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Really comfy little cafe with great food & coffee and lovely staff. It’s in a fab area too. We had brunch in a weekend and it wasn’t that busy

We went to Vespers for a family birthday. The location is hard to beat and made for a great occasion, with drinks in the lounge first then taking our table in the beautifully-appointed dining room looking out to the grounds. The scene was set, then, for a sumptuous meal, one of us taking the vegetarian option (gnocchi) and the others the roast beef. Whilst the beef was reportedly melt in the mouth, the roast potatoes were deemed to be leathery and tough to get through (perhaps sitting under heat as we were a later sitting), with a rather tasteless gravy to boot. The gnocchi was oily and very over-salted; it didn’t get finished. I had a beautiful, subtle red with the meal. Desserts were somewhat ‘nouvelle’ in both portion and interpretation and would have gone down better with the table if they had followed a more classical approach. The Culloden Hotel and Vespers within it are top class locations for a special occasion. Service was polished and unobtrusive as you would expect. The food does need attention and we would not consider a return as things stand. With some attention to bring the menu up to par we’d look at it again for something special.

£5 for a large ice cream with 2 sauces and loads of toppings…. Enough for 2 people to share ……delicious even in the rain

Organic food which supports a charity. Yey

We had dinner there and the food was OK but nothing to write home about, sadly. Lovely staff and nice outlook but a bit lacking in atmosphere.

Stopped here after coming across from Downpatrick via the ferry. We were so pleased that we did, we both had a fry up. One of the best we have ever had in a cafe. Service was quick, no grease on the plate and thoroughly enjoyable. Lovely pot of tea as well. Michelle, who was in charge couldn’t have been more helpful, even though she had a very busy cafe. Top marks girls for a lovely meal for two very hungry clients.

Fantastic Sunday lunch. The lamb was outstanding. Couldn’t recommend it more!

Amazing Fish and Chips - only the best for National Fish and Chips day!! Side of Mushy peas with the Cod supper went down a treat, regularly go to the Dirty Duck and the Ruddy Duck is on par and is simply delicious 😋 Will be back soon! 🦆❤️

Food and service was ok but offer no substitutes on meals where the party had allergies. Still served the meal with items that had been requested to be taken off due to allergy. A waste of food and bad experience.

Thursday's not a good day for brekkie.

Excellent burgers I always have a double Hawaiian burger with thousand Island the burgers are outstanding the chips are beautiful as is all the food and the staff are polite and friendly

We went to watch the rugby in the bar and no one was in the bar. The tvs weren't working only the one in the pool room were there was about 5 people playing pool. Hopefully it's just teething problems

Enjoyed a meet up with 4 other friends. While it was quiet on the day we went, it was nice to be able to book and know that the table would be ready on arrival. We went for the brunch menu and found a good choice of dishes to suit all tastes. The coffees are good size and the food was tasty. It was very relaxing and the waiter was good humoured and efficient. A perfect morning out.

Chicken pesto panini is superb as were sweet potato fries. Served very quickly as well

Have previously attended and had great food so it's fair to say I was looking forward to it. On arrival the restaurant was pretty empty, apart from 2 tables of approximately 6 people. We placed our order and waited for our food. We continued to wait, and wait, and wait.... About 4 or 5 tables had guests arrive for dinner after we had placed our order. It soon became obviously that they were being served their food before us. No member of staff approached us to apogise for the delay. After 45 minutes we asked how long our food would be? We received an apology and 10 minutes later our food arrived. When it did the mash, veg, and meat were cold, yet the roasties were hot. There's nothing worse than cold food! We advised the staff who apologised and took our food away. It came back after a good 10 minutes, exactly as it had been given to them. It was clear it had been dinged in the microwave. Now considering this, you would have expected your food back in a few minutes, not 10. On starting to eat it, parts of it were warm and other parts not warm at all, which is strange in itself. Perhaps it had been microwaved and left sitting again before being served to us. We did advise the staff of this. However, we were so hungry that we ate what we could and took the rest home for the dog. Really disappointing to say the least.