my egg was not cooked and i was so hungry but was served quickly im so upset rn!!!!!!!read more

My wife and I frequent The Hay Stook on a regular basis when visiting family. we find the place…read moregood in all aspects, food, service, prices, all fine. One big problem the air conditioning is not being used correctly, far too cold, consequently, leaves my wife and I with flu like symptoms. An easy fix, turn it off.

If you're at East Kilbride "Town Centre" or the bus station, and you fancy a tipple you owe it to…read moreyourself to visit Hudsons. Definitely the least intimidating pub in the local area anyway! Offers real ale from the local Strathaven brewery regularly, and for just around £2 a pint. Bargaino. It's really the best place for cask ale in East Kilbride. If you're a "busspotter" you can also admire the lovely selection of buses at the bus station too. If that's your thing.

Sometimes location is everything when running a business and Hudson's prime location in the town…read morecentre next to the bus station suggests this might be true here. Overpriced and populated by the people who are unwelcome in other places in EK, there are other places to try if you really want a drink.

As the name suggests, there is a twisted looking chimney stack right up through the middle of the…read morebar area. At the bottom there IS actually a working fire that is on every cold day I've been there. The bar has three levels with comfortable seating all over. There are high tables with comfortable stools as well. The bar has a good selection, only missing are the variety of shots that you get in other bars. No aftershock or Jaffa Cake vodka. Don't ask for any fancy cocktails, this isn't that kind of pub. The bar food is good, made by the same chefs that cover the Beefeater menu through in the restaurant part. Everything from Lasagne to paprika chicken salads, just not tuna. The best bit about the place, though, is the service. The staff are well trained and very attentive. They help you with you orders and even beyond the bar. They are very good interacting with children too. The management seem to be very hands-on. All the staff seem to be happy to serve you. It makes all the difference to your visit.

When I was in hospital, my mum and dad said they'd take me out for dinner once I recovered, and…read morehere was the place my hmm wanted to go. The crooked lum is named after the giant wonky chimney in the middle of the bar area. It's a Beefeater, so isn't awfully unlike Wetherspoons, but a bit classier looking. The restaurant area is huge, and wasn't close to full, so I was surprised when we were told we'd have a 20 minute wait as the kitchen were running behind. That should've been the first sign of a bad experience. Once we were actually seated, it took just over an hour to get our food. I ordered the T-bone steak, my mum ordered a sirloin and my dad the mixed grill; a rump steak, gammon steak, lamb chop and chicken breast packed onto a plate. When the food actually arrived, I cut into my steak only to find a thoroughly cooked through steak, when I'd asked for medium rare. I sent it back and waited 20 minutes on another one, which is unacceptable because medium rare cooking does not take anywhere near that long. They did take money off the bill for all the drama, and the only reason they're not getting one star is because we actually had a really good waitress, and she cant be faulted for the issues that were going on in the kitchen. I probably won't be back here though.

This place is a carvery restaurant. You queue up to pay first at the till (and get a pint of…read moreDeuchars IPA while you're at it for £2.09) and then you queue up again to get your food, but it's well worth the waits for some top notch carvery at bottom price (especially if you get one of their many deals which are always floating around their website). Anoth thing that's awesome is the mint sauce gravy. Mint sauce goes with everything! And gravy is practically like water to me being from Nottingham and raised on it from an early age. Awesome. Bonus of mashed potato option you don't always get at carveries too.

Why, why, why did we go here. It's literally 2 minutes from our house and we were exceptionally…read morestarving, but really this was ridiculous. I wish I could give it zero stars as that's what it deserves. I know carverys aren't renowned for their top quality fayre - however this was of a whole new level of horrible. I opted to go for the glazed gammon and Turkey. The 'carver' literally hacked into the joint of Turkey and gave me a few huge literal steaks of , along with a sliver of the glazed ham. I chose my accompaniments and sat down. The first forkful that went in my mouth I spat out. It was a combination of rubber carrots and rock solid peas which I immediately had to spit in my napkin. I began moving the food around my plate to inspect for any other raw ingredients, only to find the Turkey had huge blackish red marks on it. It's not like me to be squeamish with my food but it was truly disgusting. The one slice of gammon I was given had a huge lump of fat attached to it and was chewy and tasteless. The gravy was lumpy and the diced swede was rock solid. I probably ate about 4 forkfuls in total. I wish Id complained but I'd have been lucky to find a staff member. The place seems totally desserted in terms of waiting staff. I would not recommend this place to anyone, ever!

The 'Tash' has certainly lost a lot of its appeal over the years. Maybe it is simply down to the…read morelocation, but it no longer has any character. I have reasonably fond memories of the place, the majority of which were around the turn of the century. These days, it's either depressingly dead or has that angry feel about it when it is busy. Not the worst spot in EK, but far from the best either.

A pub in a shopping centre. Not a sentence that makes you grab your wallet and rush down for a…read morepint. I popped into this place on a Wednesday afternoon and was surprised to find it really busy. Wow, I thought. Do none of these people have jobs? After taking a look round at the clientele, I quickly realised the answer was almost definitely "no". A John Barras pub, The Tower offers cheap drinks and meal deals. Two main courses can be ordered during the day for only £8. Unfortunately, this wasn't enough to make me hang around.

It's big and roomy and the bar is long and horseshoe shaped. It used to be the the ground floor of…read morea department store and i think that they've used all the space on the lease. It has lots of window where you can watch all the sad faces on the shoppers coming and going , and then you can compare them to the sad faces on the staff. It really has everything. It's a Belhaven pub, (but I believe that they're trying to sell it). It has reasonable prices for a town centre pub. It has good food prices and even does a breakfast menu between ten and twelve in the morning. It has a DJ on Friday nights and a live singer on Saturday nights. It just doesn't feel cosy or friendly.

Typical traditional "mans 'bar", (it also has a lounge for the lady's) serving good beers (NOT real…read moreales) and excellent packets of crisps. (dont look for food, you wont find any) Spacious inside, lots of telly's for the football. Not too bad when all you want is a pint.