Brea - Scottish Restaurant Reviews Summary

Service

Pros:

• "Staff were friendly and very informative."
• "Friendly, very good attitude staff though slightly distracted at times."
• "Service friendly and attentive."
• "Staff was really friendly and helpful."
• "The service was excellent and the other options on the menu looked delicious, I will be back to try them!"
• "The servers were friendly."
• "Service was great."

Cons:

• "Service was lacklustre, despite there were only 3 small tables occupied for lunch."
• "The service was atrocious."
• "Their service was non-existent."
• "None of the servers came near us to ask if we were enjoying our meal."
• "When there is a lull management should discourage waiting staff from huddling together behind the bar."
• "Service was very slow on what was a fairly quiet night."
• "Restaurant was very busy and service was slow and wait staff seemed rushed off their feet."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Superb quality food at a great value price."
• "The food was delicious. We both had the tomato soup to start and it was incredible, huge too."
• "Food was PHENOMENAL."
• "Excellent food using primarily locally sourced ingredients."
• "Food was absolutely lovely, beautiful venison, Haggis was amazing."
• "The food was excellent."
• "The food is absolutely divine."

Cons:

• "Stake was too salty and gourmet burger was too plain, burgers bun was like supermarkets cheapest choice."
• "The cranachen looked good but was absolutely drenched in whisky."
• "The venison was not very pink at all after being advised by the waiter that it is served pink."
• "The bread did not feel fresh."
• "The vegan pasta was freezing cold."
• "The Monkfish was dry."
• "Food was bland with a soggy pancake drowned in sauce with a few shreds of courgette."

Atmosphere

Pros:

• "Atmosphere was i’d say casual dining."
• "A bit sterile inside but overall a very nice place to have lunch with a great location."
• "Atmosphere was nice and relaxed."
• "Brilliant place, warm and cozy."
• "What a gem! We wandered in after touring Stirling Castle."
• "The venue has plenty of space with tables down either side this is nice as you are not shoulder to shoulder with people."
• "The decor and atmosphere are lovely."

Cons:

• "A failure of a business is when they can not accept constructive criticism."
• "There was only 2 serving staff, one of which disappeared for ages and decided to eat dinner with chef in the middle of the restaurant floor."
• "It is a little small and therefore loud."
• "Design and atmosphere inside seemed a bit cheap while the food was trying to be posh but not fully delivering."
• "The room/ambience is a bit canteen."
• "It’s appearance is rather lack luster."
• "The inside was a little dark and maybe too spacious...and the tables were very clean but were incredibly sticky!"

Value

Pros:

• "Portions and prices are right, too."
• "Highly recommend for some Scottish food."
• "The portions were huge! I asked to take my leftovers in a takeaway bag and that was no problem at all."
• "The food was amazing for a good price."
• "Well priced."
• "Reasonably priced, beautiful and complex meals, with a low-fuss and inviting feel."
• "Great use of local produce to do simple food (burgers, pizza etc.) at a high standard."

Cons:

• "We will most certainly NOT be back EVER AGAIN and I advise anyone coming to this restaurant to celebrate to STAY AWAY."
• "The price of food and drinks is too high taking in account the everything."
• "Close to 20 pound for a small salad was a bit cheeky."
• "Spent way more than I had expected."
• "Very expensive for what you get, especially considering there are cheaper options around with food that is probably comparable in quality and taste."
• "Quite pricy, kind of got stung on the Mojitos(think a tenner each. Bought 6 without checking the price, but thats on us)."
• "A wee bit pricey place, but well worth it."

Special Dietary Options

Pros:

• "Small but varied menu, plenty of marked dairy free (!), vegan and gluten free options, which is refreshing."
• "They cater for gluten free, Vegetarians, and have a separate Vegan menu."
• "The alcohol options on the drinks menu were locally produced."
• "Decent choice of vegan dishes. Pricey."
• "They have GF/DF and vegetarian/vegan options."
• "The menu has lots of gluten free/ dairy free options."
• "What an amazing GF selection."

Cons:

• "I ordered a side of seasonal vegetables... Noticed what looked like butter on the dish, so asked if the veg was vegan and was told no."
• "The vegan pasta was freezing cold."
• "The soup was so full of rich flavours and the fish was soooo good!"
• "Vegan or not, this was one of the best Risottos I ever had in my life."
• "The server was very helpful with allergy information and the menu has lots of gluten free/ dairy free options."
• "Food overcharged but not up to the price standards."
• "While the food was good, it was not excellent."