Platform 1864 Reviews Summary

Atmosphere & Decor

Pros:

• "Adorable atmosphere with a charming concept."
• "Train station converted to a beautiful restaurant, all decoration amazing."
• "This is a hidden gem in Tain. Crazy that it is essentially the train station."
• "It's a great combination for the old building's apprentice, raw materials, and exposed stone walls."
• "Restaurant is a converted railway station so if you like diesel trains then get yourself a window seat."
• "Amazing place, train station converted to a beautiful restaurant, all decoration amazing."
• "Very pleasant surroundings with railway memorabilia and photos of old steam trains."
• "The platform is an old train station turned into a restaurant. It looks really nice inside with a warm Scottish feel."

Cons:

• "Overall experience and atmosphere of this place was amazing. Service was slightly lacking, kinda just felt we were plonked in our seats ordered and left to our own devices."
• "Like the location, layout and decor. However, the food is a bit meh."
• "Not worth the hassle if you are passing through using the station."

Service

Pros:

• "The service was swift and they were all so nice!"
• "Servis was prompt, and we were looked after."
• "Arrived unbooked on a Sunday for lunch. The friendly staff fitted me in just fine."
• "Stunningly good food, best smoked salmon sandwich I've ever had, my granddaughter had mac and cheese which was so tasty. The service was superb, efficient and friendly."
• "Lovely staff...! Very dog friendly :-)..."
• "All the staff were extremely friendly and helpful."
• "Really good service, particularly from Cheryl and Amy, despite being short staffed the service was good and attentive."
• "Staff were fantastic and were willing to help in anyway."

Cons:

• "Unfortunately the waitress that served us could have been a little bit more upbeat and seemed to have a mood about her which ruined the initial atmosphere."
• "The only other quibble was what I think was the owner micromanaging his staff, seemed totally OTT & unnecessary."
• "Very slow service, had to wait half an hour for our table."
• "We were recommended this restaurant but found it lacking in a number of areas."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "And the food…oh my it was delicious! We had the haggis bombs and a special with chicken breast stuffed with haggis draped with a layer of ham and layered in a lovely sauce."
• "Good amount of duck in the spring rolls, plenty of King prawn on the main dish."
• "The food was very nice, most stuff as well apart of one waitress."
• "Their soups were fresh and very hot. The bar made fun drinks for my daughters."
• "Mussels had a white garlic sauce that was quite delicious."
• "The Braised Blade of Beef as tender as candy floss, just melted in the mouth."
• "The best dining experience I've had, ever! The food was perfect, locally sourced and cooked from scratch."
• "Awesome! Schedule this place for the next visit to Tain. The Menü is kinda small but from very high quality."

Cons:

• "Restaurant is very clean with a good atmosphere. Service is very good and nice food but perhaps a little overpriced."
• "However, the food is a bit meh. The prices they charge lull you into thinking the food is going to be much higher quality."
• "We made reservations here since it got such good reviews. The food was well below par."
• "It was a great start but, unfortunately, a very poor ending... The main course was where it went down hill."