The best restaurants in South West Scotland

Lovely cafe with a bright open outlook and a nice atmosphere. The Arran Brekkie was fantastic and so tasty - the Eggs Benedict had perfectly cooked poached eggs and lovely bacon. The service was warm, friendly and prompt and it didn’t take long before our food arrived. As far as breakfasts come - this is as good as it gets, we absolutely loved it

Got a takeaway on Saturday and all of the suppers (3) were absolutely amazing. I had the steak pie supper. The steak pie had the right amount of meat and gravy within the pie. Are the pies sourced locally? Highly recommend

We called in as visiting the area. The food was excellent and staff very nice and professional. Well worth a visit.

My partner and I stayed for the night with dinner and breakfast and it was perfect. Check-in was friendly and efficient, rooms are spacious, VERY clean and have everything you need. Dinner was absolutely faultless. The service was prompt and friendly and the food was outstanding. We were never left waiting for anything and ALL of the staff were fantastic. We both slept well, comfortable bed and no noise from the road. Breakfast was delicious, again outstanding service and we were made to feel at home. Views from the room and the restaurant were beautiful. A perfect location for a relaxed night away from home.

Waited ages for starters. When they came the portion size of the Arancini was minuscule. The main course was even longer , then they brought one of my son’s dish but not the other two we ordered. Then they took this away because it was too long a wait. The excuse was that the Chicken milanese wasn’t cooked properly. They left the garlic bread , so it was cold when we started eating. My son had the beef ragu tagliatelle tasted practically the same as my pasta in the Milanese. Sorry , I won’t be back.

Cajun chicken pasta was ok. Sticky toffee pudding wasn’t the best, was quite hard and difficult to break apart

Very good food and good service highly recommended

Outstanding! Top-notch food, drink and service. The Kirkmichael Arms is a treasure of a pub ticking all the boxes when it comes to a cosy local.

Lunchtime meal, food was brilliant, had 3 course meal, starters were great. Mains had korma, rogan josh and rice, pashwari nan was huge and delicious. Great value, staff lovely .

Great value, easy parking and well run place just off the main rd in Fairlie.

Friendly staff who were very helpful and accommodating. Lovely food and a great place to spend an afternoon/evening with a pleasing window view of the ocean.

Caroline and Cara are amazing, very pleasant! They're great to chat with, couldn't be better :)))

Sadly once again let down by the food and drink. Clearly running the bar with limited stock and unable to fulfil the menu they offer. Trying to provide drink which was flat, twice!! Wine unavailable from a very limited list. On a Saturday evening having main courses unavailable. I ordered the steak and ale pie which I returned as it was more like chunks of beef added to watered down ale. Tasteless. It is a great pity as the staff are excellent and do not deserve to have to provide this quality of offering

Started going her a few months ago it's a great quiet pub and staff are nice too, good if you just want a quiet pint

Ok bar quiet today but toilets a lot cleaner these days. Bar stools really need dusted would take 5 minutes with a damp cloth.