from mdavidson (89%) on October 8th, 2007 (8 months ago)

Sportsters Bar and Diner, 1a Market Street, EH1 1DE, Edinburgh

I did not go here through my own choice - I never would. The menu was as expected for a chain pub in Edinburgh. The service was awful. Firstly it took the waitress around 15 minutes to fetch us menus then it was a further 15-20 minutes before she took our order and then there was a further 30 minute wait for our food. The waitress took our request for sauces but then failed to appear with any, which left us scavenging for condiments from other tables. When the food did arrive it was poor quality. I had a burger which tasted a lot worse than an effort from Burger King or McDonalds. It reminded me of the tasteless, greasy burgers that my school canteen used to serve up (this was obviously before Jamie Oliver stuck his slightly smug oar into the mix). Yuk.

Following our wait for menus, orders to be taken, food and sauces the staff saved the best delay for last - we requested the bill at least 4 times but still had to wait 45 minutes for it. Then when we did get the bill we were given one for a table that was not ours - this lead to a further delay of 10 minutes. The staff were useless but I doubt they get paid enough to care.

The diners at the next table were three members of the Scotland rugby team who were set to play the All Blacks a couple of days later - I saw them tucking into plates of chips, surely these professional sportsmen should have been on pasta instead?

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