The best restaurants serving British food in Lowlands

A super bed and breakfast with a lovely vegan curry and home baked ecclefechan tart in the bar which had an open fire. Steve and Mary looked after us like a mum and a big brother. Could not do enough for us including a very welcome lift to and from hoddom Bridge as we were walking the annandale way. And a packed lunch to order. Will recommend to all, especially walkers.

Most awful experience I’ve ever had, never seen or tasted pakora so bad, chips burnt, and worst value ever, if I could leave a minus rating I guarantee I would have, AVOID AT ALL COSTS.

Good takes forever to come sat waiting over half an hour, stupid!

Best choice!! Fresh and so tasty fish! Great staff very nice and family atmosphere. Definitely we will be back. If you looking for local fish and chips you can’t go wrong in this place!

Had a great stay here, start of May 2025, for a mountain biking weekend. Location and setup are perfect for mountain biking / outdoor activities. Staff were friendly, accommodating and engaging. Food was lovely! There are a few other nice food locations local too, so you won't be bored with only one option to eat - which you sometimes get in small villages. My only gripe was the walls seem quite thin, so I could hear the guests next door late at night after they came home drunk which woke me up. I would stay again!

Irish invasion there last Sunday with our local Scottish cousins. Everything absolutely perfect. Highly recommend the ambiance, food and the service. Amy stole my heart- some brave and inspiring lady. Best of luck for the future Amy🙏🙏

First visit here, exceptional food, fish & chips were delicious, staff were attentive with quick service, definitely would recommend a visit

Such a great spot for coffee, the most delicious cakes and healthy porridge breakfast bowl. Also cater to kids with the biggest portion of homemade waffles

Great welcome. Lots of outside tables in the current sunshine. Afternoon tea, dinner and breakfast all delicious. Dog friendly. Good size car park and nice view of fields and hillside. House martins nesting, crows crowing and a nice lane and path to Oxton for a dog walk. Only downside is daytime traffic noise but this will improve as we electrify transport! On the other of that it is very convenient for the A68 as a pit stop!

NOW THE COSY KITCHEN 👍 Lovely friendly new owner New fresh Decoration Food great menu varied & simply go to desk to order

Best bakers in the Scottish Borders, their apples pies are absolutely delicious. In fact anything you buy is lovely highly recommended.

Food was great, wife had roast beef with a side of vegetables they where great, and I had macaroni with a side of chips all was perfect plenty to eat.

Every time we go to Dumfries we call in for either a mid morning snack or for lunch and we've always found the 'Home Made' food to be first class along with the service that we receive. Well done to management and staff for looking after us.

This restaurant is part of Smiths hotel at Gretna Green. We were in the final days of our holiday in Scotland and wanted to have a special meal. We were staying at the hotel and saw this had good reviews. Well it didn’t disappoint. It was good that you could pick and mix from the a la carte menu and the bar menu. Every course was very good. Because we had courses from both menus I didn’t think it was too expensive. The service was good although it was very busy with other events going on. The staff were kept busy but were still attentive to our needs. Would recommend if you want something special or just for an evening meal.

Your address is miss-guiding. You are not in Castle Douglas, but 15 Miles away in New Galloway! A drive after dinner!