Monte Cassino in Scottish Borders

Amazing service, delicious food and very inviting atmosphere. We will definitely be coming back!

Nice Italian restaurant in Melrose in the Scottish borders. Hearty pasta dish in readiness for walking St.Cuthberts way!

Excellent food, good service, friendly staff

A short walk from the town centre and well worth it. Tucked away and easily missed, but a great welcome awaits and delicious food too. Excellent service and fun atmosphere. Delicious risotto, which is always a test for any chef. My husband’s lamb ragu on pasta was also delicious. House red, smooth and tasty. An excellent evening meal.

Great food tonight. Had the club steak and it was gorgeous.. highly recommended. Been back several times. Akways great food and atmosphere.

Great food as always. Hadn’t been in for a while, but we both throughly enjoyed the food and service. Mains were delicious and topped off with beautiful desserts. Highly recommended.

Wonderful food and superb service

Friendly with OK food, just failed really to hit the mark that would make it any more than 'nice'. Wasn't expecting 10% service charge to be added to the bill, but guess we must have missed that somewhere. If that hadn't of been added this review could have been 4/5

My wife and I went to celebrate our wedding anniversary after a friend recommended it I can honestly say it was absolutely fantastic from start to finish the food was first class very friendly staff we were made to feel special I would definitely recommend it.

This was a dinner to celebrate our 41st wedding anniversary. We were looking forward to some good Italian food. Unfortunately, this didn’t transpire. What we received, was overcooked, flavourless spaghetti and shellfish. We left after the main course. Worst “Italian” food we have ever been so unfortunate to eat. The waitress obviously thought I was trying to get money off the bill. Not the case at all. I am happy to pay for even reasonable quality food, but this was just junk!

We booked a dinner to celebrate our 41st wedding anniversary. Oh dear; I had king prawns and spaghetti and my wife had spaghetti al mare. We were absolutely astonished! The spaghetti was served in a mix of oil and water. They both lacked flavour! Both the spaghetti and sea food were so bland. I have never ever eaten such flavourless food. Both my wife and I enjoy cooking Italian and appreciate good Italian food and this wasn’t it! I complained to the waitress, but she just said that I ate all of the prawns; not at all interested at our dissatisfaction. When I received the bill, it had an optional service charge included. I asked to have it removed as the food was so poor. The waitress said that the food quality was separate from the service. Oh, ok; I’ll pay for rubbish food and pay an additional service charge too! You have to be joking!!

Family run restaurant, good service, food a bit hit and miss. The house wine is good value.

Lovely family owned restaurant. Didn’t have to wait too long for service and the food was fabulous.

We absolutely loved this restaurant and visited two nights in a row as we enjoyed the food so much…. and the wine too of course! The service was excellent and the atmosphere relaxed. Highly recommend!

Loved it.. staff were great after booking mix up and talked us into a bottle of wine . Had an amazing night. Thanks guys

Food was Luke warm . Very disappointed

Lovely meal, last minute booking, restaurant almost completely full so we were lucky to get a table .Staff were friendly and knowledgeable about the food. good atmosphere.

Pizzas a bit undercooked and doughy but tasty once we gave them a hot blast after we got home. Bit disappointed tbh.

All round excellent restaurant. Had such a good experience that we went two nights in a row. I miss their food and service already

Monte Cassino was great. Lovely staff gave a friendly welcome, they're very attentive without being overbearing. All of the food was very tasty and the portions just right for us, we had three courses and we all thought the price was very reasonable. If we were locals, we would use it regularly. Unfortunately it's a long way from home. Great place, thanks very much!

A great night out yet again, good food, drink and great service. Been coming up for 23 years on our annual golf trip. Found Monte Casino 10 years or so back. Always on our agenda.

Absolutely beautiful food, great setting. Staff are always well informed, friendly and a credit to the restaurant.

Great restaurant.. Great food. Great service... only comment.. it is very noisy when busy .

Delightful Italian restaurant in an old building up a hill on the fringe of the town centre. Good range of dishes including specials and not just pizza or pasta. Delicious puddings too.

Delicious and cozy! We had the Crostino de Formaggio with melted goat cheese and bell peppers, as well as a Monte Cassino pizza which was equally delicious with a thin and crunchy crust. Service very attentive and fast. House red wine tasty. Highly recommended!

Popped in for a takeaway pizza. So friendly and chilled. Made while you wait and offered a place to sit and drink too. Lovely calm atmosphere. Catered for my allergy to garlic with a white pizza. Delicious and highly recommend.

Dropped in for a takeaway pizza, but wished we’d had time to eat in. Pizzas were amazing and service fast. Staff were friendly and welcoming.

Was there last night. The food was excellent and the staff were very enthusiastic. Only aspect I thought that let them down was the outside of the restaurant as the drive heading into the building was covered in weeds, no hanging baskets etc, a big let down for Melrose one of the prettiest towns in the Scottish Borders!

9 of us arrived last Saturday only to find they didn't have our booking despite my friend having received an email confirmation. After a short wait, they rallied around & sorted a table for us. The food was delicious. The service between our starters & main courses was a bit slow however, a free bottle of wine helped with the situation. Would highly recommend the restaurant but double check your booking ;)

Very nice food and great service. However, £17.90 for a pasta dish was a bit steep!

Enjoyed it very much here, the people serving on were attentive and friendly, A nice atmosphere and the food was very good. Although I didn't have it, I would highly recommend the langoustine, a lady opposite ordered it and it was sensational, half a dozen mini lobsters it seemed!

Had dinner with friends, enjoyed it so much we went back again. Lovely food and great staff

Fantastic Italian. Friendly staff, fabulous food, pasta norcia amazing and all the pizzas! Really cosy atmosphere. Great for families and groups. Great cocktails too!! Well worth a try

2 bottles of wine 4 diners.. 2 Small starters shared by 4. Main dishes looked and smelled delicious. I'm pescatarian there were enough choices for me. Mushroom risotto was lovely and the ravioli with spinach & cheese was amazing. The ravioli on its own didn't fill me I'd have maybe shared a side dish next time. Don't usually eat a sweet but as I'd room I did. Was very good. You have a choice of tipping with payment. Didn't like the long walk back to car but at least it wasn't raining!

Just had a lovely three course meal here. Lovely staff, great food and the service was brilliant. Can recommend it! Very enjoyable experience.

Fantastic meal pizza garlic bread for starter carbonara with chicken this is my new favourite restaurant staff are so friendly

Amazing food and super staff. Will be revisiting.

Lovely restaurant, friendly efficient staff and great food

Stumbled on this place as we are staying on the campsite in Melrose. Amazing food and great service. We had garlic bread to share which my husband described as the best he’d ever had. Shellfish pasta was amazing. The seafood was so fresh and tasty. Followed by the cheesecake which was homemade and delicious. Well worth a visit. We will return if ever in the area.

A group of 15 of us were easily accommodated and served in a timely fashion with some of the most delicious Italian food we've tasted. Highly recommended.

Lovely food and great service as always. Will be back soon!

What an incredible restaurant, food was amazing, restaurant is stunning and the staff are beautiful. Can't wait to go back and try the authentic pizzas next time.

Wow! What an amazing restaurant. Restaurant is stunning , food was amazing and staff are beautiful. I can honestly say that I have never tasted Italian food like this, if I was ever to visit Italy this is how I would image authentic cooking. Fresh, hot and incredibly tasty and very reasonable priced. We can't wait to go back and try the pizzas next time.

The restaurant is fantastic. We wouldn’t go to melrose without visiting monte cassino. Pizza with Parma ham and rocket was the best I have had. Girls loved the Parma wrapped prawns. Staff and owner so friendly. Best Italian in the borders by far. Thank you

Can't fault anything about Monte Cassino!! Will definitely be back soon.

Excellent food. Best Italian in the borders by far. Staff are really friendly and welcoming

Another great night out at Monte Cassino - we have our staff night out there every Xmas - always fantastic! This was a smaller family do, but pizzas excellent, wine excellent, atmosphere excellent and not too pricey! Have read some negative reviews of this place - that would be at least my 10th visit, nary a problem!!!

Great authentic Italian food and wine. Staff friendly and attentive. Great location in the 19th century railway station building

Busy restaurant with great options, service and atmosphere. The veal is awesome.

Hadn't been for a while and visited with a group of friends recently Good selection of starters and mains, from meat and seafood to pastas and pizzas. Something from all parts of the menu was ordered and I think everyone was happy. Good coffee and a reasonably priced selection of wines. The restaurant has a good atmosphere overall. Service is relaxed, not rushed. Staff are good, prices offer good value for the quality. I'm sure I'll be back.

Absolutely brilliant place to eat. Cant fault food, service or atmosphere. Will return agsin

Absolutely amazing eating experience. Best Italian meal I've had in ages. Staff were brilliant

Fab find whilst visiting the area. Lovely dinner. Couldn't fault it. Def recommended 👌

In Melrose for shooting birds and staying at a nearby hotel, we thought this was an excellent restaurant. We were so impressed that we went two nights in a row. [I don't understand what two recent negative reviews are about. NOT our experience.] I have traveled extensively and find such an excellent restaurant--excellent food, great service, warm ambience, fair prices--to be very unusual to find in a small town.

Average in the grand scheme of things Italian. Others do better. Felt rushed by staff, hadn’t hit the seat and was asked what drinks we wanted, Gimme a chance to look eh? menu states not a fast food restaurant. Again rushed by staff as the mains plates were cleared, instantly pounced on for deserts, couldn’t enjoy my wine, had to ask staff three times to give us space. Didn’t feel like you could enjoy the evening and relax. 4th and last visit as this one cemented the feeling of the last 3.

Is it really that difficult to prepare and present pasta that is beautiful to the eye and delicious on the taste buds??? Based on our experience this evening, Monte Cassino can't have any competition otherwise the place should have been empty. Really disappointing and expensive meal.......there really is no excuse for squirty cream and sickly sweet Nutella on a microwaved and partially concrete waffle for dessert. The House white was quite simply dire......I don't expect high end but Lidl and Aldi have a far superior selection under £5 The scoop of ice cream and flat white coffee. Don't get me started on the plastic tablecloths either 😖😱

Three of us had dinner here on the last night of a short stay in Melrose. No complaints about service or surroundings but the food and drink left much to be desired. Starter of a shared focaccia italiana which wasn’t. It was a thin pizza topped with sprinkled dried rosemary. Our pizzas were undercooked and the bases were very doughy. This appears to be a common problem in many Italian restaurants. Our house wine (an Italian merlot) was thin and insipid. Food and drink are very expensive for what is offered. Very disappointing. Competition required !

Great service, this 2 star review is based on the food, the servers were very friendly and helpful, also the wine was very good, albiet pricey, £9 for large glass of red and £10 for white. Before our mains we ordered a garlic bread, this came as three slices of frozen garlic bread which you can get from your local supermarket, which cost £4... and was burnt. Insult to injury was the few leaves that was under the bread, with nothing added, just leaves... For our mains we ordered the fettuccine passticcio and the penne mama carlema. The fettuccine pasticcio was drowned in an sauce that had no flavour and was very watery, the spicy sausage was the thin slices of packet chorizo you can get from your local supermarket and no cream was added to the sauce. The penne mama carmela had little flavour also and was was very dry... we both asked for a lot more parmesan to make the meal taste of anything... Overall very disappointed with our meal, which was also very overpriced for the food that was produced before us. Will not be returning.

It looks wonderful and makes a great impression, but the food doesn't taste good! 🤨

A traditional Italian atmosphere greeted us on stepping in to the restaurant in the old railway station building. From the typical Italian menu we shared the Bruschetta (£6) to start followed by home made Lasagne and Penne Mamma Carmela (both £15.90). The Coppa Pavarotti sundae (£7.50) finished an outstanding meal with friendly and efficient service to match. We'll definitely return when next in Melrose.

Having had an awful experience at the Paolo restaurant in Galashiels, we were beginning to think we would never find a good Italian restaurant near our new home in the Borders, then along came Monte Casino!! What a wonderful gem this place is.. the food was outstanding, the staff were really friendly, the service excellent and the atmosphere was cosy and non pretentious. Without a doubt, this is our new “Go To” place to eat. Outstanding!

Had a brilliant meal here this evening. Everything cooked to perfection and what lovely staff. It's been a long time since we've had such a lovely Italian meal in a restaurant that really cares for its customers.

Good choice of Italian dishes. Well looked after, especially the toddler that was with our group of six.

My wife and I have been in Melrose for a weeks holiday. It is our last day and treated ourselves to a wonderful meal at the restaurant. Staff very friendly atmosphere bril and food excellent. Thank you

Very good food and service and good value for money

There is good restaurants in the area but this was the best one for us . Good quality and choice and an extensive selection of wines as well

Fabulous food great attentive service and a warm welcoming atmosphere

Wonderful restaurant, excellent food, friendly and attentive service, great value and, a home from home for any Italian visiting.

Excellent food, attentive service and lovely atmosphere, what isn't to like. Highly recommended the Monte Cassino, Melrose is a superb Italian restaurent ans I can't recommend it highly enough.

If you want great authentic Italian food cooked to perfection by Italian chefs and served by Italian staff then this is the best place to go. The food here is amazing and this is up there with a restaurant we visited in Rome. I cannot praise this place highly enough. Just excellent.

Beautiful food and attentive staff. Reasonable prices.

Top class Food amazing Service amazing Highly recommend

Outstandingly good food and friendly welcome.

The rest. is open from 5:30 PM to 8:30 PM. The food was tasty and the surroundings were atmospheric. Located in an old train station. Service was friendly and the price was reasonable. Definitely recommended

5* , absolutely love the place. 10/10

Excellent meal out with friends and all of Antonio's team were very welcoming.The staff were very knowledgeable about the menu

We rang while on the road very close to closing time ,they took an order from us and no sooner had we sat down our food was I front of use ,nothing seemed to much trouble with the team going over and above to feed our hungry souls ,thank you so much

Gorgeous genuine italian food, highly recommended. Xxxx

Delicious food, unrivaled service, friendly and attentive staff. Napolitano-style cuisine, excellently prepared and presented. Situated in the Old railway station, this restaurant is popular and busy---I recommend reservations to avoid disappointment.

I’ve been here a few times for dinner, and food service and drinks have always been amazing! Tonight was out for a walk, kids fell asleep in the buggy so seized the opportunity to get a drink and something to eat! Despite the kitchen being closed (it was after 9) we were given a variety of nibbles (olives, breads, even bruschetta) and got some lovely wine! Food and hospitality is second to none! (And outdoor seating area is perfect for a wee wine and bite to eat) Absolutely amazing place- so kind and welcoming

Delicious pasta for a last-minute dinner decision. Place was very busy, so some delays in service but very friendly and accommodating. Would eat again

What a great restaurant! Me and my wife are here twice. AMAZING food, and great service. If you are in the area you MUST try it.

Excellent food. Unfortunately I did not notice a service charge had been put on my bill. I then added a 10% tip the waitress naughtily accepted it. Beware

Can't recommend Monte Cassino enough. The food is fantastic, probably the best Italian we've had. Very attentive and friendly staff

Had pizzas. Very soggy and lacked any hint of Italian herbs or flavourings.

Food was incredible and tasty complemented by the wonderful Antonio and his team who made our night very special. Thank you!

Lovely place, great food and great service, would highly recommend

Atmosphere, food and wine made for a great evening catch up with friends

Lovely welcome from amazing staff, even had a photo with the owner! Very accomodating to our children. The food was superb, real home cooked Italian. Will deffo be back.

It was a very last min booking but they managed to fit us in. Lovely menu and well cooked and presented!!

We had an excellent dining experience here for my husband's birthday. The food was delicious, fresh and served piping hot. The ambience in the restaurant was great. The staff were very attentive, with a very special thank you to Elaine. For lovers of Italian food our visit was absolutely spot on.

We always dine at Monte Casino when in Melrose and that is because the food is fantastic and the staff are friendly and welcoming. They offer a great menu with daily specials so there is always something for every taste.

5 star all the way. Wonderful night

Wonderful atmosphere,great service and Delicious food . Overall the restaurant complimented a great night with friends. Table in name of Gemmell . Thank you Monte Casino .xx

Staying a few nights in Melrose and after reading reviews decided to have dinner here. The food was ok, plates only warm so food didn’t stay warm for long. The restaurant was freezing, not what you want on a very cold evening. Due to this...

First time here and was excellent.. Did book and was very busy.. Will definitely be back.. Recommended..

Had a very quick meal before our night out at local show. Everyone’s food was tasty and so fresh. Staff were very attentive and friendly. We will be back to have a leisurely visit very soon! Thank you again.

Delicious food with lots of options, fantastic service. Generous portions. Highly recommended!

Excellent meal. Very accommodating about my dairy intolerance.

Although the food was tasty enough, the portion size of the ricotta ravioli was meagre and nowhere near hot enough. The portion size of the garlic bread didn't merit the cost. Also the general ambience wasn't cosy, bright stark lights above certain tables and allthough...