Merito Dunlop - East Ayrshire

Been here twice. The chips were stale both times we went. Although, staff are friendly and polite. Service was fast.

Popped into Dunlop for a quick visit as it was my childhood haunt long ago, being a bit peckish my sister and I stopped at merito for some lunch, we were greeted by the lovely Rebecca who was friendly, attentive and very informative, the place is nice and cosy, I had a fish tea which very fairly priced and tasted delicious, sis had a panini which she also enjoyed, I shall return.

Great food! Very friendly attentive staff ensure a warm reception and service in this wee gem in the village of Dunlop. Very tasty food, good selection and very reasonably priced, nice ambience enhanced by wood burning stove in restaurant. Look forward to going back!!

I took my 91 year old mum here a couple of weeks ago. I heard about it as my ex-Curves coach works there. Everyone raved about it as well so, with mum being the queen of fish n chips (it 's all she orders wherever she goes), I thought I 'd take her for the fish tea. Lunch menu is simple but good value for money. I have an egg allergy and a lactose intolerance so going somewhere with a simple menu can be challenging but it wasn 't the case here. I decided on the fish tea as well as Martyn checked with chef re allergies. WOW!!! What a huge portion. A nice surprise as we got a tea or coffee included and bread and butter, which we didn 't realise. The most enormous chips I 've ever seen. Coz I couldn 't have the butter I made a 'piece ' with my bread!!! Greedy guts! A true value for money meal. My mum is very fussy and she was delighted. I gave 4 points instead of 5 as service was very slow given only one table ahead of us and they were only having soup and toasties. We waited 45 minutes. A tad too long. Martyn who served us was lovely and very chatty. Wee bit of training on serving side but if that 's the only gripe...well....enough said. LOVED IT!

Now run and owned by the Dunlop community. It is linked to the community cinema and hall activities and was full of family groups, friends having a drink, etc. Staff were very friendly and were quick to serve us given how busy it was on a Friday night with a craft fair on in the community centre. Food was good, in a generous portion and at a good price. Some attention to detail needed with decor and cleanliness. A very pleasant atmosphere and so much better than before.