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Inverness
City Centre
The Mustard Seed Restaurant
The Mustard Seed Restaurant Reviews

The Mustard Seed Restaurant

Scottish, Vegetarian, British, European

Dishes priced around£13

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Reviews of The Mustard Seed Restaurant (3,270)

Read what people think about The Mustard Seed Restaurant! All reviews are written by verified Quandoo diners.

5.2/6

3,270 reviews

5.2/6

3,270 reviews

Food:Outstanding
Atmosphere:Excellent
Service:Excellent
Value for money:Great value
Waiting time:Exceptionally Good
Noise levels:Very pleasant
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"Very good"
5/6
José B.7 months ago · 1 review

Heerlijke lunch gehad. Keuze uit verschillende voor- en hoofdgerechten. Vlees, vis of groente.

"Very good"
5/6
Giorgia B.7 months ago · 1 review

Ristorante buonissimo super in centro an Inverness ! Prenotazione facile, consigliato

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

Loved the food etc but the noise was loud but I expect that was just the building acoustics. Overall we loved our experience and will return.

"Very good"
5/6
Kenneth W.7 months ago · 1 review

There was a really nice atmosphere in the restaurant, the food was excellent and the service good.

"Very good"
5/6
geoff r.7 months ago · 1 review

Not much to say! First class food and amazing service, as usual!!!

"Very good"
5/6
David C.7 months ago · 1 review

Service was good,starter was very tasty. The main courses of chicken was slightly dry and the rump steak was fatty and not juicy enough.

"Excellent"
6/6
Zoe Y.7 months ago · 1 review

Excellent food and great service. Attention to detail and really nice atmosphere. Wine was great. Did etape lochness and this meal finished a great weekend. Highley reccomended. Thanks

"Not good "
2/6
Rhonda R.7 months ago · 1 review

It took over an hour to get our meal after we ordered and the best part of the meal was the salad. Both of our meat entrees were very tough. Will not return.

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

Lara was excellent Vert friendly and helpful Mustard Seed is always first class

"Excellent"
6/6
Catherine B.7 months ago · 1 review

Well priced menu with great choice, excellent food and service. Highly recommended.

"Excellent"
6/6
Ailsa C.7 months ago · 1 review

Friendly greeting on arrival, staff were very attentive even tho the restaurant was full. Food was full of flavour and beautifully presented, excellent value for money, definitely visit again

"Very good"
5/6
Rob F.7 months ago · 1 review

Great food nice ambiance. Great view of the river. I ordered from the specials and they were amazing. My wife had the salmon and it was great.

"Excellent"
6/6
Craig S.7 months ago · 2 reviews

Staff were brilliant, Food was superb just a brilliant dining experience.

"Excellent"
6/6
Pearl M.7 months ago · 2 reviews

Relaxed atmosphere. Attentive staff - just the right level of attention. Food was excellent.

"Excellent"
6/6
Jonathan H.7 months ago · 2 reviews

Great food and service and excellent atmosphere. Will definitely return

"Average"
3/6
Fiona R.7 months ago · 1 review

The mustard seed is consistently good and always feel excellent value. First and only time being slightly disappointed. Ordered The Hake on a kedgeree which was not good, (suspect the chef hadn’t tasted it). The kedgeree needed stock and rice was slightly underdone and watery but with an odd oily afterfeel. Hoping kedgerree cooked in butter and not veg oil. Otherwise good. Would love more exciting options for children who are vegetarian. I like that there is proper food options for children (salmon and veg) in addition to the bland fried options on smaller portion menus.

"Good"
4/6
mj b.7 months ago · 1 review

Food excellent. Staff friendly,but waited over an hour for food to arrive. Restaurant busy as usual but never waited so long before.

"Excellent"
6/6
Julie F.7 months ago · 1 review

Excellent food and service, great menu choice and fantastic atmosphere.

"Excellent"
6/6
Quandoo Diner7 months ago · 1 review

Really descent and everything I had hoped for, thanks also to the great staff.

"Excellent"
6/6
Susan M.7 months ago · 1 review

The service, food and wine were 2nd to none, would highly recommend it.

"Excellent"
6/6
Jonathan H.7 months ago · 2 reviews

Fantastic place for lunch. Everything perfect. Great food and atmosphere

"Not good "
2/6
Alice H.7 months ago · 1 review

Stingy starter portions for the price Tough over cooked steak Flavours/sauce too similar across multiple dishes Too many dishes served with mash Mediocre service

"Good"
4/6
Theresa K.7 months ago · 2 reviews

Greeted promptly, pate did not have enough mini oatcakes so asked for additional bread which seemed a big deal, fig and pear salad was good, the duck special was very good but the truffle mashed potatoes overwhelmed it a bit, the lemon sole was a bit fussy, but was enjoyed.

"Good"
4/6
Mark M.7 months ago · 1 review

Food was excellent. Lovely warm, comfortable setting on a horrible night. However, staff could have been more knowledgeable about drinks, particularly gin selection. At times the service was overly officious and even felt that staff were passive aggressive in their approach - not the previous experience at the Mustard Seed. Maybe a bad night but didn’t feel that staff were happy in their work 🤔

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

We visited the Mustard Seed on our honeymoon trip to Scotland and had an excellent experience! The food, service, and atmosphere were wonderful. We do highly recommend making a reservation in advance to ensure you get a table!

"Very good"
5/6
Christine M.7 months ago · 1 review

Really enjoyed our lunch. It was good value for money

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

First visit for me. Loved it. Staff lovely and super attentive. Will definitely book again and recommend to all our friends. Thank you

"Excellent"
6/6
Kieran S.7 months ago · 1 review

10 out of 10, best meal in a long time

"Not good "
2/6
Rachel W.7 months ago · 1 review

Had early evening menu and hummus starter was average. Steak was fatty, gristly and inedible

"Good"
4/6
Margaret M.7 months ago · 2 reviews

Starters were delicious, but didn't feel the mains were as good as on previous visits. My first taste of the seabass had a bone in it, my husband found his pork had a lot of fat on it.

"Excellent"
6/6
hector e.7 months ago · 1 review

Wonderful atmosphere, food, ambience and exceptional service. First time visit and certainly won't be the last! Can't wait to return, well done and thank you. Would advise booking in advance.

"Not good "
2/6
Quandoo Diner7 months ago · 1 review

Having been many times over the past 20 years, I can only describe as very disappointing and not as expected. We had a disappointing experience in January but wrote it off as an off day, we all have them! Today surpassed that disappointment, really poor and disappointing experience, firstly the place was dusty and in need of a proper clean. Waitress was lovely and really polite and attentive, we ordered food and wine, wine was ok, food not so, starters passable but probs not something we would order again, mains were really poor, small piece of sea bass with inedible couscous and a 28 day matured steak which was as tough and chewy as an old pair of walking boots with accompanying poor reheated potatoes, would normally persevere but couldn't get past the first couple of bits, really disappointed. This is somewhere we would normally recommend, not sure what's gone wrong but the Mustard Seed has changed and we can no longer recommend this local Inverness restaurant. This experience was on gift vouchers from a friend hoping we would have a special meal/experience, we didn't :-(

"Good"
4/6
Alison H.7 months ago · 1 review

Had a lovely meal with excellent food. Only criticism was that where we were sitting meant we were cold until the door was finally closed.

"Excellent"
6/6
Blair M.7 months ago · 1 review

Brilliant food and service A++++ will be booking again soon

"Average"
3/6
Sam N.7 months ago · 1 review

The staff are very attentive and polite. Greeted and seated as I had a booking - ahead of those without. I booked on Monday for this Friday. There was limited availability for a Friday evening- 15:30, 17:30 or 21:30. I opted for the early evening slot of 17:30. It then surprised me to see at least four walk-in’s offered tables with no hesitation- especially with the limited availability option for pre-booking . I was seated downstairs but next to a table housing 13 who arrived for 18:00. This meant I knew it would become noisy. l found it not very polite of the guests to be using my table to manoeuvre themselves onto their table as I was eating. Anyway… back to the food. On arrival at my table I was immediately presented with a food, drink and cocktail menu. The young lady who served me was very polite attentive and I advised her of my food allergy. Almost all meals can be made gluten free . Great. I ordered a glass of wine and water which was only a couple of minutes getting to me. The mussels as the starter came very quickly- a huge bowl full. Fresh in the creamy garlicky sauce. Perfect. The large table next to arrived and the whole atmosphere changed (see above). This meant I was left feeling rushed. My main arrived very quickly - however it was obviously the table being seated was disrupting the waitress from being able to get to place my meal down. I had to take it off her mid air and felt sorry that she was as rushed as she was. I ordered the Gressingham duck. It tender and juicy - cooked medium rare, but slightly under seasoned . The broccoli was cooked perfectly, and the truffle mash was delicate and light- full of flavour. The jus was non- existent and there was more of a thick gravy on it- I just hope it was gluten free. The pear was firm yet lacked flavour. As the large seated table now seemed to take priority, no checked on me to see if my main course was ok or if I needed anything. Being a solo eater, it seemed that priority of the large party was given by waiting staff. As soon as I was finished eating my main, my plate was whipped from under me and a dessert menu given. I was about to ask which items were gf but the waitress that bought the menu over had already left the table prior to me getting a word out. I decided against dessert and coffee. I was in the restaurant 38 minutes start to finish. I on now it states it’s not an ‘all night table’ and that’s fine but 38 minutes in a mid-high end restaurant - that is not acceptable. It’s a shame because the food was good but the service went downhill. Clearly not all customers are treated equally. A 6/10 from me.

"Average"
3/6
Huma A.7 months ago · 1 review

Nice place. We were accommodated to shift our booking to earlier- that was nice. Food was good as was the bread. Sadly the poached egg was more boiled than poached. The sticky toffee pudding was so dry that I had to ask for more sauce to be able to eat it. It felt as the pudding was stale. When we asked for the bill first time the request was acknowledged by the waitress but she did ot bring it for a while so we asked again. She replied I heard you the first time and returned with the bill and slammed it on our table. Once again this was not followed up with actually coming back with the card machine. We then asked another to pay the bill. Sadly good food was ruined by bad service.

"Very good"
5/6
zoé z.7 months ago · 1 review

Super personnel très sympathique Très bon et copieux À recommander

"Good"
4/6
Jennifer Croly N.7 months ago · 1 review

The staff was great. Food was good. Able to be seated early.

"Excellent"
6/6
Moira M.7 months ago · 1 review

Excellent experience. Will return soon again. Couldn't fault it at all.

"Very good"
5/6
Nazeem M.7 months ago · 1 review

Very enjoyable dinner with family. Staff were friendly and professional. The food was great.

"Very good"
5/6
Grant R.7 months ago · 4 reviews

Always a great experience, good food and atmosphere all for a reasonable price.

"Good"
4/6
Angharad B.7 months ago · 1 review

Friendly staff and lovely venue. I would recommend - wine great!

"Good"
4/6
Phil W.7 months ago · 1 review

The Caprese and Venison dishes were excellent, but I was a bit disappointed in the sticky toffee pudding, which I found “heavier” than expected.

"Very good"
5/6
James B.7 months ago · 1 review

Lovely food and service right by the river , wasn’t allowed to sit in. The balcony to have lunch which was a shame

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

Meal was good, but a loud atmosphere and average service. The sauces and desserts were also a bit too sweet for our taste.

"Excellent"
6/6
Susan W.7 months ago · 1 review

Our party of 6 enjoyed each of our dishes - thank u !

"Average"
3/6
Renske V.7 months ago · 1 review

Great location and interior, nice staff, food was not that great.

"Excellent"
6/6
ian P.7 months ago · 1 review

Both meals were great thank you for a great time

"Excellent"
6/6
Andy M.7 months ago · 1 review

Friendly, efficient staff. Good food, nicely presented. Overall enjoyable experience.

"Excellent"
6/6
CHIN L.7 months ago · 2 reviews

We enjoyed our lunch very much. The lunch menu is very good value for money and delicious too. Food served very quickly which was nice with young children. We will be back again :)

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