Once upon a Table

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1. Marie Sim ★★★★★

   Gorgeous little restaurant in heart of village East Kilbride. Food outstanding, service outstanding and they also catered for my granddaughter. Would highly recommend

   almost 5 months ago
2. Stephen ★★★★★

   Mark and the team have mastered great food, incredible value and friendly service. Bottle this restaurant and get them everywhere! Perfect find! Completely by chance and very happy I did.

   almost 6 months ago
3. David Hamilton ★★★★☆

   We stopped in for dinner on the last leg of our vacation in May '25 after scoping out restaurants close to our stay on Google Maps. It was definitely a good decision - and this very easily could've been a 5-star rating, but I'll tell you why I felt 4-stars was proper. Firstly, I highly recommend making a reservation as this is a very small space. We were there on a weeknight and there were only 2 small tables available, so larger parties might have had a good wait. Also, I suggest seeing my notes on parking due to limited availability in the front of the restaurant. Now, on to the meal. Ultimately it was the start of the meal that is why I rated this 4 stars. There were two menus to choose from, which had a few inconsistencies between them. Nothing major that couldn't be resolved by asking the staff to clarify which fish was in a dish (where the dish name and description didn't line up). But, when I ordered a cider, seeing a brand I enjoyed - and receiving something entirely different - I wasn't super thrilled. My lady also ordered a specific white wine, and received a red instead. Funny enough, we liked each others drinks enough to just swap with each other since we both felt they'd compliment our chosen mains well (and they did), so we didn't say anything. We did try to order the bread basket started with drinks, but the server told us 'drinks first,' and walked away. Was a little weird, but didn't bother us as she came back pretty shortly after to get the starter order. While waiting on the bread, we did receive a complimentary amuse bouche that was tasty. Hopes were high for the food. And then the bread basket came out. This was the most weak-sauce lame bread I've had at a restaurant in a while. I'm assuming it was baked at the restaurant, but it was just bland, white bread that wasn't toasted. The dipping 'sauces' were just oil and vinegar. No herbs in the bread, and the dough itself needed more salt honestly. Entirely underwhelming for 5.50 pounds. This, after the drink mix-up was why it was only 4 stars. Thankfully though, it's all great news from here. I ordered the beef shin wellington, and my lady ordered the chicken dish - both which were just superb. I will say, just as a nitpick, that I wouldn't call the wellington a wellington honestly. If you've ever had or seen a wellington, you probably have certain expectations that wouldn't be met. There was no duxelles and or solid cut of meat. Again, just a nitpick, because reading the description of the dish and seeing the 8 hour slow cook time on the beef shin, I knew this would be tender and succulent meat. It was an absolute flavor bomb. And the carrot and carrot puree were so good. The rich jus was exactly what you wanted it to be and the perfect compliment to the beef. The potatoes were delicious too of course. My lady ordered the chicken dish, which was a chicken breast and a confit chicken leg with leeks, served with puff pastry. Holy crap was this amazing. The flavor from the leg and leeks was incredible, and it was like eating food that gives you a hug. Just so comforting. And the chicken breast was cooked perfectly, perfectly golden and juicy. We were very happy at this point and could not wait for dessert. We almost got the chocolate sphere, but the toffee 'book' quickly caught our eye. I won't lie, we saw pictures of this dessert online before eating here and worried it might be a touch gimmicky - please have no concerns about that as it was absurdly good. The toffee flavor was so deep and rich, it was the perfect end to the meal. And seeing it in person, the presentation of the dish was well done. All in all it was a great experience and we were so happy we stopped in.

   almost 8 months ago

1. Brian Higgins ★★★★★

   Lovely little restaurant. The food was good and plentiful, and the service was excellent. I would really recommend this place

   almost 3 years ago
2. Road Runner ★★★★★

   Beautiful restaurant. The food was fantastic and the service friendly and very efficient. We had Sunday lunch which was amazing value and the best vegetables I have ever eaten. We have booked to return and it is now our favourite restaurant.

   almost 3 years ago
3. Helen Walker ★★★★☆

   What a lovely place.food was delish my husbands fillet steak was lovely.I had beef stroganoff.they had a good pre theatre menue but we choose from the main menue.the staff where very nice will definetly visit again.

   almost 3 years ago

1. G R. ★★★★★

   Absolutely fantastic food! My partner and I went to once upon a table after it was recommended by a close friend and it was amazing. I had the 8oz fillet and my partner had the vegetable pasta and both were brilliant. The service staff member that served us, Andrea, was very polite and well informed and the food is out of this world. Will 100% be coming and would definitely recommend.

   almost 3 years ago

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