Drumlanrig Cafe in Dumfries & Galloway

The food is great but the wait is simply unacceptable. Each time we come knowing it takes a long time for your order, but today was over an hour. This is the fourth time our has taken so long. I'm just not prepared to try again. Such a shame as it's my daughter's favourite cafe but the Bqa across the road is a far better place for lunch. Another person walked out, unable to wait any longer as his dog was in the car.

Cold and hungry, served by smiling staff with a hot chocolate and omelette. Tasted great, efficient service (although I got chips when I asked for a salad – they apologised and were happy to swap). Nice place & all good for an impromptu food stop.

Lovely people, we turned up soaking wet from a bike ride and they couldn’t have been more helpful! Quick service, food was basic but done well and hit the mark to set us on the way!

I’ve been coming to.this cafe for 30+ years,, detouring when I’m Scotland to visit relatives and for the past 10 years living nearby. It is a typical Italian/Scottish cafe I remember from my childhood and am still lucky to find on our travels. There have been changes in the last few years, but the food is excellent, their soup in the winter and fish and chips, my grandsons love their pizzas. Prices have risen and the staff are young, but on our way home tonight we asked to share a fish n chips as we couldn’t manage a full one each, and this was no problem for them, and it was as usual excellent!

Poor quality food and presentation, and way over priced. Will pass this one bye next time in Thornhill.

Permit me to be throughly specific as well as objective. This cafe does not offer 'hospitality'! It does not offer quality food nor quality service! Upon entering the establishment, one can instantly pick up on the negative vibe. The staff manifest a tangible almost viseral projection of stress which is very unpalitable. The food is mediorche, and I am trying to offer some compliment in saying this. The drinks, i.e. a lattle coffee just was not a Latte! I am assuming it may have been processed without care nor concern for authenticity of its description. The tea was served in the least generous cup I have yet to encounter in a cafe; a thimble would have been more creative. Service was nonchalent, aloof, and projective, with sneering glances. Observing the counter staff was akin to watching slugs mate with unhappy unsociable dispositions. I came out wondering if some staff had, had a lobotomy. I would hazard a guess that one could have more enjoment in morgue. Value. I have experience of expensive establishments, serving fine beverages and food, and would not complain at such because the whole service is to a good standard. This establishment could do with an injection of humanity, training on how to present service and food at a quantiative and qualiative higher standard, especially for the exhorbitant prices they are charging. It is fair to state, that i shall refrain my custom from them, from here on in. Oh and before I end, the toilets did not appear to be at a hygenic level.

The most unfriendly cafe I have ever been to in Scotland. As a lone female I was ignored. I asked where to sit, asked for a menu, asked to place my order, whilst couples and groups were welcomed and served before me. It took over 20 minutes before I placed my order and 30 minutes before I got my jacket potato......Being a visitor I had no idea where else to eat, otherwise I would have left. The staff were frosty, abrupt and slow. Not the Scottish welcome I am used to. The food was basic and well cooked.

First time in this establishment and not very taken on with the service and customer experience. Not saying I won’t give it another visit if in area.

Welcoming wonderful cafe with a lot of wonderful chocolates and jams for sale Cafe menu excellent. Service top quality. A must visit.

Table for 5 at short notice and served by young confident staff, nothing was a problem to them. Fish and chips, haggis pizza, sausage and chips and chicken nuggets and chips for our 6 year old granddaughter. Absolutely freshly made, short wait but you’d expect that for fresh food, and it was piping hot. See photos before and after. Sorry forgot yo take the sausage and chips and chicken nuggets and chips.

Decided to give this cafe another chance as our last visit wasn't great, but they excelled themselves this time with fresh battered haddock and chips. The food was piping hot when it arrived at the table and it tasted really good. The young lad that served us was very attentive and couldn't have been nicer. The only down side to our visit was my visit to the gents toilet, when I came to leave the toilet I couldn't help noticing the dirt on the door and the door handle was missing, I had to reach and grab the top of the door to open it. The owner needs to address this problem soon as it was very off putting.

Large coffe was the size of a small coffee at most places. One of the staff members very rude and did not say a word to us. service was slow menus were chucked at us and he did not come back for at least 10 mins and the place was not even busy overall the service was very poor and do not recommend

This cafe is set in the Visitor area of Drumlanrig Castle. It is accessed either from the Visitor reception area or on exiting from the House tour. The setting is the old kitchen of the Castle and maintains the huge kitchen range and a fabulous display of copper and brass utensils that would have been used there. The cafe is not huge (about 0 tables) but was quiet even so on the day of our visit. The coffees and cakes that we had first were good, the cakes being cut from large traybakes which looked and tasted home-made. Later on returning for lunch we had the best Ploughman's Lunch that we have ever had, and which any ploughman of yesteryear would have felt himself very fortunate indeed to have received. Lovely ham, local cheese and a good quality gala pie were all included with pickle and salad. These types of meals usually come with a huge piece of bread, which is always too much for me, bu this one came with a neat crusty roll which was just right. The staff were very efficient and the whole place was spotlessly clean and well kept. Children were made welcome.

Fish and chips from here are always delicious! Fresh crispy chips, nice fresh fish, and all fresh made. Their battered sausage is very tasty too, not the usual salty grey mush you get in some places. Chicken bites are yum! Nice chunks of chicken breast in crispy batter. Never disappointed

there are two different people do the cooking here unfortunately last night we got the wrong one(29-10-21) chips were raw soggy just horrible will try to workout who is cooking before ordering again.

Oh my, the chips here alone are worth a travel to get. Best burger and cheese roll and Haggis was divine. Obviously freshly made and all delicious.

Had takeaway pizzas from here on several occasions and they were really good. Hot, well cooked and really tasty. Definitely somewhere we would use again

Great stop in our motorhome, convenient on-street parking. Delicious omelette and breakfast rolls!! Was our last brekkie in Scotland and glad it was there.

The takeaway is attached to the cafe but has different opening times not shown on main Drumlanrig site. The fish and chips are freshly cooked, the best fish supper I've had in a long time, excellent Cod and non oily chips. Friendly staff and reasonably priced good portions.

This is the second time that we've eaten in this cafe and we weren't too impressed with this visit. The food that we ordered was very bland and didn't look great on the plate. The lady that served us wore a face mask, but it's just a pity she never put it over her nose. We noticed people sitting down at tables without the table being cleaned which was very off putting. Not sure if we will go back in the future.

Called in by chance when we were travelling through Thornhill and we were pleasantly surprised with the quality of the food and the service that we received. We will definitely go back again in the future

Only went in for chips which you would expect to be straightforward for a chip shop. Pale, not full Cooked and cold in places. Save your money

Had a breakfast roll - clearly microwaved as it arrived 5 mins after ordering . Sausage was like rubber . Drinks expensive and small

Drumlanrig Cafe is a great place for Fish & Chips we had a take away because it was busy inside.We tried to get inside the next day, again it was busy it also had a few tables outside they were all full.Will try again the next time we are in the area.

Food was frickin awesome. We were welcomed by friendly and smiling staff. BEST BREAKFAST WEVE EVER HAD. Love the decor of the place. Was very interested at the old photos on the walls. Would defo come again.

Normally we dine at marchbank but as it closed at 2pm we decided on drumlanrig, meal was very disappointing, asked for cheeseburger, at £4.50 we thought it came with chips, no, the bun was toasted and it was slice sausage not beefburger, the coffee was very bland/weak, will not be back, stick to our favs, marchbank and jinty bs,

We were passing through Thornhill and stopped here for a coffee, which turned into an all day breakfast, excellent food not too much and not too small cooked to perfection, coffee was superb, staff very friendly and polite highly recommend, here you won't be disappointed.

A lovely welcome.Husband had apple cake with cream dusted with chocolate. It was superb and it looked superb. I have never in all my travels seen such a wonderful presentation of a sweet. Worthy of a top chef. Mary Berry would be wowed.I had a wonderful Belgian Chocolate milkshake.A must visit. Make a point of visiting.

Bought a Haggis supper and black pudding. Very disappointing the batter was so hard you could have truncheoned someone with it, chips also very hard. Terrible. X

On a mission, we were too early for many good cafes on our route and we had passed others which we wouldn’t grace with our presence. ( greasy spoons and dirty toilet establishments, you know what I mean). I would rather go hungry than eat for the sake of eating in some places.Drumlanrig Cafe was new to us, it seems to be the only cafe in the hamlet of Thornhill and very popular it is. I suspect that if you want to catch up on all the local gossip, this is the place to come.We both had the normal breakfast which was good. Proper meaty sausages, the bacon was tasty and the cook poached my egg with no hesitation. It was a cool morning and I appreciated that the plates were nearly as hot as the food. Nothing kills a good breakfast than cold plates.I had a fruit tea as an option. The cafe sits on a corner of the crossroads in the middle of Thornhill. Very clean, well established ( a hint of the 1950’s ), and plenty of gossip if you are that way inclined. Friendly staff and warm on a cold day. We wouldn’t hesitate in coming back. Thank you.

Drumlanrig Cafe is a great place for Fish and Chips, Pizzas and Breakfast. Their coffee is very good as well.

Full English or fish & chips. Serving traditional foods in a comfortable setting. Staff very helpful & friendly.

Stopped in for lunch with our kids. Good choices on the menu to satisfy my picky children, they did a half and half pizza to keep my oldest two from fighting over what to choose! Staff were very friendly and the food was tasty. Bathroom could do with renovation.

Great portion of fish and chips we shared a takeaway fish was so fresh nice freshly cooked dry chips we’ll definitely go back next time we’re down in the area

Just in for a snack. Coffee was burnt, which was a pity, but otherwise perfectly adequate for a quick bite to eat.

Very expensive prices but food was tasty although portions small. The seats were very cramped in. Only went in here as most other places were closed.

After a very wet day out popped into the Cafe for a bite to eat. Goodvand prompt service, reasonable prices and food more than satisfactory. Friendly staff.

Long established cafe in the centre of Thornhill that you now get the impression those running it have given up on.

We called in this afternoon for some food after a day out with our three grandchildren! We thoroughly enjoyed our various choices, which were served by a very pleasant lady, who went out of her way to accommodate our requirements. The bill was very reasonable for five of us. Shop was busy while we were there with people buying ice cream, which looked very tasty! Will try it next time!

Lovely cooked breakfast for under £7. Not given 5 stars as the atmosphere was a little stale when we first walked in but did improve over the course of breakfast.

Tour guide was a wealth of knowledge, respectful and professional. The castle was very accessible and well done to preserve the integrity of the castle and contents, yet accessible for visitors to view. Beautiful stunning gardens all around. The cafe has wonderful food as well. The gift shop/whiskey shop has a nice selection of quality items. All staff were polite and professional.

We were here for a lot of the day- some of the party didmixed ability yoga class which have classes there on various times and days (see Facebook or phone) then we all went to playground which is fantastic. A school tour was there the same day but they did not impact as space is so big. The gardens and grounds are a delight to walk through.

Nice evening and passing through fancied an ice cream , never again £2:25 for one small scoop in between two pathetic cheap wafers , at least Dick Turpin wore a mask !!

Long-standing village cafe. Deteriorated in recent years. Expensive, poor quality and staffed by gormless teenagers. Pie & chips £8.50. Forgot the beans and brought tea but no milk. Avoid it unless you’re desperate.

Visited one sunny , bank holiday. A good vis to the house and we were served by some really polite and friendly service staff, however the food Product is very poor, the layout and counter is very poorly set out and managed and the very polite staff were left to deal with the confusion, excellent staff lacking management giving a less than ideal

Lovely food, excellent service. The chips were lovely and fresh. Great coffee. Will be back to try the pizzas - they looked delicious!

We visited the cafe in Thornhill as there wasn't much else around, but we were very pleasantly surprised!!! We had a pizza each and some alcoholic drinks, and it came to about £30. There was so much we took some home with us.

Although it said on website was open it was not. Only grounds open, no cafe, toilets or adventure playpark - all closed.

We visited recently on a family trip to Thornhill and found this place when looking for lunch with the kids.

It's the best coffee for miles around. The pizzas are well above average and the fish and chips are good and, you can top it off with an ice cream. What's not to like?

Before walking the castle grounds, we stopped in for lunch and hot chocolate and were delighted with the sandwiches, soup and tea we ordered. Plus, we enjoyed talking to our waiter, when we could understand him! The price was not gouging either.

My wife and I visited early evening as there are not many alternatives in Thornhill.

We stopped off here on way to our break in Newton Stewart. This is a plain old-style cafe that reminds me of the fish and chip/ice-cream cafes in the west of Scotland when I was a boy. We had a couple of baguettes with salad, tea, coffee, and one ice-cream with change left from £15.

If you’re on the A76 to or from Dumfries, perhaps en-route to Drumlanrig Castle and in need of some sustenance, do yourself a favour and stop in at the Drumlanrig Café in Thornhill. What they do (including a nice selection of cakes and pastries, ice-cream, toasted bagel BLT, omelette, good coffee and tea) they do well. The menu is unpretentious and the cooking is real, and tasty.

First visit. Rather confused on entering and couldn't see any menu/dish of the day posted up. Ordered a coffee which was excellent and left. Staff were pleasant but not proactive and I ended up eating elsewhere. Felt like I had entered a time warp.

we only stopped in for coffee and a scone, However we were surpised at the cost- as we were basically a caprive audience, the prices wer excellent! The coffee was good quality and the scone was served with clotted cream and jam.

Better than a cafe but not quite a restaurant, we stopped off after an afternoon walking for coffee and a snack. Coffee was nice and strong, had an egg baguette which was nice and rustic, and the egg was properly seasoned which was great! Partner had a chicken burger which was plain but hit the spot. Felt a wee bit expensive for what it was but service was fairly fast. Young man who served us seemed a bit shy but got the order right and was very polite....

Stopped off here with partner and 10month old baby, staff were very friendly and helped us by recommending some nearby areas of interest to take a small baby.

Visited in October for a fish tea ,friendly staff and nice feel to the place .Fish freshly fried and superb chips .well done to staff who looked after us . I cannot believe a couple of the reviews it is like they were reviewing somewhere else or they have a grudge against the owner . This is a very nice wee café with views onto the street and is an excellent place for locals meeting for a coffee

Very average and very overpriced! Staff seem like the customers are just a hassle to them. Inside is very dated. It’s an ideal location for a cafe but unfortunately it’s worth avoiding. Cross the road n go to Marchbanks

Bought three fish suppers. Meal lovely and all freshly cooked while we waited.obviously very popular with locals as quite a crowd there. Just be careful as the take away does close early on some evenings . Best to check during the day.

Honestly this establishment is so dated and just unclean with re heated food.

We had the fish and chips with a soft drink. The fish was fresh, crispy batter and good portion size for its price. There was a bit if a wait to pay but generally good service.

I was on holiday near Thornhill, Dumfries and Galloway. Thornhill is a very nice place to visit and the beautiful hills give it a spectacular setting. It was time for my evening meal and,as a treat, I decided on a fish supper from the Drumlanrig Cafe carryout. Worst decision ever! The chips were so hard and full of fat that I think they must have been re-fried left overs from lunch time or the day before. The fish was also inedible, at least the flat soggy batter was. At almost £6 it was a complete waste of money. Don't go near the place

Must be because it was a Saturday as it was run by young staff who would rather talk amongst themselves than serve customers. We sat for a while and nobody came to give us a menu. In the end I went up to the group of staff and asked for a Menu.

This is an especially interesting castle for its 17th century Scottish history, with a family motif which bears witness to the REAL story of Braveheart - all of which will be expertly divulged during a guided tour.

Journeying from Gloucestershire to the Highlands of Scotland via Dumfries, this has become our regular stopping place for breakfast. And what a breakfast. In the company of our friends from Germany, we enjoyed the breakfast and wonderful Italian coffee which the Drumlanrig Cafe has as an exclusive benefit.

Take away was over priced and did not taste good. The portion s were tiny. Fish tasted like it came from a pack out of the freezer.

Aftre the tour of the castle we stopped in for a cup of tea and a piece of cake. Different teas and slices of cake were on offer and the prices were reasonable. The cakeswere so light and fluffy they were a treat to devour. Well worth a visit.

We were passing through Thornhill and spotted the café with adjacent free parking and stopped for lunch. The premises were clean as were the toilets and most customers appeared to be local. I had egg and chips which I thoroughly enjoyed and a cup of tea with an adequate teapot and water for seconds. Reasonably priced.

Stopped by here after a lovely walk in the beautiful woods with the dogs. Friendly staff and good range of cakes and pastries. Coffee was delicious and we were able to sit outside in the courtyard with the dogs, and the friendly and helpful staff brought our order out to us.

After a long morning exploring the grounds of Drumlanrig, this was a welcome rest to enjoy a cup of tea and a snack! Our treats were delicious!

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Firstly, bear in mind that this is not claiming to be a restaurant and you'll not be disappointed.Clean, tidy and serves alcohol. The homemade pizzas are very tasty and the price for two peoples lunch was reasonable.Not the Ritz, but nice food.

homemade soups pizzas and more traditional scottish/italian offerings. lovely staff and original decor. don't miss this place if you are in Thornhill.

Visited several times when passing through this pretty town, sit down cafe and adjacent chip shop. All cooked to order, good selection, reasonably priced and consistent quality. Handy central location with parking in front.

Had fish and chips (reasonable, big portion) to refuel after long walk. Service, as others have said, was by bored teenagers. Quite liked the traditonal Italian style / fish and chip / ice cream cafe feel - formica tables, etc., that others have described as dated. If you want a more contemporary vibe, there's a place round the corner I'll be checking out next time - or the bright Buccleuch Arms, which offers an early evening main course + drink for £7.50,which makes Drumlanrig Cafe seem overpriced at £7.50 just for fish and chips. May be worth checking to see if they do good coffee.

This is a cafe. A solid small town local cafe. Do not expect anything different as it is what it says on the can. That in itself is reassuring. The service is always young school going students. They are mostly good and willing. It is brilliant for motorcyclists as it is in the heart of many great roads and passes. Hard to beat the Dalvine or Mennock passes.

It's basic menu and the food is ok - you get what you pay for - inside very dated but don't let that put you off - food is good the place is clean, limited menu but would visit again

I've eaten here twice - once at lunchtime (pie and chips), once in the evening. It's a bit old-fashioned but it serves its purpose. Adjoining the cafe is a fish and chip takeaway but you can go in the cafe if you wish to eat the same food sitting down. Both meals were OK but there was nothing outstanding. The food was delivered to the table by bored teenagers - I can't really say I was "served"

Travelling from Kilmarnock to Kent and we needed to find somewhere for brekkie! Great place! Friendly staff, clean, amazing food, great coffee!! This one is going in the book to come back to

Informal cafe.Wow menu,a great welcome here.Homemade pizzas,hot breakfast rolls,full meals.The omelettes are superb.Just a lovely place with top quality food.

We stopped here for refreshments and weren't disappointed. The food was wholesome, plentiful, quickly served amid very pleasant surroundings. Prices reasonable and in an unrivalled setting.

Had a very good meal here, friendly staff. Had a cheese/haggis jacket potato and a excellent cuppa. Wort a visit.

We had an excellent guide for the obligatory tour. The building is in good condition and contains lots of beautiful furniture and interesting paintings, which the guide described well. The history engaged our interest and to;d it well.The grounds are really interesting and offered a variety of good walks as well as an adventure playground, which we didn't try but which seemed to please the target audience. The plants for sale were in good condition and seemed to be fairly priced.The food was good - a simple menu, but with good and fresh ingredients. The ham sandwiches were prepared while we waited. The service was prompt and friendly.We spent a very pleasant few hours in Drumlanrig. It's certain;y worth a visit if you are in the area, and probably worth a detour.

Am local, and ordered fish suppers. One medium sized piece of fish, hardly and grease laden chips. Woeful portion. Sixteen quid down the drain. Wont be back.

Friendly staff, nice enough premises, very 1960's. Limited choice for lunch. Ordered a ham and cheese and onion bread roll. Was truly awful. I was hungry, so I ate it. Horrible bread, awful cheese, and dreadful ham. They got the white onion correct. Would I go again. No way!,,,

Family outing and first time visit.We were not disappointed. Basic looking but excellent food. Some of the best pizzas around and lovely ice cream based desserts.We heard that the coffee was excellent.

Basic at the very best. The ham salad was ok, however the carrots and coleslaw had seen better days. My partner had the chicken and chips which was served with peas and raw tomatoes. The chicken appeared to have been microwaved to heat it. Service was fine, as the cafe was very quiet. If you are looking for something basic this is a good choice, however if you want something fancy - avoid!

This place does a really mean pizza. The menu is basic and the restaurant is very 'down to earth'. Food is nice

Myself and my partner have been a few of times with our daughters. We have been for lunch and breakfast.I don't think there is anything bad I could say about the breakfast except I would like the option of black pudding/haggis. Never the less it is still an enjoyable breakfast and it's not really needed as it is filling and tasty. We have tried several cakes but they are sadly not to my liking, although my partner seems to consume them easily enough! The pizza is quite nice although the wording on the menu of having "tomato" on the pizza just means the sauce which is not really having tomato on the pizza.. But again it's nit picking! My children enjoyed their pizza and they are quite fussy about pizza.All in all it is a child friendly environment with nice staff and great food. However the attached "fish and chip shop" avoid anything that you don't see cooked in front of you and by that I mean they refry food and it ends up dry as old sticks. When I asked if they could cook me a totally fresh haggis they refused so I went to get a microwave meal from the co op as my children had one of their pizzas.

Relatively expensive for what was an OK omelette and baked potato but no milk for tea till asked and no salt and pepper.Best avoided if anything else open.

Good service in good surroundings not badly priced plenty of choice and staff very helpful liked the ambience

Lovely visit as weather was good. You need to book a escort visit however to get round castle. Went to cafe. Very nice setting but not big on menu. No soup or even scones left at 3pm so left to drive on a bit to get a hotel restaurant. Would highly recommend a picnic in good weather as grounds next to play park is stunning...

We had lunch in this cafe on our way to the castle. We had a really simple meal - sausage and chips and a toastie and we got exactly what we expected. Nothing special but tasty and fine. The service was a little disorganized and done mostly by a very young staff, but again, kind of what one would expect. If your expectations are grand you will be disappointed, but if realistic it is fine.

Looks can be deceptive.Grossly overpriced for really, really, mediocre food. Very slow in delivering food with so little or even no effort in presentation.There must be better places to eat in Thornhill. The ' owner/manageress ' was arrogant and annoying. I don't appreciate listening to comments ABOUT other customers when I am eating!!!On the plus side the waitress was pleasant. Pity she doesn't own the place.Certainly our first and last visit to this place.

Good sized café with great ambience in an old kitchen with copper pans on display. Friendly table service.

Beautiful Castle set in gorgeous surroundingsYou could spent all day walking through the lovely gardens

Food was freshly prepared and served hot.Coffee was excellent and choice of cakes and biscuits were good. Staff were very polite and attentive.

We have stopped off on our journey to eat at this interesting 'Italian' cafe for some years, and until now, always had a pleasant meal at a sensible price. The previous visit to this one in May was below the normal standard, but everyone is entitled to a bad day now and again? However our visit this August was very disappointing with an overcooked / burnt fish and chip supper spoiling an otherwise nice day out. We should have sent the meals back at the start in hindsight, but being British we gave it a go and left nearly half of it.The couple who were served before us, seemed to get an acceptable supper, I can only conclude that the rather young crew that were on that afternoon weren't paying proper attention and over cooked ours? It is disappointing to have to say that standards seem to have slipped at this establishment, which for many years we have enjoyed visiting. Now I'm not sure if we will return, but will seek out an alternative place to stop for our tea.