The Rowan Tree Restaurant in North Ayrshire

Great views, good wee stop on way from Largs.

Inexpensive and reasonable quality.

Well, usually its very good,but I've noticed recently a decline in quality and standards. Not wanting to come over as Victor Meldrew.... but ( nuff said )

Another beautiful meal with my children and elderly parents - Thankyou Rowantree staff for your continued excellent food and caring, faultless style of service, which has been our family favourite for many years now. The Christmas menu this year is stunning with so much choice, quality and still amazing value. Please try this west coast gem if you’ve not yet discovered it everyone.

Quality food Great portion size for the price

Lovely staff very helpful food delicious and served promptly

Service brutally slow Staff seem vague and not very sure, not great tbh, pitty. Great views. Food is fair to average

Felt like volunteers were serving us, food cold and 1 of the breakfasts was brought out wrong 3 times, fresh orange juice was not freshly squeezed and was charged £15 for 3 glasses, it was a shame because the views were lovely, sad to say we won't be back

Nice restaurant with incredible views over the Firth of Clyde towards Arran. Good is really nice and priced appropriately. Great portions - nice fresh food.

Just doing a delivery but staff very friendly and helpful

The portion sizes we got served where small & the bacon was cooked with a heated argument! Staff friendly enough although busy busy & hard to get hold of. Restraunt it's self is nice & modern but my god the toilets not only dated but filthy. Water all over floor, no locks on doors & smelly.

All was great , food ,service and staff. Amazing.

The service is terrible. Four of us waited 15 minutes for our order to be taken. We waited a further 30 minutes and asked the waitress what was causing the delay in serving two breakfasts and two panninis. She told us the kitchen was very busy. After another fifteen minutes we asked the waiter why tables that came in fifteen to twenty minutes after us were being served while we were still waiting. He went to check and the waitress who took our order and advised us the kitchen was busy fifteen minutes earlier told us there was a problem with the till and our order had not been registered. She offered us a free cold or hot drink for the delay but told us our order had not even begun. At this stage we walked out fuming. I have given the Rowantree one star as I was unable to give it no stars We have had long delays in the past, however this was unbelievable and we won't be back again.

Such a shame … the views are simply breathtaking and I live in the area and was blown away every time with them hail rain or snow. I’m extremely disappointed to say the restaurants food is a disgrace and the loos are a health and safety hazard waiting to happen! I came in with my family I personally ordered the chicken korma some of the chicken was still frozen and I do not mean cold I mean literally just out the freezer frozen!!! Some bits of the chicken were black inside I completely refused to eat it. My niece had the southern fried chicken you could’ve smashed a window with it now unless you have teeth like jaws there’s no way of getting a bite of it. The macaroni from what I heard was okay. Such a shame the food quality is so poor as it used to be great! And the toilets are just as bad as the food the full place needs to sort itself out. I personally would never return for food or the toilet and would tell anyone to completely avoid!

The food was good and I had a fine time

Good food nice venue beautiful outlook

Great place, nice food at a decent price. The late specials with the opof cake and scones with a meal at £12.50 a head is really good. Loved the fish and chips, and the steak pie is good.

Nice place, lovely setting looking across to Arran, meal i had was beautiful, staff very nice, looking foward to going back

Can’t comment on food as we didn’t get any! We visited today and the restaurant was not busy. We got menus but sat for 15 mins waiting to order. A member of staff cleared the table next to us but ignored us. We gave up and left. Very disappointing.

Food was lovely and apart from not getting tartare sauce when we requested it meal was lovely. Waitress did apologize for forgetting the tartare sauce. Lovely place well worth a visit.

Great place for family and friends to visit

Food was really good. Service was a bit slow. Just felt the place was very dated. Toilets were not very clean.

Disappointed with the service today. I ordered 3 mayo wraps and a portion of chips to takeaway. After waiting half an hour, the four boxes where handed to me. Not put in the usual paper bag with napkins. Took them along to Ardrossan, opened the boxes and found 2 Mayo wraps and 2 portions of chips, no Crisps in the boxes, like we have gotten in the past. So had to share the 2 wraps with 3 people, we were disappointed as we have been pleased with the takeaway service before and that's why we returned. The Mayo wraps were nice.

Nice food with good views from the restaurant

The restaurant was very clean and staff very pleasant and we didnt have long to wait for food.I had toastie which was lovely and well presented ,the salad could have done with some dressing as was tasteless.Also it was a bit quiet and everyone could hear conversations so maybe a wee bit ambient background music would be good ,but overall it was a pleasant visit .

Service was a bit slow today, food was nice though

Stopped for a cup of tea ,hubby had a,scone that came with only butter had to ask for jam and milk ,the decor could do with modernising a bit dated,wouldn't rush back.

friendly staff, nice enough food and lovely views over the sea.

Very nice place, service let's them down waited to long to get a table especially as it was not full.

Good value for money a bit slow serving but was busy food always good ( so far ) have been going for a few years

Very slow table service last night altho the food was delicious

It closes at 6.30pm, exactly when people need to... eat.

Always excellent.lots of expensive eating places in the district but none can compare

Always a joy for lunch, great food, lovely staff and beautiful views. Don't miss out give it a try

Lovely apple pie, and great views. Garden centre is gorgeous 😍

Good coffee, didn't have any food. Friendly service.

Only had coffee. Beautiful views, including seals and Arran ferry. Oor Welly 🤗☕

Lovely breakfast great outlook looking towards Arran friendly staff

Food was good Staff very pleasant. Great outlook over to Arran

Great food and excellent service 😀 lovely cakes and home baking 😊

we went there in the afternoon, it was busy and we were seated near the doors. One woman opened the door wide, it was really cold, I had asked a waitress if she would close it and she did, but the woman who opened it opened it again. I went up and asked her to please close it but she told me no it stays open to let air in!! So much for looking after her customers.

This restraunt is out of this world! I especially like their cheesy Macaroni and their cakes.

Excellent food and great friendly service. Can't do enough for you. Highly recommended

If your ideal meal is plain food with an old folks home feel (decor and temperature) and passive aggressive staff with limited social skills (no eye contact and speaking at a volume lower than the amount of years left on earth of the average patron) who genuinely seem annoyed that they have customers as well as Trainspotting level toilets and a view ruined by what seems like an infinite amount of plexiglass dividers then this the place you have been looking for.

Lovely setting, nice staff and good food

Xmas meal was delicious. Service very good 👍

It's the second time we have been here recently; we have been coming for over ten years when we lived in Fairlie, and we think the cook has changed recently. The battered haddock was soggy and undercooked, the peas like small musket balls and almost by way of recompense there were far, far too many chips, almost a plateful! This used to be a regular stop off going home for us but we're going to give it a break for a few months and see if the cooking improves a bit.

Only called in for coffee so cannot comment on the Food coffee was nice

Food simple but good. Good size portions and value for money.

Not been 4 a while but loved it 👍 Made my day by relaxing with the beautiful views and excellent food served that day 😎

Lovely experience. First time there . Will be a regular from now on

Food is lovely great choices never waited to long for our food and the portions are great. The staff are all so friendly. I love the fact it has a garden centre attached after our meal we always take a walk around the garden centre they put on amazing displays for Halloween Christmas etc

Really pleasant experience. Keep it up.

Been coming for years and the food and staff are great. Used for family celebrations and they were happy to accommodate our larger party. Kids menu is fab and portion sizes are good. Sits right on a lovely area of the beach which is fab for a stroll to burn off that food

Excellent place to eat . Stumbled across it by chance . Lovely food and extremely reasonable prices . Plenty of choice too . Staff were very friendly . Will certainly be visiting again next time in the area .

We love it here.Great food,service and view over to Arran.Prices very reasonable and food cooked from fresh.There is also a garden centre to have a look at. Visited this restaurant again on the 26th September 2022 and again all was great including the food and service. One point letting it down is the state of the ladies toilet. Doors not closing, toilets dirty,toilet seats broken and falling down.Please do something with these toilets immediately.

Been here regularly over the years,the meal yesterday was very poor,mince was good,boiled potatoes were hard,gammon steak was tough,staff are always lovely

Had a lovely meal here family friendly staff were all amazing especially Dale and Rebecca be back soon

Very good service even though they were short staffed. Excellent food and drink too.

Was badly let down by portions,got steak pie,lifted up pastry to see 4 small pieces of meat, roughly 1/2 inch square,got apple strudel after it,it came with ice cream,to be honest,the ice cream portion was so small it looked like it had been scooped up with a tea spoon. I spoke to the manageress regarding this all she said was they were making cutbacks,again to be honest,she gave the impression she didn't care,so much for customer relations,when my wife and I turned to walk away she said loud enough to the young male assistant for us to hear,don't worry about it. This is one place to avoid if you want value for your money,this restaurant was a regular place for my wife and but due to really shrunken portions and the manageress totally ignorant way of customer service relations and cosideration, I am sorry to say that we will not be back,on a nicer note,the food,for all there was was actually very good,just a shame that due to very small portions and manageress lack of customer skills totally ruined the whole experience,such a shame as this has been one of our favourite restaurants for years.

Always a lovely beach to have a day out.

Good wholesome food. Great location. Good friendly service.

A nice restaurant with a garden centre. Plenty of parking and a nice view over Arran.

Lovely restaurant with friendly staff and great fish and chips. Beautiful view of the coast. We always try to go when we are in the area....

Restaurant good service from American girl Haylie was fabulous but TOILETS ARE A DISGRACE THEY SHOULD BE SHUT AS DISGUSTING AND RUN DOWN definatly need refit as soon as possible WONT BE BACK AS WAS SICK AFTER VISIT TO TOILET AS THEY ARE FILTHY AND BROKEN

What a great place. Meal was fab and great value. We opted for the high tea. 2 courses for 12.95 great value. Very pleasant staff.

Friendly staff. Nice food. Great views looking out to Arran. Good prices too.

This place is amazing great service quick and food is amazing. Would recommend highly. Also the garden centre is full of excellent plants at a good price.

Friendly and professional service ( with a smile) perfect poached eggs on toast.

1st class food and service well done

The food was OK but the service was awful. Food wasn't what was ordered and no apology either. It was changed but not a word spoken whe it was brought back to the table. I think if the staff smiled there faces would crack. Sorry but we won't be back.

Had a great fish and chips with friends. Fish was fried to perfection. And couldn't resist the lemon meringue pie and ice-cream after! Full marks!

Had Breakfast , it wasn't nice , think it had been cooked hrs ago then barely heated up in microwave Disappointing as we used to eat here regularly but it's went downhill

We went to the garden centre, great selection of plants at reasonable prices. Will definitely be back

Delightful service very friendly.

Friendly staff, nice atmosphere nice setting overlooking the seafront ,good food reasonably priced recommend if you are around there try it

Nice food although staff run off their feet. Come on, get more staff.

Very convenient when driving home from work! Easy access from main road, plenty of parking. It's not five-star haute cuisine, but a pleasant diner with friendly staff, and a good selection on the menu.

Great food, great service and reasonably priced

Have been here a few times and food has always been good. Badly let down by the toilets. Each time I visit think the toilets will surely have been improved but been again today and they are exactly the same. Wet floor and no lock on door. Surely a door lock wouldn't break the bank

Another first visit, situated on the coast road between Ardrossan and Largs (nearer to Ardrossan really), sat in a front booth with a great scenic view of the sea and the Isle of Arron. Had three teas, although one should have been an American flat, and a sample of cake. All very nice. Apart from the drinks mix up, service was great and staff very friendly. It's also a garden centre, which we didn't visit this time.

Staff very abrupt, toilet is a disgrace. Sorry we stopped there, won't go back, oh also quite expensive.

Nice coffee & scone. Friendly, helpful staff

This is a Lovely restaurant the food is always amazing & the staff are really nice & helpful

Lovely place to visit. Good food. Friendly and helpful staff. Well worth visiting

Very nice place to stop for a meal or light lunch on route to/from Largs or Greenock. Fast service and friendly staff. Will definitely come back here.

Recently upgraded and a lot better. Good stop for a meal or cuppa

Food was not so good! Plenty of it but would not recommend . On plus side waitress was lovely very pleasant. Won’t be going back

Lovely staff food was lovely and the great views are another bonus

Friendly and helpful staff, great food and great value for money. Thanks. We will be back! We enjoyed our first visit and it won't be our last.

Good service and Covid19 precautions. Great views across to Arran. My spag bol was sitting in water. Perhaps not well drained. The sauce was sour and spiced with cloves which I don't like. Parmesan provided on request tasteless. Panini was fair but crisps were MSG flavoured! Chicken fairly processed. Chips side were brilliant. Will get loaded fries next time.

Amazing quality service and food ,simple wholesome but excellently 👏 Shout out to June (July) Can't recommend the rowan tree enough xx

Three if us went for lunch and it was abysmal. Took far too long and the food was awful. To add insult to injury it was overpriced. Used to be a good place to have lunch but after yesterday we won't be back

Tea was the cheapest...drank better from a machine

Fantastic food, amazing fresh squeezed OJ, friendly staff, clean and great attention to detail regarding Covid-19 regulations. Plus, the attached garden centre has fantastic gifts and great value for money

Stayed there 5 times excellent service and beautiful food, and the best scenery

Unfortunately found the food extremely bland, had the brie, bacon, burger with chips. Tasteless !!!

Lovely food served efficiently and safely

Great breakfast very clean lovely staff

Staff are very pleasant, screened off tables are a plus and each table and chairs were thoroughly cleaned after each use. The food is good and the cakes look amazing.