Hugely disappointing food. We mentioned a week ahead at time of booking that one of our party was…read morevegetarian and we were told there would be a vegetarian menu. In fact she was asked to "make something up from the other dishes on the menu" Not what you expect from a restaurant charging £50 a head minimum. Non vegetarian food was highly average in a rather pretentious way. Also, it is small and noisy, not noisy in an atmospheric way, just irritating chair scraping and hearing other diner's conversations. Toilets are in the basement, down two flights of stairs. Not suitable for the high heel wearer!

If you are in Dundee and going to the Theatre then you should book yourself into The Playwright for…read morea meal beforehand. The restaurant is actually quite small but on the other had it is very pleasant and really cosy. If you just fancy a few drinks then you will also be made welcome at the bar. The decor is actually quite posh and you feel like you are in a more upper class restaurant. For me the menu is not that great, they offer some decent meals and do a fairly decent A La Carte menu but I think the prices are a little on the steep side. The staffs are all very nice and friendly; if you are going to the theatre or having a classy night then it's worth a visit.

Great venue for gigs (they care about the sound you hear), particularly seeing as it has a balcony…read more Good bar staff & now serving Keith Brewery products in bottles so you don't have to just go for Tennent's or Stella. The Guinness tap on the main bar's looking a bit scabby though.

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caird hall is an excellent venue especially if any concerts its small so where ever your seated you…read moreget a great view. prices are always reasonable as smaller venue. limited in the amount of acts who come, but does offer some really good local entertainment

The Caird Hall is one of Dundee's few remaining attractive buildings (well we actually have a lot…read morebut most have not been maintained!). It is situated in the city square in the high street and is used for mainly classical concerts or specific medium scale events. I think it seats about 2000 but can be sectioned off if you need a smaller event and it also had the Marriot Hall attached for receptions/fayre's. The hire costs are very reasonable for the size and status of the building and it is where both Universities in the city hold their graduation ceremonies.Good welcome area and toilet/snack facilities too.

Good for the musical genuises out there. Vintage Strings is a charming shop situated on the Perth…read moreRoad, not far past the art college. Stocks a good selection of acoustic guitars, violens, and a weird and wonderful selection of other instruments. Staff are very knowledgeable and able to answer any questions. Prices can be expensive but definitely worth it. It also stocks a selection of music-related products which would be great for musical people for christmas

The architecture of this centre of design building and where it is situated on The riverside…read moreesplanade overlooking the river Tay is stunning but what it has to offer in the interior is not very much. The highlight of the whole visit was the silent disco included in the extortionate Night Fever club culture exhibition and the equally extortionate gift shop. Despite this I really enjoyed the exhibition learning about raves, techno music and studio 54 and all the interesting audio and visual exhibits was fantastic but apart from that, there really isn't anything else to comment on. I expected more of a WOW factor and I didn't get that unfortunately.

What a fabulous building! A spectacular piece of architecture, both outside and inside. Shame about…read morethe boxy carbuncle of a building that's going up across the road from it that completely obscures it from the town. I have to say though, I was a bit disappointed with the use of space inside. The vast atrium takes up most of the building, which means there are really only two main exhibition spaces; one of these housing the temporary (paid) exhibitions, the other the more permanent exhibits. The temporary exhibit on ocean liners was really great; we loved seeing the history of (mostly) Scottish shipbuilding, and there was a good selection of artefacts illustrating just how sumptuous and decadent some of these grand liners were - although once it got past the 1930's I mostly lost interest (I was never a fan of 70's design at the time and I'm still not!). We particularly liked the video wall recreating an ocean view off the deck with renowned ships like the QE2 sailing past (good photo opp!). Of the other exhibition, the Charles Rennie Mackintosh Oak Room was the main attraction for us, and the main reason we came. But it felt like the rest of it should have been about three times the size it actually was. We actually spent some time looking around for a third gallery that isn't there. The restaurant on the top floor had a reasonable menu, but the prices were rather on the expensive side so we gave it a miss. The cafe on the ground floor didn't draw us either so we went elsewhere for lunch. The whole visit took us two and a half hours. It was worth a look, but apart from the architecture, we found it slightly underwhelming.

Really tasty food and especially love the sweet potato fries and thai green curry!…read moreCinema has a great atmosphere as it is small but cosy and you can bring drinks from the bar in with you, bonus!

Having only visited this place to use the bar I can't comment on its food or cinema screens but the…read morepart of the exhibition space visible from the bar looks extensive. The bar itself is very popular & so there's usually quite a crush at it. It was well staffed though so waiting to get served was kept to a minimum and the choice of drinks on offer was better than average.