The Sixteen Twentynine - Moray

Best seafood in northeast friendly staff and large ambiente

Yet again we had another fantastic meal at the 1629. I had the Bistecca Mare Bosa and it was superb!! A well balanced sauce. The experience is well organised and efficient and the staff ensure any requested minor adjustment to the meal is catered for. Because there are two sections to the dining area you can be sure of not being crammed in with other diners. We've been there many times now and never failed to come away satisfied.

Most disappointing meal of my life. Ordered the hot chilli burger for £8.50 from the 'speciality ' section of the menu, literally a burger you 'd get out a burger van in a bun no bigger than the palm of your hand and to top it off two tomatoes and hot chilli sauce minus the hot. Chips which were definitely bought from the shop down the road and a clump of coleslaw. May as well have chucked the £8.50 down the loo because that 's where I ended up as a result of that meal. If I could go lower than terrible believe me I would!

Visited with my partner and ordered the Steak Sandwich . A good decription won me over, little did I know I was about to receive a meal I would complain about if it was a school dinner. £9.95 for 2 stale buns, rubber like steak strips with mushrooms so oily covered in garlic mayo that the whole think fell apart. I have had better microwave chips than the chips I had here. To top it all off the burger was like a kids size portion. For £9.95 it was like daylight robbery, literally. I left the establishment hungrier than when I went in. Pure bland and no effort put in. How anyone can review this 5 stars baffles me. Save yourself time and money and go elsewhere. Highly dissapointing.

Restaurant was nearly empty but had to sit in bar area and order meals, even though this area was overflowing. Eventually taken to table, my meal was nothing like I ordered, should have complained more at the time but just wanted to get out of there. Waitress asked if we were happy with meal but couldn't escape fast enough when we said no. Positive was the waiter who seated us, hung our coats and processed our payment, very friendly and happy to give tips of where to visit on our trip.