Oblo

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764 reviews

#3 of 22 Restaurants in Eyemouth££ - £££, Bar, British, Scottish

+44 1890 752527+ Add website

Hours

Sun

9:30 - 23:00

Mon

9:30 - 20:00

Tue

9:30 - 20:00

Wed

9:30 - 23:00

Thu

9:30 - 23:00

Fri

9:30 - 23:00

Sat

9:30 - 23:00

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Ratings and reviews

4.5

764 reviews

#3 of 22 Restaurants in Eyemouth

Travellers' Choice 2023

RATINGS

Food

Service

Value

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Food and ambience

Local cuisine, Bar, Scottish, British, Vegetarian Friendly, Vegan Options

“My go to dish is normally a Seafood pasta dish with a good & generous selecti...”

“Stunning Fish and Chips”

“... sausage and hand cut chips were our combination as well as my Carbonara.”

“The Sunday Roast beef and haggis was superb.”

Location and contact

18-20 Harbour Road, Eyemouth TD14 5HU Scotland

+44 1890 752527

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PRICE RANGE

£20.00 – £40.00

CUISINES

Bar, British, Scottish

Special Diets

Vegetarian Friendly, Vegan Options, Gluten Free Options

Meals

Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Drinks

FEATURES

Reservations, Outdoor Seating, Seating, Highchairs Available, Serves Alcohol, Full Bar, Free Wifi, Accepts Credit Cards, Table Service

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Dr_Waugh

Newcastle upon Tyne8113 contributions

Quite disappointed read on please

Aug 2020 • family

Quite disappointed. We’ve eaten at Oblo probably a dozen times over the last four or so years. We come to Eyemouth, Coldingham and St Abbs for a break from work and a change of scene. Normally Oblo is solid and it would be my first recommendation for a meal and the Rialto would be my second for a coffee & cake. But something went wrong tonight. The four stars reflects the overall, not tonight’s disappointment. We called last week to make reservations knowing how busy things could be. We were greeted nicely and sat promptly, drinks orders taken efficiently and food orders taken too. The drinks arrived and then after a while so did the food. It was largely all lovely and cooked well. The choices were bambino pizza with veggies rather than chips. Chilli king prawns for The Mrs and fish of the day for me (Cajun haddock and some king prawns). We all chose veg. So the issues, complete lack of attention after food arrived and no offers of a second drink until we’d ordered deserts (too late). The chilli prawns weren’t chilli, they were grilled and served with chilli oil which was really mild. The veggies were served with lemon and sage butter and this wasn’t asked for nor explained. Needless to say the kids didn’t go for it. The tomato sauce on the kids pizzas was too salty. The deserts were two chocolate ice creams and a brownie to share. They were tasty enough but then after that I had to virtually shout excuse me at a server to get attention to get the bill. When the bill arrived the presentation was so complex with the dine out to help out discount I couldn’t really see if it was correct. I think the soft drinks were not adjusted but the food was. I thought soft drinks were in, but as it was only a few £ I didn’t quibble and we left for a walk on the beach. We will be back again and hope for better form.

Written 25 August 2020

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Lorraine R

4 contributions

Fantastic!

Aug 2020 • couples

My husband and I booked a table whilst in Eyemouth for a few days. Service was so good and our food was excellent. Hubby had seafood pasta (cleaned his plate) I had a burger with hand cut chips it was delish. Strawberry daiquiris were so good! Such a lovely restaurant,clean,modern and very cozy. Staff are super friendly. Would definitely recommend.

Written 26 August 2020

jackieport56

32 contributions

Excellent Food

Jun 2021 • none

Visited for lunch on Father’s Day, food, service and atmosphere was great so much so we came back for dinner later in the week when we were on holiday. Dinner was excellent spaghetti carbonara was delicious and my husband had Lamb Barnsley Chop which was excellent. The staff are friendly and efficient. Definitely be back.

Written 25 June 2021

HonestEdinburgh

Edinburgh122 contributions

Not a lot to praise I'm afraid.

Jul 2021 • family

Firstly the menu seemed to be greatly reduced from what was on their website. We asked about this and were told they had lost a chef (hopefully not to Covid?). I suppose that worried me a little but we carried on as we'd booked already. Might have been prudent to mention that when we booked tbh. It's mainly pizzas, bruchettas, breads, fries, nachos, a meat dish and a couple of pasta dishes. Pasta dish was fine, well actually it was tiny, took up just under half the dish. The inclusion of a raw egg to add to the carbonara is indeed a traditional one, however it's meant to be done at the point of cooking where the pasta is super hot. To consider putting the raw egg into the pasta at the table where it is now just 'warm' seems an odd one to me. Suffice to say it was set to the side. Bruschetta was nice. Fries were nice (with added Schwartz cajun sprinkle... We use it at home) Pizzas? they were distinctly average. Actually they were sadly below average and not a patch on somewhere like Hector's in Dunbar, or Civerinos or Vittoria in Edinburgh. Just a bit tasteless with a papery base, not really sure but it wasn't an authentic Italian pizza at all. Disappointing. Oh and you'd think a waitress in an Italian inspired restaurant would know how to correctly pronounce Bruschetta (a hard 'c') , or know what a Mornay was. She didn't. Not her fault, but management should train staff properly. The description of the special fish dish didn't sound very appetising as it was read verbatim off the back of the order pad. I suppose the biggest disappointment was the fact a lot of the nice sounding pasta and meat dishes weren't on the new restricted menu, plus this is not a cheap restaurant and if you want nice food with mains around £12-£14 a dish then you'd be better heading to somewhere like Herringbone in North Berwick. We had high hopes, we genuinely did, and I'm not sure if it's the lack of a regular chef or something more basic, but it wasn't a great experience. Not 'complaint' worthy just really mediocre. The marketing is good, the online menu sounded interesting, but I hate to say it but sadly we'll not return. 🙁

Written 15 July 2021

Esther and Tim Moriarty

47 contributions

Don’t go to Oblo - an absolute no-no

Oct 2020 • couples

Having arrived at just after 11 on a Sunday we were surprised it took about 30 minutes to rustle up a full Scottish and 15 pancakes served with what seemed more like golden than maple syrup. All the pancakes were cold. Of the items on the full Scottish only the tomato and bacon were properly cooked. The egg and lorne sausage appeared to have spent some time under a heater bulb to keep them warm but had consequently suffered from overheating. The mushroom looked like it needed some serious rehydration. It was astonishingly hot as well - the only item on my plate that was. The toast - white shop bread, nothing else available. Really? In a place that prides itself on its food? I suspect that the food would have been a lot better if it had been served promptly. There were more staff than customers on the premises at the time so why the abysmally slow service?

Written 25 October 2020

Jennifer M

2 contributions

Very basic and over priced

Apr 2022 • none

This is a really nice venue in a beautiful location but the food is really basic and very over priced. This was reflected in the place being almost empty at a lunchtime in the Easter holiday period. I have ordered the toasted sandwich with mozzerella/onions and peppers. I asked if it came with a salad garnish and was told that I would need to pay extra for that, he did say it sometimes comes with crisps. I asked if I could have some coleslaw, fine. It came and the toastie its self was very small, 2 sliced of bread, slightly burnt at the edges. Sometimes you get a toastie cut through, this was not big enough to do that. The rest of the plate was bare apart from a small bowl of the most unappetising shop bought coleslaw. This was £4.95!!!! I was very disappointed and pointed this out to the waiter who did apologise. I did pay but told him it was grudged and I would not be back and was not surprised now the place was almost empty!

Written 14 April 2022

amadeusNewcastle

60 contributions

Average

Aug 2020 • none

Ate in the restaurant tonight and after reading previous reviews had high hopes but found the food only average. I had Bruschetta to start and the toasted bread was tasty but only had 3 small plum tomatoes halved on top, however they were different varieties. I also had Amatriciana for mains but found it fairly bland. We always share a bottle of red wine when out for a meal, however at £35 for the cheapest bottle of red we decided not to bother. It was a shame as the bar and atmosphere are good and the staff are attentive.

Written 31 August 2020

Emm

20 contributions

Yum! Well worth a visit.

Sept 2022 • couples

Booked in the strength of the reviews, we went to Oblo for Saturday night supper and a few drinks. We were tempted by the yummy sounding Seafood Platter but we didn't think we could do it justice so I had the crayfish and lemon tagliatelle and my husband had the seafood pasta. Both were absolutely delicious. The seafood pasta came topped with a huge fillet of bass and some giant King prawns and was tasty and ample. The crayfish and preserved lemon tagliatelle tasted divine, it was light, fresh and perfectly seasoned and was packed with crayfish. We stayed for a few drinks after, there had been an old firm match and there was some trouble in one of the pubs but we felt safe and welcome at oblo. The cocktail menu is wide ranging and I had a lemon swing (long and sweet) then an oblo cosmo, grapefruit bitter edge with a sweet cranberry tang - yum, but the new chap hadn't ever made one before and didn't shake it long enough to foam, but we all have to learn and it tasted just as good without. He made up for his lack of cocktail knowledge with friendly chat and some helpful information. 2 courses and 4 rounds of drinks for 2, came to about £70 which we felt was very reasonable.

Written 6 September 2022

dae

Gateshead120 contributions

Bit disappointing

Aug 2021 • family

Lovely decor. Friendly staff. Food was ok but overpriced for what it is. £12 for a pretty standard pizza. Fish and chips a bit dry then having to pay £1.50 for mushy peas on top of £12.95.

Written 1 September 2021

NananneEdinburgh

95 contributions

Do not pass this place.

Oct 2020 • couples

Please this place is so well worth a visit or two or three. Lovely clean place and from the moment you go in you fill in a track and trace slip and post it in their box on the bar. You then sit at an allotted table and the friendly staff come iver to take your order. Really anything you order here is lively, try the scones delicious, and very reasonably priced. If it is a warm day there is a balcony you can sit out on and watch the world go by...Will definately be visiting here again.

Written 2 October 2020

David J S

Berwick upon Tweed133 contributions

First visit and yes, will return

Oct 2021 • friends

First visit yesterday evening and pleasant surprised. Nice atmosphere, service was good, efficient and pleasant. Soup was a delicious tomatoe soup with warm bread. The main of Italian burger in a brioche bun was tasty and satisfying. Salted caramel ice gelato was heavenly. No complaints at all, although I noted the steak was a pricey £28 and for that price I would want sheer perfection and I haven't paid that even in a fine dining restaurant. All in all, yes I was quite satisfied and most certainly will return.

Written 2 October 2021

anon 1

1 contribution

Breakfast

May 2023 • family

Went for breakfast, got a breakfast roll with square sausage and haggis, it tasted lovely although the menu states £4.00 for a square sausage roll (2 slices) and £3.00 for an extra 2 slices of haggis. Which is reasonably priced, although when my roll arrived there was 1 bit of sausage and 1 bit of haggis and still got charged the £7.00 brought this up with staff and got told the kitchen aren’t up to date with the menu. No offer of correction or anything.

Written 1 June 2023

Sharri

Scottish Borders2 contributions

Disappointing

Jul 2023 • couples

As a regular customer to this restaurant, up until now we loved the consistency, friendly customer service, ambience, I felt I could trust the continuity of the quality and amount of food served. I visited this morning for breakfast too find the menu for breakfast had changed, with offering mainly protein dishes, gone had the option of something slightly healthier. Having ordered the Scottish breakfast before the quality and generous portion was worth paying 10.95, so I ordered the same this morning, asking for extra mushrooms which I was happy to pay extra for, boy was I shocked when my plate arrived, too be given a 1/3 less of my previous portion, and top off that, my extra mushrooms cost £2 for 4 mushrooms... 😲 WOW I relayed my disappointment to one of the staff, who where very understanding of my dismay around this issue, I felt heard and reassured this would be relayed back to management.. Only thing is it has left me thinking twice now about who/ what businesses I support in my local community...

Written 9 July 2023

ALISON H

Harrogate686 contributions

Good for the Scottish Italians

Sept 2021 • none

Interesting that the best eateries in Eyemouth are owned by descendants of the Italian immigrants to Scotland , but not surprising . We had a lovely meal here on a recent visit to the east coast harbour town and experienced exceptional service from the young woman who served us . She found us a quiet and comfortable corner in the restaurant , which as it was Sunday night , was full and noisy . The food was good too and were just disappointed that the restaurant was closed on the next two days we were there .

Written 26 October 2021

BigRacoon89

Newcastle upon Tyne47 contributions

Expensive drinks and food

Mar 2023 • couples

Oblo has a lovely ambience and gorgeous outside terrace, we had been before, decided to revisit and had a mid afternoon drink on a sunny warm day after a lovely long walk along the coast. Our experience this time round was disappointing. The overflated prices they are charging for drinks is ridiculous. We ordered a pint and a half a pint of lemon cider, bill came to £9. We queried this as thought we had been overcharged and asked for a breakdown…but no, it was right being £4 for half pint and £5 for full pint. This is just fleecing people, there is no absolutely no way that £4 for a half pint is justified. The menu was rather uninspiring, total contrast from 2018 when we enjoyed the most beautiful seafood platter, being value for money and plenty of fish variation. The neighbouring table’s dishes were not generous for the price tag, consequently we did not bother to eat here and instead, ventured back to our holiday cottage and opted for a Chinese takeaway…at a fraction of the price.

Written 1 April 2023

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