The Swan - Kingholm Quay in Dumfries & Galloway

Brilliant food overall. Outstanding service from all staff during a very busy period. Especially enjoyable for myself as a coeliac having such an extensive choice of gluten free food - the gf batter on the sweet and sour chicken balls was perfect you’d never have known it was gluten free.

Very cosy set, in a nice area. Fast and professional service, good and nicely presented meals.

Best place for kids. Just had the nicest meal here. I had the steak, it was incredible, the waitress was amazing with my child and we sampled some of the drinks menu. Best meal we had had in a long time. Ice cream sundaes are absolutely unreal.....

Thank you for our beautiful lunch today! Superb atmosphere, delicious food and good company! We popped in for lunch, our first visit, and we shall most certainly be returning! Even though it was very busy, the staff were very polite and attentive, checking to make sure all was well with our meals. My Husband had the Chilli, which was served very attractively, including nachos and chips (which looked divine!) . He's quite fussy, but he ate every bit of his lunch! I usually opt for the salad, which does tend to be a bit boring, but is healthier for me. However, let me tell you, there was nothing boring about this Chicken Caesar Salad! The dressing was fantastic and the chicken was cooked to perfection. Not dry and not boring at all. For pudding, my Husband had the White Chocolate and Raspberry Brulee, which again, was served beautifully with a shortcake biscuit. I decided to have the Crumble of the day, which was apple actually. Again, would it be boring? NO, not at all. The apple crumble was delicious, with a wonderful cinnamon flavour which complemented the crumble, a delicate flavour, not overpowering in the slightest. We shall be visiting again soon, I can guarantee it. Can't wait actually! And thank you again for the wonderful lunch - the sunshine outside was a bonus addition!

A great find for a motorhome stopover, staff are very welcoming and friendly, food was excellent, and good value, dog friendly, great quiet spot by the river.

A lovely pub with interesting menus that catered for special dietary requirements. The staff were friendly and efficient, and the beer was good.

Lovely warm friendly atmosphere and delicious food. Good choice with quite a few vegetarian options. Staff were very welcoming and attentive, beautiful spot a little gem

We visited this pub while on a weekend away staying about 20 minutes from the pub. We absolutely loved the food! Was delicious. I wish this place was closer to us where we live! Thank you again.

The Swan was good enough to let us stay on the car park, a lovely quiet spot after the pub quietened down. The staff were welcoming and very efficient, the food was absolutely excellent! We will be back, despite living 90miles away.

We had a fantastic dinner, and we all enjoyed our meals so much, lovely staff, and amazing ambience. Even my little one ate all his food by himself. That's definitely a big thumbs up as it's not happening often. 🫨🥰

Great place to eat, staff are lovely and attentive, really nice food selection and tastes lovely, drinks and food nicely priced, made a lovely evening out with friends.

Roast beef had to be returned, as was not tender. Replacement dish featherblade beef was delicious. This was not a problem to the staff who were great. Will return again

Good food and service. Will return

Popped in for lunch. Had the celeriac soup and the turkey Christmas dinner, with panna cotta to finish. Superb!

Was at the Swan last week for my birthday and the whole experience was great. We ordered of the Christmas menu and I ate everything ( which is VERY rare for me) the whole menu looked stunning and it tasted delicious. The service was also fantastic with the girls coming every so often to check on us and the food was delivered very quickly. Will definitely be back.

Nice place a bit away from the centre. Good food (I had a very Scottish version of chicken) and friendly service. Would be nice to sit outside

Wonderful food as always and lovely service.

Went in on off chance and, fortunately,got a table as we hadn't booked. Waiting staff as usual were very friendly and good was excellent! Thank you.

Normally enjoy the food here but the pork dish was very disappointing.

Food was mega here, good beers on tap. Service 5* definitely recommend. Worth the drive from afar.

A delightful Sunday lunch, one having the ham and myself having beef. Well cooked meat and excellent accompaniments, particularly the red cabbage. Comfortably the best Sunday dinner I’ve had out in years.

Popped in again today for lunch. Great food, warm welcome from staff and very enjoyable. Lovely area for walking also Can't wait for warmer weather to try the beer garden.

Great menu. Food always delicious. Large portions. Reasonable mid priced. Never disappoints.

Just popped in with my wife for a quick lunch. Loved the lite bites menu and wrap meals. Lager was cold and fresh. Good staff.

Really enjoyable meals all round - thanks again!

Very nice quiet comfortable pub. The food was nice, especially the banoffee tart!

Very friendly food very tasty we had gamon steaks delicious. Will definitely be back

Nice staff and a decent atmosphere. Food was okay. Nothing out of the ordinary and prices acceptable. Just pub food with not a lot of imagination .

Good food & friendly staff. Dog friendly as well which is a bonus.

First visit to the Swan , I was told it had a Vegan menu which it did, three choices ! Friendly staff , food served quickly was so full could not taste the deserts which was a shame they looked good ! I will return !!!

Food cooked perfectly, taste was also perfect no complaints. Compliments to the chef. Burgers were amazing.

Great food and attentive service even when busy. Lovely place. Food is outstanding and reasonably priced.

Excellent food and excellent service as usual.

Very dog friendly. Food was excellent and good-sized portions.

Super food and views. Staffvery polite and attentive..

Fantastic mac n cheese. Friendly staff and great atmosphere. Will definitely be back.

Went to The Swan today for lunch, with my colleague Ross. Top notch service, and the dish I had was great too - Mac N Cheese with Bacon is amazing. Great to see a busy atmosphere in The Swan on a gorgeous day in D&G. Well done team.

Pricey. Food is ok, not as good as it used to be however

Lovely place. Stopped by for coffee and cake. Friendly service. Gardens very pretty with lots pretty flowering tubs. Inside very tidy and immaculate toilets, well done😁

Great pub at the end of a walk along the river.

Beautiful food as always. Friendly atmosphere. Lovely staff👍😎

Had the most amazing home made Scotch eggs in haggis here served by nice friendly staff.

Dinner was warm when I received it.

Excellent meal, the staff catered well for a table of 10 with ages ranging from a couple of months to 91

Never had a bad meal at The Swan. Always enjoyed the food. Lovely friendly staff and quick service. Would highly recommend 🙌🏻

Expensive for what you got, roast dinner was ok , meat was very tough, however the staff were very friendly

I called in in my motorhome on the off chance to be able to park overnight. The staff were welcoming and happy for us to park the night in the carpark for a meal which was delicious😁. Able to stay in their carpark with an amazing view and great walk along the river for our dogs. perfect stopover !!

Fantastic food, friendly staff and well worth a visit.

Lovely food and great choice! Servers were super.

Really good food. The food took a while but the manager gave us drinks on the house and a dessert on the house because the food was 20 minutes late I like the place looks good

Fabulous pub serving delicious food. I had the Balmoral Chicken which was really nice. Lovely atmosphere and staff.

Fantastic food ate here with family, we had sweet and sour chicken drinks and desserts. So welcoming and friendly great staff, no wait for food. Would definitely recommend the Swan 🌟🌟

When for lunch.Had sweet and sour chicken Better than before and staff where friendly and cheerful will be back

Fantastic food and great service in a lovely location. Definitely recommend.

Staff can't do enough for you, lovely setting and delicious food.

An absolute unexpected Goggle find! A very warm welcome followed by being seated in a quiet area. Food: Starters: Prawn cocktail - a very generous serving of prawns with crunchy red onion, cucumber, pepper and lettuce. Teriyaki boneless chicken served with sticky rice was considered very good. Main course: Fish and chips, served in paper reminiscent of the old days (see photos) with the biggest onion rings I've ever had! All beautifully cooked. The Swan is by a river which offered a great way of burning off some of what we had consumed! Absolutely recommend - it's just a shame that we had no room for dessert!

Very good staff good service and great food

Best onion rings I’ve ever had. Other than that, food was alright. Servers were very kind but wait for food seemed a bit much at 45 min, but it was for 7 people. Lovely place.

Very slimmed down menu, nowhere near as good as it used to be

Amazing fish and chips 🍟 😋 staff friendly and supportive lovely family meal x

Fantastic location forca family dining out experience. Food was great and not rushed.

Just called in for quick pint Criffel Ale good very friendly

Very good selection of dishes and helpful and friendly staff.

Excellent meal generous portions

The Swan is just perfect after a stroll along the river .nip in for a nice drink.or as we did on this occasion an excellent meal. Great place friendly staff superb food.

No services here, just s good place to park up and walk.

First time here. Thought it was about time we came to see what The Swan was about. Staff very friendly food was excellent. The only but.. was it was freezing in the building. I was even sitting next to the table with the fire and although a few logs were burning down it was cold in the building. I saw others also comment too it was cold. Now considering we were there on a cold day outside I would have loved to say we stepped into a warm and friendly atmosphere, friendly yes warm not so.Would love to come back again but would leave it until the weather warms up so I can sit in the garden area. Real shame as a warm building is so important in hospitality if you want me to stay for pudding and coffee

Great food and staff well worth a visit

Amazing food very fairly priced. I look forward to coming here again the next time I'm in the area.

Came here for new year, stayed in the carpark in our campervan. Food is outstanding and the atmosphere was lovely. Staff very attentive and always ready for you to order and cater for your every need. We will definitely be back again Food we had was Balmoral chicken and maple bacon and chicken salad.

Great food, quick service , but we were eating at 5pm and it does get busy, even in winter, always book a table.

Haven't been for a while, and I'm sure it's changed hands since we were last there. It didn't disappoint. Food was great and service with a smile. We were there at 12, having booked a table, and where we sat was a little cool. The fire was roaring in the lounge, but the heat didn't quite reach us! However, it was warmer after the main course. Enjoyed it and will be back at some point

Fantastic service and jolly good Sunday lunch.

Went last friday for lunch. I had the scampi. It wasnt very good, all mushy and not a lot of taste.

Staff found us a table even though they were busy. Good service from the bar and wait staff. Well presented local food served in a lovely river side location.

Great service, great food, great staff 👍

Pleasant atmosphere and tasty food. Average prices.

I was horrified to find pieces of glass on the table we had chosen but it was soon cleared away. I know prices of food have gone up and our meal was ok but still overpriced.

Food was amazing staff amazing I recommend the swan lovely food lovely place not been before booked just incase arrived at 12 00 glad I booked very popular The Sunday lunch was amazing

Great food good choice would go again

We went here for a family meal to celebrate a special occasion and it did not disappoint....food was delicious and portions were generous, the staff were friendly and attentive and it had a nice relaxed welcoming atmosphere...would most definitely return again!

Really nice garden and the food was fab

Nice place. Messed up the order but staff friendly. Would come back.

Brilliant place, food was amazing

Very helpful staff and lovely food

Visited on a glorious day weather wise. Sat outside. Pleasant attentive staff. Bit of a mix up with food but nothing major. This is the first time I've visited in a while but a definite improvement on last time, new ownership I think, will go again.

Nice old pub near the river with friendly staff, tasty, well priced and generously portioned food, and pleasant garden seating area. Be aware of the limited opening times. Not normal pub or restaurant hours.

Amazing food,excellent service atmosphere was so nice and relaxing

Great improvement in service and food since I last visited. Would recommend highly.

A familiar location The Swan, under new management, is alive and kicking. It's good to see The Swan at the top of it's game again. I went there for a family meal (two adults and two young children) and was blown away by the whole experience. The atmosphere, the food, the service. All brilliant. We were greeted with a warm smile and shown to an ideal table ‐ space for the kids to stretch out. We felt like we had our own VIP section. The food was gorgeous and substantial. The server advised on the pudding and it did not disappoint. The portions are very generous so make sure you don't snack before you visit. We will definitely be returning for round two (three and four)

Lovely food , great selection and big portions

Young lady serving drinks was excellent ,thank you ! quick ,efficient and polite , sadly the wait for a food order and attitude of that particular lady let the whole experience down , we left after a considerable wait she passed numerous times and didn’t even acknowledge us and no apology which really summed it up.

Fabulous food and great service. Plus dog friendly.

Couldn't find more friendly staff, nice setting, food was excellent. We with come back again when in the area next year.

Amazing food and great service. Able to sit outside with our dog as well.

Nice meal in pleasant surroundings. Staff were very helpful. Recommended!

Great food with fantastic service 👌

Great Service, Great Choice , Delicious Food. 1st time I've visited and a lovely clean place with excellent service.

Had Cumberland sausage, was more like a stew that had sausages sat at the bottom of the pan and stuck, pure hard bottoms, not very nice portion as you pay 14 odd pound for 2 sausages and a handful of chips, it just seems like pub grub now rather than decent food in my opinion

Recent change in ownership. Food was superb and will definitely be back again