The Doric Tavern Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Best mussels I have ever had. The sole melted in my mouth."
• "The food was excellent, I had an amazing shepherds pie."
• "Everything tasted very fresh, from the chips to the fish to the side salad."
• "The delicious Cullen Skink and tasty side of veg--crispy and tasty broccoli, carrots, and green beans--was just the right portions."
• "Possibly the best fish and chips I've ever had in a (gastro) pub!"
• "The Haggis is amazing, good spice and smooth flavor."
• "The food is good and includes some traditional Scottish options."

Cons:

• "The shepherd's pie, it was so salty also the veg."
• "Sheppard’s pie was a bit underseasoned and a little on the small side."
• "The chips are soft and the burger is overloaded with blue cheese."
• "Food was a real let down, shepherd's pie was not the greatest."
• "The fish was very greasy and the pie was below average."
• "The food was horrible."
• "Good beer selection, decent pub, but food very disappointing. Dry bland burger, rubbery tasteless crayfish linguini."

Service

Pros:

• "Very friendly service."
• "The staff are lovely and will help with any questions you have."
• "Staff and service were fantastic."
• "Jonathan was our server -- he gave great recommendations and was very friendly."
• "Outstanding customer service."
• "Service was prompt and professional."
• "The staff looked after us very well even though we were a little demanding."

Cons:

• "The service was the main let down, it was quite slow and they seemed to forget about us quite a bit."
• "Immediately got the cold shoulder and the feeling we were unwelcome."
• "Staff not friendly."
• "Staff was very unfriendly and did not even try to find a solution."
• "The service was incredibly slow."
• "Pretty awful service…not usually one to write a review but we booked here well in advance for Sunday lunch off the back of the reviews we had read online. Turned up at 2:15pm slightly early for our reservation but we’re able to sit down. After a few minutes the menus were brought over only to be told they had run out of Sunday lunch…at 2:15pm!!!"
• "Absolutely shocking customer service."

Atmosphere

Pros:

• "Also on Fridays and Saturdays they have live folk music which is just wonderful."
• "Cozy in winter, you can get a cute view from the second floor restaurant while you munch."
• "Great live music on the weekends and nice beer in the pub."
• "Feels pretty old and authentic."
• "Great atmosphere, great selection of malts, and the evenings live music was fantastic."
• "Amazing atmosphere in this wee bar in the City Centre."
• "The atmosphere of the restaurant is very warm and inviting."

Cons:

• "The staircase up to the restaurant wasn't very inviting. Bit dirty and dingy looking."
• "The place looks à bit dodgy."
• "Staring out the window at the weird attraction across the street was not fun though I accept you can't always pick your neighbors."
• "The floor and stairs were a bit sticky."
• "One of my party became unwell (migraine probably brought on by flashing lights)."
• "Steady pub some times great some times average expect to pay city centre prices over a tenner for two drinks, tonight for the first time was stinking of drains!"
• "The bathrooms smelled fine but looked like a pub at the end of a busy Friday night."

Value

Pros:

• "Reasonable prices. Recommended."
• "Prices between 10/20 quid a main it's a good low key option."
• "Price wise it's all very reasonable."
• "For the quality of food, the price is very reasonable."
• "Reasonable prices, nice atmosphere."
• "Drinks are reasonable priced given that it caters for a lot of tourists being so central."
• "Good value too, I’ll be back sooner rather than later."

Cons:

• "It's really not worth the money."
• "If you like to pay 3 times for a half portion this is the place."
• "Quite expensive as well, £21, although quite a large serving size."
• "Food was a little pricey but it came in good quantity."
• "£26 had been added for wine we did not order!"
• "Did not enjoy could not finish it. pricey as well."
• "The price is not on the cheap side but is worth every penny in my opinion."