South Ayrshire
The Prestwick Pioneer

The Prestwick Pioneer

87 Main Street, KA9 1JS, South Ayrshire, United Kingdom

Pub • Steak • British • Scottish


"BE WARNED …DISABLED NOT WELCOME AFTER 9PM. Took my disabled grandson to the Poineer to buy him a pizza, he has Cerebral Palsy and struggles badly with his speech and walking. Found a seat no problem as the place was half empty…9.15 pm on a Tuesday night. I told him to have a look at the menu while I went to the bar for drinks. I happened to look over while standing at the bar and could see a female member of staff talking to him, I presumed she was just chatting to him but as it turned out she had actually pounced on him while he was on his own and was harassing him for I.D. to prove his age (he’s 22 . Any sensible person would know when speaking to him he was disabled. She told him he wasn’t allowed here after 9pm without I.D. She then approached me at the bar and asked if I was with that person over there. I tried to explain to her that he was my grandson and he was disabled and he was 22 and doesn’t drink alcohol and was just in for a bite to eat, she was not interested and insisted we left as we had no I.D. to prove his age. I had to walk home with him to get his passport and walk back to show it just to get him a pizza…the only reason I went back was to keep him calm and didn’t want him blaming himself for what had happened as he is very self conscious about his disability. An absolutely shocking and disgraceful experience made worse by the fact I wasn’t a stranger to the member of staff as I have been going there regularly for the past few years. The female member of staff should be sent on a people management course as she clearly has no customer care skills. Needless to say I won’t be returning and certainly wouldn’t advise anyone to go here after 9pm with a disabled person."

The Meridian Bier Cafe

The Meridian Bier Cafe

1 Killoch Place, KA7 2EA, South Ayrshire, United Kingdom

Cafés • Kebab • Mexican • European


"I only ever write a review for something if it is amazing or so shockingly bad that I can only vent my anger by telling everyone I know (and on the internetz how bad it is... I 've never felt the need to write the latter until I entered MERIDIAN... Long story short, boyfriend and I got off the train and were hungry and nearby was Meridian. Checked the menu outside which served a mix of american and italian style dishes. On entering it wasn 't too busy, quickly noted the bad country music but it did come across as that sort of place (did I mention we were hungry? . Got a table ourselves and had a look at the menu, waitress quickly came over and was nice enough. We got a bottle of wine while we looked over the menu...Then the fun began.. I chose seafood pasta, the waitress asked me specifically if I wanted penne or linguine and I said penne, boyfriend ordered chicken enchillada. Not even five minutes later his chicken enchillada appeared..or at least we were told that 's what it was..It looked like someone had been drinking some pepto bismol and been sick over a Greggs pastie. It had a neon pink sauce! What the hell is that? Then my pasta came and it was linguine and all the waitress said was Oh, he cooked the wrong pasta HOW CAN YOU COOK THE WRONG PASTA, THEY 'RE DIFFERENT SHAAAAAPES. Anyway it was overcooked and bland, the prawns were said to be tiger prawns and I wish I had took a picture because they were small and twirly shaped? My boyfriend made a comment that they could have been microwaved. At first I didn 't want to make a fuss (this was only when the pasta scenario came up but it was just the worst meal I 've ever seen nevermind ventures to eat. Then the waitress came over, probably after seeing us looking at our food a little terrified she asked if we were okay. The sirens went off, we said no, I wasn 't happy with the pasta and my boyfriend let her look at his cremated pepto bismol chicken. It was laughable. She took our meals away and in full view of the restaurant (about six of us she discussed us with her staff who in turn decided to make nasty glances at us and ignored us for the rest of our time there, which we found really funny. Chieftan of the microwave also appeared during this and he joined in this staring competition (way to earn that Higher in Home Economics buddy . Finally the waitress came back over and said she wouldn 't be charging us for our food DAMN RIGHT YOU 'RE NOT CHARGING US! The fact that people pay money for this is a real cause for concern... Le sigh. Anyway that was our experience."

Berkley Ayr

Berkley Ayr

23 Barns Street, South Ayrshire, United Kingdom

Kebab • Asian • Balti • Indian


"Quick pick up time after a holiday Friday around Ayr, was a nice surprise. Food was well packed and hot when we got home. Initially we went to the wrong branch for pickup but the staff phoned ahead and checked our order with the other branch who were waiting at the door for our arrival. Friendly, helpful courteous service. Veg pakora was light crispy on the outside with lots of fresh moist veg on the inside. First time having yellow (turmeric? pakora sauce which was a nice: fresh, spicy and picante contrast to the pakora. Special tikka was the best we've had in Ayrshire- large chunks of succulent marrinated, chicken with just a little charcoal flavour on the outside. Tikka pieces are so often dried out, over charred or hidden in too much marinade- this was perfect. The creamy curry sauce that came with the special tikka had an amazing mix depth of flavour with: sweet tomato, creamy butter, aromatic cardamom, a little heat from chilli and a nice sharp citrus finish. South Indian garlic chilli Lamb had lots of tender flaking lamb chunks in a thick, satisfying onion, garlic chilli base that tasted fresh- not too hot, runny or greasy like so many other restaurants. Vegetarian celiac wife was very happy with Tarka Daal Saag Paneer; which are so often an after thought with thin, water, bland or lacking in depth of flavour. Pilau rice was multi coloured, well seasoned and very appealing for the children; again, really well cooked with separated grains and a little bite for texture. Large, moist nan bread with that lovely clay oven flavour black onion seeds running through it. Honestly the best Indian food we've had in Ayrshire and we've tried almost everywhere from Kilmarnock, Irvine, Troon, Prestwick Ayr. Can't wait to try more dishes come back again"