Reviews in Stirling

Good location with a Scottish theme and feel. Food tasty served hot and fresh. Portions adequate.

We had a lovely lunch in Cronies Bar, we had difficulty in getting through on phone & email trying to book. Staff were very good & surroundings excellent. Would highly recommend.

Lovely setting, staff very friendly. I had fish and chips, whilst fish was very tasty, the fish and small portion of chips were cold as was the crumble I had for dessert. Expensive for a lunch.

I’m afraid that our meal was disappointing and mediocre. The AC in the dining room blew out cold air throughout our visit despite the outside temperature being 4c on a cold November day. Although the plates were hot, the food was not , no complaint about the food itself. The service was slow. The meals for two of our party were brought but the other two had to wait 30 mins for theirs, in effect we ate separately, not what was intended for a family birthday lunch. Our order for teas & coffees got lost, we waited 30 mins for those & had to re-order. The serving staff were doing their best butI’m not encouraged to come back.

Been coming to golden lion for years. In for lunch yesterday and disappointed. Soup was luke warm and sandwiches were too big...preferred when quartered easier to eat, tuna also bland, ordered tuna and red onion but it was tuna with 2 large red onion rings on top.

I found the service and food to be top notch

First time at The Golden Lion for a meal. Super dining experience, lovely food and very welcoming staff. Really set our night out off to a great start. Great atmosphere too, will definitely be back!

Went for High Tea on Sunday afternoon. Has been redecorated since we were last there, giving it a smarter appearance. Service was friendly and very good. Food was very tasty. Sadly we were the only couple in at the time, hopefully this was the lull before Christmas rush.

Myself and my friend had a lovely meal on Sat evening before we went to a show in the Albert hall. Staff is very friendly Atmosphere good.

We had a most enjoyable lunch at the Golden Lion Hotel yesterday Good selection of food very friendly staff Will definitely come back next time I’m is Stirling

I had a salad which consisted of half a packet of mixed leaves from any supermarket, 2 slices of cold meat , ham, quartered , that was it, I complained and was told there was a dressing on it and they added a spoonful of coleslaw. I took 4 friends with me who didn’t enjoy their meal either, one has steak pie with cold potatoes and another had “white “ macaroni cheese. Mine was a smaller portion with a cream tea, scones and cakes were ok. The meal was £23 with 2 drinks which came to £35 each. I will never be back, the standards have indeed slipped since the last time I was there. No one came to our table to address the situation which beggars belief since I am being asked to comment on my experience . The waitresses were lovely though. Date 18.10.25

We had a lovely lunch here on Saturday 11.10.25. The staff were friendly and helpful

We had a good lunch there. All of us enjoyed the food. No complaints

Waited quite a while for drinks but they were very busy with the bloody Scotland festival. 3 times I asked for my drinks but only after finishing meal did they bring them over just before we were leaving. A nice restaurant historic hotel in Stirling

Great food, great service

Would not recommend the Golden Lion, food and was totally underwhelming. The only good thing I have to say about our experience was it was a nice setting. Won’t go back in a hurry.

Had 2 great days in the golden lion. Rooms a bit dated but clean. Hotel has a very nice ambience, the staff are all fantastic. Food was excellent in cronies restaurant. I liked that they did smaller portions too . Breakfast buffet was very good too. A very busy hotel in a great location. Would definitely come back

Everyone enjoyed the food. Staff were very helpful and friendly. Atmosphere was great. Will definitely be back.