The best restaurants serving British food in Kelso and District Scottish Borders Lowlands

Don’t be put off by the unprepossessing frontage and entryway (the building was formerly a cinema). Inside is a large, characterful dining room with a bar at one end, which is given a delightful ambience by lit candles on every table. What’s more, the menu offers a tempting selection of dishes which - in our experience - are expertly prepared and presented and absolutely delicious! The service was prompt, friendly and professional and the prices very reasonable for the calibre of the dining experience. A lucky find for us on a Bank Holiday Monday evening when many other restaurants were closed. So good that we returned for more the following evening. Highly recommended!

Advertised as open 7 days a week, but on arrival, the sign on the door said closed Tuesday and Wednesday. So, I had to go somewhere else.

This cafe is now under new ownership and is called THE KNOWES. It is open from 9:30 until 4 (3 on a Sunday). It has been under new ownership since February this year and has had a lick of paint and a fresh menu - albeit broadly similar to the old one. Having visited the cafe several times on visits to Kelso over the last few years, it remains my favourite venue to get a hot drink and a simple meal. The premises are kept very clean and presentable.

Have had a home delivery from here twice now and been so tasty, not had any issues at all and really enjoyed every dish!

We had earmarked this place for breakfast one morning and rushed to get down before they stopped serving brekkie at 11:30. We arrived just after but they managed to accommodate us. As I ordered a full Scottish for my husband, I was absolutely delighted to see a gluten-free breakfast listed on the menu. Even the sausage was GF! Other coeliacs might understand that a GF snag is often a bonus when looking for a full fried breakfast. The breakfast arrived with orange juice and a pot of tea as well. Mine was absolutely brilliant. The added addition of haggis (which was not listed on the menu) was a treat since it’s rare to find gluten-free haggis anywhere. Tea was piping hot, the service was impeccable and overall we really enjoyed our visit. Lots of locals with the dogs popping in while we were there and it was nice to see lots frequenting the café. We thought it might be difficult to find somewhere open on a Monday, and indeed some other places were shut, but we were delighted to find Caroline’s was open. Very clean toilets as well.

Room was very big although quite dated. Unfortunately the plughole in the bath was full of hairs and the cleanliness of the room in general wasn't great. The public areas have been renovated and are much better. The breakfast was basic but fine, the girls serving were very friendly. The receptionists on arrival and departure were a little brusque and not very welcoming. Excellent location in the square.

With its dark wood furnishings, including a very large gantry, and most of the wall space covered in framed rugby strips, photos etc, the public bar in the Black Swan could almost be described as dark and old fashioned. It can also feel cramped at times as everyone tends to shun the other bar (and rightly so - ‘cos it’s horrible). The public bar is a place where you have a decent chance of meeting some wee, unintelligible drunk bloke (or two) in the corner, but it is also a place where it is easy to strike up conversation with locals at the bar. In many ways the Swan is like a pub from the past and is pretty unique in Kelso. Perhaps that’s why we always come in whenever we visit the town. It is an ordinary, no frills, traditional Scottish pub with good service and good lager and good banter. It suits us perfectly well.

Good selection of beers. Tropicana beer on tap was really good.

We love The Plough, and were very happy to try the food from the new Chef. The choice of burgers is fantastic, and I highly recommend the Chilli one, so tasty. If you like good food, cold beer and a warm atmosphere, get yourself there!

Went in to have a quick drink after arriving and stayed for 5 hours. Such friendly staff and local clientele. Great atmosphere. We bumped in to friends from home and ended up having dinner there too. Food was amazing and very reasonable. Would highly recommend. Pity about the entitled customer who made a fool of himself shouting at the lovely staff.

Lovely, cozy bar. Great chicken leek, mushroom cassarole. Must have been half a chicken in it, delicious. Starter tomatoe soup, enough for two, delicious. Great service.

Excellent hotel well.placed in the town. Great choice for breakfast. The rooms were a bit tired but comfortable enough.

We make a special visit from Edinburgh to this Restaurant 5/6 times per year, the food is very good although expensive. I ordered and paid for Fish & Chips and Greek Salad with Keish ? for my Wife, with our drinks.£32.00 The young Man came to our Table to advise there was no Keish ? left. My Wife re-selected Greek Salad with Prawns & a portion of chips I was asked to go to the Counter with the Young Man to adjust the order and was asked to pay 95p difference between the cost of the Prawns against the cost of the Keish ? which I did The food was delivered to our table my Fish & Chips arriving first, my Wife advised that I start my meal while it was hot. My Wife's meal arrived and She was enjoying the Greek Salad but there was no Prawns. I was asked to go to the counter to pay for Prawns which had been omitted, I refused and my Wife had some of the salad, the meal was spoiled for her. No Prawns were offered. This spoiled our visit & our day out! She Managed to spend a further £35. in their shop. No more visits to this venue, complaint very badly handled.

Used to get a gardeners breakfast so thought I'd try again. Absolutely shocked. Where the breakfast used to include hash browns, no longer included now. Where beans were in a superate little pot, about 2 teaspoons of beans oozing in lots of juice straight on the plate and soaked the toast. One miniature sausage, one bacon , one egg and toast for £5.50. Will never throw my money away on their food again. Their coffee is even more expensive than the high class hotels. AVOID