The Four Marys in West Lothian

I had fish and chips which is described on the menu as being hand battered fresh haddock. What I received was clearly not hand battered or fresh. This establishment used to be renound for its fish and chips. But sadly their standards have slipped.

We came here after visiting Linlithgow Palace and had a great time. The staff was attentive and kind and the food was excellent. I got the Duck Hash which was succulent and the sauce really made. The duck wasn't a huge fan of the egg on top but it was fine. The potatoes were soft and really crispy on the outside! We got sticky pudding as dessert and it was just delightful. The caramel sauce was well balanced and the ice cream really brought in all the flavors together. Would highly recommend to a friend to come visit while out of here.

The food was well prepared and tastefully presented.

Went for food last night having been before Sadly last night experience will be the last Service was slow sadly the guy in front of house seemed to be like a fish outta water not really knowing what he was doing Service was very slow took over a hour for food to arrive Starter was just grease filled batter Main was steak n asked to be medium but was not medium was as tough as old boots guy said he would speak to manager n get a reduction on the bill but didn’t when it come to paying he again flapped about not knowing what to do or say Didn’t stay to have a desert

We’ve been to the Four Marys a few times now - the food has always been exceptional. Suffice to say we’ll be back again soon!

Good pub. Great atmosphere. A lot of people there for a meal. I was there for their ale festival. Good pint of ale.

The fish and chips were tasty, the service was excellent, and the restaurant had interesting information on its walls about Mary Queen of Scots and other important people named Mary. My server Hollie helpfully recommended a local beer to try that I really liked and got me my food in a timely manner. Highly recommended.

Enjoyed wonderful food here in Easter school break. Staff were very friendly and food was delicious. We had Duck and pulled mushroom chilli con carne. Best meal in a long time. Highly recommend!

Top quality food, much better than an average pub, and nice £5 mocktails for the driver

Love this pub, friendly staff, great live music. Will definitely be back

Met friends here for dinner. We had booked a table and were seated at a nice table. We waited some time to be served, we ordered steak ciabatta and also fish and chips. The food arrived and both steaks were cold. Tried to get hold of a server to send it back to be heated up. The food was very very average. We never orders desserts or coffee as it was difficult to get someone to take an order. Once we had the bill we waited to pay but gave up and walked to the bar in the way out. With several locations in Linlithgow to eat I am sure we will not be returning here. Next time we will cross the road and go to Cafe 1807 instead.

The food was very good and the employees were really nice :) great experience

Scallops for starters, Duck for main and toffee pudding for dessert - a super delicious dinner! Friendly staff & lovely atmosphere. Definitely worth a visit.

Horrible and chaotic service! Very difficult to get served Having to wait to get a table even when the restaurant is empty

We had a great time. The food was very good. Hollie was very nice and gave our drinks and food very quick.

Lousy pub, don't go in. Nothing good here, the beer is disgusting, the food is uninteresting, the meat is bad, the peas are so bad that they make you wince. We were served after an hour. The staff wasn't particularly friendly.

It is a popular pub, known it for years. It would benefit from some more investment to take it up market. It is a t typical green king offering.

Linlithgow in Scotland is a lovely place, for its warm atmosphere, its historical significance and delicious British and Scottish cuisine. They offer dishes such as haggis pancakes, fish and chips and sticky toffee pudding. The quality is higher than the average pub. The environment is quiet and familiar, perfect for a relaxing evening. The staff were very friendly and helpful, offering excellent service. Prices are reasonable, with main courses costing around £8. All very nice experience to do again and which I recommend.

Normally brilliant service but our visit today redefine the word "slow"! Staffing?

This was a Mother's day lunch treat for me and a very poor experience overall. Slow, inattentive service, waitress seemed to be hanging about not doing much whilst we sat and waited for our orders to be taken. Staff training is needed on customer service. Eventually got served, starters were fine no complaints there. Main course was awful- the roast beef was inedible, covered in fat and so tough I couldn’t cut it, large lumps of unappealing vegetables with roast potatoes that looked they were from a frozen packet. The ‘Four Mary’ burger was a soggy, slimy, sad and sorry burger collapsing with the weight of greasy toppings, the steak pie was quite pathetic as pies go, a sad flat looking thing sitting next to a huge lump of cabbage. I sent my meal back (roast beef) and decided not to order anything else after seeing the other meals. I told the waitress to let the cook look at the meal they had served me to see how disgusting it looked (and tasted). Plus we overheard the waitress telling another table the potato mash was frozen- no thanks! At least she removed my meal from our bill. Nobody else ate all their meals and nobody enjoyed their lunch. We decided to pay the bill and leave. Luckily I didn’t go to the ladies toilet but my family tell me the gents toilets were unkempt, run down with inadequate hand wash facilities as too small. Overall very poor, first and last time eating here!

We visited this pub for lunch as part of a bus tour. Historic bar with a great atmosphere, extensive menu and reasonably priced. The staff were very friendly but a special mention to Hollie for being so helpful when we had to rush back to the bus! We will definitely visit again when we are in town and have more time.

I love this place It is so unique, I was expecting more from the food that was below my expectations, The service was great

Had a couple of pints and the house burger, which was great. Loved the atmosphere, and the dining room was very cozy with a fireplace. Will definitely be back!

Great experience! Excellent cuisine! Very warm service!

Lovely food, unfortunately the service was painfully slow. Possibly due to staff shortages. Hard to know. But the staff were very pleasant.

We had a fantastic meal at The Four Mary's in Linlithgow. The atmosphere was welcoming and cozy, and the service was outstanding, especially from Rhona and Hollie, who made sure everything was perfect. The food was delicious, with fresh, well-balanced flavors and great presentation. Definitely a place we’ll return to – highly recommended! Muy muy recomendable!! ☺️

Thanks to Four Mary’s, our last night in Scotland do not disappoint! We made it all week without trying haggis, but promised we would give it a chance before we left. Thanks to Chef Kieran and the Haggis Fritters…we now want to extend iur stay another week! Everything we had was tasty and cooked perfectly, and the staff and environment can’t be beat!! Loved it! Thank you!!

Having booked a table for 4, as one of the party is disabled and we wanted to make sure we got a seat, things started well with the seat being available and suitable. That’s where it started going wrong. Our 4th member of the group arrived bang on 7pm and we received our drinks at 7.35pm having ordered at the table. The bar simply kept serving customers at the bar and we were ignored until we reminded them. This happened twice and we eventually gave up ordering at the table. When our food eventually came, again after about 30 mins, it was seriously below average and very skimpy. The fish was of medium size, at best, the chips you could have counted without taking your socks off and the mushy peas were not mushy peas but more of a green sauce with wee hard bits in it which looked like it had been re-heated several times. Likewise the steak pie with mashed potatoes was apparently reasonably tasty but very skimpy. 2 off the party ended up going to the chip shop less than 2 hours after eating. I think that tells a story. Will not be back!

Had a really nice experience having lunch in the Four Marys. The staff were all great, knew lots about the local beers and the food was really good.

Excellent wee place!! Very unique pub to have drinks and food. Shout out to Hollie ! Excellent service from hollie, very friendly and approachable staff member 👍👍

Amazing lunch, service was great thanks to Hollie and Cath, very friendly and knowledgeable. Would definitely recommend

Disgraceful, inedible food! From tasteless roast potatoes, to burnt Yorkshire pubs, dry beef, greasy chicken and the crowning glory of any roast meal... microwaved cabbage! The smell alone, drove us out the door. On a positive note, the staff were pleasant and the lager was cold, shame I only got to drink half of it!

Excellent Cullen Skink, comfortable vibe.

Just in for drinks but an awesome experience. Fully enjoyed the visit.

Tazmin, Rhona and Iskander provided great, friendly service when we are there on Sunday and the food was fantastic

Fabulous service from the very friendly Tazmin, Rhona and Islander. Lovely pub grub, especially the haggis fritters, and a good atmosphere. Recommend a visit!

I've been here several times and look forward to returning. Four Marys is a lovely pub with character in a historic location. There's always a good selection of real ales, and usually one from the best brewery, Fyne Ales. The food is great and there are several vegetarian options. Service is friendly. Dogs allowed in part of the pub. Highly recommended.

Try the steak pie, it's amazing.

Wa sin there for the first time tonight amazing atmosphere super super personelle service 1st class recommend a visit

A wonderful atmospheric pub with very friendly staff. Great food and a fine selection of beers

Quick and nice service here for our one-hour stay during the Outlander tour. This place has a very interesting history that you can see throughout. Also all of the food was really good, I had the macaroni and cheese, maybe one of the simplest but also the best I've ever had.

Reasonable food, completely xenophobic service, the waitress treated us differently because we were from another country, she brought water to the other tables and told us to get up to get it, the dish took more than 1 hour and when it came, it was wrong and she insisted that the dish was that one

Stopped for a drink. Wonderful, relaxing pub atmosphere. Very friendly staff. Pub area is in the front, restaurant in the back. Family and dog friendly. Reservations recommended for dining. Worth a visit. Recommend.

Rich history of Mary Queen of Scots, an incredibly friendly staff, delicious drinks (including the banana old fashioned), and a terrifically cozy aesthetic - we loved our visit to Four Marys (especially around Christmas time).

I had lovely time visiting the four Mary’s with friends. We came for a bit of dinner after enjoying a local walk with the dogs. I was impressed straight away with it being dog friendly. There were five of us in total and we were seated next to the bar which was very comfortable. Our interactions with the staff were all very positive. We were seated and drinks order was in straight away. We ordered our food and it was with us quickly. The four Mary is not too expensive which was another bonus for us. Overall the place has friendly relaxed atmosphere and definitely gives you that old school British pub feel with prober hearty meals. Definitely a place I would recommend and will return to.

Very good food service and staff and a good selection of drinks

Excellent bar with great pints. Didn't have food but it smelled great. If you're in the town drop in!

Ian and the team always give exceptional service. I recommend it to anyone who asks. If you're looking for a pub with a great atmosphere with a local history. This is your place.

Wonderful experience! Lovely service, authentic atmosphere, nice dishes. Felt awesome!

Excellent choice of ales on the 8 hand pumps and food is always good with some interesting daily specials

Great pub, lovely atmosphere and super staff

Great food, ambience and selection of drinks. Super friendly staff too. Holly went the extra distance to make us feel very welcome. Would certainly visit again if we find ourselves in the vicinity.

Very friendly. Except dogs which is a bonus if you have a dog

Lovely place. Good beer and ambience

good food and good place to visit Highly recommended

Super lunch & really helpful friendly Hollie made us most welcome. Roaring fire . Christmas menu options on menu already & we chose them . Delicious duck.

I had a starter of battered halloumi with peri peri mayo, which was very generously sized for a starter. For mains I had the Korean chicken burger, which was absolutely delicious but quite spicy so make sure you have a good drink close by! All washed down by a pint of Caeseur Augustus, a tough choice from the many beers on tap. Always friendly service with a smile.

Lovely cosy pub, one of our favourites in Linlithgow. A great selection of drinks and the food was delicious. Great service too (our waitress was Hollie)! ☺️

Great place, stopped in for food, served in next to no time. Excellent service from our waitress Hollie. Definitely be back.

Hollie was very helpful and attentive. The food was lovely and hot. restaurant was clean and tidy. we will definitely return based on our experience here!

We stayed in Linlithgow for 5 nights and we ate here twice. We had the duck confit hash, salmon cakes, haggis fritters, mac-n-cheese, and it was all YUMMY!!

Dog friendly pub with good food and biers on tap.

Beautiful and cosy place, very good fish and chips and nice staff. Thanks from France !!

Mega! Super Pub, sehr urig. Nettes Personal und sehr leckeres Essen. Wir kamen spontan kurz vor unserem Heimflug hierher und verbrachten einen schönen Nachmittag. Gutes Bier, tolle Fish&Chips sowie Burger und zum Dessert noch einen sündhaften Sticky Toffee Pudding mit Eis. Wir kommen sicher wieder!

Spacious, warm and welcoming environment. Also perfect for children. Good food and really friendly and polite staff. The duck is super good but also the mac and cheese. Good beers and fast and friendly waiters

While passing through Linlithgow we stopped for a bit of lunch at The Four Mary's. When entering we immediately felt it was a very welcoming (and cosy) place to be . Our server, Hollie, was friendly, informative and really lovely. Our food was tasty, quick to the table and at a very good price. Our stay was short but we will be back to spend some more time dining. Thank you!

Had a beautiful meal today and the waitress HOLLIE WAS FANTASTIC with a lovely smile, hold on to her, The chef did a great job with the Duck the fish was great. From the Two old grey haired ladies. IRIS AND Jeannie.

Clean. Charming & lovely food, with very efficient & friendly service by Hollie👍

Great food, service and atmosphere. Staff are brilliant

The food was very poor, and it was cold - we had a special burger and macaroni cheese with a side of triple fried chips. The chips were tasteless and had a strange texture. The seating was ripped, and the floor was dirty. We will not be back!!!!!

We turned up on holidays from overseas and walked in, entire front section full so we sat at an empty table to the side. Bartender comes out and has a go at my wife and me for sitting there. Fair enough, we state no signs and no chairs at the front section and the bartender goes, these people are leaving. So he makes us stand next to a table of four people who are still eating and now have to rush their meal. Bartender goes there you go, food and crumbs all over the table. We asked for a clean table and he proceeds to wipe the food onto the chairs we are about to sit on. We wipe that off by hand as he leaves. I ask for a cloth as he missed a fair few bits, no stress, I'll just give it a quick wipe. Bartender comes out and wipes the table, gets about 1 cm from my face in an aggressive manner, chest out and in front of all the customers, some from our tour group, and goes through gritted teeth, " is that good enough for you mate " in an angry snarling manner. I was like, you speak to all your customers like this. Possibly the closest to a full on fight as he was up for a punch on, the bartender, with customers. WTAF. Super aggressive for a such a small man, considering I was bigger than him and was a paying customer on holiday. Customers apologised to me on his behalf and we all accepted maybe he was having a bad day. I'd avoid this place, couple of pubs short walk down the road far friendlier. Put me a bit off Scotland which was disappointing since it was my first time there, my descendants are originally from there and the rest of the places were nice.

I couldn't rate this place lower if I tried! I had awful experience with the staff member with a man bun he was horrendous. Never have I been spoken to so horribly in my life! You serve the public not the other way around fyi!! COVID was all about being kind what's happened to people since!! Manners cost nothing.

Hollie was our server! She kept our group of 6 travelers well fed with great recommendations from the menu. We'll done! Thank you!

Great atmosphere with friendly, efficient table service. Our drinks and food arrived promptly and food was freshly cooked. Highly recommended for afternoon drinks or a quick dinner stop.

Absolutely stunning inside I got a dark fruit cider & my brother got a bitter

We had dinner here the other week and the food was very good, the fish ‘n’ chips in particular, we passed this comment onto our waiter who said they had a new chef and he would be pleased to hear this. But this time it was extremely disappointing. My fish looked like it had been deep fried several times, the batter was brick hard and the fish was dry and tasteless. The steak on the steak sandwich was also pretty bad, it was tough and had lots of gristle. This experience has put us off going back to eat here. We informed our waitress how bad the fish was but no discount was taken off the bill, even though she could see it had hardly been eaten. The bill also showed a price of £15.25 when the menu price was in fact £14.75! The blackcurrant cordial and soda here is charged at around £2 more than most other places.

Nice dinner and drinks . Good food , attentive waitress and a pleasant atmosphere at reasonable prices. A pleasant evening. Thanks Clara.

This is a serious warning especialy to real ale and Camra menbers a friend his wife and I have been visiting this pub for over 40 years but two weeks ago I and my friend, both members of Camra had occassion to critcise the quality of one of the ales on sale when we next attempted to order another round, of another ale which was in much better condition the barman refused to serve us stating that we were criticising his quality of beer which is quite correct we were but I I think this was quite justified under the circumstanses. This is a pub purporting to be concerned about real ale and in fact do offer a 10% discount to Camra members so be aware they will not permit even genuine critisism of the quality of any of the beers on offer and when critisism is expressed refuse to serve you.

We had a really good meal with salt and chilli squid and Cullen skink to start. Mains were sirloin steak and beef rib cottage pie both served with excellent triple cooked chips. The Malbec went well with the meal and all was very reasonably priced. The live singer Mark was brilliant and added to our great evening. We will definitely be back.

Lovely pub with a nice calm atmosphere. Historic feel to the decor and great friendly staff. Good food also!

Think the American visitors would say “it’s quaint “ . Good service and comfortable seating , drinks on the pricey side of normal .

Zeer gezellige pub met lekker eten, in het bijzonder de nacho's zijn verrukkelijk. Wij kwamen hier terecht nadat onze hond helaas niet binnen mocht bij de Italiaanse restaurants in de buurt (geheel begrijpelijk ook, een een keuze van de uitbaters) Wij werden vriendelijk ontvangen en onmiddelijk gemeld dat het eten wel 45 min wachttijd had omdat het restaurant gedeelte vol zat. Wij hebben ons uiteindelijk in de pub gezet en daar gegeten, na 30 min was alles er. Fantastische ervaring. De pub is terecht 2 jaar op rij "pub of the year"

Lovely pub. Great food, attentive and friendly staff, super range of beers and wine.

Good food in a good place with very diligent service.

Don't know if the Four Mary's has changed hands since my last visit but the quality of food and the service had deteriorated significantly.

Nice pint. Nice beer garden and lovely staff.

Loved the food here and the staff were super friendly.

Sadly the food was terrible. Never again!

Good variety of Food on menu, had pea & mint soup delicious. Service good so will be visiting again👍

Food was excellent and a great selection of real ale. CAMRA discount also available here on real ale.

Great pub with a warm atmosphere, nice food and excellent staff. A big shout out to Iskander! We'll be back with pleasure. Merci beaucoup ! :)

Excellent staff, lovely drinks. Atmosphere and decor all good. Food is just as good. Dog friendly with a beer garden for the sunny days , fab wee place

The restaurant is to the back of the bar, and the serving staff was excellent, very warm and chipper and had some excellent suggestions for food. For a Friday night, the restaurant wasn't too busy, but the bar was a lot more lively. The potted crab was great,bas was the pear + pistachio dessert.

Great pub with a decent food menu

Good range of ales and good atmosphere.

Sunday roast was very cold, with the exception of the roast beef which had been heated up I think by frying slices of meat? The meat was incredibly overcooked, black in places, desiccated and impossible to chew, you could crack it into thin pieces like American crispy bacon. The Yorkshire puddings hadn’t risen and were flat like biscuits, burnt on the edges with a texture like Melba toasts. Service was friendly and pleasant. We didn’t complain as we were on a day trip with a kid and didn’t want a confrontation. We paid and left as soon as we could. Honestly the worst meal out I’ve eaten in years. Avoid.

This is always a hit for us when we come to Linlithgow. We live in Wales bur travel to Bòness to visit relatives. We always come here because of the standard of food, friendliness and atmosphere. We'll worth a visit. In the Winter there is an open fire. Really cosy.

Disappointing meal. Been here a few times and always happy but this time on Sunday 23rd June I was there for a Birthday treat. It was very quiet but after ordering we had to wait an hour before we got our meal and when it did come it was cold. The steak pie was just a bit of meat with a flaky pastry on top swimming in a plate of gravy with a further dish of gravy to go with it. I live here in Linlithgow and know this pub well but don’t think I will use it again

I didn’t have the best experience at this pub. Upon sitting down we told the waitress that we had a bus to catch in an hour and she assured us our food would be ready in about 30 minutes. Nearly an hour had passed and others who sat down and ordered after us were starting to wrap up their meals before we received ours. The staff did not apologize for the delay and instead tried to convince us that we hadn’t been waiting very long or that perhaps other tables had ordered less food than us. I didn’t appreciate the lack of empathy and misinformation regarding meal prep time. We ended up boxing the meal and rushing to our bus. Aside from the delayed service, it is a cute pub. The peri peri chicken wings were quite good and the burger was okay. I wouldn’t completely write the place off, but likely not my first pick if I find myself back in Linlithgow!

Came here for lunch for old times sake first time in a few years we had been looking for lunch whilst visiting Linlithgow. Very pleasant waitress took our order my husband knew he was having fish and chips I opted for chicken Kiev. Quite generous servings but oh dear think the fryer had been too hot fish looked a bit crispy mushy peas too long in microwave all dried up. My chicken Kiev was too well done I could hardly cut it I resorted at one point to use my fingers, but don’t think a steak knife would have cut it. A bit disappointed when we had been looking forward it. Saving Grace was our pleasant friendly waitress.