The Tullie Inn in West Dunbartonshire

Hemos estado viniendo a la Tullie durante muchos años en la zona de Balloch. Me vine hoy a desayunar. La comida estaba bien, pero el servicio era deficiente la calidez y amabilidad habituales. ¡Todo bastante transaccional! ¡Nos fuimos algo decepcionados!

Been here a few times in past years and was nice, nothing great, but decent. Went here last week and I won't be back. Waited 10 mins to be acknowledged on waiting to be seated, staff were at the bar right in front and couldn't even say oh we will be with u soon, just left standing there like idiots. Finally the older blonde woman comes over and she couldn't have been less welcoming, dour face, no smiles, zero customer service skills. All the tables outside were manky also. The menu is ridiculously over priced! £17.50 for a lamb shank, with chive mash and broccoli...comes out in a bowl lol, no broccoli, instead the worst looking frozen mixed veg I've ever seen, also partner doesn't like peas and carrots, he wanted the broccoli as listed on menu 🤷‍♀️ mash was dry and not a chive in sight, my partner was still starving after eating what he could. My sausage and mash was supposed to come with chive mash, onion chutney, and red cabbage, again dry mash, no chives, and no onion chutney, literally a plate with a dollop of dry mash, 3 sausages on top, and a dollop of red cabbage 🤷‍♀️ only the middle of the sausages were edible. The ends were solid, so much so they couldn't even be chewed. The serving staff were just as dour faced as the bar staff (minus the tall bald guy, he seemed nice although he didn't serve us). Cracked a wee joke with the larger made girl with the glasses and it was met with a blank stare. Honestly crap experience, and won't be returning. Sadly it won't change, as where they are situated, they will get different customers who will be trying them for the first time every day. Toilets were also manky, toilet roll everywhere, wet floors. Place had gone right down the pan. Popped over to Balloch House for a coffee and the staff were lovely 👌🩷 gr8 customer service, and even a nice friendly chat with thr bar tender who brought our coffees out to us.

Right next to the train station. Also staff where so friendly and food was amazing. Rooms are lovely for a nights stay. Only thing was water in bath never ran very hot.

Excellent service food and atmosphere

Me & my partner came for food & was greeted by Kim who was a pleasure. So happy in her work place super friendly. Great service.

Great meal and Kim is very friendly!

Zona general y jardín de cerveza eran muy agradables. Sin embargo, después de recibir una ronda de bebidas y luego subir a pedir comida nos dijeron “no estamos haciendo comida”. A pesar de la comida que sale para todas las otras mesas. No podía creerlo. Mi hijo de 6 años estaba molesto y no entendía por qué otras mesas se orinaban buscando comida. Realmente pobre. Rara vez dejo malas críticas. Siempre busco el lado positivo en todas partes, pero esto fue realmente impactante.

Tuvimos una encantadora cena familiar en Tullie Inn. Gran selección de alimentos y bebidas. Kim era genial para asegurarse de que estábamos bien atendidos!

Kim was amazing, brilliant service. Had a lovely dinner. Recommend the roast. Really kid friendly, lovely atmosphere.

Domingo almuerzo... Solomillo de ternera... . . carne seca apenas podíamos cortarlo, Yorkshire pudín y queso de coliflor eran geniales, el personal agradable pero la carne debería ser la estrella del espectáculo

Great Scottish breakfast. Great location. Admirable service.

Friendly staff and good service . Didn't use the rooms

Decent enough place for the short time I was in there, only for a couple of drinks. Reasonably good array of drinks, inches cider being my drink of choice, so happy enough for my short visit.

Friendly staff but 1 room was dirty but they did not clean it when said they would 2 peanuts and crackers served with beer weer old and stale 3 netflix and apple TV not working on TV 4- horrible smell of fried greasy food in hallway of hotel room 5- charged more than menu stated and when asked took 10 min discuss to 6- tablesi n restaurant sticky. Would not come again.

Great friendly staff. A bit noisy, but we slept wonderfully. Nice restaurant and cozy pub. Worth repeating!

Nice post-hike early dinner. Good quality food & super friendly service

The bar staff are lovely. I was served by a kind lady my age, but the younger guy also serving quickly jumped in, preempting a question I hadn't even asked the lady yet based on what i was holding - i was so impressed. I like the refurb of the outside area, bravo! The mess of napkins blowing off plates, birds hanging around for scraps and the rodent trap did raise an eyebrow. The fake grass for spilled beer and dogs seems awful for smell and flies, and would get worse in summer. I don't know how often its cleaned. It didn't smell when we visited but it was messy. Either way, a great pub and location.

We had a fantastic experience at Tullie Inn! We went for the Full English Breakfast, and it was absolutely delicious—cooked perfectly and full of flavor. The portion size was just right, and the quality of ingredients really stood out. The service was excellent—friendly, efficient, and welcoming. The ambience was lovely, creating a great spot to relax and enjoy a meal. Another plus is the ample parking space, making it super convenient. Overall, a great place for a delicious meal with a great atmosphere. Highly recommend!

We visited the restaurant here. The food was delicious, and the staff was super friendly.

Tried the restaurant and it was absolutely delicious, in addition, service was friendly.

Booked in for Mother’s Day and receive a confirmation to say it had been booked, but when we arrived (16:10) we were told we made the booking at 11:00 and their system stops updating at 10:45. Had to sit at a pub table. Ordered a Diet Coke and was given a full sugar coke that spiked my blood glucose. Food was nice but service wasn’t great and was a bit manic (although it was Mother’s Day).

Really lovely stay at The Tullie Inn. The staff are so friendly and welcoming. We were given an upgrade by Mary which we were delighted with. The room was comfortable, clean and has everything you need to enjoy your stay.

Had such a lovely overnight stay at the Tullie. Breakfast was absolutely outstanding and staff were so helpful when needed would definitely be back!

We just had starters and beers. Good food. Good service!

Attentive and personable staff which made our stay friendly and a positive experience. Room was comfortable, spacious yet cozy. Breakfast is simple but satisfying. Located in the centre of Balloch opposite the train station.

Stopped in for lunch and the food and service were excellent. We had the sausage and mash, tandoori chicken flatbread and the fish ciabatta which were all delicious and the staff were extremely friendly. Highly recommend!

Food was okay but certainly not "award winning"

Visited here last Sunday and were very happy with the staff and the service, when my meal of Sunday roast arrived I was very Disappointed, the vegetables were all dried and over cooked, the meat was hard to eat and the gravy was setting on top of the meat, it all looked like it had been in the microwave too long and was sitting on the pass for a while , I didn't return it as I knew I would get another one the just the same ! I won't be eating in the Tullie again .

Stayed at Tullie Inn a few times, staff always helpful and friendly. Rooms very clean and comfortable. Location brilliant. Cannot fault anything, will be back again. Would like to add that Chris, Danny,Kiera and Mary are the most attentive pleasant and sometimes funny ( Chris)😆staff I’ve came across. You should be proud they’re part of your team.

The breakfast was disgusting the room was fine, clean and tidy The amount of young underage drinkers in the bar and the outside area was bad and quite intimidating

A nice spot to have some lunch whilst visiting Balloch. Right next to the railway station so the location is great for Loch Lomond and the centre of Balloch. The battered fish ciabatta was delicious and filling. If you're after amazing customer service though then you'd need to look elsewhere. The bar and table service staff were pretty miserable which let the experience down.

Full Scottish breakfast £8.50 - whaaaaat,?!?!? Incredible value. Coffee was great. Asked for cappuccino made with oatmilk which they don't do but Chris suggested a black coffee with oatmilk served at the side. Chris made us and oor wee Jessie dog so welcome, brought her water and fussed her - 10 outta 10 Chris, exceptional service and super friendly. Food was braw AF too - great job from everyone, we'll be back

Just back from staying last night and can honestly say it was fantastic rooms where warm and tidy staff fantastic had a bit of banter with 1 of them about mac & cheese with mustard breakfast was out of this world would highly recommend it

Stayed at the Tullie several times over the years. Great atmosphere. Good food and drink and friendly staff. Rooms are comfortable and functional.

I came for lunch with my parent and it was so lovely!! The soup was delicious and Kim was so friendly and made us feel so welcome! Thank you!

Great friendly service, served by Kim. Lovely food and very attentive staff. Had sunday roast and would highly recommend.

I stopped at the Tullie Inn, in passing, whilst waiting to go on the Loch Lomond cruise, it was a cold day but the welcome at Tullie Inn was warm and welcoming. I returned after the cruise for light lunch and enjoyed a very tasty soup.

Nice food very reasonable prices Kim the barmaid made was very friendly

Great pub dining with lots of room, varied menu and friendly staff - good stop before heading into the Highlands

Tidy little boozer and well worth a visit

Staff really nice ,super dog friendly

Kim and Farrah really looked after us. So nice

Hotel/pub ok for short stay, rooms very clean. Unfortunately our first room was super noisy air con units right outside bedroom window, manager was brilliant moved us without question. Great location to stay for Loch Lomond. Cruise company across the road to hotel.

We had a lovely meal at The Tullie Inn in Balloch. We had three courses and I had some birthday fizz. Debbie and Mary were great hosts and made a fuss of us. The atmosphere was warm and the service was first class. The mains were delicious and the dessert was scrumptious. Will be back soon.

Good works night out, great atmosphere 👍

Great location and Inn. Spacious rooms and morning staff especially Mary was very friendly, helpful and a pure delight ☺️

Lovely meal at lunchtime, lovely setting and reasonably priced meals with excellent service from Kim and Connor many thanks

Booked for what we 'assumed' was Christmas Lunch weeks ago and paid £40 deposit for said booking. NOW we are told the £40-odd per head was NOT for Christmas lunch on Christmas day, but for some other Christmas lunch. Now we have to pay £75 per head or cancel and lose our deposit which we have had to do, seeing that my 84 year old mom is paying. Just an awful attitude at this time of year that have left a family looking for space for a Christmas lunch. Will NOT set foot over your door again.

The Sunday roast was exceptional and loved the fact we could have unlimited trimmings (not that we managed any other than a little gravy, as the portions were very generous!). Kim and Ciara took care of us really well and had great banter. Definitely coming back!

Kim is amazing what a host!!! We went for a date night and Kim served us single handedly the whole meal as well as waiting on other tables! Super service

Great environment to meet up with pals and have a catch up. Plenty space in and out and the staff are lovely. Thank you. 😊

We all had a fabulous stay - food was delicious, staff very friendly and helpful and fab atmosphere. Very close to station and Lomond shore cruises

The bar manager was great. He gave us advice on the Mixr app + info on The general area. Nothing was to much trouble. He was very passionate about his job & we wish everywhere we visited had people like him. He made our stay all the better. Will definitely stay again. Five star.

Great food. A lovely place for a wee drink and a bite to eat.

Stayed here 2 nights can’t fault it.Room was fine no issues breakfast was served very quickly and was perfect.Staff well I have to say were amazing so friendly and helpful they looked after us very well.We had evening meal with friends and again food was delicious and not to expensive was so relaxing.We will definitely be back thanks to how friendly it was

A lovely place to eat. We make sure we go every time we visit Balloch, for the last 10 years!

Mi marido y el suyo tuvieron una gran estancia de una noche en el Tulli Inn con desayuno, cena y bebida de bienvenida. La comida era buena y David el barman me hizo un delicioso cóctel. La habitación era cómoda y tenía cafetera Nespresso con galletas. Buena selección en el desayuno y la cena era sabroso también. El personal era encantador, especialmente María que hizo todo lo posible para cuidar de nosotros. Mi marido dejó su jersey, Mary lo encontró y nos lo publicó.

Estábamos deseando una cena acogedora con buena comida, pero tristemente nos quedamos abrumados. Llegaron nuestros entrantes y en uno de los entrantes el cohete acompañante con un aceite de oliva y llovizna de trufa no era comestible debido a que las hojas parecían más hojas al vapor en una mancha verde. Aconsejamos a la anfitriona que habló con la dirección, volviendo a ofrecer postre gratis. No íbamos a estar comiendo postre esa noche y por lo que la oferta no sería adecuado para lo que la anfitriona preguntó lo que preferiríamos. Sugerimos que se elimine el iniciador afectado de la factura. Nuestras comidas del plato principal eran sabrosas, el bistec estaba perfectamente cocinado, pero algunas de las verduras en ambos platos principales eran un poco de cuero, sin embargo, se mejoraron al agregar un poco de salsa. Elegimos no hacer un comentario sobre esto y en su lugar nos centramos en disfrutar de nuestra noche juntos. Al recibir el proyecto de ley nos decepcionó que no se hubiera hecho ninguna deducción. Por lo menos una bebida podría haberse retirado como muestra de disculpa si la dirección decidiera que no querían descontar el entrante problemático. El personal era amable y el restaurante encantador. Una pena.

Esta fue nuestra segunda estancia en el Tullie y una vez más no nos decepcionó. Gran bienvenida, personal amable, habitación espaciosa limpia y excelente comida. En una gran ubicación con un montón de bares y restaurantes cerca. Ideal para explorar Loch Lomond y alrededores.

Wonderful food and first class service.

Un gran restaurante con excelentes opciones de comida vegana y vegetariana. Nuestra camarera Kim era muy amable y atento.

Had a coffee here waiting for a taxi. Lovely interior and brilliant beer garden. Cappuccino was good!

Nice place to have a relaxing drink with lovely staff.

Staff were friendly and accommodating. Relaxed.

Lovely pub but very overpriced for drinks so went elsewhere

Very tasty food with super friendly service. The prices are also very fair. Can really recommend. 👍

I stayed here for 5 nights and enjoyed my stay. Polite staff waiting on tables and a quick service to add. The rooms are clean and stocked with all you need for a relaxing stay. The manager was also extremely helpful and anything I needed was taken care of swiftly. Thankyou to everyone at the tullie inn. 5^

Whilst passing through Balloch, our party of 7 (and a dog) stopped by for some lunch. The woman working the bar was sour faced and had a serious attitude problem. Short in her responses and inconvenienced by any request. The majority of the group went for the Steak sandwich, which unfortunately was chewy and full of fat and gristle. The sausage and mash was very nice however, so compliments there. The younger man working the bar was very attentive, and brought a bowl of biscuits for our dog. Nice décor but it's a shame about the atmosphere caused by the sour faced cow at the bar.

Lindo lugar. Un poco caro para la comida, que no era tan fresco como nos hubiera gustado, pero fuimos bastante tarde en el día para el almuerzo. Fue sabroso, sin embargo, y Kim - nuestro servidor - era encantador. Ambiente agradable y locales muy limpios y bien cuidados.

Had the steak and venison pie, wife had the chicken and pancetta one , both delicious would definitely have again and recommend without hesitation , hopefully we'll be back up this way in the future for a repeat

Nice hotel, unfortunately in need of some renovation. Great service, very tasty food in the restaurant and very tasty and rich breakfast. The rooms were clean and well equipped.

Booked for a family get together. Food was lovely freshly made to order and everyone's meal all came out at the same time. Food extremely tasty. Lovely atmosphere. The only downside was service was a bit slow. But didn't put us off. The staff were very friendly. Really good value for money. Would highly recommend this place. Highly recommend this place for anyone looking for somewhere for a nice atmospheric meal. Noted that dogs were also welcome in the bar area.⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Didn't stay here, great location for loch lomand, very nice food, really friendly staff

Good food. Lovely setting. Friendly helpful staff

In for a work colleagues Birthday lunch. Staff were very friendly and helpful.

Had a lovely meal here - Kim took great care of us :)

Great lunch, then a lovely dinner. The venison and beef pie was amazing.

A very nice hotel pub restaurant very well located close to the train station. The staff is very friendly, welcoming, and smiling. There is a nice atmosphere I recommend it

The food was not great. One of our party could not identify one of the items on her plate...we think it was Beetroot? Food was distinctly average.

Tasty food! Many thanks to Kim for great service.

The Tullie Inn in Balloch was one of the worst hotel stays I have experienced. Outside the room's window, the kitchen's ventilation system roared, making it possible to both sleep and open the window. When we pointed this out to the man who checked us in, we were treated very dismissively and our request to change to another room was completely ignored. Terrible treatment, completely substandard hotel standard.

Nice dinner, breakfast, and 1-night stay on a quick trip to Loch Lomond. FYI: no elevators (that I was aware of) so will need to bring luggage up one flight of stairs. Tub/shower is a little high to step over - not an issue for us, but just a heads up. We arrived a bit later than expected due to flight delays but they were still able to accommodate us for dinner, which was delicious. Breakfast was also good - ordered off the menu and it arrived pretty quickly. Cute little spot, right across the street from the Sweeney cruises and next to a train station.

Had a superb lunch in Tullie Inn.lovely bright dining area and very fresh looking.food was excellent.staff very attentive and friendly.will return again next time nearby

After a boat trip on Loch Lommond, you can warm up with a perfect cappuccino and delicious green tea Highly recommend the small cakes

We spent one night here on our way to Highlands and enjoyed it. Breakfast was nice and service authentic

Had a lovely lunch after a Sunday walk. Kim served us and was absolutely lovely, couldn’t do enough for us.

Great hotel, great location. We really like the Scottish and the veggie breakfast. The room was really nice. We went to the bar, it was a cool moment, but the table were way too sticky. Horrible.

We had a birthday dinner here at the Tullie Inn and it was perfect! We had the pies and they were excellent. Great service and super atmosphere! Highly recommend

We ate here. Very tasty and value for money is good! Conditions super nice

Review for restautrant only. Service was good. Nice setting, food was delicious, but serving sizes way too small. For the price we paid, it's not great value. This is a pub, not fine dining, you expect slightly bigger portions. Other than that, it was nice.

A lovely lunch with Friends. Served by the lovely, cheerful, Kim. She was very attentive. Food was lovely. Will be back.

Nice food and vibes, great service from Kim :)

Great service in the early morning breakfast service from Mary. Thx

It was a lovely place I only stayed for 1 night The staff were amazing and the food was good. I just randomly stopped and was happy I did.

Very nice friendly hotel. Rooms are comfortable but some things need updating. The bath panel in our room was flaking paint and didn’t look very nice. Also no soft close toilet seats so lots of noise if people don’t realise. Great live music on Friday and Saturday. The breakfasts are very good too and the staff are friendly and helpful, lovely room cleaners too. We enjoyed our stay. The location is beautiful. A big shout out for Mary who always looks after us.

Super restaurant. Nous y sommes retourné le lendemain. Avons été surpris par la carte : de nombreux plats préparés avec soins, dans le style rétro chic (pithiviers, souris d'agneau, etc..). Service très agréable et carte des vins plutôt variée. Belle surprise !! Bravo

A nice guesthouse with a large room, a huge bathroom, everything is well maintained and, as is typical for Scotland, very friendly and courteous people. Very close to Loch Lomond. Good food, not overpriced. Well-stocked bar and a cozy beer garden. We'll be back again at any time!

Great pub, some of the staff are excellent and others not so much! For the location the price of beer is acceptable (although pricey). The food is over priced and my Sunday lunch (roast pork) was a lack lustre effort to say the least. No crackling, no condiments that you would use for a Sunday dinner, extremely salty bought in gravy, raw parsnips and my broccoli wasn’t tender stem as advertised! I don’t normally put bad reviews on, but unfortunately this takes the biscuit. I’ll try another Sunday for lunch at some point if the future and hopefully you’ll have at least made some changes and more effort. Regards Danny

Ate here during our tour, steak was excellent, friendly staff with attention to our dog 👍

Food and service were ok but not great. One of our main meals wasn’t cooked properly and the service was pretty slow. Management offered us a free dessert for the problem which was nice. It was ok but we didn’t return as there are so many other places to go to.