TOP 10 BEST Restaurants in United Kingdom - Updated November 2024

"One of the best restaurants I've been to! The staff were very friendly and always made sure we were comfortable and we enjoyed our food. The food..."

Susan Sharratt

Alistair Campbell

The Bank Bar And Tapas

Chorizo & Chilli Prawns

Sweet and Sour Pork

Italian Meatballs in Tomato Sauce

Red wine

Beer Battered Cod Triple Cooked Chips Minted Pea Purée

Cider

White Truffle and Parmesan Fries Garlic Aioli

Beer Mocktail Bramble Cocktails

Lamb

Macca Moni Garlic Mushrooms Haggis Balls

Fish

Fish Mac and Cheese Garlic Mushrooms

Pork

Passion Fruit Mojito Mocktail

Pork Belly

Surf and Turf Ribs Chicken Wings

""Come for the Food and stay for the Cocktails!" The Food is extremely tasty and the Cocktails are Fantastic. Definitely one of my favourite places to..."

Kristian Luebke

"Excellent meal and selection of drinks. The menus are good value and the service was first class. We each chose from the two different menus and..."

David Smith

"Walked in without a booking and was served staright away. Service was great with friendly staff. Food was amazing. I really wish this place was..."

Callum Hulse

"Highly recommend this Tapas Bar !! the food was amazing! Cooked to perfection! Wine selection was equally as good - Murran - waitress who looked..."

Lee Everett

"Popped in for tea before the theatre and was very impressed, great service, very nice food and very reasonable prices. Will be back again soon. I..."

Ian Brown

"Great food, great atmosphere friendly staff, delicious desserts. Update 10 November 2022 As above , would give more if I could 3 tapas for £18 or..."

William Frame

"Staff great, good is great except.....stay away from anything with cheese. Think it is squirty cheese or something, it does nothing for the food and..."

Ian Harris

"Unreal food, insane cocktails, alright prices, great staff, lovely experience, will definitely be back! The caramel veracruz cocktail is the best..."

Alice Hewson

"Food was amazing. The pork dish particularly stood out for my other half. All of it was well presented. Great service...."

EmmasAdventures

"Excellent service. Staff very helpful, polite and friendly. The food was amazing and very good..."

Mark Tempest

"Great for groups/couples for cocktails & tapas. Tapas is really tasty with a good selection, good range of cocktails too. Nice..."

Gillian McCubbin

"Fab cocktails and food was delicious. Very nice..."

Karen Ali

"A wee bit noisy but that said the food was sublime and the mocktails very very quaffable! 3 Tapas for £20 we WILL be..."

Paul Marsh

"Good food at reasonable price for £19 3 small plates and a glass of wine. Quick service and friendly staff. Had a variety of dishes and were all..."

Brett Woodcock

"Food was great, service could have been better, was not to busy so lacked atmosphere a bit. But will..."

Derek Adams

"I like the setting,would have liked it a tad warmer,(room temp),lovely food, nice all round,personally I would like to have seen waitresses and bar..."

kojie rogerson

Cavens Arms

82/100 (3015 ratings)

Warm Belgian Chocolate Fudge Cake

Haggis Neeps and Tatties

Scampi

Salad

Macaroni Cheese and Chips

Beef Burger with Haggis Mozzarella and Jalapenos

Baguette

Haggis and Leek Melt

Lasagne

Cavens Homemade Vegan Burger Meal

Wheelchair Accessible

"Brilliant pub with dining , probably the best in Dumfries & Galloway. The staff are great, Hi to Wayne behind the bar, always a good choice of wines,..."

Vince Green

"After my most recent visit I have just upped the review to 5 star. Great to see a place that has been in the same hands for years striving to improve..."

Peter Mccormick

"What a lovely pub this is. Hubby and I are staying 3 nights in Dumfries and were recommended to eat here. So glad we did. The food was delicious and..."

Lynda Gill

"Stopped for lunch on a Sunday while visiting Dumfries. Friendly staff who looked after us. The food was amazing with really decent portion size and..."

Mike Wormald

"Best pub 🍻 in Dumfries for Real Ale. 8 different Ales on when we visited, 4 of which where Scottish. Food is none too shabby either. Lowland..."

Helen

"Arrived on a busy Friday night on Burns'Week. The place was full and we hadn't made a reservation. The staff was unflappable! We were told it would..."

William Bruce

"Excellent find for a pub meal in Dumfries. Really friendly and chatty staff who couldn't do enough for you. Walked in with no booking on a Sunday and..."

Samuel McCreadie

"You won't leave hungry from here. Freshly made cooked food. Good traditional Scottish food, great selection for all appetites. They have a great..."

Charles Martin

"Yet another amazing meal. Every single surface in this place is spotlessly clean. Food was outstanding, portions are massive. Best place to eat out..."

Oli D

"We called in here on Sunday evening, as recommended by our hotel owner. Despite not having booked we were found a table. Nothing was too much trouble..."

Lesley McGrath

Hole I The Wa Inn

76/100 (1364 ratings)

Steak N Ale Pie of the Day

Egg Bacon Sausage Roll

Haggis Bomb Skittles Bomb

Wheelchair Accessible

"Cracking wee pub. Been a while since I visited Dumfries and found the beer and food great and the staff welcoming. Even better that St Mirren beat..."

Craig Martin

"have drunk in the hole for years ,had my retirement party there,met my fiancée Gloria and had engagement party in there great atmosphere Alan and..."

Billy Sturgeon

"Visited "the hole in the wa" for the first time at the weekend,great pub ,friendly staff and lots going on.We were made very welcome,,,,will be..."

Agnes Macdonald

"The hole in the wa is a friendly pub.staff are very accomadating.whether a local or..."

Tina Wilson

"Me and my husband got married in the mid steeple,and had our wedding reception in the hole in the WA in 1990 and what amazing time we had,amazing..."

Debby Todd

"Brilliant wee pub,great food and the entertainment is the..."

Margaret Cannan

"Always head for hole in wall on arrival in Dumfries don't know what makes this bar special but it will be always special to..."

Iain Mason

"I live in Surrey but when I visit Dumfries (which is quite often) and go out on town, always end up having a few in here... great pub, reasonably..."

Jamie Briggs

"Great little pub! Always very busy and has a great..."

Christina Lauren Sharkey

"What a gaff. Rocking n popping the second you go in. Karaoke blasting, MCs trying to spit 64 bars, fights going off, chairs getting thrown. Cheap..."

Mr Pitts

"Absolutely one of the best places I've ever been. Proper pub this..."

Jonny Vickers

"Amazing friendly bar good service and selection of drinks live music , had great time was there due a bus trip from the metropole..."

derek murtaugh

"Always a busy pub, food is good through the day. Night-time is always busy, especially Thurs Friday and Saturday night. Good pint..."

Kristian Luebke

"Great pub, karaoke singers were outstanding, especially dark haired slim girl..."

John Bennett

"Nice place to visit and play bingo ..live entertainment lovely bar staff 😀..."

Gael

"Popped in for a bite to eat the food was very well priced and the all day breakfast hit the spot the staff member was very friendly and made our..."

Mark Newlands

"Best pint of John Smiths, av had for a long time, people behind the bar are always happy and polite, canny fault the..."

William Cringean

"Lovely food , brilliant prices, friendly staff Thank you for making our visit enjoyable..."

graham uk

"Loved it what a club , bar, great music and..."

Damien Morris

"Super friendly locals and staff good value for..."

Mark Bird

"Best pub in town.. Good entertainment. good laughs 😃..."

Roslynn Condie

"Nice little local. Good priced..."

Claire McGurk

"I visited this Pub about 40 years ago so it was good to visit for the first time since COVID restriction were lifted. I found the pub to be busy but..."

Charlie Robertson

"What a surprise find, smashing food at a great..."

bill hawkins

"The Landlord is wonderful his beer is terrific, the quiz nights sublime, the deep fried lettuce legendary, the karaoke - well Dean is..."

Charles Rendell

"Good pub! Had a good laugh the other night! They do karaoke every night so can be a good place to go have some fun with your mates! If you smoke,..."

Lewis McCulloch

"Always the best. Great music, dancing, Kareoke, singing. Company is brilliant. Always have a laugh. Food is amazing. All staff are great. Cheers..."

Kim Adair

Wetherspoon's Robert The Bruce

Grilled Herb Chicken w Peas & Mashed Potatoes

Empire State Burger and Fries

Wheelchair Accessible

"A friend and I went here for a later evening meal. At the bar i mentioned that I don’t know much about beer but wanted to try a local one. I ended..."

Marina Laduda

"Proper Scottish name for my second spoons while I was visiting Scotland!!! Great pint and food served by friendly and efficient staff!!! Car park..."

Jane Woodhead

"Absolutely love their deli pizza deal. Yummy pizza with thin crispy base and brilliant value. Staff are clearly hard working in this busy pub but are..."

marj hobson

"Lovely food, relaxed atmosphere and friendly staff. Signage could be better and the outside of the pub didn't look great but would definitely return..."

Trudy Hoddon

"An 'ok', 'Spoons, popular with all ages, hard working staff, microwaved haggis, neaps and tatties was too dry but tasty. Excellent well kept beer...."

Jools

"Quick service. All orders are done online or through the app due to covid. Hardly had to wait at all for our food and the pizza was by far the best..."

Sam Scott

"Clean and tidy. Good atmosphere and typical wetherspoons food. Tasted great. Only thing to think about is..."

Samantha Stevens

"On a sunny lunch time, we thought let's see how this spoons is going to be like as we knew what type of service to expect. We were pleasantly..."

Guardian Devil

"Typical Wetherspoon pub, more limited menu but gets very busy. Staff shortage one morning resulted in un cleared tables and no mugs but generally..."

Stephanie Ward

"Pleasant atmosphere, awesome location. The food is good and service very pleasant and polite. Highly..."

Frans Bedford-Visser

"As stated above good food, service, and atmosphere, most wetherspoons are a good place to eat whether out for the day or on holiday, and reasonably..."

Laurence Pearson

"Really crowded this time of day on a Saturday, but service was great! Food was tasty. Drinks were just..."

Lynn Szelock

Solway Gate Table Table

70/100 (42067 ratings)

Beer-Battered Haddock§ & Chips

Cheese and Onion Pie Meal

Wheelchair Accessible

"I'm giving it four stars based on the fact that for what it is, it's above average. By that, I mean it's a chain restaurant on the side of a busy..."

Pippa Unwin

"We stay in Dumfries and come here regularly. We like to sit at the window in the conservatory where we were sitting tonight. We didn’t have our..."

Dawn Rippingale

"We had a lovely meal & the staff were great. Everything was clean but minor details like no toilet rolls was rather..."

Tracy Hodgson

"It was a lovely place, the atmosphere was nice and there was a big selection of food and it was amazing. The table was the tiniest bit grubby, but..."

Frazer Brown

"Anther really nice place to eat do try good food and very well priced 5 star..."

Jeff Thomas

The Queenberry Pub

"Lovely food you get plenty and now I am full great staff very friendly defintaly recommend. Definitely be back for more..."

Tracy Cooke

"Stayed there for the new year.. lovely superior room loads of space for us and rest of our party.. breakfast very nice... staff were very friendly..."

Julie Reah Morton

The Granary

70/100 (1928 ratings)

Bangers and Mashed Potatoes and Gravy

Chicken Salad

Katsu Chicken Burger

Bacon and Cheeseburger

Pizza Champignons Jambon Fromage

Beef burger

Mac & Cheese Pie

Veg Burger with Fries

Fish & Chips

Haggis Potato Heaps and Cheese Pie

Wheelchair Accessible

"16 of us were in last night for our works Christmas meal. Cannot fault the food it was amazing and superb value for money. The festive burger was..."

Izzy Lysanne Warner

"Just been for a family meal, amazing value for money. Food was delicious, my steak was huge and cooked perfectly. We had my 20 month old toddler..."

Casey Plain

"We went in for lunch today . 2out of the 4 of us were gluten free . Great meal and friendly efficient staff . Deffo be back . Thanks to all staff...."

Janet Brown

"Granary Dumfries is the place to be. Lovely staff and lovely..."

Lauren Edmondson

"Amazing restaurant, amazing food, amazing service and amazing..."

Corey T Hardie

"Always great service and food is always lovely. It's my wee girls favourite place to go for her..."

Carrie-Anne Gunther

"Came here for lunch when we were in Dumfries for the day. The bar is well laid out with great seating, plenty of space, and great music playing. Dave..."

'Jack' Frost

"Drinks were delicious and the food was pretty..."

Carrie Mcdonald

"Good food, but a bit on the costly side, welcomed (and enthused over) our dog, which was great, thank you. The screens at the tables to watch the..."

Stuart Elliott

"Love this place. Come here regularly for the quiz and just in general. Quiz nights are really fun. Really friendly staff, good quality food, nice..."

FPLConnect

"We enjoy attending the weekly Wednesday night quiz - always packed, great fun and well put together (I'd recommend booking in advance as it is very..."

EmmasAdventures

"food was excellent had the katsu chicken burger and service spot on highly recommend this place I'll definitely be..."

michael kelly

"Friendly service here and a good menu. Clean and Covid prepared. Plenty of tables and each table has a sign on it saying that it had been cleaned. ..."

Simon nicholson

"Very inconvenient ordering only at the bar. The food is tasty, portions are large. Cocktails were not to my..."

Yuliia.Dymkovska

"This was such a friendly pub. They welcomed the dog too. The food was good, but some chilli sauce would have been nice. They couldn't have bent over..."

Sue

"The food in this place is just die for the staff are so polite and helpful and for they charge you get more than your money..."

Papa Grump

"Friendly service. Good pint of Belhaven Best n nice Sauvignon Blanc Clean and comfortable seating. Certainly..."

John Cashman

"Great renovations and modern look, enjoyed the layout of the restaurant and a nice doggie friendly area- so cool. Food was wonderful and prices to..."

Megan VanderMolen

"Nice place,very efficient service,lovely meal/soft drinks....2 happy..."

James Copland

"Great food friendly staff and the strangest bingo on a Tuesday night. Loved this..."

Philip Reid

Lockards Farm

70/100 (2502 ratings)

Mixed Grill with Pepper Corn Sauce

Chicken Gammon and Mustard Pie

Sticky Toffee Pudding

Chocolate Brownie Sundae

Wheelchair Accessible

"A Little break in Dumfries and we found this place for a late lunch . The place looks good from the outside but when you get in its even better ...."

Colin Neal

"Heard mixed reviews about lockards and normally only go for curry night but we went with the family last night for a meal + drinks & all thoroughly..."

Georgie Danielle Boyle

"Was here on Friday night 22nd June for a surprised birthday meal that my uncle done for me and got to say the food was amazing and enjoyed by all...."

Janet Hyslop

"Fantastic place, always great service an good food. Highly..."

Celine Martin

"Went last night for the steak night and to be honest we could not fault it- service was very good and food arrived pretty quick- food really hot and..."

Joy Donowho

"Fab food, brilliant and friendly staff and our dog loved it too. We’re only here on holiday and so glad we found this..."

Laura Vickers

"It wasn’t busy when we visited but the staff were so attentive and friendly without being overbearing. The high quality of the food, and it was..."

Ian Aird

"Beautiful meal tonight and friendly /cheery/helpful waitress : really enjoyed the..."

Joanne Lmnt

"What a lovely surprise walked through the door and greeted by pleasant staff found a table and ordered a steak, and it was gorgeous and have to say..."

Mike Carr

"Well worth a visit to eat, nice friendly staff n didn't wait long for..."

Gill Morgan

"Would recommend this to anyone.burger was amazing and will go back..."

Katrina Ann McKerlie

"Great meal last night & the service was excellent will be back never had a bad meal all the times we've went...."

Angie Shields Mckerlie

"Great visit today for lunch .....lovely been able to take my dog with us ....Amy was brilliant sorting out wee treat for dog while we ate..."

Eileen Cockburn

"Thank you for an amazing meal..... Furthermore thank you to the kind waitress who allowed for us to move tables due to my daughters anxiety.... It's..."

Suzanne Motherwell

"Great atmosphere, friendly staff. Good choice of menu. Lovely..."

Louise Strilciw

"Great meals I had a steak which was really tasty. My other half had mixed grill which was also lovely but had to send back sauce to be reheated as..."

Linda Lord

"It's definitely now on my list of to go-to places. Steak was really delicious and was definitely worth a try! Julia was really nice and the food was..."

Lovely Valentino

"Erin was epic! Had a huge group of people and she took wonderful care of us. The food was really delicious and was out to us in record time even with..."

Amanda Baker

"Very friendly staff and a lovely atmosphere. Food was well presented and value for money. Could not fault the experience from arriving to..."

thomas duff

"Great place to eat. Dog friendly - got their own dog menu, plus water bowls and treats for them. Really good idea, would love to see more places..."

Andi Moffett

"Loved our visit. Food was gorgeous, staff were very friendly and attentive. We will be back when here next year. Thank..."

Fred bigox

"My husband and I came for dinner because of the 30 % offer that was on .We had a starter and both had steaks can honestly say everything was..."

Shelagh Carruthers

"Been a few times now to Lockards and thoroughly satisfied every time. Last 2 occasions was without a booking but best to book at weekend as it gets..."

Garry Boyd

"Easy to book a table. Friendly staff. Great food with generous portions. Good value for money. Pet friendly. I have and will continue telling people..."

Wendy Peacock

"Meal was very nice as usual. It could have been a bit warmer but Lochards Farm was really busy today so this is not a complaint. Service was very..."

Chris Renton

"November 2021: A nice setting just off the road, the interior is very comfortable, it looks fairly new, they have a great menu and the front of house..."

John Isaac Johnston

"The staff were very polite, the food was delicious and my dog felt very welcome! One request would be carpet from the entrance to the dog area as the..."

Sarah “SarahsDesignspace101” Burton

"Accommodating staff, they seated us in a different seat after I asked to be away from the TV. Service quick and friendly. Food very good, didn't wait..."

Sue Stringer

"Erin did a lovely job in ensuring our experience was top..."

Joseph Kutinsky

"Beautiful location & friendly server (Erin)! Quick and efficient service and wonderful food. Would 100%..."

Joy Jarriel

"There was a mistake with our order that led to one of the dishes being delayed. However the staff quickly rectified the mistake and took the delayed..."

Andrew Dickinson

"We brought our dog and when we arrived I was informed that I hadn't booked a dog table, we were however fitted in and were graciously treated. Our..."

Graeme Stevenson

"Visited twice for lunch whilst on holiday. Food was tasty, serve staff were friendly and helpful. Would definitely..."

Lorraine Craig

"First time visiting for a number of years and wasn't disappointed. Very good choice of menu - something for everyone. Friendly staff - it's..."

Mrs H

"We only stopped in for a lite bite on our way to cairnryan to get the boat home. The food we got was delicious and it was a very good price. We would..."

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