The best restaurants serving British food in Dumfries & Galloway Lowlands

Such a great pub, really cool ambiance with the love music, good beers, nice people Just try it

Found this gem of a place after a walk around Stranraer and managed to find a table on a busy Saturday morning. We had the scrambled eggs on toast and one of the delicious apple pastries with soooo tasty coffee. We had to wait a while as the place was packed but the staff were dealing with the queue very efficiently. Very friendly atmosphere too!! Loved everything about this place

on arrival Sally was helpful and polite after a mix up in orders thankyou for a positive experience Both coffees tasted really nice.

What a lovely pub. Welcoming staff and good service. The food was outstanding. We will definitely be back and happily recommend it.

The food was lovely, one of the best curry's I've had, hospitality was not great and some staff were very rude. Do not serve alcohol so you have to take your own alcoholic drinks, not the end if the world but a very nice curry.

We were given a one night stay voucher to the Cally Palace Hotel as a present, so we were quite impressed by the massive well kept grounds surrounding it in the countryside near Gatehouse Of Fleet. Quite an impressive building to view as one drives along the driveway to this imposing building. A building opens up to a rather sumptuous reception area as one enters through the large front doors, to be met by friendly well knowledged staff, and this feeling of sumptiousness continues as the corridors to the various parts of the hotel are walked. Our room (115) had a balcony and faced the rear, with a view over one of the golf holes and lovely very old trees, so the sun entered the room in the morning, although the heavy curtains disguised the fact that it was daylight outside. The room was spacious having lots of storage space for all a travellers needs, and had all that was needed to enjoy a stay at this hotel. The huge beds were very comfortable and we slept through the night - just like babes. Our room had been described as one that had been 'recently decorated' (how long ago?) however, being kind, it really needed some attention to the lighting, shower plumbing, bath panel, squeaking bathroom door, and to the decoration once more as it showed signs of wear and tear. Dinner, served in the Dining Room was very nice and the waiting staff were both friendly and well informed on the menu choices, and the choices to select from were broad and inviting, what we selected to eat also tasted very good - 'well done!' to the kitchen and serving team. We also enjoyed the gym, swimming pool and hot tub - excellent, felt so refreshed after using these facilities which were faultless. Breakfast was a good experience, with a vast array of well presented fresh fruits and foods for 'all tastes' available - eat till you drop buffet, and if required special food requestes are readily and happily catered for. Again, an army of well trained servers were on hand to support all patrons needs, Well done!. After breakfast we enjoyed a stroll in the grounds / golf course taking in the fresh air wafting from the nearby sea before finally checking out. All in all a very good overall experience, the minor 'issues' with our room may have been unique to that room only. Yes, we would return and enjoy the facilities of Cally Palace Hotel, the attentitive, friendly and knowledgeable staff and the beautifuk surroundings in a pristine corner of Scotland.

We stopped by for an evening meal and the place looks tired food was lukewarm and not just our meal another table had the same experience suggest you look elsewhere...

Absolutely awful bacon and sausage almost raw and bacon very salty. potato scone burnt. Wouldn't eat there again

Both had the fish and chips. It came quickly and was nicely cooked. The cheesecake dessert was delicious. Had two glasses of wine which was reasonably priced. The service throughout was very friendly. Overall good value and a good bar meal. We will come back.

We ordered lunch from here for a full office. Hot food was okay but the salads are a joke for the price. £7 for this salad and we received 1 slice of cucumber, 1 tomato wedge. The side salad had more cucumber and tomato’s in than this! Only giving two stars because the hot food was alright. Disappointing.

Great find! A lovely little pub that serves great, homecooking food. The service was also really good with a lovely, friendly lady doing everything! Dog friendly too.

We recently had Sunday lunch in the evening in this establishment. We visit the area every year and were impressed by how this particular venue had been renovated to a high standard. Food was delicious but as ours was the last booking of the day we felt that the staff just wanted to get us out of there as quickly as possible!. Most of the staff were lovely as friendly (shout out to the two Asian staff, absolutely amazing) but one waitress in particular seemed very grumpy and unprofessional, not really explaining in any friendly detail why we had to get our drinks order in so quickly and then sighing when we tried to order drinks with our meal. For the price we paid, we expected a more professional service from all staff. The food however, was delicious. Good portions which were fresh and lovingly prepared. But maybe if there isn’t sufficient time to give guests an exceptional experience, maybe the last booking should be an acceptable time to accommodate the working hours of the staff.

Excellent coffee and scone at a very reasonable price. Slightly let down by the toilet which needs upgrading , otherwise 5 stars.

Food was a good size. However, the meat on a mixed grill was overcooked. They forgot the extra haggis we ordered and were not informed there was no whiskey sauce as advertised with it. By the time the peppercorn sauce came, the meal was almost over. Tables were full of dirty plates on arrival but were cleaned during our visit. It felt quite dull in there.

Down to earth place. And go understanding that.