Loch Fyne (Leith)

• I remember when this first opened few years ago and it was where everyone wanted to come
• I went back yesterday with my friend Ben and Sultana Malik as usual haha to enjoy that same experience again
• The restaurant itself is good however the service not so great
• There was hardly interaction with us not even proper eye contact
• I'm not sure if the guy was having a bad day or not
• We went for the specials 10.45 for 2 course or 3 for 12.45 which is pretty good
• Tagged along with Tee Miah and Ben as they went for a late lunch and I wanted desert (of course) went to presto next door a few times but never here
• I was pretty impressed to hear this as it was a Saturday but I now know why
• The guys portions were really small
• The waiter was not very approachable
• I wasn't ordering food but if I was it wasn't very easy to do so
• The desert was definitely not fresh chocolate fondant
• It was just cake with no soft gooey insides
• Only points is for the ice cream
• Everything is sustainable and catch methods listed
• It's a beautiful location with a reliable supply of seafood
• Our experience started with a very unwelcoming welcome
• We were asked if we booked but there were only 10 people in the restaurant and we felt as if we wouldn't be able to get a table
• It took 15 minutes before our order was taken and 30 until we saw food
• We were starving and the close proximity to the bread was all too tempting
• Sadly it seemed this was an added extra
• The mussels didn't have much flavour and the sauce was a little bitter
• The burger and smoked haddock continued with the run of the mill theme
• Neither were very exciting but we were hungry enough to be satisfied
• Three of the adults were driving so no alcohol for them
• The restaurant was not that busy the service was extremely poor 20 minutes for a waitress to approach us
• The Poached Haddock was a very small portion for an adult
• We all laughed but in reality she was correct it looked bland the batter was so soft and tasted horrible
• Like the fish were a pale brown color and tasted the same as the batter horrible
• Youngest child was 7 years old she wanted a chicken wrap
• After a few more drinks it was time for desert which by this time some of us had given up on the food
• On top of that the food was not up to a standard you would expect from a restaurant like Loch Fyne
• Moral of this story is we wont be back
• The waiter was kind and chatty
• There was a mix up with our booking (ten of us) and the manager not only apologised profusely but did her best to accommodate all of us
• T fancy driving two hours to Loch Fyne this is the next best thing
• With the harbour right there and the smell of fresh fish in the air seafood was definitely on the agenda
• The restaurant is beautiful and airy and very inviting
• Our servers was friendly and helpful and really did a great job
• We ordered the crispy chilli calamari to share as a starter and they were really good
• Only thing that was missing was the seasoning and the actual chilli flavour
• I ordered the mussels main with fresh bread and chips and my friend ordered the Angus beef burger
• The portion of mussels was way more than expected and was quite shocked to see how many were in the pot
• The mussels were plump and sweet and the white wine sauce was really flavourful
• My friends burger was just as delicious and she really enjoyed it
• The seafood was some of the freshest I've ever tasted

Read More