The best restaurants in Scotland

First of all, the positives. The food was brilliant: delicious, well presented & hot (in both senses of the word!) So, thank you chefs. On the other hand the service was awful, with one exception: the young Asian lass who brought our drinks was lovely & we wished she could have looked after us the whole time. So what was the problem? First of all, we arrived and were 'greeted' without a smile or any sort of welcome -- just shown to our table as if it was all a bit of a chore. Not a great start. After that the food & drink orders were taken without any sort of interest. No smiles, no chat, & minimal eye contact. It felt like the whole thing was just a nuisance to them, and throughout the evening too. When it came to paying the bill, my wife said, "Can you please add 10%" to which the waitress responded, without even looking up, "OK". That was it. No smile, nothing. (When I asked my wife why she wanted to leave a tip she said she was thinking of the chefs & the one nice server we had.) Other reviews refer to good service, so maybe on 26.9.24 we were just unlucky. Despite great food (which merited 5 stars btw), we'll not be back on account of the unforgettable 1-star service. Worst we've had in a long time.

Amazingly friendly atmosphere, the food was great, had quite a few weeks in Scotland for work and Rachel, Nicole and Dariel couldn’t have been any better. Great with customers, couldn’t have asked for any more

An absolute gem of a restaurant looking over the harbour. A warm welcome on arrival and an extremely good dinner. The scallops and smoked salmon starters were superb and we followed up with cod, halibut and pork belly every one of which were genuinely delicious. I can’t recommend a restaurant more highly.

Great place food really lovely and allergies are taken into consideration

We were there on a Monday so the restaurant was closed but we thoroughly enjoyed walking around the beautiful gardens which are open even when restaurant is closed. Maybe you’ll even get greeted by the friendly dog Luna too! She was out helping her mom in the garden. Worth a stop to see the gardens & leave a donation for these clearly passionate gardeners.

The food was excellent. Really nice atmosphere and playlist was great!! Staff were all lovely, helpful and friendly! Cocktails were excellent, best French martini I’ve ever had!

Staff was INCREDIBLY helpful and friendly right from the moment we walked through the front door, couldn't have asked for a better experience! Rooms were very nice, clean, and modern although a bit small compared to what we're typically used to in the US. Very walkable to restaurants, bars, and all the best sites in Glasgow. Was a short walk to Queen St Station where we caugh the ScotRail to Edinburgh.

Despite being turned away in the first point of contact (we just turned up, no booking); a quick re-visit of the restaurant’s ‘situation’ by the manager found us a seat. The surroundings were impressive, the ambiance pleasant, the menu alluring. It’s been a few months, so pardon me if I don’t remember exactly what we had to eat, suffice to say that the ‘Railway Curry’ was particularly outstanding. It was all top-notch. Enough to have me on the phone to my two brothers (who both live in Edinburgh) to recommend. Both my partner and I love our Indian food. This was of the highest quality.

4 pieces of chicken in the korma. Absolute joke. Rude staff and owners are greedy horrible people. Avoid and go to any other restaurant that is better

Restaurant in mooi gebouw, mooi gedekte tafels. Maar inrichting kan gezelliger. Bijv. Led verlichting boven bar afschermen. Porties wat aan de kleine kant. Vis was goed van smaak maar groente was minder. Bediening zeer vriendelijk en snel maar er waren maar 2 tafels bezet.

Sunday 19th November 2023 Just in from a family dinner at Porters. Compliments to the chef and staff.

Beautiful spot by the river to eat, wonderful views to the falls, plenty choice on the menu. I had large breakfast which was excellent and service was quick and staff friendly.

An absolutely fantastic meal, great atmosphere, staff were wonderful, just a great place to be for great food.

Great place for a stop on way to Ferries. Lovely homemade pies and staff were really friendly and helpful

Excellent meal. Very busy. We just dropped in for lunch as we were passing, no reservation. Food presented well by good staff. If we were to be passing again I would book. Reasonable price if not a touch on the expensive side. Choices in the area are slightly limited if you are driving through, but we made a good choice going to Souters. I would recommend a visit but also that you book.