The tomato fennel dsouo, garnished with marinated oluve and chive. Served with sourdough bread and…read morehomemade butter. Fabulous!

I got the lamb. It was cooked perfectly. I finished with 3 scoops of ice cream. All in all, it…read morewas good but that's about it.

Fabulous hospitality, delicious food, and quenched my thirst with a cold pint of Clwb Tropicana…read more Went in the next day for seconds!

stayed in dundee for a week from southern cal. Went to the barrelman 3 times, great service, food…read moreand drink. The steak and burgers are high quality and well prepared. Fries are excellent as are the beer, cider and wiskey selection. Can't wait to return on my next trip to scotland

After a long walk my wife & I decided to visit the Vilage Inn at Bridge Of Earn for a spot of…read morelunch. The bar lounge was fresh, and clean. Whilst quiet for a Sunday, there were a few folk dining. Along with the ubiqutios Sunday roast, the menu was full of many a tempting meal. I chose the steak pie, with chips & veg, my only bug bear being more veg & variety. My wife chose the herb coated salmon, with tagliate. Our plates came to us full, and left empty. As Im watching my weight I declined a dessert, & a second ale. My wife however had the banoffee pie. Our meal was fairly priced, coming in at under £30. Well worth a vist, look forward to our next visit.

Amazingly simple food done well. We had the chicken & steak pies with potato/veg sides & we're so…read morepleased. Service good as well! Hard to find from yelp (google on yer own for good directions).

This is a review of the steak restaurant associated with the Balgove Larder…read more If the two establishments are separate, I'll happily amend this review. Tonight is the first night of graduation week in St. Andrews. Families are celebrating their graduates. They are looking for a memorable meal to mark the occasion. Having a negative experience can have the opposite effect. The Steak Barn provided just the underwhelming experience tonight. Fortunately five others in a seven person party enjoyed their food. The worst part of the meal was the flat iron steak. The cut was under done, even when I sent it back. The cut was chewy and tough, not what I expected from 20 gbp steak (~$30). Management needs to step in a control quality and provide more training to their young staff. Maybe they just had a bad night. It happens. Having a bad night on a special occasion is less forgivable.

Great store for gourmet goods which also includes a cafe. Lots of local chatchies and gourmet…read moregoods. If you're a foodie, you would surely find something to enjoy. From fresh eggs, local produce, breads, butcher, cheese, and many premade dishes. The cafe was ok. Had their broccoli soup and cheese scone. Soup good but the cheese scone was so heavy, dry and tasteless.

This corporation is everything I dislike in dining. Been to 3 of their spots now…read more It is like when you find out your favorite chocolatier is owned by Nestle. Or your favorite local craft beer is by Budweiser. The three places Ive been to by this corporation are all just like A.I. versions of small and local. Looking for REAL? Looking for local? This isn't the place. Look into the faces of the employees. I see only disgust at the middle-managers (corporate stooge types) running these offshoots. HARD PASS on this resturant group. WHEREVER they are based. Criterion is real and local - if I may recommend a place.

Nice people but completely inept service. Food took hours to arrive, everything was cold, drinks…read moreorders were forgotten 5 plus times, it was a complete and utter mess. Again, nice people but they don't know what they're doing.

A comfortable restaurant in the heart of St. Andrews. Casual upscale ambiance. Good selection of…read moredishes but small portions. The chateaubrian 500gm was on special Thursday evenings, so had a great value sharing between 3 people. The fries were amazing delicious, crispy and hot. Also had the eggplant dish, ok with a very very small side of spinach. Had the Caesar salad, fresh corn bread and olives as well. Overall ok, not great but good.

Waiter changed 3 times, asked for a Diet Coke 5 times until I got one. Rib eye was rare not medium…read more Had to wave waiters down the whole dinner. Waited 1 hour for ribeye to hit the table , then 20 min for a re-fire. Although they did take ribeye off the tab which is appreciated. Once it was re-fired it was left in the window and forgotten about (waiter told us that info). Overall not worth it, food "fancy" but just not good, boring. Staff not to blame ,they seemed to be in chaos and disorganized. Not worth the pretty penny it costs. Would've rather had the kebab next door and have a tasty meal :)

Searched the must eat in St. Andrew and Cromars was on many list that came up... so this was our…read morefirst place to try fish and chips. The place has very limited seating inside, they have a large picnic table and few tables out by the street, but the place does get busy. Most of the folks coming here were getting their orders to go. WARNING, they only have one register, you order first and if you are dining in, they will bring you the food. What the cashier won't ask you, is if you need tartar sauce, etc, it's assumed you know how to order. On top of that, the young lady working the registered looked beyond flustered and overwhelmed working. We waited about 5 minutes before we ordered (everything is a la carte, so if you forget to order something, you need to get back in line and order them). We got the following: - Battered Haddock with chips special (comes with a drink) x 2 - Calamari - Onion Rings - Chicken tender salad We got our food, then realized we had to order the tartar sauce, etc. So go back in line, by this time I had to wait 10 minutes to get: - Tartar sauce x 3 - Ketchup (yes they charge you for ketchup) - side order of curry The haddock - first time experiencing fish & chips in Scotland, I walked away from here very disappointed. The fish is NOT seasoned, very bland and the batter fell off the fish. It seemed like there was no binding agent between the fish and the wet batter. The onion ring was too greasy and calamari was decent. The saving grace was the gravy, definitely get the gravy to dip your chips in. Why two stars? - staffing - the cashier could have asked if this was our first time or not... and if it was, then explain that everything is a la carte. Don't assume that folks coming here knows how to order and force them to get back in line to get the condiments. tables - tables with eaten plates everywhere. It seems they foregone the cleaning the tables to take orders and get the lines moving. I think we would walked away with a lot better experience if things were explained to us. Was it worth spending 90 pounds with tip? No.

We tend to go to Tail End when in town which is not often but decided to try Cromars-great choose…read morewith good quality fish. It's made to order, So no sitting under heated lamps for awhile. Chips, mushy peas all come very hot in a good way. With a beer to compliment the meal, will be jncluddd in future ST. Andrew's visits. Service was attentive, and responsive!

We drove up to the Highlands to spend a few days away from the hustle and bustle of London this…read moreChristmas and decided to break our journey with an overnight stop in Perth. We got a very cheap room at the local Travelodge so we thought we would treat ourselves to a tasty supper in the town. After sounding out B's pal who lives in Perth about good places to eat locally, and a bit of research from me on the internet, we decided that 63 Tay Street looked like it would tick all the right boxes. Although by no means the cheapest place to eat in town the a la carte menu looked like good value, perhaps that's the London perspective, and from the website I could see that 63 Tay Street boasted a fine selection of keenly priced wine. We had a quick drink in the lovely Greyfriars pub, just round the corner from the restaurant, and arrived at 7.30. I was a bit surprised to find that there was only one other table taken in the beautifully restored room which had been given a modern, elegant make over. No matter, it meant we had the full attention of the two lovely waitresses and we were soon sitting in a widow table with a glass of sherry and dealing with dilemma of what to order from the short but very sexy menu. It was most definitely one of those situations where you could have easily picked any of the dishes on offer and been happy but care was needed to ensure that you did not end up with a bad case of the food envy. First up was an amuse bouche which was a small cup of parsnip and whiskey soup with a dash of cream and a tiny haggis; just delightful and very tasty. It was then on to a really stunning plate which consisted of a leek and potato velouté topped with hot smoked salmon. I was calling this salmon 4 ways and it was a lovely taste sensation which showcased all that it best about this fine fish. Next was a palate cleanser of orange grenata which came with spiced oranges and dates. Unusual, but it was tasty and worked very well. It was then onto the main event; B had a very festive looking roast guinea fowl while I had the fillet of pollack with roast scallops. Both dishes looked as pretty as a picture on the plate and tasted even better. I don't think I have ever had scallops that had been cooked this well and much credit should go to the skill of the chef. We were both beginning to feel a little bit like stuffed turkeys by this point in the proceedings so we decided to share a delicious dessert of chocolate souffle, marmalade ice cream and whiskey custard. We washed all this food down with a lovely, very reasonably priced, bottle of Pouilly Fume which was every bit as good as the blurb on the beautifully constructed wine list suggested. In addition to the many interesting and well priced wines on the list it was good to see some local craft beers had been included along with suggestions for teaming them up with various dishes very forward thinking. We left around 10pm well fed and in high spirits, ready for a good nights sleep before pushing on up the East coast to our journeys end. I look foward to a return visit to 63 Tay Street when I am next in town.

I think this is the finest restaurant in Perth…read more If you are looking for high quality service and cutting-edge menus then this is the restaurant for you. The restaurant is small, intimate, quiet and ideal for romantic meals! The food is pricey, but you will not be disappointed with the quality of the dishes and the food is beautifully arranged. During evening service there are numerous courses - so go on an empty stomach to fully enjoy the yummy dishes!