The Garvald Inn - East Lothian

Another good night down at the garvald inn. the food is always excellent i had 3 courses which is very unusual for me. they always have a guest beer which is well chosen. service was quick and friendly as usual. and finally someone interesting always pops in for a pint, this time it was bean the dog who went missing with his much relieved owner. walked back to carfrae farm through crunchy frost under starry skies. great night.

We stopped here after a cold cycle, just wanting a bowl of soup to warm ourselves up. After searching out the lady serving, she looked at her watch (it was 2.10pm so before the end of lunch according to the website and grunted an 'OK '. The soup arrived after a while and it was actually delicious, hot and very tasty. It was such a shame that the welcome was so cold (plus being growled at by one of their actually very sweet dogs! . We run our own business and know how important first impressions are, a smile can work absolute wonders and costs nothing. It was our first visit and, I suspect, our last. No smile, no tip either. Just saying.

The chef can really cook- this is high class. Very friendly, service excellent. Not fast but that is what should be expected for fresh cooked meals- and much preferred to the ping of a microwave preceding the arrival of a mushy dish.

We had never been here before, Had lunch which was tasty could have been a but hotter. I have to say the service from Lady was pretty awful. Really not friendly what so ever. Only 1 word answers and very disinterested. as customers I saw her sitting in a chair reading a book in between service make sure you do this somewhere were customers cannot see you. Customer service is so important please make it better.

Fantastic food,we go back again and again.The owner and chef knows how to cook.A wee gem of a pub.I would highly recommend this pub.