The best restaurants serving British food in Nith Dumfries & Galloway Lowlands

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

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.

Went for the steak night, absolutely superb. Staff very friendly and always making sure you are satisfied. Cosy environment, highly recommend.

Amazing place, friendly staff and food great !

Always assured of a great welcome from a young staff. Very hard working and a smile always. Food great and great coffee. Had bacon roll - bacon extremely crispy which is lovely.

This is without a doubt the best place for lunch in Dumfries. The food just gets better and better. We ordered a selection of 4 dishes none of which disappointed 🥰

Went for a family members 80th birthday ( group of 22) staff were very attentive, great selection of food everyone enjoyed their meal.

I usually enjoy eating here but my last visit was a bit uncomfortable.The waitress was friendly and took our order quickly.After a while our food was served which was fine but 5 minutes later and no sign of our drinks.I called to the waitress who looked like a rabbit caught in headlights and she asked a colleague to bring us our drinks.I wasn't rude but i think she was a little upset as she spoke to her boss and she was gesturing and glancing in my direction.Not sure if i want to go back.

Best cooked breakfast Dumfries has to offer, bar none! Great coffee too. Really comfortable and peaceful space with views of the golf course. Well priced and friendly service

Christmas night out with friends. Nice place and good staff. Food was really nice and the live band got us up dancing. Will visit again.

Great service. Quick and efficient, very friendly. Great food and great value. First time visiting and will be back. Would recommend

Always good food and great service.

We had dinner here 2 nights on the trot while staying on the park The food is fantastic and excellent value for money Staff were brilliant Best steak pie I've had in a long time😊

Dumfries’s hidden gem in plain sight, I have been visiting Dumfries town centre for many years, unfortunately many great local businesses have gone but really pleased to see the tea room in Barbours is still going strong. Staff are very polite and helpful, the place is busy, food is excellent and good value. I really enjoy the cream team, sandwiches, scones, butter, jam, fresh cream and a hot drink for £7.50 fantastic value. Well done to the staff and owners

Dinner was lovely, staff were extremely attentive, service was quick and slick. We came down to Dumfries for filming my university documentary, we always stay at the Cairndale hotel. Monday night after hard graft out filming myself and my girlfriend were knackered. We couldn’t face going into the town for dinner or just ordering a takeaway. Contacted reception for the set menu, which my girlfriend had. I ordered off the a la carte. We hadn’t booked as it was a last minute decision we were met by the manager, who told us not to worry, and we were sat quickly. Server came over with menus, (we had a good idea of what we were having but it was handy to just have another look) then manager came over to take our orders. My girlfriend ordered the soup and chicken bacon cheese burger. I ordered the goats cheese crostini (I felt quite embarrassed as I had to ask what the crostini was, but was pleased to know the manager had to go and double check himself. We shared a laugh about this later) I ordered the lamb shoulder for main. Draft options for soft drinks were plentiful, we were pleased to hear Pepsi max was an option my only bug bear was the price of the drinks, I feel £7 was slightly steep for 2 soft drinks, however I do understand there has to be a certain pricing within hotels. However it didn’t hinder our quality experience. Starters arrived promptly and the quality and service of food was really nice, the manager was over quickly to ask for feedback. Starters scuttled, time for the main, mg girlfriends cheeseburger was massive 3 breaded chicken fillets 2 rashers of bacon and a lovely amount of smothered cheese, I actually wish I’d ordered it myself. And her chips were plentiful too, I don’t know what it is about the quality of chip in Dumfries but it trumps anything in Glasgow. As I say we’re down to the Cairndale often and are always impressed with the quality. You get what you pay for and especially the £40pp per night brd and breakfast deal at the moment, you’re laughing. My lamb was absolutely beautiful, I’m t total myself so I always get concerned when there’s a red wine sauce however, I wasn’t to be worried here. The sauce was lovely and sweet and I’m not one for turnip but even ate that alongside the beautiful roasted potatoes. It was a lovely meal and we chatted away with the servers and manager who were all very accommodating, we look forward to coming down again in the next few weeks. Apologies I can’t remember the names of those who dealt with is, it was a very busy day and we were just so glad to have a lovely evening with some gorgeous food. All the best during the refit and we hope the Cairndale gets its deserved 4th star, we’ll continue to support the restraunt and hotel whenever we are down!