Four Marys Reviews Summary

Service

Pros:

• "The restaurant staff were polite and efficient."
• "The food was quickly served, delicious and excellently portioned."
• "The food was excellent and the service was quick and friendly."
• "Waitress was very nice and sorted us out with an unexpected discount, saving us a good amount."
• "We were so satisfied with the service."
• "Service with a smile and a joke."
• "Service was quick and efficient."

Cons:

• "Very poor pub, understaffed, overpriced frozen food flung on a plate."
• "Wasn't too keen on the service plus the fact that they asked to check the card before even ordering."
• "Half the table had finished their meal before the other half got theirs."
• "Service was great, there was only one waiter at the whole restaurant section."
• "Service was poor also as had to ask for salt and pepper."
• "First off care ok then really poor as got a little busy."
• "The waitress didn't return to check on us or to see if we were happy with the food."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Some decent pub food though and a good selections of beer."
• "The food was excellent and the service was quick and friendly."
• "Excellent food reasonably priced."
• "Great warm atmosphere, great food, friendly staff."
• "Lovely and cozy! Traditional pub food done to an excellent standard."
• "The lasagne was beautiful."
• "The food was AMAZING."

Cons:

• "Menu similar to a wetherspoons. Gone down in my estimation...Won't be back."
• "Very poor pub, understaffed, overpriced frozen food flung on a plate."
• "Place very tired looking."
• "Seafood risotto. It was basically frozen seafood with rice."
• "The hunters chicken was dry and claggy."
• "Worse salad I have ever had, chicken was as dry."
• "Food was stone cold, cold lumpy gravy and the steak pie crust was soggy and cold as was the mash."

Ambiance

Pros:

• "This pub had a lovely friendly atmosphere from the moment we walked in."
• "The Four Marys is a warm and friendly pub a short stroll away from the historic Linlithgow Palace."
• "It's worth a visit and prices very reasonable."
• "Relaxed comfortable atmosphere."
• "The atmosphere is very friendly and homely."
• "Really comfortable place, great staff and warm."
• "Atmosphere was excellent with a nice fireplace."

Cons:

• "Place very tired looking."
• "Slight downsides were the pub could've been warmer, the music should've been slightly less intrusive and the smell from the men's urinals was quite strong, wafting to our table."
• "The restaurant feels a little small/cramped because of a lack of windows."
• "Outside they had months to make the area look nice but it looked neglected."
• "Nice inside...NOT dog friendly inside only in the run down 'beer garden' at the back where you'll find the smokers area, rubble on the floor and tables covered in it's droppings."
• "Really love Four Mary's, however has anyone else had problems with the dreadful smell coming from the area of the gents toilets!! Think there must be a really bad problem with the plumbing."
• "Only one star removed because it was really hot inside the building."

Value

Pros:

• "Excellent food reasonably priced."
• "It's worth a visit and prices very reasonable."
• "Offers a range of standard pub grub dishes at reasonable prices."
• "Food is always outstanding and very reasonably priced."
• "Great food from a wide choice menu at nowadays reasonable prices."
• "The food was well priced and tasted great - especially enjoyed the beer battered onion rings!"
• "Always a great choice of beer served by friendly helpful staff."

Cons:

• "Very poor pub, understaffed, overpriced frozen food flung on a plate."
• "Absolute rip off £6.60 for a cheese toastie with no cheese, the smallest bake potato with cheese and coleslaw then had the cheek to charge £1.50 for the coleslaw, total tourist rip off Hang your head in shame Avoid like the plague👊👊👊👊👊"
• "However ordered chicken wings and it's not too cheap tbh and it was my biggest disappointment - half raw, white with no taste at all, hairy wings..."
• "Good pub let down by the fact that they often run out of any decent guest ales especially when busy."
• "Says they close at 0:00 but at 22:45 you are not allowed to come in."
• "The batter on the fish was soggy, the chips were under-done."
• "Food was stone cold, cold lumpy gravy and the steak pie crust was soggy and cold as was the mash."

Staff

Pros:

• "The restaurant staff were polite and efficient."
• "The staff were truly excellent - friendly and helpful, good attitude, fantastic service."
• "Service with a smile and a joke."
• "Staff were very welcoming and professional."
• "Staff were amazing and extremely welcoming and very friendly, would definitely visit again 👍"
• "Cheerful and helpful staff and good service."
• "Very friendly & welcoming staff."

Cons:

• "Wasn't too keen on the service plus the fact that they asked to check the card before even ordering."
• "Service was great, there was only one waiter at the whole restaurant section."
• "Service was poor also as had to ask for salt and pepper."
• "First off care ok then really poor as got a little busy."
• "The waitress didn't return to check on us or to see if we were happy with the food."
• "Waiter was very rude said dogs not allowed due to allergy in the restaurant."
• "Servers not very attentive so paid at the bar."