The best restaurants in South West Scotland

Promised myself I would go in one day as I come from Saltcoats originally and I am a Railways nostalgia freak. Had to wait on my train on a pouring wet day so in I went. Charming young lady was very welcoming and efficient had a filling bacon roll and a lovely LARGE strong coffee. Spotlessly clean and all the other customers were served in a friendly helpful manner. Well done ladies ticked all the boxes.

Always great to stop by and grab a cappuccino and, if a little on the more expensive side, it certainly beats the big coffee chains! Highly recommended.

Would recommend the 10'' munchie box. Less than £10 and will do two people for dinner, with leftovers for lunch the next day - I'm not kidding.

Been here so many times and it’s our go to for a takeaway. Really great food that is just as good, if not better than places like Chaophraya in town, and that is one of our favourites! The massaman and pad Thai are excellent, as is the sizzling beef. Such a lovely, friendly atmosphere and the food really is top notch, you won’t be disappointed.

Coffee was excellent as were thier cakes. Steak pie,potatoes and peas were Amazing,all home cooked.

Great lunch spot, fab team of polite, cheerful and energetic staff - Megan and Annie in particular are superb. Menu seems more limited on some days than other for no apparent reason but everything produced is good quality, tasty and reasonable portion sizes. Always feel it could do with more tables than it has!

What a wonderful plaice! We stopped with tired, hungry kids after getting off ferry. Fantastic, polite, friendly staff, amazing pizzas. Kids loved it. I would defo recommend AJ’s place 😍. Vx

Fantastic wee place, staff really friendly service is swift, very accommodating and would recommend highly, went with my daughter on Thursday 25th April, ordered fish tea and chicken tikka panini, food was absolutely lovely and presented very well, portion size was plentiful (couldn’t finish my fish tea) will be back again soon, thank you

Extremely disappointed with service this evening. I was not treated when I approached the till to be made aware someone would be with me soon .To my great disappointment I was served my sitting in order in a take away cup.Wasn’t asked if sitting in or take away. There were at least 20 used take away cups stacked on the counter, so I’m guessing I was not the only one to be served a take away when sitting in. I could understand if understaffed or extremely busy and they needed to save time on washing up however it was really quiet. The service staff standing around behind the counter chatting and using profanities. I’m not one to be offended by this however I feel that this showed to me that the staff did not care one jot about my customer experience. I don’t come to Starbucks to sit in and drink out a paper cup . Certainly not at that price 😤

Unfortunately my whole visit was not good from the girl that served me - no communication. Looked totally fed up to be there. Got order wrong (obviously as was so disinterested when taking order) Shop not busy but order took a while to come. My french toast was so greasy. Very disappointing On a previous visit I had the same experience with same waitress - almost a bother to take order

Just popped into Moka in Largs as hadn't had breakfast and decided to have some brunch. We are not vegitarian but thought we would try it out. Bright spacious cafe located in The Main street / Tron Place with lovely plants and pleasant modern decor . A warm welcome from staff and prompt service got us off to a good start. If you have never had a veggie roll in sausage you need to try it was absoloutley delishious..My wife had advacado smash on sourdough with salad and a lovely slight curry seasoning..so nice...coffee and tea really good and all at a reasonable price and service with a smile.. Not to be missed. 5 stars from us.

First time here and the food was excellent, the food was ordered and delivered quickly by the friendly staff who made us feel welcome, modern music played while we had dinner which was nice, the price was very good and well worth what we had. So an overall great experience and highly recommended.

Was so disappointed with the carry out as 1st time and got prices on line which apparently have not been updated ordered veg pakora chicken pakora and poppadoms and spiced onions £18.96 when I queried this she said it was 2 poppadoms and spiced onions it's not the best experience as the prices are very much more expensive 6.99 chicken pakora and 5.99 for veg pakora 2.99 poppadoms and spiced onions. Only exotic thing about this place is the prices. UPDATE After owners reply STILL no update on prices and as previously mentioned the poppadoms and spiced onions come together what they need to mention that a portion is 2 poppadoms broken up as when I ordered 2 poppadoms and spiced onions got the equivalent of 4 poppadoms at 5.98 so this needs to be clearer on the menu also as how many poppadoms do you need for 2 people.

10/10 no faults. Food - exceptional. Service - superb. Atmosphere - welcoming. Special mention to the ribeye steaks & the chicken parpadelle. YUM! We even had breakfast the next morning & this too was really delicious & fresh.

Been past here a million times and never been in. Used to live nearby and my mum still does so popped in for food. Very well decorated and very bright cafe. Used to be the Woodgrove pub and what a difference. Nice varied menu and lots of baking. Had nice brie, cranberry and bacon toastiest. Good mentions and a fantastic piece of carrot cake. Will definitely be back!