The best restaurants in South West Scotland

First time trying The Niche. Good food and friendly staff. Will definitely be back!

Nice little cosy spot with a good selection on the menu and most importantly the food was great.

A very good Indian restaurant with authentic ingredients and food, ate many times consistently good.

Very friendly staff and delicious food. Definitely will visit again.

I got to stay in a castle!! Crossbasket Castle was all I wanted to be and more! The pictures will show just how incredible this place is. And yes, Crossbasket, you can use my photos for your marketing. :) Lauren and Holly at the front desk, thank you for all your assistance in making the stay so spectacular! And Piper and Sabi at the bar, wonderful conversation and amazing drinks. The entire stay was a highlight of the trip!!

The restaurant is located in Biggar High Street, where there is parking on-street in the locality for those driving, however we’re fortunate enough to live within reasonable walking distance. It’s closed on Monday & Tuesdays but otherwise open for lunch and dinner. The menu usually has half a dozen starters and desserts with around eight mains courses to choose from and these all feature fairly frequent changes. Currently the cost of a three course meal is £31.95 per head which represents a modest saving on the individual course prices. Supplements apply to some dishes which can increase the cost marginally but on the upside there are also discounted deals, such as “Steak Night” on a Thursday where you can get a starter and a steak for £25. To give some idea of what food is offered, on our last couple of visits we had Thai Fish Cakes with lemon mayo, Warm Bacon, Black Pudding & Potato Salad, Chicken Liver Pate with oatcakes and a Mushroom, Brie & Thyme Tart as starters. For mains we’ve had Haddock wrapped in Parma Ham, Breast of Chicken in Drambuie Sauce, Parsley & Hazelnut Crusted Cod, and Ballotine of Chicken & Haggis with a whisky sauce (as an alternative to peppercorn) all served with a selection of potatoes and vegetables. For desserts we both had the Cherry Bakewell Tart with Amaretto Custard on one occasion, an Apple & Blueberry Crumble Tart with custard and a Baileys & Strawberry Cheesecake with Chantilly Cream and fresh berries on another visit. Generally speaking the food is very good with only an occasional slight disappointment when for example a flavour mentioned on the menu isn‘t particularly noticeable in the dish itself - the Amaretto was subtle to the extent we couldn’t taste it in the custard for instance. Drinks are typically priced for a restaurant - e.g. we had a bottle of wine at £32 on one of the visits, a glass of Sauvignon is £5.25, and a G&T £4.75. Service is friendly, mannerly and efficient in our experience. On the past couple of visits it was busy and there was a good ambiance in the main restaurant with some guests being directed to the upstairs section on one occasion. Our only gripe is that the seats are not all re-upholstered and if you get one which hasn’t been "padded-out" in recent times it can get quite uncomfortable sitting for too long which is not ideal. Toilets are well maintained.

Amazing staff and food. Would recommed

I would just like to thank Mark and his team for the care and attention that they gave us when we celebrated my mums 80th birthday This wee place is a gem that East Kilbride has needed and it just keeps getting better There were 11 of us and the meals all came out at the same time and all perfect even my steak .... this is an achievement as most steak rest struggle with this. I would also like to say that his team in Pergola are also amazing

We loved the food chicken mayo salad was great and the baked potato with tuna mayo so good but the Best of all was the Strawberry Tart mmmm..... In the word of Linda "absolutely fabulous darling ".. Staff attentive and friendly, decor bright and cheerful.

Prices have near enough double since last year. I don't think I will be back.

Had freshly made Carrot & Corriander soup which was so tasty. Then vegetable curry with poppadoms flat bread and rice. Also had fish and chips which was super. It was top class... served by such a charming, friendly couple. Highly recommended... Thank you!

Friendly staff, reasonable prices and delicious food. Strongly recommended!

Good hill walk for all the family .

An excellent pub for intimate gatherings. The staff is always good-natured and friendly. Every time I go there, I feel like they are waiting for me there. Serves, talks and discusses interesting topics. I would like to especially mention a girl named Emma. She's a great person. The prices are a bit steep, it's like everywhere else. Come there, you won't regret it!

Friendly staff and good lunch time food