The King's Arms Hotel Courtyard Restaurant in Dumfries & Galloway

If I could give more stars I would! We visited here on 2 occasions for food, as a family while holidaying along the road. My partner and I also enjoyed a few drinks in the beer garden on sunnier days. So impressed with the lovely, friendly, helpful staff. The food was really good pub grub, tasty and good value. I should have taken pictures, but I was too busy enjoying it!! Also, a special mention to the lovely wee lady behind the bar who got my rum & coke just right every time (1 ice cube 😉). If we lived locally, we'd be back for sure.

Thank you for a very warm welcome to my wife, Beau our dog and myself. Both Molly and the front of house lady were professional and relaxed in dealing with us. We were shown various locations to dine, all of which were fresh and very clean. A tremendous selection of food on the menu catering for all, if not most normal people, all option very reasonably priced.. Upon receiving our food, the portion size was more than sufficient and more importantly was very tasty and appetising. We are now looking forward to returning for food on our next visit to the area. Thank you for a relaxed few hours, whereby we left with a full belly and a positive outlook on the Kings Arms Hotel and staff. My photos don't do the food justice. 19th June 2024.

Just love this place. Old fashioned pub offering a good menu. Have eaten here several times and the food has always been excellent. Staff are really friendly and efficient. Recommend and will be back. Only issue is would be good if they could include some vegan options so we can go with friends who are.

Turned up without booking and dog and were given a table even though restaurant was busy. Food was served fresh and piping hot. Quality home style cooking in a lovely atmosphere, staff were lovely as well. Would reccomend and will visit again.

Turned up today, Saturday, at 2.15pm as we regularly , up until now did , for soup and a toastie - was told that lunch stopped at 1.45pm- excuse me isn’t that during lunchtime 😡. Won’t be back ever in case I arrive too late for lunch again. Disappointing rural hospitality and hostelry.

Very friendly staff. Great range on the menu, very good value for money. Friendly atmosphere. Would definitely visit again.

Great stay at King's Arms in Castle Douglas. We were made to feel so welcome. Had food in the evening which was fantastic. Breakfast was amazing. Great choice of ingredients and Pauline went out of her way to offer me an alternative as I have an allergy. Recommend to everyone. See you again, hopefully soon.

Staff were friendly, pleasant atmosphere and able to get a table without booking. Portions were huge. The person I was with ordered the chicken curry and was disappointed as there was very little curry flavour, with lots of tomatoes and onions more like a Spanish style dish.

We have just been here as a family of four adults. I cannot rate this place highly enough!! We were staying in a lodge not too far away but self catering. Now self catering for me means eating out. I'm a full time carer to disabled family members so someone else making my meals on a rare break from home is very important and these guys did not disappoint!! The menu is not pages and pages long but still gives a good variety of food, and what food!! Their chef Mike is a magician!! The food was simply gorgeous and there was no skimping on portions sizes either!! I still didn't find out how he cooked his braised steak in that pie but it just melted!! Absolutely gorgeous!! We ate here for three nights, didn't need to go anywhere else!! The staff were wonderful, nothing was too much trouble even on the nights we hadn't booked!! We booked on the last night!! An outstanding experience all round. Thank you guys..you made a massive chunk of my holiday, no cooking, fabulous food, a chef who works his magic and fabulous food......what more could you ask for!!!! 😋

Nice homely meal staff very attentive A warm atmosphere as you walk in Food was good Plenty of choice Reasonably priced Thank you

Great food freshly cooked and great service. Lots of menu choices. Couldn’t ask for anything more.

Absolutely great food and hotel restaurant. We didn't have to wait long either. Thank you 🙏🏽 We'll be back in the very near future.

Had a lovely meal last night to celebrate my birthday, food excellent, service 100% and staff friendly couldn't do enough. Would highly recommend this place for a meal or even a drink.

Out here on Christmas eve and found the usual friendly atmosphere compounded by the Xmas spirit in the air. The menu is reasonably limited but this is perhaps a strength as you can rely on your favourites being available. The desserts are especially good.

We were recommended to dine out at the Kings arms in Castle Douglas by Eric, the owner of our holiday cottage, and we are glad that he did. The weather was terrible so we arrived early, to get out of the heavy rain. The staff could not have been more friendly and welcoming. As we had not eaten since breakfast, we had starters, main and desert. The meal was very nice, one of the tastiest that we have had, and very reasonably priced. We had two well behaved dogs that were very well catered for. Thank you and we look forward to visiting and sampling the menu again. Brian and Michelle.

We went twice to The King's Arms for supper, the food is home cooked, delicious. Staff are wonderful, helpful and so friendly. Pauline the Landlady is very professional and helpful. Lovely local pub.

We stayed 9 nights and ate dinner there on 3 occasions plus breakfast each day. Restaurant was first rate and the menu had a variety of selections

went for dinner while staying locally. scampi was fine but fish came with batter full of grease and inedible. to be fair when we told staff it was removed from the bill. staff were great.

Staff were very friendly and helpful, meals were delicious and plenty of it, would thoroughly recommend.

Molto bello, un vero pub inglese dove dormire e mangiare. Ottima accoglienza e buon prezzo. Ottima cena e ottima colazione....

Food is absolutely lovely, staff are very kind + welcoming. They are pet friendly and have gorgeous deserts.

Chose this place to eat based on TA positive reviews and were very happy as a result. Very friendly welcome from staff and bar regulars, excellent service and broad choice of food and beers. Mains portions were very generous so we could not sample the...

The guest house proprietor recommended this restaurant and booked a table for us. The tables were nicely spaced out and the waitress wore a face mask so we felt safe. My wife needs gluten free food and I don't but both were able to have...

We were touring in the area and after a damp day we were looking for an evening meal with our dog. Kings Arms ticked all the boxes. Warm welcome comfortable surroundings and good reasonably priced food. Dog was made very welcome

Friendly reception, good choice menu. I’d recommend the steak burger with haggis and cheese topping. Not for the faint hearted! Roast lamb is also good. Good portions and nice presentation. Would recommend.

Lovely filling evening meals and delicious desserts full of calories!. Their chips are the best I have ever tasted.

Good classic pub food with some varied choices and very good service. We had Brie with plum sauce, haggis and black pudding tower followed by roast lamb and Moroccan lamb. All the food was nicely done and perfect portion sizes apart from the haggis tower...

2 visits within a weeks holiday. Great service and great food. No need to say any more. Efficient friendly and good quality.

Fantastic service, room brilliant and spacious, food out of this world and Staff so helpful and friendly, nothing to fault whatsoever plus peace of mind that Car safe in courtyard parking

Visiting Castle Douglas for a few days. Ate here twice, once for Evening meal, and again (very near to food service closing time) at Lunch the following day. Both visits were excellent. Good food, Good service and very friendly…..our dog Basil was made very welcome...

Popped in here without booking for a spot of lunch. Staff seemed a bit panicky at the prospect of a ‘walk in’ and located us in a place they called the snug but I think it might have been a table in their reception! However...

We came here twice for meals whilst on holiday in area. Both time the food was delicious and they accommodated my daughter diary ( gluten dairy and soya free) needs well. They made her plain chicken and chips followed by meringue and berries and all...

Lovely food and some gluten free options however a little limited. We hadn’t booked however had space for us but turned down everyone else as very busy. Yummy food which was good quality and wide range of food.

We arrived without a reservation while passing during our holiday, we were squeezed in to a little snug area at the front of the restaurant, we fell lucky as many we turned away as it was a very busy Tuesday night. We are a family...

The hotel itself and the restaurant in particular are really nice. Special thanks to David for being such a welcoming host! P.S.: the breakfast coffee here is one of our favorite in Galloway!

We came here for an evening meal on our last day of holiday. What a warm welcome we had. The food was amazing. Really good honest, tasty food. Large portions of freshly cooked food, the veg was freshly prepared and not out of a packet....

Stayed in Castle Douglas for a weeks work. On 3 of the 4 nights I was there I had my dinner at the Kings Arms Hotel - and it was excellent. Normally when I travel to new places I like to try the different restaurants...

Food was tasty and hot roast lamb was tender and the vegetables and potatoes were cooked perfectly staff were friendly and helpful

First time in Castle Douglas, booked into The Kings Arms Hotel, staff greeted us in a really friendly manner even though they were in the middle of a busy lunch service. We checked in, then went for some lunch, great menu very reasonably priced. Our...

Visiting the area for the day wanted somewhere to eat which allowed dogs. We were welcomed and shown to a table and asked for our contact details for Test and trace. We ordered steak burger and chicken curry. They were both Very Good. The burger...

We've just enjoyed a marvellous Christmas lunch from the Kings Arms. This wasn't an "well, it's Ok for a takeaway meal during a pandemic" type-meal, this was a really tasty meal by any standard. It included a large portion of moist turkey, with all the...

Visited here for the first time and we will definitely be back we went there for dinner and the food was delicious the service was excellent and the staff were friendly the portions were fantastic all in all I would recommend them 10 out of...

Had a great meal tonight in our local, food excellent, Staff were professional, reasonably priced, well worth a visit, Covid safe with all procedures in place to keep all safe!

Had a meal with friends.Food delicious and service was first class. Nothing too much trouble! The staff where so good and made us so welcome. Excellent value and the sweets are really good value!

So, just after the virus struck but before lockdown, the Kings Arms was doing delivery. We ordered the Moroccan Lamb, which we'd had in the restaurant before. It gave us something to look forward to. Everything about it was excellent. It arrived on time, delivered...

Out with friends celebrating a birthday, then we headed to this hotel for early dinner. The place looked well laid out, table was set nicely, lots of options on the menu and additional 'specials' made the choice of dishes hard. I ordered the 'Rob Roy'...

Great food, quick service, attentive and friendly. Moroccan lamb was amazing, went with a group amazed at the bill for such good quality food. £75 for 6 of us ( fod)

Stumbled across this pub as we were staying locally. Real old fashioned pub with a small bar and snug area. The service was outstanding with all the staff taking their time out to chat with us. Good selection of beer and cider. The food was...

Had our evening meal at the Kings Arms, we found the staff very friendly and the food was very well cooked and just what we needed after a day out exploring the area.

Used on couple of occasions while staying in Castle Douglas. The hotel decor is a bit dated with tartan carpets but has friendly and helpful staff. Big portions of food which doesn't always suit everyone. We hate waste and would like the idea of smaller portions for elderly. Chose to have Sunday dinner here as the other hotel didn't do a roast dinner on a Sunday. Think they are all missing an opportunity here. Lovely lamb my husband had with all trimmings and I chose a salmon and prawn salad. Nice to be offered potatoes and not come with chips with everything.

We went there for a meal and were made very welcome. And our dog was also made welcome. Lentil soup was excellent and the Rob Roy chicken with haggis in a creamy onion and mushroom sauce was to die for......almost worth driving all the way from the south of France for!!!

We ate here on our visit to Castle Douglass all I can say is the food was good and the portions great well worth a visit.

The restaurant is quite large but you can eat in the bar area. We chose the restaurant. Hot food was delicious, especially the fish pie. You won't leave hungry! Good service, too.

Visited on Saturday 25th may for an overnight stay with friends must say food was excellent fast service we all got food at same time nice staff

Stayed in the area for a long weekend for business, was recommended the King's Arms so gave it a whirl, was so good went back on our last night. Was greeted by welcoming and happy staff, who showed us to a table in the bar area as we brought our dog, immediately made a fuss of him to settle him and brought a bowl of water. The menu had plenty of variety, suitable for all. I am vegetarian and had the vegetable curry, best curry I've had for ages. The desserts proved a hard choice, tried the rhubarb, raspberry sponge with custard which was absolutely awesome. Returned a few nights later, the staff recognised us and the dog and made us extremely welcome. my wife had lamb chops and I had asparagus tortellini, both excellent. Very generous portions and good prices. Very relaxed and welcoming atmosphere throughout. We will definitely return, cannot fault anything about The Kings Arms.

Popped into The Kings Arms purely by accident. What a pleasant surprise. It was almost full with diners but we were found a table and had a super lunch at a great price. Great value and brilliant service.

I had lunch at the King arms Hotel today and on arrival I was warmly greeted. The staff was very welcoming and the service was very quick and efficient. My waitress Victoria Was very polite and helpful. The food the very nice. I would definitely recommend and go there myself again.

Five of us had dinner to celebrate a birthday. A very comprehensive menu with something for everyone. If you have any intolerances they are happy to accommodate you. Starters included scallops, crisping brie wedges and of course haggis. Main courses included steaks, fish and pasta. The scampi was delicious, served with veg and chips, new potatoes available as well. We had to skip dessert, all of us full.

When we called into the hotel to see if we needed to book a table the girl on the desk was most helpful, we all enjoyed our Sunday evening meal there whilst on our holiday staying at nearby Auchencairn

The Chips only are worth the visit superb not sure how the chef makes them so tasty.

We had lunch here today. We were welcomed by 2 very friendly ladies and decided on seeing the menu to have 3 courses as the starters looked so good.

very tasty and enjoyable meal. well cooked and served. prices were very reasonable and I can recommend it

The room was cosy and clean. All the staff were friendly. Breakfast was hot and very good everything was available.

I popped in here on a visit to Castle Douglas. It was a busy place. The staff are nice. They have a decent variety of wines. Good looking food. Small beer garden.

We visited as a group of 6 guys in June 2018. We had reserved in advance and ate in one of the small rooms behind the bar area.

Wie kleine Kinder so sind, machen diese beim Abendessen nicht immer das was sich gehört. Dennoch wurden wir von den Besitzern sehr familiär behandelt. Am zweiten Abend wurde extra ein Vorzimmer hergerichtet damit sich unsere Kinder ungestört austoben konnten.

Visited last night with our friend who lives in Castle Douglas and can honestly say we had the best food we've had in ages. There was a choice of two menus with the opportunity to have food from either or both - great variety. My Moroccan Lamb was exceptional, full of flavour and good quality meat. My companions had Chicken Curry and both said it was really good.

Beautiful hearty food very good service and lovely atmosphere. The staff are helpful. Dave and Pauline can't do enough,

My husband and I stayed at the kings arms hotel just for the one night very nice hotel. The room was very nice and breakfast was good. I would come and stay again. Staff all very friendly

Nice place, very welcoming, always friendly staff, been here many times and always had a good meal, kids meals could do with a bit more imagination though, good beer.

The Thursday before Christmas four of us and an infant stopped to have dinner on the way from Cairnryan. We could not have been received more warmly. We were given a separate room off the reception area for us to have our meal. This afforded...

We have been going to the Kings arms now for four years as a group of golfers. Each year we have been to the Kings arms the atmosphere the service and the friendly welcome from the owner John his wife and all the staff there...

My husband would not choose anywhere else in town as he is sure to get a selection of the choices he likes. The food is always good and wholesome.

We had fish and chips with tea and bread costing £12.10 each in total, the fish was awful, stringy and mainly batter with a dry chewy substance inside which was supposedly fish, the tea was OK but not exactly plentiful. On complaining we were told...

Très bon restaurant, pas cher, bonne cuisine britannique. Ambiance chaleureuse, service rapide. Wifi.

Buena comida, servicio rápido y eficaz, con personal atento y amable. Llamamos el 6 sábado de agosto y nos sirven casi tan pronto como llegamos. La mejor carne asada que he tenido en las edades

Cenamos allí una noche a finales de julio. El comedor era de tamaño completo, pero la conversación fue fácil. La comida era variable. Tuve hongos fritos rellenos con haggis que eran bastante buenos, si no genial. Mi esposa tenía una ensalada de salmón ahumado y gambas, que consistía en un gran manojo de langostinos y un manojo de igualdad de salmón ahumado, pero no se unen como una ensalada. Tuve la hamburguesa de bistec que fue una gran decepción. La hamburguesa era de dureza y sirve básicamente desnudos en un panecillo con tres rondas de cebollas fritas. Ya que venía con una pequeña ensalada, la ensalada y pila hizo comestible, pero justo. Que nos rendimos a la mitad como demasiado seco y sin sabor. Postre compensado por las cenas. Compartimos un flan de jengibre con helado y una salsa que era absolutamente sillones fenomenal. El servicio también era variable. La camarera no era especialmente atento, pero el gerente del restaurante era genial ver a sus necesidades. Volver al Castillo Douglas le busca otro lugar para la próxima comida.

Lovely food, made us feel really welcome and even gave our 2 spaniels some meat from the kitchens -great place!

Regularly call into the Kings for a pint, if we are passing. Don't often eat in town, but decided to last week, and as usual, the meal was fantastic. The staff are very friendly and helpful. Although it was very busy, they apologised before hand in case of a wait, but in the end, I felt service was very prompt. Best gammon steak I have had in a long time, and the chips are fantastic!

Best meal we have had in Scotland. Highly recommend the Beef Stroganoff. All the food was great. Chips were amazing. The decor is old fashioned but quaint. Staff were so helpful and friendly.

We had a couple of pints before our kids were ready to eat and they accommodated us even though it was a Friday night, and the food was fabulous!!!

Called in for something to eat in the evening and it was a good decision. There was a limited vegetarian choice on the menu but the chef offered to make us some mushroom stroganoff served with rice and it was really delicious. It was a relaxed pub atmosphere and the staff were friendly and efficient. I would certainly go there again.

This was my second visit to the King's Arms. It was as I remembered. Cozy, good food, and good service.

We stayed at the Kings Arms for 5 nights in May this year. David organised all the golf for us at some great courses. The sun shine all week and we had a great time. All the staff were superb, very helpful and friendly. Rooms are very comfy. An excellent option for a golf holiday.

We want to thank you and your staff for the way that you accommodated our group at very short notice, provided excellent meals and generally kept calm whilst guests were late arriving and some of us created even more (wet) havoc. Everyone enjoyed the evening, the meals and atmosphere – so very well done.

Go regularly to this hotel for bar meals and evening dining and have never been disappointed. The hotel staff are welcoming and attentive, and the hotel has a friendly busy atmosphere.

Was an invited guest and was taken here for an evening meal. The starters for the price were not up to par with the standards of some other restaurants in CD, the soup was bland, the roll served with it was not warm, not very fresh and was served with a flora pat rather than butter, another person had the scallops that were advertised as sautéed in coriander, lime and butter, they were served barely warmed through, no taste of coriander and the lime was non-existant, had to send them back to be cooked longer. One person had the Caledonian chicken dish, the vegetables were cooked to within an inch of their lives and not very appealing on the plate, one of the deserts was served a strawberry/parfait sundae, the strawberries tasted as if they were tinned, not fresh at all. For the price of the menu and the food listed, it was far under par with other restaurants in the area, very disappointed and have to say would not bring anyone visiting here for a meal. It is too bad as this restaurant has been around for a very long time.

Meals in the restaurant were okay and reasonably priced, but we did have a language problem with one of the waitresses which resulted in some of the food orders coming back completely wrong, especially at breakfast.

My friend said she had one of the best curries she had ever tasted. My lamb meal, however, can only be described as average. The service was friendly and quite fast. The cost of the meals was not excessive.

As locals we eat out here several times a year. Food is always excellent home cooked local produce at a reasonable price. Staff are friendly and very helpful. Hotel has a great atmosphere with a good mix of locals and visitors.

Was recommended this hotel for food by staff at Threave gardens and the food was as good as they said. Excellent smoked salmon to start followed by delicious mushroom ravioli. The ravioli came with chips but you would need to be really hungry to do it all justice.

Nous avons mangé dans ce pub un midi et nous nous sommes régalés. Nous avons pris du saumon fumé ainsi que des scampi et nous n'avons pas été déçus. C'était très bien présenté et très bon. Le personnel était très agréable. Nous recommandons ce restaurant.

Met family friends here on 19 April. The food was excellent and the staff friendly. A nice welcoming atmosphere.

Our waiter Darragh was superb! The food was lovely, great atmosphere and I would recommend for group dinners. Only downfall is the prices are rather high.

Ate here on the Friday & the meal was fantastic quality...right quantity & great value. Look out for the seasonal specials as well.

Liked the atmosphere, friendly and unintimidating, lots of locals around. Food was nice the first time I went there but was even better when I stayed in Castle Douglas for second time a week later.

Four of us walked down to this hotel for an evening meal. We had not booked and it was the middle of Feb but the bar was half full and there were quite a few people eating. We ate in the bar. The food was very good (about £10 per main and £5 for starters) hot and plentiful.The hotel public rooms - bar and decor are quite dated but its clean with a nice atmosphere.

Went along for a pre-christmas lunch not knowing what to expect. Had been in the hotel only a couple of times, but never for a meal. The haggis starter was very good, the sauce was perfect. The main course of Boeuf Bourguignon was absolutely spot-on, lots of it and beautifully cooked. Couldn't face a dessert as the portions of the first two courses were generous.

Stayed here in November, b&b, for one night. The bedrooms where wonderfully decorated, bed was fantastically comfy, and bathroom was very spacious. The staff were very helpfulland efficient. Only one wee hickup, not disable friendly, but if you can manage a few stairs then youll be ok.

Four of us ate here for two successive nights in October and every starter and main course was excellent. I have eaten once before earlier this year and I was equally impressed again. Great choice, very well presented and very tasty. As soon as we had eaten on the Friday, we booked again for the next night, which turned out to be a good idea as it was busy. Would highly recommend to anyone visiting the town or area.