The vegan aubergine dish was salty and not as tender as I would have liked, but the katsu curry sauce was amazing.
John (john1million)
Nice food and interesting interior. Worth a visit.
Vicky Speirs
Had the Persian Lamb. Mountains of mushy "stuff" most of which I left. I think it was meant to be couscous and cauliflower but it was just an insurmountable mountain of gloop. Quantity prioritised over quality. Yuk!
KATHRYN MORRISON
This was my first visit and I was delighted that they served one of my favourites, scallops.I would have liked them more caramelized and a tad warmer but I enjoyed them none the less.My sea bass main was lovely and very enjoyable.I am always disappointed with the sweet menu nowadays, as they always seem to have the same, brownies, sorbets etc.The staff although young were excellent, attentive without being intrusive.I wasn't very happy with our table as we seemed to stick out parallel with the front door and I was quite cold.My companions really liked the coeliac and vegetarian menus.I would go back again, maybe.
Leonloves
We visited The Braided Fig as part of Aberdeen Restaurant Week. The menu offering compared to some of the other venues taking part seemed one of the best. We arrived 15 minutes early for our reservation and were told that it would be a bit of a wait until we could order our food. I thought this was odd and a bit concerning that they were somewhat unwilling to accommodate early dinners. Anyway, they said that we could have a drink while we wait, which was fine. That said, it took them almost 15 minutes after sitting down to offer a drink. When we were eventually given the menu, everything sounded tasty. We asked if we could order our desserts after our main meal, which I understand to be standard procedure, and were told we had to order everything at once. Again, I found this odd and a bit awkward for the sake of it. The food was good and tasted very nice, and I had no complaints really. A small point to note is that it was disappointing that that the Chicken "K.F.C" starter was clearly frozen chicken fillets as opposed to home made fried chicken. Also, again I was a bit disappointed that the burger was not home made, which you could tell from the taste. The service was so-so, some of the servers were more on the ball that others. The wait between courses was a tad too long. We were in there for around 2.5 hours and didn't ever request a break between courses. In terms of the restaurant itself, I am of the view that it could do with a freshen up in decor. I remember visiting here probably over 10+ years ago and recall the place looking the same. My partner thought the same and he has never been before. Would I visit The Braided Fig again? Yes, but not in a rush. I think it is in a prime location, with overall good quality food. I think with a freshen up on the decor and some further staff training it would really be a fantastic venue.
Marcus McLernon
Food wasn't as good as it was a few years ago, there were errors in the order and everyone at the table was cold. Staff were friendly though and offered to fix the mistakes but we just wanted to eat and go somewhere warmer.
Scott Arnot
Great menu and drinks available. Food was top notch, as always. Our only slight feedback would be the speed of service, specially our appetizer came out at the same time as our starters. Other than that, great experience and would recommend.
Edna Leggat
Excellent food and service.
Simone Bergeron
The atmosphere and staff were amazing. I will definitely be back. The decor was stunning. The food was out of this world. I would most definitely recommend this place. ?
Alex Mcgillivray
Staff took us in without a reservation after a short wait at the bar which was excellent. Really enjoyed the food, it was slightly pricy so good for a
We had a dinner there great service food was very good and tasty only complaint was it took ages for them to serve it must have been lack of chefs in the kitchen don't know as we weren't in a hurry it didn't matter hopefully it will improve CHEERS!!
gillian Bairstow
Food was great, we opted for a langoustine scampi and pulled turkey burger. Chips were fab and all very fresh and tasty. Service was good, polite and welcoming. Definitely recommend.
Mario Prager
The food was absolutely
Matthew Maclennan
We went down for restaurant month, and was giving a choice 3 course £25 or 5 course for £30.The 5 course contains alcohol without alternative.There timing we're all over the place, mostly waiting 25mins between courses. We arrived at 7:30pm and left at 9:30pm.They put a Service Charge on the bill of 10% which is frowned upon in Aberdeen. Normally you would give a tip if you think the service is good or not.The men's toilet was broken and I had to used the disabled toilets instead. This looked like it was used for storage and didn't feel like they used this toilet seriously.Food:StartersBread with chicken butterCrab on toasted breadThe choice to use sour dough bread twice felt like eating half a loaf of bread, I would consider this poor choice. The Crab paste used was too littleMainroast chickenThe roast chicken was consider well cooked and would consider this a 4/5 for tastiness unfortunately the presentation was lacking.IntermediateThe gin sorbetCan't comment, was driving afterwards and contains alcohol, there was no alternative.DesertLemon tartThe lemon zesty was correct,but unfortunately the amount given was far less than acceptable for a Desert.Overall I was left hungry, annoyed, and wouldn't recommend this place to anyone until they change there attitude of this restaurant.
Linda H
Worst meal ever. The bread with my soup was rock hard, dry and inedible. The main course was disgusting. The Turkey was tasteless and had a spongy texture, yuk. The potatoes were burnt and really greasy. The Owner stonewalled me when I complained and ask for a price reduction. Didn't care, not interested. Absolutely never going there again.
The vegan aubergine dish was salty and not as tender as I would have liked, but the katsu curry sauce was amazing.
Nice food and interesting interior. Worth a visit.
Had the Persian Lamb. Mountains of mushy "stuff" most of which I left. I think it was meant to be couscous and cauliflower but it was just an insurmountable mountain of gloop. Quantity prioritised over quality. Yuk!
This was my first visit and I was delighted that they served one of my favourites, scallops.I would have liked them more caramelized and a tad warmer but I enjoyed them none the less.My sea bass main was lovely and very enjoyable.I am always disappointed with the sweet menu nowadays, as they always seem to have the same, brownies, sorbets etc.The staff although young were excellent, attentive without being intrusive.I wasn't very happy with our table as we seemed to stick out parallel with the front door and I was quite cold.My companions really liked the coeliac and vegetarian menus.I would go back again, maybe.
We visited The Braided Fig as part of Aberdeen Restaurant Week. The menu offering compared to some of the other venues taking part seemed one of the best. We arrived 15 minutes early for our reservation and were told that it would be a bit of a wait until we could order our food. I thought this was odd and a bit concerning that they were somewhat unwilling to accommodate early dinners. Anyway, they said that we could have a drink while we wait, which was fine. That said, it took them almost 15 minutes after sitting down to offer a drink. When we were eventually given the menu, everything sounded tasty. We asked if we could order our desserts after our main meal, which I understand to be standard procedure, and were told we had to order everything at once. Again, I found this odd and a bit awkward for the sake of it. The food was good and tasted very nice, and I had no complaints really. A small point to note is that it was disappointing that that the Chicken "K.F.C" starter was clearly frozen chicken fillets as opposed to home made fried chicken. Also, again I was a bit disappointed that the burger was not home made, which you could tell from the taste. The service was so-so, some of the servers were more on the ball that others. The wait between courses was a tad too long. We were in there for around 2.5 hours and didn't ever request a break between courses. In terms of the restaurant itself, I am of the view that it could do with a freshen up in decor. I remember visiting here probably over 10+ years ago and recall the place looking the same. My partner thought the same and he has never been before. Would I visit The Braided Fig again? Yes, but not in a rush. I think it is in a prime location, with overall good quality food. I think with a freshen up on the decor and some further staff training it would really be a fantastic venue.
Food wasn't as good as it was a few years ago, there were errors in the order and everyone at the table was cold. Staff were friendly though and offered to fix the mistakes but we just wanted to eat and go somewhere warmer.
Great menu and drinks available. Food was top notch, as always. Our only slight feedback would be the speed of service, specially our appetizer came out at the same time as our starters. Other than that, great experience and would recommend.
Excellent food and service.
The atmosphere and staff were amazing. I will definitely be back. The decor was stunning. The food was out of this world. I would most definitely recommend this place. ?
Staff took us in without a reservation after a short wait at the bar which was excellent. Really enjoyed the food, it was slightly pricy so good for a
Restaurantji Recommends
We had a dinner there great service food was very good and tasty only complaint was it took ages for them to serve it must have been lack of chefs in the kitchen don't know as we weren't in a hurry it didn't matter hopefully it will improve CHEERS!!
Food was great, we opted for a langoustine scampi and pulled turkey burger. Chips were fab and all very fresh and tasty. Service was good, polite and welcoming. Definitely recommend.
The food was absolutely
We went down for restaurant month, and was giving a choice 3 course £25 or 5 course for £30.The 5 course contains alcohol without alternative.There timing we're all over the place, mostly waiting 25mins between courses. We arrived at 7:30pm and left at 9:30pm.They put a Service Charge on the bill of 10% which is frowned upon in Aberdeen. Normally you would give a tip if you think the service is good or not.The men's toilet was broken and I had to used the disabled toilets instead. This looked like it was used for storage and didn't feel like they used this toilet seriously.Food:StartersBread with chicken butterCrab on toasted breadThe choice to use sour dough bread twice felt like eating half a loaf of bread, I would consider this poor choice. The Crab paste used was too littleMainroast chickenThe roast chicken was consider well cooked and would consider this a 4/5 for tastiness unfortunately the presentation was lacking.IntermediateThe gin sorbetCan't comment, was driving afterwards and contains alcohol, there was no alternative.DesertLemon tartThe lemon zesty was correct,but unfortunately the amount given was far less than acceptable for a Desert.Overall I was left hungry, annoyed, and wouldn't recommend this place to anyone until they change there attitude of this restaurant.
Worst meal ever. The bread with my soup was rock hard, dry and inedible. The main course was disgusting. The Turkey was tasteless and had a spongy texture, yuk. The potatoes were burnt and really greasy. The Owner stonewalled me when I complained and ask for a price reduction. Didn't care, not interested. Absolutely never going there again.