The Adamson Reviews Summary

Service

Pros:

• "The staff are so welcoming and friendly as well will definitely be back!"
• "Staff welcoming and helpful."
• "Lovely atmosphere. Superb service."
• "Busy wee place. Staff were on the ball and attentive with our customer service."
• "Especially great service by Elena, Nina and Erica."
• "Fantastic with a staff that aimed to please. Super accommodating and patient."
• "Enjoyed the atmosphere, staff were excellent especially making cocktails, they were always on the go never stopped but still made the effort to engage with the customers."

Cons:

• "We waited 45 minutes for our drink order in which time two other tables walked out. Staff was rude and unattentive."
• "Very poor service was shocking bad don't think staff trained."
• "The service was terribly slow and seemed to huddle around the welcoming stand most of the time."
• "Service was very slow. No cutlery or drinks brought until after the food arrived."
• "On requesting to the waitress in the 10-15 mins for the alcohol cocktails to be served, a very Curt yet rude waitress said she would get her manager."
• "Service still needed chased up, no sign of anyone outside for ages."
• "The service was awful."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The food was lovely and the staff were great."
• "The signature cocktails were excellent."
• "The cocktails were all delicious."
• "Food was great with plenty to choose from."
• "Absolutely first class service and restaurant.. we celebrated our Silver anniversary here with a beautiful meal of fillet steak and fries, salted caramel tart."
• "Fantastic with a staff that aimed to please. Super accommodating and patient. The food was the best we had in St. Andrews with artistic presentation."
• "The food itself was really good."

Cons:

• "Small portions... very disappointed to pay £16.95 for fish and badly cooked frozen chips."
• "Personally think the food is overpriced and not value for money."
• "We were left hanging with poor customer service and poor to mediocre food."
• "The food was just very poor like under cooked."
• "Very overcooked fish and under seasoned, but decent overall."
• "But leaves you feeling a bit ripped off. £5 for a bread roll, £9 for a tiny portion of calamari."
• "Sadly really poor food, especially for the money."

Atmosphere & Decor

Pros:

• "A total scene."
• "Service, menu and atmosphere was lovely."
• "Unfortunately as we phoned late we had to sit at the bar(our own fault) loved the decor, lots of Calum Colvin's art work on the walls."
• "The Adamson is THE spot in town for a sophisticated night out with friends."
• "Very nice vibe, food good, wine very good."
• "The atmosphere was nice."
• "Such a beautiful building, fab cocktails and staff friendly, attentive and nothing is too much trouble."

Cons:

• "It sounded like two songs from different genres were playing at the same time."
• "The music here was simply dreadful."
• "A mojito was virtually tasteless, and the negroni was well-presented but a curiously low amount of liquid for the price."
• "Considering what is going on at the moment with the global pandemic I felt sick when I saw that the hand dryer was covered in mold."
• "Getting slightly attacked from an over aggressive Glaswegian woman was not the highlight of the night for me."
• "Also the kitchen staff had No hair nets on?? Also No gloves on when they were actually touching the food!!!!"
• "They let dogs in, off their leash, which bothered some of our party."

Value for Money

Pros:

• "The price was on the expensive side but it was definitely a fair price for the quality."
• "Good Angus beef and properly cooked medium rare."
• "Very nice lunch. We had 3 courses. Good value, nice setting."
• "Value for money. Altogether a great experience that I'd highly recommend."
• "Both menus looked great and seemed good value."
• "£70 with a tip was well worth it. Great food and great service."
• "Prices more than fair!"

Cons:

• "Personally think the food is overpriced and not value for money."
• "Very expensive for tasteless quality, meat that tastes like plastic."
• "The food was ridiculously expensive and the portion sizes were tiny."
• "Over priced food for what it was with very slow and poor service."
• "The prices are very high for small portions."
• "The cocktails were not to the standard hoped."
• "The Adamson is not worth the hype when you taste the food."