The Selkie in Dundee City

Excellent food, clean and friendly.

Had dinner here last night. Great food, service and atmosphere.

Loved this little place. Worth a visit, glass or two of wine and some very tasty bites 😋

Went in for a family lunch.. three fussy eaters.. menu carefully explained.. food served as it was prepared.. HOT food on a HOT plate. Friendly service, great choice, tasty, a great find.. worth a second visit!

Wonderful find, close to the V&A. Shout out to the lovely waitress (her first week there and normally works at their other place)

Came in for late lunch, atmosphere was great and service quick. The food was very good and would thoroughly recommend.

fabulous meal today at the Selkie, Georgia took great care of us and the food was amazing, thanks Jamie.

The atmosphere was tainted by an American telling his companion and everyone else in the restaurant about the Royal Family especially "Princess Megan". The man should have heeded the old saying, better to be thought a fool, than to open your mouth and remove all doubt. However the waitress who served us made up for this by being chatty and helpful and efficient.

This is a top class place, food excellent, the waitress was very friendly and informative. Top marks.

This is a small and unassuming establishment and I had second thoughts about having booked when it looked like there were no other customers! Thankfully we did go and it was really very good. We took advice on the number of small plates to share and it turned out to be just the perfect portions and each dish was perfectly cooked and presented. The staff were lovely and very helpful. I will definitely go back.

Tucked away down a side street what a gem of a find. Food amazing, staff fabulously helpful, best tapas I’ve had in years. Highly recommend , please book so not disappointed , husband and l loved this restaurant, unfortunately we live in Manchester so can’t go regularly.

Lovely atmosphere, quiet and relaxed, nice music in background. Great service and really good food and wine .

We ordered steak, gambas pil pil and poached eggs as a light lunch. All food is very delicious! The fork and knife are special. The environment is conformable. The staff keeps the dining area and toilet clean. The waitress is very nice. Thank you for her service. We will be back next time when visiting Dundee.

Great little tapas bistro. Wonderful food, plenty veggie options and really friendly attentive staff. Tucked down a side street near city centre. Check it out

Nice little cafe, great gluten-free choices. Staff were very attentive.

We visited last night for dinner and words can’t describe the full experience we had here. The food was outstanding, great portions and beautifully presented. We had a selection of chefs specials which included gambas pil pil, chorizo and black pudding, sticky pork, steak, risotto, patatas bravas, chicken, bread, olives, cheese and each dish was amazing! The Prosecco was one of the best I have tried, and the girls serving were so, so lovely while the owners, even though they were so busy preparing each dish, still made time and effort to come and talk to us and their customers. The time, hard work, love, passion and care for ensuring our visit was an experience, with outstanding food, top service and true care for each of their customers was evident throughout the evening which made it one of the best experiences I have ever had eating out in Dundee. The love and passion the owners have for providing this unique experience was definitely the highlight for us. Especially knowing how hard they work behind the scenes helping others in many ways. Thank you Paul and Kelly, and to the girls serving last night for your generosity, and for providing us with truly the best experience to date eating out in Dundee.

Food was fresh, well prepared and cooked. All delicious. Very helpful lady serving. We would definitely go back.

If you like Tapas style food you will love The Selkie, The best one in town at the moment. Every single dish, meat, veg, breads etc ALL delicious. Will defo be back to try the dishes we have yet to try.

Great place, with excellent food and service. Tapas Tuesdays are a must!

A real gem of a restaurant, we took advantage of a half price Tuesday and had 3 tapas per person. The portions were generous and we were full, so unless you are big eaters then start with 2 per person and you can always order more if needed. Every dish was good but particularly the pork belly, gambas and Moroccan lentil stew were fantastic!

Great place to eat. Go to the Selkie often, always friendly staff and good service. Recommended.

Thanks so much to the lovely staff at The Selkie, we were celebrating our daughter's graduation and had lunch there ( family of 9 ). Food was delicious, as always. Keep up the good work, definitely recommend a visit.

Really delicious tapas ! Our first visit . We loved everything - the food was so good . The whole menu looks great so we will aim to come back . A small cosy venue and lovely friendly and helpful staff . Excellent customer service - well done.

Just such a wonderful independent restaurant, genuinely friendly and customer focused. The food was delicious and amazing value.

We popped in here late one afternoon and had a great meal. The food was delicous and fresh, the staff were nice and helpful.

Gave a mid range review as not eaten in Selkie. Until they post a clear priced menu on their web site I will not consider them as a place to dine

Really nice venue. Very accommodating for groups. Staff attentive. Slight issue with food, which was resolved quickly. A bit of a wait to have drinks and cocktails altogether as a group. Otherwise lovely 😍 👌

We had a very nice meal here. Although the restaurant is quite small, the ambience and the service are excellent. The selection of food was also great. I will have to return to try more menu items as it was so hard to choose!

Amazing meal for two from The Selkie - always happy when I eat out knowing my cooking is nowhere near as good as what I'm paying for. Looking forward to my next visit to try a few different dishes. Pretty much whole menu can be made Gluten Free as well which is a plus for sharing.

Great find. The food was superb, as were the drinks. Friendly and attentive service. The place has a lovely vibe too.

Food was amazing ,highly recommended.

This was reccomend by the girls at the V & A giftshop. The food was delicious and a great selection on the menu. However my only criticism is that the prices are a little steep for the portion size. We had prawns, lentils, sea bass, potatoes, risotto and bread -we were stuffed and would return again.

A lovely wee tapas place. The staff were friendly and the food was fresh and tasty. There was a good selection of meat and vegetarian dishes - and bottled beer was available. It was a great find

Had a poor experience, food was cold, they remade it but never asked me how I liked my steak cooked, made me late for an appointment, maybe just a bad day.

We went to eat at Selkie on a Thursday evening (group of 6 adults). We ordered a wide variety of tapas (15). All accompanied by a small Sauvignon blanc. Everything was really very good. The service was also very friendly. Restaurant that deserves to be known and deserves its good reviews.

Excellent breakfast today sourdough toast with poached egg and avocado..

Poached eggs and black pudding are easy to mess up, The Selkie served up a sublime dish.

Visited Selkie many times and enjoyed it. This occasion was not good. An afternoon table and many items on the menu were unavailable. Including a mixer for the cocktails we ordered. One of our three orders at the table arrived 20 mins after the first was laid on the table. Have a feeling they may have taken their eye off the Dundee city venue, as the new one in the Ferry has recently opened 🤷🏾‍♀️ also the service was mediocre. I want smiles and enthusiasm. Eating out should be an all-around experience, no?

Fantastic wee Dundee tapas restaurant. Super friendly staff, tasty interesting variety of food. Delicious wine. Only.strange thing no beer, even zero alcohol beer.

Excellent tapas/cafe place. Very, very good to visit. The food was superb, the service first class. Nice intimate setting, reasonable pricing of everything. Will definitely be going back. Highly recommended.

I've had the Selkie on my radar for a while now and it did not disappoint. We were a table for 3 on Friday dinner time. The place was busy, with us taking the last remaining table (we had booked - I hear there is rarely walk-in availability, another good sign). The atmosphere was warm, cosy and intimate. We were recommended to order 3/4 dishes per person by the lovely waiting staff, which we did. The highlight for me was the pork belly which was so soft and melt-in-the-mouth good. The risotto was perfectly cooked and cheesy. I'd never tried black pudding before but wanted to step out of my comfort zone and the chorizo with black pudding dish was out of this world! So glad I tried that. The gambas pil pil were delightful and a fair portion! We also ordered bread to soak up all the juices, as well as some vegetable dishes such as the rocket salad and tenderstem broccoli to balance out the meal. I honestly could not fault the food at all. Everything came beautifully presented and was downright yummy! I like the fact that the menu is varied but not too long, as this gives them a chance to do these dishes really well. We finished with a cocktail - the espresso martini really hit the spot. I'd read some reviews complaining about the prices for this restaurant, but I think this is unfounded. If you want wetherspoons vibe, quality and prices then the Selkie isn't for you. If you want an independent dining experience with great food and atmosphere then you can't go wrong with the Selkie!

Absolutely delicious food and really friendly service. We had flatbreads which were amazing, full of flavour and hearty portions. Also something a little different from the usual sandwiches/panini etc that most other cafes offer. We will be back!

Wasn’t worth £80 for the small tapas costing nearly £10 for a small dish waitress was advising people to order 3/5 dishes each steak was tough couldn’t eat it Atmosphere wasn’t good as waitresses were telling people the time they had to leave there table so def wasn’t relaxing tried it wouldn’t go back .

We were recommended by our hotel to try The Selkie we were guaranteed not to be disappointed...who knew!! We visited Dundee for my friends birthday treat and were advised to book which we did as it was a very popular and busy restaurant. On arrival we were greeted and shown to our table on the RHS wall of the entrance door in the middle which my friend commented I feel like this a table for 6 as the tables were so close together and each table either side being occupied. So much so we asked the ladies sitting next hoe many tapas had they ordered. Our waitress was vey nice and explained 4-6 tapas for 2 would work and if we decided later we could add to the order. We decided to order 5 which all came out sporadically and to our amazement the sub blush tomato risotto came out first in the tinniest terracotta shallow ramekin at a whopping £8.50 for a couple of spoonful's each. Then followed the mussels which were plentiful for a £9 portion and extremely large with a nice chilli tomato broth but sadly no bread to mop up the broth. The steak came next in the same size ramekin at a whopping £11, only steak and nothing else, followed by the Patatas Brava again same dish and well overpriced for a couple of spoonful's of diced potato's, the lentil stew was bland and we sent that back. By the time we had finished we felt like we had just had our starters and was not willing to order anything further as it was so overpriced for the minuscular portions we were served. The cocktails were all ice and foam and only the equivalent of 1/3 cup of actually cocktail at £8.50, reasonable for a cocktail you would think but not when presented. On a busy Sat night the toilet didn't have any toilet roll so was caught out there, not even an empty roll was visible just nothing at all. The service was fine and on the waitress approaching to clear our table she asked if everything was alright and I proceeded to advise how disappointed we were she kindly asked if we wanted to discuss further with management and we declined and just asked for the bill however the manager did approach us and kindly took our comments on board and reduced the bill considerably for us which was appreciated and very kind of him. We would not return or recommend this restaurant due to the prices charged for standard food and very small plates. Was a very disappointing birthday night for us both.

Great food and service. Only downside was no vegan dessert, sure you can try harder guys. A fruit salad would have sufficed as my friend had plenty with her dessert ☺️

Lovely fresh food, happy, chatty staff, had a really nice lunch.

The food was okay. But not amazing. & for the prices charged per dish I would have expected something of a lot more quality & larger portions than were presented. The chorizo & black pudding dish only had one half slice of shop bought black pudding & the chorizo sliced as thin as possible & hardly any of it. Patatas bravas portion was very small. King prawns were tiny & looked like supermarket quality. Our last dish also came out about 10/15 minutes qafter everything else to the point we thought it had been forgotten. No one explained that the dishes would come out one by one. Service wasn’t the best either. & for it to be the only empty restaurant in the vicinity when there’s something on at the caird hall, that tells you something. Too expensive for what it is. Bill was £60 for both of us & that was with only 1 can of coke & tap water ordered for drinks. Left still feeling hungry.

It was okay. Booked in for mother's day as I had heard good things. We were seated at the small table right at the toilet door which they should just do away with. It's really off-putting having people come and go to the toilet so close while you're eating. The service wasn't great. I asked a few questions about different tapas as I wasn't sure what they were and the waitress looked put out at having to answer them. It might be an idea to have a brief description of what each thing is on the menu if the staff get fed up telling customers what they are. The food was nice enough but I did feel I didn't order as much as I would have because I felt uncomfortable asking what each dish was. The broccoli was quite bitter.

Absolutely delicious food. I'm so glad our original plan didn't work out, as it lead us to going to The Selkie as it was nearby. Phenomenal!

Fantastic spot for tapas. The service was great, food was fantastic. The drinks were good, cocktails were awesome, draft beer was a bit naff

Arrived between breakfast and lunch and was offered both menus! Nice. We opted for the Breakfast menu Staff were friendly, welcoming and attentive. Food was well prepared and well presented.

On a cold February evening we arrived to be allocated a table for 2 less than 2 feet away from the main draughty door. The greeter reallocated us a new table promptly, however it's odd to have a table in such a position to begin with. After a 20-minute wait, the drinks order was taken, despite the slow service the wine was tasty. The menu is with a few items not being available, and be aware, they can not easily adapt to cater for non complex allergies or dietary requirements. Unless I wanted to eat some hot cheese or muscles I was left with only one option, the risotto. We ordered some bread which finally arrived 50mins into our visit, slightly warmed but with no accompaniments, no oils nor butters. How very basic. Another 30mins gone by and we we served our tapas, it was mediocre at best. We ate some and quickly left. The entire place is suffering from an identity crisis, from the dodgy roof decor to the food, which is as far from an authentic experience as could be. Surely given the restaurant name, a Scottish style tapas would make more sense. Overall the service was just OK, the waitress dipped her head scowled as we left and that solidified my decision to never step foot in this restaurant again.

Absolutely loved time at The Selkie, it has such a cosy vibe. The hosts were lovely and attentive. The food and cocktails were delicious! We left happy and full. Great prices as well for amazing tapas.

If the key things on which to judge a restaurant are the quality of the food, the staff and the atmosphere The Selkie is up with the very best. The tapas selection was excellent- not so many that it lacked personality but enough that you felt you had genuine choice. Each one we had was sublime but our personal favourites were the sea bass, the pork belly and the lamb. Even the bread was delicious. For dessert we opted for the Eton mess and the cheesecake. Both were delightful. The staff were welcoming and knowledgeable, able to advise us and answer all our questions. They were attentive without being overbearing and really contributed to a lovely evening. The restaurant is warm and relaxed with plenty of space between tables which always gives the feeling that the quality of the diners’ experience is important to the venue. You can tell it is family run rather than a soulless chain. I can’t recommend it enough. We have been coming to Dundee for years to visit family and The Selkie is the best restaurant we have eaten in. This was our first time at it, but it will now be our go to place to eat.

The ambience was lovely, service attentive and the food was very nice although the mussels were not worth the price - tasty but very small portion. Feta and broad bean stew was delicious and my mum thoroughly enjoyed the chicken skewers. Despite this I don’t think we will be back. Waitress brought water, took our wine order and asked if we wanted bread. Brought a bread plate to our table which comprised of 2 slices of bread, a small bowl of olives and olive oil and some salad leaves we don’t like olives so asked if we could just have some bread to go with the mussels. Plate arrived with 2 slices of bread and a small dish of olive oil. That was fine but not when we received the bill and found we were charged £6.50 for the bread!! I queried this with the waitress and she said we must have been charged for 2 portions of bread by mistake so reduced the bill by £2.75. Your sums just don’t add up and we felt conned as even at the amended price of £2.75 for one slice of bread is an absolute rip off. Please check your bill as every single table appeared to have been “given” bread - nice little earner.

Stumbled on this place accidentally on the way to the V&A and was delightfully surprised Independent and bursting with character, its such a cosy spot for an intimate lunch. Staff are lovely but not intrusive. Food was excellent. We had the gambas, steak, mussels and chorizo with black pudding and some bread to share and it was just perfect. Would highly recommend if you are looking for somewhere cute, quirky and independent.

Beautiful interior. Don’t be put off by the name, this place does great tapas. The interior is lovely, staff friendly and food arrives promptly. We loved all the dishes we ordered - a really lovely dinner. It was pretty quiet when we were there but it deserves more customers based on other places we’ve eaten in the city centre. Give it a go !

Second visit here, just as good as last time. Beautiful, tasty dishes, flavours are great. Great value for money, brilliant service. Plenty of vegetarian and meat dishes.

Best steak sandwich I have ever had. The chimichurri was superb. My wife had a cheese scone, which was also very good too.

Lovely tapas lunch. Started with the olives, bread and oil then shared 6 tapas dishes between us. Each dish was served when we wanted it and all were very tasty. (particularly the chorizo & black pudding). Finished with a large slice of cake. Service was friendly and efficient. A beer and 2 rum & cokes - bill £65. Definitely go back

Lovely place. Small & intimate. Very tasty menu with the option to pick multiple smaller plates or a larger plate. Reasonable vegetarian options. Service was great, food was delicious.

Go for the chorizo appetizer - it's to die for! Absolutely beautiful little gem of a place - and they are always busy. Have an event coming up and tempted to book - as they appear to be very accommodating for special occasions at night time. Now need to try their Selkie Ferry / adjoining restaurant three doors down.

FANTASTIC selection of tapas! Went with my wife, daughter n grand daughter (aged 67 to 19) & there was something for everyone on the menu. Only minor problem was that the tapas was not all served at once. Try it you won't be disappointed!

We ate here with family in November. The food was excellent and great value for money. There were plenty of options for kids and the small plates were great to share with a group. Would definitely recommend to family and friends.

Just such a lovely place to eat. The food is freshly prepared and always fabulous. The staff are so friendly, attentive and make the dining experience a pleasure. Just love this place.🙂

We had a lovely meal here on Saturday afternoon to celebrate a family birthday. The staff were lovely, the food was great as was the atmosphere. We had to change the booking and they were very accommodating on this too which was really appreciated. Thank you, will definitely be back.

Trying to be positive, the ambiance was fine, the gluten free options were fine, the cake was fine for me. However, to serve 2 slices of bread with such a small portion of oil started the disappointment. Having ordered a pint of lime and soda , I was brought a small tumbler with very strong lime soda, I asked for water to make it drinkable. We ordered gambas, two chorizo, beans and feta, and a chicken skewer. The gambas came, after five minutes our chorizo dishes arrived. I searched for the chorizo but there was none I asked the waitress and she went to the kitchen. An employ came and apologised saying it was the wrong order, she’d not charge us. During that time two very small chicken thighs arrived in a sauce that resembled the gambas sauce. I asked the waiter if these were cooked on a skewer then put in this sauce. He never returned. There was no decaffeinated coffee and one of the three desserts wasn’t on offer after telling us it was.When paying the bill I again enquired about the chicken and was told no, that it was wrong on the menu! Surely the point is to inform the client of any menu alterations was not after it was delivered. I regularly eat Tapas both here in Scotland and abroad and sadly I left highly disappointed. I didn’t make a fuss but did point out this fact when paying. Management were not brought forward, not good enough. There’s no point being rude which I wasn’t,but this night the food did not do the reputation justice. I’d suggest clarifying each dish is what you want before ordering. There were other choices I’m sure may have given me a different opinion. Considering the number of good restaurants in the area…. I’m not sure if I’d return. Finally to the dark haired spectacled waitress who told us she was excellent at her job, unasked for in a throw away comment, she needs to pay greater attention to the order she is given. I hope this was a one off. Thank you.

Great blend of Spanish and Scottish food options for all meals of the day.

A prize-giving for the Community Council photo competition. Ideal, excellent food and impeccable service!

Excellent restaurant serving very good vegetarian food. The staff were lovely, and my husband was given a birthday cake slice with a firework candle on it as a surprise compliments of the staff. Thank you, great visit and we will be sure to return

came here with a friend as dinner before a girls night out, drinks were lovely as was atmosphere. that was as far as the loveliness went i think we were given menus and were not told that only one sheet (dinner menu) was being served - so tried to order of what we were then told was the lunch menu (as far as we could see wasn’t labelled). our waitress was a little rude, i can wholeheartedly understand hospitality stresses because both me and my friend in question come from previous hospitality jobs, but we were met with rushed serving, and unkind looks when ordering that made us feel a little less than welcome. we ordered from the tapas section as that was the available sheet for the night. judging by the price we reckoned that the plates would do us well if we got one each and two to share, as price often determines size or quality when looking at a menu. 2/4 of our plates arrive and they happen to be my share, i ordered the steak and garlic mushroom dishes. they were nowhere near short of flavour so no points docked for this, but you got 5 maybe 6 pieces of minuscule steak for ten pounds, and it was cold - but i’m not sure if this was intentional or not. the garlic mushrooms were lovely, and warm too. my friend at this point was still waiting on her marinated chicken and our shared olives. her chicken comes and we’re a bit taken aback to see it’s just one chicken thigh, for the price and the level of hunger she was at we just got a bit of a shock, she said it did taste lovely but again just one piece 😅 by now the olives still hadn’t arrived so we just asked when our waitress went past and it was all sorted overall a not great experience with a £40 bill, it wouldn’t be on my list to visit again we went to the indian buffet down the road afterward to satiate our hunger

Great eatery, food was excellent, staff were friendly service was great

First time visit, loved it. Can’t wait to go back!

Waitress was unhelpful on our arrival when we waited to be seated. Waited ages for her to come to the table to ask a question about food, what we got was a snarl. She then turned away and then after waiting fifteen minutes for waitress to take our order we put on our coats and left. Will not be back

Nice place for a visit varied selection of menu including Tapas. Reasonable priced excellent service.

Lovely food, very pleasant service

Excellent food, service and value for money!

I took my partner to Dundee for the weekend as an early birthday, and has been researching places to eat. Came across The Selkie and thought it looked like a nice family run restaurant so gave it a go and booked for the evening tapas menu. What a lovely meal we had, restaurant had a cosy feel to it, very warm and welcoming. Staff were lovely & it really felt like they appreciated their customers. Food was incredible - we especially loved the chorizo and black pudding dish. The staff were super attentive and friendly and even brought us a complimentary slice of cake, complete with firecracker candle. All in all it made for a really special celebratory meal and somewhere we will definitely be back to on our next visit. Would absolutely recommend!

Lovely tapas meal, lots of options of tapas and sharing platters. Really cute interior. Does have limited seating so should book beforehand. Otherwise, affordable and great flavours.

Great little place, food exceptional, large portions for tapas, very, very tasty, excellently priced, staff friendly and attentive. A really nice independent restaurant, will definitely visit again and highly recommend.

Beautiful place for tapas, great atmosphere

Good food. Friendly staff. Nice mocktails/drinks. However over priced in my opinion. £8-10 for the tapas dishes (and they recommend you get 3-4 per person). A bowl of green beans with some garlic shouldn’t cost £8… it’s not a Michelin star restaurant!! They also had...

Not a good experience, food was just ok, they forgot one of our tapas meals so gave us some bread with it but nothing to dip it in so just dry bread 😟. Overpriced as well

First of all there were only 2 of us - no reservation, lots of empty tables but still difficult to get one. We did eventually get one that would have seated 4 people. During our time spent there, the reserved tables had not been filled....

Very good small plates but a little pricey.

The Selkie recently hosted a small family wedding I attended - their first, I believe - and did it beautifully. After the ceremony in the restaurant, drinks and delicious, imaginative canapés were served in neighbouring premises; then we all returned for the reception, where a glorious variety of dishes just kept coming. It was such a convivial, smoothly-run occasion and there was more than enough to eat for everyone. More weddings should be tapas-based. What a great day.

Went to The Selkie, which was very busy without booking. The waitress managed to get us a table. We choose tapas, which was absolutely delicious! We also had a bottle of sauvigon blanc that went down very well. Staff were rushed of there feet but...

Visited here for my daughters birthday for the first time, absolutely delicious food and drinks, great service from staff, lovely and friendly. Already booked in to have the boozy brunch. Highly recommend

Fantastic food & cocktails with great service, highly recommend

Visited today on a lovely sunny Dundee afternoon for lunch. Bit disappointed thereafter, not really with the food, but the waitress, one in particular, who was abrupt and unfriendly, and more suited towards a DIY store than someone selling the fayre offered by the restaurant....

Lovely little cafe/restaurant. Good selection of fresh food.

Really friendly staff and fantastic vegan food! Grilled tofu and red pepper is a must

We found this restaurant by accident and decided to give it a try. So glad we did. The small plates I'd food were delicious. We ordered 6 different dishes to share. Everything g was lovely. I particularly enjoyed the chorizo with black pudding and the...

Had a delightful lunch. Highly recommended booking as it fills up quickly for both lunch and dinner

In parts, very good but a blemish or two. But good enough to say I'd go back.

First visit to this, lovely venue. Great variety of options. Highly recommend

Delicious! Only wee place with lovely atmosphere. Had Philisteak sandwich. Gorgeous. Definitely be back again.

Fantastic find in Dundee and only 5 min walk from out Apex hotel. Great service and a really nice table which is what I asked for on the booking. Lovely tapas and bread wines etc all were faultless. Keep up the wonderful service . Thanks again.

First class service and food was absolutely fantastic. Will definitely be back here.

Lovely waitress. Average, microwaved food