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Arrived at cafe approx 1.00 pm, party of four. We adhered to the ‘please wait sign before being seated ‘ for couple of minutes and no one came so as there were empty seats we proceeded to sit down. Shortly thereafter a young girl , waitress, appeared and began chastising us while literally throwing the menus in front of us. She launched into a tirade about ‘in the future wait before taking a seat the signs are there for a reason’! We accept that you clearly expect protocol to be followed to the letter busy or not. However I think it’s fair to expect to be spoken to in a professional, respectful manner and not an angry attitudinal one as we experienced from this young girl today. We have been long time weekly regulars but after this incident , sad to say will not be returning!

We had dinner two times and were pleased by the kindness of the staff each time. They do their utmost to give you a nice evening. Sea food is just as it should be fresh and simply dressed but delicious, and with a nice bottle of wine, youre dinner is top. Good value for money and pre booking is certainly advised !

Didn’t think much of this place, food was mediocre and the service poor. The menu concept is quite limited, the antithesis of what tapas should be about.

Enjoyed a delicious lunch, with stunning views of the firth, by the time we left the sun was hovering on the horizon, very efficient staff, nice ambience.

So sad it's closed. Been visiting for over 40 years. My favourite Italian bar no . Visited Edinburgh when ever I could to call on bar Italia. So sad

This was a lovely experience, the food was not ' swimming in grease' as i saw from another review, but it was great to see that the more recent reviews have been validated. We went here for my birthday at the end of october and honestly everything was really lovely . the service was great they were so friendly from the getgo, the charcuterie board we had for starter was very filling and diverse just wish they would have told us what the cheeses were ( i think the brie was from tain though it was familair) but thats a minor niggle that we had no info. the main courses were fab the skin on chips were AMAZING , and its a dog friendly place which we loved , we dont have dogs but we did get to pet some which made our day !

Highly recommended! Fantastic seafood, superfriendly staff, the oysters ar huge, scallops superb, langostines the best I had and the servings of the mussels are enormous. If I lived in Oban this would be my lunchhut 👍

Service was amazing food excellent plates warm the staff cannot do enough for you this is our go to place when we visit Helensburgh and 4 th visit this year

Visited Qua on 13th November for a birthday lunch with my wife and friend. Absolutely faultless from start to finish. Made very welcome by all the staff and Paco. Really friendly and genuinely happy! The food and service were excellent. Been in many Italian restaurants in the past in a number of cities and this is by far the best. Very much looking forward to going back soon.

We had a three-course meal that lasted three hours. The service was extremely slow, despite having pre-ordered our menu and booking in advance. The staff appeared disorganized and unfriendly. As for the food, the turkey was very dry and not worth it at all. To be honest, we couldn’t help but feel that our table was treated unfairly, possibly due to racial bias. Given that we had pre-ordered and reserved ahead of time, there was no reasonable explanation for the delayed service.

Brought our little boy to see Santa today. Absolutely amazing! He loved every minute of it. Very well thought out and personal. The girl Holly Holiday knew his name and Santa was very welcoming had a chat with our son and made it all very magical. Also a great gift which my son loved! 5 stars from us.

Fab friendly service, lovely food and atmosphere.

Lovely shop that sells Scottish products. You can as well have a coffee or cup of tea with desserts

Fabulous food at a very reasonably price. Lovely ambience. Would highly recommend

Great fish supper and burger for my boy, chips were lovely, well cooked, fresh and well priced, I would use this place again. We just piled in after a rugby match, so thanks for your help and kindness