Goblin Ha' Country Inn - Haddington

A lovely find in the small but beautiful village of Gifford. Set in the middle of East Lothian countryside, the location for me is just perfect, a great escape from Edinburgh and so many country walks. My partner was the happiest man alive when we walked in and he discovered they serve real ales, and summer lightening in particular!! The menu was slightly too large and I found it hard to choose so I just opted for the curry special, red Thai prawn. Food was served promptly, presented well and great portion sizes. I would probably go for something more traditional next time, maybe steak pie or fish and chips. My meal tasted fine, but only fine, I think a smaller menu of higher quality dishes is always preferable to quantity. Good prices too, we had 3 courses and a few drinks and it was around 50quid! Next time I'll definitely sit outside in the beer garden which I discovered on route to the ladies! It's big, loads of tables, lovely flowers and outlook and gets the evening sun, just the ticket after a long walk in the country! If highly recommend to anyone who's in the area!

Goblin Ha is based out in Gifford, so it 's going to be a drive for anyone who isn 't local. I 'd heard good feedback when I spoke to friends who had visited, but had never made it out there myself. In days of yore, when the SR and I were a courting, we would often drive up to the moors, through Gifford, to watch the stars (and avoid sheep wandering around the roads and see the warm lights of Goblin Ha beckoning, but never entered. I can imagine, in the depth of winter, this being a fantastic place to spend a cosy evening. Driving home well, you might just want to book a room in the hotel.... Online, the menu comes across as quite intriguing, but in some weird Jekyll and Hyde way, when we got to the hotel and sat down at the table, it was more pub grub than I was expecting (graphic design for ya kids! . The menu definitely goes for standard pub fare (fish pie, hunters chicken, prawn pasta and there is quite a massive selection more than comes across online. Massive menus usually make me quite suspicious. However, what we had was totally fine it 's not. as the previous reviewer commented, adventurous, but it 's half decent and felt like a 'safe ' option for taking groups of mixed eaters out. There are quite a few vegetarian options (although very carb heavy , and if you like a good sized portion, then this place is for you. Between us, we checked out the ABC salad (chicken, avocado and bacon ; potato skins (decent filling ; calamari and prawn cocktail (not too watery, always a plus for me ; followed by chicken and ribs for the smallest person at the table all successfully polished off though duck confit; cajun chicken and a salmon hollandaise for yours truly. Everyone seemed to enjoy their meals I would note that the salmon was pretty bland, and the Hollandaise almost lacking entirely in flavour (it looked like mayonnaise, which didn 't help , so I wouldn 't go with that again. We polished things off with a very tart lemon tart and creme brulees, which all were pretty good. Service was pretty good and for a very busy Saturday night, prompt. Drinks were kept topped up and we never felt rushed or pushed out the door at any time. Goblin Ha feels like it is one of those places that does the classics well and best to stick by that rule when you go there and you will enjoy it. Just don 't cast great expectations at it and you will enjoy it.

This is a lovely pub with niceatmosphete. the food is intetstin but classic as opposed to adventurous. Sunday nights great place.