The Old Bridge Inn Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Food was excellent."
• "The menu has 6 or 7 choices for each course from steak to fish and vegetarian. Each course was amazing."
• "Impressive depth of flavour, refinement and freshness to all of the dishes had by myself and better half."
• "Had the mussels as a starter and I must say they were the best I ever had."
• "Both me and my mum had the steak and it was beautiful!"
• "The food was cooked to a high standard and the presentation was also very impressive."
• "Fantastic gastropub grub! We had the pork belly and the halibut and both were delicious."

Cons:

• "Spaghetti dish was not spaghetti but chopped up into small pieces."
• "Food was creative but needs a dessert chef."
• "Lunch menu was a huge let down tbh and once served proved to be worse than expected with one meal being completely inedible."
• "Food is overpriced and disappointing, whom ever created sticky toffee pudding with cashew nuts, cashew nut sauce and sponge served with coconut ice cream needs never allowing another shift on the pastry station again!"
• "The main course was the biggest disappointment: no seasonings at all and was very bland."
• "Food was absolutely horrible. The root vegetable stew looked fit for a dog and was over salted."
• "The main meal was appalling. The Thai noodles were quick cook with chunky, bitter cabbage and a sad watery peanut sauce."

Staff and Service

Pros:

• "Good beer and liquor, happy friendly staff."
• "Enthusiastic staff."
• "Staff are very friendly and welcoming."
• "The waitress was brilliant."
• "Staff very helpful..a very nice atmosphere very relaxing."
• "Staff were friendly helpful and polite."
• "Very friendly and attentive staff."

Cons:

• "No apology, no attempt to get us to stay or even have a drink in the bar."
• "Staff at the bar didn't seem in any hurry to get you served."
• "The bar man who brought additional drinks was rude when asking who ordered which drink."
• "Within 5 mins a rude waitress came over and said we had to leave as there was a table coming in."
• "We were approached by a tall, thin, dour waiter who refused to serve us."
• "Serving staff who were at best, grumpy, rude and uninterested."
• "Our server was curt, and seemed genuinely bothered by all requests."

Ambiance and Atmosphere

Pros:

• "Cosy, scenic, atmospheric with a wide range of drinks."
• "Lovely place with a good atmosphere."
• "The atmosphere and ambience of the place was really lovely."
• "Great pub in a picturesque location in this popular Highland town."
• "Beautiful Scottish pub on the river Spey offering indoor/outdoor dining and drinking."
• "Cosy atmosphere and friendly staff."
• "Great service, atmosphere, and vibe."

Cons:

• "Also, if you are not comfortable with dogs wandering round while you are eating this is not the place for you, I counted three loose dogs wandering round the bar while we ate."
• "Went in for a drink. Stank of wet smelly dog."
• "Also no Covid rules adhered to, we asked the day before if they were showing football, they advised yes but only 25 seats available. We arrived 2 hours before to guarantee seat, by 8pm there was approx 100 in bar shoulder to shoulder!! Did not feel safe!!!"
• "Outdoor seating very poor with smell of smoke pervading the seat."
• "Not the same welcoming feel you would get from a pub down south."
• "Terrible food served by an inattentive and unfriendly waitress."
• "Impossible to sleep here, extremely noisy."

Value for Money

Pros:

• "Very high quality dining, very reasonably priced."
• "Absolutely stunning in all areas."
• "A refreshing change to have such fantastic food served in a relaxing, informal environment."
• "Great food even on a limited menu."
• "Absolutely fantastic food and a very reasonable price."
• "Good hearty welcome by friendly staff."
• "Very high quality dining, very reasonably priced."

Cons:

• "Prices at michelin star level with very little choice."
• "Drinks very expensive."
• "Food costs were London and then some. Very very expensive."
• "The desserts were small, of average taste, and huuugely overpriced - no way to justify £8 for such a small piece of sweet."
• "Quite greasy mains priced a little high for the service given."
• "Three meals costing over £80 in total excluding the drinks is excessive considering we were sitting in the bar."
• "Food was nicely cooked but we did think it was overpriced for what it was."

Accommodation for Pets

Pros:

• "Dogs allowed in the bar but not in the dining room."
• "We brought our 3 dogs and they were welcome in bar area."
• "Dogs are also allowed if you need somewhere to eat that's dog friendly."
• "They are also dog friendly which was very helpful for us."
• "Dog friendly Old Bridge Inn!"
• "We always bring our dog as it's also dog friendly."
• "Dogs are welcome."

Cons:

• "Also, if you are not comfortable with dogs wandering round while you are eating this is not the place for you, I counted three loose dogs wandering round the bar while we ate."
• "Went in for a drink. Stank of wet smelly dog."
• "No dogs allowed in the dining area in the Old Bridge Inn."
• "Outdoor seating very poor with smell of smoke pervading the seat."
• "However found the staff to have no interest in accommodating my wife’s gluten allergy."
• "Unfriendly and unhelpful staff too."
• "Terrible food served by an inattentive and unfriendly waitress."