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Aberdeen
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The Braided Fig
The Braided Fig Reviews

The Braided Fig

Reviews of The Braided Fig (583)

Read what people think about The Braided Fig! All reviews are written by verified Quandoo diners.

5.2/6

583 reviews

5.2/6

583 reviews

Food:Outstanding
Atmosphere:Excellent
Service:Excellent
Value for money:Great value
Waiting time:Exceptionally Good
Noise levels:Very pleasant
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"Average"
3/6
Nick A.a month ago · 1 review

Service was quite slow and not that busy, only had the Mother’s Day menu to choose from and even though I only had one course had to pay £30 for the 2 course option (minimum), waitress that took our food order was quite rude. The food itself was good hence the ok rating

"Excellent"
6/6
Kelly G.a month ago · 1 review

Amazing food and service. No idea why it was so quiet!

"Excellent"
6/6
Doug P.a month ago · 1 review

The braided fig was a lovely restaurant with a nice atmosphere and a friendly team. We all enjoyed our food and the overall experience - thank you!

"Excellent"
6/6
Samantha J.a month ago · 2 reviews

The food was delicious. My favourite was the satay chicken starter and the beef roast dinner and the fig pudding desert. Really good food. Thanks :)

"Good"
4/6
Lynne C.a month ago · 1 review

We couldn’t fault the food, the food was superb. The service let our experience down just a little bit. I asked for salt on two separate occasions and I’m still waiting. I had to ask nearby table to borrow their salt. Not a big deal but the fact I asked twice and no one brought me salt. Then when the bill came they had added another tables food onto our bill. A whole £80 extra. Surely you would look before handing over the bill. Lucy did sort it and apologised but just let the service down a little bit.

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"Average"
3/6
Chris B.a month ago · 1 review

Venue is nice overall, we were however, seated in the less attractive, front area, probably due to booking through Aberdeen Restaurant week. Food was nice bit a very long wait

"Very good"
5/6
Marlene F.a month ago · 4 reviews

Really lovely food. Waitress was really helpful and witty! Third visit. Will be back.

"Average"
3/6
Lisa C.a month ago · 1 review

Service was great but the Steak frites steak was too thick, hard to cut and too chewy to enjoy eating. Apple crumble tasted of something like prunes and definitely not very apple and blackberry tasting. I wasn't offered any compensation for the poor steak.

"Very good"
5/6
Raymond D.a month ago · 2 reviews

The food quality was mainly excellent and the staff were very good. I think bringing all plates at the same time does not work, it is impossible to eat 5 hot plates before some of them get cold and less enjoyable. Our haddock goujons were well overdone and inedible and should not have been brought to our table. In spite of all this, we enjoyed our evening and hope you take these comments as positive criticism.

"Excellent"
6/6
Pam T.a month ago · 1 review

Visited during Aberdeen Restaurant Week. Good menu choice, we opted for 3 courses for £30 - food was delicious and beautifully presented. Pork belly and chicken satay starters, black & Mac plus sea bass mains, millionaires brownie and fig pudding - all very tasty, thank you

"Very good"
5/6
Margaret L.2 months ago · 2 reviews

Staff were lovely, food was great but took a long time to arrive, as a result we didn’t have time for dessert.

"Average"
3/6
Fabienne H.2 months ago · 2 reviews

We had booked a table for 4 for 17:30 as we had the theatre at 19:30, thinking we would have plenty time. As we chose some sharing plates, we had been told they would be staggered. However all the food came out at 18:30 with little space on the table. At 18:50 we were asked if we wanted dessert to which we said we wouldn’t have time considering we had to go to the theatre. The waitress kindly offered to ask the chef and came saying it would be possible if we were choosing very quickly. We promptly put our order counting on getting it by 19:00. The desserts arrived at 19:11, by that we were ready to go. We asked if we could take the desserts away with us but this was declined as they only had foil paper. So we left without eating our desserts very annoyingly. We weren’t charged for them thankfully. We left very disappointed with the experience although the food we had was very nice. We might go back but not before a theatre show.

"Very good"
5/6
Linda I.2 months ago · 1 review

Friendly staff and lovely, tastie food. Menu was different from the usual and well worth trying.

"Average"
3/6
Paula D.2 months ago · 1 review

Walked in and the place smelled musty/ damp. Portion were small. Our waitress was cheeky. Will not be recommending and will not be going back

"Excellent"
6/6
Rhona M.2 months ago · 1 review

Excellent service. Knowledgeable staff. We had a lovely dinner- thank you!

"Very good"
5/6
Lyn C.2 months ago · 1 review

Delicious food & great service. Would recommend & definitely be back.

"Excellent"
6/6
Christine B.2 months ago · 2 reviews

As usual excellent food, service and atmosphere, favourite dining experience

"Good"
4/6
GARY L.2 months ago · 1 review

Sadly, not best atmosphere due to being Sunday 4.30pm I guess. Server was very good.Food was very good,not cold but Could have been a notch up on heat.Suggest a bigger plate as piled on to a big plate, no complaint but had to ask for a side plate to put the Yorkshire Pudding. 😳👍would go back as we like Sunday Lunch mid afternoon.

"Good"
4/6
alison g.2 months ago · 1 review

Food was good though restaurant very cold and quiet for a Friday night

"Not good "
2/6
Quandoo Diner2 months ago · 1 review

Three items on the menu we wished to order were not available. Food was only ok and room was freezing!! Waitress friendly.

"Average"
3/6
Karen C.3 months ago · 3 reviews

One gluten free diner. Choices for main meals there were only three , one pork - don’t eat pork , one salmon meal and one steak dish and when we got menus was advised that there was only ONE steak left ! It was 1730 , not impressed. Waitresses were very slow at clearing our diner plates, they chose instead to clear tables that were empty. We waited n waited for table to be cleared and dessert and drinks orders request so eventually had to ask for our diner dishes to be cleared away.

"Excellent"
6/6
Quandoo Diner3 months ago · 1 review

The food was excellent and the staff were great. First time visiting and would go back again. Lovely place.

"Excellent"
6/6
Bettina C.4 months ago · 2 reviews

Best food I had for a long time. Service was excellent too

"Very good"
5/6
Barbara C.4 months ago · 1 review

Lovely atmosphere, attentive staff, tasty food (small plates)we chose 4 which was fine between 2

"Very good"
5/6
Jen M.4 months ago · 1 review

Warm welcome, service and food great and a nice cosy atmosphere.

"Not good "
2/6
Smart J.4 months ago · 1 review

Limited menu, not what was on the menu on the internet . Food was cold. Presentation a lot to be desired. Will never go back or recommend to anyone

"Excellent"
6/6
Quandoo Diner5 months ago · 1 review

Never a bad word to say about The Braided Fig. Always amazing!

"Excellent"
6/6
Gary T.5 months ago · 1 review

Great food, excellent staff and service, and very easy to book a table.

"Excellent"
6/6
Christine D.6 months ago · 1 review

Excellent food and attentive service in nice surroundings and at a reasonable price

"Average"
3/6
Eileen B.6 months ago · 1 review

Staff very inexperienced. Menu misleading and recommended portions far too large. Monkfish main overcooked (inedible) Espresso arrived cold after 20 min wait. Would hesitate before revisiting, overall very disappointed.

"Excellent"
6/6
Barry S.6 months ago · 1 review

Excellent food and quality . Great choices and also great service and restaurant.

"Excellent"
6/6
Rosslyn S.6 months ago · 1 review

Excellent food & service. Would highly recommend for lunch with friends.

"Average"
3/6
Nick P.6 months ago · 1 review

Big change since we last visited in Jan 2025, not what it use to be like.

"Good"
4/6
Rona M.6 months ago · 1 review

Very good service. Food was good, especially the mac n cheese side dish. However I feel the menu was a bit disjointed - some plates a bit big for ‘small plates’. Prefer old menu

"Excellent"
6/6
Gemma B.6 months ago · 1 review

I had the tandoori fish and it was AMAZING! The menu is original and different to anywhere else I have eaten in Aberdeen. Every time I eat here it is different and delicious. Great cocktails too! 👍🏼

"Not good "
2/6
Dawson H.6 months ago · 1 review

We visited on Saturday 27 September at 18:30 From the moment we arrived there was a problem with the service, the server couldn’t find their tablet to find our booking. We were shown to our table and told someone would come to take our drinks order, eventually the same person came and took our drinks order, our wine came but the water we ordered did not arrive until we had asked three times. Our starter was only just warm, we had to wait a long time for our main course and based on the very long wait the next table had for their Decaff coffee we decided to quit while we were ahead and asked for the bill. The bill arrived but asking for a copy after we had paid caused some consternation. We did get a copy but not for the actual amount we paid as we did not pay the full service charge. Altogether very unprofessional.

"Very good"
5/6
Kerry O.7 months ago · 1 review

The menu has changed from what was online However the food was great.

"Excellent"
6/6
Alyssa L.7 months ago · 1 review

Food was amazing. Excellent combination of flavors and textures and staff was great.

"Excellent"
6/6
Marlene F.7 months ago · 4 reviews

Excellent food choices. Especially for someone with intolerances and allergies. Highly recommend

"Excellent"
6/6
Jimmy R.7 months ago · 1 review

Excellent food and service. Good wines too. Will be back soon.

"Excellent"
6/6
Jimmy R.7 months ago · 1 review

Excellent food and service. Good wines too. Will be back soon.

"Average"
3/6
Alan M.7 months ago · 1 review

Service was very slow - four tables in use, but didn't get food until an hour after we arrived. Steak was tough, but food was otherwise good.

"Excellent"
6/6
Lesley L.7 months ago · 1 review

Excellent food and service. We were there on a very quiet night. My first time at this restaurant but will definitely return

"Excellent"
6/6
Leah C.7 months ago · 2 reviews

Lovely restaurant with lovely food! I had the Korean cauliflower for starters and the feta mac for mains and it was delicious! Service was lovely too!

"Very good"
5/6
Hazel S.7 months ago · 1 review

Great food, lovely staff. Would recommend for a nice lunch

"Very good"
5/6
Kathleen W.8 months ago · 1 review

We were the only people in the restaurant so it was very quiet. Food was beautifully presented and we all enjoyed our meal. Unfortunately the bottle the water was served in had the remnants of labels still on the glass which wasn’t a good look. Surely they had other empty bottles they could have used.

"Excellent"
6/6
Alan R.8 months ago · 1 review

Food is fantastic, highly recommend and reasonable priced, only the 2 of us in the restaurant, but for a Tuesday lunchtime I wasn’t expecting it to be busy👍

"Very good"
5/6
Cailean f.8 months ago · 2 reviews

A hidden gem, good varied menus and helpful staff. Definitely recommend it

"Very good"
5/6
Morag B.8 months ago · 1 review

Friendly service and good food, thoroughly enjoyed by all. On the downside, not all items on the menu were available. We've been visitors to Braided Fig on and off for the last 15 years, nothing has changed inside and things are starting to look tired and in need of an upgrade.

"Excellent"
6/6
Cindy O.8 months ago · 1 review

Lovely food, nice atmosphere, friendly staff. I would definitely recommend!

"Excellent"
6/6
Ruth G.9 months ago · 1 review

Very tasty food, generous portion size and served promptly with a smile. What more can you ask for.

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