White Horse Oyster & Seafood Bar Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Every dish was delicious!!"
• "The food was fresh, well presented, a good choice of local dishes and fish and excellent drinks to accompany."
• "The food was spectacular; fresh, tasty, and just perfect."
• "Fresh and creative food, we tried the oysters and small plates and everything was amazing!"
• "Food was absolutely delicious, although on this occasion the service staff allowed our plates to pile up on our table, and didn't offer to help move them out of the way before piling on more."
• "Fantastically fresh oysters, excellent and well presented seafood small dishes, with imaginative spices and sauces."
• "The food is absolutely stunning and amazing."

Cons:

• "They were out of a ton of their options to begin with, but the price of these oysters is almost criminal."
• "Prawns in the tempura were nice and juicy but were a little oily."
• "Lobster linguini was very greasy."
• "The fresh seafood was not much and lobster was super skinny..."
• "The apple tart for dessert was not really fresh and with a very hard base."
• "Quite disappointed by the food. The mussels were tasteless."
• "The food wasn't terrible, but the amount of oil made me pause slightly."

Service

Pros:

• "Service is excellent, polite and not pushy."
• "Our waitress was knowledgeable and lovely - and needless to say the food was exquisite."
• "Customer service was phenomenal."
• "Staff are friendly and service is excellent."
• "Service was friendly and efficient."
• "The entire staff was really great, stunning service with a calm and quiet atmosphere."
• "The staff were nice & helpful."

Cons:

• "Unprofessional dealing with issues (we finished our meal and one dish was still missing, we asked waiter and he said it was coming up, after 10 minutes we asked twice to cancel the dish, our request was ignored, waiter went to the kitchen and brought the missing dish without any apology and surely it wasn’t taken off the bill)."
• "We also didn't receive the bread we had asked for and the service was unprofessional and poor throughout the meal."
• "The service is extremely bad. They arrange for a table of 4 for is our 6 guys."
• "Was ignored on entering even after speaking to the person at the bar."
• "The service was surprisingly poor as well, though very friendly."
• "Had the worst service ever. Server was very rude."
• "We had one server who was actually quite rude and rushed our party (5 people) and seemed visibly annoyed that we were not ready to order."

Ambiance

Pros:

• "The ambiance in the restaurant was great."
• "The atmosphere was friendly and informal."
• "Great place for a romantic meal or chilled get-together with friends."
• "It had a romantic, yet lively atmosphere."
• "The atmosphere was cozy with great music in the background."
• "The ambiance effortlessly blends historic charm with contemporary elegance, setting the stage for a memorable evening."
• "The atmosphere was relaxed, classy and elegant."

Cons:

• "The ratings are clearly buoyed by an easily impressed tourist crowd."
• "Too dark."
• "Decor is great but the lighting is very low (on purpose to create a mood but some might not like it)."
• "The tables are also set up in a way where you are almost elbow to elbow with other diners and you can hear their conversations on both sides. It felt awkward and uncomfortable."
• "Very quiet place, so lacked atmosphere."
• "Tiny tables."
• "Got a little chilly sitting in the bar area as the door was open til late."

Value

Pros:

• "You get what you pay for & it is money well spent here."
• "Worth the money especially cuz of the 50% off for the eat out to help out plan."
• "Prices are what you'd expect of a seafood restaurant- not cheap. However they obviously take a lot of care and chose good quality ingredients so on the whole it is worth the money."
• "Prices are very reasonable for the quality of food you are getting."
• "£1 a oyster was an amazing deal!"
• "The food is very fresh, very tasty and plated very well."
• "The ingredients are fresh and they did such a good job with all the unique and very tasteful combinations and flavours in every dish."

Cons:

• "A little bit overpriced hence the missing star."
• "They were out of nearly half the menu - including oysters with only one option available. No shellfish. Server was unapologetic as though we should expect nothing to be available."
• "The prices are a little high and can cost around £100 for two."
• "Checked out the menu and overpriced even for Edinburgh."
• "Food portions are too small for money."
• "Too pricey for the portion if I'm going to be completely honest."
• "Tiny portions."