Had the great pleasure of eating here this evening, great food, fantastic service, just a lovely place to dine with a view to die for. The young man who served us couldn't do enough to help us, sorry didn't get his name
One of my pet peeves is a food establishment that makes minimum effort on its food and service and uses it's location to 'get away' with the minimum. I had the salmon and cream cheese wrap which lacked cream cheese and filling to the edges. The salad was limp and tired. Service was fast but don't expect a warm friendly greeting or a smile. It was interesting to see staff trying to deter seagulls by trying to spray them with cleaning chemicals too. Do yourself a favour and keep walking along the riverside.
The food was terrible. The waitress didn’t even comment on the fact that we hardly ate anything. The calamari (5 pieces for £8.95) were rubbery and covered in such a thick batter that they looked more like onion rings. If you want a good meal, avoid this place.
Went here for dinner and was not disappointed.... there were 3 of us and we all thoroughly enjoyed our meal. Steak and Ale pie was beautiful, full of tasty, tender chunks of meat , l had the cheeseburger which was one of the tastiest burgers l have ever had, the other person in our party had the Italian chicken.... also very well cooked and tasty... attentive staff but not overly so and reasonably priced. And of course you have the view of the bridges... we were there at night time so they were lit up making it more special... l would definitely recommend this place and will most certainly return one day...
So went down to Railbridge Bistro on a Sunday (22nd Jan) as we planned on having my mothers 80th birthday lunch at this venue. Looking at the menu online already I was disturbed by the “discretionary 10% tip added to all bills” why do places feel they have to intervene in matters that are not the venues concern. I came to realise why it’s added. The venue was busy and vibrant, pretty full at 3pm when it closed at 5pm. We got seated at 2:55. Nobody approached until after 3:10. it was not because the staff are busy, as 3 of the very young girls all stood next to the bar/counter chatting, playing with hair etc. when the girl approached I did say we have no drinks, she advised she would get them with food order. We ordered 2 mains and 2 drinks. The drinks came, quickly followed by the food. Easily within 10 mins. The server never asked if we needed anything else. From the moment we ordered to me asking for the bill. The only interaction from any staff was removing the plates and asking if we wanted desert. Zero interaction was given, no asking is everything ok with your meals, do you require more drinks, nothing. I would put this down to the staff being very young. Maybe not properly trained or lacking experience. So, as for the food. My mother had the small steak pie. The steak/stew tasted ok. But the gravy was so thin and watery you can see why the serve it in a bowl. Apart from the gravy it was a tasty and decent plate of food. I had the fish and chips. On the web site and in the venue they show everywhere that its Welch sea food. And I must say. It was probably the best bit of fish I’ve had outside of a great chip shop. Sadly, it was accompanied terrible chips, cheap frozen chips. How can you pair stunning fish with awful fries. It takes no time to make home made chips. When we got the bill, the girl did ask if we needed a card machine. I said no. we waited over 10 mins. No one came back to take payment. We noticed customers going to a part of the counter. So me and my 80 year old mother stood for 5 mins waiting to pay bill. If this was how it was meant to be done. Someone should have advised us. So very disappointed by the visit. A great venue let down by poor staff, some shady bits of food. They definitely charge enough for it. £16.95 for fish and chips with bad frozen chips. I will attached a couple pictures.
Another Great visit here for lunch and a beer. Sat out side on a sunny day. Ordered our food, piri piri chicken on brown bread sandwich and a haggis and cheese brown bread sandwich with a small bowl of Cullen skink. All food was freshly made, very tasty, and well presented , served by nice friendly staff. Well worth a visit, it's in a great location, beside the 3 bridges, great for people watching. :) :)
lovely place , food was nice but didn't really get what i expected , asked for smoked salmon open sandwich but got vooked shredded salmon on a slice of toasted bread stick so had to swap with my sister who had egg mayo which was lovely . Soup and baked potato could have been warmer . Staff were lovely inside but gentleman outside was not very welcoming . So in all we were a bit disappointed .
What a Gem. Lovely restaurant with a lovely location. Décor represents the Forth Bridge and its history. Different seating areas for eating, chilling and outside sun moments. They offer GF options. We had a lovely breakfast and took a walk along the beach. Fair prices.
We had cheese and haggis toasties,chips and a cake.The toastie came with a lovely salad with dressing.Loads of chips.The treacle tart with cream was £7.50 which was a total rip off but toasties were brilliant. Service was really good and everything came at once including the coffee. The view from here is amazing.People sitting outside and there are heaters on the table.We had a lovely day out.
The Railbridge Bistro is located at 4 Newhalls Rd, Queensferry, South Queensferry EH30 9TA, UK
You can contact The Railbridge Bistro at +44 131 331 1996
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