La Taverna — Restaurant in Scotland

Went in for some food after camping for the previous few nights. The staff seemed really pleasant and friendly, all of them smiled as they passed and as they brought us our drinks, but unfortunately due to the lack of staff we were told we would only be able to have buffet food rather than freshly cooked food brought to us which was a shame.

Despite being really hungry we were unable to eat much of the food at all. The quality of the food was very poor, and may have even been microwaved or heated from frozen. It did not taste fresh, and many of the foods we tried tasted bland and flavourless. The pizzas were warm but you could tell they had been out for a while and the chicken on the pizza had a strange texture (again possibly microwaved). Additionally the pizzas were all combined onto plates with vegetarian and meat options almost touching. The garlic bread was incredibly similar to a frozen supermarket garlic baguette. The puddings looked dry and we were so fed up, so we decided to leave without bothering to try them.

The inside itself didn’t feel welcoming and we were cold where we sat. The prices were wildly exaggerated for the experience we had, I would have been uncomfortable spending £15 for the food but the £22 price was very extreme especially given the poor quality.

We saw the menu beforehand and expected to pay about £16 for a fresh pizza so for the buffet to cost £22 for food that was not freshly cooked and bland was almost insulting.

I have been eating the same packaged camping food for 2 meals a day for the last 3 days. These meals are awful but easy and efficient. To anyone looking at going to this restaurant I would advise you to either buy a ready meal from a supermarket, have a camping meal, or go to a different restaurant as all of these would be preferable. I would not recommend this...

Really unhappy. We specifically asked if the restaurant catered for vegans as one party member is vegan. When we came to order we were pleased with the options catering for all our party. (3 meat eaters 1 vegetarian 1 vegan) we asked for the one pizza to be vegan. We were told the base could be vegan but no vegan cheese. We asked what the options were then. We were offered a vegan salad with chicken or salmon on it! We settled for just a plain salad with nothing on. Food came, kids pizzas were OK. The salad was OK although we were initially charged £11 for! Bolognese was made from tinned/corned beef and was the worst we have ever tried. Even husband couldn't eat and he eats anything and hates waste. Garlic bread was soaking with grease and none of us could eat. Pasta was cold and sauce was horrible. We love Italian food, this was not pleasant. Worse issue was after being asked if everything was OK and we explained the lovely gentleman offered to help and genuinely seemed to care. However the female who I assume was the manager was unhelpful, argumentative and confrontational. Avoid especially if you like proper Italian food. The only positive was the waiters were very friendly. Don't ask your customers if they are happy if you're not prepared for a respectful...

Came here for a family dinner while staying at the nearby MacDonald's lodges.

We were informed that they only had a buffet available. I'm vegan, so this can often be a problem, but we thought we'd give it a shot.

They had a wide range of interesting, tasty, and varied salads (lentil, cous cous, orzo, Bulgar wheat) and there was a sheet above the salad bar with them all listed along with ingredients and allergies, so you could see what was what. I've been in fancy vegan cafes that haven't had as good a selection!

They had one vegan option on the pasta, of 6, again, clearly labelled. To be honest, the salads were so tasty and substantial, I'd have been happy with them alone!

We had a problem with our drinks, and it was sorted immediately - these things happen but they dealt with it quickly and with apologies.

Everyone was very friendly and helpful and it was a really lovely visit.

Kids were absolutely delighted and are not vegan, so sampled most available options of pizza. They loved the little portions of various puddings and the self-serve ice-cream.

Would definitely recommend this place, especially if you have specific dietary requirements and need to please...