The Bonnie Badger - Pub, Restaurant with Rooms Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The food was fantastic."
• "Menu varied and beautifully cooked."
• "The wagyu beef and lamb dishes in particular, just stunning."
• "We shared the seafood platter which was fabulous!"
• "Food was delicious, I had pork terrine starter, my wife had crab, both great."
• "Very good food with childrens menu which made it family friendly."
• "The food and service here are simply exceptional."
• "Food was perfectly cooked, service was attentive without being intrusive."

Cons:

• "Food was fine but not great value for money."
• "Food and wine priced way too high."
• "The food was good but not great."
• "Beef Wellington was lukewarm."
• "Chicken parfait was bland, burger not great and bun was stale."
• "Burger main unfortunately was just bland."
• "Very overpriced what was in reality very very mediocre food."
• "The chips were dry and I think its a bold move to use such large pieces of gherkins on the sauce."

Service Quality

Pros:

• "Staff extremely pleasant, friendly, and helpful."
• "Discreet and excellent customer service."
• "The little extras made the stay one of the best we've had."
• "The staff were absolutely amazing."
• "The staff were very friendly and went out there way to attend to our every need."
• "Good service but expensive and over-rated, I really wanted to like this place."
• "Staff great and friendy attention to detail slipping tables in bar area not cleared and cleaned imediatly."
• "Service was relaxed but very attentive, the food, well, you can tell the classic Michelin star french training is behind it."

Cons:

• "Very slow, unattentive service."
• "The service was poor at best, really really slow considering it wasn't that busy."
• "The service was poor and I had to go to the bar to get the bill."
• "Service was absolutely horrible."
• "Service was very bad, the waitress serving our table was unfriendly."
• "It was clear to the member of staff at the till area we had finished yet no attempt to clear the table."
• "Service could not have been better, very friendly but professional and efficient."
• "Bizarre......went for a coffee and scone and it took 4 different waiters to serve us."

Atmosphere and Decor

Pros:

• "Lovely atmosphere and it had a nice feel to the place."
• "A beautiful place, and the garden area was stunning."
• "The decor inside was simple yet elegant."
• "The buildings is beautiful and the areas are just gorgeous!"
• "The place is not overly expensive just a couple of pounds over what I would pay at any other pub lunch type venue."
• "Fabulous place to eat."
• "The Bonnie Badger is a landmark location in the lovely village of Gullane."
• "Love Tom Kitchin's food at all his restaurants and pubs. Always delicious and seasonal."

Cons:

• "The food and service here are simply exceptional. So much so that we came for lunch two days running."
• "Ambience / Lighting = 9/10 Friendly service = 8/10 Food = 5/10 Value for Money = 1/10."
• "But food and service did not live up to expectations."
• "Service was ok but we weren't ever asked if our meal was ok."
• "At £50 a head without dessert it is poor value for money."
• "Very overpriced what was in reality very very mediocre food."
• "The place looks nice and the food was good but no nicer than your average pub grub."
• "We had a delicious lunch in the garden recently, no complaints about the food at all, however our group all left smelling like a bonfire."