The Woodsman Restaurant in Clackmannanshire

Great platefuls for the value. Very tasty food. Think pub grub + extra effort. Was very busy so need to get a table booked (Friday night).

6 of us for dinner last night 20.10.24 . What a lovely little restaurant, staff were friendly and helpfull, seating was comfortable and well spaced out, Food was very nice, piping hot and enough to satisfy you but not enough to overwhelm you, and a great price, will be returning defo, Would much rather use a good quality independant restaurant such as the Woodsman where the food is so much better than many of the "chains".

The manager was very welcoming the service was brilliant and the food was lovely as always will definitely come back again

Food exceptionally good, portion sizes fantastic waitress’ all great with the added sense of humour made our family evening meal a delightful evening. Thank you

I have been twice so far for lunch and really enjoyed the meal, the food and the menu choices were excellent, the staff were lovely & friendly and the service was great. I would highly recommend visiting and I will certainly be booking a meal again.

We were squeezed in on a Sunday evening with no reservation. The Haggis starter was a massive pot of haggis topped with cheese. For mains both the Veggie Fajitas (which has a large variety of different veg) and the Half Cajun chicken were enjoyable. Excellent value for money.

Absolutely beautiful location off the beaten track, very peaceful setting and a really nice atmosphere. Me and some friends meet here every few months and it never disappoints. The food is always delicious and cooked to perfection with daily specials offered as well as the main menu. The staff are very attentive, friendly and helpful, nothing is any bother to them and they work hard to ensure that everyone's dining experience is the best it can be. I would highly recommend dining here. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Great place with reasonable prices and good quality food. The staff were absolutely fantastic and made a real effort which was very appreciated. Steak pie is to die for and the kids menu is such good value for money. Really warm atmosphere as soon as you walk in and we were made to be very welcome. Will definitely be back if in the area in future!

Such a good restaurant with lovely food and service.

Lovely meal, very friendly and professional staff. Excellent service with good atmosphere. Value for money.

EXCELLENT! A lovely restaurant with an excellent menu and a specials board. The food was great, hot and well cooked. The service was very good friendly and attentive. Very reasonably priced. Would definitely recommend if you’re passing by.

Fantastic place for a bite to eat food is fantastic staff are great every time highly recommended

First time in the Woodsman last night and will go back, everything tasty and fresh. I think no matter what we had ordered it would have been great. Only 5 minutes drive from Sterlings and worth a visit.

It's always a pleasure going out for dinner, especially to The Woodsman. Staff can't do enough for you, even moving the table when the sun was shining right into my face. The food is so tasty. Deffo recommend the steak! Cooked to perfection with a side of home made slaw that's the best I've tasted. . Even better when you can have the 3 course special essentially making our sweet free. What you waiting for get booked in!

We were staying for two nights at the adjacent campsite. Decided to give The Woodsman a try on the first night, and we really couldn't fault it at all. Good food, nice bottle of Shiraz; and, most importantly, really friendly service! Decided to eat at The Woodsman the following night, and it was just as good. Between the two of us we had Haggis Lasagne, Steak Pie, Lamb Shank and Ham& Pineapple Salad over the two nights, and all dishes were superb. For starters, we recommend the Cullen Skink. We'll certainly be back next time we're in the area! Update August 2024: Have eaten once again at the Woodsman, and once again it was a fantastic meal. Balmoral Chicken was fantastic. My wife had the Jack Daniels Chicken and she cleared her plate! Very friendly fast service. Can't wait to return yet again!

Second time using the restaurant whilst staying on the Woods Caravan Site and as good as the first time. Excellent food served by first class staff. The menu choice is good and reasonably priced. Well done for keeping up the excellent standards and will be back

Great spot with good food, staff are lovely, very big portions, Went here twice throughout my time at the woods caravan park food was amazing both times.

Lovely food and friendly staff, had an amazing evening

Fantastic food in a quiet area next to a campsite. Book before you go as it's popular.

Went for a family birthday. Food was awesome and great value for money. Staff were very friendly. Situated in a lovely wee spot.

This is a lovely restaurant, that was ideal for a family night out. We were given a warm welcome and were impressed with the service throughout our visit. The menu has the right balance of traditional meals and something a little different, with meals reasonably priced. Our food was very tasty and there was definitely enough of it.

Lovely food....speedy service....helpful, pleasant staff. Highly recommended.

Warm welcome on arrival. Pleasant spacious dining area. Daily specials board with good range of starters, main and desert courses. Friendly waiting staff. I had soup and ploughman’s. Absolutely delicious. Homemade carrot, orange and ginger soup was so tasty. Very generous ploughman’s. 5 different cheeses, chutney and a slice of good quality ham. Served with 3 pieces of brown bread which again was delicious and a lovely mixed side salad and sliced apple. Deserts were also delicious. Warm apple pie with caramel topping and ice cream. Yummy!

Lovely lunch at the Woodsman today. Always consistent and always something interesting on the specials board. What makes this a good experience though is the staff. They are always so pleasant and accommodating and always give you a warm welcome! Highly recommend this restaurant for any occasion. Five star!

Enjoyed my latest visit to the Woodsman. The only thing that disappointed me again was the same old menu. It needs to be revamped!

Have been visiting off and on for many years and never had a bad meal, food is always good. The staff are friendly and very helpful and don't rush you, which makes for a nice relaxing atmosphere.

Great place to eat,staff always friendly and menu varied,food always tasty.

We had a very enjoyable meal at the Woodsman - in particular the Balmoral Chicken was the best ever. Prices are affordable and food is of very high quality. Upon being served our meals, the wait staff disappeared a bit - we had to wait a while to order dessert. But overall our experience was excellent.

Unfortunately my husbands chicken Balmoral did not agree with him. Our food was OK but limited menu and quite pricy

Absolutely delicious lunch, presented beautifully and served by fantastic staff.

Very enjoyable evening. Good food and service

Outstanding food in a warm and friendly environment.

One of the best restaurants we've been to and the staff are absolutely lovely can't do enough for you

Excellent restaurant.. service exceptional,food of superb standard.. and very helpful with my dietary requirements.. super restaurant.

Tonight there were 14 of us gathered at the same table. Some had 3 courses, some had 2 and some had 1 plus drinks. Any food uneaten was down people unable to eat any more because the portions so generous and the food beautifully cooked and presented. We are had a wonderful time and the waiters and waitress were excellent and often joined in our banter which just added to everyones enjoyment I must that I originally booked for 4 persons, rang last night to ask to change it to 10 and at lunchtime today to change it to 14 as more family wished to join us. The persons amending the booking always courteous and friendly. Thank you all for contributing to a wonderful family get-together and hope we can return at some point in the future.we

We were lucky to get a table as didn’t book, always book as this place is very busy on a Saturday night. The staff were friendly and attentive and the food was amazing! Well worth a visit.

Been there for family dinner and was just so wonderful! Starter to dessert we had great time. Food was delicioussss. friendly staff, Price was reasonable too. Highly recommended but better be booked, even week day it was quite busy.

Got 2 x£50 vouchers for a Xmas present to friends. They went to use them to be told they have expired by 10 days. And won’t accept them. Think this is absolutely shocking. Easy way to steal £100 well yous have lost at least 6 peoples business. Absolutely disgusting won’t be back

Lovely food and great staff! The melting caramel apple pie was AMAZING!

Ok, so we only had a few pints and some "Pulled beef Nachos" but why substitute pulled beef with minced beef? It's not on.

Nice and friendly atmosphere here

First time here lovely meal. Gluten free. Beautiful place.

Lovely restaurant - always visit when in area. Nice selection of dishes at reasonable prices. Tonight we had Balmoral Chicken (stuffed with haggis), baby potatoes & veg. Then today’s special for dessert - Lemon Meringue Sundae - absolutely delicious! All served by lovely waitresses who were friendly, efficient & very welcoming. Well worth a visit! Can’t wait to come back!

The food was delicious. The service was very good. Thank you

With ample parking 🅿️ and well managed disabled parking, making your way to the restaurant is easy, nothing to navigate around and we'll light in the darker evenings. Accessibility via the wide door into a well lit and flat reception area is great, the whole area is on ground level and is very negotiable with either wheelchair or pram etc. The staff are very polite and professional, the food is amaZing with a capital Z. The vegetarian options are very good, the prices are also very good as the portions are BIG so be aware of that if you're not very hungry. The toilets are very clean and again very negotiable, these are located opposite the bar on entrance side of the restaurant, so no draughts.

Special, delicious food, pleasant environment, friendly service. I strongly recommend it to everyone!

Been here before will visit again was impressed and the people I was with enjoyed it also

Hadn’t booked but we were accommodated with a table for two by a welcoming member of the waiting staff. Just fancied a quick bite and we were not disappointed with a great selection and our choice was not disappointing. We wanted to stay on for drinks and you should be warned the space for drinking clientele was limited, but we did manage to fill the only non-eating seating in the place. Good selection of whiskys and guns and the staff were fabulous. Will definitely be back.

A little star of find, food was really good with plenty of options, staff great, service very good.

Very neat lay out of restaurant, cosy and light. Staff were very pleasant and attentive. We were celebrating a birthday and they helped with this. The service was efficient. The food was excellent value for money. We all had different dishes from the menu and were all tasty and enjoyable. Will be back

Best restaurant we have ever been to, fantastic atmosphere and incredible service. Would definitely recommend The Woodsman for a meal

Was fantastic we was staying at the caravan park just popped in was busy but nothing was a problem hopefully get back tomorrow for more fantastic food

Excellent place to eat. Tasty quality food. Great service. One of the best

First time at this restaurant. Booked to go again in two weeks. Outstanding food and atmosphere. Staff were so helpful and exceptionally attentive. Great evening

This place is a wee gem the food is amazing as are the staff I had the burger and it was so tasty 😋 really nice atmosphere in the restaurant too very cosy

Really decent food in a very nice place.

My parents eat here frequently and have been impressed every time they visit but I didn’t really anticipate quite how good the food was going to be. We popped in midweek and enjoyed it so much that we booked onto the campsite for the weekend so we could back on the Saturday. Every dish we ordered over both visits was gorgeous - well cooked, flavourful, fresh, and beautifully presented. The FOH staff were wonderful - especially Graham and Morag. The fact that every seat was taken on a sub zero mid January evening is testament to how great this place is. Already planning next trip.

Burger not great, overseasoned with garlic and dry, patty too thick causing meat to dryout. Partner had steak which was well cooked. Would come again but avoid the burger

Excellent food, friendly and attentive staff, lovely atmosphere. My first time here. It won’t be the last.

fabulous food and service, menu isn't extensive but I like this as it helps keep the quality high, elderely parents love the fish & chips, if you are in the area, pop in, you won't be disapointed.

Food was excellent friendly staff will visit again when in area

Works Christmas Lunch. Easily accommodated and cared for 10+ in our party. Even accommodated for a late arrival without fuss. Food was stunning! Hot when delivered, portion size was very good, and tasted absolutely delicious. Everyone in our party enjoyed their starter and main course. I would love to have tried a sweet, but honestly, I didn't have the space. Staff were friendly and checked back regularly. I will definitely be back for 3 courses.

Excellent food and staff highly recommend

Ate in resturant 36 of our SWI members. We had The Best Time, food, fun and full tumms. Staff couldnt be more helpful, no complsints just lots of compliments. We even managed our Santa visit, some wild raffle prizes and a wee quiz ! Most of all lots of chat! Thank you everyone at resturant.

Always great meal when we meet up with friends!

Excellent food and great service! Could do with a bit of a refurb as in furniture / curtains etc. Very old fashioned looking. HOWEVER - The most important thing - the food and service - was spot on.

Consistently decent food & friendly staff.

Well priced restaurant. Good food. Pleasant atmosphere

Delicious food. Good service and lovely atmosphere. Beautifully decorated for Halloween 🎃

3 course special is brilliant value for money. The food here is awesome.

Our son, his wife and our two grandchildren (who had never visited the Woodsman) could not believe the very high standard and presentation of the food they ordered along with myself and wife on 25/10/23. We all had a wonderful evening with good service. My wife and I have visited the woodsman on many occasions and never had cause for complaint so we have no hesitation in recommending this restaurant to others where the staff really look after your every need.

A lovely place with good food and friendly atmosphere, the woodsman restaurant is open all year round well worth the trip

I like the food here and it's a good place to go if you are celebrating something. If you are looking for something that is good quality then The Woodsman is the restaurant to go to.

Myself and my family have had loads of food there 100/per cent recommended. Even had a few beers after our meals. Staff are great & food is amazing. Hope to see you soon

Amazing food, very friendly and attentive staff.

A wee hidden gem. We were served by friendly staff, who were happy to chat and give recommendations about the local area. They advised booking in advance for evenings and weekends. Great choice of dishes and a specials menu to suit all tastes and smaller portions available. Only wish we'd had room for dessert.

Called in as we were staying at the site next door. They were busy, but accommodated us no problem. We'll worth it. The food was fabulous and we sat for a couple of hours at leasure. I would highly recommend if you are in the area.

Great food great service and great staff

We were very impressed with the food and the service of this restaurant. We would like to compliment not only the chef but the very friendly and helpful staff; Chloe and Graham (Margaret) Liz and Mick Hunter.

Great food and Brill service from staff. Can't recommend the chicken fajitas and berry pavlova enough.

Husband had fish & chips and i had steak pie, steak was tender and succulent and fish was moist and served 2 pieces- lovely restaurant and attentive staff - will definitely be back

We were staying in a lodge at neighbouring site. We ate in here Friday,Saturday and Sunday night Food was first class with great portions. Staff were lovely and couldn’t do enough for you. Thanks again

Great food, lovely staff. Will be back definitely 😁

Friendly staff, tasty food! We came without reservation but they made it possible for us to stay. Thank you!

Wee gem hidden in Alva ! Family run restaurant which i never knew about ! I'll be back with my friends 😌

excellent food and spotlessly clean restaurant. Great portion sizes my only criticism was itold off for not presenting gift voucher quick enough bit one of the waitresses despite a sign saying present voucher at time of ordering on the wall . it came across as a bit abrupt "next time present the voucher as soon you arrive". it just could have been said a bit more nicer. that said i would be back

While staying at the neighbouring campsite, my wife and I went for dinner. The quality and quantity of the food was top notch. The special pate, chicken and whisky, was especially tasty. I honestly cannot say enough about the staff. For our entire visit; we also visited a few how’s earlier on route to a walk, there was only two staff on front of house. It was especially busy for a Wednesday evening out of holiday season. They never complained, always had a smile on their face, and always happy to give recommendations. Two absolute gems. All round it was a great evening and we will definitely be back to the neighbouring campsite, partly due to this establishment.

Excellent wonderful staff and food

Lovely place to eat staff are excellent very welcoming definitely return.nice outside space for dog and good beer.Thanks

very nice atmosphere, friendly staff and very good Haggis :)

We were staying at the caravan park next to the restaurant and didn't want to travel far for dinner after a long drive. Our waitress was so attentive and thoughtful. My husband and I had dinner with our one year old daughter. The restaurant was so kind to serve a side of vegetables for our daughter without the garlic butter (at our special request) and a plastic cup with a straw. We were so impressed with the cleanliness and fantastic staff. Our waitress was so wonderful, she is a real asset to this restaurant. The food was also so tasty and we thoroughly enjoyed dining here.

Excellent food, highly recommend. Good dessert too!🍨🍰

Very poor selection of beer (for me) First class food Really good service Relaxing atmosphere

Stopped here for dinner on our travels through Scotland and had a great time. Beautiful restaurant with lots of fresh options. Got roast chicken and a leek and potato pie; both were delicious. Nice selection of changing specials. Great place to take the family for a nice meal if travelling through the area.

Lovely place, very good service food lovely, fair price. Highly recommended

A lovely restaurant located next to the caravan park we were staying on, so handy for a drink and a bite to eat. We sat outside with the dog and luckily the weather was kind to us. The staff are so friendly and helpful and could not do enough for us. We ordered 3 meals on a bank holiday Sunday when they were busy and all meals came out piping hot and on time. Would highly recommend and would not hesitate to return if we are in this area again.

Second time eating here while staying at the caravan park next door. Lovely restaurant, friendly attentive staff and great food. Will be back next time staying at the caravan.

Excellent food, service and all round dining experience. Can't fault it. Would highly recommend. Lovely attentive staff.

The staff were very helpful and couldn’t do enough, our order for food and drinks was taken and we were informed the burger would take longer than normal to cook it was a wait but not a problem The food arrived all OK until I was eating the burger on its own which was as dry as dry can be with a third being left on the plate. I’m not saying don’t go I’m saying don’t have a burger

We found this lovely Friendly Restaurant on a Wee Run out on a Sunday the Staff and the Home made Food are excellent will definitely be back x Thank you Jennifer & Anne x