Z's Brasserie - Dunkeld

Had a great lunch today, they have a big free space next to the river. the menu had a good number of vegan and veggie options that looked interesting. I chose a superfood salad, it was really delicious and fresh. if I had time, I would have got the vegan sticky toffee pudding for dessert, but hopefully I can go back sometime. I couldn't give these 5 stars as the app won't allow them unless it's a vegan restaurant, but if I had 5 stars I would have!

Great experience, we sat in the riverside location for an evening meal. There were about 7 options on the menu, and 4 vegan desserts. We ordered a spinach and squash risotto and a meze platter, thinking the food was overpriced. But then here they come with these massive platter that could easily be shared by 2 people, and a very generous serving of risotto. The aubergine fritters that came with the platter were very crispy. Would definitely come again!

I don’t normally leave feedback but this bad experience is still on my mind, one month on… so here I am, warning other potential customers who would like to find a better lunch in Dunkeld… We decided to eat in this rather inviting beer garden by the river with my visiting family after a lovely walk by the hermitage waterfalls. After being poorly greeted by the 2 members of staff (we were told to seat at a table meant to accommodate 5/6 people max although we were a party of 4 adults, two 5 year old children and a toddler!! The lady insisted on placing the high chair over the bench seat, rather than by the table side, leaving even less space for one of the adults to seat) we had to wait a fairly long time to be served once we had painfully queued to order and pay at the bar… Once the food arrived, I was a bit disappointed by the look of the food on my plate. I wish I had taken a picture to prove my point, but my steak “pie”came in between two very thin puff pastry layers, over cooked dry pieces of beef and a few overcooked dry vegetables. Yuck! Not tasty at all… and the same went with the burger I ordered for my son (who didn’t touch his meal) and my sister’s very overpriced burger with badly cooked, poor quality meat. What a shame… despite such a lovely view, the service and the quality of the food spoilt our visit of Dunkeld. We definitely won’t be back and we would advise customers to stick to drinks if they visit this unwelcoming place. AmaZingly poor experience

Had an amazing lunch here today, they have a great outdoor space next to the river. The menu had a good number of vegan and veggie options that looked interesting. I opted for a superfood salad, it was really tasty and fresh. If I’d had time I’d have got the vegan sticky toffee pudding for dessert, but hopefully I can go back at some point. I couldn’t give this 5 stars as the app won’t let you unless it’s a vegan restaurant but if I could’ve given 5 stars I would have!

We ate here on two occasions in Sep 2020 while waking in the area. Had the chilli which was pretty good and the green Thai curry which was quite nice. Returned for falafel burgers after climbing Schiehallion. Very welcome, though the burgers are really only decent. Nevertheless, a solid choice for the area (especially as things are currently).