The best restaurants in Lowlands

Easter Sunday Lunch/Birthday Celebration - we’d been looking for somewhere in the area that would be able to accommodate 5 adults, 3 kids and a dog :-) We were seated in a side lounge/restaurant that was suitable of a party of our size and the dog, it was comfortable, fresh and rustic. The staff were great, we were seated and a drinks order taken, menus given etc etc. We chose just two courses from a fab menu, Roast Lamb, Roast beef, Burger, fish and Chip and puds Lemon Tart, Sticky Toffee Pudding, Creme Brûlée, ice creams were our choices. You could tell the food was freshly cooked and prepared and great care taken with the presentation. The Vegetables for the Roast dinners served seperate, which is in our eyes great so your not over faced with too much on your plate, plus I didn’t have to eat the veg I don’t care much for 🤣. There was no rush for us to leave our table which sometimes can happen in restaurants. Front of house team very friendly and even willingly sang Happy Birthday to the birthday boy. When we are back in the area, we will most certainly be visiting again. Thank you

We ate here twice during our stay in Stranraer. The food was delicious and the service excellent. My vegetarian meal was so nice. My partner had beef and said that was lovely. Wine was tasty too.

We have been here many times with our dogs. Friendly and good service and good everyday food. I had an excellent BLT toastie this week. I am a healthy eater so enjoyed that the bacon had little fat and there was plenty of salad.

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

Visited Castle Douglas last week and had lunch at the Scottish Pantry. Our soup and sandwiches were very pleasant and the soup was piping hot. Coffee and cake to finish off. The prices were very reasonable and I would happily recommend it.

Love this place. The do pizza night on a Wednesday and a curry night on a Thursday. Really good beer, lovely atmosphere and would highly recommend

Ordered takeaway. 30 minutes to wait. Food good. Cash only!!!! Very strange these days.

As always a very warm welcome The whole team treated us as Vip's Food and drinks - fantastic Traditional style hotel - very nice place Carry on the good work

Fun packed cafe, with excellent welcoming owners. Delicious rhubarb and ginger crumble and custard, and lovely chocolate cake. First visit, we will definitely be back.

Fantastic food & service. Would highly recommend, best curry house in the the borders.

Absolutely gorgeous tea room. We have a big Bernese mountain dog and were allowed inside! The food is beautiful especially homemade scones with jam and cream. Staff super friendly and the views over the estuary perfect

A weekend away in the Scottish Borders led to us unexpectedly finding this wonderful restaurant in the Yarrow Valley today. It was one of the best Sunday roasts we’ve had in years (delicious local beef and pork) and a seriously tempting menu focussed around local ingredients by Bryn Jones. The honey cake for dessert by @she.likesbaking was also incredible and I’ve only just realised that Oxana Jones is not only a wonderful front-of-house host, but also an extremely talented baker. Thank you to your team, it was a memorable lunch and we’ll definitely be back for one of your tasting menus and an overnight stay.

Friendly, relaxed, flexible and fun. Nick was a brilliant teacher and good company. Took Mother for some quality time together and she was immediately put at ease and we both had a lovely time. Will definitely go again. If you want quality experiences with friends and family AND you want to learn some great life skills to boot then book your place!

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.

Gorgeous scenery from cafe. Dog friendly Great lunch menu & cakes The two young women serving today were quite grumpy... other great reviews on here for friendly service, maybe we caught them On a bad day. Food & drinks were great