Hi ya! I tell you locals really dislike this chef and I heard this OFTEN. Many gave us an earful. An inflated ego can be off-putting. We ventured into this place nevertheless.We enjoyed. Creative endless small bites expensively priced. Most tasty. Deer good. Cod on (what tasted like bean paste) not so much. The much maligned chef? His name is EVERY where. Even IN the concrete as you step into the place. Chef calm down. Stop with the drama and get out into the public and endear yourself to this wonderful town. You've gotten off on the wrong foot. Right this like Scrooge at THE END of the Dickens novel. read more

Haar Restaurant - Fish dish w/ caviar up-charge. Had strong curry which overpowered the caviar. Total waste! - Scottish Near Me - St. Andrews, FIF

I made the unfortunate mistake of taking three non foodies to this place. A bit embarrassing, but o was able to enjoy the culinary skills of the chefs. I don't eat oysters, but I also do not turn down a chefs creation. They move you to a first course station (very cool), where a spud chef prepared the first course in front of you, a la oysters prepared with various ointments and sauces and rhubarb - I liked it! Bread and chia butter was fantastic, duck was great, trout ok, lobster ok (nothing beats a Main lobster with drawn butter). Dessert was great. I just wished I was able to bring some true foodies with me. read more

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Now, this was a world-class dinner / restaurant! From the greeting at the door until our farewell (at the same door), everything these nice people did was perfect. Once you enter Haar's domain, you are treated like a valued guest. You are seated in this beautiful greeting area and served your drinks. After several minutes, you escorted to a hors d'oeuvres bar with stools where you take part in the construction of several amazing appetizers. Not only is this show entertaining, but the food being made at this bar is delicious. After these two introductory courses, you are seated at your table for dinner. I had a truly sensational Venison steak with one of the most complex sauces I've ever had. We also ordered their take on Lobster Thermador (that's the only way I can remotely describe it). It was the high point of meal. Us four souls were rolling our eyes as each course kept us amazed. The dessert rolls in, and again, we were astounded by the intricacy of flavors we were tasting. All in all, of the three weeks we have been traveling in Europe, this was the "stand-out" meal of our trip. The service was stellar, the ambiance was plush, the noise level was quiet / subdued, and the experience here made it very simple to say, "we will definitely be back!" read more

4 hour dinner. We left early. Would have been 4.5 or 5. Yes. You read that right. Food was ok. Not great. Wine paring was marginal. Service was good. Felt bad for them. $400 per person. Total mistake for our group. Never again. read more

Haar is a great "fine dining" restaurant in St Andrews. It's a fun experience--you start downstairs with drink, then sit at a bar where a chef prepares a few little bites for you to partake of. They were pretty fancy looking, innovative, and very tasty. Next, you go upstairs to your table and start in on dinner. The food here is very good, and well thought out. The chef is talented. Service is excellent. read more

Visited Haar on a recommendation from the hotel concierge and had a pleasant evening. This was one of the few restaurants on St. Andrews that could accommodate our large party (~14). It is also owned by a Masterchef finalist, Dean Banks. Service was very attentive and friendly, half of the table did a la carte and the other half did the tasting menu (minimum due to the large party reservation). We started the meal off with one warm delicious bread and butter. I enjoyed the tasting menu overall, the dishes definitely had an Asian fusion flair to them and were tasty. My favorites were the banoffee dessert, pork belly and scallop. If you are looking for a classy evening out, this can be the place! read more

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I really don't like giving bad reviews as I feel bad for the staff whose livelihoods depend on businesses doing well but in this case I have to give one star. I previously dined in Haar at their old location in late 2019. I had the tasting menu and raved about it to everyone. This experience was the total opposite! 24 hours prior to our booking the restaurant called to say they were short staffed and couldn't accommodate our lunchtime booking for 9 people that had been booked weeks in advance. Could we instead come at 5pm? We all rearranged our transport, babysitters etc etc and agreed that we could do 5pm. This meant changing from a set lunch menu at £29 to the tasting menu of £105 with add ons available (lobster course at £25 and wagyu beef £10) Things were going well until we realised that we would all be leaving hungry after a 5 course tasting menu. For the 5 courses I had one oyster, a tiny tin of fish pate, one over cooked scallop, a piece of cod that probably weighed 30g served with 3 cold, skinned cherry tomatoes and the piece de resistance the smallest piece of beef I have ever been served. It was maximum 50g. Served with half a baby courgette. A pre dessert of half a strawberry and the only course that was a decent size was a tiny banana parfait. The beef itself was tough and under seasoned. I sent it back. No apology and when I got my replacement which was even smaller no one came to check if it was ok. 2 of our party paid the £10 upgrade for wagyu beef and it was EVEN SMALLER!!! I don't know how they even cut it, they must have a set of tiny knives in the kitchen especially for this. One wagyu was sent back to the kitchen and not even replaced. What was worse is that one of the party is pescatarian and doesn't eat meat. Her replacement main course was one baby courgette cut in half sitting on a few cabbage & kale leaves. This was the alternative to beef. The ingredient cost of that dish must be about 50p. When she said she wasn't happy with it the response from the staff was 'We have spoken to Dean and that's what we offer' then 'what would you like us to do' just a ridiculous response. The bill at the end of the meal was over £2000. We spoke to the manager about our many issues and she called us liars. I asked why they hadn't given us anything complimentary as we had kindly moved our booking at their request She replied that they hadn't cancelled our lunch booking and they had squeezed us in at the last minute so had done us a favour! She blamed the issue on a colleague making an error with our booking. We all go out regularly to fine dining restaurants and I have never experienced such poor standards. If you are going to serve tiny portions make sure they are amazing. This fell way short. The staff haven't had great training in customer service. They seem to cater to lots of American golfers visiting St Andrews. Mostly these guys won't visit again. You can see why locals are avoiding it now. Please don't waste your time & money going here. Go to The Seafood Ristorante instead. They know how to look after you and the food is of a much higher quality. read more

Their customer service is atrocious and they are unreasonable. Please run away from this place. We had a reservation and we're arriving the same day from Paris. We found out the day before our flight was delayed causing us to miss our reservation. I called 26 hours in advance and was told I need to call 48 hours in advance. So they charged me the equivalent of $188. Outrageous. If you go I would ask why would you support such a place? Their reasoning was that it is in their policy when you make a reservation and no exceptions. So, you need to read the small print and remember. To the people at Haar, I hope you read this and make amends. read more

The occasion was a friends birthday, 8 of their close friends having a lovely day in St Andrews with the highlight to be a lunch tasting menu at HAAR by Dean Banks to which we had book long in advance and held confirmation email of said booking. The unfortunate issues began 24hours earlier when the booking party and whose birthday it was received a phone call stating they could no longer honour any lunch bookings due to staff shortages but could fit us in at 5pm. They acknowledged it would be the pricier dinner menu but would make sure we had a lovely experience and so we all discussed and agreed this was OK. What a mistake that was, one that was soon to be a costly disappointment and one that ruined the whole birthday experience. We all opted (as there was no choice) for the tasting many at £105 which also had upgrade options; £25 for a half lobster, £10 for wagu instead of sirloin etc. Pricey, maybe some might think so but we were all food lovers and knew we were now at dinner not lunch. The first few courses were actually very nice, portion sizes OK for a tasting menu and everyone was enjoying the meal, however it all changed when the sirloin / wagu & vegetarian options were presented. The steak came with a piece of mini courgette. The steak measured 7cm x 2cm x 2cm and was tough and unseasoned. This we thought was bad until the £10 upgrade wagu was presented, this was even smaller, a disgrace. It was sent back as also very tough to cut through with the provided steak knife, definitely not how wagu should be. However the last straw was when the vegetarian in our party was presented to two slithers of the small mini courgette on a small bed of wilted kale. £105 tasting menu and the main course is a small plate of vegetables! All these issue were given to the front of house manager who just kept saying, "I'll need to speak to Dean". £2500 bill with wine and food, yet Dean never once appeared to address the complaints and the manageress instead stated "Dean said it is what it is, that's the dishes". She then accused us of lying and we never originally had a lunch reservation. The management attitude was disgusting. All of our party are business owners from retail to hospitality, corporate to international finance and none of us had ever experienced such poor customer service following justifiable complaints. As nothing was rectified and we were being spoken to so poorly, the head party sadly paid the bill including the service charge just so we could all leave yet it still ruined the rest of our evening. If this is Dean Bank's attitude to local diners spending such amounts, it really is shocking. read more

Living the dream at the HAAR! On Sunday May 11th my cousin and I were walking in downtown St.Andrew's trying to find a place to eat after playing our 1st round of golf in Scotland. After being turned down twice because restaurants in the area were closing (roughly 8pm), I saw a Hotel and thought there has to be a restaurant there and, that's how we found the HAAR! We walked into this quaint space that can sit approximately 20 people where we were greeted by the welcoming Fiona who was happy to tell us all about the HAAR, which means a cold sea fog from the east coast of Scotland. We chose to go with the 6 course meal with the wine pairing which was incredible! Not only was the food amazing but, Fiona made us feel like we were long time friends and part of the community. She was very engaging and shared with us her passion for food through the whole meal. I'll post pictures below. My trip to St.Andrews was to celebrate my 50th birthday and play at the Home of Golf (which I did ;)This was the number one thing on my bucket list, and Fiona will forever be a part of my unforgettable experience in Scotland. If you're looking for a great culinary experience, an exceptional service, find your way to the HAAR and ask for Fiona! Tell her Mike Masters sent you. read more

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Service , food,and presentation is outstanding. A must have are the oysters. An experience. The best lamb I have ever had. Best experience in St. Andrews. read more

Phenomenal dinner. Duck and lamb are amazing. Definitely worth making plans for dinner here if you are staying in St. Andrews.