The Red Herring

4.0

13 Reviews

£25 and under

Bistro

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2 people

3 Jan 2025

19:00

Booked 22 times today

Great for brunch
Neighbourhood gem
Good for groups

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Dining style
Casual Dining
Price
£25 and under
Cuisines
Bistro, Scottish, Italian
Hours of Operation
Wed–Sun 09:00–21:30
Phone number
01786 831616
Website
https://www.instagram.com/the_red_herring_bofa/
Payment Options
AMEX, Mastercard, Visa
Dress code
Casual Dress

Location
28 Henderson St, Stirling, Stirling FK9 4HR
Area
Stirling
Parking details
None

What 13 people are saying

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4.0

4 based on recent ratings

4Food
4.2Service
4.1Ambience
3.8Value

Noise • Energetic

13 Reviews

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John
London
6 reviews
3.0
6 reviews
Dined 4 days ago
1. Overall 3
2. Food 3
3. Service 2
4. Ambience 3
Still teething after its opening. Service a bit random with pleasant but inexperienced young staff. Food was ok but the menu is a bit imbalanced and the descriptors need some work, e.g. cheese and meat starter wasn't the expected small platter but a rocket salad with mozzarella and a few pieces of salami. Tasted ok but I wouldn't have ordered it if I'd known what it was. Had the celeriac steak as a main which was nice if not a bit on the small side for £20. Overall I'd give it a couple more goes before deciding if I was going to become a regular.
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Ian
London
6 reviews
5.0
6 reviews
Dined 5 days ago
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
We were well looked after and had a great table for our special birthday celebration. Service and food was amazing.
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Graeme
Perthshire
5 reviews
5.0
5 reviews
Dined 6 days ago
1. Overall 5
2. Food 4
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Table for 6 on Saturday 28th December. I think everyone had a different main course and all were happy with their choice. The decor and compartmentalising of the restaurant creates cozy spaces but allows the buzz of other diners to filter through. Good value for money too. People should be reminded this is more of a bistro experience not a high end restaurant. The staff were young, but proficient, bubbly and helpful. We would definitely go back here👍👍👍👍
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Fiona
London
26 reviews
3.0
26 reviews
Dined 6 days ago
1. Overall 3
2. Food 2
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 5
Beautiful place, some of the staff were great some weren’t very attentive. We had previously been for a pizza and enjoyed it so we returned to try the rest of the menu. My daughter ordered mozzarella sticks and chicken from the small plates and we shared some fries. Mozz was lovely. Good size portion Chicken was 2 tiny strips and they were dry ans massively overcooked. She couldn’t even cut them with her knife. I ordered scallop ravioli as a main. When it came I assumed the waitress had accidentally ordered me the starter size. It was 3 scallops and about 6 small ravioli. It tasted nice but when the bill came it was a main at £18. My husband also had 2 small plates. First was prawns with sourdough bread. For some reason they served the prawns and sauce on the bread and it had clearly been sitting for a while. It was lukewarm and the bread had gone all gloopy so the texture wasn’t very nice. His other small plate was the meat and cheese. It was ok but nothing more than we could have knocked up at home and it was a little thrown together. It’s a shame as the portion size of my pasta, and quality of something as simple as chicken in breadcrumbs let them down (and we are not greedy) I wish I’d taken pictures but we have a no phones at the table rule. We saw other people ordering pasta bolognaise and it looked and smelled amazing and seemed a normal portion you would expect. Last comment on drinks. Great selection of soft drinks but - only alcohol free beer, no other alcohol free options which is poor in this day and age and the price of a 1 glass of wine is more than a pizza so although we may have had a second glass it felt like an extravagance at £25 for 2. I feel like they are close to being a great choice but still quite a few things to work out I’m afraid. I really hope they are successful though. The venue was beautiful.
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Anne
Perthshire
2 reviews
5.0
2 reviews
Dined on 24 December 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
This was our first time at The Red Herring. We were a party of 4 adults and two young children. Everyone was so well catered for. The food was truly delicious, wine choices exceptional and the waiting staff couldn’t do enough for us, very attentive. Be back soon!
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Margaret
Perthshire
1 review
4.0
1 review
Dined on 24 December 2024
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 3
Party all had various sandwiches with skinny fries , and a child’s portion fish chips followed by ice cream. No complaints and everyone cleared their plate. No Christmas decor , Wi-Fi not working and Childs menu not available, also it would be nice to be served by only only server , we had several playing all different parts , seemed a little disjointed but on the whole the food was nice ..
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Marie
Perthshire
3 reviews
5.0
3 reviews
Dined on 23 December 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Food was amazing, and the staff were wonderful, very attentive and helpful. It was a Christmas family meal, 2toddlers and the staff were brilliant. We’ll be back!!
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GillieT
Perthshire
2 reviews
4.0
2 reviews
Dined on 21 December 2024
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 4
We had a lovely meal food was well presented and very tasty. Staff were friendly and attentive there was a slight mix up with drinks which was sorted quickly and without any fuss.
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Billy
New York City
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on 19 December 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Loved it, a breath of fresh air. Friendly staff, lovely decor. Will definitely be back
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Carola
Perthshire
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on 19 December 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
We only went for a coffee but we were made very welcome, the coffee was excellent and the service was very friendly. They are having problems with their app as I received countless messages to confirm that I had booked – which I certainly had – only to be told when we arrived that they had no record of the booking. They admitted that the app was not working too well but they were sorting it out.
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The Red Herring is rated 4 stars by 13 OpenTable diners.

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2 people

3 Jan 2025

19:00

Booked 22 times today

28 Henderson St, Stirling, Stirling FK9 4HR

Additional information

Area
Stirling
Hours of Operation
Wed–Sun 09:00–21:30
Price
£25 and under
Cuisines
Bistro, Scottish, Italian
Dining style
Casual Dining
Dress code
Casual Dress
Parking details
None
Payment Options
AMEX, Mastercard, Visa

Website
https://www.instagram.com/the_red_herring_bofa/
Phone number
01786 831616

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