The best restaurants in North Ayrshire South West Scotland

Usual Greggs standard- baguettes, steak bake, doughnuts & millionaire shortbread all thoroughly enjoyed

I got a delivery of a special fish supper on thursday 11 August which was disgusting. The fish had a very strong Ammonia smell and taste from it. I had to through the full supper in the bin. I could not stomach the chips after the rotten fish. I am usually a very good customer but kinda been put off now.

Ordered a special curry with salt & chili chips last night.The curry sauce was hot but the chicken, beef, prawns etc were all cold. I collected the order as it's only 2 minutes away and the temperature of the chicken etc would be what you would expect if you pulled the ingredients out of a fridge and put in in hot curry sauce and left it for a few minutes, luke warm on the outside and cold in the middle surrounded by piping hot sauce. The salt and chili chips were nice, but they were literally just salted chips with a few bits of raw chili, not how salt and chili chips should be and at £4.40 they weren't cheap. i have just moved to the area so have been trying all the local takeaways the last two weeks, ordering the same items at each for comparison. At £10.30 this place was the most expensive with the average price being just over £8. i ordered a special satay a few days earlier just along the road at China Palace, that was so sweet that I had to throw it out, it was like eating sugar. However, i am willing to give it another go, just won't be ordering any satay's again. As for Rainbow House, the fact that they did not get the ingredients of the curry up to temperature, risking potential food poisoning means I would never be back, and because they cannot make salt and chilli chips seals it, Shame.

I met a friend here as always frequent other coffee spots and forget about this place. Was very busy as schools had just stopped. Nice enough and girl who took order friendly however 80p for splash plant based milk is ridiculous and likely wouldn't go back on this basis. I love coffee but almost £5 for coffee is not for me - no excuse for that price!

Excellent fish and chips with the lightest crunchiest batter and juicy succulent fish. As a female solo visitor (walking Ayrshire Coastal Path) I enjoyed the relaxing room upstairs and the staff were ultra friendly.

This cozy chilled cafe is a great spot to enjoy a bite to eat, coffee and treat. I had the three cheese toastie with chorizo which was perfect and my son enjoyed the kids macaroni cheese. We shared a raspberry and white chocolate cookie after. Nicest coffee I’ve had in a while. Staff were friendly and welcoming. We will be back!!

Now rebranded as The Canny Man, I believe it's under new management and they're working hard to re-establish this as a local favourite. We went on a Sunday afternoon for lunch with another couple, it wasn't busy and the staff were super welcoming. I had the lentil soup to start which was outstanding but the bread came with really unpleasant spread rather than real butter.. The wife had the chicken tempura starter which was "ok" but considering it's £7.50 it was really small. All 4 of us had the roast beef main and it was fantastic! The beef was cooked perfectly and the Yorkshire puddings were perfect, extra gravy on the side would be a welcome addition though.. The sticky toffee pudding was average and the Oreo sundae was pretty forgettable tbh.. We did enjoy our meal busy mostly because of the great roast, if they put the same effort in to the starters and desserts it would be so much better. For X4 three courses and a drink each the bill was around £130.. this is kinda average these days but I think there's better value to be had in the area. The staff were amazing and very attentive without being intrusive. We'll definitely be back.. but probably just for a main course.

Popped in today with my wife for the Katsu chilli chicken salt fries and the Fat Buck wrap. Unfortunately for them and lucky for us they ran out boxes they usually put the loaded fries in. So we got a 12 inch pizza box full of superb food for the same cost. The wrap was lush and filling, weighed about 2kg. Tasty food, good prices and we will be back. Thank u

Went here with my son for a quick lunch around 13:10. We ordered fish and chips and a full breakfast from the main menu which stated was available until 15:00. After paying at the counter and sitting down a woman come from the kitchen to the counter area and began swearing loudly to her colleagues about us ordering a breakfast at this time. The swearing was clearly audible for the whole cafe to hear. I went to the counter and asked for a refund and informed the server that the reason was hey colleague's profane objections. She informed the woman in the kitchen at which point she swore loudly again as we left the cafe. We won't be back.

Heard good reports from people I know and decided to try. Food was really good and will definitely go back . Live about 6 miles away but that won’t deter me to travel for really good food . Staff very pleasant and helpful with the menu choices.

Thank you Eilidh for the perfect cappuccino. I had been to the retail park Costa just before this and left due to terrible service - not usually the case when Gill, Dean or the absolutly fantastic Sarah are on duty.

Absolutely disgusting Chips were half cooked and really greasy, me and my daughter couldn’t eat them, they all got put into the bin, I’ve never had an issue with this place up until then Staff aren’t very friendly, everything is rushed, won’t be back, wouldn’t have even fed that to my dog 😳

So went to pick up new Glasses today and as I was straight after work early shift was hungry . A Piri Piri place in mall Called Black Rooster ( yea crazy a chicken place ). It had advertised “ Vegetarian “ menu. Corn burger Paneer wrap Halloumi burger All of these. £4.50. With a variety of “ sauce” flavours . I had decided on the “ corn burger 🍔” Oh sorry we’ve “ phased “ those out . Puzzled look on my face … Ok I no would like the Halloumi Burger. Ahhh ok. With what sauce and do you want lettuce and Mayo Yes please Said I. I really want you to enjoy this I will have the Spicey BBQ please and make that a meal thanks that will be £7.50 Now at this point I sat more in Hope than confidence that this wasn’t a hooge mistake . Sadly it turned out my initial feelings were founded. This mess is what turned up . When is a burger not a burger !! I spoke to a staff member explaining my confusion. Oh we’ve “ phased out the Halloumi burgers” and we now only use the halloumi sticks !!! What would you like to do ? The manager should have explained this when she took your order. I’m sorry if she didn’t . Please just refund me. Thank you. So the moral in the Tale . If it’s a Chicken shop . No matter how “ cool and on trend they want to be seen as having vegetarian options. They will most likely still be a piri piri chicken shop that wants to be Nando’s but still fail with even the basics. 🤮

Arran has this delightful Indian take away in Lamlash. I don’t think there are any others on the island. We are from the Midlands and have been visiting Arran for 39 years. We love pizza and Indian food. There’s plenty of pizza now on the island but that’s not for this review!! We found Indian Gardens food to be delicious and we thoroughly recommend. It is more than you’d pay on the mainland. YES. But please folks.... if you know Arran and love Arran then of course it’s more expensive. It’s blooming good food so order your take always and enjoy!

place was untidy ,tables needed clearing and food was not great generaly it did not give a good impression of the store or cafe