Tinto Tapas Bar - Troon, Ayrshire in South Ayrshire

If sitting on a tatty faux-leather banquette, blistering up like a bad pluke, is your idea of quality then this is your place. The food is not any better. Bacalao came in a cold dish quickly making the chorizo and black pudding taste like your chewing fat. The menu reads great and you think you’re in for a treat then, when the food comes, it is so disappointing. Drinks service was forgotten – doesn’t make for exciting times, especially with only four tables in the place! It felt like there was more atmosphere in space. When the waitress ladled Troon’s least exciting Patatas Bravas onto the table and spilled oil over one of the diners first-time-worn blouse, well, this doesn’t lend itself to a good day either, especially when that person is your wife... Kudos to the poor girl, she did make a genuine and heartfelt apology and took details for the manager to contact us which was re-assuring. That there was no call from the manager is, given the day’s experiences, not surprising but entirely expected from an establishment that doesn’t have working locks on the toilet doors. Places like this chase people away to the city instead of highlighting the offerings a small coastal town like Troon can offer. I suppose they’re holding out for the cashflow increase during the Open in 2024, well my advice if you’re one of these visitors is quite simple - look elsewhere. If a restaurant doesn’t care to spend money on the basics such as seating and toilet door locks why would you want to spend your money with them? I can’t think of one reason to go back. Not one.

A very poor experience from Tinto Troon. A very sad decline from a place we called one of our local favourites. To give balance to that statement we were mystery shoppers for Tinto one year ago and scored it favourably. However, despite the growing trend of poor reviews via Tripadvisor we felt like giving it a chance. Sadly the negative reviews are accurate. On the night we attended the place was not busy however what we noticed was that there were plenty of people with drinks but a lack of food on the tables. Also there wasn't much smell coming from kitchen. This was 1730 The table we were offered wasn't set and therefore once seated there was a rush to get us plates/cutlery taken from another non-occupied table. 20 minutes later to get a drinks order. Then another 20 minutes to take our order. 40 minutes is a long wait when you have children with you. Sadly the food took another lengthy wait and when arrived it was lukewarm and very bland. Portions are tiny. Also some of our order never came and with no one from front of house coming back to our table to make sure everything was ok or even to get us extra drinks we were unable to highlight this. Consequently, the bill was wrong. Admittedly there was no issue in highlighting that food didn't arrive and the bill corrected accordingly. In summary - a very poor experience, Tintos food does not reflect what Spanish food is celebrated for...ie taste. It is sad to say we will not be back and will head to Glasgow for our tapas in future.

The food is absolutely dreadful. I ordered chicken and pepper kebab. It was dry and bitter tasting (returned) , and hadn’t been heated properly . Salad hadn’t been washed and it was gritty, ham and cheese toast served on cheap bread, but tasted ok. The waitress was nice, but starting off our order with a list of items not on the menu is a bad start. Don’t bother, better options in Troon.

Excellent service from male waiter and food was excellent will definitely be back when we are in Troon. Through from Edinburgh for the day and noticed the Tuesday deal on the board outside. Can’t wait to come back.

Was so looking forward to returning here to sample the tapas but was very very disappointed. Given a table and waitress began to tell us what was not on the menu but forgot so had to go and check. We were immediately asked what we wanted to drink. Asked for a wine list. 30 seconds later we were asked again what we wanted to drink. We requested a couple of minutes to look at the list of wines. We opted for a sparkling wine - was brought to table with normal white wine glasses so had to ask for flutes. Also noted there was no ABV on the wine list. The music was very loud and not very Spanish themed. Most of staff appeared very young and quite frankly looked and acted like they would rather be anywhere else on a Saturday night. Fish was delivered in a hideous plastic bowl and the black pudding took a lot of chewing. When our plates were cleared away some sauce had spilled onto the table. We assumed the waitress would return to wipe the table. Sadly not. Heard next table complain about the thickness of batter, and they had to go to neighbouring table to retrieve menu for further order. Requested the bill (actually asked for la cuenta but waitress had no idea what I was saying) and it was placed on the table next to spillage Hopefully this was just an ‘off night’.

Had a lovely lunch with a friend. The service from the 2 girls was friendly and very good, as the place filled up quickly. Good advice on menu choices and very tasty food. Order bread with the Gambas pil pil as you will need it to soak up the lovely buttery sauce !! Extremely good value and good atmosphere.

Had a great experience here with my friend, food was good, and the service from the male waiter was excellent!

My Partner and I, after a beautiful day in Troon, were looking forward to sampling the Troon branch of Tinto. On entering the near empty establishment which had a total of 4 other diners, we were told to wait at the door by the male waiter. After a short wait the waiter approached and we asked for a table for 2. He offered us a table directly beside one of the other dining couples. I kindly requested to sit at one of the five empty four seater booths. I was astonished when the waiter abruptly refused offering no coherent explanation on why this was not possible. I asked if the booths were booked for later as we could have vacated the table within an hour if need be. No reply was given and again no explanation was offered. The complete disdain with which we were met was most upsetting and unjustified. At this point any desire to dine within this establishment had been completely stripped of us. There was no way that we would have felt comfortable dining at the table offered or being served by the waiter who had treated us with such animosity. Therefore we were left with no option but to leave the restaurant feeling incredibly expendable. The food may very well be good but unfortunately we never made it past the waiter. Easily the least welcoming and accommodating treatment we have ever experienced from any establishment . AVOID.

Disappointed on our last visit so this is the first we have been back for a while. What a difference,the food was superb and the staff were very friendly. Obviously a new chef as every dish we had was well presented and very tasty. Couple of negatives being the room is still on the chilly side and an extra member of staff would help. Overall it was a very successful family day out and we will not leave our return visit so long next time.

Went this afternoon for a late lunch/ early dinner! Will not be going back! Waited 1/2 hour for our drinks, then another 45 mins for tapas, when it came it was cold had to be sent back! The staff were slow, and not very happy, we said we were not impressed with the food, we then got ignored for the next half hour, no offer of desert menu, so we paid and left! Awful no customer service at all! The restaurant was not busy, the staff could not be bothered!

Went twice with friends for lunch in January. According to till receipt we were entitled to £10 off bill on our second visit. When this was requested told it would come from employees tips! Needless to say we didn't take the discount. Have messaged head office but no reply received. Won't be back which is a shame as food tasty and staff attentive

Arrived 5pm to a very dark restaurant,actually thought it was closed.Got seat in a booth and waited to order drinks mine being a French Martini.Whatever waitress served wasn’t even similar to this cocktail so after saying to her she admitted she had never made a cocktail before and her 2nd attempt was better but still not right but couldn’t be bothered saying again so drank it.Food was ok but 40 mins wait in an empty restaurant is a no no for us,also waitress made no attempt to call the food by the Spanish name so I think she needs more training with this and after the cocktail she served us.wouldn’t return to this branch of Tinto Tapas.

We went on a Tuesday evening, as a cheaper deal was advertised - and confirmed when I booked online. - but when we arrived we were told no deals were available. The restaurant wasn’t busy but service was really slow, we waited 40 minutes after ordering for any food to arrive, and it was nothing more than okay. Far from horrendous but expensive for what you get. We wont return, and in hindsight I wish we had gone elsewhere.

As always great food. Very relaxed atmosphere and lovely helpful and friendly staff. We don't eat there all that often but the staff recognised us and chatted.

So we visited Tinto’s with some friends on a Friday evening. The restaurant was not particularly busy on our visit. We ordered 12 tapas and 10 out of the 12 were really nice or fantastic however the chicken kebabs in particular were lukewarm and a bit bland in our opinion. We all had different deserts and these were all very nice. The staff were friendly and the restaurant is clean but we felt it lacked atmosphere. The only other thing was we were forced to sit in a tight space close to the front window with another couple to make the place look busier to passers by, we all felt that we could have been spaced out better. All in all decent food and worth a visit.

Called the restaurant to make a reservation and spoke to Sophie who was so helpful with our booking. On arrival we met Kirsty who showed us to our window table. Laurie also looked after us and all those mentioned were so friendly and attentive during...

Popped in for drinks and was given wee table at window - excellent spot for watching world go by. Enjoyed some rather delish sparkly rosè (something another well known establishment in the town didn’t stock in either of their restaurants). Very attentive friendly staff. Very...

Went for lunch today with my friend and was so disappointed! Waitresses very pleasant but food was awful, my friend and I ordered 3 tapas each and out of the 6 dishes only 2 were edible, not very tasty but edible, the rest were burnt...

Came here for birthday, really enjoyed it, staff were great, food was very nice, couple of things missing of menu, but will definitely be back again.

Brilliant tapas great value and excellent service from the staff proper Spanish tapas would certainly recommend it to anyone visiting Troon.

Waited over 20 mins before we were offered a drink. Food was OK but was surprised when I asked for some bread to go with my mussels and was charged over £2 for it. Didn't seem to have enough staff even though the restaurant wasn't...

A slice of Spain in Troon! Food was very tasty, great Spanish soundtrack and decor, and staff were friendly and helpful. Sadly very quiet on the Wednesday weeknight we visited.

Tried the chicken and black pudding off of main menu,first impression I was disappointed with the size of the portion but it turned out to be delicious and very filling. Finished off with a cortado coffee but this turned out to be only a espresso....

Excellent staff, friendly and knowledgeable regarding food, menu and specials. Food excellent as it always has been during each previous visit. Really enjoy the changing daily specials as it makes for a varied experience on each visit. Good portion size and good direction / advice...

We visited for dinner on a Wednesday. Only 3 other tables occupied. They have a wide ranging tapas selection and everything we had was well prepared, tasty and of a decent portion size except the duck from the specials board which we felt contained rather...

Absolutely awful evening at this restaurant . The food was not served in a timely manner . The staff forgot some of our order . Some of the food was not even edible it tasted of bleach or detergent ! We complained but the Manager...

The food is excellent. Well cooked and very tasty. The portions are tiny. I would be embarrassed to put so little on a plate in front of a guest for dinner. Staff need training - at our visit they had no idea about keeping an...

Came here with family after trip to the beach, food and service was so good, ordered 12 tapas dishes the deep fried aubergines with honey was a personal favourite, will definitely be back

Dined on the 3 dishes for 11.95 menu. The food was all fresh and nice, a few of the portions were small though they could have been slightly more generous. Cocktail was really good. It took quite a long time to get served, the colleagues...

I have never had such an absolutely disastrous evenings so called dining.This place should be closed as it in no way able or equipped to provide snacks let alone the advertised menu.To few overworked staff,waiting time for service between one and two hours.Food when finally...

Absolute disgrace of a place. Went to celebrate 70th birthday, family occasion, table booked 6.30 waited 40 mins for drinks. 1 hour for food order to be taken Further 40 mins later still no sign of food. Asked how long it would be, told no...

Table booked for 7.15pm by 8.45 still no food had arrived to our table and others who were in before us. Enquired told they had lost our order and we would have to reorder ! Disaster left without paying for drinks as did others

We have been a few times before and always enjoyed the food. Tonight, we waited for 90 minutes with no food of any kind to be told they had lost our order and hadn' noticed we were unfed. Will not be back! We barely even...

First time visiting, upon arrival restaurant was nicely decorated, clean ect. We got lots of different dishes from the Tapas menu, the ribs were glorious, but there were many that were amazing. If you go for an early dinner it's cheaper too. Think it was...

After reading good and not so good reviews we decided to drive over and try the Troon restaurant.. well the restaurant only had around 4 or 5 tables occupied when we got there. Cold wind blowing right in where we were sitting .asked a waitress...

Went on a Tuesday evening where all tapas is £2.50 and apart from one dish everything was available, we ordered four tapas each and it was faultless my only criticism would be the sangria as it was £18.95 for a litre but it seemed alcohol...

5 stars for absolutely everything - Kirsty and the team are absolutely fantastic. The food is stunning and they were so accomodating with a couple of personal preferences. Absolute must visit if you're looking for food in the Troon area.

We came here today (19/07/2021) and it's a beautiful wee place with very friendly staff, they were great with my wee three year old, very helpful with choosing from the menu, great Spanish vibe , felt like we were actually in Spain! 😃 And the...

From the minute you enter this restaurant, you are in a Spanish bar, due to decor, furnnishing and wonderful music. A great escape. Food was excellent and a big enough to the kitchen brigade for this. Sarah and Jordyn worked tirelessly during our visit. They...

My partner and I visited last night for dinner and we were not disappointed! The food was fantastic, we enjoyed every single dish we had - highly recommend the paella! The staff were all lovely and friendly. The manager was super, very attentive and made...

Have used multiple people on trials for 3 weeks plus! Dont give them your time.. users. They advertised job 3 weeks ago and have used many peoples time to get free work.. terrible employer

We decided that although we could not travel to Spain, we would indulge ourselves in a taste of Spain by reserving a table at this local Spanish restaurant. We ordered some bread, 3 tapas and a paella. The bread was delicious and the rabbit, croquets...

Went on a Tuesday evening where most Tapas are £2.50 a plate. Got a selection of 7 plates between 2 which was enough and a dessert. Gluten free options are listed on the menu. Was a busy place so might be an idea to book....

Ate here on a Thursday and was so good we booked back for Sat night during the meal. The menu is big so was a little concerned, should not have been, over the two nights we ate almost everything and every dish was supurb. Service...

One of the great dining experiences, a vast menu with hugely diverse flavours is hard to maintain but this place does it with aplomb. Simply a delight and should be travelled far for on every day of every week!

Having returned to UK from a 15 year sojourn in The Canaries one of the things most missed was our many trips to our favourite Tapas bars and restaurants. So imagine my delight finding a Tapas restaurant close to home which actually makes and serves...

I've been a few times now, not only have I not had a bad visit there I haven't had a bad dish there now having tried 20+ dishes I haven't had a bad one.

We previously had takeaway during lockdown and it was delicious so decided to try the sit-in. We felt very safe here and the staff explained all the current safety measures they have in place to create a safe environment at the moment. The food was...

Made a reservation for our first visit to this restaurant and was not disappointed. Met by Matt who was so attentive in all aspects of serving. He is a great ambassador for the property. Management have great anti covid practices in place along with all...

Came here for lunch for the first time a few days ago with friends. The waiter who showed us to our table explained all the Covid safety measures and was wearing a mask. All the staff were although one waitress was wearing hers under her...

Have been here a few times now, the food is always excellent and there is Good choice of tapas, the staff are attentive and friendly.

We had lunch here the day we arrived and enjoyed it so much that we went back again for dinner on our last night. Staff were very friendly.

Excellent value lunch with varied menu. Great service. Already booked a table to come back for dinner

Waited at the door, got seated got our menus then we didn’t see any staff for over 15 minutes then finally got to order drinks and were shown the menus and talked about specials then after another 15 minutes they took our order. Food came...

Staff very friendly, efficient and doing their best under the circumstances. Food was delicious. Booked to go back on Friday.

Last minute booking here and really enjoyed it. We go to the original Tinto in Battlefield and this was every bit as good. Food was very good and piping hot and could highly recommend the sea bream in sweet pepper sauce. Staff helpful and contact...

Lovely wee restaurant. Very friendly staff, great food and atmosphere. Had the 3 tapas for £10.50 deal which we felt was good value. Covid procedures in place from stage of booking. Contact details taken, hand sanitiser upon arrival, one way system, staff wearing masks and...

Visited here for dinner, on the recommendations of friends and family. Sadly was disappointed. The food was ok, some of it was lukewarm! The service was disappointed. On arrival, waited at front door for 5mins before being seen to, it wasn't very busy. During the...

Had lunch with a friend yesterday. Last year we enjoyed tapas here - good service and tasty food. What a contrast now! Incredibly slow service and food very much less tasty - one chicken dish was virtually inedible. But worst of all, covid precautions simply...

Visited here when it first opened and loved it. Moved away from Troon but as myself and my daughter were back in the area for an appointment I decided to ‘treat’ her to lunch as I had spoken so highly of it previously. Arrived for...

Lunch deal any three tapas for £8.95 from the a la carte menu. Loads of choices all freshly cooked. Specials board, good selection of wines. Friendly atmosphere and professional service. Will be going again

Visiting Troon for a day out and came across Tinto Tapas as we were walking down the High Street. We were welcomed in by the friendly waitresses and had a lovely tapas selection on their lunchtime deal. We had prawns, patatas bravas, little hamburgers, croquettes,...

Food was nice when it eventually arrived but then the waitress forgot to put our dessert order in so we waited another half an hour for nothing. Very, very disappointing.

Great variety of dishes - something for everyone. Great service as well. Well worth a visit. Great deal on a Tuesday.

Visited Tinto Tapas in Troon. Questioned the waitress about supplementary charges on the bill. Found waitress unhelpful and manager of establishment very rude, abrupt and unprofessional. All in all a very unpleasant experience. Don’t visit this restaurant if you are looking for customer service as...

Best Tapas outside Barcelona, went as a party of three, so much to choose from we opted for £10.50 for 3 dishes each . Loved it so much we ordered another 3 dishes each so £42 for 12 dishes in total. Can’t fault any of...

I was not too sure what to expect of our visit having seen the review. I have been to Tinto in Largs and had enjoyed it. I shouldn't have worried as we thoroughly enjoyed the food. We shared a range of tapas amongst six, including...

We went for lunchtime deal 3 tapas for £8.95 amazing value. Service outstanding food was so good all served piping hot and tasty. The staff were so helpful and very attentive. This is a hidden gem in Troon - will be back

I've had Tapas in Barcelona, London and Edinburgh and it works well in these busy cities. But I can't see this place in Troon being too successful. We booked a table for lunch but the place was empty during the Xmas holiday week.The menu is...

We ate here on Christmas Eve and had a lovely meal. The food was fresh, hot and delicious. Portion sizes are just perfect and SO much selection. The service was a little slow but given that they were short staffed we didn't mind waiting. The...

Great experience. Food was fresh, warm and really tasty. Staff were very friendly and attentive. We will definitely return.

Myself and Husband were in this morning. Only two other ladies in. Husband ordered roll & Sausage and cup of tea. I ordered bacon too (crispy) simple you’d think. Drinks came quick. Had to wait for rolls. Husbands came first. 2 mins later girl comes...

Having spent some time in both the north and south of Spain, I was looking forward to this. But the food was at best ok, at worst bland. Portions small and prices high. Better value elsewhere in Troon and Ayr.

Restaurant was busy but managed to get a table without booking. Menu is classic and extensive but food was average. Ideal for a quick meal but not for anything special.

This was the 2nd....and last time I will visit this restaurant. On the first occasion (during summer), whilst the other 2 diners in the party found the food to be to their liking, I found all 3 of my tapas to be essentially tomato, with...

This place is great. Food, service, price and atmosphere. Been here a few times now and can only hope it stays in Troon. It gives great balance and selection to the eating places already here, making it more appealing to "go out out" in Troon....

Really tasty tapas arrived really hot, nice menu choices Happy friendly atmosphere and really pleasant staff. House wine really acceptable and was only £8.95 a jug. Desserts a bit disappointing. Not surprised it’s so popular.

2nd visit & another poor experience. Staff not attentive, despite having empty glasses in our party of 6 staff didn’t come near to take drink order. We eventually decided to leave and have further drinks in Lido.. The place wasn’t that busy. The food was...

I was here with the family recently where we all ordered the 3 tapas for £10.50, this was all cooked perfectly and brought to us by friendly informed staff. Everything was very reasonably priced from the drinks to the sweet, and we did not leave...

Had a meal for 7 friends here. Chose to have 3 Tapas for £10.50. Good value.We had great service and all the tapas were good. The Black pudding,ducks egg and Spanish ham was my favourite. They also have a good gin menu

Great quality and very nice. A lot of friends and family recommend Tinto to me thought I would try it. The staff were very friendly and the food was very nice.

We’ve been to this restaurant several times since it opened and have yet to receive food and service, under 5 stars. The highest compliment that a local restaurant has done, is offer a Spanish menu, this would offer food half as good and twice as...

This was my first visit to Tinto Tapas Bar at tea time. The food was all well presented and extremely flavoursome. We had a wide selection of chicken, beef, fish and vegetarian dishes and had no complaints with any of them. There was a nice...

We thought we would try the new restaurant in Troon and we were not disappointed. Friendly staff and the food was lovely. The mini burgers were delicious! And the ribs were cooked perfectly! We will definitely be back.

Booked and went with 7 friends. First waitress was nice and explained how tapas worked. Meal was underwhelming,bland and meager portions even for tapas. Chicken strips soaked in oil from fryer,ribs that smelled and tasted off. But the real dissapointment was dessert,my friend ordered cheesecake...

Very disappointed with the lack of customer service from the manager/owner. As you can see from the picture below the cheesecake was missing a vital ingredient so they thought bringing a bowl of crushed digestives would be acceptable.

We went as it was recommended but the lack of customer care is unbelievable I raised a complaint and she said no I don't except that. Attitude is distance stand off ish we will not be back.

Went for dinner tonight and was a very good experience. Friendly staff with quick service. Varied range of drinks available and great range of foods on menu and specials board. Food cooked perfectly and very tasty. Tuesday nights have a deal of £2.50 for tapas...

Food was good, but expensive and very small quantities. Patatas bravas a joke...Drinks not cheap! Check your bill as waiter forgot to credit my deposit when I booked the seats. Ended up paying nearly £35 each and left still hungry. For that sort of money,...

The first time we attempted eat here we booked ahead and at the time of booking we were offered either a booth at 8pm or a table at a pillar at 7.15 pm. We chose the booth. When we arrived at 8pm the restaurant was...

Good selection of veggie tapas - friendly staff - tightly squeezed tables - packed with people - music and chat - tasty tasty food.

Visited this new Spaish tapas bar and was not disappointed. Menu, food and service were all excellent. Drinks menu had a good selection to suit most tastes. Four of us had a booth seat which was fine but my only negative observation was that the...

Nice food, good staff, good vibe . Go if you’re hungry or not. We went tonight after a meal at Lido for coffee and dessert. Have been 4 times in 3 weeks .....will be back soon .

Dropped in for the lunch menu, 3 dishes for £9. There is an extensive menu as you would expect in a tapas bar. The restaurant is a pleasant place to be and the staff are friendly and helpful. Once we had chosen our dishes the...

Another fantastic meal here, the food is amazing and there is a good variety of dishes. The staff are friendly and there is a real buzz about the restaurant. The only downside to its success is that it can take a while to get served/drinks...

the food was nice if meagre portions we asked for a jug of iced water water was almost luke warm very little ice we asked about wine and chose a spanish roja blush not realizing this mediocre wine was to cost £22 ,95 but the...

Popped in for Tapas with my young 2year old Daughter,staff were good pleasant and explained needed table backing an hour, got cushion window table just right for lively little one.Meatballs were good,she even ate the Calamari & creamy Potatoes.i didn't ask for a kids Tapas...

There wasn't anything really wrong with our meal here, it just wasn't great & I could definitely do better for £50 for dinner for 2 in Troon. The food was very average, service wasn't great, atmosphere is a bit lacking. Not impressed & won't be...

Went here for the first time on a Saturday night. It was busy. We found out that there is a promotion on until 7pm so we caught the tail end if that although we did not qualify for if as our table was booked for...

A short term decision to eat out on Monday night led us to go here having heard good reports from friends. They are correct! We enjoyed 6 different tapas dishes, all well cooked and tasty. Some were chilli spiced but not too strong; all were...