Chip Ahoy @ Larachmhor Reviews Summary

Staff and Service

Pros:

• "A little gem of a place with such friendly and helpful staff."
• "Friendly staff who went above and beyond."
• "Really friendly staff, good selection of desserts and fantastic beer!"
• "Service excellent."
• "Staff really friendly and make you feel welcome."
• "The staff are very pleasant."
• "Staff were friendly and helpful."

Cons:

• "The whole time we sat there it didn't occur to them to even ask, being busy is not an excuse to ignore your customers."
• "Although the staff were very pleasant, they were not wearing masks and were speaking to customers without social distancing."
• "I don't like giving negative reviews, but this was disappointing... It took nearly an hour for our other orders to be delivered."
• "No craic, clinical, unfriendly and pushing you out the door."
• "Clearly the landlord is nut case attempting to stab someone with gardening shears because they were doing their job."
• "Rude rude rude staff!"
• "This is not a pub, it’s more of a cafe with a bar... and a feel so disorganised it made me cancel a reservation."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Had a superb smoked fish and chips today. Lightly smoked haddock in a thin batter perfectly cooked."
• "Fish and chips excellent. So fresh."
• "The Cullenskink was delicious."
• "I had sea bass which was delicious and my friend had the fish and chips."
• "Pretty certain that was the best fish and chips I've ever had."
• "The food is delicious."
• "The fish was fresh and tasty and was clearly prepared and presented with care. It was delicious."

Cons:

• "The fish was a bit greasy and the chips were, quite frankly, awful."
• "For what we got, we thought it expensive."
• "The portion was tiny."
• "Sea bass was a bit too salty but the fresh haddock was excellent!!"
• "Fish and chips were disappointing…hardly any batter on the small sized fish."
• "Very poor fish and chips take away... the batter was soggy and the chips tasted rotten."
• "The most awful food. The halibut was dry though edible, the seafood linguine turned out to be a bowl of heavily overcooked soggy pasta floating in a milky substance."

Atmosphere and Amenities

Pros:

• "The village is delightful, great views and a nice little walk by the pier."
• "Beautiful little cosy bar with a great selection of drinks."
• "Stopped off for a rest on Coastal path walk and the welcome we got was superb."
• "The live music added atmosphere to this brilliant venue."
• "The ambience was very cosy, the staff were lovely and the music was great."
• "Great vibe in this quaint restaurant/bar with visible access to the harbor directly across the street... Sea bass was a bit too salty but the fresh haddock was excellent!!"
• "Alan the gaffa makes you feel very welcome. Simply put 'warm Scottish welcome' Brian."

Cons:

• "The seats are hard & uncomfortable. It isn't a relaxing atmosphere to sit & have a pint."
• "tables very badly placed facing a wall!"
• "eating area is like a cafe. disappointing."
• "care and attention to covid was non existent. Staff not wearing masks, tables had leaflets, booklets etc against guidelines."
• "Neon lights, smell of stale cooking fat."
• "It's very bright and garish and more like a cafe than a pub."
• "Oh, and the Witch mural is ridiculous."

Value for Money

Pros:

• "Everything was delicious also compared with price awarded competitors."
• "The food was brilliant, quick service and reasonable price."
• "Portions were very generous and really well priced for the quality of the food, particularly, the smoked haddock and prawns."
• "The good was excellent if a little rich great value for money and a lovely friendly environment."

Cons:

• "Very expensive and not worth the money."
• "£133 for lunch was an absolute joke."
• "Although nicely presented they were not worth 25 pound."
• "super expensive for poorest quality."
• "Quite overpriced for what you get."
• "This was not a gastro pub, yet the cost was gastronomical!!!"
• "Its now a high priced chippy with a bar and a couple of tables."

Customer Experience

Pros:

• "Been going to this place for years,seafood to die for,excellent hosts,even do delivery service, and pick you up and drop you off service!!....cannot fault this place,a wee gem 💎"
• "Great day! Fab food and company and thanks to Alan Lesley and Josh for the hospitality. All topped off with a lift home. Cant ask for better than that 😁"
• "From simple bacon rolls to the sublime Cullen skink or fresh seafood literally brought for the fishmarket 40 meters away the larachmhor is a hidden gem on the coast food staff and the welcome is second to none."
• "Been a few times this week, Fantastic fish and chips and had a fabulous bottle of peroni with my Mrs in the sun while my order was cooking."
• "Saturday evening out. Called in for a coffee at 8.30 pm. Seafood menu great and nothing too much trouble."
• "We loved this place, the staff were very friendly. Food was amazing and best bit..dog friendly."
• "Such beautifully fresh battered haddock and chips!"

Cons:

• "Male owner is not someone I will give my time nor money to because he stated 'I don't like coloured people' as we ordered."
• "There also seemed to be a lot of confusion around order - we got things we didn't order and had to ask again for the things we did order."
• "Off langostines that we complained about but the chef still had the audacity to charge 50% for even though we sent then back. Mussels that tasted like dishwater. Dry and tasteless crab."
• "We had to wait 20 minutes when the server said it would take only 5 minutes."
• "I quickly decided to leave and when doing so I made a point of speaking to the licensee objecting to the foul language he had been using."
• "The owner came to us. My husband was polite but explained the above. She said in 8 years no complaints. She started to become very confrontational."
• "Visited today, wish there hadn't been table available! as the worst meal I've ever had."