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55 High Street, Scotland
The restaurant is located in Biggar High Street, where there is parking on-street in the locality for those driving, however we’re fortunate enough to live within reasonable walking distance. It’s closed on Monday & Tuesdays but otherwise open for lunch and dinner. The menu usually has half a dozen starters and desserts with around eight mains courses to choose from and these all feature fairly frequent changes. Currently the cost of a three course meal is £31.95 per head which represents a modest saving on the individual course prices. Supplements apply to some dishes which can increase the cost marginally but on the upside there are also discounted deals, such as “Steak Night” on a Thursday where you can get a starter and a steak for £25. To give some idea of what food is offered, on our last couple of visits we had Thai Fish Cakes with lemon mayo, Warm Bacon, Black Pudding & Potato Salad, Chicken Liver Pate with oatcakes and a Mushroom, Brie & Thyme Tart as starters. For mains we’ve had Haddock wrapped in Parma Ham, Breast of Chicken in Drambuie Sauce, Parsley & Hazelnut Crusted Cod, and Ballotine of Chicken & Haggis with a whisky sauce (as an alternative to peppercorn) all served with a selection of potatoes and vegetables. For desserts we both had the Cherry Bakewell Tart with Amaretto Custard on one occasion, an Apple & Blueberry Crumble Tart with custard and a Baileys & Strawberry Cheesecake with Chantilly Cream and fresh berries on another visit. Generally speaking the food is very good with only an occasional slight disappointment when for example a flavour mentioned on the menu isn‘t particularly noticeable in the dish itself - the Amaretto was subtle to the extent we couldn’t taste it in the custard for instance. Drinks are typically priced for a restaurant - e.g. we had a bottle of wine at £32 on one of the visits, a glass of Sauvignon is £5.25, and a G&T £4.75. Service is friendly, mannerly and efficient in our experience. On the past couple of visits it was busy and there was a good ambiance in the main restaurant with some guests being directed to the upstairs section on one occasion. Our only gripe is that the seats are not all re-upholstered and if you get one which hasn’t been "padded-out" in recent times it can get quite uncomfortable sitting for too long which is not ideal. Toilets are well maintained.
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4 Viewfield Place, ScotlandLovely meal. Great food and service. Really suited us as I was hungry and my wife less so. The tapas format enabled us to order, share and eat as much as each of us wished. NB the gambas al ajillo were delicious and generous, and the sangria packed a bigger punch when I stood up than when drinking at the table!
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First Floor 44 Candlemaker Row, ScotlandI highly suspect that I got food poisoning from eating at this place. Have been feeling unwell since eating there on Sunday and still not recovered on Tuesday, and now having to see a doctor. A piece of chicken I had tasted sour and stinked, which was in the whole pot of food and that I didn't realise it going bad until I had half of it. Asked the staff but they said that they aren't sure either. Also to mention, the food is calculated by weight, but they seem to include the weight of the container that you put the food in and the packaging of the food into the weight. I think it is quite expensive, it was almost £30 per person almost getting a few things. We also weren't allowed to order from the set menu too without explanation. In terms of atmosphere, there are no opened windows so it is quite stuffed and not much fresh air, we got pretty hot and sweaty when eating the food.