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1416 Opinions in 2 websites
TLDR: the food wasn't bad, but it certainly didn't live up to the price tag and too many things were predominantly sweet. Stopped in for dinner while on vacation after browsing a couple other nearby spots for food. The food wasn't bad, but it wasn't great either and really didn't live up to the price tag. The haggis bon-bons as a starter were just okay. Not much flavor to them and a pinch of salt would've gone a long way. The menu looked great, and my lady opted to make a meal of a couple appetizers (the shrimp cocktail and the scotch egg), while I ordered the pan-seared duck breast. The shrimp cocktail was not what we expected. The shrimp were the super tiny variety common to freezer bags, not plump and fresh. Honestly it all just tasted like mayonnaise. The scotch egg was another under seasoned item and it was served with a chili sauce that was pretty sweet. If you're familiar with the Panda Express in the US (Chinese fast food), it tasted just like their sauce. It just didn't quite pair well and ate overly sweet. The duck breast, sadly was just not great, primarily due to the cook on the duck itself. It was weird - the skin side needed more time in the pan as the fat has just a wee bit more rendering needed - but the meat of the breast was overcooked. I typically don't mind if my duck is medium, but this was verging on well-done. But it was really the sauce that turned me off, as again it ate really sweet. I understand it was an orange sauce and a little sweetness is fine, but this tasted and had a mouthfeel more like orange syrup than a well-reduced jus with orange, as there was virtually no citrusy aspect that one might find in say a duck a l'orange. I will say that the service staff was very friendly and attentive, and we didn't have to wait long for drinks at any point and the food arrived in good time. But, as with the theme of the meal, my lady ordered a Glenlivet old fashioned - which neither of us were expecting to be sweet, but it very much so ended up almost too sweet to drink. I don't mean to nitpick and we certainly do love our sweets - but not when they're misplaced. So sadly this missed the mark for us, but I'm hoping that we just were in on an off-night. Again, not bad, and I'd still say to pop in - but just wanted to make this review in case it's helpful to anyone.

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Disappointed. Friday night on a bank holiday weekend, arrived at 8pm and asked for a table for 2. Restaurant still had more than 50% of customers but we were told kitchen was closed. Clearly couldn't be bothered. I'd never return based on that lack of customer care.

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Under new management - we have had fantastic experience here in the past but this time, while the staff were friendly and it was all ok, aspects were a disappointment compared to how good it used to be. We ordered hot smoked salmon and fennel salad - absolutely no sign of any fennel, or an explanation or apology for substituting rocket. At £23 we expected something really special. The menu is generally pretty good, but not as exciting or varied as under the old management, who did some wonderful tempura, exotic and delicious slaws etc. At these prices they need to up their game. The waiter did bring round a complimentary drink for us to try, which was a nice touch, but overall we left not feeling like we would rush back

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Did. Or feel welcome or that the bar tender was at all interested in us as guess .having had a meal in the main hotel in the past we were surprised . Sadly when. My starter of scallops arrived there was a black curly hair on the plate . I did not feel I could return it because the place did not feel but I did say when the waiter arrived to clear the plates that I might have been able to enjoy y meal had it not been for the addition hair , there was no comment

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Visited for lunch, food and staff were excellent but it was very disappointing to see the staff allow a couple to let their dog sit on a seat at the table with its head on the table, being fed their food and staff doing nothing about. For this reason we will not visit this place again.

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This was a surprise two night break and we both really enjoyed it. The staff were so friendly and welcoming. Food was excellent. The only downside was that our bathroom was a bit on the small side! However, we coped and know which room to choose next time.