The best restaurants serving British food in Lowlands

Sadly now seem to be closed. Unfortunately the Main Street of Jedburgh offers nothing in the way of dog friendly cafes... the only town in our trip across central Scotland to have that issue.

Some places accept dogs _ The staff at the Roxburghe love dogs. We have stayed in a two bed cottage, the Bowmont Suite and stay and King Estate Suite which all provide luxury and space. We are welcomed with open arms, as are the dogs, who can go everywhere bar the space, the find dining restaurant and the whiskey bar. Thanks for another great stay.

I cannot recommend this place enough, it is spotlessly clean. Served by excellent staff and the food is delicious, presented well and reasonably priced. The general ambiance was relaxed and although I’m not keen on tv screens, they weren’t over bearing. I would definitely revisit as they allowed our pooches in. If their bedrooms are as clean and as good as their food is - it would be a great place to stay!

We were lucky to arrive before the coaches did so more or less had the place to ourselves. Very good value for money. A single cheese melt in the high street would set you back £12, without a coffee. We went for the tea for two at the wool mill for £18. There was enough to feed 4 and the same with the coffee we chose. The staff are all kind and down to Earth. They provided us with a box that we could take the excess cakes we couldn't eat. It was the Christmas tea for two which included the turkey, stuffing and cranberry sandwiches. Too much cranberry for me so made the sandwiches a bit too much like jam sandwiches for me. This aside, I would recommend and will return. Was all good and well worth the money. Home made mince pies and scones were very good.

I just hope it was a bad day. About two in the afternoon and the café fairly busy. Most tables covered last person's food although self-service trays hinted that people could clear away their own staff. Seem to be plenty of staff but going around in a daze. Not a long queue but it still took 20 minutes to order a sandwich and bit of quiche and another 10 minutes for it to come. Quiche okay but sandwich, ham and cheese, very poor quality. Very disappointing. Someone needs to get a grip. Such a pity when the botanic gardens are so magnificent and beautifully.

A very welcoming atmosphere, heat staff who were very dog friendly. Food was good and would recommend the restaurant and beer!

Entered the cafe and smiled at the only person working there (dark haired woman), then asked politely if they are dog friendly. The server was very rude and abrupt with her response, quoting council regulations at me and telling me there are no dog friendly cafes in Jedburgh, except one on the outskirts. Obviously customer service is not her forte! Place looked quite dingy and like it could do with a clean/decorated. Cakes sitting out did not look fresh or appealing. Had the appearance of a cafe in a nursing home or something. Not good.

Had just the best experience at the Toll House cafe. Really nice food - very tasty leek and potato soup, and a cheese toastie that doesn't scrimp on the cheese and melted perfectly. Plus the owner is very friendly and made the place so welcoming. I was staying at a nearby house catsitting for the weekend and the house's boiler had broken, making me reliant on making a real fire. The owner, Julie, very kindly gave me some firelighters and gave me some other 'real fire' tips (they have a lovely one going in the cafe). Can't recommend it enough, both for the food and the lovely owner. I couldn't get back to report my fire-making success, but I did manage thanks to Julie! Great place.

This restaurant is part of Smiths hotel at Gretna Green. We were in the final days of our holiday in Scotland and wanted to have a special meal. We were staying at the hotel and saw this had good reviews. Well it didn’t disappoint. It was good that you could pick and mix from the a la carte menu and the bar menu. Every course was very good. Because we had courses from both menus I didn’t think it was too expensive. The service was good although it was very busy with other events going on. The staff were kept busy but were still attentive to our needs. Would recommend if you want something special or just for an evening meal.

We ate here and finished our meal, the waitress cleared away and we decided we'd have another round of drinks before leaving. We waited 5, 10 minutes and the waitress never came back. I went in search of someone but couldn't find our waitress. I didn't like to open the doors to the kitchen. We waited another 5 minutes and my wife said 'this is ridiculous' and went off in pursuit. She found our waitress in the bar (was she watching TV, did she fancy the barman?) and asked if we could get some service. The waitress said 'the restaurant is closed', as if we were being unreasonable in expecting to be served a round of drinks. No, the restaurant isn't closed if you've still got people sitting at a table you're serving and you haven't asked them if they want a dessert or offered them the bill but simply buggered off. So we said OK, can we just pay the bill. Which we did, and obviously didn't leave tip. We won't be going back.

Very impressive hotel in an excellent location, but it is the staff that make this hotel something special. Two that really stand out are David, every inch the genuine Scott and a lovely man, and Rob an amazing and very multi talented man with boundless energy and a fantastic sense of humour. It is these people that bring us back time and time again.

Just had afternoon tea with my sister. Absolutely fabulous! Great service from friendly staff. Excellent food and enough to last us for the whole weekend! What we couldn’t manage, we brought home with us! Highly recommended.

Staff Service 5Star. Special mention for Sophie, Kate, Adam, Matthew, Mr Mohammad Salim who were outstanding exponents of Excellence in restaurant customer service. They are Outstanding Assets to the World renowned MacDonald Resorts Hotel Spa and Golf Group.

Great pub. Great atmosphere. Had a short visit to Dumfries and wish I'd found this gem earlier. Landlady is lovely and very friendly.

Visited these guys for breakfast whilst staying locally. We received a warm welcome from the staff who were friendly and professional. They have a couple of good breakfast veggie options, as well as soya and oat milk, we went for the veggie breakfast and the avocado on toast. They were doing something with the smoke alarms when we were there, so that caused a bit of a din, but didn't really detract from our visit.