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Below you will find several links to reviews of Duck's and Donald's
5 July - "Great place to stay and eat - With easy access to Edinburgh by car, rail or bus, and in the middle of such great coastal / golf facilities, this hotel provides a wonderful weekend or holiday break. The choice of restaurant / bistro styles also offers a wide variety of eating / price options, all of very high quality....." Review on Tripadvisor, click here to see it in full
4 July - "Great bar, excellent restaurant, friendly staff, perfect golf location - Malcolm and his staff will ensure a friendly welcome and a very pleasant stay. They helped us no end with our golf preparations and with 22 golf courses within 15 minutes your in God's golf country....." Review on Tripadvisor, click here to see it in full
30 June - "Fantastic food - This one of the most enjoyable meals we have had and went back a second time while on holiday. The service was fantastic and warm, couldn't fault anything....." Review on Tripadvisor, click here to see it in full
30 June - "If it's a burger you're after, get the best. - Went with a couple of hard-to-please teenage girls. It is usually a struggle to get them to eat more than a chip, but they did indeed do well with their meals. I can say my meal included the best burger of my life!...." Review on Tripadvisor, click here to see it in full
25 June - "Perfect place for golfers - I would recommend this hotel to everyone who will be golfing in East Lothian. We would definitely go back and stay there if the occasion calls...Friendly atmosphere, good foods." Review on Tripadvisor, click here to see it in full
24 June - "The Duck - a (w)hole in one!! - After some cracking rounds of golf during flaming June on the Gullane and North Berwick courses what better place to wine and dine than the Duck's in Aberlady??!! The food was excellent, the presentation great, the extensive winelist outstanding and the staff attentive....." - Review on Tripadvisor, click here to see it in full
21 June - "Miss this gem at your peril - Recent mid-week lunchtime visit to this gem of a restaurant. Friendly and knowledgable staff. comfortable surroundings. Inner courtyard a true find. Excellent food well presented and great value for money....." - Review on Tripadvisor, click here to see it in full
20 June - "Genuine Scottish hospitality in a fine location, adjacent to the capital city - Duck's at Kilspindie combines a friendly and comfortable hotel with a bar and bistro which are an attraction in their own right. Run by an efficient and personable team, the personal touch of owner and manager Malcolm Duck is evident throughout....." - Review on Tripadvisor, click here to see it in full
2 June - "Warm and friendly place to stay - Have stayed here at Ducks on a number of occasions and have never been disappointed. You always receive a warm welcome from the staff and an even warmer welcome from Malcolm once he returns from the days golfing....." - Review on Tripadvisor, click here to see it in full.
9 May - "Lunch at Ducks - worth a return trip - We accompanied friends to lunch at Duck's last week. We found the staff attentive and friendly , the food was attractively presented and enjoyable. The owner & his wife were welcoming and we look forward to our next visit....." - Review on Tripadvisor, click here to see it in full.
7 May - "We could not have been made to feel more welcome, nor fed any better - Wonderful atmosphere and even better food, especially Donalds. And when your host is a golfer who knows where and how to book tee times!!! Thanks Malcolm!!" - Review on Tripadvisor, click here to see it in full.
4 May - "donald's great food on a lower budget - Although accustomed to the excellent fare in Duck's, the sister restaurant, we were not disappointed by two recent meals in Donald's. The wide choice on the menu was priced for a lower budget but maintained the standards of food and presentation established in Duck's....." - Review on Tripadvisor, click here to see it in full.
4 May - "You would be quackers to eat anywhere else! (Yeah I'll get my coat!) - My partner and I stayed for one night because of a family celebration to be held in the restaurant the following day. Nothing special about the room, in need of a bit of TLC YEt comfortable, but the food was top drawer. We had a 'bar meal' upon our arrival (in 'Donalds') and found the quality better than many restaurants....." - Review on Tripadvisor, click here to see it in full.
4 May - "Fine dining with food well cooked and beautifully presented - Recently we had both dinner and lunch in Duck's and ate from a varied menu. The food was well prepared and the presentation of the highest quality. This restaurant is a gem easily overlooked in a small village." - Review on Tripadvisor, click here to see it in full.
2 May - "My Third Visit - Always had a good meal - Ate at Donalds on a weekday evening. As always the staff were welcoming. Service was excellent - server mentioned that my first choice of wine might not be available when I ordered and when it wasn't, helped me select a similar wine ( taste and budget) which he knew was available......" - Review on Tripadvisor, click here to see it in full.
20 April 2010 - "Super hotel and restaurant for golfplayers - April 2010 we stayed at Ducks for 4 nights. Our only purpose was to play golf on the beautiful courses of East Lothian. Ducks is excellent for this. We thought it was a great restaurant with a more simple and a more culinairy part. Both were great....." - Review on Tripadvisor, click here to see it in full.
15 April 2010 - "Absolutley fabolus - First visit but not the last. Very friendly atmosphere with exellent staff, Very good food and comfortable room. Perfect for golfers with many courses nearby.
11 April 2010 - "Truly excellent food in East Lothian - We ate at Duck's on Saturday evening with a group of friends, and had a wonderful night. The food was truly excellent, each imaginative course perfectly cooked and presented....." - Review on Tripadvisor, click here for the full review.
6 April 2010 - "Fantastic food and wine - Just back from a wonderful relaxing Easter break spent at Kilspindie House.Malcolm and his great team provided an outstanding level of service friendly,helpful and welcoming.Our room was comfortable clean cosy.But the best bit is the fantastic food and wine...." - Review on Tripadvisor, click here to view it in full.
6 April 2010 - "An excellent Easter Day lunch! - Thanks so much for lunch on Sunday. We both enjoyed our meal enormously and shall certainly return. Please pass on our sincere thanks to your excellent chef: we recommend your restaurant wholeheartedly !" - Review on Tripadvisor, click here for the full review.
23 February 2010 - "Great Food, Service & Atmosphere - We dined hear twice in February. Our first visit was on a Dine Around Deal at £15 for two courses and were so impressed with the Quail starter & Halibut main course that we booked for their Valentines dinner dance....." - Review on Tripadvisor, click here for the full review.
22 February 2010 - Gaby Soutar reviews Donald's in The Scotsman Magazine, click here to see her full review.
20 Feb 2010 - "Fantastic dining experience with excellent food, fine wines and great service - We have been big fans of Duck's restaurant in Edinburgh and were happy to drive out to picturesque Aberlady to celebrate a family birthday. The hotel was warm and cosy with very comfortable beds and good quality bedlinen....." Review on Tripadvisor, click here to view it in full.
8 February 2010 - "A Gem of a find - My Fiance and I recently had a trip up to Scotland (Jan 2010 ) and fell upon this place quite by accident, we had asked our Satnav to tell us of hotels close by and the first on the list was Kilspindie house, after a very long day it was much appreciated, we booked in for one night, the room was a standard room....." Review on Tripadvisor, click here to view it in full.
1 February 2010 - "Good hotel - Amazing Food - My girlfriend and I stayed there as a belated birthday treat. The hotel is fairly standard, rooms are quite small and basic, but nice enough and the beds are comfy. However, the food is some of the best I have ever had in my life....." Review on Tripadvisor, click here to view it in full.
13 January 2010 - Brandon Tucker votes Ducks at Kilspindie best of 2009, click here to see this article and click here to see his full review of Duck's published on 15 June 2009.
10 January 2010 - "Great Hotel - Have just returned from a one night stay at Kilspindie, Cannot fault this hotel in anyway. Rooms were clean, as good as you would get anywhere. Food was to die for....." Review on Tripadvisor, click here to view it in full.
26 July 2009 - Weekend Pass: Duck's at Kilspindie, Jeremy Watson reviews Duck's in The Scotsman Magazine, click here to see his full review.
7 December 2007 - You will take to it like a Duck to Aberlady, Janice Blanchard reviews Duck's in the Edinburgh Evening News, click here to see her full review
November 2006 - Vivien Devlin reviews Kilspindie House, to see the full review click here.
EatScotland.com - The official eating and drinking site of Scotland's national tourism organisation - click here to see their review.
Hotel Review Scotland Guide - click here to see their review. |
