"The pie of the day was a real pie (not just a pastry lid) - chicken and haggis. Really comforting and buttery flakey pastry."
"Every meal is beautifully presented, the Venison was like a painting! And it tastes even better!"
Cons:
"Don’t eat here if you are hungry."
"Portions were extremely disappointing for the price."
"The pie was sort of bland and the roast is good with the exception of the roast potatoes which are terrible."
"The food was completely tasteless and way over priced."
"The roast chicken dinner was strange the chicken seemed rubber as though it had been boiled then seared."
"Food soaked in oil, had to send the pigs in blankets back."
"Food wasn’t that bad but avoid the potato skins as they look like what you put in the bin after you’ve peeled the tatties then deep fried… definitely not what I expected."
Service
Pros:
"All the staff I encountered were nice and friendly, wanted to help where they could and really looked after the table."
"Despite the cold wind, the staff was super friendly, helpful, and gave us good beverage pairing suggestions."
"The service was excellent."
"The staff are extremely efficient and friendly."
"Very welcoming staff."
"Staff were great and service was super fast."
"Friendly attentive service and excellent quality of food."
Cons:
"The manager then went off in a strop, with a face like thunder at the till and the waitress offered to take the payments."
"Took 25 minutes to get their attention to get the bill after eating mains, no desert offered."
"Service was friendly enough but a little slow and lacking in knowledge (not asking how steaks should be cooked etc)."
"Service was extremely poor, 20 minutes to get a bottle of wine and 1 spirit."
"The service was slow(there only seemed to be two staff)."
"Staff needed to prompted for orders."
"Staff inexperienced and inattentive and clearly not keeping up."
Location & Ambiance
Pros:
"Beautiful location next to the canal with lovely outdoor space."
"Nice setting on canal with good outside seating area for the good weather."
"This place deserves 5 stars for its charme alone."
"A lovely wee place not far from Edinburgh city centre."
"Love this place. Massive outdoor seating area now which was a welcome shade from the sun today."
"Stunning location with loads of lovely walks."
"The setting is quite unique being on the canal."
Cons:
"The hard floor made the place quite loud."
"Thought the place looked a bit tired."
"Now the barges look in need of a good lick of paint."
"Acoustics in main dining area, are pretty bad."
"The noise was almost unbearable, what with quite low ceilings and no soft furnishing to soak up the sound."
"Carpet threadbare in places and radiators ineffective as well as shower cubicle needing a good scrub free of mould."
"They had a DJ playing really loud house music with nobody around, while at the same time playing pop hits from the hotel speakers… awful sound clashing."
Value
Pros:
"Great food and well priced dinner too."
"Staff were great and service was super fast."
"Top class service, priced very reasonable."
"Priced very reasonable."
"Best set menu lunch I’ve eaten - worthy of a Michelin star but at a local pub price!"
"Well priced dinner too."
"The best food we had over 9 days in Scotland."
Cons:
"A glass of wine was over £9 and desserts were £9, when they were just a brownie with a small dollop of ice cream."
"Nine pounds for a gin tonic without lemon or ice was way too much."
"Prices however resemble eating in town. £190 for 4 5 wines 4 steaks 2 starters."
"Expensive for what you get + 10% service charge added."
"Been to other places and had a nicer meal with more flavour and quantity for less than the £112.49 we paid today."
"Very disappointed to find I had 10% service charge added to the bill and charged for pepper sauce."
"Expensive prices for wee bottle processco 12.00£!!"
Accommodation
Pros:
"Rooms are small and there are only 4 of them, but comfortable with an excellent shower."
"Rooms had great beds and bathrooms, but were a bit small, the windows didn't really seal against noise and there was a smell from the shower drain."
"Our room was delightful with everything we needed."
"Room was nice- excellent views."
"The room was warm and comfortable with nice decor and amenities."
"Comfortable room with nice details, coffee machine and toiletries."
"The room was clean and the bed was comfy."
Cons:
"The room was a bit hot with no AC, on a surprisingly sunny day."
"Watch out for scorching hot water, and the taps at our bath/shower were mislabelled."
"Our room was comfortable enough but a bit unexciting in comparison!"
"Car park very busy making manoeuvering around difficult for some."
"However, could do with some proper cycle racks to park the bikes rather than leaning against a wall."
"The back staircase entrance had loose carpet that should be looked at."
"We arrived today to be told your table is outside, neither me my daughter or my granddaughter were dressed for outside dining."