Dalgetty's Tearoom in Melrose in Scottish Borders

Best bakers in the Scottish Borders, their apples pies are absolutely delicious. In fact anything you buy is lovely highly recommended.

Best bakers in the Borders. Their coconut cookies are the best ever and their apple pie is out of this world. This bakers is worth a visit.

This bakery has a good selection of cakes, bread and pies. The prices are reasonable. There is good compliance with Covid restrictions. The sausage rolls, cheese scone and custard slice were particularly tasty!

Called in here for a Selkirk Bannock and ended up buying a selection of treats! Worth a detour to visit this shop when in town! Great selection all very well presented.

Great bakers shop with lots to choose from , all fresh tasting and the takeaway coffee was lovely too. A good place to visit for lunch if your in Melrose.

Good selection of sweet treats and baked goods. The best place for sausage rolls and pies in the central Borders - always yummy.

The best pastries and cakes all locally made. Their shop in Gala is excellent also. Traditional bakers tea room with a good menu. Not overpriced like the other cafes in Melrose that sting your pocket.

Stopped here on a day out, after a wait to order, they got it wrong, we asked for an item to be changed and were told ‘that’s how we always do it’. No apology or offer to correct things. To make matters worse, we could then plainly hear the table server complaining about us to the other kitchen staff. There is plenty of choice for places to eat, it’s not the cheapest by a long way so needs to up its customer service skills.

A good bet for lunch - toasties, sandwich, soup etc. Bakery attached if you're tempted. Nothing extraordinary but perfectly reasonable lunch spot.

We decided drop in here for soup on lovely day exploring Melrose. We all had soup and bread and butter pudding in the tea rooms and it was delicious. The soup was fresh and tasty, the roll warm and freshly baked, the pudding yummy. The service was excellent and friendly and we felt really welcome. We bought a Melrose tart for later and liked it so much we went back to buy gifts to take home the next day. They remembered us and again made us feel welcome. Thank you.

We waited ages for 2 soups with sandwiches and others were being served before us. At one point I said if it is not here in 2 minutes, let's go. The tables are tiny and the place was busy. When the food came it was OK and just that. It would be nice to be asked if you wanted your sandwiches on brown or white bread when taking the order, we forgot and end up with white when brown would have been our preference. Nice wee place but would not return as plenty others to try in the area. Service is everything and would be good to let customers know when delays are expected when ordering food and give options on bread choice.

Lovely soup, toasted bannock & great scones !!! Very clean with friendly staff and comfortable seating looking out to Melrose High Street

Really nice small tearooms. Good coffee and very clean and comfortable.Family run gives a nice personal touch.

We can’t praise this tea room enough. Both enjoyed some soup followed by toasties. Hot, tasty and homemade. Nice and clean too. Excellent service and superb value. Lovely bakery to buy some goodies too. A must visit while in Melrose.

Wonderful little place to visit in Melrose for tea & cake. We enjoyed it and would definitely visit again

I called in for an early lunch at Dalgetty's on a really wet day whilst cycling from Edinburgh to Northumberland. Their lunch special of soup and bread and butter pudding made with bannoch cake saved me from hypothermia and fulled me for the second half of my soggy journey south. I also bought further take away provisions of potato cake and a sumptuous scone for later consumption. This is a wonderfully bright and welcoming place with friendly staff and a wide range of local delicacies to fuel the hungry cyclist and anyone else who loves good home baked food

Called in for a coffee on a wet afternoon in Melrose. The place is small, but has a nice atmosphere and feels comfortable. We received a friendly greeting, good coffee and cake at a sensible price, efficient service.... worth popping in!

Well worth a visit. Beautifully decorated. Friendly staff. Reasonable prices. Highly recommended. I’ve bought their boxes of artisan biscuits as gifts.

Hi we arrived mid afternoon and then waited to be seated. When the women came through we asked if the Cafe was still open as it appeared to be all closed up and we certainly did not expect the grummpy snappy reply we got "Its not a Cafe its a TEAROOM !"

After a long day walking all around Melrose and Gattonside a refreshing cream tea was required. The scones were great with clotted cream and jam. Service was very quick and staff were friendly and welcoming.

We called in this week, lovely tea and coffee, my scone scrummy but nothing for the gluten free better half. Surely for such an establishment a grave oversight. Come on Dalgettys have some items of the menu and snacks for people with dietary needs.

Below is the original 2019 review of a recent visit to Dalgetty's Tea Room, which was very disappointing.

While on Holiday in Melrose we went in here twice. The first morning we went in for a cup if tea and ended up having a cream tea instead! It was lovely. A couple of day's later we went in again for some lunch again it was very nice. A lovely little tea room with lovely food pleasant staff and very clean. We went twice so it must be good! Recommended.

Visit this lovely little tearoom on a fairly regular basis and have never been disappointed with the food or service which is always excellent.

Dalgetty's has a lovely coffee shop which is attached to the bakery. The staff are very friendly, service with a smile. I had scone and coffee, the cheese scone is one of the lightest I have ever had. The atmosphere is light and bright. The bakery has been in the family for generations, and there are some lovely pictures on the walls of the generations. My wife and I also had the soup of the day and bread on a second visit which was also very tasty. It is a small place and was very busy the days we were in. Customers were being turned away. We will most certainly be back

Thanks to Julie for a lovely welcome and good recommendation on the soup today. Chef even came out to ask our views. Delicious and served with a very fresh warm roll. Just sorry we had no space left for cake, but a good excuse to visit again soon!

Decent snack lunch and coffee here whilst visitng the Melrose sights, but felt it was a bit overpriced.

We stopped after a busy days sight seeing for a coffee and cake. We waited at the “wait to be seated” sign as one waitress approached 4 cyclists were getting off and one came in behind us. Another waitress came scuttling up telling the first waitress no tables for two left and let the cyclists jump the queue. Surely it should be first come first served. It wouldn’t have been as bad if it had been done in a nice way but we were dismissed with a flick of the wrist and a rude tone.

This tearoom adjacent to the baker's shop, offers a friendly welcome, good table service from a menu offering light lunches and snacks, the scones with cream and jam are exceptional, look forward to visiting again.

When I lived in Melrose this used to be just a bakers but in recent years they’ve added a cafe/tearoom which is a great addition. Everything is as good as I remember including rolls, pies, and cakes. Still the best bakers in Melrose and Galashiels.

Popped in for lunch and had the soup and bread & butter pudding special which was superb. A fresh bread roll and tasty soup. But, the pudding complete with custard is unique and sublime, what a brilliant find, I will be back even if I have to detour to get there!

Had a few mins to kill before our bus,so we had a quick cup of tea and toast to warm us up on a cold windy March day.

We had the soup of the day, tomato, served with a warm crusty rustic roll, very tasty soup. Followed this with bread and butter pudding delicious. We also got some cakes from their bakery to take home which also turned out to be excellent.

We visited during half term. Melrose itself was very quiet. We were seated quickly in the small tearoom. Service was friendly and attentive. The toastie, lamb burger, and cake were delicious. The chef even came from the kitchen to offer a selection of rolls for the burger! Recommended. Reasonably priced, too.

Very busy - tearoom is quite small and tables close to each other.

Went in. Sign says "Please wait to be seated". We wait. Waiter looks at me like I'm an idiot waiting there. Told bruquely to sit down. Order cream teas. No cream teas. At 3.00 pm. Order drinks. Zero service etiquette and leave without a word from the staff. Unbelievably expensive and lousy attitude from the staff.

We happened upon this lovely place whilst searching for a drink in Melrose. It’s been a lovely visit, very nice food, the staff are extra accommodating and friendly. Highly recommended and we will be back when we are next up this way.

Stopped off for a quick cuppa and ended up eating. Lovely little place with the best scones and clotted cream I have ever had. Very light and delicious.

What a great "wee" place.... had the best scones ever (with cream)... and toasted Selkirk Bannock yum.... plus with the bakery added on you can buy these things to take home with you!.... the girls in the tearoom/shop were chatty and helpful, I was asking a few questions!... all in all a good find!

Staff were uninterested in serving us, food was average. Would have walked out if it hadn't been so quiet Really unimpressed with Dalgetty's in Galashiels is one of my fave bakeries. How disappointing.

We were dying for a drink and despairing of finding somewhere in Melrose High Street when we happened across Dalgetty's. It was lovely and cosy, with a wonderful choice of cakes and good coffee. A treat to visit.

Had coffee and cake here. The cherry cake was delicious and more than 50% of the cake was cherries. Bought Melrose biscuits as gifts.

Had the soup of the day and it was homemade tomato - gorgeous, came with a croissant but not just any croissant, seeded bun type, difficult to describe but would eat them every day of the week!

This is a great little find, a good old fashioned bakers that also has the benefit of a coffee shop attached, perfect! Stopped here on a wet and windy day and was impressed with the cafe menu, all reasonably priced and delicious. Excellent service and we enjoyed it so much we bought some cakes and pies from the bakery on our way out. So we had another tasty snack later on once we got home! Lots of parking nearby made it easy too.

A typical bakery cafe with friendly staff. Local delicacies not to be missed including a local fruit bread. Decent menu. Average prices. Opens early compared to some other places in town. A good option.

We popped into this cafe for lunch one day. We had a lovely meal and the bread roll was the best I have ever had. Whilst there we read about the "Melrose Tart" so we took one back to the hotel and had it for afternoon tea. What a treat! It was so lovely.

Dropped in for breakfast and enjoyed some very good scrambled eggs and good coffee. Nice surroundings.

Stopped here for coffee and cake Great choice in the sit in and takeaway section Staff friendly and good prices

Visited this lovely town and was pleasantly surprised how nice it really is, as I have passed through it a few times without stopping. However we visited many of the local individual shops which were very interesting. Especially Dalgetty`s Tearoom which offers an excellent range of goodies for the visitor. An impressive range of Malt Whisky too.

When visiting an establishment that is run by a 5th generation Baker, there is a high expectation that the food will be of very high quality. Dalgetty's didn't disappoint. I visited for a light lunch in the tea room next to the bakery shop. The room was small and crampt in nature. I suspect this is owing to the nature of the building, as opposed to anything else. I ordered a ham and cheese toasted sandwich, which was incredibly tasty, arguably one of the best I've ever had. The quality of the constituent ingredients, presumably all locally sourced, spoke for themselves. This put the accompaniments of crisps, salad and coleslaw to shame. I then had a couple of pieces of toasted Selkirk Bannock. Again these were delicious and well worth the £2.20 cost. Overall, Dalgetty's provides a very tasty experience, that should be on the list of places to visit in Melrose or Galashiels.

Had cappuccinos and an Ecclefechan tart, which was like fruit cake without the cake - excellent! Nice tea shop beside baker's shop that sells local, traditional baking. Good service, and the afternoon tea options looked especially good.

Venue clean and airy. However, on entering the tea rooms we seemed to be ‘ invisible ’ to the bakery staff in the entrance who did not acknowledge.us at all; a missed marketing opportunity. We contemplated walking out. They didn’t appear to be busy( just badly trained/rude ). In the café section however there was one very busy waiter serving all café customers. He was pleasant and as efficient as he could be given he was rushed off his feet. Not sure if there was a reason why the bakery staff couldn’t help him(?). The soups were tasty and the salmon sandwich was pleasant (could have had some lemon with and greenery in / with it (?) ) for the price. Pie and beans were average.

Treated ourselves on a visit to Melrose to some lovely sweet & savoury treats from Dalgetty bakery. Macaron finger was amazing! Potato scone was a little thick so didn’t last, edges got hard. Cakes were amazing as you can see by pic.

On a drench thursday we sheltered from the persistent rain and had a lovely lunch in this wee tearoom. Attached to a baker's the place was busy but service was good. The pea and ham soup was tasty, the pie and beans sublime, a scone was also taken.

This is a historical baker, fifth generation. We stopped for lunch and enjoyed a warm soup with a huge fresh roll. Very nice on a cold November day. And of course we had to try the famous Ecclefechan tarte from the border region of Scotland....

Great tea room ,simply menu .Staff pleasant. Food well presented and tasty.Really enjoyed Ecclefechan tart.

This has to be one of the best deals ever. When you buy a bacon sandwich you get your coffee...

A lovely wee tea shop and bakery. We enjoyed a bowl of delicious spicy lentil soup and a crusty roll...

Nice tearoom situated next to the family bakery. Good reasonably priced choices on the menu. I opted for the award...

Enjoyed a lovely afternoon tea here. All cakes and breads freshly cooked at their own bakery. Recomended for a nice treat.

Busy at lunch but we got a table and the service was good. Lunch was good - but the seeded roll that was served warm with the soup was amazing - we ordered more! Also ordered some bars to go one was amazing and the other was a little dry. Their breads all looked delicious and the baked goods could be yummy treats.

Ate here with friends and family ar lunch time. Had a soup and a sandwich and my friend had a gorgeous looking (and tasted amazing so I'm told) afternoon tea for one.

We stopped for a tea break, the tea was good, the young waiter was like a rabbit in headlights! The quality of the cakes was perfectly acceptable, the the tea was excellent.Service was a tad slow, but you can expect that in places with low staff number.A good bakers though!

E' stata una bella idea, quella della Timburbush tours, di concedere un'ora e mezzo alla visita di Melrose, perché, dopo la visita della magnifica abbazia e dei giardini, è rimasto il tempo non solo per girare un po' il piacevole villaggio, ma anche per fare una puntata in questa deliziosa sala da tè, che, sì, ha il difetto di essere affollata (ma la colpa non è loro, ma di noialtri turisti) e quindi di far attendere un po' il cliente che vorrebbe essere servito subito, ma ha vari pregi: la bellezza dell'edificio in cui è ospitata e la gradevolezza degli interni, ma soprattutto il sapore dei dolci con cui accompagnare le buone bevande. Un sapore eccellente. Tanto da meritarsi una recensione.

We walked in here wanting to sit down and have a tea and a cake. We entered and stood at a sign which said wait here to be seated. There were 3-4 staff in the bakery side who were not busy but they just ignored us. It would have been no issue for one of them to welcome us and let the waitress know we were there. Clearly it was ''not their job''. After five minutes which feels much longer of course we were shown to a table by a waitress. There was no warmth in the welcome and we were given no advice other than being thrust a menu. No more than half a dozen words were spoken. After this she walked back and forth past us for another five minutes and at which point we quietly got up and left....

Nice little coffee shop there was 7 of us and the girls wanted to put 2 tables together but the guy in charge wouldn't entertain it he seemed a bit harassed and undermined the younger staff who were friendly and helpful however can't complain about the food or drinks very nice

Nice place scone,tea and cake were nice.I found staff chaotic and a coffee machine that's not being cleaned ie the steam arm not be purged and wiped and the coffee grinds being left in the machines group arm.pthus is why I had tea. Wouldn't rush back

Good coffee with very good fruit scone. The cafe is part of the bakers shop. Comfortable surroundings. The staff were friendly and efficient . I would recommend for people to visit and partake of the the morning coffee.

Disappointed in service,we usually get a really nice welcome from mature staff,felt we were being a pest ordering coffee and cake,which was nice when we got it, the owners need to do some staff training

There are various food options in the town center, including pubs, hotel restaurants, coffee shops and cafes. The Dalgatty Tearoom looked appealing - big windows, attractive display cases so I went in for lunch around 2:00. I had a ham sandwich which was fine, but the very slow and semi-sullen service would keep me from returning or recommending. (The table was crumby and I had to ask the server to wipe it which was a quick swipe, leaving coffee cup rings on the table. No smile - even a fake one; barely made eye contact.)

My go to place for breakfast and my friends loved the afternoon tea. Best coffee in town. Friendly service but slow. And you cannot leave without buying goodies in the bakery. Fresh baked and well presented. Very clean Restuarant area.

Good coffee and excellent cherry cake. Friendly polite and efficient service. Recommended. Nice combination of restaurant and shop selling the produce being served.

We stopped in for afternoon tea - ordered scones and a fresh cream donut, both were delicious and the cup of tea hit the spot on a cold, rainy day. Nice atmosphere in the tea room and the historic photos on the walls were a nice touch. We bought a Selkirk Bannock as well, which we've been enjoying back home in Canada!

You would think after 100 years of trading Dalgetty could order the amount of scones to last for the day! They had ran out and it was only 3pm! No back up plan. Missed out on afternoon cream teas from that time. Very disappointing. Develop a back up plan Dalgetty!!!

excellent wee tearoom. visited with my mum, my 3 kids, a friend and her 3 kids. a tight squeeze between 2 tables but we managed. Staff were lovely and polite and helpful, especially with the need of my friend, who had a small baby and required water for heating the bottle, the girls were more than happy to help. Food was wonderful and so were the cakes. nothing was a problem . will definatley be back

Parked car on High Street opposite the tearoom. Decided to try out for our lunch before we visited the abbey. Had Carrot and Coriander soup and sandwich combo. Lovely real china cups and saucers, not mugs, how nice to see. Smashing soup and sandwich with sandwich made from their own bread, Well worth the visit. A little gem for mewith a touch of class .

Although we did not visit the tea rooms...it would be just too tempting for our waistlines... we always purchase speciality products from the bakery to take back to North Yorkshire....we visit lovely Melrose often throughout the year! We purchased our usual list...Melrose Tart, Ecclefechan Tart, fruity bannocks, scones & delicious oaty bread. Service is always friendly & the shop immaculately clean, tempting & as close to a Parisian Patisserie as is possible in the Scottish Borders!!

Dalgetty's tearoom is part of a bakery and the result is bread and pastry that can seriously threaten any waistline. The toasted Scottish bannock is deliciously lethal, but then so are the scones and teacakes and tarts...

Tea and cakes and scones. Just lovely! Traditional tea room. Family run. Central. Pleasant service. Well done!

We stopped here for some take away from the bakery side- amazing. The scones are the best we had while traveling through Scotland for a few weeks. Be sure to stop in and take some away with you. They are SO good!

We received quite a friendly welcome from the waitress who seated the four of us promptly. We ordered 2 minted lamb burgers, a toastie and a carrot and coriander soup. I was a little put of by the sight of the 'chef' walking past us with a see though bag of thin, frozen burgers. The minted lamb burgers were £6:60 each so I was expecting a hearty plate for a lunchtime meal. Nope. It was the thinnest frozen burger with a small diameter served on a plain bun with a side serving of 8 crisps. The toastie was also very small - the size of a half slice of bread, if that. The bowl of soup was a good size and looked appetising with a seeded bun so I was jealous when that arrived. My mum reported that it had too much coriander and when she shared a spoonful with me, it nearly took the roof of my mouth off. We all had a cake as we were still hungry. There was a good selection and they were delicious. A bill of £36.60 meant we left feeling hungry and ripped off.

Notch to say other than over rated and over priced. Not much enthusiasm from staff and no presentation on television snacks we bought. Won't recommend and won't be back.

Other half loved it, I thought it possibly a little heavy - but then, we had been eating very well on this trip and it was possible I was getting to overload!! Waiter got a little confused over our tea order - one earl grey and one ordinary both with a slice of lemon. Not difficult but the lemon clearly was an issue as none appeared!Still, good pots of tea and otherwise good service.

We met here for hot drinks and enjoyed a lovely warm welcome, being served by very friendly staff. The place was buzzing with walkers and visitors to the town. Reasonable prices and lovely selection of light lunches and cakes. Love the old black and white pics on the walls showing the history of the baker.

Good service, delicious freshly made goodies and a cosy tearoom. This is an ideal spot to sample some of the traditional local products made by Dalgetty's, the long established local bakers. Try Selkirk Bannock, Melrose tart or paradise slice - you'll be spoiled for choice!

We wanted a snack after a healthy walk- so we opted for the less than healthy scotch beef pie and beans- tasty. Followed this with the local cherry cake which was good

This was a lovely little tea room with plenty of choice of homemade cakes made at there own bakery. We had afternoon tea here and the sandwiches were very delightful. The Selkirk Bannock was highly recommended on my list here.

We needed a light lunch in Melrose and decided to try Dalgetty's. It proved to be an excellent choice with good food and friendly service.

a lovely wee tearoom added to the main bakers shop on the high street. Fresh cakes and meals with a nice cuppa to warm you up.

Following our drive to Melrose we walked around the town and fancied a cup of coffee and a bit to eat. We were given a warm welcome and both had coffee and toasted bannock recommend the bannock nice and fruity

Very friendly and helpful staff lovely food. A good place for walkers to stop and have a very reasonable priced lunch. The afternoon teas looked lovely. Also they do a good range of teas.

Had a VERY small and cold toastie and tea and was charged £8.04 for it. Not impressed. And still starving afterwards.

Only popped in for light lunch but ambience very nice. Busy, a good sign. Service efficient from rather overworked sole lady, pleasant, not warm. Partner's scone light and delicious( he let me have a quarter!) My carrot coriander soup was ok - not much body. Roll tasted nice and fresh, lovely seeds. Nice decor and historic info. We had a nice table overlooking the street, good for people watching. A good lunch option.

Usual stop-off ran out of Soup again therefore looked for an alternative and came upon this excellent tearoom, opted for the Soup and Dessert option and was not disappointed with either. Freshly made and large portions,helpful and friendly Staff.Excellent selection of Products in the Bakery,highly recommended to visit.

Arrived a bit late in the day so dipped out on scones or cream teas but our tea and Bannock was top notch. Pleasant surroundings, friendly efficient staff and value for money. Very nice.

Exquisite!Lovely warming soup and gorgeous coffee. The bakery is something else. We wanted to take bit of everything home!

We visited recently and had a lovely afternoon tea. The service was very good too. Certainly would recommend.

After reading trip advisor reviews we made a beeline for this cafe for lunch unfortunately the very small cafe was full and we were told it would be about an hour before there was a free table as people had only just ordered. But as this is the place to have Selkirk Bannock we bought one each to take home and very good they are too very moist with so many sultanas.

We stopped here for lunch and couldn't have been more pleased. The lunch menu had fresh soup, sandwiches and a selection of cream teas. Lots of locals were there so you k ow it is good.

This is the home of the Selkirk Bannock so we just had to pop in to sample it - fabulous !We all tried it and the teas and coffees which we ordered with it complemented it extremely well. After we'd finished, we then queued up in the shop to buy some of the lovely things on offer to take home.You must visit Dalgetty's if you find yourself in Melrose.