Sun Dancer, Bar and Restaurant Reviews Summary

Category: Scottish restaurant

Address: Harbour St, Nairn, IV12 4PH, United Kingdom

Phone: +441667370037

Rating: 4.6
based on 211 reviews.

Food Quality

Pros:

  • "Fresh flaky fish in batter, crispy chips and garden peas."
  • "Exquisite food."
  • "The menu was good and food well executed."
  • "Food very tasty and beautifully presented. Fish very fresh and really enjoyed all courses."
  • "The food was exceptional and so fresh and boasted some of the best portion sizes for your money."
  • "The food was fantastic. The fish was lovely, in a light crispy batter, and it was a very good size portion of fish too."
  • "The food was delicious, faultless."

Cons:

  • "The final product was nowhere near the same league."
  • "For mains my partner ordered the venison burger which tasted nothing like any venison I have ever tasted before. It was very chewy, overcooked and had a strange flavour to it."
  • "The lack of seafood options was disappointing."
  • "I had the chicken parm and it really was very poor, it tasted like a piece of frozen chicken over cooked."
  • "The vegetables are served warm..not hot (as should be) and when you complain, it clearly sends them and the kitchen into mayhem."
  • "Food was lukewarm (which doesn't work with sprouts in particular) and a bit sparse for the money."
  • "Majority of food was perfect but the Spicy Vegetable Filo Pastry was awful overcooked & very dry."

Service

Pros:

  • "Staff were friendly and very accommodating they allowed us decorate the table and bring along a cake."
  • "The service was attentive when required."
  • "Service was speedy and attentive."
  • "The staff were great and friendly."
  • "Fantastic service from staff, covid seating and compliance, I really can't fault this restaurant."
  • "The greeting we got was friendly and professional and the service was second to none."
  • "Service provided by attentive but not intrusive polite and friendly staff."

Cons:

  • "terrible customer service, only went in for a drink, first waitress said someone would be with us, second staff member told us to take a seat & someone would take our order. Still no service so we went up to the bar & barman said take a seat & he'd be right over, he then started serving others that came in after us."
  • "The restaurant was empty and it took ages for them to bring us our coffee."
  • "The night we were there they were very busy and a side dish was forgotten."
  • "Absolutely appalling. Couldn’t get a basic meal out for 2 adults and 2 kids in less than 45mins."
  • "Superb setting & lovely restaurant but sadly sat for 25 minutes & eventually had to ask to have our order taken."
  • "The waitresses seemed very inexperienced and not too bothered about customer service. I think they need more training."
  • "The nice view was massively hampered by extremely poor service. All personnel seemed at a rush."

Atmosphere & Location

Pros:

  • "Got a table right at the window which watching the sun setting is amazing."
  • "A very relaxed, lovely place to be with friends."
  • "The views are spectacular."
  • "A friendly inviting atmosphere with a genuine family touch."
  • "Location second to none with unbelievable views across the firth."
  • "Views are stunning over the sea."
  • "The restaurant offers a gorgeous view on the bay."

Cons:

  • "The only problem was that it was quite loud - which I think might be a result of the hard floor."
  • "Acoustics awful. As we were near a noisy table it was impossible to have a conversation, which sort of ruined things."
  • "The place is quite loud at busy times."
  • "Place a bit run down needing tlc.. kids entertainment needs to be updated."
  • "At 19:30 the menu was severely depleted, resulting in mediocre pub grub."
  • "Yet it tasted like it hadn't been seasoned at all, was quite dry (used to be lovely and juicy) and the peppercorn sauce was very watery."
  • "I thought it was a bit weird having a window at the urinals, I'm 6ft 6ins so my face was right in full view while families were walking past."

Value

Pros:

  • "Serves Breakfast, Lunch & Snacks at reasonable prices."
  • "The price for the food was acceptable but I think drinks were overpriced hence the 4 stars."
  • "We got this bill at the end of the meal and it was very reasonably priced for what we received."
  • "Not the cheapest meal we’ve had this trip, but to my mind, well worth the money, good stuff."
  • "Very tasty food, we had a three course Sunday roast meal for £19,50 per person - best roast (and cheapest) I’ve had in a long time."
  • "4 meals and 6 drinks for £35 very pleased! Highly recommend."
  • "The food and drinks are not over priced, the portion size was in my opinion generous compared to many others on a like for like basis."

Cons:

  • "We find the dessert menu always a bit limited... and the drinks and wine menu has got so expensive in the past year or so, £30 for a bottle of Shiraz is outrageous and the cheapest bottle around £24, glass prices are also creeping up."
  • "Not to mention overpriced."
  • "Pricing on menu ludicrously complicated, when questioned even the staff had difficulty explaining."
  • "Many advertised beers/cocktails unavailable."
  • "Food was lukewarm (which doesn't work with sprouts in particular) and a bit sparse for the money."
  • "Would have loved to eat here but was closed on Tuesday even when their own website says they are open."
  • "Visited here and ordered (to my surprise) one of the few seafood dishes on the menu... the 'cold seafood platter' was clearly all from a supermarket packet."

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