Quins in Scottish Borders

We went to Quins for lunch which we both enjoyed very much during a recent visit to Galashiels. Found the staff to be friendly and helpful in accommodating us and a very large dog. Tyson was made so welcome he wants to go back next time we visit Galashiels.

5th September our 65th wedding anniversary with family evening meal, all our food both vegetarian and meat eaters was excellent, we all had more than enough. The service was excellent and such a well run homely place, nothing was too much trouble. The evening was overwhelming for us on this special occasion. The only problem I found out next day was my eldest daughter that couldn’t attend, left a message a man took as she wished to pay for our meal, when she phoned back later we had already paid the meal. The man that took the message did not pass it on, so she was extremely crossed, so that reception part needs attention. Everything else gets top marks as cannot fault a wonderful restaurant. We been a few times now.

Was in Quins for my 50th birthday lunch,the food was amazing,I had the lasagne it was the best I have ever tasted in a long time,i had the white chocolate and raspberry cheescake it was lovely,rest of the ladies enjoyed there meals as well, great service,lovely get together with friends and family

First day of our holiday in the Borders. Family group of 4. Very warm and friendly welcome from all the staff and great service. The food was excellent, Eyemouth Haddock in batter, my own choice, was great. Thoroughly recommended andtanks to all staff for an enjoyable evening.

Very friendly service. Good food at a reasonable price.

Food was decent but the service and the wait between courses wasn't the best. Father in law ordered steak pie, potatoes and veg. Potatoes were forgotten and the veg was roasted Mediterranean veg which was 90% onion - not what you expect with a British dish. There was no vegan shepherd's pie which left one option of pasta or a jacket potato which I was advised could come with tuna when I asked what the fillings were... perhaps more training needed on what vegan and vegetarians eat might be an idea! Dessert for 2 of our table was chocolate Sundae which we waited a long time for and when it arrived most of the ice cream had melted. No option given for vegan dessert which was annoying. The older waitress appeared grumpy and harassed although the restaurant wasn't overly busy - perhaps just having a bad day but it did cause there to be an atmosphere. Not sure I would return as there are other restaurants nearby which have a greater selection of vegetarian and vegan dishes

Great food served here, compliments to the head chef, great job on ur first night. Rory was a great waiter for myself and my wife. He answered all questions without hesitation and told us the specials before we asked. Great job Rory and John Wilson, you both do Quinns a great service and will both go far in the Hospitality business. I'd recommend the kitchen sticky chicken, it's amazing.

Excellent service and excellent food and drinks

Very average, nice girl that served us tho

Great food. Lovely place. Staff superb. Love it

Lovely place in Gala.give it a try,you won't be disappointed. 😍

Thoroughly enjoyed our visit today - fantastic meal, quality food, excellent choice and very friendly staff. Will definitely return - a great find.

Fancied Sunday roast popped in Quinns what a lovely place bright and fresh pleasant staff the roast was wonderful and plenty of it will definitely eat there again I presume the lady walking around and greeting all the customers was the owner well you are the perfect host thank you and your staff for a lovely experience top marks throughout

First time I'd been back in some years... just as good as it was... I can always count a 5 star all round service here! Absolutely 💯 % recommended!

Popped in for something to eat whilst out on a drive. The cafe was busy but still had no trouble getting seated. Order was taken quickly and drinks arrived at the same time. Food was delicious and freshly made. Only slight criticism was the staff did not appear to friendly given that Galashiels is meant to be a happy place to live.

Very nice restaurant and good service. Tasty food. We are from London. My sister and her family visited us from Australia. I am glad that we found Quinns.

We had a delicious meal and the staff was very friendly. Recommended

Absolutely brilliant service, and superb food! Atmosphere also spot on!! We live in Lanzarote, but always pay this restaurant a visit, when we come over on holiday! Sylvia and her staff never fail to disappoint us! Great value for money!

Brilliant and good service and the smile of J and S are brilliant. x

Very nice service, good food, salad replaced without any problems due to allergies, affordable prices.

Great place to have a quiet meal

Excellent service couldn't do enough for you food excellent lovely food

Really enjoyed my birthday meal with my son will definitely be back again and soon

My family and I visited Quins on Saturday night to celebrate a birthday, the food was excellent and outstanding service. I would not hesitate recommending Quins for eating out.

We called in here by chance the other day to have a look around and see menues. We were met at the door by the friendliest waitresses and, what appeared to maybe the owner. She was so nice to us and showed us around her lovely establishment. Answered all our questions and made us feel so welcome. We didnt eat as we had just had lunch but we will definitely be back for a visit. If the food is as good as the hospitality shown to us by all the staff, we cant wait to come back.

One of the best places we had a meal, and no doubts we will eat there again next time we go to Gala. Not only a dog friendly, it is a person's friendly too. We booked a table for two adults and one dog. We arrived a bit early and, although the place was already quite busy, we had one of the best tables been reserved for us. Clean, very good choice of food with specials. The food tasted great and the portions were very generous. Quick service and very friendly staff. The owner also gave us a very good advice on other near towns to visit. I know from my job that is virtually impossible to keep everybody happy, but I would like to give an advice to the people who left a bad review. If you can afford it, go to a Michelin star restaurant, however, it is possible you will find something to complaint too or, even better, please stay at home.

Food was good, we had the venison which was a little bit overcooked but still tasty. We came across it on a Sunday at lunchtime and had no issue getting a table. Service was great, portions the right size, great experience overall.

Turned up without a booking and they accommodated 8 of us with no fuss! Service and food both great.

Just been in for lunch. We were passing through on our way to Edinburgh and needed some where for lunch. We hadn't booked, They seated 8 of us without any problem. Service was great by all the staff, they really couldn't do enough. Food and drinks were excellent. Fantastic little place. We will definitely call back when we're this way again.

Quite a disappointing experience. Service was very poor. We waited a good 20 mins before our drinks order was taken. The menu confused me as I ordered the macaroni cheese, which clearly says on the menu, "all main courses above served with a choice of chips or potatoes" but I was told that didn't include the macaroni cheese?! So I ended up ordering a side of order of chips. These arrived cold. My husband ordered the all day breakfast which was supposed to include tea or coffee and toast, he got neither!! Even though we did remind the serving staff we were still waiting on this to arrive. Still charged full price for this! Very disappointed

Appreciated the extra pot of hot water to go with the pot of tea. Rare to see that these days!

Always enjoy meeting up with friends here

Excellent service, fantastic food and lovely ambience. Will highly recommend this restaurant.

Treated my daughter to lunch for her birthday. This was my first visit to Quin's. Lovely atmosphere. Staff were very attentive and helpful. There is good range on the menu, with specials on the chalkboard that were pointed out to us on being seated. Both meals were excellent and well worth the price. Happy to recommend Quin's.

Lovely meal and really friendly staff

Fell across Quinn's on a short trip to Galashiels. Our light lunch was very well presented, with excellent crispy chips. All the staff were smiley and helpful. We would definitely visit again when in Galashiels.

Excellent meal Excellent service

Went for family meal to celebrate a birthday. Excellent service and meal. The staff couldn't have been more helpful. Thank you

Was seated for some time before order taken but it was busy. Once order placed the drinks and snacks ordered were quickly delivered. I was meeting for business and the waitress kindly offered a larger table when she saw my laptop, though I declined. All staff we had contact with were very amicable and helpful.

Quins is our go-to restaurant in Galashiels. Their food is very good and the service is great, even when they are run off their feet. And, at least once a month, they host a quiz for a local charity. The quiz nights are always well attended.

Been to Quins on several occasions.. Staff are excellent and friendly and work hard, and take their lead from the owner Sylvia who is very attentive and treats customers well in between serving people and managing restaurant. Toilets are clean aswell as the restaurant is too..prices are very good and a great selection on menu with a menu with Specials which are changed regularly .. I always enjoy myself when I go there and look forward to my next visit.. Thanks again to Sylvia and her staff.. keep up the high standards..😀😀

I’ve visited Quins numerous time, mainly for coffee and cake and it’s never disappointed. Located centrally in the town, next to Tescos which provides short term free parking. Run by proprietor and owner Sylvia who has extensive experience in the catering and hospitality sector, she is always welcoming and takes a personal interest to ensure her customers are well looked after. Our coffees were toasty hot and flavoursome. We had caramel shortcake to share and it was fab. Unfortunately by mid afternoon, all the scones had gone, please stock more! There was however a wide selection of other baking products together with an extensive lunch menu. They also cater very well for those that are coeliac. Quins is always spotlessly clean and I can highly recommend it

Great place of the name of my granddaughter.

Absolutely beautiful meal and so friendly and relaxed will definitely be back here and will recommend to others

Lovely restaurant with good food and pleasant staff.

lovely place inside and great service.

We celebrated our wedding reception at Quins this weekend. Sylvia and her team excelled in hospitality, efficiency, professionalism. The food was very tasty. We can highly recommend Quins. Thank you for making our wedding lunch special & delicious!

Very enjoyable ,food excellent, staff friendly ,and place is busy

Great menu, lovely helpful staff. Amazing value for money. Food was delicious 😋 highly recommend a visit.

Food was excellent. Staff were very friendly. I'll go again

Lovely lovely food, lovely staff. If in Galashiels visit Quins

Het was een aanbeveling van de eigenaar van Mororene guesthouse gezien in vegetariër ben. Mooi van buiten, gezellig van binnen met een mooie uitstraling en zeer goede service van Anya en de eigenaresse. Het eten kwam warm/ heet aan de tafel en was overheerlijk.

I recommend the French toast for breakfast. Prices are excellent. I hope to visit again in future.

Excellent quality food and lovely staff

Delicious food, friendly staff.

Reasonable priced menu all the staff are friendly and polite would recommend and would definitely return

Beautiful meals and staff are very attentive too. Loved it😋

Was attendung a funeral tea was lovelyatmosphere and food good

A nice place to go to have tea and cake but this time decided to go for an evening meal . We had a lovely welcome where we were shown to our seats the service was excellent. We didn't have to wait too long before our delicious food arrived. There was just the right atmosphere for a relaxed and enjoyable evening. Highly recommended and thank you to the staff for making us so welcome.

Delicious food served by really friendly staff. Highly recommended!

My wife and I had lunch here last week. When we lived locally we were regular visitors and were looking forward to returning after an absence of eight years. We checked their own website and found that almost all main meals cost £10.95. On this basis we booked a table for lunch. When we were given the menu we discovered that the prices were 50% higher than on their website, ie around £16. We were too cowardly to comment at the time, but would warn prospective customers that prices are not as advertised on the website. I am not commenting on the quality of the meals: my own choice of haddock and chips was not a success, but my wife enjoyed her ham salad, apart from the rock hard beetroot. This review is designed to draw attention to the prices, to warn customers, and to ask the restaurant to update their website.

Very happy, polite and friendly staff. A credit to the company.

Very friendly atmosphere to be sat in while being served Professionally. My Starter and Main were delicious and I intend to return to work through the other many choices 😁👌

Overall it was ... nice - food is generous and homely albeit very poorly balanced dishes. I tried the Goats Cheese starter and Roast Beef as the main. Both were tasty, but lacked texture, balance and wow factor to them. The cheese came with a beautiful dressing, and the tiniest pieces of lettuce you'll ever see. Little less cheese, few more leaves and it would have been an exceptional dish. I came here specifically for their salmon dish, still on their website but no longer on the menu. So a little disappointed too. Maybe I'm expecting too much considering the prices of food these days, but it's on the top end of prices in the borders and I expected a little more from the dishes. The younger lady who served me was inexperienced and abrupt, but did the job. There was another waitress working when I visited and she was far friendlier and more welcoming. If you're looking for a laid back, nice meal, it's the place to come.

Food simple but very tasty. Excellent service

Always friendly service, good food at reasonable prices... Visit regularly, never had any problems. Happy to recommend...

Good grub , very efficient staff 👍

We bought fish, it was very tasty but could have been cooked a bit longer.We asked a few times for ice cream for our child but it took so long we didn't get it.

Good food and service. We had the all day breakfast last time we were there, pretty tasty. Staff are happy to help and service was quick.

Superb meal last night with friends from Edinburgh. Waiting staff were brilliant. Food was outstanding.Our friends were very impressed.

Very good 😊 choices of serving gluten free menu's.

A busy, cosy and welcoming wee place. Friendly service from both manager and waitress Nicky who was very courteous despite being extremely busy at the time. We'll be back.

Excellent service and excellent quality of food,excellent selection of dishes,very reasonable, thoroughly recommended 👌 👍

We all had a great night out, meal was delicious, staff was welcoming and friendly 😀

Lovely food,pleasant helpful staff 👍

Called in for a coffee and panini at 3 pm on Friday. Waitress cleared and cleaned a table, seated us and brought menus over. After a couple of minutes we were told that the kitchen was closed due to them being too busy. They hoped it wouldn’t put us off returning. Disgrace.

Very friendly staff and a nice steak and veggie pie!

A huge wait, nearly an hour to be served, they apologised, said large group and we hadn't reordered (they had requested), regardless we were all left waiting an hour.

Something wasn't the same as usual.

1st visit food very nice, children's menu expensive

Soup sandwich pies sausage rolls. Coffee tea and water. Beautifully presented and with respect. A wake. Well done.

Wanted to have a all day breakfast but was told they only did breakfast rolls that day (Sunday 12pm). Fair enough. Sausage breakfast roll was on a simple side. Coffee came without sugar to be seen/offered. Service was quite slow, but I guess they might have been short staffed/busier than usual. Prices were good value though

Staff lovely food great nothing to much trouble .have been a few times always feel welcome

Pleasant atmosphere inside and all the waiting staff were lovely and helpful. High chair provided for out 8 month old. Food was tasty but could have done better flavour wise. Cajun chicken burger was quite greasy and the guacamole on the burger was very watery. The steak on a ciabatta could have had more seasoning or a mustard mayo to go on it. Chips were definitely cooked before everything else so were a little stale. All in all it was fine but that was about it.

Lovely menu. Great food and atmosphere

Very nice, friendly service, great coffee. An incident with rowdy customers next to us so had to move tables. Management very embarrassed and asked them to leave, have us another coffee and original coffee free. Dearly with it very well. They care, that's obvious, well done ☺️

The food was sublime, and the team were very friendly and welcoming.

If I were forced to pick anything to criticise Quins over it is that in the eight years of regular travelling into Galashiels they somehow have managed to hide their glowing light under that proverbial bushel. On the point of leaving my Borders' home once and for all I visited this gem of a restaurant for the first time today. My loss, obviously. The service here is prompt, very efficient and the food is lovely and fresh. I'd like to make a special mention of the apple pie: just like my mother used to make, ever so slightly tart and full of fruit. Excellent. Now that Gala hosts The Great Scottish Tapestry I envisage that Quins will go from strength to strength. I hope to return...

Good menu choice with additional daily specials. Friendly, attentive staff. Will go again.

Good food, friendly helpful staff

This lovely gastro is amazing! With a lovley welcome when we arrived to polite proffesional staff throughout and food that was cooked perfectly this is definitely a 5 star review ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Called in to see family that live local and went to this lovely place clean and modern inside, great staff, delicious food and great company made for a perfect environment. Highly recommended 👌

The food is excellent and friendly service

The meal really buttered my biscuit. Absolutely amazing and Leanne and the staff were very attentive and just brilliant. Will be back soon.

14/16 pound for a main. They use pre-cut chips. At that price would expect Hand cut on premises. Shame as the meal was good, batter on the fish was light. (You have been using oven chips / Pre-cut for over 2 years as per other reviews).

Great food at a good price. Staff are great

Lunch was very enjoyable. Portion sizes are good, Staff serving were nice an very helpful

Good food at very reasonable prices. Very pleasant and helpful staff.

Very good service, was sat at a table very quickly and the two staff members, think their names were liz and leanne, both very friendly and extremely helpful, was a hot day and think maybe could do with air conditioning on a bit more but that takes absolutely nothing away from the staff, highly recommended and thank you to the 2 staff who helped me whilst in there.

Food great lovely place and staff

To put it mildly, the food was very bland and unoriginal. Below average, avoid.