The best restaurants in South West Scotland

Fantastic breakfast rolls. Great range and variety of veg and vegan. Excellent service. The quality of food is a level above local rivals.

My daughter and her boyfriend had a table booked for tonight (31.8.24) was a bit of a celebratory meal. Not the easiest location from Bellshill, so we paid for her taxi. She was told on arrival for her booking, that her table was running late. She was totally amenable, gave a contact number and went to a local pub. When she was eventually called to return for her meal, she was told they were running late due to a ‘big’ table and they could only offer her a cost reduction on another night. She was understandably upset by this, wandering about Hamilton with 2 bottles of wine in her bag because it’s BYO. When I called to raise my concern as a parent, I’d barely got to speak, when the girl taking my call told me to ‘Lose the attitude. Your daughter was seriously cheeky’ Plus a whole load of other totally inappropriate comments. Barely gave me a chance to speak at all. I was stunned! She then put the manager/owner on as requested. He ended up telling us how upset his member of staff was (she’d clearly recovered when talking to me!!!!) Then he asked us ‘What do you want me to do? I’m now running more late (because we were an inconvenience) and need to get back to cooking!’ Never known such a lack of customer service or common decency/respect in my life! Absolutely Disgusting!!!! What a way to run a business. I would avoid this restaurant at all costs if this is how they conduct themselves.

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 😤

Ordered a gourmet hotdog for lunch today and it was absolutely delicious! The side fries, slaw and panko breaded onion rings were a tasty addition also. My Latte was perfect with the taste and temperature. On leaving, I treated myself to a strawberry tart and Wow! The best strawberry tart i have ever had! not too sickly or heavy, strawberries really juice, pastry texture just right with its crunch and the sauce was just sooo yum! The restaurant was beautiful, very cosy and relaxing to sit in. Service very friendly. All in all, VERY impressed, can't wait to return to try more! Highly reccomend, and would suggest booking as folk could only get a table if they had a reservation. Small inside but busy!

Little gem of a place! Food and service were fab!

An absolute delight from the moment we arrived. Our hosts, Johnathan and Gordon and their wonderful staff, were attentive and welcoming. The selection of sandwiches and sweet treats were outstanding. A beautiful building, well loved and renovated to the highest standard. The loveliest hosts in the most impeccable and impressive surroundings. Faultless and delightful.

First visit to this hidden gem, was recommended by our sone and we were out disappointed, warm welcome and the food was fresh cooked, delish

Always a lovely welcome. You can go in for a pastry and coffee at cheap prices, or a more expensive meal. Owners go out their way to deliver good service, which is why they have repeat customers. Lasagne recommended with cheese. A rare gem. ✨️

Phoned up last minute for a burger & cake. Station bistro did not disappoint 🤤 I got a chicken burger with halloumi, bacon with slaw & maple syrup with sesame seeds for on my burger. The bun was toasted just the right amount, chicken was cooked too perfection.. Bacon was just the right amount of crisp and the halloumi was also fab (usually halloumi can be a hit or miss and quite rubbery anywhere else) but I would highly recommend getting it on your burger. I have a very sweet tooth and the biscoff brownie hit the spot. The staff are so lovely aswell. Will 110% be back ❤️

Ace. Keep up the good yummy work. Service fast, choice great and ices yay! Great to have this so close by. Maybe not so good for the waistline lol.

Food is always fresh and delicious. Ice cream is so yummy too. Staff are always friendly and brilliant with kids too. Always very kind.

Good wee scran in honest wee cafe Went in there while my bike was being worked on by North Harbour motorcycles. Servce good and food well cooked

While touring Scotland on motorbikes we came across this beautiful little gem of a cafe , perfectly cooked quality food

Lovely intimate cafe and meeting point for islanders and visitors alike. The food was amazing. A hearty bowl of tasty soup and mince pie with calvados for after. Thoroughly recommend this gem

Just had a fantastic breakfast delivered from here. Food was fresh, warm and quick delivery. Honestly one of the best breakfasts I’ve had in a while. 10/10