Tao Bar And Restaurant

Dinner with husband on a Saturday night. A popular shabby chic bar and restaurant. Great service and atmosphere and the food was plentiful and delicious. A great location to catch up with friends or celebrate with family. Considering the current cost of living reasonably priced. £25 each for a two course meal. Worth every penny. Looking forward to the next visit.

We arrived early so had a drink at the bar whilst we waited and it was a great atmosphere. They came to get us when our table was ready. Starters were delicious. Haggis fritters were so lightly battered and tasty. I ordered the gammon steak but changed the accompaniments but that was no trouble for them. The steak was delicious. Mrs had steak pie and the lumps of meat were beautifully cooked. We left suitably stuffed.

Excellent gastro pub experience with some of the best pub food I’ve ever had for a very affordable price! All the ingredients and sauces are excellently paired with each other! The pork belly starter was excellent. Crispy and sweet because of its glazing and the dressing on the small accompanying salad. My colleague had the Butterfly and the Pig Burger with a gluten-free bun and really enjoyed it. Luckily we walked in on Sunday, meaning there’s the Sunday roast special! The ribeye just sold out sadly, but the sirloin was also amazing! Also had a side of the awesome crunchy fried haggis balls. As a Dutchman these remind me of most gourmet ‘bitterballs’ from home, so getting a side of mustard worked perfectly with these! We are stuffed, but it won’t hurt to have a look at their desert menu would it? Definitely coming back here! Wish they had some older whiskies available, but the Dalmore 18 kept me happy and was perfectly paired with my meal :). Update one year later (Nov 1st 2023): Came back, not on a Sunday this time. Started with sharing the haggis fritters, which were super fluffy and tasty paired perfectly with a peppercorn sauce. As a main, I had the seasonal Gammon steak while my friend took the chicken burger with a gluten free bun. Everything was excellent. The fries were cooked to perfection, the portions were almost too much for us and the staff was super helpful as always! Make sure to also check their website for their calendar of various events!

Really nice food. Pricing for drinks was a bit exorbitant but the great service made up for the cost for sure. They were even so kind as to make our afternoon tea vegetarian friendly at absolutely no notice because I was an idiot and forgot that I was bringing my vegetarian friend with me. 🤦🏼‍♀️😂 Lovely selection of nibbles within the afternoon tea and great value for what you get. The soup was also amazing. 🥰 Would definitely come again and want to try their restaurant next time!

Quantities of food. The soup was really good. We got the leaks and the bacon did not see any bacon. Did not see leaks but the bread they gave us to put in it. I dunked it and that was a really good combination. The staff was really nice, courteous and a good answer. All of our questions that we didn't question them about where the leaks of bacon were.

Visited on a Saturday afternoon/evening and luckily found an empty table for 2 (it was quite crowded with reservations). Ordered Haggis Fritters, Olives & Bread, Sweet Potato & Chili soup, Pea Rissoto, and Steak Pie - everything was very tasty and decently priced. Also enjoyed some Scotch, a Scotch Old Fashioned (wasn't my favorite), and a Peach Mule. Service was so friendly, and atmosphere was wonderful. Would recommend for a big or small group - make reservations in advance if you can.