The Red Deer in North Lanarkshire

The food is excellent and the staff are friendly, welcoming and efficient. I had the lamb shank which was cooked to perfection and just fell off the bone. Would definitely recommend.

Very nice family time together at the red deer where we met up for drinks and nibbles, staff were extremely friendly and service was excellent, young lady brought extra chairs over for us without us having to ask when guests arrived, we had a warm welcome on arrival and great service throughout. The festive menu with the 3 snacks for £12 was delicious, the hog roast sausage roll was amazing! Great atmosphere, would highly recommend to anyone.

Dog friendly 🐾 Good food good prices Great decor cosy pub vibe Fire places and cute seating space Staff seem over worked and overwhelmed

Enjoyed a lovely roast dinner with all the trimmings, with excellent service from the Red Deer staff. Very friendly and attentive. Thank you and We will be back.

We booked for Christmas Day lunch amd were not disappointed. Food was excellent as was the service from the staff. All staff were extremely pleasant and attentive without being overbearing and they did everything to make our meal and visit enjoyable. Thank you for a lovely experience.

Christmas Day was honestly just a let down across the board. Unfortunate because I’ve always raved about this place. Shame the one bad day had to happen on Christmas. My views echo that of the other reviews commenting on Christmas. Fair play to the manager realising how much of a disaster it was letting us have free drinks. Pales in comparison to the money spent on below par food (by usual standards set by Red Deer.) filling out the scallops with prawns is a bit much guys.

On Christmas Day we arrived at 3.45pm our slotted time. we waited over an hour for our drink order and our main course arrived at 17.35pm. Food was extremely poor quality. Scallop starter not a white sauce but cheesy and cold in the middle. Beef wellington soggy and inedible. Very upsetting day.

The service was non existent. We were shown to our table a little later due to the previous guests running over there time, which was expected as it was Christmas day. We had to approach the bar for a drinks order as no one came to our table to take our drinks order after being seated for over 30 minutes. We then had to locate a member of staff over an hour after our booking time to ask about our starters to then be told that there had been some system issues. The food when it came was nice but was not worth the money we paid the portion sizes were below average and one small bowl of vegetables to to share between 3 adults and the majority of the veg consisted of cabbage

Great atmosphere for Christmas Day dinner. Very homely surroundings. Nice ambience, it wasn’t too loud and the other guests were a reasonable volume too. The food was lovely, and decent portion size - particularly the turkey dinner with all the trimmings and adding a plate of vegetables. Decent price considering the day we went. Kayleigh was a lovely server and looked after both of us. Overall we had a very enjoyable Christmas Day dinner at the Red Deer and would go back again.

Christmas dinner was lovely Kayleigh was a fantastic server as were all the staff will be here again next year, the app is amazing too the Christmas tunes were top

Went for Christmas dinner. Took 45 minutes before pre ordered drinks came to table. Starts weren’t good. Mains were mediocre. Dessert was also mediocre and bland. Wouldn’t recommend for Christmas. £364 spent and not happy

Restaurant was freezing despite asking for heating to be turned on several times, to the point we were sitting with coats on. Pate starter was tiny. No exaggeration to say it seemed like a quarter of a portion. 3 main meals were stone cold, had no stuffing as per the menu. Told we could have pigs in blanket as a replacement but this was also part of the advertised dish. Cranberry sauces was served in its jar. This was for my daughters 18th birthday so really disappointed. The restaurant was empty so no real excuse. On the plus side, the server, Eve, was amazing. The cold meals were removed from the bill. Just overall disappointed as it was for a birthday.

Delicious food, lovely staff. Very attentive and nice atmosphere, reasonably priced and good portion sizes too. Will defo be back x

Lovely cosy pub with an open fire. Nice food and friendly service.

Amy, Emma and Leeanne served us and kept checking to see if we needed anything else! All three were polite and pleasant! The chefs; Tyler, Tam, Aimee and Kyle make a great team as the food was very well presented and tasted delicious! I would highly recommend this place to anyone!

The food is absolutely delicious, and the staff are warm, friendly, and attentive. With its cozy and inviting atmosphere, it’s a place you’ll love to visit. Highly recommended!

Lovely place enjoyed our visit,food was good,staff very friendly would recommend it really nice place.

Cannot praise the staff highly enough. There was only 2 people serving and the restaurant and bar were busy. There was a young guy with a beard and a young blonde girl working extremely hard getting all the orders and delivering the food to the tables quickly and efficiently. Both were so pleasant working under such pressure making sure we were happy with out food. Such a pity this place is up for sale as whenever we are in Glasgow we always make a point of visiting the red deer on our way home Obviously the kitchen staff also need praise for the way they coped with the customers in for food.

After 18 months of avoiding the Red Deer due to 2 awful experiences we decided to give it another chance and glad we did. Service was good although was never checked on to see if our food was okay (lucky it was). Food was good although prices have gone up slightly and portions stayed same or made smaller. Shame some things were off the menu. Will go back again though. Recommend the salted caramel profiteroles from festive menu, cheesecake, the curry and sticky chicken.

Place is very cosy. Food is average. Overpriced

Atmosphere was lovely, changed my booking to a larger group last minute, staff changed us to a much more comfortable table to suit, food was delicious. Felt the service was slow at the beginning, not very attentive we waited a while before giving our order and receiving drinks. Staff are lovely will definitely return.

Previous visits have been great, but the service tonight was terrible for our table. Putting aside the festive menu of dishes that wetent available, the dining area wasn't mobbed and other tables seemed to be getting ok service, including those who were seated after us, but it felt like our table was fotgotten at every turn. 30 minutes before a drink or food order was taken, and only after prompting staff. A further 30 minutes for 2 starters to arrive, after further prompting and after other tables, who had ordered later. A second round of drinks required a visit to the bar, and one of the mains (when they finally arrived) was cold. 20 minutes after finishing our mains, with the plates still sitting, we decided that orrdering desserts wasn't worth it. As no one seemed interested in coming to the table, another trip to the bar to pay the bill. The food was good when it appeared (aside from the temperature), and I've really enjoyed previous visits, so I hope this was a one-off.

We visited yesterday afternoon prior to going into Glasgow for an event. Booked for 4.30, we arrived slightly (a few minutes) early and were shown to our table on arrival. Drinks arrived quickly and our order was taken for our main course. This duly arrived some 20 minutes later and we were offered condiments which arrived in their plastic squeezy bottles, which was fine. I had the mac and cheese and my husband had the fish. Mine was okay but the chips were not cooked properly and the odd random chip was almost raw. My husbands fish was definitely frozen and whilst the food was presented very nicely it was just fine, not high quality in any way. We did look at the dessert menu but that’s as far as we got as in over an hour and a quarter we’d only managed to have the one course due to extremely slow service blamed on staff shortages, despite the fact that a member of staff appeared to be on a mobile phone behind the bar and at no point did I see any staff over busy. . The place wasn’t overrun with customers either so they must have had a lot of staff phone in sick. We left at 5.45 feeling cold (the fire is a nice touch but the heat doesn’t radiate out far) and still a bit peckish, and headed off to our next destination. We did mention the speed of service so this review should not come as a massive shock. Staff were pleasant but just not quick enough to pick up on the cues you expect people to know about in hospitality - ie watching for tables finishing a course, offering more drinks etc. In conclusion, it’s a place to lower your expectations a little I’m afraid, and to plan to spend a long time if you intend on eating more than one course. We would not dine here again as it just didn’t stack up for us.

This is a chain pub/restaurant in a faux-farmhouse style. The interior is pleasant enough with a variety of seating, a few cosy spots and a couple of open fires in the colder months. There’s some outdoor seating for nicer days. Food-wise, there’s a menu with something for everyone and, whilst everything is pleasant enough, you can tell that it’s all been made elsewhere, frozen, and re-heated on site. Drinks-wise, there’s a standard range of beers, wines and spirits. Nothing about it is bad, but there’s also nothing that you would call outstanding.

Found ourselves back in Red Deer, 5 years since last visit, this was same Sunday noted as having kitchen issues. I do hope these have been resolved, as this provided a disappointing and embarrassing visit. We were told beef was off menu, before we sat, leaving an option of pork with crackling, and roast Turkey, both with usual Sunday veg etc. Both were so disappointingly bad, we can only assume the waiting staff would have been embarrassed to serve up this standard of food. Roast potatoes, were, imho, cooked earlier and reheated via microwave, as the skins were not crisp, but soft and tough as leather, so much so that cutlery provided could not get through, resulting in several slipped knife noises within restaurant. Pork with crackling, is crackling not supposed to be crisp, crackly? What we got was a layer of pork topped with a very soft, slippery jellified slab of soft fat. Vegetables did not fair well either, broccoli heads were cold, stalks were solid, inedible. The only thing that came out, tasting pleasant and hot, was a side serving of cauliflower with cheese sauce, perhaps this was suited to microwave style of cooking. We were contemplating a dessert, but gave up on this, by the time we had sampled this fiasco. We were charged £45 for this visit. Now it may be argued, excused, if there were kitchen issues, resulting in a less than expected service, then the price charged should have also reflected this. The management should have taken a decision to close if kitchen issues resulted in this embarrassing presentation, rather than leave restaurant open to criticism via reviews like this. I am sorry if this review is dis-appointing to Red Deer management, but then so was our visit. Perhaps this might be the catalyst for much needed improvements.

Great food prepared by Aimee and friendly, efficient service from Becca.

Emma , greeted me and looked after me for a lovely meal

Always a lovely meal and atmosphere when eating at The Red Deer. Friendly staff, great service and a nice pint of Tennents is always a delight. Look forward to our next visit soon.

Driven past so often, wish we’d visited before now. Really lovely atmosphere, the fire was perfect with the cold weather. The staff were friendly, welcoming and helpful. We chose the lunch set menu which was great value for money. The menu had a great selection, the starters and mains we had were lovely. All in all, we really enjoyed our meal, definitely recommend and we will be back again.

Group of 5 of us. Very cute atmosphere, wonderful service and great food! Definitely stop and eat here 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Amazing restaurant just off the interstate. Food was extremely good, good drink selection, waitress was very good and tended to my wife’s egg allergies extremely well. Don’t pass this one by!

Mussels were a perfect mid afternoon snack. Atmosphere was warm and cozy with multiple fireplaces lit!

Really enjoyed the Lasagna with a side of onion rings. Service was quick and staff were friendly and polite.

Lovely place to stop for lunch! Our server, Katelynne was so wonderful and accommodating. Food was great and they even have a fireplace which adds to the ambiance. Would recommend to anyone in the area or passing through!

Fabulous staff, Lee Anne went out of her way to give us what we fancied.... ( the lasagne was lovely) so big thanks also to Michael and Tyler. All in all a lush meal... 👍

Pleasant skilled staff. Quickly served. Nice for a big family outing…

Great service, dog friendly, lovely food if a little overpriced

Took my mrs out for a date night, went to the red dee for dinner. Very Tasty food and great service with a very relaxed atmosphere 😎

Glass of prosecco was totally flat, and the bread that came with the prawn cocktail had mould in it!!

My wife and sister in law attended on the Saturday and just had to return on the Sunday (this time with me and her husband) for a roast dinner. The restaurant has a side to accommodate dogs, so a win-win. The meals were excellent and great value for £s. We just couldn’t leave the place and stayed a while given the cosy ambience / atmosphere with fairy lights and in front of the cosy fire. Staff were so friendly too. For those walking, while the path from the BP garage isn’t great for a short section of what is a busy road, mind this venue is easily accessible via Eastfield, so easy to get to for residents from Blackwood, Broadwood, Westfield, Eastfield and Balloch, so you can leave the car at home (and have a beer, glass of wine 😁. Looking forward to going back this weekend. Cheers, Frank

Food was disgusting, I had mac and cheese only half bowl burnt , salad was soggy and the garlic bread a could even eat it was too hard , the meal took too long ( probably burning it ) my partner had the gammon steak no pineapple chips were cold gammon steak was only good bit about the meal , we had two drinks beer and a med wine cost nearly 40 pounds shocking will never eat here again

Again another lovely lunch in the Red Deer Cumbernauld. Staff are always very attentive & welcoming. The Signature Burger is always good & what a plateful! Macaroni Cheese is always tasty too. The menu has a lot of choice and suits everyone.

Excellent value for money. The food was lovely and the staff were so friendly and attentive. I would definitely recommend.

My friend and I had late lunch and were hogging a table having a good chat and the staff were super attentive and accommodating of the time we needed to elapse after lunch before we could fit dessert in. We really wanted a dessert and my brownie was excellent! Extra thanks to Amy and Leanne who updated our car registrations on the parking so we would not get a ticket for being over the 3 hours. The food was tasty, good value and great service. Bonus points for being dog friendly. Will definitely be back.

Staff were great and flexible about gluten free options. Lovely warm fireplace and very friendly atmosphere. We have asked the lady to pet her dog Murphy for us as he looks so cute 😊

Very friendly service. Welcoming, good seats, good tasty food, reasonable prices, will be back

Fantastic food and the staff were great. Would definitely recommend

The staff were super friendly and the service was very good.

Lovely atmosphere and good range of food Very friendly and helpful staff

Always good fresh prepared meals. Excellent choice. Steak cooked perfectly👌 Crumble is the tastiest dessert

Great meal on a Tuesday evening. Cosy country pub feel to the Vintage Inns. Lovely starters cheesy mushrooms and camembert fritters. Was told the Hunter's Chicken was excellent. Fish and chips was good. Staff were helpful and cheery. Will visit again.

Had a terrible experience on Sunday with family. My own meal was served with French bread on my dinner plate and the bread had green mould on both slices. How kitchen staff and the waitress didn't spot this is unbelievable. Also before the meal arrived we ordered Prosecco which arrived totally flat, with no bubbles, and a terrible taste to it. Never again

Lovely food, highly recommended.

I can’t express how much I enjoyed this place! The service was amazing, and the staff was incredibly helpful and kind. I couldn’t recommend it enough. I highly recommend it and will definitely be back again.

Had a lovely Sunday lunch at the Red Deer. Service from Ani was amazing and the food by Tam, Ally and Michael was really tasty. They are extremely dog friendly which meant our pup had a great time too.

£3.25 for a can of Irn Bru..should be embarrassed

Frequented this establishment fairly regularly in the distant past. Was warm and welcoming, and the food was excellent. Sadly, this is no longer the case. Service was poor, and the food was mediocre at best. Waiting staff did not listen to their customer!

Had a lovely meal here tonight. Food was absolutely delicious and the staff were very friendly and attentive. Would come back again for sure! Thank you!

Have visited The Red Deer twice now and have had a very warm welcome. A cosy table by the fire has been very appreciated on both occasions. The food is amazing and great selection available. Well done to all the staff. Shame we don't live in the area as would eat here frequently.

Beautiful restaurant great food very friendly service. You must try stake sam with

Overpriced poor quality food I ordered 2 mains 2 drinks and 1 side had to remind them about my side half way through my meal and it arrived after I had finished my meal. Definitely won't visit this establishment again.

Food is amazing, great value for money, really nice and friendly and warmly place

Superb Sunday roast. Fabulous friendly staff. Highly recommend.

Great place with good food. Staff really friendly. Thanks Ani, Stuart, Kahelynne!

Enjoyable food. Eve was a lovely server.

We were craving for a good pub meal and ended up having a great one! Not only was the food very well cooked and tasty, but the staff were fab too.

Lovely place with great food, will be sorry to see it closing.

We love the place and the staff are always welcoming

Staff are always really friendly & helpful. My husband has Alzheimer’s & my Mum is 93 & they help them with their food choices & are very patient. The food was really good & everyone enjoyed their meal.

Drinks sat at bar for 5 min had to constantly ask bar staff about drinks and food to slow food for money we paid for 4 adults and 4 kids for that level of service was shocking as people no it ain't the cheapest

Really Excellent customer service. Nothing too much trouble and felt like valued customers ..Katelynne & Stuart &Kayleigh are pleasant and friendly.. we will recommend and definitely come back! Thank you guys

Excellent meals location central to cumbernauld staff so curtious well worth a visit highly recommend

Service was amazing my server was called katelynne and was really nice and made sure I had everything me and my girlfriend needed

Really pleasant surroundings, good Sunday roast at a reasonable price and extremely friendly and attentive staff. Dog friendly.

Just enjoyed a wonderful Sunday lunch at the Red 🦌 with family and our dogs. Food was excellent, atmosphere was great. Feeling very stuffed this afternoon.

The food is so good, freshly and homey cooked meals, the service is good as well and the design of the restaurant is elegant yet relax. It has good seating capacity inside and spacious seating arrangements outside

So friendly and lovely staff. I really like the atmosphere ( so local and cozy) and Great food as well.

Charming and traditional pub with great service

The Red Deer is a Hotel/Restaurant/Pub well worth a visit. The atmosphere is that of a country pub, carpet and parquet flooing, cosy, with a roaring open hearth fire (only during the winter). The food was very good with a varied selection of meals. For starters we tried, Salt and Pepper Calamari, Deep Fried Breaded Brie, Soup of the day. For mains we tried, Hunters Chicken with chips, Macaroni, Aubergine with salad, Meat Pie with a red wine sauce and seared vegetables. Overall a bit pricey but dogs are allowed inside, so that's great. The staff were very helpful and professional. We hope to return in the future.

Food tasted good. A vegan alternative was prepared for me, just as it says on the menu. There was also oat milk with the iced coffee. There is beer on tap, including bottles. Furnishings are quaint and cozy. Service was friendly. We spent 60 euros on 2 meals, 3 beers and an iced coffee, which is not a small amount.

We had great food especially for the price the place is immaculate, we will definitely be back.

Delicious food, previously had a takeaway but wanted to try dine-in, didn't disappoint. Definitely recommend.

We go every couple of months with our kids and for a quick adults only meal. It’s cosy and has a lovely atmosphere. The menu is varied and there are good options for those in a restricted diet, the chefs Tom and Tyler are really knowledgable and happy to help. On our last visit the three staff all took turns serving and checking on us. They are very attentive (cassie, Michael and Kate Lynne). It’s our local “quick grab” and occasion meal destination and don’t see that changing any time soon. It’s great value for money, the foods fantastic, the staff are lovely, in the winter it’s got an actual fireplace that makes it feel really homely. Plus they welcome well behaved dogs!

We go every couple of months with our kids and for a quick adults only meal. It’s cosy and has a lovely atmosphere. The menu is varied and there are good options for those in a restricted diet, the chefs Tom and Tyler are really knowledgable and happy to help. On our last visit the three staff all took turns serving and checking on us. They are very attentive (cassie, Michael and Kate Lynne). It’s our local “quick grab” and occasion meal destination and don’t see that changing any time soon. It’s great value for money, the foods fantastic, the staff are lovely, in the winter it’s got an actual fireplace that makes it feel really homely. Plus they welcome well behaved dogs!

I was at the Red Deer earlier today as I had some car trouble. Due to a ridiculous set of events my coolant filler cap ended up down a drain and out of reach. Long story short I enquired in the Red Deer if they could offer any help. Rachel was the staff member whom I met. She really went above and beyond, she was able to find a litter picker hook to help me out of my nightmare situation. So helpful and friendly. A real credit to the business.

Staff and food were excellent, when you were eventually served. We waited over 60 mins for two meals, staff were nice about it offering a free drink and a discount on the bull, but it's a long time to wait, especially as the place had no more than a dozen or so folk in

Great restaurant to go to Friendly staff great service Well recommended Can take dogs in aswell

Great food and service. Katelynne (sorry if I spelt her name wrong) was also a great server to us and incredibly kind with a hint of humor.

Lovely food as always. Mac and cheese was very very tasty

Nothing great food ok service could be better

Nice looking pub. Felt pricey for 2 drinks. The TV screen for the football needs to be refreshed.

Food was amazing like dining in a restaurant I was pleasantly surprised . My daughter wolfed down her steak

Fantastic wee place food really reasonably priced, and 100% worth a visit, had Hollumi chips, triple fried chips and Macaroni pie, absolutely delicious, staff very friendly and a cozy place loved it, well done guys.

We wanted a relaxing dinner after a walk around the city, the Red Deer (Vintage Inns) didn't disappoint. There was a good range on the menu, the food was really tasty (gammon steak and fish and chips, both cooked well) and the atmosphere was cosy and relaxed, had quiet background music (not like in some places where you can't hear the person next to you!). Staff were attentive and friendly. We'd absolutely visit again.

Friendly, approachable, and engaging staff. The food was very good. The ambiance was perfect. We liked that you have a positive policy towards dogs .

Great service as usual. Love the chicken schnitzel best around anywhere. Meals are great. Even in winter can ask for table near open fire.

Went through the week so it was quiet as expected. Always a good place to get a coffee and a catch up with friends. Food is good too.

Food was lovely and good quality for the money. The staff were really friendly and helpful and the food was served quickly!

Ordered the spicy cauliflower soup for starters. Was a warm watery carrot and coriander colour and taste!!. Checked with waitress...confirmed it was what I had ordered! Very odd taste and colour. Hubby ordered deep fried brie with a mango sauce.it came and the cheese still hard inside, outside very brown..no sauce. He was offered a sweet chilli sauce instead Wanted a plain carvery for main.. Menu stated all veg had herbs etc on. Waitress was accommodating when I asked for plain veg. I didnt want the turkey but she advised I woud get extra beef. Can't say I noticed . Hubby's portion was bigger than mine. At £19 each for the carvery then soup and brie nearly £7 each it was very expensive given the quality of the food. 4 cars in the carpark on a Sunday lunchtime..... Speaks volumes!!. Won't be returning...

Lovely glass of Malbec and excellent service from the very friendly staff, Kayleigh was very helpful. Would recommend!