The Plough Hotel in Scottish Borders

The food was absolutely incredible and the staff were really lovely, well done to them all!

Can’t explain how good our 2 nights were at this lovely wee hotel. Rooms fab and large looking over the village green. Bar great with such friendly locals and music on the Saturday night. Bar food which was all lovely and freshly cooked. Dogs made very welcome as we were. Ended up on first name terms with all the staff. Didn’t want to leave. Well done to Caroline, Lindsey , Gillian and Alex. We will be back. Xxx

Called in here for lunch with my husband and grandson on the way home with a long drive ahead my husband and I ordered pork pie with onion relish and my grandson had fish finger sandwiches and halloumi fries I don't mind waiting for food because then you know its made fresh but after waiting for a good hour I asked how much longer our food would be it arrived about 10min later my grandson was happy with his food but although the onion relish was nice the slice of pork pie was dry and very salty with quite a bit of gristle would certainly not recommend this place

We had a great stay in this wee hidden gem, everything was exceptional about our stay from the rooms,the staff and the food. Big shout out to Caroline. Lindsay, Gillian, Alex and all the locals for making our stay fab xx

Good food Thursday night- nice girls behind the bar. Will return

Just been for lunch. Not too busy but took over an hour for us to get our sandwiches. Other tables also complained. Table next to us - pies burnt. No empathy or engagement whatsoever from staff front of house. Shame, used to be quite enjoyable

Excellent, good choice of beers and wines, comfy seating, clean and fresh decor. Great beer garden. Have special social and food events. Food portions are very generous, happy atmosphere, great menu selection. Very popular place for socialising. They will take pre bookings for large parties, great place to eat for that special occasion. Quiz nights are popular, new large outdoor garden, perfect for a lazy summer adternoon, enjoying a drink and a bite to eat.

A very comfortable, chilled 1 nights stay. Not luxury and not a ‘happening’ place but a step back in time and a real Borders place, with a friendly welcome. Spotlessly clean. Nothing is a problem attitude from staff which is a nice change from a stuffy attitude in hotels at times. The food is so good, so fresh, so local and so much!! A really nice breakfast which we knew it would be and weren’t disappointed. Delicious. Hotel settled in a lovely part of the country, with lovely scenery and villages and towns. The Borders is a real gem

We stopped for a pint after a walk. The beer was good. We didn't eat so no comment.

Food excellent, Service good. Atmosphere, a plain, old village pub. Black Sheep Ale on draught gets an extra star.

Didn't eat here just stopped by for the world cup as I was passing through. Everyone was super welcoming with a fantastic atmosphere. Just a great little village pub. (Didn't order any food)

Turned up 20 minutes early for booking and was told straight away that they wouldn't take our order until the booking time, hadn't even asked which I found strange. We were booked for 7pm but they didn't end up taking our order until at least 20 past and didn't get our first course until just before 8. Quality of the food was very good, just let down a little by the service. Would still recommend.

As an overseas visitor, I highly recommend this Pub. The dinner options were varied, and I couldn't fault the Garlic Chicken meal. Excellent.

First time had a selection of tapas was amazing will be back again

All good 2 many dogs laid about

A hidden little gem in Yetholm. So friendly and welcoming. Room was fab, bed huge and so comfy. Bath and luxury toiletries. Breakfast was fabulous and loved meeting Stanley the border Terrier. Best accommodation we had on our trip to do St Cuthbert Way. We would give ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️. Thank you!

Great find on our way home from Norfolk holiday. So many delicious things to choose from and gentle, attentive service. Just wish it was closer to home 😁

Bloody lovely Sunday dinner - everything home made and just perfect. Great staff, service excellent, lovely pub environment, play park/garden, good portion sizes. Oh and they sell black sheep which is always a bonus.

Amazing food here, couldn't fault a thing, will definitely return.

We've Lived around the corner for a few years now and eaten there several times. The food is always fantastic as are the staff and the atmosphere, oh and its dog friendly too. We had Sunday lunch there this weekend and I can honestly say that it's the best that I've ever had when out and about. The beef was tender and lots of it and the trimmings were also superb. I literally cannot fault it. Well done guys and keep up the great work 👍 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

A great find with a lovely helpful owner. The food was delicious, and the kids were entertained in a playroom nearby complete with snooker table etc. We enjoyed it so much we went back 2 days later. A warm and friendly pub/restaurant. Would highly recommend.

Had valentines there and the food was amazing, steak cooked perfect and pudding was really nice Well done to the team

Absolutely delighted with the new menu! The beef brisket in ciabatta was a taste sensation—so flavorful and juicy. The consistently excellent beer selection adds to the overall experience, making it a go-to spot for a fantastic lunch. Highly recommend

Impromptu drop in for Sunday lunch... very kindly managed to fit us in. Service was very warm and friendly. Lovely food with plenty of it... exceptional value for money. This is definitely one for a return visit... a well deserved 5 stars from us Thank you all at the Plough ☺️☺️

Katie & Darren were absolute super stars. Best customer service I’ve had in a long time. They were involved in all the fun and made our night! If you are thinking of visiting this pub.. DO IT!!!!! Also George is the best chef you’ll ever come across. Amazing x

Had a great meal here last week with my family. Everyone enjoyed their meals and the chips were fantastic!

Fantastic food, very welcoming staff and a brilliant atmosphere.

Truly lovely country pub. Excellent food and nice range of drinks. We had the plough burger and pepperoni pizza - can’t recommend enough!

Called in for light lunch, if that was light I don't fancy tackling a normal one. Full to over flowing. Great experience.

There were eight people and the food was served altogether.

Family and friends gathered to celebrate 50th birthday. Food was absolutely fabulous. The girls very kindly let us bring a cake, which they brought to the table for us. Manageress and staff all very professional and welcoming, thanks to you all. Hope to you you all again.

Excellent lunch. Cooked to perfection especially the veg. One of the best pub meals I have had, at a very good price. Dog friendly. Highly recommend you give it a try!

Great beers and atmosphere. Staff and regulars made us feel really welcome. Like it so much we're going back for dinner. This is what a village pub should be like! Super dog friendly too!

Such a great pub - the food is fab and there's lots of veggie options (recommend the Halloumi Gyros!). Always a good atmosphere and friendly welcome.

Excellent food and value for money. Great atmosphere also

On August 30, my wife and I called in for some lunch. We were not disappointed. The menu was extensive. I had a delicious spicey Cullen Skink as a starter, followed by the honey glazed ham salad with a runny fried egg on top. I understand that the ham (two huge thick slices) was cooked and prepared in-house. The taste was outstanding. I couldn't quite finish it all so I prepared a "doggy bag" and finished it off for lunch at home the next day. My wife had the Chicken Goujons, followed by Eyemouth Fish and Chips. I tasted a bit of her fish. It was fresh and the batter was crisp and superb. I would describe our meal as outstanding, wholesome food, excellently prepared. The lunch was served in the bar, which had a charming and rustic atmosphere, consistent with a small rural town. The lady that attended to us was extremely welcoming and friendly. The food was served quickly and efficiently. One thing we did notice however, the bar was a bit chilly. The outside temperature had dropped considerably overnight and obviously taken the staff by surprise because the internal heating was still switched off. However, this did not detract from an excellent lunch experience. I would thoroughly recommend this place.

Good pub, service was very good, food was excellent 👌 great atmosphere, definitely recommend definitely be going again!

Very enjoyable Sunday lunch. Good atmosphere. Friendly and efficient service. The food was excellent and the menu varied.

Meet some cousins for lunch as a half between our homes. Lovely place very friendly and food choice was good.

Friendly staff and the food was to die for. Especially there homemade onion rings! We had the fish and chips and burger of the week which was duck in hoisin. Definitely be returning.

On entering the Plough, I found it to be light, spacious, and welcoming. We chose to have Black Sheep as it was on tap at £4.40 a pint (a little steep for a Northerner) and again, found this well looked after and thoroughly enjoyable. For food, we had fish and chips and Pork Gyros. Again, both of which were spot on. The Gyros was perhaps a little too big and could feed two people easily, and that's coming from someone with a large appetite!! Verdict: top notch!

Really noisy, loud mouthed and rude clients. Over crowded. toilets clean.

Burger was OK but a bit mean on the amount of chips!

We have had a mixed experience. Friday we had an amazing takeaway with a couple of pizzas and burger of the week. They were really good easily 4 stars. We decided to go back today for Sunday lunch and it was very poor. Burnt yorkshires, veg just a tad off being raw and fatty pork with rind hidden underneath for the crackling. It was really disappointing and felt like the staff knew it wasnt great, as nobody asked how the food was or if we had enjoyed it just brought us the bill. It seemed a few plates from other tables were going back quite full so presumably others felt the same which was a shame after our experience earlier in the week and reviews. Not sure if the chef was away or something!

We popped in for a drink, had 2! Nice enough 'village pub' (quiet when we called mid week) several locals in by the time we left

We had an overnight stay in the Plough and it was amazing! We lucked out coming on a night were there was a pub quiz on. We had a lovely dinner, great menu with lots of options. Portion sizes great and all round a lovely meal. The atmosphere was brilliant, everyone said hello and was chatting to us like friends. We took part in the quiz and came 6th, we even won twice in the raffle! We had a brilliant night. The room was very clean and really lovely and cosy. Breakfast in the morning was great, we had a full breakfast with options of cereal and toast as well. The staff were all so friendly, as were the locals. Highly recommended and will definitely come back!

Great food, good service nice prices

Fantastic food- we went for Sunday lunch and it was incredible. Would highly recommend.

Stayed in room 4 above the bar. Food was great for whole stay, service good and the room was spacious and clean. Plenty of room for our dog and they provided a wee jar of biscuits for her. The main problem is that room 4 is over the bar so when the music was cranked until near 1am on Saturday and the locals are having fun and shouting away, there's no chance of sleep.

Great food, good selection of beer, and a great atmosphere! Recommend their burgers

Really nice pub. Food was great and staff were incredibly friendly. Menu was small but good variety (we did go for lunch, so dinner may be different) Both child and dog friendly which is always useful for us. Will defiantly be back next time we are in the area.

Can’t fault the roast dinner here! The pork was sensational, not a bad word to say about the food!

We randomly found the plough on Google and were astounded by the high class food! The prices were low and the portion size was large- especially the gyro. You can taste each item was homemade and the service was great. Can't wait to come back and try more.

Excellent country pub just on the outskirts of Newark. Wonderful atmosphere, friendly kind staff. The food is amazing & the portions are extremely generous with a wide selection vegetarian are also considered. I can make a promise you will not be disappointed 🥰

Not the cheapest but atmosphere is nice and friendly.

Have visited this pub on many occasions. Nice place to visit reasonable prices. Warm and freindly. On this occasion however the landlord was a little distant. And not to freindly. But on this occasion we will not be put off. Everyone can have an off day. I would recommend a visit

Excellent food and atmosphere. Welcoming. Clean. Great service. Couldn't ask for much more .

Just found this lovely pub for lunch on our way up north on the A1. Lovely welcome, nicely designed and all homemade fresh food. Well worth a visit if you need somewhere to stop on your travels. Reasonably priced. Would definately call in again Thank you

Lovely meal after a walk in the area. The fish was particularly good. The locals were very welcoming.

Food was amazing! The onion dip 'burger of the week' is the best burger my husband has ever eaten. Staff were friendly and helpful, would be our regular if we weren't just visiting overnight

Absolutely great service, family friendly with a great atmosphere. The service was quick and personal can't recommend highly enough!

Nice experience on a rainy day.

Absolutely delicious vegetarian roast dinner including veggie gravy

Quick service great atmosphere and cooked well, could of done with a little more flavour if i had to find a fault

Lovely,only had nice glass Guinness.

We recently stayed at the Plough as we were visiting family. The room was lovely and had everything we needed for our stay. The staff were superb very helpful and nothing was too much trouble. We have a 'fussy' eater and the staff went out of their way to make sure she had something she liked. The food was excellent. We were made to feel very welcome by the staff and other regulars each time we were in the pub. They have games for the children to play aswell. We have a fantastic stay can't wait to come up again.

We stopped in at the plough today for lunch as we were passing through. All three meals were simple but delicious, freshly prepared and home cooked. The fish and chips were superb, some of the best we’ve had. Friendly welcome, would recommend.

Our group had a lovely meal. There was a good varied choice, the food was really tasty and competitively priced. The staff were warm, welcoming, engaging and attentive. We enjoyed the fun, friendly, laid back atmosphere with a mixture of locals and visitors. Would definitely recommend.

Had the most delicious Mushroom risotto...creamy and al dente rice, melted in the mouth and tantalising the tastebuds...Superb. Highly recommended. Excellent service.

Went for a meal. Drinks not what we ordered. Had to ask for someone to take our order after 15minutes. Waited for 1hour for our meals (2mains). A table of three who ordered after us got their meals first. Presentation of meal's poor. Had to ask for side plate to sit poppadoms and naan bread on as was sat on top of rice. Curry tasted bland and rice tasted and looked like a microwave rice. Chicken with bacon and whiskey sauce, looked like mush, couldn't taste whiskey sauce and veg over cooked. Service poor. Would not go back nor recommend.

Visited here on the first night of our holiday in the town, meals were at best average. I ordered the curry which was chewy chicken, sauce had bits of cut up salad in and served in a soggy popadom. Was just bizarre. Other people in the party had different meals but again just average. We did not visit here again for food so can’t say this is the usual. Called for a punt after a long day walking but again just lacking in any effort. Lots of potential this place but the people working there just seemed like they couldn’t be bothered! Seemed ok if you were local but I personally I did not get a welcoming feeling.

Saw some reviews on here and there web page seems to make out theres a high quality chef, me and my wife ordered the fish and chips and my son got a burger, pretty basic pub grub at its best, more dissapointed than anything as we were expecting better, even some hand cut chips would have been nice instead of frozen packet ones, as said on a previous post I think the locals seem to get more attention from the staff, the chef came out behind the bar and was chating to some of the locals and his choice of language was disgraceful considering we were sat there with our son, Also, I heard the owner say to the table of locals "if someone gets a Larger and lime we dont charge the Locals 90p for the cordial" not really a thing to blurt out when you have a mix of passing trade.

Enjoyed a great night meeting up with old friends. Great friendly staff and good beer in a comfortable and relaxed environment.

Absolutely lovely, welcoming hotel. The rooms are large and comfortable. The food is tasty and was served piping hot. The hotel is dog friendly and close to the Penine Way and St Cuthbert’s Way. Highly recommend a stay here

Food was excellent but found the atmosphere a little clicky with locals / bar person. Wasn’t great hospitality did want was necessary to serve nothing more.

Definitely a cut above the usual standard pub fare, everything home cooked and delicious. Interesting specials as well as the standard burgers and fish and chips, we had beef cheeks in a fantastic gravy followed by gooseberry crumble. The food more than makes up for the lack of atmosphere in the dining room, the bar was very cosy and friendly.

This was our first time eating here and the food was honestly amazing, well presented and tasted delicious, the staff were really kind and helpful. The atmosphere was great too, highly recommend and will most likely return for another meal sometime!

I live local to this pub and went for an evening meal, The chef had specials on ,chicken fajitas, I requested vegetarian and it was done no trouble at all, very enjoyable and quick service. Highly recommend.

Local pub atmosphere with helpful and friendly staff. Fresh nicely cooked food, quite possibly the best fish and chips I’ve had in any pub. We were camping for the weekend in the site nearby and had dinner in the bar on Friday and with a larger group in the dining room on Saturday. Staff handled the changes, cancellations and substitutions of our group without drama or fuss. Thoroughly enjoyed our visit and would recommend The Plough to all.

Booked this for the final night of our Pennine Way trip. Clean, welcoming and very comfortable. The food was really excellent, both dinner and the breakfast - the chef is to be congratulated. Highly recommended.

A great local pub with excellent food, helpful and kind staff. A lovely atmosphere with good internet access. Thank you.

Just this past weekend we were fortunate to make good use of the refreshing facilities of this cosy, well establishment restaurant in the Hotel whilst enjoying a scenic section of the St Cuthbert’s Way walking trail. My wife and I can thoroughly recommend the warmth of the welcome plus the tasty BLT’s with full fresh trimmings to demolish any hunger pangs before, during or after a hike along the trail. Desperately sorry to not be able to stay this time for an evening meal. Will most certainly return.

Mother and daughter team, Sandi and Zoey, are the warmest, kindest, and friendliest host(s) we encountered on our Cuthbert Way walk from Melrose to Holy Island. Attention to detail, lovely rooms, nicely done breakfast, delightful outside beer garden. We felt welcomed from the first introduction to the last goodbye. Highly recommended.

My family and I stayed here. A very nice and cosy hotel staff first class a very clean and well run hotel excellent views. We had our evening meal here too my wife and daughter are veggie and I am gluten free and all our food was excellent and highly recommended well do team

Very friendly,dog made very welcome as well. Food was lovely and plenty of it. Highly recommend it if your in the area.

Having just completed the Pennine Way walk this hotel was the perfect place to relax and rest after nearly 3 weeks walking. The room was spacious, clean and very comfortable. The bathroom included a good size bath with shower and ample hot water. The staff were really welcoming, friendly and obliging. The stay was completed with a good hearty breakfast.

I managed to visit this charming local pub 3 times in one day! First for a reviving drink after finishing the day's walk;secondly for tea and shelter from the rain as my B+B wasn't open and finally for a lovely chicken curry and convivial company in the evening. The hosts are very friendly and the food good. Would definitely return.

I love this rustic pub. There is a lovely feel about it and it’s a short distance to some great walks and scenery. The staff are very friendly, the food and atmosphere is great. If you are in the borders area I highly recommend visiting here.

Stayed with a group of walkers in this well run characterful pub B&B.; There was a friendly welcome, attractive comfortable bedrooms and an excellent breakfast. Dinner was good quality well cooked food. Would certainly recommend the Plough to walkers and others visiting this lovely area.

Chicken burger and chunky chips went down well with a pint. A real local pub that does great food along with an ever changing draught beer selection.

Excellent service and the best food, staff are friendly as are the locals. Great atmosphere. Best in the Borders but far!

Having visited the plough on more than one occasion for long weekends we have always received great service and the food has always been of high quality both in taste and choice, friendly staff who nothing is too much trouble for, highly recommend the plough whether your planning a short stay or just passing through.

Visited last weekend with my family and couldnt fault a thing, food was outstanding and service was fantastic :) higly recommend!!

Having stayed at the Plough on a number of occasions I can only describe my stays as been outstanding.The food is truly amazing and the hospitality is second to non.

My wife and l often go and have a meal here and have found the food and service excellent and good value for your money

You can't fault the food served in the lovely country pub, lovely selection of fresh produce which locally sourced, the fish and chips are a must. Staff very friendly and helpful with local knowledge,they also have guest beers which is nice to have a change from the usuals.

Great place to stay. Great food, warm, friendly atmosphere, lovely staff. Everything clean & tidy. Couldn't really ask for more. Many thanks to Sandy, Chantelle & the others. Looking forward to returning in November.

Good food, good atmosphere and very friendly staff. Staying at the hotel and possibly the only place open but no regrets

The pre-arranged dinner for about 15 people was served in a very tight space and did not include choices that were diabetic or vegetarian-friendly.The staff was fine and did make a few accommodations on the spot, so that was nice and helpful.

The food was good without being startling but that was fine. However, there were a couple of children running up and down the pub which clearly belonged to the pub staff. I know childcare can be a problem but it was quite annoying to have small children running in and out of the toilets/front door/bar area.