The Old School House — Restaurant in Aberdeen City

If you’re looking for a place to eat I wouldn’t recommend this place sadly. Showed ourselves to the table and then went to the bar to order because the WiFi wasn’t the best so the app wouldn’t work. There was no one at the bar for a while so had to wait to get served. It was a Sunday so wanted to get a roast, preferably the beef and turkey duo but there was no turkey and no roast potatoes so had to go for the beef and was given mash instead. We also asked for a jug of tap water which never arrived, the staff member just told us they’d get it and didn’t so we had to ask someone else. The food wasn’t great. The chef was super stingy with it, there was 1 (ONE!!) slice of beef, 3 peas and a few carrots and I paid extra for a pig in blanket which was burnt to a crisp. The food wasn’t good. Still hungry we got dessert. The ice cream was melted when the dessert arrives and the waitresses don’t bring cutlery until after they’ve given us our food so it’s melted even more. It wasn’t anything special. Also the bar had no straws and as someone who likes to protect their teeth, a bar should have straws tbh. Then the toilets were absolutely appalling. I can only comment on the ladies which was really dark, the lighting seemed to have been super dim, halve the doors were broken and there was no hot water in the taps. This place is cheap and not so cheerful. If you’re looking for a place to get a pint and watch the game then fine but I wouldn’t recommend it for food. Especially not a roast dinner. You can go to Toby Carvery or even another chain and get a real carvery where they don’t give you one measley slice of beef. It’s dog friendly which was only plus....

Well, how can I summarise this experience...they have a nice building at least.

Ordered the big breakfast and after an excessive 35 minute wait it came out without haggis, black pudding and tomato and without butter for the toast.

I complained and eventually got the missing items. However, the rest of the items were cold by the time all items were present. Shame. The food server was less than useless and seemed distinctly disinterested.

Stick to beer at this place, food is a waste of time. Small caveat- I didn't have beer so cannot say how good it is. But surely it has to be better than the food.

The food quality was pretty poor. Bacon and Lorne sausage rock hard, overcooked eggs and a number of beans I could count using two hands (guys, I know this is Aberdeen and we have a reputation for being tight, but come on, serve more than a level tablespoon of beans).

One good point was they were very quick to offer a replacement or refund when I complained at the bar. Having seen the quality of the food I swiftly opted for a refund.

Oh, one more positive...the diet coke...

I thought this was a pretty average bar restaurant. There is a good choice of bar meals and lighter bites, and a fair selection of drinks on offer. The bar is spacious with some outside seating at trestle tables - beware those that are tilted on a slope! - and as it's a sports bar it has large screen TVs for customers. I'm not a fan, I'd rather not have football commentators and noise from bar spectators to deal with, but that's just my personal taste. The food we had was mostly OK - a katsu chicken curry was enjoyed, but a steak pie with mash and veg wasn't - tasteless mash and typical Scottish overcooked veg! We also had two haddock goujon chunky sandwiches - alright but nothing special. I wouldn't rush back here - but I wouldn't totally object either; I could manage to find something to eat and drink. Prices are much as you'd expect, service was OK. Par for the course, nothing was "wow" - I think 3 stars is a...