Address: 3 Birkhall Road, Hamilton, ML3 8BG, United Kingdom
Phone: +441698285990
Rating: 4.5
based on 200 reviews.
Service
Pros:
"Staff where really friendly & helpful."
"Best of all was the service. Everyone happy, smiling and chatting away."
"Staff go that extra mile, friendly, pleasant and also a smile.. nothing was too much trouble."
"The staff were very friendly and we didn't have to wait long at all for our drinks or food."
"Staff were wonderful, very helpful."
"The service was good and it was good value for money."
"The service was brilliant."
Cons:
"Tonight we had to wait ages for our food to arrive, the waiter/waitress' seemed disinterested in us sitting there for the best part of an hour waiting for food."
"Every time we tried to get the attention of a staff member we were clearly ignored."
"We were ignored by multiple staff on arrival while waiting to be seated."
"Once we were seated the service just kept getting worse."
"We were all finished for over 20 minutes, cutlery together on the plates and trying to get anyones attention to pay but once again, no one was interested."
"No one checked if we needed anything, including cutlery which we had to take from a table next to us."
"Service has went down hill. Staff are not friendly and quite ignorant."
Food Quality
Pros:
"The meals was very enjoyable although the portion size of things like frahietas tend 2 be 2 large."
"Always a pleasure having a meal at John Carrigan's Eating House. Good wholesome food, hearty portions that don't cost a fortune."
"Tex Mex chicken was excellent, plenty of crunchy coated chicken liberally covered with pulled pork and cheese, with decent chips."
"The food was up there with the best I’ve even eaten 10/10."
"The food is always superb."
"The food is always fresh, a fantastic choice, and great portions."
"I ordered the cajun chicken which tasted of nothing. It was just bland."
"The very few chips on the plate were undercooked and there was only about a teaspoonful of peas."
"Food not up to usual standard and service was awful."
"The children's mac and cheese was overcooked and was just dumped on the plate."
"However I ordered the scampi during my last visit and, while eating, discovered that they hadn't been cleaned."
"I have always loved Carrigans but was disappointed when we went last week... the fish was definitely frozen food."
Atmosphere
Pros:
"Blantyre one has a great wee atmosphere in comparison."
"Not the place for a romantic meal, as busy and quite noisy, but if you want good food at a good price, this is the place."
"Also outdoor smoking area was fabulous."
"Ambient atmosphere."
"It has a great layout with seating in various areas that gives a feeling of privacy."
"This is definitely the best Carrigans - even though it was the week before Christmas and they were really busy staff were great, as was the food, and it had a great atmosphere and was decorated festively."
"Nice inside with a homely vibe."
Cons:
"Where we sat there was music playing from a speaker and it was more annoying than atmospheric."
"There was more atmosphere in the carpark!"
"We got family corner couch seat, there was a speaker on the wall playing music above my husband and myself, we could hardly hear a word rest of family was saying."
"The service was terrible, you asked anything from the staff they ignored you."
"We were put in a corner where we were out of sight of the staff and had to shout to get attention."
"They sit you close by other people even when the place is quiet for some weird reason."
"On arrival at front door strong smell of dampness also it looked tired."
Value for Money
Pros:
"4 meals and a round of drinks we were about 60ish quid which I thought was great."