We made a booking at what we thought was one of the best hotels in town. We had been driving all day and needed to leave the booking until about 8.30pm to unpack and freshen up. The pub was full when we booked and the staff seemed friendly, particularly the supervisor Ross. When we returned to have dinner at 8.30pm the pub had cleared out a bit and it was a quieter which suited us. We waited and two staff members walked past us and looked through us as if we didn't exist. Another came over and in an exasperated voice said, 'somebody will be with you gents soon'. Ross eventually appeared and instead of greeting us, looked up our booking, grabbed two menus and showed us (2men) to the largest, filthiest table in the pub which could have sat 12 people. The table and many others hadn't been cleaned while other tables for two had been cleared and cleaned. We complained so in an exasperated voice he said you can have this one and took us to another table which was dirty too. He reluctantly wiped it over after we showed him. By this point we felt very unwelcome and left. However, we want to thank Ross and his staff because we walked across the road to Farquharson's Bar and Kitchen and they welcomed us warmly, served us delicious food and we had the best night. Best to avoid The Flying Stag altogether. Clearly they're too busy to give everyone good service. read more