The Laroch Restaurant and Bar Reviews Summary

Service

Pros:

• "The service is very professional and helpful."
• "Service was excellent, the staff were attentive and helpful."
• "Staff were professional and friendly and nothing was too much trouble."
• "Service was very efficient and friendly."
• "Service was friendly."
• "The staff were also super friendly."
• "Great staff and excellent service."

Cons:

• "However, that was the last time we saw our waiter until we went up to the bar and asked for our check."
• "The service was lacking: we ordered the sea bass as main and after 40 minutes of waiting the waitress came back and told us they are out of sea bass."
• "Service was lacking, we felt forgotten for most of the time."
• "The service was very slow, they were busy and clearly under staffed."
• "Service wasn't very friendly and I had to get out of my seat twice to get her attention."
• "We didn't get any service throughout the night without flagging someone down to get it."
• "Trouble getting served even with prior booking."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "A terrific meal with great service."
• "Excellent food, quick service, and a good selection of gin and whisky."
• "The desserts were impeccable."
• "The onion rings were terrific, and the fries were perfect."
• "The ‘small’ serve of Scottish mussels was huge, never mind the adequate serving of ‘fish and chips’ that followed."
• "The scallops were the best I’ve ever had & mussels were also incredible and full of flavour."
• "Everything was well prepared and flavorful."

Cons:

• "Food was tasty but way overpriced."
• "We were disappointed overall and still hungry but didn't order an £8 desert each as we thought it would be poor value."
• "Food was languishing somewhere between average and good."
• "Mussels are a bit over cooked and not enough liquor."
• "The deep fried cauliflower needed a little more flavour."
• "The Aberdeen Angus steak was very poorly cooked."
• "Food is definitely a bit overpriced."

Atmosphere

Pros:

• "Very cute restaurant in Glencoe with a slightly more upscale feel."
• "Nice local pub and restaurant with lovely quick efficient young staff."
• "Pretty crowded (understandably)."
• "Nice cosy pub/restaurant."
• "It is not too loud inside so carrying on a conversation is not an issue."
• "There was a nice calm atmosphere and great local grub."
• "The restaurant has a higher class atmosphere without being too stiff."

Cons:

• "They had people in the bar ignoring all the current Covid 19 regulations that were drunk and extremely loud."
• "Absolutely awful change of seating."
• "Where’s the darts and betting machine you see in the pics?"
• "No idea what other reviewers are talking about, but I'm sorry to say that the Laroch falls severely short."
• "Our visit was further spoiled by a large group having drinks who moved inside as it got later and despite covid restrictions were sat and standing around tables beside us in a group of 10 or 12, shouting, swearing, and generally spoiling the atmosphere."
• "Incredibly rude place, will not be returning."
• "The lighting was unnecessarily harsh... Hence three stars for atmosphere."

Value

Pros:

• "Good food at the right price."
• "A little bit pricy but definitely worth it."
• "Considering the quality very good value for money."
• "Prices are reasonable."
• "Delicious food, generous portions and very fair prices, we definitely recommend!"
• "Good beer and wine selection at a fair price."
• "Top quality food at very reasonable prices."

Cons:

• "Food was tasty but way overpriced."
• "We were disappointed overall and still hungry but didn't order an £8 desert each as we thought it would be poor value."
• "The 3 side orders actually were small and so poor value."
• "Food is definitely a bit overpriced."
• "The Aberdeen Angus steak... well overpriced."
• "The prices are astronomical."
• "A fillet was 12£ more. That was a surprise we didn't discover until the end of the evening."