"I am loath to write poor reviews as I know how difficult it is to please everyone but I wish that I had checked Tripadvisor before entering this establishment. We visited during the Fringe Festival and therefore when our waiter told us of the list...of beers that were not available on their menu we were not too upset. We chose our meals and we did not wait too long for our food to arrive. That was when things started to go wrong. My Tomato and mozzarella salad starter was described as a taste of summer with four varieties of tomatoes marinated in a balsamic dressing with italian mozzarella and micro basil. What I received was a large bowl of salad leaves with small chunks of a fairly tasteless tomato and cubes of what tasted like the type of mozzarella used to top cheap pizzas. There was very little dressing not enough to cover the leaves) and it was disappointing. Not as disappointing as my friends peppered mackerel fillets salad which was supposed to be accompanied with artisan bread. The portion for the main course looked smaller than my starter portion, it was not peppered mackerel and it was only one small piece not the fillets described in the menu. We queried whether they had made a mistake and served a starter but we were told that it was correct, we were given a bowl of salad leaves when requested. I then ordered the chicken wrapped in bacon served with haggis fritter and mash. The chicken arrived minus the fritter, when I queried this with the waiter he questioned whether there should have been a fritter with it but he did return with a fritter and an apology ten minutes later. In fairness my chicken was tasty but you have to ask what is going on here. The food that is being served is not as described on the menu. A couple who came in after us left when there order was not taken. We would not return here, we did feel sorry for the waiting staff who were friendly and helpful, this is a management problem which needs urgent attention."
