Arcade Bar Haggis & Whisky House, celebrating 20 years of serving The Best Haggis in Town! Reviews Summary

Category: Bar Edinburgh

Address: 48 Cockburn St, Jackson's Cl, Edinburgh EH1 1PB, United Kingdom

Phone: +441312202520

Rating: 4.5
based on 310 reviews.

Food Quality

Pros:

  • "The food is very good, but they need to find better servers."
  • "Had the haggis and two whiskies. My tum was satisfied."
  • "The best haggis that I ever taste! The haggis was so delicate and creamy...when you visit Edinburgh you must go in this restaurant."
  • "Came here looking for the 'best haggis' in town and ended up having the absolute best mango cheesecake of my entire life."
  • "Cheesecake tasted delicious."
  • "First time trying haggis so I chose the chicken stuffed with haggis, honestly it was brilliant!"
  • "The food was excellent: I obviously went for haggis and sticky toffee pudding."

Cons:

  • "The food was not good, burgers were too dry, soup of the day (mushroom soup) was too watery."
  • "Diet Coke tasted like bleach, haggis were okay."
  • "Only 3 cocktails, bit skimpy on the alcohol."
  • "Tasteless food. We ordered haggis which had no taste other than the potato or cauliflower."
  • "The halloumi burger was also tasty but the bun was burnt."
  • "The Haggis tasted OK, but the potatoes were overly rich and abundant for the amount of Haggis and sauce provided."
  • "Finding a very long hair in salad was met by have a free slice of cheesecake."

Service

Pros:

  • "Our server (Carlo?) was hilarious and was able to advise which options would be suitable for dietary restrictions!"
  • "A wonderful bar with lovely staff!"
  • "The best service I've received in a long time!"
  • "Peter was great. He made us feel in our own living room sort of."
  • "The staff is incredibly kind and helpful."
  • "Staff really friendly and I felt great value."
  • "The staff are fantastic and the bar is lovely and quirky, attracts an eclectic mix of customers."

Cons:

  • "I didn't like the service charge which I found it out about when it come to the payment."
  • "Staff was extremely unfriend and felt annoyed that we asked for some Whiskey in Scotland... Crazy"
  • "The waitress on the second floor was kind and helpful. The one from the first floor wasn't though."
  • "The staff could have been a little more friendly."
  • "However they never once checked on our table and we had to get up to ask them every time we needed something."
  • "Never been treated so rudely in my life."
  • "Her service is really terrible, it was my first time to try Haggis, was so excited to try it being the Top and Recommended restaurant, but all ruined because of the service even the food was nice."

Atmosphere

Pros:

  • "A little expensive but this bar has a nice atmosphere."
  • "The space was small and created a great vibe with the great music choice."
  • "The place is very nice and located in the charming Cockburn St."
  • "Their haggis is very good."
  • "The atmosphere is great here."
  • "The atmosphere and décor is lovely, very cozy and cute, and doesn't feel touristy in the slightest."
  • "The atmosphere was very cosy with nice decorations and mood lighting."

Cons:

  • "Awful decor, weird uncomfortable seating, pointless TV on showing daytime TV with subtitles and dreadful service."
  • "Final insult to injury was the compulsory 12.5% service."
  • "Desert was weird, (cranachan, very cream heavy, tasted of burnt Oats)."
  • "Sadly one of my favourite dining has lost it's Mojo."
  • "There is nothing Scottish about this place."
  • "Anti-American place. Drunk waiter showed us his attitude."
  • "Awkward atmosphere. Awkward service which was far too quick."

Value

Pros:

  • "The prices are all reasonable as well."
  • "Fantastic food at a reasonable price."
  • "Whiskey and vodka selection is great."
  • "Was also pleasantly surprised at the prices, obviously not a 'cheap eats' place but really good prices for what you get."
  • "The portions are huge so makes it worth the money."
  • "Very solid but can get pricey, but you get a good portion."
  • "Beautiful inside, huuuge selection of whiskies at reasonable prices."

Cons:

  • "The price was higher than on the website, about 14 pounds."
  • "A little bit of a pricey menu I think."
  • "£52 for 2 haggis', 1 beer and a can of Irn Bru.... ridiculous!"
  • "£18 for a haggis is a total rip off! this whole place is bizarre and awful."
  • "Food still great but sadly staff were rude which made the mandatory 50% tip totally extortionate and not deserved!"
  • "The prices is ok, they charge 12.5% of service."
  • "Poor menu choice in general, pricy drinks."

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