Hermann’s Austrian restaurant — Restaurant in Scotland

We had a meal on the 31st Oct. It was really quiet for a Friday night (ok, I know it's Halloween, but not everyone wants to celebrate it) I ordered a Weiner Schnitzel and my husband the Jagers version. His looked pretty tasty, mine was a slab of very greasy Schnitzel on a huge plate with room to spare. The very crunchy, almost raw, vegetables and the potatoes wedges (which were ok) came on a side plate. They could have been served on the same plate as the Schnitzel. Just poor presentation and texture. The atmosphere was dull, decor tired, no background music, toilet rather icky. The staff were overqualified for the job as they were incredibly attentive and did heir utmost best, but more suited for a much grander restaurant! Shame, as it used to be a really nice homely place, but now feels like it's flogging a dead horse. Guys, don't just favour the tourists, remember the locals too, going out for a meal is already expensive, so a bit more effort in the food goes a long way to them...

Tired decor, average food (grim, manky lettuce with the smoked salmon) and inexperienced staff (given the limited menu how hard could it be to know what the soup of the day was). But its biggest crime is that it’s a massive tourist trap. Given its prime location next to the church and castle, we witnessed coach loads of people coming in for dinner, and these parties are clearly favored over others. A piper started playing at one point, and my children leapt to their feet in delight to see what it was all about. I followed them, but was swiftly chastised by the manager (Hermann?): excuse me sir, these people are paying for this. Well how the hell would I or my children know that? He attempted to soften his initial abrupt tone, but the damage was done. I’d...

Overpriced food and bad service. We won't be returning.

Seven of us came for a Christmas dinner - 4 adults, 2 teenagers, 1 toddler. The festive menu was very limited (3 starters, 5 mains), and they didn't have one of them. Unfortunately that was the one all the children wanted - Spätzle and cheese - and they didn't even have basic dry pasta as a replacement.

I wanted my steak medium, they gave me medium rare twice, even when I sent it back.

The descriptions on the menu were incomplete - the Linzer torte is advertised as "Austrian Hazelnut Tart" when it arrived we discovered it was a fruit tart.

The walls are white and mostly bare, the atmosphere non-existent.

This was a supremely disappointing experience and we won't be giving them a...