The best restaurants in Mid and Upper Nithsdale Dumfries & Galloway Lowlands

You know when your wife takes a photograph of the room key and sends it to you with a caption "Please can I come here again" you know it's a success. Great find by my wife for out wedding anniversary and visit to Glasgow. Great location, fabulous food...

The best coffee we’ve found in ages and a warm welcome for us and our dogs. Heavenly banana choc fudge cake too. Thank you!

A chance find having driven through village after village with nothing in them. We grabbed some sandwiches and cakes for take out. They were fresh and delicious, well filled with a small salad! Friendly, clean cafe!

Essential village bakery supplies the real deal morning rolls not the supermarket imposters hot pies are wonderful we mourn the recent loss of our pie shop in lancaster please support this business friendly staff will be back!!

Just had lunch at Jinty-B's in Thornhill, Dumfriesshire. Gorgeously quirky, comics wallpapering the cafe, great home-made toasties & cake, hot tea & coffee & everything is immaculate. Perfect for family groups & very dog friendly.

You know when your wife takes a photograph of the room key and sends it to you with a caption "Please can I come here again" you know it's a success. Great find by my wife for out wedding anniversary and visit to Glasgow. Great location, fabulous food...

Excellent as ever. Highly recommended place to eat in the lovely village of Moniaive. Great selection of Italian food from an extensive menu. All food is freshly cooked.

Our regular haunt to celebrate our Wedding Anniversary. 🍾🥂 Our wedding meal was here 14 years ago. Since then Casa Mia has been the place we go to celebrate those precious anniversary moments. 🍾🥂 We live in Essex and drive 7hrs + to Dumfries to celebrate an Anniversary lunch with the people we have become very fond of and drive back the same day to Essex. We always receive such a warm welcome. The food is incredible, thanks to an amazing chef and team. It’s seriously worth 14hrs in a car. The bustle, warmth and dedication of all the staff surpasses anywhere else. Our recommendations from today: Starters -we had the Deep Fried Brie and one of the specials; Goats Cheese Tarte, absolutely delicious. Mains- Flat Iron Steak and Roast Chicken stuffed with Haggis, divine, total explosion of flavours! Desert- finished off with their awesome Sticky Toffee Pudding. It feels personal for us, these lovely people made our Wedding Day incredible years ago and every visit it feels like we are coming home to family. An anniversary we won’t forget, thank you so very much 🥰

I visited Thomas Tosh last week while passing through Thornhill. Delighted to see that my favourite lemon and raisin cake is back on the menu, and that as always, the coffee, service and general atmosphere is good as ever! Thanks again to the staff, will be back next time I’m in the area

Partner and I were staying at Sunnyside Lodges, Sanquhar (06.01.2025) and ordered x2 meals for "home delivery" from here. No complaints - food arrived quickly and was fresh an hot. Totally enjoyed the meals we chose.

This cafe served the worst scone I have ever had / didn't have. (and that's saying something as I'm in my 70s and have had a few in my time. You could build a house with a few of them. Inedible expensive rubbish. It came in a paper bag, no plate and a wooden disposable knife which struggled to cut it. The coffee was served in a paper cup. But was drinkable. Cost over £13 for two coffees and two inedible scones. I am disgusted and will definitely won't be back

Delightful and charming small hotel in a rural setting Superb dinner and breakfast Very dog friendly - dogs and their owners will love it Walks nearby Super hospitality and warmth 10 lovely rooms to choose from Highly recommend for a mini break

Omg this place is top class!! Previous Michelin Star, they haven't dropped their standard. 2 or 3 course set menu, the menu had a map of Scotland titled The Larder, showing where their ingredients are sourced. I had the best Cheese Soufflé I've ever had, large for a starter and so cheesy tangy. Hubster had the salmon marinated in beetroot, on the small side but delicious. Beautifully rare lamb for main with a filo pastry black pudding, and a lamb samosa, so minty, amazing accompaniments and presentation. Hubster upgraded to a Rib Eye, said it was the best he'd ever had. Chef wasn't keen on serving it blue, but it was perfect. We were full really but couldn't resist the dessert menu. White chocolate rice pudding... omg just the best! And sticky toffee pudding. We'd mistakenly booked a bar table, and couldn't understand why we couldn't move to the restaurant as there were free tables, but the service was excellent, attentive and friendly. It was all amazing, thank you guys 👏

Very friendly staff with a warm welcome. Lunch for 8 was fresh, tasty and great service. Dogs welcome out in the decking if needed. Shop was also full of lovely items.

Fish and chips best I've had in a long time, lovely food, friendly welcome, if you are visiting try this place you won't be disappointed