Jam Jar - Stirling

The asparagus with poached egg was delicious and the pizza was also great. It is definitely a wonderful spot! Make sure to try the Scottish gin and tonic as well.

I was unimpressed with this restaurant. The menu was very limited with options like toast and eggs or regular pancakes. I ordered pancakes and they were not enjoyable. The service was lacking as well. I requested water but never received it, and our waitress did not check on us frequently. I would not suggest this restaurant to others.

Top tip: Stick to drinks and appetizers when visiting this restaurant. The ambiance is great, but the food leaves much to be desired. The selection of wine and cocktails is good. We tried the burger and found it to be of average quality, although it was large enough to share between two adults with light to moderate appetites. The burger came with a side of yogurt beet or red cabbage salad and steak fries. We felt that using bison meat would greatly enhance the burger and set it apart from other restaurants we visited during our travels. We also ordered the chicken Caesar salad, which we found to be disappointingly awful. It was more like a creamy, meat-filled sandwich filling with minimal lettuce, rather than a traditional Caesar salad with romaine lettuce, Parmesan cheese, and dressing. This dish fell short of our expectations and lacked the essence of a true Caesar salad. Overall, we were underwhelmed by the food offerings at this restaurant.

Visited here on Sunday with a group of 9. This place is huge, with seating at both the front, the back and inside. We asked to sit out at the back in the sun, but were told no even though the place was empty. (Not sure if it was due to us having just run a half and all being in more sport-leisure gear than glam fab). Apart from a fairly grumpy server, who didn't appreciate having a loud group the place was great. An excellent menu, from pizzas, to burgers to fish finger sandwiches, roasts and plenty of tapas style dishes. The group of people that had the fish finger sandwich could not have been happier. I opted for an amazing burger, with coleslaw in a glass jar, the thickest chips which was much needed. The bun was great, but I ended up leaving half of it as I just got too full! Had 2 great americanos. The cakes are also meant to be very very good here. The roast also looked amazing, plenty of gravy and a huge yorkshire pudding! I can definitely see why this place is so popular. A great place to know about if you are ever in the area.

Went in for breakfast on a cold, rainy November morning. The first thing that struck me was how cosy the place was there's a wood fired stove at the front and another through the back and they were blazing away making the place lovely and toasty. The space is nice there's lots of room and although it got a lot busier quite quickly after we went in, there was nobody sitting really close to us and it didn't feel crowded. As an aside, I don't often comment on the toilets but I was actually really impressed with the toilets here, they were lovely and I liked the little notice board in the ladies' with local notices on it. The breakfast menu has a great selection, with everything from a full breakfast to pancakes to French toast to eggs benedict to simpler options. And it's really reasonable french toast with bacon and maple syrup would only set you back £4.50, the full breakfast is under £8. I went for the eggs benedict with crispy bacon, Him Indoors went for the full breakfast. Both were good not knockout fantastic (one day I'm going to write a book about my hunt for the best eggs benedict in Scotland), but really good and, considering the prices, seriously good value for money. We sat and had a second round of coffees afterwards (the coffee was lovely) and with breakfast and two drinks each for three people it came to around £35. The staff were super friendly, really chatty and the whole atmosphere is warm and welcoming. I'd like to go back to try their evening food as well to see how that compares, but I would definitely recommend it for a good breakfast at a great price.