The Mains of Scotstown Inn in Aberdeen City

It has been a long time since we last ate at The Mains of Scotstown - nearly 30 years - and although the business has recently changed hands, we found the whole experience to be fantastic! The team were welcoming, friendly, very responsive when taking our order, bringing our meals and checking in to see if everything was ok with our food and service. The relationship of the team shone through, they interacted with each other comfortably and supported each other professionally. Tables were cleared and cleaned down hygienically, ready for their next guest arriving. The food was tasty, hot and the portions sizes were enough to satisfy our hunger - although it was 7.30pm, we were still in time to be served a roast lamb dinner. We would highly recommend The Mains of Scotstown to anyone searching for a lovely establishment to indulge in a very reasonably priced enjoyable meal and drinks.

Shame couldn’t find anchovies in Caesar Salad or Parmesan. Asked for Parmesan, was given a tiny pot of cheese as no Parmesan available, which was good. Bill came charged £1.50 for tiny pot of mixed cheese . Spoiled the whole meal.

La comida era buena, pero el servicio era horrible. Se olvidaron de una de las comidas de mis hijos. Los demás estábamos a punto de terminar cuando su comida finalmente salió. Me dijeron que sería un minuto. Tuve que perseguirlo 3 veces. Cuando finalmente salió, se podía notar que la freidora estaba hirviendo caliente. No se apresurará a volver.

For my entire stay at Bridge of Don, 30+ years, " The Mains" has been through a few changes. The latest has a few shortcomings. Positive, staff initially were helpful and provided great service. Order taken and drinks and food arrived promptly and HOT. Tasted great. Table cleared, but no requests if we wished a dessert. Eventually we caught their eye and ordered. Came back a few minutes later to advise, kitchen closed at 9pm! If the staff had asked before we would have made it in time. Seconds later, we're told YES, BUT. The Desserts we ordered wouldn't have the sauce, which was one of the attractions! We ordered anyway. When asked if the bill would be reduced, "You ate it didn't you!" We asked for the bill and promptly left, without leaving a Tip Not impressed, with Customer Service!

Muy decepcionado en el servicio. Estaba en una comida de bar y me dijeron que sería una hora, ya que estaban muy ocupados. Orden fue tomada pero no dinero. Después de 45 minutos preguntamos al personal del bar cuánto tiempo duraría la comida para obtener la respuesta que habían dejado de servir, pero podríamos tener una bolsa de patatas fritas. Cuando se quejó al gerente, fue tan arrogante, nos dijo que nos fuéramos o llamaría a la policía. Les dio 1 estrella para el ambiente en el bar antes de que se les pidiera que se fueran. Nunca más

Great gluten free options! Great portions too!

Lovely food at reasonable price.and good staff service

Nuestro pub local - absolutamente genial, nos encanta entrar en el bar para una bebida rápida que es agradable para los niños durante el día entre semana y durante el fin de semana a veces entramos a almorzar o nos sentamos en el conservatorio para una bebida con nuestro pequeño, la comida es siempre increíble y gran relación calidad-precio - el personal es fantástico, así como con una gran selección de bebidas. Qué bueno tener un bar tan grande localmente.

The friendliness of the staff is great , very helpful . And polite . The surroundings are really comfortable.the menu has a great selection of meals . The Mixed grill was delicious and the the battered onion rings are huge and a meal in there own lol. The Hunters chicken is also another lovely dish to sample .its just a great place to go for a night out . Book early as it’s really popular with customers . Definitely go back again . Thank you for making a great Valentines night

Amazing service and amazing food! Highly recommend the chicken balmoral stack!

Después de leer reseñas increíbles en las páginas locales de Facebook, estaba muy interesado en probarlo ya que acababa de ser asumido. Hice la reserva con antelación e hice la reserva en línea, que era muy fácil de hacer. Fuimos rallados por una encantadora dama amable. Pedimos Haggis Bon Bons para nuestros entrantes que se presentaron muy bien y eran buenos. Mi marido estaba muy decepcionado de que te hubieras quedado sin la parrilla mixta pero dijo que el filete de rabo estaba perfectamente cocinado. Tenía el curry y estaba delicioso. También pedí un pudín, pero tristemente no me gustó el crumble de manzana. Pero la otra persona en nuestra mesa que tenía el mismo postre y le encantó. La única razón por la que he marcado abajo por la disponibilidad de comida y se quedaron sin una de las cervezas. Pero aparte de la comida es de precio razonable y hacen varias ofertas durante la semana. Es genial ver un restaurante local en Bridge Of Don.

Fuimos a comer un sábado de enero, esperando estar tranquilos, pero había unas cuantas mesas y un buen ambiente. El personal era muy eficiente, pero tal vez un poco demasiado entusiasta, apenas dijimos cuando se toma la orden de bebidas y segundos después vinieron a tomar la orden de comida, pedimos unos minutos, pero volvieron rápidamente, así que me apresuré un poco. La comida era excelente, no puedo culparlo, de nuevo el servicio era un poco demasiado rápido, platos de arranque quitados y la red inmediatamente fuera, algún tiempo entre platos sería mejor. Al final de la comida todavía nos quedaba vino, lo que es una señal de que el servicio de comida se había agotado demasiado rápido. A pesar de esto, sin duda volveremos ya que el restaurante es precioso y la comida increíble. Todo muy adorable y el lugar es muy limpio y cómodo. Nota al margen, fuimos al bar a tomar una copa después y estaba asado! Tal vez bajar un poco la calefacción.

Great food and nice busy atmosphere. Glad to see the mains doing well again and hope it continues

Great value & excellent service. Late afternoon and we were the only ones in, but the waiter was friendly, so all was good.

The food was great and a lovely atmosphere. Veggie options are really good.

Great food (especially for the value), friendly service, and great interior. It’s our new local and looking forward to frequent visits!

Had a funeral tea here on monday it was really good lovely spread and staff were so friendly and helpfull especialy mickey would highly recomend the mains of scotstown

What an amazing meal we had at Sunday lunch time for the Urban Wellness Float staff meal with all 9 of us having the festive menu. And not one person had any single issue with all three course. The salmon and prawn cocktail was awesome, huge prawns sitting on 3 slices of smoked salmon. The turkey main course was a big portion and I mean it was BIG. 2 large slices of of turkey breast covering ⅓ of the plate, roast tatties, mash, mealie, lovely glazed carrots and parsnips. Pigs and blankets. With gravy and cranberry sauce on the side. Puddings were great too. Big portions again. They even organised Yorkshire puddings to go with the turkey. Jessica and Mikey were so attentive from start to finish. Drinks came quickly and Mikey asking if we needed more throughout the meal. I am so glad me and mates are heading there on Friday this week for another festive dinner. Thanks to ALL staff including the kitchen for such an amazing experience. Roll on Friday...

We went to the Mains of Scotstown for our work’s Christmas lunch. The staff were fantastic! Super friendly and very accommodating. The festive menu was really lovely, most of the table went for turkey but as it was a Sunday we were offered the option of the roast beef. I opted for the beef and offered how I would like it cooked (opted for medium-rare). The whole meal was lovely! Everyone enjoyed their starters, mains, & puddings… Although nothing can compete with my Mum’s trifle, the boozy trifle was enjoyable and definitely as described 😉 Delighted to have my local pub back, highly recommend visiting now that it’s under new management. Wishing the new owners and staff every success in the future. Look forward to visiting again soon. Ps loved the Christmas crackers, and the charities they support too!

Went for tea tonight with my wife and 6 year old. Haven't been here for about 6 years and we were impressed with the decor and atmosphere. The food was really tasty and good value. I had the Xmas turkey dinner and my wife had the fajitas. We also got some onion rings which were proper ones rather than frozen, and we're delicious. Plenty more options on the menu too. The service was really good, with food coming out very quickly. Lovely pint too, will be back for sure.

Nice pub food with a good atmosphere. Excited to see how the place continues to grow and improve.

Atmosphere is nice and relaxing. Staff are very friendly and could not do more to help. Food was amazing burger was so meaty and juicy and cooked to perfection

Did a job here and Had my arm twisted by the chef and forced to have a Turkey dinner. Course - I agreed. The Turkey dinner was absolutely amazing, piping hot amd so tasty. The waitresses were lovely too and very informative. Compliments to the chef do that lovely meal, cooked to Perfection!

Good food, good service great value

Me quedo en la localidad, pero no había visitado por unos años. La comida era excelente, gran elección y tan buen precio. El personal era muy amable. No estaba ocupado, lo que es una pena, ya que vale la pena intentarlo.

Fantastic food and great value.Our server was very friendly and attentive. Would highly recommend a visit

Visité Mains de Scotstown un viernes con mi perro. Disfrutamos de bebidas y comida. Buena variedad de bebidas detrás de la barra. Habiendo reabierto recientemente nos quedamos gratamente sorprendidos con la gama de comida, ambos tuvimos frituras de bistec que estaba delicioso. El servicio era genial y eran fantásticos con mi perro. Recomendaría una visita. Las malas críticas están basadas en propietarios anteriores.

Visited Mains of Scotstown on a Friday with my dog. Enjoyed drinks and food. Good range of drinks behind the bar. Having quite recently reopened we were plesently surprised with the range of food, we both had steak frites which was delicious. Service was great and they were fantastic with my dog. Would recommend a visit. The bad reviews are based on previous owners

November 2024... After a few months under new management, staff are still friendly and helpful, plus food and drinks are great quality and value, but sadly, us locals don't seem to be giving them enough of the support and custom they need to survive. Come on people - if we don't use the place we'll lose it again! July/August 2024 Update... Under new management now after being closed for a while and I'm happy to say it's all looking very promising... We've eaten 3 times already and 4th time booked up for tonight. Definite thumbs up 👍👍 Original review... Just what we wanted for a quiet weekday beer and a bite this time, but we've also been here at weekends when it's busier and it's just as good then. Check for the regular food and drink specials to get some excellent value for money too 👍

Food was excellent, nice relaxed atmosphere,cosy and very reasonably priced

The best place for family meetings

Thank you to the lovely attentive staff who catered for our baby shower on Saturday. The afternoon tea was first class. The cakes & scones were delicious. The staff couldn't do enough for us. We were in the conservatory which was bright and private. Wouldn't hesitate to book it again. Thank you to all that were serving us.

La comida era muy buena. Sin embargo el servicio era muy, muy pobre. La joven camarera parecía muy fuera de su alcance y parecía estar recibiendo casi ningún apoyo. Nos pidieron nuestra elección de plato principal 3 veces. Otra pareja se fue después de 35 minutos, ya que nadie se acercó a ellos para tomar bebidas, etc. El personal parecía muy inconsciente de lo que estaba pasando a su alrededor. Esta experiencia nos ha pospuesto volver atrás.

Wife and i came in for a meal ordered wife had chicken teka masala and I ordered hickory chicken Chicken wrap in bacon Wife got her meal curry very thin not alot of chicken rice cold I waited an other 10 min before I got mine buy that time wife nearly finished her meal but left alot of food When I got meal chicken very hard dry I did complain and got replaced but same again If you go for meal together you eat together not 20 min later not worth waiting for won't eat there again

Visited Sept 2024 with family. Staff were amazing with customer service & it was quite busy. Food was OK but the lasagne & cheesecake had the texture of being shop bought. Googled the Eton Mess cheesecake (which they charge £7 for) & found it on the Brakes website. Which is fair enough but I've been to restaurants it's home made for around the same price. I know they're under new management so maybe trying to find their way but I'd maybe go back once things are being made in house?

Had a beautiful lunch today with my Granda. The staff were super friendly and welcoming. Food was 10 out of 10 and will certainly be back! The lunch menu was fab and very reasonably priced.

Thought we’d give it a try as it’s opened (again). Food wasn’t very inspiring - I had scampi which was hard, and chips which had a lot of black bits in them. We thought we would have a coffee afterwards but they had run out of milk - this was 6.30pm on a Thursday evening - there’s an Asda practically round the corner!! Then on looking at the new trouser had on there must have been something messy on the chair as they were marked at the top of the leg - I hadn’t worn them anywhere else. Very annoying and they obviously don’t clean things down very well. I won’t be going back. It’s a real shame because years back it was okay - I can’t understand why no one can make this place a success again.

The food was great and the staff were very friendly. Overall a great experience, will definitely return.

Left the premises with prawn cocktail all over my top and trousers when the plate was taken away from the table when the cutlery was dropped and then to add insult to injury had to ask for a cloth which i beleive the manager said she would go and get.. fish was over cooked and also ended up slicing into and almost eating a napkin which is hidden under the container for the chip holder.. . Chips were over cooked and hard!! And the gammon was poorly cooked aswell.... there was the standard removal of drinks and one meal removed off the bill but it was an expensive night for such poor service and food.... management didn't seem to be bothered at all by the poor poor service provided

Perfect local pub with restaurant 👌

Unfortunately alot of these reviews below are based on previous ownerships. The last two ownerships I'd agree with low ratings as restaurants service, quality wasn't great. We decided to give Mains a try under the new ownership, and all of us thought the same. The food was exactly as we'd hoped the Mains would produce. It's a few steps above 'standard' pub food. Starters were great. Cauliflower wings, squid and chicken wings we had were soo good. The main buffalo chicken burger was also beyond expectations. If this is the quality going forward and other reviews were teething problems then I can't wait to go back and wouldn't hesitate in recommending the food. We've lived in bridge of don so long and been wanting this from the mains for a long time. Previous owners had food delays all the time. Whereas when we went things arrived in really good time and cooked very well. In addition the service was great. The staff were attentive and always ready to offer additional drinks or to ask if anything else needed. Hopefully this is how it continues, as like I've said we've all wanted this from here for so long with it being very local.

We popped in for fish and chips on a Tuesday night. We wanted to give this place another shot as we are locals and love that it’s been opened again! We were not disappointed! The welcome we got was lovely, happy to see us even though we hadn’t booked. The menu is very good, proper pub grub at a reasonable price. We ordered and went back to look over the menu, basically as we wanted to make sure we knew what we would have if we returned 🤣 Well there is so many good dishes on it, they even have 2 for £20 on lunch dishes, curry night, fish Friday etc! Our food came and we tucked in to an absolutely delicious meal! My daughter inhaled hers, she ordered a side of onion rings which I ate too they were spot on!! What a delight. We’ll definitely be back soon. Can highly recommend it and the service was excellent with a smile and I was happy to see a few people walking in also. I really hope it takes off again ideal for walking to with chums for a drink and some delicious food. Well done guys!

Delicious restaurant, we really enjoyed everything from starters to dessert. Very friendly team. Anne and Jean-Claude Montauban, France.

Been in for a few meals with friends. Each time the food has been fantastic

1st time back since it has reopened. The service was good and the staff was friendly and helpful. There was to children with us, and the menu catered for them. Food was lovely

First time visiting under the new management team and we were not disappointed. 9 of us celebrating two birthdays and we were looked after expertly. A very warm welcome and excellent service and attention throughout our visit. We all had different starts and main courses and we were all very happy with our choices. Some good choices to return for - Sunday Roasts; Deals for Two during the week - all in all this is back where it belongs as a great local to visit again and again. Well done guys!

This was our first time back to the restaurant under the new owners, but have visited the bar a few times since it's reopened. Heartened to see it's been busy each time we have. visited. We have been customers of The Mains for several years, living in BoD for 35 years in December. A lovely warm welcome by one waitress who was very friendly and understood my dilemma with the choice in the new menu. We both decided on the haggis and black pudding bonbons, a personal favourite, and thoroughly enjoyed. My Husband had the chicken strips. The accompanying sauce and coleslaw were outstanding, as I had to have a taste. I went for the spiced ginger and soy steak. Wow! The burst of flavours in this dish is amazing. I was left with a tingling in my mouth, but it was not overly spicy either. Just perfect. We spoke to the owner and commended him on how great a job he and his Wife and Team were doing so far. Keep this going and you will really see what a gem of a community pub you have inherited. Thoroughly recommend!

Enjoyed the Sunday Roast just needed some white pudding/skirlie to soak up the gravy then your onto a winner, Eton Mess Cheesecake was yum, great to see the place open again under new ownership and it was busy, good place for a beer garden too it was always my go to, plenty space/seats to enjoy the sun Been twice in the last 10 days and looking forward to next visit :-)

Visits here in the past have been disappointing so delighted to see new management. Four of us came for Sunday lunch and we were pleasantly surprised. Welcoming staff, good choice of food at reasonable prices. Good atmosphere, a number of tables were occupied. We enjoyed our meal and will definitely be back for more. Wishing the new management every success. Back again for dinner and really enjoyed it. Warmly recommend the Steak Frites which came well presented and cooked to your preference.

First time visiting since it has been taken over and wow! First impressions - greeted by all staff members and seated promptly considering how busy it was. We received our food in no time and we all really enjoyed it!!! I’m vegetarian and the choices were great, I had the goats cheese tart and the risotto was delicious. Our table of 9 cleared all their plates and dessert all round! We will be back in a heartbeat, looking forward to joining the mains of Scotstown again. Thanks, Claire x

We came here as a family for a meal last night. Have been going to the Mains of Scotstown for a long time with very many different owners. This was our first visit under new owners. Food was excellent & reasonably priced. The waitress was very friendly & helpful. Nice atmosphere & was busy. We will definitely be back. Wish them all the best. Best it’s ever been.

Agree with the other previewers on here that the experience at Mains of Scotstown was appalling and we had almost exactly the same issues. Waited an hour for our mains (after arriving at 6:30pm on Tuesday 6th August), despite having pre booked, and other walk-in customers had been served before us. When the food finally arrived (at different times) we discovered that one of our mains had not been ordered with the kitchen by the waitress, so one of us had to wait while the kitchen hastily cooked another. When that arrived 15-20 minutes later it was not cooked properly and was sent back. The staff did offer a replacement or anything else from the menu but it was declined, given that the other mains we had were either overcooked or just didn’t taste very nice, i.e. the chicken strips were so tough they could not be cut with a knife and the gammon was not edible. When we complained to the front of house waitress we were given an apology and the missed order mains was taken from the bill together with the alcoholic drink for this mains and offered a measly 10% discount off the rest of the bill after she had “spoken to her manager”. We reluctantly paid as we were so fed up by this time but will make sure we never go there again and tell all our friends in the Bridge of Don neighbourhood about our experience (and give a poor review online). It’s the worst eating experience we’ve ever had so please do not go here to eat! I doubt things will get any better.

As a group of Americans from Philadelphia we found this wee Gem through our driver.Excellent New management and Outstanding chef & and outstanding staff great menu. Thank you for a grateful meal and relaxed atmosphere for all.

I really wish that I could say that this was a lovely evening meal with great friends. I certainly can say the ‘great friends part’ but the rest was an ongoing disaster. I booked online and on arrival to a busy sounding and looking restaurant I thought how good that was to see and hoped the new owners were going to make a go of it. Having lived in the Bridge of Don for 30+ years I really wanted to support my ‘local’ and hoped to be a part of getting the Mains ‘back on the map’. I had heard good reviews from locals who had tried it since it had reopened and that the new owners were trying to make a go of it. Throughout the whole evening the young really inexperienced staff tried valiantly to carry on and get meals out to the tables. We were told that the food was going to be over an hour with lots of shouting coming from the kitchen, which could be heard in the restaurant which did not inspire. We decided again to stay and give them a go on hearing about the delay (as did debate going elsewhere) as we hoped they could redeem themselves.. But things got worse……tried to order and this was equally difficult. The young waitress (Mel) was lovely and tried so hard to keep going in very difficult circumstances which needs to be commended and once trained will be an asset to any eating place. She was friendly snd tried so hard. The owner (I believe she was) had the worst attitude I have ever come across in a restaurant ever. Lots of things happened throughout the evening and her attitude is going to make sure that this place won’t ever be the vibrant and happy meeting place that it once was. Overall the young, inexperienced staff tried so hard with little or no back up from the owner and I have to say thank you to them for trying to rescue the toxic atmosphere / attitude problem from the owner. Sorry I wanted to write a brilliant review and say the Mains is back on the map but so far my experience can’t support that. We didn’t have to pay for our meal which was something as so many things went wrong with our food and service (we had been debating what we were going to do if the full bill came out) but at least they recognised that error. We did leave a tip which I was assured would go to the staff not the owner which we gave willingly for trying so hard under very difficult circumstances. I have actually never written a review like this so I hope you can rescue the ‘sinking ship’ and put the disastrous Friday evening (2nd August) behind you and step forward to brighter and better days.

Glad that this restaurant has reopened. Hope the high standards are maintained. Will definitely be back!

As a lively group of golfers, This great restaurant just off A92 Aberdeen suggested by our driver Keith. Great food complemented with excellent staff what a hidden Gem

What a difference the change of ownership has made!!! Food was excellent and great drinks great, all at a reasonable price. Our host Mel was excellent very welcoming and friendly. Bridge of Don needs this place and hopefully the residents will support it!! Will be back !

Delicious starters and main courses, relaxed and welcoming atmosphere for our Saturday evening booking. Thanks to Mel for excellent table service. The Mains is a great venue in Bridge of Don and we wish the new management every success. We will be sure to return.

First time here, and I can tell you, it won't be the last. Where to start... The starters were fantastic. We had the haggis bonbons and tomato soup. They were delicious! The soup was fantastic. The mains of gammon chop and steak frites - simply amazing. Cooked exactly to my taste and not to mention the peppercorn sauce, it was almost creamy in texture. There was not a drop left. The mac and cheese was so creamy as a nice side. The desserts... simply to die for and topped off a beautiful meal. Last but not least, the service from Mel was outstanding. 10 out of 10. Chris & Vickie

First visit since it’s reopened under new management and what a delight. Fab food, fab service, new menu, great value for money and really hope it gets supported by locals. Be so lovely to have a great local again 👍

What a brilliant start for this lovely Restaurant & Pub. Beautiful atmosphere and great staff. Food very good and reasonable priced, thanks chefs. Mel was very friendly and welcoming. Thanks Mell

Place was closed at 1630 on a Fri. Not sure what’s it’s opening times are.

Disgracefull do not touch. Christmas was ruined by the cold meal.bad service warning do not enter. Even e.mailed to complain and 2 months later still no reply.

First went to Meraki. Couldn’t believe they you could only order 2 or 3 courses. We asked to order one but were told we couldn’t. Crazy as there were only two other tables occupied. Drank our drinks then went through to the main bar. Ordered macaroni asked for chips instead of the focaccia. The macaroni wasn’t cheesy at all just creamy which was a shame. I had to order chips as a side instead. My partner had scampi. It was dry and a funny shape. Sadly, won’t be back for food.

Good food, attentive service. Had the full breakfast, good hearty portion size, 2 of every item plus toast. Very filling. Will be back.

Its nothing more than frozen food heated up in the microwave. To look at it’s a slight improvement from when it was the Mains of Scotstown. Quality of food worse. Staff came across as demotivated. No wonder with the dull an environment. Not a place I would recommend.

Nice local pub and small pub grub food menu looked nice saw a few people partaking good sized portions and not bad prices.

Nice atmosphere, pleasant staff, tasty "free" pies at half time what more do you want for a Saturday afternoon

Had a family meal there food was excellent great service.

Waited 45mins for a drink, an hour and 50mins for food… which arrived warm at best.. disappointed. Some food was unavailable but it took the waitress 30mins to inform us of this, cocktails that were ordered separated and look very unappealing, fruit in the cocktails were frozen. Had the place been busy it might of made this more understandable however there was only 2 other tables in…. Whom also waited the same length of time. The only saving grace to the afternoon/evening was the bar and the friendly bar staff (Sam)

Nice to see The Sports Bar buzzing.

This was the merkai not mains of scots town the wait staff were lovely and very good they deserve a huge round of applause because they were brilliant Annette and Charlie I think. We were so so so disappointed with the food it was all absolutely inedible the nachos were microwaved and the chicken was so hard it was inedible. The waffles for the chicken burger were burnt and the chicken was also inedible The fillet steak was dry and very chook. We were told when we went in there was one fish left then told it was a small portion did we want to add goujons free of charge to bulk it up which was fair enough but it was all cooked for far too long and some of the chips were still frozen. The macaroni was dry and had no taste or any cheese it was supposed to come with garlic bread but it came with toast. I have never sent food back in my life but today it was a whole table of meals. Very very very disappointing.

Popped in for lunch today, food was excellent plenty of choice and a recommendation from the waitress and chef we opted for the vegan salt and pepper chicken with peppers truly delicious. Sister enjoyed chicken katsu which she really enjoyed. Great friendly service. Definitely be returning 😋

Lovely reasonably priced restaurant with plenty on site parking

Went to Meraki on Sunday with my husband and our friends. The four of us all enjoyed a lovely meal, the service from Koby & George was great, they were friendly and very accommodation making us feel welcome. Hopefully will return again soon.

I was in 'La banda' orquesta night. It was amazing. Plenty of fun and the music was absolutely perfect. 100% recommendable!!

Food nothing special, no real atmosphere, service was okay. Would go back but won't be first on my list

Resturant nice food location. Came with family and found it was a bad time 5pm and shift change. One wauter took the order then disappeared home. New waiter took the order and then. We waited .......and waited. Food was not great. Chips uncooked and mushrooms burnt. Steak was OK although it seemed they messed up who was having what. We sorted it out at the table, as everyone was away. Staff were chatting and ignored us waiting to book and swearing behind the bar in front of the kids. Menu needs more choice, atmosphere needs promoting and staff need to be more attentive.

Can you tell me how many disabled parking spaces you have ,as we had a disabled person with us we could only see one ,a car was parked no blue badge.Made it very difficult to get in and out of car as space we found was just enough for car.Disappointed.

Great food great service and immaculately clean. Can recommend here and will be back.

Was in the area and it was lunchtime,so knowing it's up the hill we went there,we were greeted very friendly, took a seat in the restaurant the young lady that serviced us was excellent , the food wasn't very long in coming it also was excellent to but it was the friendly staff that we remember the most thank girls!! See you again!!

Very dissapointed , they have reopened claiming to be a cocktail bar, yet no one seems to have a clue how to make cocktails and we had to wait around 40 minutes to get 3 cocktails and pay close to £30 for them. Obviously people need to learn but how about having one experienced person on at least to train them and perhaps charge a bit less while people are learning. Limited choice of beer as well I'm afraid. Such a shame as its a lovely venue and will a few changes in it would be a fantastic place to spend a sunny afternoon and they would be sure to be a success.

Scampi was awful and dry it is also my friend. Paul breach's local the only upside is there tiktok account wich makes me giggle at the specimens that reside there

The restaurant menu has gone, just an expensive bar menu in the restaurant now. Mostly deep fried frozen foods. Not good either, and takes forever to be served Waitress was clueless but I guess everyone has to learn Won’t bother going back

I had booked a table for a family Christmas get together. On arrival the car park was not cleared of snow and no clear path into the building and being in my 70s with trouble walking this was not safe for me or anyone. We were seated and then told not enough menus, surprising when only 8 customers in whole restaurant at that point. We asked about the Christmas menu which was advertised but we’re told it wasn’t available- the week before Christmas!! 3 of the party wanted balmoral chicken. But was only 2 available. We had to wait 40 minutes for meal. We were offered a free round of drinks, however I was driving and asked for a coffee . The coffee machine was not working. We tried to order sweets to be told the kitchen had already shut and nobody gave us prior notice of this. Very disappointing experience.

We were a group of 40 who had booked well n advance for Christmas Lunch. We had to wait outside in snow to get in then another hour before we were told that the chef did not know about our order and the soup was not available. We were given a choice of soup, which came cold after another 20 mins, prawn cocktail which was swimming in water and pate which was almost ok. We were all so cold we had to keep our coats on. Almost 40 minutes later, our main course arrived. It might have been hot but the plates were freezing. Even then the waitress still had her coat and scarf on at this point. Dessert was eventually served. We were then told that we had to go up to the bar to collect our tea and coffee. Many of us had given up and gone home at that point. It was 4:15 when we finally left, not because we sat around chatting but because that was h o w long it took. This was booked six weeks in advance so there was no excuse, not that any was offered or apologies made

I'm not one for airing issues in public but I don't wish anyone to experience what I and others have/are. The Mains have lost 15 members of staff in only 11 weeks and are again recruiting for more staff and are pushing to employ under 18s specifically due to the lower wage bill that would follow. Unfortunately many staff have left due to continuously not being paid at all, correctly, on time and are having to beg for their rightful pay. The owners are treating their staff appallingly in the way they are speaking/threatening them and some have even had threats to their home and new workplaces. They are not following the law and are not allowing staff contracts either which leads them to refuse holidays they've accrued and there's alot more to the story.

Early evening and the menu not as advertised they also ran out haggis Bon bon’s and the basic boiled potatoes, whilst the food was average at best their mince and tatties(mashed potatoes only🤷🏻‍♂️) came rather pale with no gravy just greasy mince! On the plus side our birthday girls meal did come with a free insect 🐜 in her green peas! Safe to say we won’t be recommending their food and restaurant to anyone, very disappointing the new owners need to get a grip.

Absolute shambles of a place, new owners need a reality check ✔️

The website says the Inn is open for food 11 to 8pm and shows a good menu. This isn’t true. The restaurant was closed at lunchtime. Food was available in the bar but the menu was very limited, and limited even more because they didn’t have any fish! Basic. Quality of food was mediocre and not very hot despite there being only one other table of 4 in dining. Place was empty, cold, and the bar is dark and miserable, really gone downhill. Won’t be back.

Booked conservatory for a 50th birthday celebration. Had booked when management changed then after sorting it out again with restaurant manager, she resigned. Bit concerned by this point with less than a week to go but on third visit dealt with Michael who knew most of the details and was very adamant everything would be alright on the night… And it was! There were 40 of us, conservatory had been set-up perfectly and the balloons and banners I brought to put up were put up by Michael. We had use of restaurant bar and no waiting to be served at all. Buffet was out as asked for and was ace and loads of it. We were able to spill into he restaurant later and then once that bar shut at 1140 we were able to carry party on in public bar which was great fun too! Staff were all excellent and even kept leftover sandwiches in boxes for me to collect today. Was the perfect location for the event and it was a great party! Thank you loads Michael and team!!

Dinner enjoyed tonight. Friendly attentive staff.

This place is getting worse! Venoms in the bar? WHY? Cheap crap food you could cook at home for much cheaper. New owners have no clue about the area or the locals and are turning it into a trash bar of crap cheap and loud!

We went as they had a new menu but there were a lot of negative comments but we gave them a shot anyway when we arrived we were given a much smaller menu 10 items less only 10 days after the new menu went up very confused. Starters were good but mains were very disappointing.

Very very limited menu. Food was ok but, considering the competition of eateries in the area, there are much better options locally.

Hadn't been here for several years, will be many more before I return. For a warm Friday evening in July, it was not very busy, it soon became evident why. Warning bells should have rung when I noticed during our time there (approx 3 hours) my companion was the only female visitor to the pub. The pool table was the hub for the male drinkers, it was impossible to enjoy a few quiet drinks and ignore the noise, shouting and general mayhem coming from there. Seems to be a pub interested in locals/regulars only. No wonder it wasn't busy. In addition, charmingly, someone had thrown up in the mens urinals. If this pub wants to be serious about attracting more customers and appealing to a wider customer base then the pool table should be the first casualty.

Lovely place, great food nice atmosphere

Went with family had a lovely meal 😋

Outstanding service and good food, Nice place for family , at reasonable price Good home made steak pie and good selection of burger The desserts are to die for

Very friendly staff . Made sure everything was ok .