The Beagle Country Pub in Dumfries & Galloway

The Beagle Country Pub is a Dog friendly pub, for me is absolutely a bonus 😀 great place to gathering with friends and family. Good choice for beers and spirits,Food is very good. Staff is very nice and the new manager she's very lovely and friendly 😊. We looking forward to going back soon !

Food very mediocre, we were shocked to see so many great reviews. Maybe it was an off day. Staff were lovely, friendly and very accommodating when asking questions and with family allergies but there was not a lot of choice unfortunately even though it said we could have certain things on the menu, these weren't actually available. I personally wouldn't go again.

The place itself was ok. They really do need to employ staff that don't give the impression that the customer is just an irritation.

Great meal at The Beagle, thoroughly enjoyed it. 4 adults and 2 kids meals and no complaints, plates cleared. My only ‘moan’ was I couldn’t get the peppercorn sauce to carry out. That was the best peppercorn sauce Ive ever tasted. They made a mean Bloody Mary too!! 😍 Will definitely be back. 👍

This is a site bar not a local country pub. We stayed at a nearby holiday park and walked up the road to find the country pub that was signposted. Disappointing to find it was just a bar on another holiday park. It does not resemble a country pub in the slightest and we were the only customers. There was a board saying they hold quiz nights etc, maybe it is busier then. Think it said £5 per person to join the quiz.

Really nice ambience with excellent service

So this is a long one people strap in So here’s a bit of background info for over 60 years my family has holidayed in this area and and never had any issues my mum is a stage 4 cancer patient and can hardly speak and make normal decisions we could easily But my god I was so angry, we came here for dinner the first time in since 2020 and it was the worst experience I’ve ever had here we booked a table for 7 and within minutes of sitting down we had a member of staff walk over to us and demand we ordered within the next 15 minuties before 7:20 for the whole group their as their was 6 of us and at this point only two had arrived me and my fiancé That’s fine begrudgingly I sent all the pictures of the menus to various people to get their order at this point my wheelchair bound mum came in the building now it takes her about half hour to say a simple sentence and she had to look through the whole menu and decide what to order in under 10 minutes and I quote here “theirs another group coming in and you NEED to order before they do” safe to say she couldn’t and we decided for her and this was just the food let alone drinks aswell But still at this point I was still holding back my anger to give them the benefit of the doubt but then the food came my god it was so poor the food was bland and the portions were mediocre the best part of all 6 of our meals was the gravy Still I didn’t take this as a warning and decided to order desserts what a mistake that was they brought out pre-made desserts from I can only assume is a can and placed them infront of us and most likely warmed up in the microwave it was vile Not only this while and before we was eating we was told multiple times we could move tables if we want to see a Tv better after we’d been rushed into ordering and getting a wheelchair user settled and now you want us to move ? The staff were friendly I must admit but this sole thing doesn’t make up for the rest of the night and it’s so sad to see how far down hill this pub has come and would not recommend it to anyone especially anyone with a disability I spent over £150 quid for a rushed pub meal that was quite frankly sht Still if you’ve read this far thank you but please please don’t wast your time by going here

Excellent food, staff very efficient, great atmosphere.

Went for a pint but didn't fancy sitting inside as it was very loud (so decided to head outside). Been out there minutes before it was deemed a good idea to blast snippets of music into the space (music had been playing previously but at a less intrusive volume). Not awesome when you have gone out to avoid it. Pint was nice enough.

Amazing food at a quality you don't expect when you pull up. Fine dining merges with Scottish cuisine here! This is a must visit. Have the Hagis, Neeps, and Tatties, you can't go wrong! The whiskey sauce is amazing

Surprised by the choice - was not expecting such a variety of dishes to be on offer. One of us had the sea bass and the other, a vegetarian curry. Both seemed freshly prepared and were very tasty. Good portions. Staff were all polite and helpful

We called in here Monday evening after arriving for our stay down the road. The place looked very appealing on there website so decided to call for food. We got drinks and ordered food which said on menu freshly made home made food. So we ordered our food. Rack of ribs with chips and salad. Was just like you get from supermarket bbq ribs. With fries.. also fish and chips which were very bland and daughter was poorly next day ( like frozen fish and chip) steak pie and mash potatoes were the best of the bunch but still not very tasty. For the price of these meals I wouldn't recommend anyone to go for a meal here as think it is very over priced for what you actually get. You are drawn in by the freshly made home made food. I would not be returning for food here nor would I suggest it to anyone thinking of going for a meal. All that been said the girl at the back of the bar when we arrived was very friendly and helpful.

We enjoyed our meal with the family, great place, Thankyou to the chef and team.

Meal was very poor, lovely location though

We have been many times and the food and service never disappoint. Dog friendly and a good fun quiz night 😀🍻

We were staying locally and popped in for a drink after a walk, the young lady that was on the bar was lovely and the atmosphere was nice. We looked at a menu and decided to book for a meal the next evening.. Unfortunately the food doesn't live up to the rest. Was very bland with no seasoning, lumpy gravy bisto style etc, we were both very disappointed with our meals and wouldn't return again again to eat which is a shame as it could be a fabulous place to go for a meal

Great service, food was lovely and fresh. The service from the staff was 1st class

Really nice food, with great service and a nice friendly feel

Just cheap bought-in food, especially the dessert but overall very basic. Service needs older staff who knows more about how things run.

Wow. Never again! The bar staff looked over worked and under experienced. Food is what my 9 year old could do but to a much better standard. And to think people pay good money for this! Go further up the road as there's a shop with reduced to clear sandwiches with much more flavour!!! Snotty blonde behind the bar couldn't organise herself or her staff, i can only hope she was standing in for management as a one off. I would not want my establishment run by this disrespectful person. The fact she rolled her eyes and then mocked a lady who was staying on site is disgusting, that was in front of me and displaying this to colleagues she supposedly supports. Bad food, bad experience. GIVE A WIDE BIRTH TO THIS SHAM OF A PLACE!

We came here for food and the murder mystery night on Monday and we had such a great time. The food is delicious and you get a lot for your money. We are coming back on Thursday for food and the magic show. Can't wait

We were invited to the Beagle by friends and found it welcoming t food was great, and the staff were just brilliant. We shall call again when we visit the area again.

Great dog friendly pub in the Barend holiday village. Activities every evening. Good quality pub grub and great beer. Really friendly atmosphere.

Great food and drink friendly staff

Absolutely fantastic place, great range of ales, great menu and the food quality was superb, cant fault the prive either £69 for 4 meals is pretty decent these days

Randomly walked up from Sandyhills for a pint. Then decided to stay for food. Then discovered they were running a quiz which we entered and won scoring 44.5/50! Will definitely have to go back as the prize was a meal voucher.

Food was very average and relatively expensive for the poor quality (obviously frozen fries/ onion rings). We were asked if our mains could be brought out when we hadn’t finished our starters when it wasn’t busy. We can only assume that our mains were kept under a lamp for a while because we wanted to wait for them. For mains, we had very plain burgers with no flavour other than the haggis which was the best part. Staff were all very young, untrained and not very attentive. We were forgotten about twice; when we asked for more sauces and when we asked for the bill. We won’t be returning and wouldn’t recommend.

This place is located on site at Barend holiday lodges, so very convenient if staying in one of the lodges, as I was. Non residents are welcome. Decent grub in a good location with lovely staff. And it's dog friendly. All good.

Walked up looking for a table for 2 were empty tables in the bar area with reserved on them anyway was told no availability. On leaving I phoned to make reservation and was given a table 35 mins later,when we went in it was one of the tables that 30 mins earlier that was reserved ?? Anyway we had food my partner had haggis needs and tatties which she enjoyed very much.i had red Thai curry which was a very strange combination of pre diced chicken and courgettes , being a chef I also found serving with nan a strange combo .honestly tasted like a curry you,d expect in an asda cafe. I watched other meals being served which looked quite good.

Nice pub staff friendly and dog friendly

We visited on 14th May 2023 as a group of 6 and every group member had a distinctly average meal. The food in general was nothing special, for e.g.the chips tasted and looked like frozen chips. Disappointing!

Spot on place and great food, dog friendly as well.

Superb food and a choice of beers/lagers and 🍷

Love The Beagle Country Pub. It is exceptional, the food is gorgeous and the staff are wonderful. Perfect place.

Decided to eat at the pub tonight rather that cook for ourselves for a change and pleased that we did. Had an excellent burger while the other half had the Seafood Tortellini from the specials board which was perfectly cooked al dente. Nice atmosphere with prompt service, thank you.

To start the pub in itself was really lovely to be in and really set a nice mood. Only for the mood to be kicked in the throat with a long waiting time (which can be ignored seen as though it was towards the end of the kitchens time open) only to be given meals that I wouldn’t pick over a microwaved mac and cheese. It doesn’t matter how you arrange the plate to look it only makes it look like gourmet dog food. The snotty replies to 1 star reviews seem quite low. Don’t expect holiday goers to come take the food back and complain and give you constructive criticism. Because even they know it’ll be ignored. Nice bar though, might want to take off every dish except fish n chips n maybe a pizza off because I really don’t think you can mess those things up. But who knows

Seafood linguine was disgusting and not cooked properly, sauce and pasta tasted like a school dinner. Instead of attempting insulting comebacks to others who also recognised the low quality of the food, perhaps you should put the same effort into improving recipes and dishes. Also waiting 20 MINUTES to even get our food ordered and then another 30 minutes for the food to arrive is unacceptable too.

Friendly staff and atmosphere and the food is amazing. We can't recommend it enough

Lovely pub, great food and staff are friendly 👌

Awful experience- we came here friday eve 3 weeks ago for a meal. freezing cold no heating on, fire went out the young girls didn't try relight and we were left very cold no heating in the pub. others in pub were sat with coats , the toilets had no heating hot water. the 2 girls on duty were more interested in chatting the 2 guys at the bar and paid little attention to diners. There was no supervision / management of the restaurant it needed a manager on hand to help these 2 and training needed. I asked for Decaf coffee and was told i received this which was untrue - it was not caffeine free coffee! very very disappointing will not return

Really nice food & excellent service. The fish & chips were delicious! Dog friendly too.

Friendly staff, delicious food and lovely cosy pub

Really good pub with a good choice of ale & spirits. The food was excellent especially the katsu curry. Thanks to Jordan, Heather/Hayley & the chef Mick for making us feel so welcome.

Amazing pub! Delicious food and amazing staff.

Beautiful food and we could take our dog in.

If you are in the area pop in for a meal or a drink or even both. Very friendly staff. Clean and tidy. If it's a sunny warm day sit outside.

Good hot food, friendly polite staff, clean and tidy.

Lovely Food Friendly staff recommended Wednesday quiz night.

Fantastic pub food excellent staff can't do enough for you they go the extra mile brilliant 🙂

This place was so good I went here 3 times within a week. Each time I had the cheeiand bacon burger and it by far exceeded my expectations. Service was fast and the prices was reasonable. Great staff and they even do a pub quiz. If I'm ever in the area again I would return here. Also to note I went in a party of 12 and it taken less than 30 mins for all the food to come once we ordered. Thankyou to all involved in my experience here

On arrival I felt very welcome, chatting to locals was a great atmosphere to be in. Ordered drinks and shown to table ,so far very impressed, on ordering 3 mains ,advised by a local to have the lamb shank the food arrived beautifully presented, cooked to perfection and tasting truly amazing all 3 meals were first class ,only I had room for pudding and that was every bit as good ,I can't recommend this place highly enough, lovely setting and will certainly go again before our holiday is over ,staff deserve a big pat on the back for the service they provide.

Staff where rude, unhelpful and really slow. I had a higher expectation of a pub such as this, due to the location and the numbers of people potentially walking through their doors every week. A really disappointing experience and to top it off the food was mediocre. Anyone thinking of visiting, my advice, don't waste your money.

Lovely country pub close to a beautiful baby. Wide variety of food on offer.

Fantastic food!! Would recommend 110%

Service was very slow. Food was average.

I rarely complain or write reviews, but I have to express my disappointment with the Beagle. My family & I love the Barend chalets, this being our fifth visit, but have found the food at the Beagle bland, tasteless & unimaginative. The staff are unwelcoming and overworked. Without a doubt the restaurant was much better previously and we barely recognise it this time. My family & I feel strongly that the lovely position & views of the Barend chalets deserve so much more than the poor standard of the Beagle.

We holidayed at Barend as a group of 6 and we had a lovely time. We ate at The Beagle over a 7 day period 3 times for evening meal and then breakfast on our last day. Unfortunately we were all quite disappointed with the standard of food for the price. Every evening meal one of our orders was either wrong or the quality was not very good. Each time this was highlighted with staff were always apologetic. The first evening venison casserole was mistakenly sent as a venison burger and when it was correctly sent out it was bone dry with no gravy at all. (I've never had a dry casserole before, not sure if this is how it's served in Scotland). The waiting staff were very pleasant and friendly but the whole service every time we went seemed very disorganised and one evening we sat for almost an hour with a pudding menu waiting to order so we gave it a miss after waiting so long. On our last morning we checked out early to receive our free breakfast and after we ordered we were told that only one person would receive a free breakfast. The Facebook add very clearly says "One free hot drink and breakfast roll for all Barend holiday lodge guests who return their key here before 0900 on day of departure" When this was challenged we were met with a very stoney response and told we had to pay. An extremely misleading offer and one that many families also came to claim whilst we were there. It's a shame, we all had a super lovely holiday but the food and service at The Beagle could benefit from some tweaking.

Lovely family pub and restaurant. Excellent menu and fantastic food

The Beagle is a lovely pub. Friendly staff & Great beer at a good price. Dog friendly. Beautiful courtyard.

Sorry to say but we were very disappointed with the food and the welcome and service from staff. food was cold and had to go back. Food was average when I told them the pie was cold they said I am surprised the plates are hot, she took it back to the kitchen and then came back and said sorry they forgot to put it under the grill ? There was only 4 Table being used. The 2 lady doing orders, tables and bar where nice lady’s but we felt uneasy like we should not be there it is a shame as we are from Dalbeattie and it was for mum husband birthday

Good selection of pub staples in a large well appointed setting consisting of multiple dining areas and a courtyard. Good stock of beers, gins and whiskey at the bar and food was well cooked and served in ample portions. Dog friendly throughout it would seem, and staff very courteous. Marked parking bays in the car park would be good to maximise the use of this space.

We would all like to say thank you to everyone both tonight and Sunday. It made mum happy that you decorated the table with birthday banners for her. The meals we all had chosen on both nights was excellent quality and value for money. The staff was friendly, polite and helpful.

Disappointed, waited too long for food to arrive 1hr after ordering & sides were almost cold (chips & onion rings) for all 5 of us. Only got a brief apology when we told waiter, no-one finished their meal. An explanation of slow service might of been a good idea when we ordered, as there was 3 other tables waiting. We didn't return after that.

Good food comfortable good service . Lovely place to eat

Whent therefor the champions league final only to be told there waz no tv shane on them

Lovely food and great staff, service a bit slow but this seemed to be due to lack of staff and several families turning up at same time. Recommended if you're in the area. Dog friendly

Service friendly and helpful. Food excellent.

Lovely meals for us the staff are very nice too

Called in for something to eat staff seemed very nice, my wife had fish and chips which she said was above average I had beef Stroganoff which was mostly liquid without much substance and tasting heavily of mustard, I didn't say anything because I don't know what they would have done about it as they must have thought it was okay or they wouldn't have served it.

Lovely staff pleasant atmosphere. Trying the food tomorrow 😋

Went on a nice and sunny day, enjoyed the atmosphere. Had lots of children and other dogs around as it based in a holiday/camp site and there was a swimming pool so people did come and go through the courtyard. Food was mediocre, the ones my family ordered were fine. I ordered the chicken burger, I was a bit too dry for me but other than was ok.

Very friendly staff..but like everywhere, understaffed and overworked.. making the service a bit slow...!!! When it arrived it was lovely..!!

Quint little pub,food was excellent,good size portions for money.

Friendly service but delays caused by problems in the kitchen

Lovely pub and lovely staff. Pub quiz is superb and good fun, my family really enjoyed it. Husband loved the Beagle Pub ale, one of the best he's tried. Good choice of drinks for a small bar. Staff are very friendly and can't help you enough. Pub was full of happy faces tonight, not a spare seat in the house. I'd recommend booking a table for larger groups of people and well in advance. Not tried the food but from what I could smell and see, it looked good. Toilets were clean too. We had a takeaway coffee yesterday which was good. Few activities for kids to do including a fair few board games to lend, table football, target darts for the younger kids and proper darts for the others. If we ever come back to this part of Scotland I would definitely come back here :)

A perfect getaway. Beautiful site so peaceful. Lodges have everything you could ever need. Great base for exploring the surrounding area

Lovely supper tonight from the 2 courses for £10 menu

Great people and very good service

Lovely atmosphere and nice food

A great place to meet friends for a drink and a decent meal. Inside or out. Very friendly staff.

Had a lovely meal at The Beagle Country Pub We had great vegan options to choose from including starters, mains and desserts(ask for these if unsure) It was also wonderful to see vegan wines clearly marked on a menu 👍👍👍

We went here with our pupper. They were so friendly and the food was AMAZING. Will definitely eat here again!

Absolutely lovely staff; terrible food & ambience. Needs attention. We wanted to love this place as we were starving. I hate to leave anything negative, but feel it’s necessary, as improvements are needed. V limited veggie choices (veg stroganoff made with chicken stock…). We didn’t book, so got moved through from the bright, warm pub atmosphere to the back, between baby changing/loo & kitchen entrance. Ordered pizza & veg pie: pizza had 1cm thick, uncooked aubergine/courgette/peppers etc & doughy uncooked middle. Veg pie (made with saffron?) tasted odd & floral, with mushy veg. Side of plain boiled potatoes and undressed salad that was covered in soil. Had a side of chunky chips, which were deep fried to within an inch of their life & ‘V’ shaped… Guiness was unfortunately flat. Very disappointing, but the staff are lovely & provide & a good service.

Had Sunday lunch yesterday well below average I would have expected fresh produce for the price not frozen vegetables and roasted potatoes Yorkshire pudding soggy. Here for a week but will not be going again. If you are a smoker do not even bother going to the pub, you are definitely not welcome. Oh please do not say I should have said something, I did to the young lady on the bar all in black

Although we had drinks we mostly went for the food which I'm afraid wasn't good. It's a shame because we stayed at this place and it was otherwise superb. Definitely need a n eatery that matches the accommodation

Nice bar on barend site staff were lovely, dog friendly.

Superb food all the staff a credit to the owners will be back

Great Sunday Roast. Will visit again. Staff very welcoming.

The specials menu had sea bass Best ever experienced

Food was a little bit disappointing but staff very good and helpful.

Absolutely the best meal and welcome you could ask for.

Good food and beer, surroundings are average but the people are nice. I would recommend it as the quality to price is just right.

We've been touring Scotland the camp site recommend this pub it's very reasonably priced and I can recommend the beef stroganoff it was lovely

I don’t like giving one star but feel I have to for the food. I’m a veggie and went for my lunch. The lunch menu only had a couple of sandwiches and the soup option for me. I asked if they could do anything else and was offered a veggie burger. I jumped at the chance. However, what I received was a couple of fried mushrooms and a couple of slices of fried aubergine on a brioche bun with a piece of limp gem lettuce. Not very imaginative and rather bland. Definitely not worth the £8 I paid for it. On the positive side, the fries were good and the beer was lovely but the burger spoiled the whole experience for me especially since I was hungry! Please provide more options for vegans/vegetarians.

Most of our 5 meals were really nice but the Pepperoni pizza was only 75% cooked with the last 25% still dough and also the garlic bread was undercooked. We told the waitress who didn't attempt to remedy the situation apart from saying sorry. My wife asked if anything came with the coffee , ie little cake, tablet, biscotti biscuit. The waitress said no I don't think so but I could give you a dog biscuit. We had 2 dogs with us but the attempt at humour was misplaced and inappropriate. I told the barman about the pizza and garlic bread and again he apologized but no attempt at service recovery. Really disappointed as it's a lovely resource to have at Barend

Would be 5 stars if draught real ale available

Superb food brilliant staff back in september

Great pub. Lovely outdoor area and great food. Highly recommended the pizza and the popcorn chicken starter.

Just had a really nice meal at the Beagle Country pub. Excellent service and friendly staff. If you are staying a Barend well worth a visit.

Visited during their first week of opening after lockdown. Service, food, drink options all fantastic. Staff really friendly, exceptionally clean, look forward to visiting again during our stay here.