The best restaurants in Dee Dumfries & Galloway Lowlands

Lovely cafe with excellent food and service. The breakfast wraps were delicious, both veggie and meaty! Lovely coffees, too.

Delicious freshly made food in a quirky church conversion. Fantastic - build your own pizza, for meat lovers or vegans. Nachos were fab. Open till 8 as an alternative to the pub menus. Also does takeaway. It was minus one outside but cosy inside. Not licensed but no corkage fee so you can bring alcohol in. Helpful staff. Fab.

Excellent B&B with fabulous hosts, Jackie & John. We were a family of 3 adults staying for 3 nights in the 2 available bedrooms. Both rooms were spotless, comfortable, very well presented with very comfortable beds and good quality bedding. The rooms are en-suite with large walk in showers with plenty of hot water. If you are looking to stay in the area then my advice would be to book the Crown & Anchor as our experience was 100% positive. We couldn’t find fault with anything. The location is stunning and so peaceful. Breakfasts were delicious as was the food we had from the tea rooms downstairs. Jackie’s homemade Victoria sponge is to die for. We were made to feel so welcome and would book here again if we were to return to Dumfries and Galloway. Jackie and John, thank you both so much for making our holiday so enjoyable x

Lovely food and drink... only issue we would have is that as the food is made fresh but they serve the drinks first and by the time the food arrives the drinks are gone...

Messaged direct 20/08/2022 and Dragonfly replied they have ceased serving food recently. Accommodation is available as self catering or B&B and unaffected.

Excellent curry salmon and the lamb was really tasty. Friendly welcome with excellent menu, and Christmas menu- not great atmosphere - felt like the only table talking !

Had a great meal with drinks ,great service,we will be back👌

As it’s a small popular place booking in advance is probably recommended. We were looking for a table on a Saturday night during the Spring Fling event in the region so left a message with the restaurant whilst traveling to Kirkcudbright. The owner returned the call and fortunately, thanks to a cancellation, was able to arrange our reservation for dinner the following night - a promising start. On the evening of our visit the bistro was busy however there was still a relaxed ambiance about the place. The sole waitress taking orders and attending to the tables was pleasant and seemed knowledgeable about the menu and the only other member of staff appeared to be the owner/chef. He popped out and chatted with us towards the end of service to allow the waitress to get home as a few diners like us were finishing off drinks and still to receive their desserts and settle their bills. He seemed sociable and relaxed and clearly hadn’t adopted the Gordon Ramsay approach to the restaurant business. Being a small place we were not surprised at the outset that the menu was limited to about half a dozen items per course including specials however it gave a decent choice in our view. We both ordered a “special” for starters - Tempura Battered Prawns (£7.95). As was the case throughout the evening, the dish was served up to the table in good time. Six king prawns each with a sweet chilli sauce with a salad garnish and balsamic. It was a tasty start. For mains my wife ordered the Seabass, served with king prawns, a white wine & tomato sauce and fresh vegetables (£21.00). I had Duck a L’Orange (£21.95) which was another item from the specials board. Neither of the mains dishes would be winning prizes for presentation however most importantly they both tasted good. The fish was nicely cooked and my wife enjoyed the other parts of the dish. The duck was also good albeit the chef was later surprised I’d left the fat on the plate. I queried if people normally ate the fat and he commented that they often do and that he rendered it to make it more appealing. Thankfully this was not an overly fatty duck breast in any case but I was quite happy to leave the small amount I did on the plate. For dessert my wife had Sticky Toffee Pudding with ice cream and I had a Citrus Tart served with a small selection of fresh berries and cream. The puddings were £6.50 each and both enjoyable. Overall we liked our experience at the bistro and with our three course meal for two costing just under £72 we thought it was reasonable value for money. We had added a bottle of NZ Yealands Sauvignon Blanc wine for £25 only just keeping the bill under £100. A walk to the harbour to watch the sunset as we headed back to our accommodation rounded off the evening well.

We stopped at The Old School House during our motorhome trip, and it was such a great find. From the moment we walked in, we were made to feel welcome. Although, my wife and I couldn’t help but laugh when the server mentioned they were really busy, and there were only four other people in the whole place and loads of empty tables! It gave us a good chuckle, but they seated us anyway, which we were happy about. It was a chilly day, so we both went for the soup of the day – tomato. Normally, tomato soup doesn’t excite me much, but wow, this one was incredible! You could tell it was freshly made from scratch, and it was packed with flavour. We also shared a brie, cranberry, and ham panini, and it was just perfect – warm, gooey, and delicious. The lady who served us was so lovely and friendly, which just made the experience even better. We left feeling full, happy, and properly warmed up, ready to continue our adventuring. If you’re ever in the area, definitely pop in. Great food, great people!

Stop in for a pint of ‘Black’ and a warming port & brandy. A great little and warm pub. A huge range of Scottish beers and whiskeys.

We have been here a few times in the last 3 years for my birthday lunch. At first I was disappointed that the menu had changed but upon eating my choice of steam pie, I was no longer disappointed. The food is immaculate. Beautiful top quality and very ample potions. The service from the lovely staff is impeccable and I cannot recommend this place enough. A lovely warm welcome on a wet cold windy day. Thank you.

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

Went into the cafe after never visiting Kirkcudbright. Was greetd by a lovely young lady that was friendly, took our order and had a wee chat. Food was beautiful. Home made soup especially, and desserts. Lovely homey feel.

This was quite a good works night out. My colleagues agreed that their food was generally a bit underwhelming but one or two of them enjoyed their meals. I felt that my meal was extremely poor value for money. Smoked salmon starter which was a dish of lettuce with a couple of pieces of salmon on top might be forgiven for a starter but the main was ridiculous. This comprised a half a plate of potatoes with undercooked green beans and a microscopic amount of grey mullet. The sauce tasted OK but this is absolutely not fine dining and I did not expect a child's portion. For the price a total joke.

Friendly café/restaurant with a great range of food on offer. We were only in need of some hot drinks on a cold, but sunny day. However, we decided to add a delicious shared carrot cake to our cappuccino and pot of tea