Old Station Restaurant Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Good wholesome food with vegetarian choices."
• "The food was delicious."
• "Really friendly and warm service, and good comfort food on the menu, just what you need after a days walking."
• "New menus started tonight, great choice and really big portions of good food."
• "Wonderful place to eat. Proper Highland hospitality."
• "Fantastic food reasonable prices."
• "Food was superb. Steak was cooked exactly as I asked and was the best I have had over here."

Cons:

• "Deserts were straight from the freezer again, including a cold apple crumble??"
• "Whilst nicely presented the food was somewhat disappointing, the chicken over cooked, the vegetables were under cooked and cold."
• "Only vegetarian option was a terrible vegetarian burger; 'Medium rare' steak came out well done."
• "The fish now served is straight from the freezer."
• "The chicken I had seemed more like it was oven baked from the frozen food section."
• "Food quality was poor."
• "Food was poor. The chicken was tough, the chips were bland, the coleslaw looked as if it had been sitting for a few days and the garlic mushrooms were small and tasteless."

Staff and Service

Pros:

• "The staff are warm, welcoming and can't do enough for you."
• "The staff were warm and friendly."
• "Served by friendly and efficient staff."
• "Charming location and friendly staff."
• "Staff were extremely helpful and attentive."
• "Service was fast and friendly."
• "The staff are excellent, very accommodating and a good selection of beverages."

Cons:

• "The service was quite poor."
• "The service seemed very rushed and a bit chaotic."
• "The service itself was very chaotic with orders being mixed up and items forgotten about."
• "Mine was poor - Venison stew which had been reheated in the microwave and which had hot and cold spots."
• "Service was a bit slow."
• "Our waitress was gruff and overworked."
• "The service was okay, waitress wasn’t the friendliest but that didn’t ruin the ambiance of the night."

Ambiance and Atmosphere

Pros:

• "It has a nice spirit and lovely atmosphere."
• "A hidden gem a few meters off the main road."
• "A cosy atmospheric venue."
• "Nice setting."
• "Really cute little station house restaurant and although it seems to be the only one in Spean Bridge, the food is lovely, local and the staff really helpful and welcoming."
• "Absolutely superb! A beautiful place, with views of the train line."
• "It’s a pretty little set up with a nice atmosphere."

Cons:

• "Saturday night the place and atmosphere was as flat as a pancake."
• "The restaurant looked busy but on the hottest day of the year with no air con it was roasting."
• "It serves a purpose but feels a wasted opportunity for the visiting clientele."
• "An old building trying to be used as an up market restaurant with top prices for service that wasn't quite there."
• "Very old place basically just a long old station building food wasn't bad but prices expensive for a not top restaurant."
• "Restraunt is compact and narrow as it is an old railway station but good atmosphere."
• "Complete lack of interest in offering a quality product and not particularly cheap."

Value for Money

Pros:

• "Only found this place by luck, my wife saw the sign just after the spar in Spean Bridge, what a great place, lovely rooms with log fires, great food and very friendly staff, don't drive by call in and give them a go you won't be disappointed."
• "It has a decent selection of well-kept beers and lagers."
• "Good local beers and friendly staff."
• "Great value for money."
• "Food was beautiful and big portions."
• "Great value for money & thoroughly recommended."
• "Food was perfect. Homemade to order."

Cons:

• "Avoid at all costs, food was terrible and overpriced."
• "Unfortunately, I cannot recommend the food at this restaurant. The quality fell below my expectations, and the taste left much to be desired."
• "When food finally came out it was bland and dry and not worth the money at all."
• "Food was easily the worst I've eaten in Scotland - frozen and overpriced."
• "The food wasn't amazing and it was expensive for what it was, none of our plates went back empty."
• "Very bland food."
• "Food was terrible and overpriced."