Walking into Tailend, the energy of patrons enjoying their meal is infectious. The decor is modern…read morebut comfortable. There is a nice variety of seafood on offer on the menu but the better choice is to select your fish from tonight's specials on the wall. That's what we did and we were very satisfied. The wine menu is limited. We chose a Pouilly Fuse that was unfortunately not drinkable. The staff were kind enough to take it back. I then chose the IPA that was much better. The appetizer recommended by our server was the mussels. These were best mussels I've ever enjoyed. It was served with a sauce made with garlic, butter, milk, and onion. It's good enough to be a soup! Our sides included brocholini and halumi. Both were excellent. The brocholini was flavorful and crunchy with a nice sauce-though know that the sauce has ham in it. The cheese, lightly fried is served with a spicy sauce that I really enjoyed, bit was too much for my wife. It was superb. We selected the monkfish and sea bass for our mains. Both were excellent, moist and flavorful fish-generous portions of each. This was an extremely satisfying and enjoyable meal. It was I've of our best in Scotland. We were frankly unable to eat more and we didn't have dessert.

We stopped by for dinner, but the place was full, so we left. If you go for dinner, make sure to…read moremake a reservation. So I went back the next day by myself, I did rsvp for 1 for 3pm, which was't necessary. After looking at the menu, went with: - Haddock & Chips with mushy peas. One thing I do like about this place was that, they offer different fish options, but no cod, thus I went with haddock. They do better job with frying their fish. The fish and the batter did not fall apart. The mushy peas was not my cup of joe :) When you walk in, to your right is the kitchen, where you can order for take out, walk towards the left to go to the dining room. The service was mediocre, thus only three stars. The wait staff rarely stopped by to check on you or refill your water, you had to hunt them down to get more water.

Great service and atmosphere. Lamb could be the best ever. Sadly lobster special was smothered…read morein gratin, which by itself was ok, the sauce poured over table-side should have been a choice for the patron. Result was a salty glob where we had to excavate the lobster. Disappointing. Desert of tart with ice cream was incredibly good.

The windows are dirty, so is most of the other glass. The waiter never explained the menu beyond…read moreordering two or three courses. I asked about the deer and duck pate, he really couldn't explain the dish. I asked if it was more like a country pate because I was trying to understand the concept; he said yes, country pate. For those who care, it's a deer tartare with a duck pate. Main dishes were good. No linens on the table, or cleaning/wiping of the table between courses; not really fine dining. I think at this level lines are a must, and crumbing is expected. Devil is in the details. Probably they expect, mostly tourists who never come back? Too bad, chef is great, he needs to sort out front of house.

This was absolutely the best restaurant on our trip to Scotland. The food was phenomenal and the…read moreatmosphere was exceptional. I highly recommend the Duck Shepherds Pie!

Good was delicious and ambiance was pleasant. I am giving a 3 because asking for ketchup was like…read morepulling teeth. We both got fish and chips and do not care for tartar sauce. They gave us each a small saucer with about a once of ketchup. When asking for more we were given 1 more to share. Then our server disappeared. My husband had finished his drink shortly after being served and was never asked if he would like another. We had to get up and actually go to the kitchen to get more ketchup, and this was after getting up and asking a server at the front for more. I understand it may not be a Scottish thing to put ketchup on your fish and chips, but when you are located in a highly tourist town like St. Andrew's I know we were not the only ones asking for ketchup. Our server only came back when he was at the kitchen when we asked. We were finally given a double amount because of asking. But he didn't return until we were done and our fish was cold by the time we got more ketchup.

It is ok. Service is friendly and fast…read more Modern ambience and good background music. Food is ok. The selection is limited but presentation and flavors are good. My family and I had a great time and enjoyed a quality meal.

Optimistic about an enjoyable dinner turned into one of the worst experiences ever. It started off…read morewell enough with drinks and starters. After that was complete, we continued to talk around our table of 6 and two hours later, had no food. Finally a number of our entrees hit the table but some were cold, and sent back. Then one in our party received nothing as it was never put in. The kitchen for some reason was seriously in the weeds although this restaurant isn't that big. Once we received the food, for the most part it was good, but chef doesn't know how to run a kitchen. Our bill came out and dessert wasn't even offered as I think they were embarrassed. The bill was wrong with a number of drinks that were never ordered. No one approached our table to offer an apology of any type of accommodation. I finally went to one of the managers and asked why he would make believe this wasn't even happening. He said he was aware of it, and I said, yet you continued to do nothing about it?! I've been in this industry a long time earlier in life and these people are in the wrong business. They failed at every opportunity am no one from the server to management made any attempt to make it right. Top 3 worst restaurant experiences ever ever had.

So the name of this place is a bit ambiguous: The crab shack, the lobster shack, the lobster store…read moreor, that little wooden hut on the harbour...This has to be one of the East Neuk's best kept secrets and is a real gem. Very very reasonable dressed crab and fresh lobster. On a sunny day (yup you are in the East Neuk, so these days are not too rare) between Easter and September, come down to the harbour for some al fresco dining. It is a little bit of New England in Scotland! Here is how you tackle the lobster shack. 1. Make sure it is open - opening hours are variable, but usually open weekends from Easter, and in the height of the summer, they are open during the week for lunch. 2. Bring glassware/plastic cups and corkscrew if you are wanting juice/wine 3. Get some cash - they don't take cards 4. Go to the hut and pick your lobster, they are live and will be freshly boiled for you. 5. Whilst lobster is boiling, go to the co-op across the road and buy some wine, bread, salad or anything else you want to have with the lobster/crab - the lobster/crab is just served as is, no lemon or anything. 6. Come back and grab yourself a bench, get your delish lobster/crab which will be served on a glass plate with real cutlery. 7. Enjoy - guaranteed you will! But please, please, don't tell anyone else - this is a really special place, we don't want it too busy now!!

Wonderful, freshly cooked lobster, shared between five of us while seated on a bench in the sun,…read morelooking at the boats in Crail harbour. Pick your lobster, in a few minutes it comes back piping hot with lemon juice, salt and pepper, and a range of tools to extract the flesh. About as simple as food gets, and just delicious!

We enjoyed fine vegetable samosas (5 pieces) followed by lamb tikka and a jahlfrezi of chicken and…read moreprawn, with pilau rice and plain naan. This extremely filling meal with a moderate bottle of shiraz, cost £57, so, in a town overrun with tourist traps, seemed quite reasonable.

Outstanding food! Amazing service with the nicest people in St. Andrews. Such a huge variety of…read morefood which is all authentic. A++

Where do I even begin? This was hands down our favourite restaurant during our vacation to Scotland…read moreand we had a lot of really great meals. First off, the restaurant and the owner were so charming and his wife is also the chef. The menu is quite extensive and the choices were all excellent. It is also vegetarian friendly with plenty of choices between meat, seafood and vegetarian. Even the dessert menu was varied and extensive. I initially planned to do the 2 course meal which was very reasonably priced at £27.95, but when I looked at the dessert choices I knew I'd have to save room for three courses. The meal started off with complimentary crackers and warm homemade bread with hummus and salsa, olive oil and butter. It was a lovely start. For my starter I chose the crab baked cheddar and mustard with salad. It was fantastic, so flavourful and filling and was baked in a shell. I had troubles choosing my second course as the options all looked amazing. I wound up choosing the crab trio which consisted of a coconut curried crab also served in a shell, a crab cake and crab risotto. All delicious, although the risotto didn't resemble other risottos I've had, it was still delicious. I think next time if I'm fortunate enough to return i would try to vary up what I had as I ate crab for both courses. Once our server brought our second course she said she would be right back with our vegetables. Our plates were already full yet more food was brought to our table including mashed potatoes, scalloped potatoes and steamed vegetables. I was getting so full! And for the finale I chose the Baked Alaska and my hubby chose the Sticky Toffee Pudding. I definitely won in the dessert choices! He finished both his and half of mine. Be sure to check out this fabulous restaurant when visiting St Andrews. You will not be disappointed. Be sure to make a reservation though!

It was not a good experience and very overrated. It was overpriced and the food was average at…read morebest. However, the worst was being up half the night with my wife and her the food poisoning after eating the crab trio.

Nothing beats authentic, Italian, and you will find it at a little Italy. Everything about this…read morefood is great, and the service and attentiveness of the staff is spot on. Make sure you get the tableside Cacio e Pepe.

Little Italy has a lot going for it. Nice interior and atmosphere, friendly service and exceptional…read morefood. Not just pizzas and pastas but also different veal, beef and fish dishes you normally don't get at Italians in the UK. Based on this, this restaurant is a more than solid 5/5. What drops it down a bit were the waiting time between starter & main as well as the prices, which are a bit high.

My partner and I have dined here , quite a few times. Today, Sunday 15th August,was a day of…read moredisappointment, my partner ordered chicken supreme, which is normally a chicken breast, with a supreme sauce, not a chicken leg with one roast potato, my roast beef and Yorkshire pud was excellent, the portions were small, and the prices were large.the service was good from a well trained staff. We will not be going back.

Stopped in for a bite of lunch while visiting St Andrews. I almost chose someplace else since the…read morehost was a little unfriendly, but decided to circle back and give it a second chance. I'm glad I did. I ordered the chicken curry and some naan. First off, the naan was so good! Impressive. Secondly, the curry chicken packed with flavor. I would definitely come here again.

We are HUGE fans of the food here! GREAT variety of dishes and substantial servings. Their friendly…read moreand professional service was most appreciated. This is a must if you are ever in or near St. Andrews.