn't cope with the workload. Our seating (pvc covered) had a hole in it. The table was wobbly the food was cold and after being there for 3 hours we simply couldn't wait any longer for dessert. Perhaps most disappointing was the way the meals were served . Anyone who was there will know what i mean. Have been for meals b4 which have all been excellent but today was shambolic.

Very nice food but restaurant cold.

Went for a meal with friends, quite a good selection on the menu. Staff were friendly but pretty slow service..

It was very cold as in heating we sat with our coats on eating

Lovely meal . Prices fair . One compaint It was very cold when we were there . Hopefully the heating is on this week when I return with another few girls.

Food nice but service although pleasant can be more organised.

Was very disappointed in our meal last night left hungry 😕 everything was terrible I used to love going here for meal sadly won't be back place was cold like meals 😫

Staff were very good and the food was lovely. It was mid week so it wasn't bursting at the seams but was still very enjoyable.

Was very cold and we waited too long

Excellent food and great menu bit slow bringing the drinks order but would still go again

Really disappointed with our meal. We have had a meal in the restaurant several times and always had excellent service and food. Ordered through Just Eat today and ended having to pick the food up ourselves as delivery time was so behind. Girl behind the bar was very apologetic and helpful, but unfortunately the food was well below the standard we come to expect.

In very early so hence atmosphere was dead but a good meal and service was excellent 👌

Curry was amazing, the peshwari naan was the best, will continue to come here

Good quality ingredients service very good very Reasonable prices (small hiccup with poached egg but made up for it with the service would return again

11 people at the meal . Family from Australia. Danielle and the team where fantastic. Customer service great , food great. Even got me and my Auld Mother a taxi home 😁

Foods Good staff helpfull friendly. Good range of beers.😎👍

Go here quite often and can never fault their curries. Other food is usually good too according to my family. Fair prices as well as good beer.

Delicious food, quick service and friendly staff

Poorly lit, dated decor and the toilets were terrible. Food was decent though.

Great pint, great staff, very cheerful. Would recommend 💙

seems understaffed they were all busy all the time , food was served fast and everything perfect would definitely go back

Very friendly staff, were there for an after christing tea, best buffet ever, so tasty, great quality for the price, big thank you to all,🌻

Good food at an affordable price, been to 2 birthday meals there recently. Good service also

Very busy Friday night, attentive staff and great food as always

Two of us went here,for a meal, we both had curry, it was fantastic, will definitely be back.

Very good curry menu. Worth a visit.

doc Stewart’s is a brillaint restaurant the food was really good, Stewart our waiter was so friendly and funny, definitely come back