The Bothy St Andrews Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The steak was lovely texture."
• "Delicious food with a good atmosphere."
• "Food was great, service was swift and all Covid 19 restrictions were observed."
• "Had the roast Sunday lunch which was superb! Beef cooked perfectly and the vegetables were amazing."
• "Food delicious and warm, attentive service."
• "Food was really really nice, and well presented."
• "The cullen skink was superior and the venison burger was delicious."

Cons:

• "The fish pie was cold, the steak was under cooked and tough."
• "Salmon, cod, and prawn steamed dish initially lacked any prawns."
• "I Was very very disappointed with the portion of fish and 3 small prawns."
• "Leek and potato tart and side salad overly salty."
• "The tortellini was very dry and rubbery with no evidence of any sauce."
• "The chicken and haggis dish was basically breaded chicken served with mash and haggis but certainly not up to the standard."
• "The fish pie was flavourless and dry, worse than the supermarket frozen fish pie."

Service

Pros:

• "San our server was amazing and explained some of the unfamiliar dishes very well."
• "Thank you Emma our lovely waitress. She really looked after us and made us feel welcome."
• "The rest of the staff, especially Dea and Charlie, looked after us incredibly well and were really attentive."
• "Waitresses absolutely lovely."
• "Staff very courteous and friendly."
• "Our server Vasu was attentive and had a lot of solid local recommendations."
• "Staff attentive without being intrusive."

Cons:

• "After an hour and a half waiting there was no food delivered so we left."
• "Service dreadful."
• "The service was particularly slow and they didn't seem to know the menu particular well forgot 50% of my main and I had to ask for it..."
• "Service was slow and dishes were very disappointed when they arrived."
• "Waitress was very dismissive and rolled her eyes at my partner."
• "We were seated for twenty minutes before we were asked if we would like to order a drink."
• "Service was very poor - coffees never arrived so we just left."

Atmosphere

Pros:

• "The Dolls House is most certainly a cosy, nice, attractive restaurant."
• "Very warm and relaxing ambience in lovely surroundings and settings."
• "Lovely revamp!!"
• "The atmosphere was lovely we had burgers with skinny fries."
• "Lovely atmosphere."
• "The restaurant inside was stunning, so quirky and homey."
• "The atmosphere was brilliant."

Cons:

• "Our table was very small even just for 2 people."
• "Upstairs is incredibly average at both."
• "This still totalled £125 for what was very poor quality and service."
• "Waiting times for larger group (25 people) were unacceptable."
• "Unfortunately won’t be back."
• "Very poor service and management."
• "The menu was limited and very 'pub grub' like for the prices."

Value

Pros:

• "Great service. 10/10 would go again."
• "Really great service, best meal I've had in a while will definitely be back!"
• "Great food."
• "Food was delicious."
• "Nice food!"
• "The food was perfect, I cannot fault anything."
• "Food had good flavour, I ordered the monk fish and prawn curry."

Cons:

• "People can't afford to pay £100 for a poor meal."
• "Generally, wasn't good value for money or worth a visit."
• "Food was very disappointing and really overpriced."
• "This still totalled £125 for what was very poor quality and service."
• "Shame about the lunch, more pricey than nearby venues."
• "The menu was limited and very 'pub grub' like for the prices."
• "Had no steaks and our burger was burnt..in fact black."