August 2025 by Alan McCreadie
Went to the Balgarth Pines Service awful
Not be back.
August 2025 by Ernesto Lewis
The food was simply outstanding.
August 2025 by Aiden O'Neill
Good food and service
July 2025 by Fiona Andrews
I had a delicious sandwiche (prawn with marie-rose dressing) for lunch. We were in a large group for a post wedding cessation snd had a fabulous time.
Nice weather in thf afternoon allowed us to sit in the outdoor beer garden, and the internal restaurant was also comfortable.
A live jazz duet added to the lovely ambience! Thoroughly enjoyed myself.
July 2025 by Kerri Whyte
We recently held our ?happily ever after? party at Balgarth following our elopement, and it was absolutely perfect from start to finish. The staff were so welcoming the morning we arrived to set up ? a lovely man and woman helped us move tables multiple times without complaint (I can be quite fussy!), and nothing was too much trouble.
On the night of the party, the staff member working (I believe her name was Kristen or Kirsten) was so polite, professional and friendly. We even saw her again the next morning while collecting our decorations, and she was just as lovely.
Martin, the owner, truly went above and beyond. He offered us drinks while setting up, and when we ended up staying longer than planned, he surprised us with complimentary Prosecco. He also made scrambled eggs for my friend?s young son ? again, completely free ? and took time to interact with him, which meant a lot. The next morning, after checking in to see how everything went, he even covered our breakfast in the beer garden, which was such a thoughtful gesture.
The buffet was fantastic ? we had so many compliments from guests and it was very reasonably priced for the quality and amount of food. The garden area was spotless and such a lovely space to enjoy the sun until 9pm. We also loved the idea of offering our guests a drink on arrival using tokens, which allowed them to choose their preferred drink ? a brilliant suggestion from the staff!
We genuinely couldn't have asked for a better venue or team. Everything was seamless, warm, and incredibly well looked after. Thank you so much to Martin and all the team at Balgarth for making our celebration so special.
June 2025 by Audrey McCulloch
went there this evening with my husband for my birthday. He had the macaroni. I had fish & chips. The fish was not fresh it was a cod portion, which I could have had anywhere. It was also very greasy. Sorry we won't be back anytime soon.
June 2025 by Kath Pybus
Very good value .
June 2025 by nicole Lily
Disappointing Experience ? Needs Improvement
We visited Balgarth Pines for the Father?s Day three course meal deal, arriving at 12:55 and not leaving until 3:15pm nearly two and a half hours late largely due to incredibly slow service. While the staff were generally pleasant, the service lacked the basic courtesies and attentiveness you would expect in any standard restaurant setting.
No one checked in with us to see how our meals were or whether we needed more drinks, and between each course, I had to go to the bar myself to ask for plates to be cleared and for the next course to be brought out. Each course took roughly 45?50 minutes to arrive, which made the experience drag unnecessarily.
As a vegetarian, I found the menu very limited. There were no vegetarian options listed, and although the waitress did point out there was salmon on the menu, I explained vegetarians do not eat any animal products. Eventually, I was told the chef could prepare a butternut squash ravioli, but by then I had settled on just having a starter.
Meanwhile, two members of our party couldn?t even eat the beef served as part of their main course, it was so tough it was inedible.
At the end of the meal, I had to walk up to the counter to request the bill myself. There was no polite inquiry about how our meal was, just a brisk ?cash or card?? which felt a bit cold and impersonal.
All in all, the experience was underwhelming. The food quality, service speed, and attention to customer experience were all lacking. The staff, though friendly, clearly need more training in standard service etiquette. Unfortunately, I wouldn?t recommend returning based on this visit.
June 2025 by Shona Mckinstry
food was an absolute delight with great prices and a verity of options highly recommend,,,,
pity the same couldn't be said about the staff!! everything seemed a bother to them stood behind bar although did pop out now n again to look busy and avoid serving customers,,,,,??
May 2025 by Paul Carpenter
Very good food. Had rump of lamb. Best ever. Nice sweets. Cheese and biscuits good.
May 2025 by Rachael Morton
Visited last night (9th May) for a birthday dinner. Bar was busy and quite noisy. There didn't seem to be enough staff, we waited a while to order. The waitress didn't know what kind the soup was and had to go and find out. When food arrived we never even had the chance to ask for sauce or more drinks before the server was gone. No-one was back at our table for the duration of our meal. There was a hair in one of the adult mains, again no-one to notify. No-one came to clear our plates away/offer dessert menus when we finished. Eventually someone asked of we were finished, cleared 2 of 4 plates and never came back for the others, still no dessert menus offered and waitress nowhere to be seen or clearing other tables. Eventually we went to the bar, paid and left. We went elsewhere for ice-cream. When paying no-one even asked if everything had been OK for us. A disappointing visit.
April 2025 by B Stevenson
Fabulous lunch. Great service and dog friendly too.
April 2025 by Stephen Abbs
All three courses was absolutely spot on
Looking forward to a second visit
April 2025 by Ashley Barnett
The staff went above and beyond today, my autistic son was upset that they didn't have his favourite (pizza) but they found a way to make one especially for him. The rest of the food was good quality, particularly the t-bone steak and the fish and chips.
I didn't have any cash but would have left a gratuity if it had been an option on the card machine so maybe look into this so that the staff can get tips when the service is outstanding.
April 2025 by Jim Smith
Looking forward to visit, disappointed. We had problems with drinks, bought a drink we did not order, then they added it to the bill.
Service slow, food would have been warmer.
