Cafe Biba Reviews Summary

Service

Pros:

• "Service was fast."
• "Once at the table the service was friendly, warm and efficient, and our order came quickly."
• "Staff were great tho, friendly and prompt service."
• "Unobtrusive and friendly efficient service."
• "The service was excellent and quick."
• "Efficient, friendly service."
• "Service is quick and staff are friendly and helpful."

Cons:

• "The guy who served us obviously wanted to be somewhere else."
• "The staff pointedly ignored us after the food was brought out."
• "We were brusquely told to put our masks on and sanitise hands."
• "Staff also had very abrupt attitudes."
• "The two young girls they have for service were quite unprofessional and annoying."
• "The young lady behind the counter didn't acknowledge us."
• "VERY inattentive, a very bad attitude."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Some of the best haggis and black pudding I've had in a cafe."
• "Massive portion, delicious Scottish pancakes and cream along with an over indulgent brownie."
• "Enjoyed fresh fish and fishcakes."
• "Food arrived fairly quickly and was delicious."
• "Food was really tasty (Scottish big breakfast)."
• "Had a cooked Scottish breakfast the black pudding and haggis were of the very best quality."
• "The food was delicious."

Cons:

• "Spaghetti was sticky as was overcooked and mince tasted off."
• "Ordered a bottle of merlot was rotten and for £19.50 I was expecting better."
• "Ordered macaroni cheese. I have to say this is by far the worst effort I have had the experience of tasting."
• "One of our meals was lukewarm (and cold after about 3 mins)."
• "The chips were a little too greasy for my liking."
• "The base was horrible and burnt, the topping was extremely greasy."
• "The food wasn't fit for a dog."

Ambience

Pros:

• "It feels very warm and chill, staffs are polite and they made me feel like at home."
• "It is quite a cozy atmosphere up front with a slightly continental feel inside."
• "We were seated in an atrium of sorts towards the back which had a nice atmosphere."
• "The inside atmosphere is so calming and friendly."
• "A relaxing ambience."
• "Relaxing and laid back atmosphere."
• "A down-to-earth ambience."

Cons:

• "One issue I have is the chemical smell in the restaurant."
• "Toilets had seen better days."
• "No working air con, staff friendly, dated furniture."
• "Although the food was delivered hot and quickly it was seriously spoiled by the overpowering smell of disinfectant cleaner used to clean the tables."
• "It feels very claustrophobic on entering."
• "The service left a lot to be desired, the waitress wasn't pleasant to us in the slightest."
• "Don't have the fish. My partner did and had food poisoning for 3 days."

Value for Money

Pros:

• "The prices are also much more palatable than some establishments serving similar fair on the main street."
• "Good drink selection, friendly staff and prices much more reasonable than other restaurants in Pitlochry so well worth a visit."
• "The food was delicious and very reasonably priced for Pitlochry."
• "Prices were very reasonable considering the current rate of inflation."
• "Very reasonably priced for Pitlochry."
• "Price was good."
• "Good value for money considering the location."

Cons:

• "Very expensive £5.25 for 500ml local brew that's 1.80 in Tesco."
• "For our food, two soft drinks and two bottles of Cider we were £74.15 which just wasn't worth the price."
• "To be charging nearly £16 EACH for these meals is a total joke."
• "The pricing was extremely high for low quality food."
• "All cooked from frozen, way too overpriced."
• "Prices are quite high and considering we returned the food it was still £40."
• "Bill was £200 generally not a good place to eat."