Food was delicious but for some types of steak it was small portion and we were served last sometimes and the meat was super rare.. we were 4 adults and 2 children (toddler and a pram), even if we mentioned that in the booking they did not have prepared a table to accommodate the pram. The reason I am giving this score it is because the drinks were served late or even forgetting about them , first round of cocktail was nice and strong but second mostly ice and little taste o alcohol, gentleman was served first the pints and our cocktails after about 10 minutes and they forgot about the water and the second reason for this score it is that we have been rushed or more like forced to leave. We stayed for around 1 hour and 40 minutes. When we stayed for about 1 hour and 20 minutes they asked us if we want anything else, any other type of meat , if we are taking a break or if we are leaving.. we asked for chicken hearts and pineapple because they were not serving it, only after this they served it then again another waitress came and asked us to leave or we can finish our drinks at the bar as are other people waiting for a table, which is absolutely unprofessional and in any other restaurant you can not ask people to leave when their pint/ glasses or drink was full (I worked in restaurant here and abroad as well) we were shocked , absolutely shocked.. they finished their pint and we left because there was nowhere else where to stay with a baby and a toddler , the bar wasn’t an option first due to safety(were people drinking and could spill a drink over a drink on my baby) and due to the space , there was no space there for a pram. We spent £300 (no desserts and only 2 rounds of drinks because of course we would not be allowed more because we had to leave)to celebrate women’s day on the 9th March (expensive for the service you receive) but honestly I would not recommend it, the food is nice but that’s it.. we have been previously in September celebrating our wedding anniversary, I don’t know if it is the waitress or just management telling them to do this as back then we were amazed by how we were treated , waitress speaking to us, not have been rushed we were really taking our time and it was busy at that time as well, for this service I don’t know how you could ask or more like just putting on the bill and you have no choice, people paying the 10% service charge, there is no service.. we were not really the only one that have been asked to leave , the couple at the table next to us came after us , I would say they did not stay more than an hour and have been asked to leave, if you see this , please leave a review too! The only reason I am giving 2 stars and not 1 it is because the food is good. As a summary , it is not worth the money, you are spending a fortune for canteen service, even there you are more welcomed , feels like I am insulting somebody that has a canteen, for this prices I would expect something more professional , such a shame as we booked in advance and we were really looking forward to...
Read moreHello friends family travellers Barry MCG here reviewing another fabulous restaurant and I'll start by saying it's very rare that I give five stars for everything but these guys have that honour please read on! Situated in union square Aberdeen estabulo is a Brazilian meat experience as they say and my friend and I experienced it the other night and I'm so so glad we did it was phenomenal here's how it went on walking in we were given the most lovely welcome by one of the team so friendly as every single staff member was wonderful knowledgeable friendly folks we were shown to our table and how it works was explained to a tee turn your card on green the meats come red your left in peace great we headed to the salad bar and wow what a salad bar i was overwhelmed lovely meats breads rice's veg so much on offer it was fabulous we sat back down and slipped our delicious gurrana mocktails then the meats arrived wow wow wow fillet migniont sirloin skirt garlic steak Brazilian rump chicken and bacon pork belly glazed with cinnamon and honey everything carved at your table everything perfectly cooked i was in awe it was excellent these chefs know their food and how to cook it we sat and chatted taking in the excellent decor the music what can I say just a great ambience such a friendly place and it was just busteling with life phew we were stuffed but we both fancied a dessert ok sticky toffee pudding and raspberry sorbet arrived fabulous tasty delicious and like everything else beautifully cooked well then pudding the sorbet was full of fresh raspberry's and really complimented our meal the sheer skill of the cooking at estabulo the surroundings and the amazing staff made me decide this is truly one of the best eateries I've been to and I highly highly recommend anyone whose visiting or lives here to check them out again it's rare I give five stars for everything to a restaurant but estabulo totally get my vote excellence to the highest degree and I cannot wait to go back my thanks and best wishes to all the team for making it an unforgettable night absolutely amazing ok that's me a place worth visiting for sure thanks for reading...
Read moreAfter reading the reviews on this place we thought we'd give it a go. To this moment I have no idea how it has 4.8 out of so many reviews. We were greeted by nobody at the front desk, and had to wait as the staff was elsewhere. When they had finally sat us down he'd brought drink menus and even though we'd said it was our first time here, nobody bothered to explain to us how it worked until I had called a girl to explain to us how it worked. The food we had tried from the salad bar was okay, and probably the best food we had tried that day. We had first tried the chicken which was the best meat from the selection we tried. It took us a while to try anything else and the staff were walking around not doing anything. The other meats were awful, the lamb smelled off, and the steak cuts didn't taster good either. The drinks were good which is a plus. One of the guys had brought us a portion of fries, we had tried them but they were very salty, too salty to the point we couldn't eat them. We asked for the bill and the nail in the coffin was that we were charged a 10% service fee by default. We had never seen this in any restaurants we'd been in Aberdeen before. We would NEVER add 10% for the service we received. Our total came out £65 for 2 people, and what we'd really had tried was a tiny portion of a few meats, most of which were awful, with the exception being the chicken thighs. So we had paid £65 for a few potatoes and rice from the salad bar, and meats that were mediocre at best. We will never be back and strongly discourage others from...
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