Macgochans Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The food was great and my two girls loved their lunch which is high praise indeed."
• "The food is always delicious and the staff are great, very helpful and friendly."
• "Our meal of Chicken Chitznel with special mushroom sauce was very tasty."
• "Really great food. The Glengorm burger was delicious."
• "Food really good...fresh and tasty!"
• "The fish and chips were one of the best I have ever eaten, they had the right amount of crisp and the flavor was great."
• "The food here was absolutely delicious."

Cons:

• "Used to really enjoy the food here, but the last few trips it's been very disappointing."
• "The Ranch burger was fine. A very dry patty if I'm honest."
• "The food is awful! Worse standard than weather spoons but more expensive."
• "Ordered chicken and it came out pink and raw in the middle."
• "Food was ok, but not exceptional."
• "Quality seemed poor in regards to the price."
• "Ordered macaroni cheese, after a long wait I got macaroni with a layer of grated, grilled cheese on top. The macaroni was dry with no sauce and grilled cheese rock hard....didn't eat it but had to pay..."

Service

Pros:

• "Waitstaff truly exceptional! Warm, friendly, fast and efficient."
• "Great service and good food."
• "It was utterly miserable outside but we found the staff welcoming and eager to get us fed & watered."
• "Great service throughout, and food was delish."
• "The staff were very friendly and helpful, and weren't fazed by 3 dirty salt encrusted paddlers :)"
• "The service here was exceptional - quick, helpful and friendly to all customers."
• "Service was very fast and friendly."

Cons:

• "Some staff not very attentive and kept passing our finished plates."
• "Food was fine but the waitress was rude and stroppy."
• "By 8.00pm we still hadn't had our starters, nor had any of the staff bothered to come to our table to offer an explanation or check if we wanted anything."
• "Terrible. Dreadful service. Had to wait over an hour for our food."
• "Service was awful- very inefficient, staff had no sense of being keen to serve you, stood at the bar for 10 mins without even being acknowledged by 5 staff despite being only person at the bar!"
• "I asked for the dessert menu but dessert means the staff desert !! Must have been break time because they all disappeared."
• "Service was also very disappointing. The lad we ordered from probably said one word the entire time."

Atmosphere & Location

Pros:

• "Best place on Mull for good food and atmosphere."
• "Wings were good & there are plenty of tables outdoors."
• "Great place on the harbour, you can sit indoors outside or on the balcony."
• "This restaurant also has great views over the pastel buildings of Tobermory."
• "Positioned on the quayside with a fabulous view."
• "Lovely pub in a great location."
• "Charming harbourside setting and friendly, efficient service."

Cons:

• "They seem to specialise in loud customers (salty old tars and antipodeans on our visits)."
• "Overpriced for what is provided but we still ate there twice!"
• "Over priced food. Totally lacking in atmosphere since the fire revamp."
• "Quite a bit of swearing and a child spitting on the floor near to us."
• "The view would be amazing if it weren't right next to the car park."
• "Seems to have lost a little atmosphere since refurb but this possibly could be due to current Covid restrictions."
• "We were served by a rude and eye rolling waitress and shoved under the stairs like Harry potter."

Value

Pros:

• "Good food reasonably priced real ales good selection of whisky."
• "Great value for money on spirits & mixers."
• "Wonderful place excellent food very good value for money all staff very friendly and obliging."
• "The standard menu seems pretty good and reasonably priced."
• "Food outstanding with huge (if a little too big!) portion sizes and very reasonably priced."
• "Good food and reasonable prices."
• "Prices reasonable for Mull."

Cons:

• "Nice beer at tourist prices."
• "The meal we had was fine, but a bit pricey."
• "Food was really expensive for what it was."
• "Food prices are quite a bit dearer than the equivalent available in other places nearby however."
• "It was pricier than normal for a burger."
• "Food was good but a bit overpriced."
• "Over priced food."