The best restaurants serving British food in Abbey 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.

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!

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.

I love this place a very special restaurant with super friendly staff who give you a great welcome, we are locals who lunch regularly and the warm inviting atmosphere tops anywhere locally. Great presentation of home produced products , tasty and delightful also the farm shop with amazing products a true gem of a place in Dumfries and Galloway

My wife and i enjoyed a delicious afternoon tea at the Abbey Cottage today. The afternoon tea consisted of freshly made sandwiches of your choice , fruit or plain scone with clotted cream and jam and a choice of different sponge cakes along with a pot of tea. It may be advisable to book the afternoon tea in advance as we did. The Abbey Cottage has all the best attributes of a traditional tea room The staff were welcoming , conversational and friendly. The premises were very clean. The food itself was a treat. There is a convenient car park behind the cottage which also serves as the car park for the ruin of Sweetheart Abbey which is next to the cottage. In addition to the tearoom the cottage also has a shop selling locally produced goods. The Abbey cottage is very much worth visiting if you are in the area.

Stayed at Mabie House recently and enjoyed dinner and breakfast there. Excellent food, well cooked, well presented and reasonably priced. Would definitely visit again

Lovely Sunday lunch for two. I had beef roast dinner. Decent amount of veg + meat with huge delicious Yorkshire puddings hubby had fish + chips. Both had starters too which were really good. Reasonable prices tool

Nice little cafe to stop for a decent coffee and lovely coconut and raspberry cake . Staff where very friendly and helpful. Ordered at counter and sat outside with my trusty dog Lexi, as no dogs allowed in side, which is fine. Lady asked on bringing my brew and cake if Lexi wanted a dog bowl, nice touch. Definitely worth a visit.

What a lovely hotel just back from a long weekend there.with hubby and wee dog 🐕 staff so friendly and helpful.food top notch.lovely quiet rooms.just a peaceful place.beside the river

Had breakfast at kilford a few times usalay resonsible but today 17 October it must have been the worst breakfast ive had in dumfries coffee cold food dry up like it had been in a oven for hours no wonder it come as quick it must have been the left overs 18£15p thanks very much

Excellent service with you ordering everything from your table which is very convenient. Good choice of food although children’s menu could be better and there were no pizzas which dissapointed our youngest grandchild. We all enjoyed what we ordered and look forward to calling again soon.

This was our first visit to the Anchor and we will definitely be back. The food was tasty and well cooked. The tempura prawns were crisp and sweet and the haggis bon bons were also in a crisp shell. The Highland Game pie was superb with lots of fresh vegetables. The pasta dish was also good. Service throughout was friendly. Next time we would prefer to be in the room with the open fire as the room we were in lacked a little atmosphere. All in all a successful evening.

Lovely location and brilliant staff. Vegetarian options weren't as poor as previous review reflected. Vegetarian burger was nice with a lentil pattie and vegetable pattie was very filling and not over cooked. There was also a vegetarian lasagne on the menu which my partner very much enjoyed saying it was very tasty. Also an option of cheese salad and mac and cheese which we didn't try. Overall would definitely recommend.