The Blacksmith's Forge - Midlothian

The blacksmith forge is now closed Lidl who owned the lease terminated agreement with Witherspoon Lidl have expanded into what was the blacksmith forge leaving a much smaller area available for lease This has been taken up by a bar/ restaurant called Madison's

Its a Witherspoons, Decent food, quickly delivered and great drinks at great prices. Also very family friendly. say no more

Well what can I say! I am sitting here as I write this review only because we ordered on the app and were hopeful when we sat down at a dirty table that someone would come and clear it and wipe the table (do yous know there is a pandemic! there are no empty clean tables in the place! Have been sitting 15 minutes at this filthy table with staff walking past and ignoring the situation. So our drinks arrive and the girl takes the dirty plates, glasses etc. Our food is served and we mention the dirty table which needs wiped his response “would you like me to wipe the table?” Get a grip Wetherspoons!!! I will not be back, this place is just asking for an outbreak of Covid 19

This restaurant is extremely dirty. I can't believe they are allowed to be open and serving food in these conditions. The tables were filthy and I had to clean one myself. The food was terrible, especially the pizza which I suspect wasn't even cooked properly. It seemed like it had just been sitting under a heat lamp. The staff didn't seem to care about cleanliness, as not one table was clean and the toilet was disgusting. I was genuinely shocked at how bad the experience was. My advice is to avoid this place at all costs.

My daughter and I went to this pub/restaurant on Wednesday, August 5th, 2020 for a meal. The hand sanitizer at the entrance was empty, so we entered and found a table that still had dirty plates from the previous customers. Despite this, no one came to clean them. After ordering, our drinks arrived and we asked the waitress to remove the plates. She took them away, mentioning she was busy getting other orders ready. Our food took 45 minutes to be served and it was terrible. The eggs were rubbery, the bacon was like cardboard, and the beans were dry. It was obvious that the food had been cooked earlier and left on a hot plate. When I voiced my dissatisfaction, a young man offered to replace the meal, but I didn't want to wait another 45 minutes. During the hour and a half we were there, we did not see anyone cleaning the tables. It seemed like the manager was the one serving and clearing plates. This is a potential COVID-19 outbreak waiting to happen. We will not be returning.