We used to love it here and we live within walking distance so it's our local however we unfortunately won't be back. Twice now we've arrived and been refused food for different reasons, tonight there were new chefs working so they were only honouring bookings. Tonight the place was empty, I'd have thought they could have taken a walk in of 2. I understand the hospitality industry is seriously struggling for staff but unfortunately we won't risk being turned away again and won't be back.
silia frangidou
We went first time there and Food was very tasty and good portion. Service time was a bit slow. The staff was very friendly and accommodate us with everything.
Dave McBride
Good food and an excellent choice of beers..all reasonably priced...what not to like? Dog friendly...?
Nigel D
Locally, it is known at The Lizzie. To those not resident in the Dunfermline area it is the Elizabethan and it is situated on busy Halbeath Road, just yards from the busy junction which leads to the Queen Margaret Hospital. We've driven past it many times on the way to visit and wondered what it was like. On this occasion we passed it as we walked towards the surprisingly scenic Town Loch, less than five minutes drive from central Dunfermline, and the national site of Waterski and Wakeboard Scotland. Incidentally, there were two guys waterskiing despite ice noted in certain parts of the pond. One quipped: "My toe is a little cold." No wonder. There is a busy wee cafe on site, only yards from a spacious car park, but we strode on as the rain clouds loomed above. We headed back towards central Dunfermline and, by then, we were in need of refreshment, and a comfort break. Strolling along the Halbeath Road we passed The Elizabethan and thought: "Why not?" In off the main road and around the building through the car park did not set pulses racing, but we came upon the entrance and that looked more inviting. Opening the doors revealed a spacious, well-appointed bar with a variety of beer pumps, sadly not one with real ale on the day we visited, but there were plenty of alternatives including Spanish and Italian choices. The menu was pub grubby and it looked good. The prices were OK too so we indulged. Our excuse? It started raining so better inside eating than outside getting wet. Chicken and leek pie with chips was one pick. Fish and chips the other. We enjoyed a Birra Moretti and Guinness while our meal was prepared. This was a Wednesday at lunchtime and there were customers dotted around the restaurant which has plenty of room for diners. Out came the food. The chicken and leek was served in a dish. Loads of meat filling and a tasty sauce. It ticked all the right boxes (£13.95). Speaking of boxes, the beer battered haddock and chips, a big fish by the way, arrived in a box with peas and salad and tartare sauce (£15.95). Pleasing to the eye and also to the palate. The fish flaked beautifully and the chips were spot on. We thoroughly enjoyed the visit. One further point, the loos were spotless if a little dated and the disinfectant smell indicated that they had been recently cleaned. One piece of history. The Elizabethan is named after the daughter of James VI who was born in Dunfermline Palace in August 1596. At the time of her birth, her father was King of Scots only. Ecosse Inns are the present "incumbents" according to the website and The Elizabethan is only a short walk from East End Park, home of Dunfermline Athletic. Pop in. We enjoyed it and will be back. Opening hours noon to 11 daily, Friday and Saturday noon to 12am. The Elizabethan, 110 Halbeath Road, Dunfermline KY12 7LX t: 01383 725877
gilfish
What has happened to this place. I have been coming here for 40+ years and through many owners. Sadly, the current incumbents are dragging this establishment into the ground. Who owns it, or is it part of a group ?? Poor Bill Murray will be turning in his grave. I came today with family, on the 3rd request to have the table cleared the waitress tells me she will if my attitude changes. Raging !!! i ask the young lad at the bar if the manager is around, he informs me that this woman is the manager. At least that made us laugh. I said to her she desperatley needs some customer service training to which she informs me she has been doing this for 15 years LoL. In how many places i wonder. Sadly due to all this i was unable to tell them how poor some of the food was. Absolute disgrace and not surprised to find many similar reviews on this site. Thankfully i'm sure the current team will eventually be found out & perhaps i may return again 1 day.
bigeein
Pints severed in plastic cups (which weren’t pint size) beer prices inflated today due to a sporting event on locally. Only 3 bar staff on. Two of which openly abusing customers. I wish I could give them 0 stars. Not a friendly pub. Definitely will not be back. Look at the food and service reviews from others. This was not a one off occurrence. No wonder the pub trade is failing. I will be pursuing a complaint with the brewery. Never again.
Jet51759484612
Excellent place for food, very warm and friendly, catered for 6 of us, meals were delicious extremely well presented and good value for money, we will be back.
Loohee
Appalling service, very very slow, multiple times had to chase up service, tables not cleared, food and drinks orders wrong, staff looked disinterested. 3 hrs to get full meal served and restaurant not busy. Not good at all.
Jillian B
Service was slow,went in at 2pm came out at 5pm ,still feeling hungry, food was rubbish, I totally feel I have waste my money, really spoiled my Christmas eve dinner with the family won't be back
Darren R
Very slow service, staff lacking attention to customers, food was nice once we eventually received it, table wasn't cleared so decided to leave and not have a dessert.
Service so slow- we had to leave without eating. Arrived at 5.45pm, drinks order taken no problem. Needed to prompt staff at 6.15pm that we hadn’t ordered food yet and informed them we needed to leave by 7.15pm for theatre show. Waited until 7.05pm, 50minutes after ordering, then gave up and cancelled the food. Got charged for drinks and no apologies given. It was a hungry theatre trip for us.
Zzoozie
Very disappointing. Sunday Roast : Beef overcooked : Lamb fatty and overcooked. So tough had to send back reluctantly as we had waited 30 minutes for the original meal to arrive. Replaced beef , half portion of original and no lamb. Had to ask where lamb was and informed too fatty to send out. Beef was little better but staff had no idea how to deal with my complaint. They still charged us for the tough lamb and only reduced by £2:99 when it was queried. Should have read previous reviews and never gone in first place. Lack of experience and if its a decent chef in the kitchen they should have been embarrassed sending out our original Beef. Don't waste your money as they are not cheap .
James Dickson
We booked a table for dinner and a long overdue catch up I arrived a little early, so I had couple pre dinner pints at the bar. The staff are very friendly and it was a cosy relaxed atmosphere. The food was amazing, those tempura prawns were really good and the cheesecake of the day was baileys and salt caramel, lovely. After our meal we enjoyed a few more drinks at the bar, watching the remainder of the football on the big screen. We had a brilliant night and we will definitely be backParking: Plenty of parkingWheelchair accessibility: Majority of the bar and restaurant area is wheelchair accessible, with easy access from the car park
Sil
We ordered two steak sirloins , the most expensive one to make sure they were good, both were very hard to cut, chewing , full of nerves or tendons so difficult to cut and eat. Got the wrong knife so asked for a steak knife but still hard to cut.We left them there, what a shame.Chips were the frozen one.Honestly a bit disappointed as we paid but couldn't eat the dinner. I think it's just a pub good for drinks or average low quality meal.And it was not cheap so no sense.Waiters not really interesting on what they were doing. They seem there just waiting to finish the day.Seems nice from outside but inside nothing special in terms of atmosphere.We will no go back...Sorry
Anne F
Great food, service and staff, from the moment we walked in we were made to feel welcome from Kaitlyn she fussed over our 13year old chocolate cocker spaniel and made us all feel at ease. We had starter and main course, the food was nicely cooked and all delicious we couldn’t fault it. We will definitely be back. We usually go to adventure golf at Fife Leisure Park and eat there however none of the restaurants welcome dogs so we thought we would try the Elizabethan on our way in and have to say we were not disappointed. Restaurants at FIfe Leisure Park could learn a thing or two from here from great customer service, yummy food and 5 very satisfied customers. Thank you so much.
We used to love it here and we live within walking distance so it's our local however we unfortunately won't be back. Twice now we've arrived and been refused food for different reasons, tonight there were new chefs working so they were only honouring bookings. Tonight the place was empty, I'd have thought they could have taken a walk in of 2. I understand the hospitality industry is seriously struggling for staff but unfortunately we won't risk being turned away again and won't be back.
We went first time there and Food was very tasty and good portion. Service time was a bit slow. The staff was very friendly and accommodate us with everything.
Good food and an excellent choice of beers..all reasonably priced...what not to like? Dog friendly...?
Locally, it is known at The Lizzie. To those not resident in the Dunfermline area it is the Elizabethan and it is situated on busy Halbeath Road, just yards from the busy junction which leads to the Queen Margaret Hospital. We've driven past it many times on the way to visit and wondered what it was like. On this occasion we passed it as we walked towards the surprisingly scenic Town Loch, less than five minutes drive from central Dunfermline, and the national site of Waterski and Wakeboard Scotland. Incidentally, there were two guys waterskiing despite ice noted in certain parts of the pond. One quipped: "My toe is a little cold." No wonder. There is a busy wee cafe on site, only yards from a spacious car park, but we strode on as the rain clouds loomed above. We headed back towards central Dunfermline and, by then, we were in need of refreshment, and a comfort break. Strolling along the Halbeath Road we passed The Elizabethan and thought: "Why not?" In off the main road and around the building through the car park did not set pulses racing, but we came upon the entrance and that looked more inviting. Opening the doors revealed a spacious, well-appointed bar with a variety of beer pumps, sadly not one with real ale on the day we visited, but there were plenty of alternatives including Spanish and Italian choices. The menu was pub grubby and it looked good. The prices were OK too so we indulged. Our excuse? It started raining so better inside eating than outside getting wet. Chicken and leek pie with chips was one pick. Fish and chips the other. We enjoyed a Birra Moretti and Guinness while our meal was prepared. This was a Wednesday at lunchtime and there were customers dotted around the restaurant which has plenty of room for diners. Out came the food. The chicken and leek was served in a dish. Loads of meat filling and a tasty sauce. It ticked all the right boxes (£13.95). Speaking of boxes, the beer battered haddock and chips, a big fish by the way, arrived in a box with peas and salad and tartare sauce (£15.95). Pleasing to the eye and also to the palate. The fish flaked beautifully and the chips were spot on. We thoroughly enjoyed the visit. One further point, the loos were spotless if a little dated and the disinfectant smell indicated that they had been recently cleaned. One piece of history. The Elizabethan is named after the daughter of James VI who was born in Dunfermline Palace in August 1596. At the time of her birth, her father was King of Scots only. Ecosse Inns are the present "incumbents" according to the website and The Elizabethan is only a short walk from East End Park, home of Dunfermline Athletic. Pop in. We enjoyed it and will be back. Opening hours noon to 11 daily, Friday and Saturday noon to 12am. The Elizabethan, 110 Halbeath Road, Dunfermline KY12 7LX t: 01383 725877
What has happened to this place. I have been coming here for 40+ years and through many owners. Sadly, the current incumbents are dragging this establishment into the ground. Who owns it, or is it part of a group ?? Poor Bill Murray will be turning in his grave. I came today with family, on the 3rd request to have the table cleared the waitress tells me she will if my attitude changes. Raging !!! i ask the young lad at the bar if the manager is around, he informs me that this woman is the manager. At least that made us laugh. I said to her she desperatley needs some customer service training to which she informs me she has been doing this for 15 years LoL. In how many places i wonder. Sadly due to all this i was unable to tell them how poor some of the food was. Absolute disgrace and not surprised to find many similar reviews on this site. Thankfully i'm sure the current team will eventually be found out & perhaps i may return again 1 day.
Pints severed in plastic cups (which weren’t pint size) beer prices inflated today due to a sporting event on locally. Only 3 bar staff on. Two of which openly abusing customers. I wish I could give them 0 stars. Not a friendly pub. Definitely will not be back. Look at the food and service reviews from others. This was not a one off occurrence. No wonder the pub trade is failing. I will be pursuing a complaint with the brewery. Never again.
Excellent place for food, very warm and friendly, catered for 6 of us, meals were delicious extremely well presented and good value for money, we will be back.
Appalling service, very very slow, multiple times had to chase up service, tables not cleared, food and drinks orders wrong, staff looked disinterested. 3 hrs to get full meal served and restaurant not busy. Not good at all.
Service was slow,went in at 2pm came out at 5pm ,still feeling hungry, food was rubbish, I totally feel I have waste my money, really spoiled my Christmas eve dinner with the family won't be back
Very slow service, staff lacking attention to customers, food was nice once we eventually received it, table wasn't cleared so decided to leave and not have a dessert.
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Service so slow- we had to leave without eating. Arrived at 5.45pm, drinks order taken no problem. Needed to prompt staff at 6.15pm that we hadn’t ordered food yet and informed them we needed to leave by 7.15pm for theatre show. Waited until 7.05pm, 50minutes after ordering, then gave up and cancelled the food. Got charged for drinks and no apologies given. It was a hungry theatre trip for us.
Very disappointing. Sunday Roast : Beef overcooked : Lamb fatty and overcooked. So tough had to send back reluctantly as we had waited 30 minutes for the original meal to arrive. Replaced beef , half portion of original and no lamb. Had to ask where lamb was and informed too fatty to send out. Beef was little better but staff had no idea how to deal with my complaint. They still charged us for the tough lamb and only reduced by £2:99 when it was queried. Should have read previous reviews and never gone in first place. Lack of experience and if its a decent chef in the kitchen they should have been embarrassed sending out our original Beef. Don't waste your money as they are not cheap .
We booked a table for dinner and a long overdue catch up I arrived a little early, so I had couple pre dinner pints at the bar. The staff are very friendly and it was a cosy relaxed atmosphere. The food was amazing, those tempura prawns were really good and the cheesecake of the day was baileys and salt caramel, lovely. After our meal we enjoyed a few more drinks at the bar, watching the remainder of the football on the big screen. We had a brilliant night and we will definitely be backParking: Plenty of parkingWheelchair accessibility: Majority of the bar and restaurant area is wheelchair accessible, with easy access from the car park
We ordered two steak sirloins , the most expensive one to make sure they were good, both were very hard to cut, chewing , full of nerves or tendons so difficult to cut and eat. Got the wrong knife so asked for a steak knife but still hard to cut.We left them there, what a shame.Chips were the frozen one.Honestly a bit disappointed as we paid but couldn't eat the dinner. I think it's just a pub good for drinks or average low quality meal.And it was not cheap so no sense.Waiters not really interesting on what they were doing. They seem there just waiting to finish the day.Seems nice from outside but inside nothing special in terms of atmosphere.We will no go back...Sorry
Great food, service and staff, from the moment we walked in we were made to feel welcome from Kaitlyn she fussed over our 13year old chocolate cocker spaniel and made us all feel at ease. We had starter and main course, the food was nicely cooked and all delicious we couldn’t fault it. We will definitely be back. We usually go to adventure golf at Fife Leisure Park and eat there however none of the restaurants welcome dogs so we thought we would try the Elizabethan on our way in and have to say we were not disappointed. Restaurants at FIfe Leisure Park could learn a thing or two from here from great customer service, yummy food and 5 very satisfied customers. Thank you so much.