Hi ya! I tell you…read morelocals really dislike this chef and I heard this OFTEN. Many gave us an earful. An inflated ego can be off-putting. We ventured into this place nevertheless.We enjoyed. Creative endless small bites expensively priced. Most tasty. Deer good. Cod on (what tasted like bean paste) not so much. The much maligned chef? His name is EVERY where. Even IN the concrete as you step into the place. Chef calm down. Stop with the drama and get out into the public and endear yourself to this wonderful town. You've gotten off on the wrong foot. Right this like Scrooge at THE END of the Dickens novel.

I made the unfortunate mistake of taking three non foodies to this place. A bit embarrassing, but o…read morewas able to enjoy the culinary skills of the chefs. I don't eat oysters, but I also do not turn down a chefs creation. They move you to a first course station (very cool), where a spud chef prepared the first course in front of you, a la oysters prepared with various ointments and sauces and rhubarb - I liked it! Bread and chia butter was fantastic, duck was great, trout ok, lobster ok (nothing beats a Main lobster with drawn butter). Dessert was great. I just wished I was able to bring some true foodies with me.

The tomato fennel dsouo, garnished with marinated oluve and chive. Served with sourdough bread and…read morehomemade butter. Fabulous!

I got the lamb. It was cooked perfectly. I finished with 3 scoops of ice cream. All in all, it…read morewas good but that's about it.

Searched the must eat in St. Andrew and Cromars was on many list that came up... so this was our…read morefirst place to try fish and chips. The place has very limited seating inside, they have a large picnic table and few tables out by the street, but the place does get busy. Most of the folks coming here were getting their orders to go. WARNING, they only have one register, you order first and if you are dining in, they will bring you the food. What the cashier won't ask you, is if you need tartar sauce, etc, it's assumed you know how to order. On top of that, the young lady working the registered looked beyond flustered and overwhelmed working. We waited about 5 minutes before we ordered (everything is a la carte, so if you forget to order something, you need to get back in line and order them). We got the following: - Battered Haddock with chips special (comes with a drink) x 2 - Calamari - Onion Rings - Chicken tender salad We got our food, then realized we had to order the tartar sauce, etc. So go back in line, by this time I had to wait 10 minutes to get: - Tartar sauce x 3 - Ketchup (yes they charge you for ketchup) - side order of curry The haddock - first time experiencing fish & chips in Scotland, I walked away from here very disappointed. The fish is NOT seasoned, very bland and the batter fell off the fish. It seemed like there was no binding agent between the fish and the wet batter. The onion ring was too greasy and calamari was decent. The saving grace was the gravy, definitely get the gravy to dip your chips in. Why two stars? - staffing - the cashier could have asked if this was our first time or not... and if it was, then explain that everything is a la carte. Don't assume that folks coming here knows how to order and force them to get back in line to get the condiments. tables - tables with eaten plates everywhere. It seems they foregone the cleaning the tables to take orders and get the lines moving. I think we would walked away with a lot better experience if things were explained to us. Was it worth spending 90 pounds with tip? No.

We tend to go to Tail End when in town which is not often but decided to try Cromars-great choose…read morewith good quality fish. It's made to order, So no sitting under heated lamps for awhile. Chips, mushy peas all come very hot in a good way. With a beer to compliment the meal, will be jncluddd in future ST. Andrew's visits. Service was attentive, and responsive!

I give it a solid meh... Made reservations for our 25th anniversary. Told them it was our…read moreanniversary and that we're staying onsite in one of their nicer suites. First off, the view is spectacular. If you are going solely for the view then you will be delighted. We had a 6pm reservation. We showed up early and the gates were closed. There were people walking around who ignored us and also the other group waiting and so we waited... and waited... and waited at the entry. They opened the gates around 6pm and immediately disappeared back inside the restaurant, but continued to ignore us and not have anyone at the counter to welcome or seat anyone or even ask questions. At 6:08pm I approached a guy who finally walked out to the reception stand and said "we had a 6:00pm reservation and are wondering when they are going to seat us." He apologized and then blamed us for his staff ignoring us after both parties repeatedly said we each had a 6pm seating loud enough for anyone to hear and to every passerby. We were seated at a table near the window with an incredible view of the course. Not the best table, but a very good one. Not that it matters, but we were dressed like we had just come from a wedding, dressed in evening sports-coat, ascot and slacks, whereas the couple given the best table at the corner window so both could see the prized 18th fairway, were in blue jeans and t-shirts and looked like they had been walking all day. That's fine as we often do the same. My only point is it clearly was not their anniversary. We then ordered a drink, the oysters, she got a Caesar salad and I got the lobster ravioli starter, tben we both ordered the filet. She requested medium and I requested my usual medium-rare plus. Then appetizers came out, followed by the salad/ravioli. All looked great and tasted great. Service was a little slow, but not crazy. They then brought a venison tartar with some mushroom that is apparently given to everyone. It was tasty and nicely presented along with some fresh bread and butter. As we waited for the entre, my wife excused herself to the bathroom. As soon as she was gone, the waiter brought my entre only along with the sides we ordered (potatoes and mushrooms). He said he would bring her's when she came back. Honestly I was a little speechless they would bring mine when we both weren't seated. As a gentleman I was raised not to start eating without the lady seated as well so my food sat there until she arrived and they noticed her to bring her food over. Her steak looked like a perfect medium. Mine however looked like a perfect well done. That would be great had I not ordered medium-rare plus. This was medium-well plus. It took a few minutes to flag someone down and the male manager came back and acted surprised and said he would have to ask the chef's opinion. Has he never seen a medium rare steak before? It should be red, not fully brown. He came back several minutes later and said they could redo my steak, but it would be another 10 minutes... By now my sides are really getting cold as is her steak. It finally arrived and was medium plus, not medium rare. It was more well done than her medium. He asked me if it was fine and after cutting into a bite and then straight into the center of it, I said "it's medium plus, but it's better than before so sure I'll take it." I cut off about 1/3 of it as it was more medium well, but at the end of the day it was tender and it was already 2+ hours since we got there. After we finished, 15-20 minute later, we sat and we sat and we sat. I had my silverware indicating I was done and still waited. Another 5-7 minutes goes buy and I comment that I wonder if they are ever going to check on us. Admittedly it hasn't been the best experience and our drinks have been empty for 15 minutes. I then start looking around and because we're beyond ready to go, I get the assistant waiters eye and she comes over and clears the table. She was nice, but not all that attentive either. She was really sweet and has potential, but not well trained for such a high priced restaurant. She asks if we wanted any dessert or coffee or anything else and we declined as our clock has expired for this place. She then offers to give us time to enjoy the table and we ask for the check as we had hoped to walk the course while there was still some light. We pay and walk out. By the way, no acknowledgement EVER that it was our anniversary. Fortunately the evening or anniversary wasn't going to be made or broken based on their service or lack there of. I was warned about it lacking and sadly had to discover it myself.

Simply awesome. Great service and great food. Had the cod and it was so fresh. Wife loved it. I had…read morethe filet and it was a perfect medium rare. Wine was awesome and desert was to die for. This place has been our fav so far. Pretty upscale and awesome servers. I went to breakfast earlier and had the buffet and it was awesome. Stayed at the hotel and it is totally updated. Super nice and quiet..

Looking for the perfect lunch spot in St. Andrew's? Check out Hams Hame a gastro-pub located on the…read moreground floor of the Hamilton Grand behind the 18th green of the Old Course. Serving delicious Scottish Cuisine and Hand Crafted Cocktails! We had excellent service, food came out quickly, hot and fresh! You could taste the lager in the light and crispy batter on the fish! I wish we had ketchup like this in the US with limited ingredients you can actually pronounce! Lavender Walk Final Toast Old Course Hotel Old Fashioned Hams Hame Fried Chicken Burger H&H Lager Battered Haddock Sticky Toffee Pudding with Honeycomb Ice Cream

Nice spot and right next to the old course. Played the old course then stopped in to have some fish…read moreand chips as will as a pint. The customer service and the atmosphere was excellent.

The atmosphere here was spectacular! Be sure to check the "weather station" on your way in to the…read morebar. We had some great pints and spectacular Fish and Chips. The service was slow to say the least....but the location is superb.

Great ambience and food was delicious. One of the better traditional fish and chips I've had while…read morevisiting Scotland.

Some hits and some misses. The soups were nice enough as was the beetroot salad (although missing…read morethe nuts on top that was on the menu). Everything else was alright, just nothing outstanding. Staff were lovely and the place was nice inside. Menu could be more seasonal, which would make it a little fresher and more interesting.

Let me start by saying our experience in Scotland has been absolutely phenomenal.. great food, just…read morelovely people. ... until we had dinner tonight at the Saint 1. The host sat us in the most obscure corner , which we asked to change.. sure enough the next brown group that came in was sat there 2. Our main course was delayed 45 min.. this time the hostess server comes to us to apologize and asks if she could give us another drink because of our long wait... and then she proceeds to charge us for it 3. The food to boot was the worst we've had in Scotland Such a shame to leave this review Our waitress was a sweet lady who was all smiles and always trying to be helpful. But the 2 - the host and the manager server - had us infuriated The Saint should be renamed the Facist... If you are visiting st. andrew's, stay away... almost any other place you pick will be significantly better The Saint should address this ASAP... and deal with the Two people who have no business being in hospitality.

Walking into Tailend, the energy of patrons enjoying their meal is infectious. The decor is modern…read morebut comfortable. There is a nice variety of seafood on offer on the menu but the better choice is to select your fish from tonight's specials on the wall. That's what we did and we were very satisfied. The wine menu is limited. We chose a Pouilly Fuse that was unfortunately not drinkable. The staff were kind enough to take it back. I then chose the IPA that was much better. The appetizer recommended by our server was the mussels. These were best mussels I've ever enjoyed. It was served with a sauce made with garlic, butter, milk, and onion. It's good enough to be a soup! Our sides included brocholini and halumi. Both were excellent. The brocholini was flavorful and crunchy with a nice sauce-though know that the sauce has ham in it. The cheese, lightly fried is served with a spicy sauce that I really enjoyed, bit was too much for my wife. It was superb. We selected the monkfish and sea bass for our mains. Both were excellent, moist and flavorful fish-generous portions of each. This was an extremely satisfying and enjoyable meal. It was I've of our best in Scotland. We were frankly unable to eat more and we didn't have dessert.

We stopped by for dinner, but the place was full, so we left. If you go for dinner, make sure to…read moremake a reservation. So I went back the next day by myself, I did rsvp for 1 for 3pm, which was't necessary. After looking at the menu, went with: - Haddock & Chips with mushy peas. One thing I do like about this place was that, they offer different fish options, but no cod, thus I went with haddock. They do better job with frying their fish. The fish and the batter did not fall apart. The mushy peas was not my cup of joe :) When you walk in, to your right is the kitchen, where you can order for take out, walk towards the left to go to the dining room. The service was mediocre, thus only three stars. The wait staff rarely stopped by to check on you or refill your water, you had to hunt them down to get more water.