The best restaurants serving British food in Dumfries & Galloway Lowlands

My husband and I had an evening meal at The Smithy with a couple of friends on Saturday evening. The meal was excellent, as was the welcome and the service. The menu was imaginative and the atmosphere was very good. We would certainly eat there again if in the area and would thoroughly recommend it.

Just stopped off in passing for a coffee and scone. Excellent. Not one of the oversized scones that you often find nowadays. Very friendly and welcoming. Nice selection of gifts available too many of which are locally made. Will definitely be back.

Great food-both veggie and non veggie. Really reasonable-and the service was lovely. Dog friendly and if you’re in the area-it’s a must visit!

We have eaten here on a few occasions now and have never been disappointed with the food or service regardless of meal chosen and with nice cheerful staff and prices it is a great stop off on the way to the N Ireland ferries or back towards Dumfries, We would recommend this eatery without hesitation.

You know when your wife takes a photograph of the room key and sends it to you with a caption "Please can I come here again" you know it's a success. Great find by my wife for out wedding anniversary and visit to Glasgow. Great location, fabulous food...

Absolutely stunning meal and service as per usual,young waitress was very polite and professional,great atmosphere and cosy little restaurant,both demolished the 3 courses,both had the confit of duck leg which just melted in the mouth,as a chef in the past this place is a class above the rest,Booked and returning again in for the festive, Thanks to emma and nick again👌

What an absolute stunning place! We arrived as soon as the doors opened on the day of the Weymouth Iron Man 15/09 and bagged the first table closest to the road so we could cheer on my sister's partner. The service was excellent and we had more frozen cocktails than the place could handle! My sister and I terrorized the harbour with our megaphone for the runners and enticed more and more diners in with our loud mouths! The bacon,brie and cranberry toastie was absolutely wonderful and came with a plethora of sides including crisps, coleslaw and a dressed salad on a wonderfully plated board! The cocktails were to DIE for which a lot of other people had succumbed to on our visit (with thanks to the megaphone). Overall, the best place to eat, best service and THE BEST PART, it is independently run! What a rarity, must try if in weymouth!

Messaged direct 20/08/2022 and Dragonfly replied they have ceased serving food recently. Accommodation is available as self catering or B&B and unaffected.

Great cafe in a rural spot. As we were a group of 16 hungry cyclists and hadnt received a warm welcome at one cafe, we rang ahead to be told, yes, they could accommodate us. When we arrived 25 minutes later, the owner had made a victoria sponge! The scones were the best we've had so far.

Had a lovely meal for 8 for a special birthday. Table was beautifully presented, staff were ever so accommodating and very friendly. Great value for money, and lovely setting.

It's been a while but the food is terrific and we'll priced for what you get... cuppa is smashing too .. in short just what the doctor ordered

Hi everyone booked for Sunday lunch very impressed with service the attention to detail was superb somebody split something it was cleaned up in seconds well trained staff as a chef l don't miss a thing lunch was beautiful plenty to eat well cooked at a good price deserts were nice gluten free options were good as well my partner is gf even got Yorkshire puddings with her dinner even the young waiting staff were well trained make me proud to be in catering keep it up the front of house staff never stopped well done all best place Dumfries Wayne Tracy brilliant we will be back for sure

Estábamos en nuestro camino de vuelta a Escocia y pasamos por este camino, un poco de la ruta habitual. Buscando en línea en el mapa parecía que había muy poco en el camino de lugares para parar a comer algo y luego de repente encontramos la cafetería de la vieja escuela. Es un maravilloso hallazgo, le ofrecen un servicio a la zona y actúa como un centro para eventos sociales (por el calendario que juding se veía muy atractivo, pescado y patatas fritas y juegos de mesa o de una comida mexicana!). El servicio era muy amable y la comida era muy buena, tenemos la sopa de almendras con un sándwich. Hay juegos de mesa, revistas e incluso un bombín por si acaso son ciclismo! En el futuro me gustaría ser muy contentos de tomar el desvío a la carretera este a visitar de nuevo. Merece la pena quedarse en si estás en la zona.

Went with family for a pre Xmas lunch today. All I can say is it was first class. We will definitely be back soon. Each course was presented beautifully and tasted delicious. The students were very polite and efficient. Also value for money was second to none.

We visited the garden centre to see the Christmas decorations so decided to have breakfast first. We all had a full Scottish breakfast & it was delicious. Staff were beyond helpful & we had poached eggs instead of fried eggs. The breakfast was a fantastic price & fantastic value for money so we were very happy.