Montpeliers Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The standard of food from their kitchen is a quality well above the price that they charge."
• "The food is gorgeous and brilliant price too."
• "An amazing breakfast, tasty, wholesome and well priced."
• "The food options were diverse and all delicious."
• "Excellent food and great service."
• "Food and drink were excellent."
• "Really good food, local produce used and a reasonable selection."

Cons:

• "The fries, that you claim to be shoestring were quite disappointing."
• "Food is simply low-grade pub food and certainly something you don't go back for."
• "Good atmosphere, good service but food needs better attention flavour-wise."
• "The signature Burger was totally overcooked and dry and the Onion Rings conversely were not cooked properly with Batter Mixture still evident."
• "The food was very bland. I mean no flavor at all."
• "The Mac and Cheese was like a Tesco microwave ready meal."
• "The food was not very warm, it did not quite match what was on the menu."

Service

Pros:

• "The service is great, even though it is busy a lot of the time."
• "We were acknowledged quickly, with smiles, we were shown our table and served with cold water."
• "Staff were so good and so helpful can't fault them."
• "The staff were very accommodating."
• "Charlie behind the bar was amazing - great old fashioned, great food and awesome service!!"
• "The staff were welcoming and accommodating to me and my group, including my dog."
• "Greeted and welcomed was special. The waitresses were smart and very informative."

Cons:

• "I told a waiter that we got overcharged and he took the bill and moved on to do other things avoiding my eye contact."
• "Slow, rude, unsmiling staff made a visit to this pretty restaurant really quite unpleasant."
• "We asked for vegan options and the person at the door was rude."
• "Staff seemed to take pleasure in not having a clue what they were doing."
• "The response from the staff and management did not meet expectations."
• "The service was slow, unfriendly, and inattentive."
• "Staff are welcoming and friendly despite being a little overwhelmed when busy."

Atmosphere & Decor

Pros:

• "Good atmosphere, good service but food needs better attention flavour-wise."
• "The place continues to be a treat for the eye and it’s definitely a great atmosphere."
• "The new look has totally transformed the atmosphere here."
• "The interior design was so cozy, definitely will be coming back later!"
• "Very nice atmosphere and decor too."
• "It's a cozy, laid-back, and welcoming place, just like a good bar should be."
• "Lunch and Dinner is good too, it's not just a brunch place."

Cons:

• "Music loud and repetitive making conversation difficult."
• "Tables too close together, could barely hear what people at my own table were saying over the noise of tables next to us."
• "It was so crowded and loud at the bar area, that we were unable to speak to each other."
• "The music was too loud - we had to shout across the table to have a chat, and it sounded more like a disco rather than an eatery."
• "Cramped seating arrangement and loud noise levels."
• "The decor is now getting a bit dated."
• "Stools at a bench facing the wall. Not exactly my idea of fun."

Value

Pros:

• "The house red tastes great and will only set you back £11 a bottle."
• "Pricing was fair in these times, and even though there were 6 of us there was no mention of service charge in the bill or from our server."
• "Orange juice, hot drink AND toast with a full English breakfast (for under £10!) was beyond generous."
• "Great with friends, best place in Bruntsfield for a glass of wine and the gourmet burger night is awesome."
• "Homely atmosphere, good quantity and quality for prices that I paid."
• "Food is great and reasonably priced with offers."
• "They have midweek happy hour specials on the drinks making it really good value."

Cons:

• "Pretentious and over-priced."
• "Good food overall but way too expensive for what it's offered."
• "The burgers were small."
• "I really paid £12.95 for a toastie....a literal toastie."
• "Paid 56£ for the ciabatta and BLT plus 2 pints and 2 Christmas drinks which were to be fiver on a menu but got charged 9.5 instead."
• "And when the Bill arrived, it came with 12'5% extra for the service."
• "£13.50 for the Fish and Chips isn’t really acceptable when you are only getting half a fillet of the fish."