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Great menu with a lot of choice. Some of our family are vegans and had a lot to choose from. Staff were friendly. Food was tasty. Would recommend.

I go here regularly for a carvery as it is one of the best I have been to. I am a very fussy eater and to find a carvery that serves chicken as an option is surprising difficult. The three meats to choose from are usually chicken, beef and gammon/ham. The veg/side options usually include cauliflower cheese, broccoli, carrots, Yorkshire pudding, cocktail sausages and stuffing, but the roast tatties are my favourite part of the meal! You are limited to going up to fill your plate only once but I usually leave feeling very full. Sometimes I have soup as a starter as well depending on what kind it is. I highly recommend giving the carvery a go for anyone who is a fan of a good roast!

A really good authentic family Italian restaurant - we absolutely loved it! This restaurant had wonderful food, we had the clam spaghetti and calamari which was excellent and then all had a pizza, amazing! We also enjoyed a delicious bottle of chianti. Good atmosphere with local people and tourists to the area and the staff were very professional and friendly, excellent service! If we were ever back in Dumfries we’d definitely go back.

The sign on the door says "The Best Italian in South Scotland ' They aren't lying. We all had a mid week special. Amazing value at £15. Delicious garlic bread to share. A wide choice of excellent pizza and pasta and a drink each. Very friendly and attentive service. Great night out.

Large family meal to celebrate young ones graduation from University. Service was excellent from start to finish and food was excellent. Everyone enjoyed their meal and all our little quirks and dietary requirements where met. Would recommend.

Most excellent Breaded Haddock and squid. Chips are superb. Nothing is greasy. The place was spotless and the service excellent. Nothing to dislike at all. I would highly recommend this place.

I did not go in the evening so I cannot commit But if it is open I am sure yhe food would be really great It's all home baked xxxxxxxxxxxxx

A relative that had been previously and who had enthused about it, that combined with a recommendation from local B&B owner and previous reviews we were expecting something exceptional, however we left feeling disappointed. We were advised to book yet were the only people in. The restaurant is very small but seemed very clean and bright. Staff were pleasant and attentive. We ordered 2 mains, a bhuna lamb and chicken tikka masala, one portion of mushroom pilau rice, 2 poppadoms and a peshwari naan, one large bottle, one small bottle of Cobra. The meal was served very quickly, almost too quickly. The rice was good but the strange thing about both main courses was although there was plenty of meat, there were no pieces of lamb or chicken bigger than a sugar lump. The sauce with the tikka tasted excessively sweet and the bhuna sauce had very little texture, it was almost pureed. The naan was over sweet and the colour of an orange hi-vis jacket, the mango chutney was an unusual deep red in colour. We dine out at Indian restaurants quite frequently and have never had meals served with such tiny pieces. The bill was just short of £60 which seemed excessive, the two beers alone came to over £12. The speed from ordering to the meals getting presented so quickly suggested maybe the sauces were pre-made rather than cooked to order. Would think twice about returning based on the high price.

Staff lovely as usual. Visited many times in the past as a family, the menu has changed and definitely not for the better.

Great place for breakfast! Especially if you want a full Scottish! We discovered a new meat (to us) called Lorne Sausage... AKA Square Sausage - a square patty of beef sausage! It is very good!

I arrived on my own with my dog. You have to order inside but dogs aren’t allowed inside. It was quite busy but the waiting staff asked if I was alone and said they’d be happy to come and take my order at the table. They came quickly, took my order and brought it out really promptly. The crab sandwich was lush. I had a choice of white wine, and the Sauvignon Blanc was delicious. They were so chatty and lovely. They were happy for me to pay when I left and I’ll definitely be returning.

Absolutely amazing restaurant. Genuine greek food, healthy good sized portions, great atmosphere, dog friendly, lovely staff and nice clientele.

Lovely meal, had a prawn cocktail, steak fajitas and a strawberry soft meringue roulade. All spot on. The main bar was in good spirits, but for quiet meals the separate dinning room is a nice contrast. Lastly the service, really good, friendly and efficient. Would definitely recommend.

As a local, we love Francos, great family atmosphere and excellent choice of food (we don’t eat meat and lots of options). Kids love the pizza and pasta! Take away is good too! :)

We has a two night stay in the hotel which was a return visit, it was really good, the room was nice and clean with tea and coffee facilities which were well stocked. We paid for bed and breakfast and the breakfast was all you could wish for, full cooked was available along with a choice menu but I opted for scrambled eggs and salmon which I highly recommend, great service too. We ate at the hotel each evening and was not disappointed, fair prices and excellent food, again I would recommend the prawn cocktail but the other starters were lovely as well, the main menu had lots of choice and scrumptious, nice desserts were available too but I couldn't eat one because the other portions were so big!!!. We will come back next year thank you.