Horse and Hound in Scottish Borders

A very welcoming atmosphere, heat staff who were very dog friendly. Food was good and would recommend the restaurant and beer!

We are a family of four and travel a lot and this was definitely the worst dinner we ever had and the the restaurant is completely family unfriendly !!

stumbled upon this fine hostelry after a visit to beamish the wee woman and i had the fish and chips and the kids had the smaller portions everything was delicious and very reasonable cant wait to take the mother in law

Another great stay: friendly staff, great service and very welcoming of our dog - thank you! Looking forward to returning again.

I could waffle on but at the end of the day the whole experience was fantastic, Parking good due to additional parking at rear, service - brilliant, staff - friendly and attentive, food - delicious and generous, cost - very reasonable in fact we have booked a table for tomorrow night, what more can we say other than we highly recommend a meal here.

Great little bistro pub with real value for money food on offer. Great gin menu and wine list to boot. Highly recommended!

Great meal at the horse and hound on Friday the 21st of August the steak was amazing and cooked to perfection also the fish was amazing the sticky toffee puddings well they were just AMAZING Thanks David and dawn and all staff for another amazing meal and service xx

Stopped here for dinner with a family of four. Good food and service with friendly staff. No particular frills but good value and fine for a weekday evening during a holiday.

Needed s place near Kielder Castle for a couple of nights on a work trip and I found this place. Deceptively spacious bar and restaurant area and very nicely refurbished. Good selection of beers and a gun menu with Fever Tree mixers. Food is very good with no small measures. Try the chicken with Haggis stuffing, great combination. Rooms are nicely decorated clean and really just what you need. There are 9 rooms here, as o mentioned earlier it is deceptively large. The staff are very helpful and friendly too. Plenty of parking available.

Excellent stop over in our 5.4m campervan. There were several spaces at rear of pub with electric hook up and water for £10. The owner, who is also a motor homer, is hoping to have a chemical disposal facility installed in the future. Its free without the electric hook up. Free wifi. All they ask is that you use the bar or restuarant. Food very good, staff freindly and helpful. Would definitely use again.

Very good service , I could hardly beleive the standard.Food was very tasty and every one of the staff was extremely friendly.Food served in good time, very well presented. I was sad that we had to leave . Very neat I would completely advise this to customers for a family meal.

I can highly recommend you eat here, the meal and the service was excellent I really hope the new owners get the support needed to keep this place going for a long time to come. Delicious 😋 we will be back 😍

We visited with our dog after a long drive up from Leeds. We were made very welcome. Our dog was brought water and a biscuit too. They had a vegan menu for one of our party and like everyone else's food it was excellent. For me the highlight was seeing locals arriving for a community bake off which looked well supported and showed the pub is really part of the village.

Whilst touring the borders we visited this newly refurbished pub with rooms in our motorhome on a Wednesday evening. A lovely welcome from the new owners David and Dawn, who have turned this place around from the 2018 nightmare reviews into the now ‘glowing’ 2019 reviews. We found this little gem of a pub so nice that we went back the next night too! Dog friendly and frequented not only by locals (always a good sign) but also others from further afield. Nicely kept beer and a reasonable selection of wines, as well as good quality wholesome pub food that is very well priced (including vegetarian). This place is definitely on the up now that this forward thinking couple are in charge. Locals, tourists, travelling workers, cyclists and motorcyclists are all welcome and they have 9 bedrooms if you want to stop over. We shall certainly be back next time we venture north as It’s an ideal stop off point on the way to the highlands, or as a place to stay as you tour the borders.

I don’t often go out to eat and am often disappointed when I do. This was not the case here. My food -steak pie- was cooked to perfection and my 3 companions said the same. The service was friendly but not too obtrusive and we felt very welcome. It was good to enjoy such an experience after some of the problems the pub has had under previous management. Well done to Dawn and David and their staff.

The Pub is under new management and they now serving very good, straight forward pub food. It was freshly cooked and delicious.

Having lived in the area for over a decade I've seen the Horse and Hound change hands many times to little success. I returned with my girlfriend after hearing about the recent change of management. I'm delighted to see that the Pub and restaurant are finally in the right hands.Booking was simple and parking was plentiful. The owners and staff were delightful. Service couldn't be faulted, the food arrived promptly and was of a very high standard.We took the recommendation of the owner and tried the family recipe cheesecake, which was certainly the highlight of the experience.It's clear that a lot of love and effort have gone into this project. The reviews left by previous customers under different management are certainly not reflective of the high quality of the establishment now.

First visit and very disappointed , had to request another room as the one we were given was dirty, hairs in shower tray , certainly not been cleaned for a while. Dinner had to be sent back threei times as uncooked / raw burgers and scampi still frozen inside. Not be back !!!

We had Sunday lunch here today to end a three day tour of the Borders - by far the best food of our trip. The belly pork with fennel served with celeriac mash and sherry gravy was absolutely delicious and the homemade ice cream was to die for. The new staff deserve a round of applause

As regular visitors to this restaurant we had high hopes following the recent refurbishment of both inside and out. Sadly the proprietor has concentrated on style over substance. The food was honestly the worst I have ever been served in a place purporting to be a restaurant. Some items had been badly cooked, stored and then preheated. This is a nice pub with friendly staff but unless and until someone is prepared to actually cook the food freshly they should stick to serving a cheese toastie.

Arrived about 1600 for a 2 night stay using a Buyagift Voucher. Charles not there but some else was doing some work and he showed us to room etc, no problem. Room was clean and tidy, everything we needed, including local info. Very quiet location in a small village, lovely. Just ask at bar for Wi-fi password, which worked well

We arrived around 2pm on the 6th of September the place closed I phoned and left a message that we were here to book in half an hour later a lovely girl arrived to check us in saying the owners were away and she would be there until 5pm the girl booked us in and i gave her the certificate my niece had bought us a Buy a Gift cert for a luxury one night stay with 3 course meal with bottle of wine and cooked breakfast.

We received a warm welcome on a wet evening and sat at a pleasant table by a window. We enjoyed a very well prepared two course meal and will certainly return again. Thank you.

Estuvimos aquí para el almuerzo en un run de la moto de las fronteras. No estaba lleno y disfrutamos de un descanso relajado en un confortable área de comedor/restaurante inn. El menú era bastante extenso, excepto que es un poco escaso (particularmente en la sección principal campo) hacia los vegetarianos. Yo soy 'pescatarian" (sólo pescado) así que había dos elementos en cada uno de los entrantes y secciones principales para mí para elegir. Sin embargo, los vegetarianos pueden estar luchando con sólo un elemento en los aperitivos y nada en la red. De todas formas, opté por dos entrantes: la sopa y el abadejo fishcake. La sopa de zanahoria y coriander) (era bastante agradable y apropiado para vegetarianos (pregunté, y me dijeron que no había existencias de carne) pero era muy decepcionados al encontrar que no tenían ninguna marrón pan integral, sólo 'blanca'. . Así que me decidí a la sopa sin el pan de acompañamiento. El abadejo fishcake era muy agradable. Me había olvidado de preguntar si el huevo era gratis (ya que sólo comer f-r huevos), pero tuve que de todos modos. Me gustaría pensar que, siendo un país, la ubicación huevos sin duda haber sido gratis, pero. . . quién sabe. Como ninguno de mis amigos estaban teniendo pudding de mala gana, ME - - no nos molestamos por temor de aparecer codiciosos. Para mí, la parte más atractiva del menú fue, en efecto, los pudines! ! ! Yo estaba especialmente atraído Limón merengue pastel de manzana y el ruibarbo. Probablemente a este lugar otra vez y probablemente probaremos la LMP, el mero hecho de ser particularmente crítico de todas las cosas con limón. La razón por la que digo esto es que me molesta cuando los postres con limón (por ejemplo Tarta Au Citrone y LMP) son más dulces de higo para el sabor. Estas deberían tener un bonito postres patada fuerte, que es mimado por demasiado azúcar como me he encontrado en muchos restaurantes. Me gustaría pensar que aquí se LMP COMO A MI ME GUSTA (y, de hecho, la manera en que debería de ser). En general un buen almuerzo.

Aquí en la primera noche de ciclismo una semana de vacaciones. Nos dieron una cálida bienvenida del personal y el pub perro. La torta de carne y de limón merengue fue excelente y estoy deseando que el resto de la semana (espero que el chef estaba bromeando cuando dijo que se va de vacaciones mañana! ). Sólo una ale, pero estaba en óptimas condiciones, y también locales.

All of the staff were very friendly as were the locals at the bar in the evening, the food was also good with hearty breakfast and good beer, and the room was spotless.

Nos habíamos alojado en un ser y será por la carretera en Chesters hace tres años y había estado en el caballo y Hound para cenar, que nos lo pasamos muy bien. Regresamos al ser y ser este mayo y quería volver a comer de nuevo. Oímos que el pub había cambiado de manos ya que no habíamos visitado, pero aún así recomendable. El comedor principal estaba acabando de ser decoradas (pintor) y de trabajo parecía muy atractiva. El bar estaba bien para comer. El menú era nuevo y conciso pero bueno, platos de calidad. Mi mujer pidió la cerveza - maltratada eglefino. La camarera/camarera era muy servicial al pedir la chef lo que podía hacer sin gluten para mí. Hizo un delicioso asado abadejo con salsa de pimienta negra y limón para mí. Las comidas eran perfectos. Muy contento y me encantaría volver de nuevo.

A little overpriced. If ordering bnchester beefburgers please be careful as told it has tomato and cheese but actually has topping of haggis and very little cheese !!! Chips ok salad lacking

Stayed here with my husband and my parents over the weekend after booking through a deal website, for the price...

this pub is actually located in Bonchester Bridge which is 7 miles outside Hawick. It serves nice food and the staff are friendly and the area/location is nice.

Dropped in for lunch been a few times and enjoyed it but this time meal let down by the chips which were greasy maybe since we were early they had not allowed the oil to reach the correct tempature I will go back for a meal as I feel that could be a one off

The hotel is actually about 7 miles from Hawick so bear that in mind, its a typical small hotel, nice bar area with reasonable prices, the food in the restaurant was really very good. Breakfast was excellent.The room we had was a bit tired but clean and pleasant enough, very creaky floor and you are aware there are people in the other rooms. but all in all a very pleasant night away.

we stayed here for two night and eat in the restaurant both nights, very reasonably priced food, Steaks are great.

Cheap and clean rooms and very flexible for late bookings. Breakfast was great and the service cheerful. Good beer too .

Too fast with service. No time whatsoever between courses. Main course came about 30 seconds after we finished our starters. 2 course meal from start to finish was only about 20 minutes

We have recently moved to the Scottish Borders and have visited this pub quite a few times, taking visiting friends and family with us. The staff are excellent; extremely helpful and accommodating, making a special effort with the menu when we had vegan guests (we had let them know in advance) The bar area is very friendly, the locals are welcoming and the atmosphere is good. The lounge/restaurant has been recently refurbished and is a lovely relaxing environment. The menu is excellent and goes far beyond the normal pub fare of burgers or pie and chips.

Had a very pleasant meal - very friendly and attentive waitress, who worked hard in the restaurant. The bar had a great atmosphere and very friendly locals who went out of their way to chat and make us feel welcome. It's a place I'd visit again, and also try to have a few beers in the bar after the meal.

The food was great and the staff warm and accommodating. The place was in the middle of refurbishment and there were lovely comfy settees to relax in after eating.

Lovely hotel which is heading towards a full renovation,Dogs are genuinely welcome. The food served here is very good if a little speedy we had starters and a main course that was done and dusted in less than 20 mins including paying the bill, way too fast. We did have a really nice stay apart from being accused that we hadn't paid the bill from the night before infront of other guests while we were checking out, we had to show our receipt and stood there while every item was checked and accounted for and no apology was given when it was proved we were right.

We had an overnight stay but did not eat in the resturant . The room was warm ,clean and comfortable .The bar was lively ,the staff friendly and there was a good selection of beers on offer, that were well kept.The breakfast aspect of the "bed and breakfast" was excellent , with black pudding and. tattie scones adding athentic Scottish staples to a tasty well presented meal.We would definitely stay at the Horse and Hound should we be in the area again.

We weren't over inspired by the menu and found the prices pretty high for a pub. The dining area is newly decorated but sparse and lacked warmth and atmosphere. The starters were nicely presented but not very exciting taste wiseMy partner ordered gammon steak with sweet potato fries for just under £12. The gammon was almost black on one side and slightly cooked on the other. It was thin cut and very tough. My roast beef dinner came with lukewarm veg and a roast potato that was under cooked almost £11, I think it had been boiled then deep fried rather than toasted in beef juices. My mini size Yorkshire pud was solid and I couldn't eat it. We then waited 20 mins to get our plates took away and to order our dessert. Then a further 20 mins and asking twice before they arrived. I believe the waitress had finished for the night even though it was 7 pm and we were the only ones left in the dining roomTo be fair to the owners, when we did complain they did everything they could to put things right. Offering a new gammon steak and then reducing our bill by not charging for the main course and giving us a free drink each. Very disappointed as was expecting a good value, honest, home cooked rustic meal from such a traditional pub! Please don't be fancy just serve the kind of food that Granny used to make.

Very nice country inn in rural location, food very good, rooms cottage like, friendly staff, reasonably priced, would recommend

This Inn has quite a nice lounge and restaurant. The food is simple but well prepared and presented. My husband had the fish pie and I had the haddock and chips. Servings were large so can't comment on the desserts as we were too full. They do appear to change their menu fairly regularly which makes it great if you stay more than one night. The staff is friendly but the meal did take a while to arrive considering there were only us and another couple there. We do tend to want to eat earlier than most restaurants start serving , so perhaps we were early. Dis take advantage of the bar offerings while we were waiting.

Sadly a rather underwhelming experience! After a long day driving, arrived at our B & B to be told that this pub has recently had new staff and guests had given mixed reviews. As we liked the idea of walking to and from it and therefore being able to relax with a drink, we thought we'd try it and be optimistic. It wasn't busy when we arrived after a 40 minute pleasant walk and plenty tables were available ( there were 2 other tables nearby occupied during our meal...so not hectic!) we found the menu very limited indeed and ended up ordering the gammon, egg and chips x 2. I have to say that at £11.95 each, gammon with one rather greasy egg, a portion of peas, a small portion of chips and 4 large chips, organised into a very miserly 'Jenga' style pile did not really justify the price!We ordered a pint of the cask ale and a large white wine ( both were fine) and a jug of iced water- the water was brought promptly by a very sweet, very young, slightly nervous blond waitress, however she was friendly. We ordered a half pint of the cask ale, together with a small glass of white wine, to drink in the seated bad area after we finished our meal ( we didn't bother with a dessert.) We did wonder why it took well over 10 minutes for our drinks to appear, when the bar was quite quiet! My husband went to pay the bill whilst I went to the ladies before our gentle hike back to the B & B. When I returned some minutes later, I was surprised to find him with 3 female members of staff who were trying to write down and add up the bill! They were struggling and seemed to be checking with each other what the drinks cost...and having difficulty adding up! They first added up the 4 drinks: large wine £5.05, small wine £3.35, pint of cask ale £3.25, half pint of cask ale £3.25. He was just paying as I arrived. As we got to the exit, I checked the bill and found that he'd been overcharged for the 4 drinks! I added them up and totalled £13.30...they charged him £13.80! It may have only been 50p...but still! Seeing as we'd already paid £11.95 each for our less than generous main courses, we felt £37.70 total was not good value! Clearly portions need to be more generous, eggs less greasy and staff taught basic maths! Service was ok but could have been a lot more friendly and welcoming! Would we recommend! I'm afraid not. On the walk home, we agreed it was a lot of money for a disappointing experience! We decided we'd have been better off driving somewhere for basic fish and chips! Heaven help them if they have a busy evening!

Stopped in to the Horse and Hound for an evening meal. The menu is not large but is very imaginative. My partner is a very plain eater, and asked if chef would make him a burger and chips. No problem! I cannot fault the service and food - not many places will cater to the fussy eater. Expect to pay around £10 for a main course - very reasonable for what you get. Recommended.

Lovely hearty grub in a friendly environment. Chef will bend over backwards to suit your taste-nothing is a problem

The menu is not huge, but the choices are interesting and imaginative, certainly not your standard bar meals. The food is well cooked and presented in a very attractive way. Breakfasts are generous, with good selection of locally produced items

I was pleased to see that a refreshed menu had been introduced by the new chef at the Horse and Hounds and the food was great, delivered by friendly staff in a pleasant restaurant. Negatives? Dogs in the restaurant! This was a big turn off to my friends and I (all of us dog lovers/owners) as was seeing the landlady feed a "doggy treat" to a customer's dog, whilst serving drinks behind the bar!! Hope that the pub continues to improve under the new owners.

Good value. Hard Rock Cafe cannot beat them with the hamburger. Delicious. Friendly service. Taste a typical Scottish beer. An adress toc remember when I come back to Scotland.

Stopped over here on our way North, the location is stunning, the menu choice was not extensive but what they did was great, three courses all well cooked and presented and the staff could not do enough for us. The real ale was on top form and several pints were enjoyed. The Land Lady and Lord were very friendly and welcoming. We will be back!!

My girlfriend and I (and our 2 dogs) stayed here for a weekend and had a fantastic stay.The room was very clean and had everything we needed. Everything in a good state of repair also.The staff were very friendly and were able to tell us of local places to take the dogs for nice long walks and there were lots of options nearby.The food,while a limited menu,was very nice it must be said. The breakfasts were superb for us, lovely cooked breakfast with as much toast,cereal and hot drinks as you need!Would definitely stay again and obviously if you have dogs, this place is perfect as it is dog friendly.

This pub has been much commented on locally in the past few years due to various management changes. Now, it appears to be in good hands again. Our friends and us has a lovely meal here on a Friday night, which appears to be Curry Night. The lamb curry was really very succulent. The fish and chips was well rated as well, as was the breaded brie starter. We were all very happy with the things we ordered. We also liked the design of the lounge, featuring various coloured seats and sofas. unfortunately the coffee machine was out of order, but they made coffee in the kitchen which was quite good as well. We have been warned to reserve a table, since it has been known to happen that the chef get sent home if there are no reservations. We'll bear it in mind, as we'll be sure to eat here again.

Stopped of here after a day in Hawick. A lovely pub with a limited but well cooked range of food. Pleasant staff and fair prices.

Good pub food steak was a bit under done. But the fish & chips on the second night were really good.

Arrived afternoon room was modern very clean and comfy but notices in bathroom about using towels to remove make up results in a fine Food is lovely all homemade hot and plenty of it but again another notice about not using phones iPads ect in the dinning roomBreakfast was filling and plenty of choiceLovely area but you will need a form of transport as there isn't anyVery nice stay would definite use agsin

The Horse and Hound was recommended to us at our B&B up the road. Expected standard pub fare, but dinner exceeded our expectations. The lamb was fresh and very tasty, as was the steak pie. They had some great ciders and the sticky toffy pudding was amazing. The atmosphere is lacking but the service is good.

We stayed at the Horse and Hound and were blessed with a truly delicious evening meal. The choice was extensive and we weren't disappointed! The portions were good as well. Thank you.

The menu featured quite unusual dishes with something for everyone and great variety, and the food was excellent and very hot.

Passed many times on way home and often thought of stopping do last night we did. After 6 hours traveling myself, husband & little boy were hungry & tired.So we ordered a children's meal of sausages & chips with veg a vegetable hot pot for me as being vegetarian that was my only choice and a rump steak for my husband as was steak night. Carrots on my sons tasted very strange. Vegetable hot pot had no flavour and lots of frozen veg with a couple of fresh thrown in a tined tomato sauce topped with mashed pot and my husbands rump was a thin fatty steak that was also cooked wrong! I did complain at end of meal as was tired and fed up of being served bland vegetarian food, they said sorry and that was it, so no next time for us it will be straight home!

I must admit that when we pulled into the car park of the "Horse & Hound" I was not expecting much, but as soon as you walked through the door you realise what a hidden gem it is. The staff could not be anymore helpful. We were a bit early for our check in so we sat in the bar area and had a cuppy and a piece of cake. We then got taken to our rooms which were lovely and clean and when we went down for our evening meal in the bar area.... the food was fantastic (all 3 courses) and the staff could not have been more helpful. I will be going back.

The food was excellant, I have a issue with wheat in my diet, and the Pub have load of Gluten free options to most of the menu, The fish and chips were nice and light, and my wifes steak was spot on, well worth a visit.