Seasons in Scottish Borders

Best food in the Borders

A lovely quiet restaurant with amazing food and service. We ate the smoked salmon starter (which was quite simply the best I have ever eaten); this was followed by the lamb, and beef wellington - both of which were incredibly tasty. We had sides of green beans and cauliflower cheese and soda bread. All in all a super deliciously good place to eat.

Great wee place. Worth the drive as food was excellent. Book ahead too as likely to be booked up.

I lived in the Borders on an off for a few years and Seasons was the best restaurant I ate at during that time. I was continual astounded by the quality of food served and hospitality provided by the small team there. Sadly I don't live in the Borders anymore but it would be a must stop if I were back in the area.

Absolutely love this place 😍 would go all the time if I could. Would highly recommend 👌🏼 food is exceptional.

We were stopping in the area of Melrose and found this restaurant on our first night. What a find! Absolutely amazing food. Everything was cooked fresh and homemade. The service as good as the food. Can't recommend Seasons restaurant enough. The only fault is they only open Friday and Saturday. 100% recommend 100% delicious 😋

Excellent seasonal fare from lovely proprietors. Unfussy local whole foods made even better by a skilled chef. The in-house smoked salmon was the best I’ve ever had. Service was impeccable but relaxed. A very memorable experience in the borderlands!

It is a lovely restaurant, fantastic food and nice service. We enjoyed it very much.

Delicious food, very well cooked. Excellent attentive service.

Another very enjoyable meal at Seasons today with a straight 10 for each of our 3 lunch courses. The in-house smoked salmon was top notch, and their own rum infused version of the traditional sticky toffee pudding was outstanding.

We enjoyed a wonderful meal. The staff were attentive and friendly. The food was excellent. Rupes and I recommend the Roe Deer, Chris would suggest the Halibut, Fliss enjoyed the lobster!

Again brilliant food to die for service excellent anybody complaints must be hard to please Every time I have dinner here nothing short of excellent over 10 years Thank you

Used the At Home Service. Food was gorgeous - rich flavours and melt in the mouth textures. We had the salmon wellington, dauphinoise potatoes, and raspberry cheesecake. Will use this service again.

Delicious local food, divine presentation, cosy atmosphere, very rural and adds to the farm to table vibe of this place.

Amazing high quality menu, yet very relaxed and friendly service.

The meat and the service is amazing here, i will definitely come back

Great quality food and lovely atmosphere, bit on the pricey side but I had probably one of the best steaks I've ever had!

I apologize for my English. My review will be divided into +/- The cuisine is just incredible. We tried steak, fish and chicken. Serving, taste, on top, thank you. What I didn't like was where we sat, we sat between the refrigerators and the shelves of the store. We wanted to sit with people in a large hall. This diminished our impressions a bit. I didn't understand the cheese plate, I expected Scottish cheeses, but there were parmesan and brie on the plate, I didn't know they were made in Scotland. I was expecting local cheeses. Dessert: we tried panacotta, unfortunately, neither the consistency nor the taste was impressive. The service was very polite and pleasant. Thanks

This was an excellent meal for us both on all accounts. The side bread was very nice with unsalted butter. I had the trio of salmon that had thicker than normal slices of hot and cold smoked salmon plus a salmon pate. My wife had the pork terrine with pickled figs. For mains I had Roe Deer cooked perfectly to my liking and my wife had chicken breast with a little chicken pie, kale and mashed potatoes. We were too full for dessert.

Look for reviews of Seasons and you'll generally find they're all good. So naturally we were both excited to try it. Starter. I had the scallops, with black pudding & bacon. Served on a wobbly large shell which makes cutting them awkward, the scallops were lukewarm, didn't taste like they'd been seasoned and were not seared, as one might expect. After my initial bite, I was somewhat wary of continuing. Very disappointing. And sitting atop a tiny amount of crumbled black pudding and tiny little pieces of bacon. Had I not known what they were I may have struggled to identify them. These were sitting in a small pool of darkish liquid in the base of the shell. My partner had the Pickled Pear with walnuts & blue cheese. Whilst the pear was tasty there wasn't almost no blue cheese with it. Not a great start but perhaps the mains would make up for it, I tried to reassure my partner. Main Course. I ordered the Fillet Steak. "How would you like it cooked?". "Medium". "Medium rare or medium well?". I sat somewhat dumbfounded. Medium is medium! The alarm bells were well and truly ringing at this point. Sadly, my concerns were realised. What arrived was well done. Not even remotely medium. And whilst edible it certainly wasn't enjoyable. I've enjoyed many great beef fillets over the years. This most certainly wasn't joining the list. It wasn't seared and didn't taste like it had been seasoned. Served with small drizzle of garlic butter that didn't really taste of garlic, spinach leaves that were past their prime and a dollop of Mushroom Ketchup. What is that I hear you ask? It's a dark blob of an unidentifiable, course substance that doesn't really taste of mushroom. My partner had the cod, served with linguine. She said it was tasty enough. I tried a little. It was overcooked. At this point we decided it would be unwise to risk desserts. All in all, I'm extremely disappointed by our experience at Seasons. It has a lot going for it. Good location in the centre of the village. Nice looking place, rustic décor, somewhere you'd be happy to spend a few hours. Delightful owners and friendly, helpful staff. But alas the most important aspect is lacking. There is literally nothing in the food we received to recommend this restaurant.

We were both disappointed with the food given the very high reviews. The chips were good, the starters and mains were let downs. We didn’t opt for dessert. Nice staff and ambience, but sadly we wouldn’t return.

Wonderful intimate restaurant. Very friendly, helpful staff. Family run. Excellent meal. We both had Halibut, it was one of the best meals of our holiday. Definitely recommend.

We had our first meal in the Melrose area in Seasons and it was excellent. The quality of produce in the food was first class. The delivery, both in terms of service and our meal, were fabulous. The choice of wine is good and the quality is high. Very well worth a visit if you are in the area.

One of the best meals I have had in a very long time! Excellent food, interesting menu with fresh, local, seasonal produce presented in delicious courses and wonderful welcoming service. Highly recommended.

Superb food. What else is there to say.

This is a really great restaurant. All of our food was prepared to an excellent standard. The hospitality is faultless. Very highly recommended. It's a gem.

Excellent family run restaurant. Emphasises locally sourced ingredients of quality. A really enjoyable experience.

Best restaurant in the Borders. Food, drink and service were amazing. Owners were lovely.

I ate at Seasons last week with my family whilst on holiday in the area. We had an excellent meal. All three courses were faultless and the use of quality local ingredients was evident in each dish. The service was very friendly and we really enjoyed the evening. I highly recommend this restaurant.

Excellent food served with care, flair and a deep understanding of balance in quality of fresh ingredients. Slightly out of the centre of Melrose, this gem is worth a visit by the discerning diner.

Enjoyed a lovely meal. Very friendly and helpful staff. They coped admirably with my dairy intolerance, offering suitable amendments to almost every item on the menu. Would definitely recommend and would visit again if we are in the area.

Amazing food! Lovely staff!.. Nuff said!

Lovely innovative food to take home and enjoy..

Exceptional flavours, especially the lamb. Certainly worth it.

Interesting menu, well executed.

Excellent food, best I can remember, and good service too. Highly recommended!

We had a perfectly delicious meal here on Friday 24th July. Turbot/scallops/roe venison/Stichill ice cream. Just wonderful to return and their take home foods and farm foods are sublime. Thank you to Bea and Roger and their team!

First meal out after 2020 lockdown. Fantastic service and beautiful food. Thanks.

Excellent food, nice situation.

Had the Eyemouth crab, Roe Deer, ice cream, wow started with the crab which was exquisite and everything else just got better. Superb meal, thank you.

This is a wee gem just out of the way a wee bit at Gattonside. True chef cooked to order, good wholesome food. Staff were lovely and accommodating too. Cant wait to go back

Great food. Locally sourced ingredients freshly prepared. A lovely setting for a special meal. Thank you.

Michelin star restaurant in the Scottish borders. Cozy atmosphere. Very diligent and sympathetic service. The food is tasty, the flavors melt in your mouth in a delicate way. Better to book with time and enjoy any dish with a glass of wine from their dedicated list. Highly recommended

Excellent food in good surroundings. Delicious food with an almost uncompromising emphasis on using locally sourced materials. Roger and Bea, thank you very much. Johnny & Lulu

Delicious food and friendly service

4 of us enjoyed a lovely dinner. Food was well cooked and beautifully presented by chef/owner Roger. Good selection of wines at reasonable prices. Advise following the wine recommendations on the blackboard, particularly for dessert. Was persuaded by the lovely waitress, Bea to try a sherry with my chocolate dessert - and it was a superb choice! We'll definitely be back !!

Best food we had in scottland ever. Lovely Service, eyemouth scallops wrapped in bacon, butternut sqash puree, roast duc brest, Borders lamb, chargrilled sirloin with hawick pepper Whiskey sauce, merinque semifreddo. Wow! Thanks for this to Family McKie

We love Seasons! There's always interesting local produce on the menu, and a warm welcome in this local popular but chilled eatery!

Fabulous restaurant. Great choice on the menu, we had the asparagus and pea soup, followed by the Posh Fish Pie and finally the Frozen Meringue Parfait. Left the restaurant feeling satisfyingly full. Great service throughout. Highly recommended!

Absouloutely amazing food, service was excellent. A lovely hidden gem too find.

Had a fantastic Sunday lunch today, thank you so much Roger and Bea.

Lovely Sunday evening meal at Seasons, we were the only couple in on a damp wet evening. Service was fantastic and the food amazing. Steak was cooked perfectly with satisfyingly crunchy chips and a moreish sauce. The cheese board was the best I've had for a long time. Will be very tempted to go back the next time I'm down that way.

A lovely relaxed friendly environment. Good tasty food. Great cheese selection.

Lovely food in a nice atmosphere.

Great quality local food without any pretentious. Family run with obvious pride and passion.

As the name suggests, they mainly use ingredients which are in season. Run by husband and wife. Friendly. Good food. Cures own salmon, makes own chutney etc. Good wine list. Recommend booking.

Fantastic taste of the best the Borders has to offer. Worth 6 stars x

Fantastic food, and the service is great. Friendly, efficient and delicious!

Everything was lovely full of flavour and beautiful to look at.

Nice enough but out of the way.

Fantastic food excellent service. Lovely evening never a disappointment

Almost four years since our first visit (to the then ‘Chapters’) and after tonight’s deliciously fresh, imaginative (and generously catering for my no dairy, no red meat diet with no fuss) and wholesome meal - it definitely won’t take another four years before we return. 10/10, a real gem of the Borders. ps to start we had fish plate to share (trio of crab in vodka bloody mary mayo, smoked salmon, mackerel pate served with homemade oatcakes, sourdough bread and the finest local rapeseed oil), followed by roast cod, scallops and brown shrimps served on homemade tagliatele with leaks and caviar (AMAZING!), whilst Aneela loved her butternut squash gnocchi on a homemade pesto & nut sauce.

Food is very good, priced accordingly, really nice place to eat.

Delicious food, reasonably priced, friendly staff, no piped music, very enjoyable.

Fab food and excellent service. My roast pork with crackling was superb!!

Loved every dish. The staff were amazing. I will be back.

Excellent food, seasonal produce well cooked and presented.

Quality local food prepared with the expertise it requires. Pleasant surrounding s enhances the experience.

Very pleasant .Good food .Good value for the money would come back thank you

Good food with a nice atmosphere

Good freshly cooked food. Good wine.