The best restaurants serving British food in South West Scotland

Place has closed down permanently. Telephone cut off and no longer works. Don't bother trying to go there. ...........

Family of five for New Years dinner.Couldn’t fault the service or the food. Portions were generous and price very reasonable for New Years

Christmas dinner on Christmas Day was very disappointing and naturally expensive. The food was Wetherspoons quality tasted like it was bought in from catering company rather than freshly made. Young undertrained staff did their best.but had to be asked several times for service. Pity if that’s the quality served at weddings. I have had a bar lunch there which has been fine. As I live locally it’s sad to see how standards have slipped since the Costley days.

Food was amazing staff are lovely very friendly and attentive atmosphere just lovely definitely would recommend a visit we will be back

Stopped for coffee and to visit gift shop. Both excellent. Very friendly staff and Jade had really good information about where we were staying. Went back the following day for breakfast that was well cooked and good value. Very comfortable surroundings and spotlessly clean. Definitely recommend.

Was in today for breakfast. Food was really nice. Service from Lucy was very good too. Dog friendly too which is a bonus. I was also in last Friday for lunch and an afternoon drinking and watching the racing ,great friendly place. Definitely recommend

Visited for Afternoon Tea for my birthday. We were really looking forward to a nice wee treat and a nice afternoon. Can't express how disappointed we were with food and service. Was a lovely sunny day with plenty of tables near window but got shown to a table in a dark and dingy area of the restaurant. Waited a while then waitress came over to ask if we wanted Tea or coffee (no choice, just standard tea or coffee). Arrived back with one small pot for two with no offer for a fresh pot etc later. Waited quite a while before food arrived. When Afternoon tea tray arrived we could not believe how unappetising it looked and how little there was. 3 measly finger sandwiches each with not much filling and the bread was stale and hard. There were no other savouries like quiche, sausage rolls, mini soup etc which are usually standard everywhere else. Asked for no fish and still got served disgusting tuna sandwiches. Went on to try scones. The came with some whipped cream which looked like it had been sitting a while and wasn't fresh and some cheap jam. The scones were rock solid and stale and way past their best. No butter. Could not eat them. Just awful. The mini cakes were all awful. Every single one of them was old & stale and seemed like they'd been sitting out for a week. Disgusting. Even the strawberry cut in half on top was dried up. Left pretty much everything, not that there was much to leave as everything was tiny. The service was non existant. No offer of fresh drinks etc and waited a long time to try get the bill. Have to say this is the worst Afternoon tea we've ever had and at £35.00 way overpriced. We did raise issues re everything being stale but still got charged full price. Just awful and really ruined what should have been a nice day for my birthday. Certainly won't be back and the restaurant should be ashamed having even left the kitchen! Neighbouring tables complained their bread etc was hard too.

Souters is a regular go to for us and we’ve enjoyed many breakfasts, lunches and dinners there. Food great as usual on this visit but poor service, staff attitude and general presentation on this occasion.

Everyone loves a coffee shop in a garden centre right? Yes, but the experience at Silverbirch is definitely elevated. For a start, the interior shop is a vibe in itself and I always leave with a few extra candles and diffusers, I’ve been a few times and it’s always great to get some seasonal inspiration. The coffee shop is perfect for lunch, with a wide range of cakes and bakes and savoury snacks too. Highly recommend the ham, goats cheese and sundried tomato sourdough - and of course, a delicious slice of cake! Always a great experience and the staff are really friendly too. Great local spot, or worth travelling to from Glasgow etc.

Another great meal at Lochside this time for my mums birthday, I can’t see past the monkfish so stayed true to form and again it was awesome, halloumi pakora was also a great starter a jewel for east Ayrshire and highly recommended as always

food was fairly poor this time. wasn't the best. the ceaser salad wasn't the best the chicken was dry and the croutons were so oily they were disgusting. the soup had far to much basil in and wasn't nice. the service was terrible we waiting a while on arrival to be seated and then waited ages to have a drinks order and then ordering food and then waited ages for food and when we had young children getting upset because they were waiting made it not very enjoyable. then we had to ask three times! for the bill at the end of meal again with young children getting upset made the meal stressful. and defiantly not worth the drive out there. more time needs to be taken with service staff and not be rushing around and also made us feel concerned when the staff were rushing around and we had two young children in high chairs felt like the staff were going to knock them over! just need to slow down and be more aware of tables.

Very warm welcome from the staff who willingly changed the sports channel for us. Good food and Dog friendly. Just what we needed.

We have been here before but, the service at that time was terrible. However, we though we would give it the benefit of the doubt. It wasn't too busy so, the waitress sat us at a window seat.We waited patiently for some time and my husband eventually tried to catch the attention of one of the several waitresses who were wandering around clearing tables. He was ignored on all three attempts. I eventually went up and asked at the till if someone could take our order. I sat back down and waited again as the waitress began dealing with another customer. There appears to be no one in charge at weekends and service is haphazard to say the least. We left and went next door

Food of poor quality, expensive and small portion sizes. Burger over done and burned and salad drowned in dressing won’t be returning.

Booked a table online on Easter Monday for lunch. Received a confirmation email and then a reminder about my booking. Imagine our shock then when we turned up to find restaurant closed!!. Phoned contact number and told indeed it was closed. What angered me more was I emailed the hotel twice explaining my situation and once used the contact details on website. Didn't even receive the courtesy of a reply or apology. Had food here before and it was very nice but after that experience I would not return. You shouldn't be able to book a table online if restaurant is closed.