The Inn At Kingsbarns

What a find. Staying in St Andrews and visiting the distillery - looked online for lunch and found this little gem. Quality food at a very reasonable price. Service was spot on. Restaurant very small so book to avoid disappointment. There’s also a lovely beer garden if the weather allows. Can’t wait to return.

On a rainy day in Kingsbarns we had a lovely lunch in the cosy snug at the Inn at Kingsbarns. We both had an excellent soup and paninis with a side of chips to warm us up. Desserts and coffees too. The food , service and ambience were all excellent. Compliments to the new team at the Inn.

My principle is simple, give the owner the chance if you have not had a good eating out experience before letting anyone else know! In this instance foru emails were sent to the address on the website given for bookings. The first was acknowledged with the suggestion that any concern should have been discussed on the visit (the long, long waits had left three under tens far from happy! The alternative was the following morning whien the Inn's barman and the owner had been more than helpful in providing jump leads. Both occasions were simply not suitable. A detailed and sympathetic note was sent with followed up emails...none of which met with any reply. In response to previous comments it is noted that the owner advise fo their 30 years experience ....perhaps they have now simply lost the plot! Ok I made an initial mistake in booking for 5 and not for 6 therefore we were left to the land that time forgot...namely the dining room as opposed to the cosier bar. We had hardly been seated and witout menus when we heard the call "Drinks" No suggestion was given of the soup of the day. No indication of the specials we later found to be available! Then for the cabaret.....on 11 occasions a young chef ran from end to end of the dining room....with no explanation given! Starters were received 45 minutes after ordering ...the main course the same. In both instances the waitress barked the dishes by name and expected a response even with one main still to be served and one dish in her hand she announced, "Lasagne" which turned out to be an unacceptable tasteless disaster! The food, admittedly, otherwise was acceptable. Plates were uncollected until the owner arrived and when she did so her displeasure was made obvious at the childrens' having played with the games provided.....they had to do something to fill in the unacceptable wait for food Our previous experience at the location had been excellent hence the repeat visit but this was far from acceptable