Reviews in Stirling

We had a 40th wedding anniversary meal there on 9th October with two friends. The service was excellent and the food the same, with all four of us agreeing we will go back if time permits as we are here on holiday from Portsmouth England. Megan our waitress for the evening was polite, helpful,as well as very entertaining, which gave us all a great evening. Many thanks to Megan and staff at Cronies in the Golden Lion, Stirling.

My friend and I had lunch yesterday, the staff, service, and food all excellent, great value for money, we will definitely be back at cronies. Thank you.

Fantastic food,brilliant atmosphere and the service was top notch,we will definitely visit again the next time we are back in Stirling

Great atmosphere Great food Great service Great price Thank you, will defo be back.

Went at 7pm on Saturday night. We were placed at the entrance with me in an arch shaped seat and my husband in a chair with his back to the bar. We immediately turned the table to an angle so we could both sit in the arch seat. Sitting in the chair would have resulted in people continually waking past and that would of been annoying! Food was lovely although I had brie to start and it could of been a bit warmer. The main courses were delicious but when serving us the waiter leaned over me to give my husband his food resulting in nearly hitting me in the face with my plate. Why couldn't he just have walked around the tiny table?? The atmosphere was lovely and for our first time I thought the decor was lovely too.

As Liz below Our normal haunt to be honest ... but noticing a slip in standards over past wee while Food getting served cold when place too busy A quick check before serving would help. Cramming in tables a bit is loosing the charm as gets too noisy and no privacy to chat Three times had to ask for my coffee Training staff for a more relaxed experience without repetitive requests If your looking to provide high end food experience as what suggesting on website well the above and good service skills and set up for the hotel would help But it's good to see the place busy all the same But control it!!!

I have lunch at the Golden Lion when in Stirling and usually it is a very pleasant experience. I have to say yesterday was quite disappointing. The restaurant was busy and there seemed to be just one waitress doing most of the work. When we arrived she was complaining to another member of staff that she needed more help. She was visibly angry and upset which made us uncomfortable. Also, the cost of the food had gone up . We had fish and chips which was tasty, but the portions were quite small. Afterwards when we asked the waitress if we could have coffee she was barely civil. On top of all that we were sitting near the entrance doors which are very heavy. My husband felt obliged to help guests , some elderly, who could not manage to open the doors to get in and out. Not a good lunch experience.

We enjoyed a great meal last Saturday night. No complaints from any of us re the quality and taste of the food and the staff were all lovely and attentive. Thanks guys!

We went for High Tea during Bloody Scotland and there was a great buzz about the place. I can’t recommend the High Tea highly enough but never have room for the cakes! Service excellent

Brilliant restaurant! Staff so attentive, food choice great! Love the place!

Had a wonderful lunch with wife and parents. The special of Balmoral Beef was very tasty and a good portion. The decor and ambience here are lovely as are all the friendly staff who make you feel very welcome. The Manageress, Dee? is a great character and full of fun. As a local lad, very proud that we have this historic establishment on our High Street, giving such a great impression to tourists and locals alike. Very good value and with the friendly professional service and setting, feels like a real treat eating here. Highly recommend. Maybe we will try the high tea next time

We had a lovely meal, service was fab, wine was good, only disappointing thing was having to pay extra for cream with my dessert!

Are here a number of times and food is good, on this occasion after ordering drinks and water we had to wait on the water for a while and had to ask again for it, there was no napkins on the table and had to ask for them as well as well as side plates, when the meals came I had ordered fish and chips but was then given macaroni, the waitress did say she would change it for me, but I just took it as felt sorry for the waitress, never the less the food was lovely and would come back , it was a busy day I think for them

Food delish service fantastic everything was perfect

Excellent meal, all courses a very high standard, very attentive staff. Highly recommend!

What a fabulous time I had at the Golden Lion Hotel on Wednesday 23 August 2923 celebrating by 60th birthday. A big thank you to Ash on reception for organising the booking and making sure that the gluten free guests and my self were catered for.

When my wife and I are in Stirling we usually try to dine at the Golden Lion. We have stayed there also a few times in the past and the breakfast was superb. We were at the Castle, so booked in for dinner. The staff were very friendly and seated us even though we were a little early. The first course came very quickly and was very tasty. The vegetables were a little undercooked and so a little hard even for my knife to go through. We asked for a sweet menu, got it and then waited an age to be asked what we were having. The girl came with the sweets and we had to ask for cutlery. We had tea next and had to ask for milk. The servers looked very young and basically seemed to be learning on the job. It might have been our bad luck that this was their first night working, but it was a Saturday and maybe training should happen when they are not so busy.

My friend and enjoyed our meal, food was good, but we weren’t impressed with the service, we had too ask for our plates to be taken away, they forgot to bring sauce we requested, we waited quite some time for the main course, and watched two tables being served even though they came in after us,