Reviews in Scotland

steak was dirt poor. staff were complete rockets. never again

The food in the Village is to die for. It really is delicious and the staff are so well mannered and polite it all makes for an enjoyable experience.............until you go to powder your nose that is!!!! The toilet is very basic. It has pretty smelling liquid soap. It's just a pity it has no hot water to go with it and more often or not you have to try to open the two doors back to the restaurant with your elbows so you can dry your soaking wet hands on a napkin before sitting down to eat your delicious meal because there is NEVER anything to dry your hands on. I can live with this though.......the food is too nice not to.........i'll just take an alcohol rub with me next time.

A truly amazing experience, it was so refreshing to find an establishment that delivered a quality product, the service, the selection of ales and beers to the amazing food, seafood lovers this is a MUST if only for the oysters. WONDERFUL.

Another jewel is Edinburghs crown. What a hidden treasure this place really is. I honestly did not believe pubs like this still existed. You must pay the Cafe Royal a visit a real step back to when service and value mattered to people. Valerie and her staff are a credit, thankyou.

I was in Edinburgh for a show on Saturday and wanted to get out of the hustle and bustle of the main street for some food, when my fiancee and i spoted this quaint little Thai restaurant in the basement of the Richmond hotel not even a 5 minute walk from the playhouse, so we dropped in as we have always fancied trying out some Thai food. How delighted were we, the food was sublime, the waitress eve was very nice, helped us with recommendations on food and we had one of our best restaurant experiences in Edinburgh for a long long time. needless to say we will be returning again I cant recommend this lovely little restaurant enough to anyone looking for great food, friendly informative staff and a stunning experience of Thai cuisine, the setting was also lovely Steve & Michelle

The best Thai restaurant in Edinburgh by a mile fantastic service, fantastic tasty food, fantastic menu, very friendly accommodating staff i have been here 4 times now, with work, and family and will be back many times more

NOT ALL IT@S CRACKED UP TO BE! I agree that the food was excellent but I was shown to a dirty table, given food I did not order and after complaining it still was not taken off the bill. Add to that there was no water in the gent's toilet taps! Think about that, nan bread popadoms etc are finger food and so this was totally unacceptable. I asked for the manager and they got all funny with me. No manager, not allowed to give out his name etc - very dissappointing indeed!

This is a top class restaurant, food is always delicious very highly recommended!

Excellent service, really great food.

We had a family celebration on a Saturday night in April. The place was deserted. The food was nice, however we had eaten when under previous owners and can honestly say there is a difference. My son opted for a kids burger meal, in a steakhouse you would have expected no problem, however the burger was flat and very dried out and looked like it may have been frozen. The prices are, in my opinion, quite high in terms of value for money. Given that a local restaurant not that far away are offering carvery buffets from £5 per head (slightly more at weekends), and was filled to bursting more or less sums it up

Thoroughly recommended if you enjoy badly cooked food, rude staff and loud piped musak.

the food was fab would love some cheap deals

We have used this Restaurant for a good few years now and have nothing but good things to say about it from the service to the food itself. It is one of the best indian restaurants in the area and also provides a very good carry out/delivery service. Our favourites are the chicken tikka chasni and their chicken pakora (mouth watering stuff) . Hope they continue to survive the present credit crunch. Their Saturday lunch meno which is on till 4pm is great value and well worth a visit. Staff are also very friendly and always have time for a chat.

If you ever, ever have the time to pop in for a meal i can't recommend it highly enough. Best t-bone i've had..... period! It was fantastic. Lamb also sourced locally and declared beautiful by my lovely wife. We were in the a-la-carte restaurant and it wasn't pub food cheap (but there is a good value pub menu, too) but the neither of us were expecting the quality chef'ing that was clearly going on there. I'm hoping we get a chance to visit Edinburgh again, and i will plan a route past this place. Keep it up guys. Just off the A702 coming south out of Edinburgh.

We booked at the Baan Thai in Edinburgh on the off chance we would have a welcoming Thai meal and we were not disappointed. With great company we spend a unhurried three hours enjoying the professional cuisine of the establishment. Kye and Tim provide a splendid choice of dishes, which sometimes can be a put-off, but not here. Tempted to work our way through the whole menu and we will be back to resume the experience of authentic Thai food in beautiful surrounding! A wonderful time.

The food here is very fresh and tasty and staff are friendly. I recommend the lamb shish kebab. It is "Bring Your Own" which is always welcome in my book.

We just dined in this new eatery in Glasgow city centre and really enjoyed the whole experience without breaking the bank balance. 3 courses for tenner was a great deal with an authentic middle eastern cooking but the drinks a wee bit on pricey side but we ended up less than £20 a head for 3 courses and a bottle of nice wine plus 2 champagne cocktails, a great place especially when you are on a budget but looking for a good experience! Thoroughly recommended.

I found this place to be a really poor example of a vegetarian restaurant; the food arrived cold and late. I could have cooked the same at home easily. Staff acted as if they were doing you a huge favour; cold, complacent, pretentious atmosphere. Do yourself a favour and give David Banns a miss.