The Old Smiddy — Restaurant in Scotland

Lovely little pub, a bit of a "TARDIS" I've driven past this pub for years I've visited the community garden ( beautifully laid out and maintained by the local community) I've walked the dogs at Linn Park across the Snuff Mill Bridge over the White Cart Water, but never stop in the Smiddy. I'm sure to be going back again for lunch, especially as dugs are welcome. This visit was a New Year's Eve ticketed event. Our party of three generations for early dinner as the wean had a bubble bath an bedtime engagement prebooked 😍. So down to two generations....party time😜

Then the lockin began at 8pm till 1pm, a very eclectic crowd tbh, and the entertainment covered all ages, everything from 50's to noughties with karaoke and in No particular order🤷🏻. But it kinda worked.

A really safe, happy family environment, the staff were on top of everything,

Oh, and the TARDIS reference...... honestly, I drove past fir years because I thought it looked like a cliquey, tiny locals pub, but it's Massive inside, and I met a lovely man who drives for ASDA who's wife works here and great Banter, I'm not a local but they made me feel like one.

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There were six of us at tables 9 and 11 today 8/8/25. My husband asked for steak pie. The girl came over and said "The oven has exploded"!!! He then got a chicken burger which he said was horrible (felt rubbery). I asked for Tika Masala but they didn't have that so I ordered Katzu chicken with rice - it was horrible! I've had Katzu before and liked. It. The sauce today was pretty disgusting!! My son has fish and he said it was not fresh. There only seemed to be a young girl and a young guy serving. We waited ages then my brother-in-law went to see what was happening to our food and was told "oh I thought you'd already been served!! A glass of Chardonay was £9!! I won't be going back -...

What a terrific pub. Went to get a couple of pints and was served by Roisin (not sure of the spelling - think she's foreign) and Liam. Well, not only was the service excellent it was extraordinary. Firstly Liam poured my pint of Carlsberg in a "look away" style-ee, which was enormously entertaining, not least because half of it ended up on his trousers (how we chuckled). And then, to top it off, Roisin "sang" the price to me in an affected falsetto in what I can only assume was her native language - I certainly didn't understand a word of it. To reward them for their highly amusing service I tipped them with a fake 20 pound note - couldn't resist joining in the mischief :-) Can't recommend highly...