Reviews in Stirling

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.

The ambiance is certainly more than OK, as well as the service and the food. It's a shame that the 2 best red wines (Italian) on the menu were sold out. The sam goes for the port. A cheese platter without port is a bit disappointing.

We waited 20 mins for our drinks order to b taken then another 15 mins to take our food order then another 20 mins for it to come the meal wasn’t good I had a sandwich no salad my choice but the sandwich was the size u wld give to a kid my onion rings were warm but soft so not cooked right my friends had the steak pie which the meat was hard and the the puff pastry wasn’t the same as it usually is and the veg was hard so not cooked properly so on this occasion it wasnt enjoyable we go there regularly so we’re disappointed

Excellent food , all 3 of us enjoyed every aspect of the evening

My mum lives very locally to the hotel and we’ve had a long connection over the years. We enjoyed our meal but I have a few bits of feedback which may be helpful to you. We felt the menu was rather limited and could be more varied. The format of the menu is not clear. Under beef dishes after steak pie it then said stornoway and balmoral. We had to ask the waiter what that meant. It’s not clear. There was only one chicken dish. Disappointing. I ordered the fajitas……they did not come sizzling as one would expect and I was only given 3 very small tortillas which was rather minimal! I had to ask for more which we got and was glad we weren't charged extra for them. They were also extremely spicy. I love spice but this was a bit OTT! There is much potential here. The atmosphere was lovely. The staff were very nice. But…..your menu needs a revamp. It needs to have more variety. The lounge looks lovely and I could see myself meeting a friend there for coffee. The toilets are lovely. Could you add hand lotion? Please don’t be disheartened by my comments. If there was a more varied menu I’d definitely come back. Eg……. another chicken dish…..even balmoral chicken? perhaps an “interesting” pasta; What about a fish pie? Stirling is severely lacking in good places to eat out. You could have a good mine here! All the very best for your future Kathleen Counrough

I had the steak pie and my partner had the macaroni. Our meals were lovely, really nice home cooked food. I would highly recommend.