Harvester Ghillies Lair Aberdeen Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The food was well cooked and tasty."
• "The best cooked breakfast I have ever had the privilege of consuming."
• "Food was delicious and cooked to perfection."
• "The food was delicious and the portion sizes were excellent value for money."
• "Food was tasty and there was a good choice."
• "Food was all served together and on time, Hot and tasty, all 20 meals :)"
• "The food was amazing, my whole crew finished everything on their plates."

Cons:

• "Food was all Greasy wrap was like vomit chips salt and dripping and mushrooms battered disgusting."
• "The salad was drenched in vinaigrette to a sickening degree."
• "Meal was average but cold."
• "The greens were dried up, the baked potato was clearly microwaved and dried up and the chicken was dry with thick gelatinous gravy."
• "The steak was very overdone - certainly not the medium ordered."
• "Our sausages were burnt as was some of the bacon."
• "The food was deplorable. The chef doesn't know how to cook a chicken breast, as it was raw and crunchy."

Service

Pros:

• "Staff member was great, friendly and dog friendly, dogs loved the attention."
• "Our waitresss were both very attentive without being over bearing."
• "Unbelievable customer service!!"
• "Sarah our waitress was fantastic!"
• "The staff were very attentive, friendly, polite."
• "They where all lovely very helpful and could not do enough to help."
• "The staff bend over backwards to make you feel welcome especially Monia 😀"

Cons:

• "Disinterested staff. The list goes on....... We won't be back."
• "Waitress teaching her (the same one that seated us) seemed very snotty and impatient and we felt rather uncomfortable with her."
• "We waited well over 30 minutes for each course."
• "Some (not all) waitresses could learn how to smile."
• "We waited 10 minutes to be seated then we were forgotten."
• "The other two servers were just chatting drinking coffee and looking at her phone."
• "We were never visited again by the wait staff to enquire about the food, if we would like another drink or even a desert."

Ambiance and Decor

Pros:

• "Atmosphere and decoration very nice."
• "The decor inside is fine, welcoming and plenty of space."
• "Chic place next to river Dee (Aberdeen) with nice ambiance and can accommodate a good number of guests."
• "Friendly place and felt very warm decorated."
• "Pleasant surroundings with views of the river."
• "I loved the decor. It was so festive and cute."
• "Views from the window are beautiful: straight into the river."

Cons:

• "The place was clean but toilets didn’t smell fresh."
• "Toilets didn't have locks on them and a couple out of order."
• "The outside area is maybe not used as much, the patios need a scrub, fencing a lock of paint and a general power wash."
• "The entrance foyer looked to be in a state of disrepair, the toilets weren't much better."
• "We were also shown first to an awful make shift table positioned next to over spilling smelly bins and right at the foot of the stairs."
• "The bar counter was fairly sticky due to there being no beer matts/ drip trays."
• "Floors need hoovered and seats properly wiped down after every sitting ours had crumbs."

Value for Money

Pros:

• "For the price the food is good."
• "Great portions I will deffo b paying a visit again. well done x"
• "The food was really nice and very good value for the money."
• "I have to say that the quality of the food was brilliant for a price."
• "Very decently priced, burger was absolutely fantastic."
• "Lunch menu offer was great value for money with ample portions."
• "The food is value for money too."

Cons:

• "The service staff were friendly enough but the food wasn't great quality and was expensive for what it is."
• "I also didn’t think the Simply Chicken portion was worth the money."
• "We were overcharged on our meals. Drinks were charged over the included price of my children's meals."
• "Over all spent nearly £40, but received like maybe £10-£15 worth."
• "Three course lunch was £11.99 so I guess you get what you pay for."
• "Unfortunately not an enjoyable breakfast. I know times are tough and challenging but that does not excuse poor food quality."
• "Decent value at just under £100."