The Mustard Seed Restaurant Reviews Summary

Ambience & Design

Pros:

• "The design and decoration of the restaurant is awesome, and the fireplace gave me a sense of home."
• "The restaurant is beautiful inside."
• "Nice views from the top floor of the river and the other side of the river."
• "The atmosphere was really nice."
• "Beautiful high ceiling restaurant with a fire-place."
• "Fantastic views of the river and wonderful cozy atmosphere inside the restaurant."
• "The interior design and ambiance are unique and charming."

Cons:

• "The music was very fast and loud, which didn't encourage a slow appreciation of the food, and the forward sloping chairs were uncomfortable to lean back in."
• "Service was non existent, and the ambience exuded stress."
• "The place has way too many tables and the second floor is so crowded that heat was unbearable."
• "The ambience exuded stress."
• "The worst thing was the unbearable NOISE."
• "Maybe the only downside is that its a busy place so it can get loud at peak time and you might not get a seating with a view."
• "We got a table near the entrance next to the licensing placards and the fire extinguishers."

Service

Pros:

• "Lively friendly atmosphere with excellent service."
• "All the staff were extremely friendly and nice!"
• "Excellent service from Donna."
• "The service here is impeccable."
• "The staff were very friendly."
• "The staff were super nice, the food was delicious and the service was great."
• "The staff were friendly, efficient and very accommodating."

Cons:

• "We felt rushed by the staff."
• "We ran into an angry, racist and incoherent manager that did not honor my two months old reservation."
• "The service is what brought the meal down."
• "Staff attentiveness was variable."
• "Service was nice, but a little slow. But I'm willing to overlook that because the place was packed."
• "Service was fine apart from slightly pushy around table reservation times."
• "The service was a bit slow but they were slammed so it was understandable."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The best thing is we didn't have a bad meal for the whole eight days we were in Scotland."
• "The best Cullen Skink we've had in Scotland."
• "The pannacotta had a gloriously velvety texture and fabulous pop of blackcurrant."
• "Amazing food. I had 3 courses- all great."
• "Venison with a side of chopped haggis, was fantastic."
• "For the starter, mushroom soup was nicely prepared. Fine and flavourful."
• "The food is impeccable and presented with flair."

Cons:

• "I feel that the restaurant could be better, it is very popular as it was packed but I felt that the food was a bit bland."
• "The venison was a bit over cooked."
• "The food was average (Salmon was dry, the veggie curry was pale)."
• "The fig started needed more blue cheese as was a bit tasteless."
• "The mushroom soup we had was unpleasantly overloaded with black pepper."
• "The fish pie was very salty and the saltiness was quickly overwhelming."
• "The recommended venison was tough."

Value

Pros:

• "They have an Early Dinner Menu from 5-645pm, 2 course meal at £19.20."
• "The menu offers starter + main for £13.95 (£17.95 if you go for the salmon as a main)."
• "The lunch deal is also awesome - 12.95 for 2 courses."
• "Great food at very reasonable prices."
• "Total bill for 2 persons dinner about £58. Value for money."
• "The pricing is very well done."
• "Exceptionally good value."

Cons:

• "Definitely not worth the price."
• "The food was okay but not worth the price."
• "The only slight negative I can think of is the drinks are over priced."
• "A little bit overpriced for the kind of food they serve."
• "Menu was overpriced."
• "Lunch preset price is a bit much for what you get in terms of quality."
• "The food is quite expensive - the steak is not recommended, rather have fish."