Traquair Arms Hotel in Scottish Borders

Updated review: We had high expectations but our meal was somewhat spoilt by being given the wrong order. Two of our party ordered beef bourguignon pie but instead were given chicken balmoral pie, without being told!! We spoke to the waitress later who said she didnt know it hadn't been mentioned to us when we'd ordered and was sorry. Staff were nice but stretched on a busy Saturday evening and the manager was not able manage the restaurant as he was running the bar instead. The food was good, although pie portions were quite small. We had actually booked a table in the pub but luckily they'd a made a mistake with that too, as we.found the pub had a strong doggy smell when we left. The restaurant is very pleasant though. When we paid the manager asked if we'd enjoyed the evening and was told that 2 of our group were given the wrong food but again just a quick sorry and no offer of complimentary coffees or money off. Traquair Arms later contacted me after reading my review and sent a £25 voucher as an apology. It was a nice gesture and appreciated!

Brilliant experience staying at Traquair Arms Hotel. Staff were great and their breakfast (egg Benedict is definitely worthy of praise. I'd highly recommend staying here. Place is beautiful and location is in a nice quiet village. Also view from our room window was breathtaking.

Nice hotel great whisky choice.

Best experience of my life. All staff were lovely and the food and drinks were exquisite. Thank you to the lord for the opportunity to come here!!

Pub style accommodation, basic but perfectly adequate. The staff were fantastic, so helpful and knowledgeable about the area. Excellent menu but the wine list was a bit limited. We really enjoyed our three nights stay here.

Wow! The food in this place is mind blowing. Maybe it’s because I was starving but gets a big thumbs up from me👍 very reasonably priced to boot !

Visited with my Advanced Motorcycle group September '23. Great central location for a wide range of technical rides through beautiful countryside. Very comfortable rooms, delicious food and very friendly and helpful staff. Confirmation ... we're going back September '24 for a second helping!

Great pub, well situated in one of the best areas for outdoor adventures in the UK. Decent menu + range of drinks, catering for meat eaters, veggie + vegan choices.

Sunday lunch Good food options but a bit expensive On a hot (!) day, the dining room was cold

Enjoyed a lovely weekend at the Traquair Arms Hotel. Comfortable rooms and good food.

Awesome.place . Very nice garden and very pleasant staff. Highly recommend the haggis and chicken 🥧

Fantastic service, food to kill for and good beer. What more could you want.

Excellent 1 night stay while walking to JOG. Lovely dinner, fabulous room. Highly recommend.

Smack in the middle of Innerleithen a great position for easy access to the many neighbouring cafes, walking, cycling routes. Great selection of drinks and bar snacks. Although I didn't eat a meal personally, there was a steady flow of guests, locals and returning customers I overheard the charming bar staff talking to.

The rooms though small are quite luxurious and the pub downstairs serves delicious dishes and the service was exquisite. The location was quite rainy and very town centre which was handy for shops and other amenities.

Great hotel, been coming for years, highly recommended

Pretty disappointing experience here in regards to both the service and food served on the day. Nearly 2 hours to get food even though the reservation was made in plenty of time, told even though it was booked a party of 32 took priority over everyone else regardless if you booked way before they turned up. So not every customer is valued the same here. Asked for a bleu steak and got served a medium well steak which is nowhere near and also items ordered as part of the meal were forgotten and then brought out at the end when asked where they were which was too late at the end of the day. Just ate what was given due to extreme time it took to even come out in the first place and had to leave shortly to travel back up north home. Servers were pretty much hamstrung with what they could do. Wouldn’t really recommend on the basis of this visit.

Have been here for lunch recently a number of times and have been impressed by the selection of food including specials. The kitchen is very accommodating to intolerances and kindly offered to make some fresh when there was a mix up in ordering. Waiting staff are very polite and on hand when required.

Enjoyed a lovely family meal. Lunch was delicious. I had the chicken katsu curry which was so fresh and delicious and also gluten free. They had lots of gluten free options on the menu. My husband enjoyed their light bites menu with a filling chicken salad and loaded fries and my daughter had lovely tomato soup. A lovely looking roast dinner was had by my mum and my husband and daughter enjoyed their lovely deserts! They ran out of the gluten free brownie I wanted but the staff were so nice and gave us a pudding free for the inconvenience. I enjoyed a lovely coffee instead. Staff were very friendly and prices very reasonable for the food we got. We will definitely be back!

Pre gig meal. Looked great, taste didn't disapoint. 2 carnivores & 2 vegans satisfied

We went here for dinner and it was great. We would be happy to come back and enjoy the great ambience and food.

Fantastic weekend mountain biking in Innerleithen, great hotel with good facilities for biking

Great busy traditional inn. Comfortable rooms and self catering cottages. Bar and food well positioned for locals mountain bikers and tourists. They even have a laundrette a good excuse to wash and eat. Very dog friendly

Great food, service and atmosphere

Great food, brilliant service, and lovely staff. Dogs were made welcome as well.

Went for evening meal and thoroughly enjoyed high quality food. Unusually these days all desserts are made on the premises and are delicious. Highly recommended.

Nice food & service, warm and cosy

Perfect destination for a pint.after visiting the golfie for outstanding trails

Beautiful room with very comfortable beds. My sister had medical problems when we were staying here and the staff and owner went out of their way to help us. Can't praise them enough for their care! Thank you so much

Great location, nice food and friendly staff

Had Sunday lunch here with family. We hadn't been for a while and we were very pleasantly surprised. The dining area had been updated. Very comfortable and more modern. The service was excellent, very pleasant serving staff. The menu was very good and the food was excellent. So nice to find something a bit different. Oh and my husband had the pie, a proper pie. Not some meat with a daub of pastry on top. He said it was excellent, steak and haggis. I never even got to taste it. We will definitely be back.

Good service, food was very tasty and a reasonable price but portion was on the small side. Very good atmosphere in the bar.

Only used the bar restaurant. Friendly staff and nice atmosphere. Food was extremely good and would highly recommend. I will be back!

We ate here on 2 consecutive evenings and were totally satisfied with the beers, food and the welcome. Great staff, well trained, friendly customers and the food was excellent, in particular the smoked haddock arancini on pea puree - it really was a work of art!

The range of beers on offer were good but unfortunately the food did not live up to expectations. Very small portion of steak and a few chips were served but cost a lot. Not good value for money.

This traditional pub seems to have lost a bit of character in a refurbishment at some point but still fine none the less. We had lunch. 2 out of 3 meals were lovely! Would definitely go back as it was only an issue with the reheating of the pulled pork. They be isn’t charge us for it so it wasn’t a problem. The waitress could benefit from some more training but the man, I am assuming is a manager of some kind, was great. Very chatty and knowledgeable. A bit pricey but was actually delicious so we didn’t mind.

After arriving down in Innerleithen for a couple of days, we decided to go out for a pint - as you do! So whilst enjoying our drinks we decided we'd also get a wee something to eat and feeling a bit peckish, decided to order a side between us (haggis pakkora 👍) to go along with our mains - long story short, I had to ease off the belt a notch or two! Great food, friendly staff and a laid back atmosphere. We plan on going back for breakfast too over the next couple of days, the menu looks super tasty.

This is a nice place for a drink and it has some real ales, the food is average but not cheap. The soup was good and the service okay without being outstanding.