Based on 108 opinions finded in 1 websites

Based on 108 opinions finded in 1 websites
Nº 7 in 636 in Dumfries & Galloway
Nº 2 of 171 British in Dumfries & Galloway
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You know when your wife takes a photograph of the room key and sends it to you with a caption "Please can I come here again" you know it's a success. Great find by my wife for out wedding anniversary and visit to Glasgow. Great location, fabulous food...
Colin W . 2024-10-07
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Thoroughly enjoyed our meal. Owner was very pleasant and accommodating. We opted for the a la carte menu but the lounge menu options looked lovely also going by other diners.
pij666 . 2024-08-20
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We had an overnight stop here on a D,B&B basis. It's a lovely family run business set deep in The Borders. We thought it was well worthwhile going a little bit out of our way to stay here.
dicknjan . 2024-04-30
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See the review for our stay. Lovely food, dining room a wee bit on the cool side - but it was February!
GeraldineEdinb . 2023-02-17
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Michelin Star quality at reasonable prices. Bar menu superb quality too and lower prices than the restaurant
ros s . 2022-07-26
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We have had a wonderful meal. We’ll balanced, interesting and full of flavour. A memorable experience
Ailsa N . 2021-08-04
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Spent one night with my husband as a Birthday Treat. From arrival when, we were met in the car park and assisted with our luggage to the Excellent Dinner and Brakfast I cannot fault this hotel.The Food Experience is one of the highlights for me...
KatieCoatbridge . 2016-05-08
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Why has'nt Ian McAndrew got a Michelin star, he certainly deserves one for his stunning a la Carter menu. One of the best meals we have ever had.
634christophert . 2016-04-21
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We had such a lovely time. And was catered for our every need. The staff were all exceptional. Our meals which were cooked for us were exceptional. Every part of the food was to die for from the breakfast to the canopies, starers, main meal,...
Craig M . 2016-04-03
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Top notch food, everything of the highest quality. We had halibut, it was excellent. Worth a visit anytime or for a special occasion. Ian is a very accomplished chef with a long career in serving food at its best. Rhubarb pannacotta dessert was exceptional. Good...
ladygourmet . 2016-03-28
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It was busy when we visited and the staff was over stretched and service was slow . And when it comes to the food id say it's over priced for what you get
scottm713 . 2016-03-15
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Absolutely fantastic can't put into word how fantastic this eating experience was service was amazing had the gourmet menu and what a feast it was have to say some of the best food in the world staff were awesome. My Kids loved the food so...
Tony1971Leith . 2016-03-08
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Visited last night with family and we had the taster menu designed that day by Ian the chef and owner. The food was amazing, every course was different with flavour combinations you would not believe until you tried. The whole experience was magical and having...
andyfinnie . 2015-12-12
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We had a wonderful meal here. Every course was exquisite, we can’t rate them highly enough. They also have beautiful rooms and their breaksfasts are fabulous too!
Liz G . 2015-11-15
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Being a Piscean, 'O Thalasa' means much to me and Ian never fails to deliver particularly at Breakfast. On this occasion, I/we found it important to savour a variety of the 'Table' about which we were not disappointed. Ian's culinary delights remain the same. Absolutely...
Michael L . 2015-10-09
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We chose this hotel for a family reunion. We had a fabulous time. Very relaxed atmosphere. Staff very helpful and Ian and his wife did everything to make our get together a great success. Fantastic country house hotel with lovely accommodation. The food was superb...
MGMcC1608 . 2015-10-08
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Excellent lunch for six. A very pleasant surprise in glorious countryside. A good contrast between fine dining and portion size kept even my big eating husband happy! Much enjoyed!
abarriemuir . 2015-10-04
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We were welcomed into this lovely country hotel by Antonio who was very helpful and took us and our overnight bags straight to our room which was just lovely. We were quite looking forward to dinner as we had read some good reports but our...
Justin046 . 2015-09-19
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Great to return for a fabulous meal in such comfortable and peaceful surroundings . Ian is truly at home in the kitchen and both him and his wife Jane make you feel so welcome . Will definitely be back.
n00n005 . 2015-09-10
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This restaurant is a wonderful dining experience, do not miss it. We will without question, travel the 6 hours from home to come here again
RUTHD698 . 2015-07-13
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We visited this restaurant last Friday and had a wonderful fine dining experience. There is not a huge choice but when eating this type of food it is not necessary as when you order the beef for instance it comes cooked 3 different ways. There...
Lynnette114 . 2015-07-02
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587 Opinions
Last day of our holidays - went here for lunch with our small family. Food was flawless, and both members of waiting staff were superb. One of the highlights of our trip. Will certainly be back.
5 Opinions
What a lovely group of people offering a fantastic service. Food was excellent. Nothing was too much trouble. Would highly recommend.
352 Opinions
Another great meal at the backstreet for my friends birthday , I had breaded brie followed by a flat iron steak, everything was really good again, great service and quality food, will be back soon
132 Opinions
Amazing customer service. I can't speak for the hotel itself, however I couldn't make the original date booked, so the hotel went out of their way to contact me themselves when I was waiting to hear from Hotels.com, and were so accommodating. Very impressed with this level of communication and friendliness 👏
557 Opinions
As it’s a small popular place booking in advance is probably recommended. We were looking for a table on a Saturday night during the Spring Fling event in the region so left a message with the restaurant whilst traveling to Kirkcudbright. The owner returned the call and fortunately, thanks to a cancellation, was able to arrange our reservation for dinner the following night - a promising start. On the evening of our visit the bistro was busy however there was still a relaxed ambiance about the place. The sole waitress taking orders and attending to the tables was pleasant and seemed knowledgeable about the menu and the only other member of staff appeared to be the owner/chef. He popped out and chatted with us towards the end of service to allow the waitress to get home as a few diners like us were finishing off drinks and still to receive their desserts and settle their bills. He seemed sociable and relaxed and clearly hadn’t adopted the Gordon Ramsay approach to the restaurant business. Being a small place we were not surprised at the outset that the menu was limited to about half a dozen items per course including specials however it gave a decent choice in our view. We both ordered a “special” for starters - Tempura Battered Prawns (£7.95). As was the case throughout the evening, the dish was served up to the table in good time. Six king prawns each with a sweet chilli sauce with a salad garnish and balsamic. It was a tasty start. For mains my wife ordered the Seabass, served with king prawns, a white wine & tomato sauce and fresh vegetables (£21.00). I had Duck a L’Orange (£21.95) which was another item from the specials board. Neither of the mains dishes would be winning prizes for presentation however most importantly they both tasted good. The fish was nicely cooked and my wife enjoyed the other parts of the dish. The duck was also good albeit the chef was later surprised I’d left the fat on the plate. I queried if people normally ate the fat and he commented that they often do and that he rendered it to make it more appealing. Thankfully this was not an overly fatty duck breast in any case but I was quite happy to leave the small amount I did on the plate. For dessert my wife had Sticky Toffee Pudding with ice cream and I had a Citrus Tart served with a small selection of fresh berries and cream. The puddings were £6.50 each and both enjoyable. Overall we liked our experience at the bistro and with our three course meal for two costing just under £72 we thought it was reasonable value for money. We had added a bottle of NZ Yealands Sauvignon Blanc wine for £25 only just keeping the bill under £100. A walk to the harbour to watch the sunset as we headed back to our accommodation rounded off the evening well.