Lando's Restaurant in Dumfries & Galloway

A serendipitous meeting with a man in a sauna in the North West castle hotel led to dinner at this great wee Italian restaurant in Stranraer. I commented that there appeared to be a lack of decent eating places in the town. The nameless man ,a local, suggested Lando`s where he and his wife had eaten many times . The vibe is warm and welcoming. We had the Seared King Prawn starter which came in a delicious spicy sauce followed by San Rocco pasta for me and Rigatoni Filetto Salsiccia for my husband. The fillet steak was of excellent quality, tender and tasty and my generous pasta dish was full of flavour .A bottle of reasonably priced red wine completed the experience. Service was good and very friendly. We would go there again if we are ever in Stranaer.

Great pizza and happy for us to take our dog. Unfortunately they didn’t have a table available when desired so we decided to get a takeaway which was delivered on time to our motor home at the nearby campsite

Thoroughly enjoyed our meal. The prawns were excellent. Fresh and perfectly cooked. Good value. Delicious calzone for the other half and delicious penne with Italian sausage for me. Only gripe is desert menu could do with a few Italian entries. Had a negroni instead!

I am extremely impressed with this restaurant…the staff were so warm, friendly and attentive….the seating was intimate and comfortable and the food was outstanding! I had skewered prawns the sirocco pizza and they were both beautifully cooked with fresh high quality ingredients and superb flavour. It is reasonably priced and well worth a visit.

Booked a table and when we arrived shown to table and ordered drinks which arrived quickly ordered starters which arrived OK after that service was terrible after one hour we still hadn't been served our mains so we decided to leave . We said politely on paying for starters and drinks service was very slow and we were told by person in charge she didn't like our attitude. Will never be back and will never recommend restaurant.

Unpretentious, friendly, good value. Easy walk into town from bnb. Busy wee place, unsurprisingly & popular with families and couples.

Amazing food, we’re a family of 7 and every meal was perfect. Great service from all the staff. Would 100% recommend

We arrived on spec - no booking and despite being busy we were accommodated. As we were rushing to board a ferry we were served very quickly and the quality of the food was excellent. Four of us got delicious meals and we were sorry we couldn’t linger over our food. Can’t recommend this restaurant highly enough

Left after 1hr 15min as there was still no sign of our food appearing. It wasn't a gourmet meal we had ordered only a pasta and a calzone. Sorry but we will never eat at landos again and we will definitely not recommend it to any of our friends. Very poor service.

Excellent meal as a couple, very accommodating as we hadn’t booked . The pizza was lovely and reasonably priced. The staff were friendly and we had a lovely evening- thank you 😊

It was recommended by family to eat here and it certainly doesn’t disappoint having eaten Italian around the world this is up there with the best !!!! Friendly staff and lovely atmosphere we will certainly be back

What an excellent place to dine. Discovered on Tripadvisor and turned out better than expected in fact the best meal of trip. Staff were very friendly and food fresh and appetising.

I enjoyed my pizza here. The menu offered a good choice of dishes but I selected a pizza and dessert from the set menu which offered good value. Unfortunately the draft cider was off but the lager was great. Staff were attentive and served with a smile. They were clearly working hard for everyone! Chocolate fudge cake was great too!

We came here a few years ago. We think it may have changed owners ? No the same , won’t be returning . We has pasta . Very tasteless , there was no love made with this food . And what’s the steak all about ? Sliced steak just placed ontop of a pasta dish ? New one on us !! The bruschetta was one small round bit of what seemed like french stick ….. No very disappointing

The food was absolutely amazing we both throughly enjoyed and the staff were excellent and very attentive, we will definitely be back soon

As a regular diner at Landos I have never been dissapointed, howevertonight's s dinner was exceptionally good ! the tastiest Cajun Chicken pasta that I have tasted in a long time and my sister really enjoyed the Lasagne. Thankyou Lorena and team.

We booked a large group meal at Lando's this week for a family reunion. Lorena was more than helpful with any of our requests. Food was pre-ordered and came promptly. Everything was extremely tasty and piping hot when it came out. A really enjoyable evening. Would highly recommend. Thanks Lorena and team

Really tasty meal on way to the ferry.Very attentive staff,even gave our dog some water.Just what we needed. Restaurant spotless Will definitely be back.Many thanks

Very crowded on a Saturday night, clearly very popular and staff were friendly but lacking Italian atmosphere. Portion size was adequate but I remember Italian Restaurants of the 70's that were very different - huge pasta bowls, offers of extra portions and all of that...

Staying locally as getting ferry to Ireland. Got in late and phoned for a takeaway collection. Ordered lasagna, carbonara and 2 pizzas. Ready in 15 mins and absolutely gorgeous food! Loved that they put garlic bread and parmesan in with the pasta dishes. Couldn't fault...

Came highly recommended What we had was good..but it wasnt what we wanted Let me explain Arrived at about 7pm Table for two ..easily found and seated..menu's arrived promptly..bottle of wine ordered and delivered..not opened or poured for us Young lass took our order..starters were...

Unpretentious place, smart, tidy facade. Pleasant young staff, prices very reasonable. Would go back when in Stranraer. Previous reviewer bemoaned the lack of Italian authenticity but though it could be true, we ignored that and were very pleased.

We were staying in a farmhouse in Dunragit and rather then venture out ordered takeaway. Food was hot when it arrived and very high quality and delicious. We had pizza, pasta, fish and chips and a burger box. All yummy!! Highly recommend.

Stunning Pizza House. Great quality food, exceptional value, super friendly staff and we left a group of 3 very happy diners. And I got to try Iron Bru ice cream.

Took early evening special. Food good quality. Service OK. Would return. Restaurant was busy on a Wednesday night

Excellent Italian restaurant. Gorgeous pizza and pasta. Follow it with the chocolate bread and butter pudding - one of the best desserts ever! Highly recommended. Booking advised.

Great service and delicious food, they managed to fit us in , but it is definitely advisable to book as a very popular restaurant.

Staying in a local house in Portpatrick. Super quick delivery and food piping hot even though it was delivered some distance. Everyone gave the food 9/10 or 10/10 in our group. Happy to accommodate add ins and great service 👍

Booked this on the recommendation of the (fab’) b&b we were staying at overnight. The staff at Landos were friendly, couldn’t do enough for us. (Me & my husband). We ordered a starter between us & it was SO tasty. Both our main meals were...

We just wanted a light meal to tide us over after a journey up from Manchester & we thoroughly enjoyed what we had here. One had seafood pizza & other the salmon & prawn pasta with a shared salad, all nicely cooked & washed down...

Very good choice of menu,early bird menu offer. Nice food,excellent staff. Recommended for families.

Our first visit will definitely come again, really tasty food and great service, would recommend chicken/haggis rapped in pancetta

Dined last night in Lando’s. It was full and buzzing with happy folk. Service was great and food was excellent. Strongly recommend it. Doug

Good meal during a short stay in the area Good service and good choice of authentic meals Wide range of wines and decent beers All good

My Godson & I called in for a quick bite to eat before catching ferry to Belfast, the staff were very attentive and the food came very quickly, both starters were excellent, we then just shared a pizza between us which was really good, I...

Lovely inviting restaurant, very attentive staff and delicious food. It was busy when we were in- full of customers who didn't have to wait long for their dishes to be brought through. The food was really tasty. I love my pizza but couldn't manage to...

Really good Italian restaurant. Despite being very busy (it is clearly a very popular restaurant) we managed to get a table at the last minute. The waitresses were lovely and the food was delicious. Best pizza I have had in a while. My partner really...

Lived here for 3 years and visited for first time tonight, Amazing service, amazing food, even though we live 30 miles away, it's definetly gonna be a regular go to.... Can't fault it in any way

Popped in just by chance , very busy ! Said we had a cockapoo. No probs, found us a table . Staff well trained . Could not do enough for us ! The dog got a drink before we did 😝 Lovely clean restaurant ....

We couldn't fault this lovely little restaurant in any way. The staff were extremely polite, friendly and helpful. The food was just beautiful, the burgers were enormous, very juicy and just delicious. Pizzas, the perfect base with toppings full of deliciousness, from the generous about...

My partner took me to landos for my 50th birthday can't fault it in anyway place was spotless. Food was so tasty and plenty of it will definitely be back.

Evening visit, family of 4 Just missed the special offer which is from 4.30 to 6.30. Nice atmosphere good service. Good choice on menu we all ordered different things pasta dishes and pizzas we all thoroughly enjoyed the food. Good food and good value.would recommend...

Bright modern decor and efficient service. This restaurant was very busy on the Saturday night that we first visited, good job we had booked a table! The next day, Sunday, there was more space. Most of the standards of an Italian menu were available but...

After 7 days of very average meals throughout England and Scotland we arrived into this great Italian restaurant. The salmon and p4awn pasta was perfect and the house pizza was quite the best since last in Parma. The staff were lovely, friendly and efficient. We...

What a fantastic meal we have had. We saw this place on Trip Advisor and were also recommended it. The welcome and service was excellent throughout and so was the food and wine. We shared two starters - the goat’s cheese and the haggis -...

We found this restaurant by chance and we were so glad we did. We one of the 1st customers in on a Saturday evening at about 5.00 p.m. and literally by 5.45 it was heaving. The food was excellent and so was the service. It...

This a very good Italian restaurant with efficient and helpful staff and very nice food and it seemed very popular for parties. It was very clean and had just been decorated. As party of 4 we all had lovely food if not exceptional and would...

Could not fault the service by all the girls on our visit tonight... we were 4 staff supporting our 4 deaf clients on their first holiday after Covid... The service by one particular girl was outstanding... Nothing too much bother for her... so attentive.. Our...

I really enjoyed my meal of the home made soup and the spaghetti with salmon and prawns. The wife thought hers was just ok re bruschetta and arabiata pasta. Service was very good and we felt very safe re Covid. When I went to pay...

We ate here twice last week and had burgers and several diferent pasta dishes. We also collected a take out pizza on another evening. Absolutely nothing to find fault with. Really nice staff, beautifully cooked and flavoured dishes and really good sized portions. Can't wait...

very good meal enjoyed it. Great service. Not too crowded. Very impressed. Would definitely recommend !

Went for a meal with family. The restaurant was far too crowded. Very little social distancing. Some waiting staff did not wear masks. We felt very uncomfortable The meal however was excellent

We ate here on Saturday night, 5 of us arrived without a booking and we were found a table very quickly. Restaurant was busy and had a nice atmosphere. Food was delicious and plentiful, service very polite and attentive. Would definitely go back.

Rang last minute and managed to get a cancellation spot. On arrival was quickly seated and given prompt service, welcoming staff who made sure we were looked after through the meal. Ordered 3 meals and all were big portions and tasty. Great service 😊

I stopped going here months ago as the food always a lifetime wait and cold. Went back this weekend for first time, waited an hour for a pasta to takeaway on a Tuesday night. Wouldnt ever go back.

This is a pleasant little restaurant in one of the main streets of Stranraer. Whilst predominantly Italian cuisine the menu does cater for most tastes. The food is excellent and the real bargain is the three courses for £14.95 served up to 6.30 pm on...

They do Italian, and it was at the end of a long day. We ordered the herb crusted sea bass, frankly not with great expectations. When it came, after a reasonable wait, it was excellent!Would definitely recommend!

Worth a visit had a really nice meal here with family reasonable prices will definitely go back next time we in the area .

On first entering place is nicely appointed, however, on closer inspection the place is in need of a deep clean. Toilets dirty and and restaurant seating quite dirty. After waiting an hour on our food, it was delicious and good sized portions. Waiting staff pleasant...

En route to Ferry. Decent enough restaurant. A bit overpriced. Food ok. Service awful. Watched endless takeaway orders being picked up. Wonder if they get priority. Slow to take order and then downhill after that. Avoid if time is of the essence.

Slow service. Fish overcooked and garlic bread arrived after the main course was finished. Unimpressed by the response to the complaints.

Lovely meal, staff could not have been more helpful & nice atmosphere Made a really enjoyable break in Portpatrick all the more memorable😊 -hope to return next time in🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

We haven’t been in since June and the menu has been tweaked, tried a new pizza with meatballs and chili peppers - could have blown my head away! I had to leave some of the chili’s but really enjoyed, brave of a small town restaurant but may want to put on a health warning. Thanks as ever to the staff for squeezing us in and giving such great service.

Landos never fails to disappoint. Food is amazing and cooked fresh to order. Great atmosphere and always busy .

Premetto che sono Italiana e non sono avvezza a mangiare italiano all'estero per cui non avevo grandi aspettative. Abbiamo preso bruschetta, un misto antipasti italiani e due pizze. Il tutto discreto e avrei dato 3 stelle se non fosse stato per il bagno delle signore. Pavimento non proprio pulito e con qualche animaletto morto ma, soprattutto e inconcepibile, nessuna delle due porte si chiudeva. Una completamente priva di ogni chiusura, l'altra con un lucchetto a scorrimento che non arrivava a bloccare la porta.

The outside didn't look very promising, but when we walked in, we found a lovely bistro with simple, understated decor and fresh, nicely cooked food, including steamed vegetables that were still a bit crisp (not overcooked!).

Ordered food and was told 25mins, arrived on time to be told it would be another 15mins. It has now been 1hr 5mins since I placed my order. We ordered 2x pizzas,a burger and lasagna, not exactly anything challenging. Your better going to Papa Rabs down the road

I have to be honest I only ate here because my favourite Chinese was full. So glad it was, I had a lovely meal started with mussels which as it happens weren't on the starter menu but they were kind enough to accommodate me they were beautiful. For my main I had porcini mushroom and pancetta pasta no joke it was incredible couldn't fault it. The staff were very nice as well the young girl who served me was very friendly and gave good advice on what to eat. Will definitely be calling again top Mark's all round.

Visited here after reading some reviews on Tripadvisor. Absolutely amazing. Good food, lovey atmosphere and great value for money. Would definitely recommend anyone to visit and would come again if we were in the area.

This place is a surprising gem in Stranraer. Food was delicious. Our group had pizza, pasta and a chicken with haggis dish. Everything was lovely. Service was unobtrusive and friendly.

Arrived 5o'clock for early bird.Party of four,ordered two starters+mains & two mains+desserts.Received starters after about 20mins.At 5.55 the waitress informed us that the two burgers ordered as main courses were not available(55 minutes after ordering).Had to order two alternatives,which was a further wait.Far better alternatives to eat locally with far better service.Wont be back.

We had to wait about 40 minutes for our food but it was worth waiting for, excellent food and atmosphere. Very busy so I would say book on a weekend! A All the staff were friendly.

Staff attentive customer service excellent food fabulous atmosphere relaxed thank you for s lovely evening

Have eaten in before but only found out recently about the take away service

One of the worst places we have been. Incompetent staff. We waited 30mins to have our order taken while customers who had come in after us where being served. We had dirty plates handed to us for our starter platter. After 40 mins wait for our main we had to ask for it. It came with out our chips which eventually arrived when we had finished our food. We had coffee which we left because it was so weak. Not once did any server ask if everything was ok. My husbands chicken was so dry he left hungry.The staff spent all the time chatting amongst themselves at the bar area. The owners need to review the running of this place.

We called in one weekend for a meal unsure what to expect.

Food was absolutely fantastic, service was amazing and we would recommend it to anyone ..... Garlic mushrooms were to die for mmmm

Ate here while in the Stranraer area. This is a nice restaurant with friendly and helpful staff. There is a good selection of food and wine and portions are good. I had fish which was delicious.

Delicious food, perfectly cooked and nicely presented. Reasonably priced, good choice of dishes. 4 stars for food only!

My wife and I hade a good evening meal here, I would highly recommend a visit when you next in the town. There was however one downside the staff were not very helpful and could have been more friendly.

I ate there twice last week whilst working locally. The food and staff were quite literally outstanding. I chose typical British fayre from the menu and it was good quality wholesome tasty food accompanied by fresh great tasting vegetables. To demonstrate how good it is I ordered the cheeseboard and witnessed the Kitchen Porter pop out to buy some cheese and crackers to supplement what was missing. When the board came it was a good portion accompanied by plenty of fresh fruit. Greatly impressed by the level of service.

After the eventful day that should not really happen during holidays, we have decided to go out for a nice meal. We were a group of 7, ages 4 to nearly 70. The place is simply but friendly done up, the staff are lovely and professional as well as friendly. The food was fantastic, especially Spaghetti Frutti di Mare. We also ordered pizzas, including kids' one and lasagne. Food freshly prepared, tasty and simply delicious. The prices are average, not too high unlike the food. Strongly recommended.

Had a birthday meal here with my fiancé, our 3 kids and my mum in law! Had Haggis cakes to start delicious and they had goats cheese looked lovely! Had Pizza for main course stunning! It was very delicious! Kids had the same a pizza! Welll cooked and tasty fries were lovely as well! Only thing I would say was table we were sat on I felt wasn’t big enough but I think they had a lot of bookings! Also food took a wee while but maybe I’m just being to picky! Looking forward to returning!

Amazing value got starters two pizzas and desert for about €30 for the two of us, impressive glass block to see into the kitchen also 😊

We went in as it is freezing outside and they have a table ready. My husband ordered king prawns while i ordered tomato soup. Both are very tasty & freshly made. Our main are also delicious.

I have eat mostly everything on the menu. I Can’t fault anything on offer in this restaurant a personal favourite ☺️

Had a really good meal here, starters delicious; I had bruschetta which was lovely and my husband had breaded prawns which he really enjoyed. We followed up with pizzas, seafood for him which he said was the best he had eaten and could taste all the flavours of smoked salmon, prawns and calmari . I had a veggie pizza with jalopenas which was great. All the food was freshly made, service quick and efficient and the restaurant it self is very pleasant. We will be back!

We spent a weekend just outside Stranraer and ate at Landos on the Sunday evening.

Great value meal for a family of 4. 3 of us had mushrooms to start and 1 had soup followed by 4 x 10" pizzas. There was a good variety of toppings available and all were filling, meaning we could not manage any deserts! The service was really friendly, polite & quick. Excellent little place for a great night out

We live in Manchester but stay near Stranraer on a regular & Lando's has become a regular haunt for us as a family. Good quality food, decent portion sizes (you wont leave hungry!) and service is great & good value - what more do you need???

Wow The wife had Saltimbocca, she loved it. Teenage son had pizza, he loved it. Teenage daughter had spaghetti bolognese, good (but she is a 16 year old pain). I had San Rocco, fantastic. A little oasis in Stranraer. Will definitely be back again! W

With about an hour to spend before catching the ferry in Cairnryan we detoured into Stranraer to get something to eat. Came across Landos and it was a real find. Went for the early evening deal. The food was excellent and we certainly were impressed with the service.

We booked a table to be sure of getting in. On arrival I said we had pre booked and was told we could basically sit where we liked. We were given time to study the menu before the order was taken.

We found this restaurant while walking around town. The menu was enticing so we booked it. I did not have starter as I find pasta filling. My husband had the Smoked salmon and Prawn salad which was very good. We both had pasta dishes and garlic bread both were fine. Our waitress was very pleasant but a bit tentative. After the meal things went a bit awry as we had a long wait to pay the bill.

We booked for the early evening menu - good choices at a decent price. However we had problems with drinks orders - no fresh orange for fresh orange & lemonade, no lime cordial for soda & lime - and the manager handled the situation SO BADLY it totally ruined what should have been a lovely get-together. She took the attitude that it was ‘our fault’ and we should be ‘embarrassed ‘ for asking to speak to management. Honestly, there are PLENTY more establishments close by that would love your custom. Chose one of those instead.

Would recommend the early evening menu. Decent value, good freshly cooked food and good portion size. Service a wee bit slow but we were not in a rush do not didn't really matter!

Food was lovely ,my partner loved his pizza here .Only negative point as it was a very warm evening some air conditioning or a couple of ceiling fans would have been appreciated .

A nice main course of penne pasta with chicken in a cream sauce and cheesecake for pudding. Portions are a good size, a little too much of the main course for me personally. Nice atmosphere and surroundings. Liked the separate booths but as the place is light and airy, didn't feel hemmed in. Would go back.

Had terrific meal here. I had Thursday special - steak with trimmings plus whisky sauce. Husband had carbonara. All cooked to perfection & delicious. Good desserts. Staff very friendly and respectful. Would definitely return.

Ho vissuto in questo paesino per lavoro, devo dire che questo ristorante è l’unico della zona dove si possono gustare delle ottime rivisitazione dei piatti italiani. Le portate preparate con cura, ed al primo assaggio si percepisce subito l’ottima qualità delle materie utilizzate. Le pizze sono tra le migliori mai mangiate in tutta la Scozia.