Scottish cuisine: the best places to taste it in Kirkcudbright
12 restaurant menus in United Kingdom, (the ranking and the list of restaurants are based on the number of recommendations received from users in the last month, currently updated to December 2024)
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"Went for a round of golf and had the pleasure of popping in for a meal afterwards, no words can describe how good the Thai food is, really out of..."
keith maxwell
"Best Thai dinner in Scotland, in fact best in the UK, it’s authentic and simply..."
Graham Thomson
"Fantastic wee place offering really good, authentic Thai food. The portions are generous and the spring rolls are some of the best you will ever try...."
Ezra Bristow
"Excellent, wish I lived nearer, I would be a regular..."
John Normanton
"Cozy and calm place. Although it was on a Friday evening, there were not many..."
Ignacio Walker
"really nice food and very friendly staff. the only down side is the decor, much more a clubhouse than a resteraunt which is not surprising as that is..."
"Popped in for a takeaway coffee and cake this morning. Best coffee in KBT by a country mile! Such a warm welcome by friendly and accommodating staff...."
Hannah Morris
"I like to treat myself to some tasty food and drink from this freindly and warm place. Right from entering into the place you are hit by delicious..."
Susi Briggs
"Called in after been at the Kirkcudbright Food Festival, I was wanting something healthy and filling to keep me going until I got home.
The young..."
Mark Yorkie Bradbury
"Gem of a cafe. Lovely and cosy very friendly helpful staff. Nice food and good selection particularly the home baked cakes to go with a coffee...."
Dave Coulthard
"Lovely modern coffee shop!!! Brilliant food, friendly staff and lovely warm welcomexx Well done to you all and all the best for the..."
Christine Agnew
"A refreshingly different café in the old Kirkcudbright railway station. The owner, Nick, is passionate about his new 'baby' and committed to..."
Frances Dupuy
"Had the great pleasure of attending the fresh pasta cookery course and I am so glad I did!! It was a fantastic day from start to finish. From our..."
Kerry Scott
"Had a meal there tonight, the food was excellent & our waitress Julia was absolutely lovely, will definitely be back when up in Kirkcudbright again!!..."
Lesley Wilde
"Called in for a coffee and scone, definitely the best in town. Lovely modern restaurant, staff very friendly. Will be back soon. Best wishes on your..."
Janet McClelland
"Had a fantastic meal, had pear apple walnut and blue cheese salad. Loads to eat with homemade brown bread and homemade..."
Moira McIntyre
"Called in today after sampling some delicious cake at the farmers market. We had a delicious cheese sandwich and some very indulgent chocolate cake..."
Sally Pattison
"Came across this delightful cafe by chance this afternoon, excellent coffee and friendly welcome from the owner. We will be back very soon to sample..."
Dianne Mardell
"I’m a keen cook and really enjoyed my day at the cook school. Nick is a great teacher, informative & entertaining. What an amount of food I came..."
Islay Herrick
"The day-long bread course was tremendous, packed with information and tips and culminated in leaving with a couple of my own handmade loaves. Highly..."
George Drever
"Amazing place.! I brought my very large dog around the time they were closing on a Saturday. The food was so very good: sweet potato pie with salad..."
Christine Moreland
"Enjoyed a half day pasta making class with my 9 year old son. A great experience. We both learned lots and my son thoroughly enjoyed it. He was so..."
Jo McMills
"This is our second visit to The Station House Cook School, and we were not disappointed. Nick was, as ever a most hospitable and knowledgeable host,..."
David Wilson (Sleuth)
"We use the cookery school to provide our young trainee kitchen assistant with external cookery training. Our employee really enjoys attending his..."
Sam S
"Wow, just spent a completely amazing day at Station House Cookery School, Nick is a great tutor who completely exceeded our expectations, and helped..."
Kerry Anne Orr
"Amazing day at Station House Cookery School, Nike is a really nice guy and a great teacher and cook. Will definitely go..."
Brian Smith
"Brilliant day out. Relaxed, informative, fun AND delicious food! Thanks..."
Aaron Jones
"Recently attended a cooking demo, hosted by Tony Budde, learned a lot!
Wonderful kitchen, wonderful equipment, wonderful, informed, passionate,..."
Drambuie Crème Brûlée Traditional Caramelized French Set Custard
Pork
Scallops
Puddings
Cornbread
Cake
Sea Bass
Salmon
Trout
Ice Creams
Venison
Sausage
Wine
Homemade Bread
Crème Brulée
Bread
Tagine
Haggis
Cullen Skink
Ice Cream
Cabbage
Pork Loin
Raspberry Panna Cotta
Crepes
Cullen Skink
Beef
Foie Gras
Cakes
Scallops
Lamb
Fish
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Highchairs Available
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"Had an amazing here with my family. Would highly recommend it and definitely be back. The food and staff was amazing. Definitely..."
Ailis Gordon
"Had a wonderful meal here last night, there was 6 of us and we all said how good the food was, that was the first time we'd been since Will took over..."
Julie Menzies
"Had a meal here with my husband on Thursday evening. Attentive staff and wonderful..."
Margaret Garratt
"Excellent food, highly..."
Fi Ona
"Lovely place and food and service top notch..."
Jerry Stansfield
"Another visit to this lovely restaurant. Took my family for Xmas eve meal. Again it was great, service was friendly and attentive. With the dishes..."
Mark Allan
"Thanks again Will for the amazing food and to your team was an amazing night..."
Jojo True
"Warm friendly welcome always given by the staff decor and table settings of a very high standard. We loved the idea of the fresh home made loafs on..."
Linda Cadden
"Fantastic little restaurant with a Scottish,French influence. Daily homemade bread and using as much local produce as possible all with a warm..."
Will Gill
"Wow what a fantastic meal. Service excellent and friendly. Food was fresh with a lovely balance of flavours, and prepared and served to a very high..."
Julia Brown
"Ate there for the first time with my family. Excellent food that was absolutely on point.
My wife said the Cullen Skink Gratin was one of the best..."
Rod Bateman
"Celebrated a birthday on 16th June '23 and we were not disappointed. Service was very good and food was amazing. We must have been lucky, we phoned..."
Lynn Garbutt
"Beautiful food, the chef clearly takes pride in the dishes he prepares and serves.
An interesting small menu which focuses on local fresh produce..."
Tracey Fairhurst
"Top quality food, beautiful presented and a taste sensation. Highly..."
David Auty
"So lucky to find this lovely restaurant.
The food was superb, all beautifully prepared.
The venison was so tender in a Moroccan tagine with lovely..."
katrina Cunningham
"Located up steep stairs in the centre of Kirkcudbright, The Auld Alliance pitches "Scottish Cuisine with a French Influence" . Food and wine..."
Duncan Park
"Fantastic cuisine, brilliantly cooked and expertly served by lovely staff.
Definitely will..."
David Nicholls
"Great find on a cold Friday night in Kirkcudbright. We managed to secure a table - it’s worth ringing in case of cancellations. Salmon and Scallops..."
Gail Howard
"As we entered the picturesque, little, quaint town of Kirkcudbright, we felt at home. On entering the restaurant we were met with a very warm and..."
"Really enjoyed starters and sweets we weren't so taken by the..."
Chris Wyatt
"Great food, friendly & helpful..."
Mike Quinn
"Great place to eat, the chef makes absolutely fabulous meals all freshly made to perfection. Definitely worth a visit, you won't regret..."
Dave Bradford
"Always excellent food, great choice, well presented and very good service as well. However you need to book at least a week ahead due to its..."
Alex Hunter
"Great food made with care and love.
Would happily eat anything on the menu but really loved venison dish with Moroccan twist...."
Jacinta Cahill
"Really enjoyed our evening, great food, friendly service and good drinks..."
Andrea Whiteman
"Excellent food, great service...."
Alison Tatlock
"Very good food at reasonable prices. The restaurant is upstairs and is fairly small. I went with the chef's recommendations and was pleased with the..."
"Beautiful cafe, I loved the decor and the window display. Staff are very nice, welcoming and chatty. Atmosphere good and menu seemed well priced. We..."
Heather Mackay
"What a lovely place for lunch. Feast has a great selection of vegan dishes & smoothies. The Sharing Platter was delicious and the Yellow Smoothie a..."
Sean
"Beautiful cafe with fantastic chilled atmosphere and fantastic food. All made fresh using local produce. I would definitely..."
Adam McGowan
"Stopped here for some brunch and had an excellent coffee and some shakshouka which is a Mahgrebi dish of eggs poached in a spicy sauce of tomatoes..."
Tork Mackenzie
"Roast pepper soup with garlic focaccia bread to die for. The coffees were very nice too. Service excellent, would highly..."
angela meadows
"Stopped here for breakfast. Great coffee and a modern menu, which was very tasty. I'll definitely be..."
Grant Ingram
"Feast was recommended whilst visiting Broughton House, we always ask locals for their choice. After a week of eating very mediocre food in South..."
sueevie (sueevie)
"Cakes, coffee and food!
The food is freshly prepared and beautifully presented.
Families welcome. Staff so friendly.
The cake and coffee were..."
Jema Conybeare
"Great food, especially if you enjoy a good vegetarian option.
Waiter that served us was great.
Kids found it OK but don't think would be their..."
Sean Morland
"What a great cafe. Lovely decor, excellent drinks and cakes. Friendly..."
Jenny Pinder
"Delightful food, lovely atmosphere and friendly staff. We loved the sharing bowls and would definitely recommend for a relaxed evening meal.
Good..."
Mary Berry
"We discovered Feast by chance and were lucky enough to get a table. I was planning on having coffee and cake but when I saw the menu, decided to have..."
Christine Dicken
"The homemade soup was absolutely unbelievable! And the best spot for coffee in Kircudbright...."
Emma Morgan
"Fantastic cafe. Fresh and tasty food. And super..."
Christine Cuthbertson
"5 stars for service, the poor girl looked to be on her own but made amazing..."
Jamie Bradshaw
"Lovely smoked red pepper soup, ideal on s as cold day..."
Andy Elliott
"A wonderful find on a short visit to the town. Could do with better external advertising but the food and ambience cannot be fault. We had food you..."
Michael McGinnes
"I fresh & healthy aroma in the cafe. Wholesome food that was desperately needed in Kirkcudbright over the years I’ve been visiting. A most welcome..."
OneArmedWild CampingNinja
"Great cafe aiming to deliver healthy delicious food. I eat here most lunchtimes and love the focaccia and muhamara. The coffee gets great..."
"This café has an odd welcome: there's a rope asking you to 'wait to be seated' right inside the doorway. This was okay for us two, but a family of..."
jonathan clipston
"Stopped for a quick coffee and a sandwich, both were amazing. The staff are very friendly. Do sit in the garden such a lovely..."
Kirstin Uhlenbrock
"Lovely quirky tea room with some decent food and pleasant staff. My only quibble which makes it a 4 instead of 5 star review. Is that they serve hot..."
Joseph Figueira
"Gorgeous tea room with a beautiful outdoor seating area. Popped in for lunch and had a ham and pineapple toasted bagel with salad. It was lovely &..."
Elicia Donovan
"Everytime myself and my partner visit we are blown away by the quality of the baking. This time we had a delicious lemon cake (baked with love by the..."
sophie henry
"We sat out in the courtyard. Option of shade or not. Well laid out with tables spaced among interesting planting. Food and service very..."
Alayne Smith
"What a lovely gem of a tearoom. Beautiful garden, friendly staff and tasty food
Suki tea is highly recommended...."
Lena Armstrong
"Great wee independent cafexwith superb home baking. Lovely staff...."
"Nice food and dog friendly, ideal when it’s pouring with rain outside! Reasonable..."
will mcmurtrie
"A decent selection of vegetarian options. I had one of the specials a goats cheese, sun dried tomato and pesto panini, which was tasty and..."
Sam Palmer
"One of the best soup and a sandwich, we've ever had. Root vegetable, so delicious - and I could have eaten it twice over. One of those meals you..."
Jenny S
"This was our first visit to Kirkcudbright & this was the first café that we found after parking. The staff are super friendly & the food & drink..."
jonathan clipston
"Always a busy wee spot. If you time it right you might grab a table. Food is always very tasty and the prices are..."
Kristian Luebke
"The staff were friendly and helpful. The decor is basic. The food unfortunately is unreliable. Avoid the soup. The panini was good as was the..."
Chloe Thompson
"Fantastic food I can highly recommend the paninis! The breakfasts are amazing and very filling. The ladies are very welcoming and its a lovely..."
Claire Mackie
"Great little café in the heart of Kirkcudbright.
Good range of hot and cold drinks and well prepared wholesome food at a decent price.
The staff..."
Alan Fowle
"We had a delicious Scottish breakfast, a bit pricey but very nice, the latte was nice too.
Freindly staff and they have a loo..."
Gerald Eade
"Unassuming cafe that's popular with (what seemed like) every local retired chap in town.
Good value tasty breakfasts. Ok coffee.
Lots of track and..."
Nick Toms
"Coffee was good, convenient location in the middle of the town. Lovely sitting outside watching people go..."
Adrian Marshall
"A very good cafe, I try to visit when in the area. Great friendly staff. Gets very busy at lunchtime and sometimes run out of items...."
Susan Norton-McStay
"Good food "Served with a smile and a bit of cheek" Friendly staff. Reasonably priced menu. And no raw onion in the side salad, always a..."
Robert
"The salad was very fresh. Good panini.
Update:
I visited again just before Christmas (Dec 2018) and it's still very good.
The new owner has..."
Nick Jones
"Unique restaurant with very friendly and helpful staff providing a lovely..."
David Thomson
"I've died and gone to heaven . You will NEVER have a breakfast as good as this. The service is amazing and beautifully..."
Philip Heys
"Nice, friendly cafe. Lovely tuna toastie and latte ☕..."
Linda Brown
"While in the town on a visit, we called in for a coffee. Met the wonderful Fay and Kayleigh who were so friendly and attentive during our visit. Both..."
"Can't rave about this place enough - from outstanding customer service at the point of booking to the most fantastic room on arrival and service..."
Claire Milton
"Can't recommend this place highly enough, myself and my partner pitched up her at late after finding our family home in a nearby town flooded. The..."
Rich Kass
"Cosy room (with THE most comfortable bed in the world ever) gourmet food, great selection of drinks and fantastic staff. Thank you for a lovely..."
Donna Tilling
"Great service , fantastic good , great menu , would highly..."
Debbie Shorland
"We were really pleased with everything about the Selkirk. Chris the owner and all his staff were friendly and went out of their way to be helpful...."
Ann Baker
"What a wonderful few days in Kirkcudbright stayed at the Selkirk Arms.We will definitely return,very comfortable clean room ,fantastic food with a..."
Hazel Nesbitt
"The hotel is very deceiving as looks go. It's much larger than it looks from the outside. The room and bathroom were immaculate. We arrived a little..."
Sharon Sciretta
"Our 2nd Home and adopted town. Love Kirkcudbright. Eileen is a real asset to your hotel. Will be back! Fish and chips and breakfast to die..."
Gary Williams
"Had a great Sunday lunch here, the food was great , wine was delicious and staff were very..."
Abby Fitzpatrick
"If you want a cosy winters night away and a fabulous dinner then this is the place to go in #southwestscotland #kircudbright #sitanddrinkwine totally..."
Laura Johnson
"What a wonderful place to stay. Room was lovely and had everything we needed or wanted. Food was excellent but customer service was outstanding...."
"Had lunch at this wonderful cafe. It was clean, the staff very attentive and the food! My wife had the prawn salad which was excellent. Compared to..."
David Skillen
"All around 5, we got some coffee and cake and was very nice good food, service and..."
How
"Tip top delicious food. This was our second visit and just as good as the first. Staff lovely, great menu, home made food. Forgot to take a photo of..."
helen Kemp
"Lovely little cafe. Coffee was delicious as was the shortbread and cheese scone. First place to ask if we wanted one or two shots in our coffee. Only..."
Graham Randall
"Came here for a spot of lunch a few weeks ago while the other half and I were in the area. We had a lovely lunch and the coffee was great too. We..."
Neil Campbell
"Lovely cafe, very nicely laid out inside and nipping clean throughout. Food delicious and cakes etc. looked..."
David Auty
"Delicious salad. Great..."
Joe Warren
"A very pretty and well located cafe that is definitely worth a visit if you're in Kirkcudbright and would be a regular haunt of mine if I lived..."
H B
"Absolutely a must visit in Kirkcudbright. I went twice the day we were there. Hot tea and home made cakes. Strawberry tart first then banoffee..."
David Jones
"Third time over some years I've visited, great food, nice comfortable layout.
Wicked cakes
Nice staff.
All covid19 stuff in..."
David Wood
"Amazing coffee at a fair price- cakes looked delicious..."
Michelle Offord
"First visit. Would certainly come here again if in the area. Lovely cakes and friendly..."
Justin Hawley
"Probably the best coffee and scone in the..."
Carl Bramham
"Really friendly and great vegan options. Chips were..."
Lindsey Barr
"Excellent food and staff can't fault it at..."
Angela Mitchell
"A great little cafe with a separate vegan menu which is very impressive. The staff are very friendly with fast service & tasty food.
i was..."
TV Explorer
"Very busy but staff very pleasant on the run. Good service and very nice scones and..."
"This place is amazing. Food is so fresh and tasty. Glad we chose to use it as our last meal in Kirkcudbright for our holiday. Why are there so many..."
David Gawain Gillham
"We have been to kirkcudbright several times but desired to have lunch here today, on entering the hotel we received a warm welcome the waiting staff..."
Helen Smith
"Good food & our waitress was lovely. Loved the fact the calamari, pate, coleslaw and more was homemade. Would..."
Lian Highet
"Fantastic place with wonderful, helpful staff who couldn’t do enough. We will definitely be..."
Susie Ingram
"will defo make a point of going back and next time for an overnight stay ;food is awesome ;well done to owners and staff for you kind friendly..."
Sandra Wood
"Had a lovely meal here, staff very friendly and food plentiful and reasonably priced, will definitely be..."
Susan Lawley
"Fabulous stay here. The staff were all excellent and made sure everything was perfect. We enjoyed our lovely home cooked evening meal and our full..."
Carol Denison
"great hotel, lovely, friendly staff. our room was great, as was breakfast. would deffinately stay..."
Caroline Greenwood
"Was in for lunch today it was amazing food and great friendly..."
Sonya Graham
"We had a lovely meal and thorougly enjoyed it. Polite and attentive staff all for a reasonable..."
Malcolm Bowmer
"Lovely atmosphere good food and friendly staff. Will be..."
"Spending a week in Kirkcudbright read about this place online and had to give it a go. Now been 3 times in 5 days food is so good. Just had the..."
David Gawain Gillham
"I knew this only as a fish & chip carry out but yesterday discovered that they also have a sit in restaurant with an extensive menu. You can take..."
Sally Salmon
"Awesome fish shop beautiful food friendly staff beautiful place its situated in kirkcudbright highly recomended if ever you visit its a must..."
Amanda Louise Wilson
"we have been holidaying in kbt for the past 40 years,using silvercraigs caravan park,now progressed to seaward caravan park,but we always visit..."
Donald Lee
"Absolutely love it here food always fabulous, fresh and massive portion. Great choice not your average chippie. Staff are friendly and helpful. Over..."
Pauline McCreadie
"Simply the best fish and chips for miles, welcoming eating area, always fresh, reasonably priced, would definitely..."
Graham Norton
"Always have fish and chips when we go to the Thursday Scottish night in the Summer and never..."
Paul Blackhurst
"Best fish and chips I've ever had.
Lovely staff and great service.
I can't believe I've been coming up to Galloway for the past 7 years and have not..."
Fay Wiblin-Baig
"Food and service was great. Also veggie oil with no melted cow involved. My kind of chippy. ..."
Karon Frame
"Great food, staff and atmosphere, keep up the good work Polarbites � � �..."
Sandra Murphy
"I came with my partner and 2 children. We all really enjoyed the food, and my kids are fussy so that says a..."
Rachel Quarmby
"Love this place. Such a great variety of fish for..."
Sarah Parsons
"Fabulous traditional fish and chip shop right by the quayside on the River Dee at Kirkcudbright. Some of the nicest chips we've had for ages, and..."
Andre Willey
"A really good place to come and get tasty fish and chips or just about anything else! The toilets are clean the service is fast and the portions are..."
Oli Douglas-Pennant
"Easily one of my favorite evenings spent in Scotland! Ate some delicious fish and chips while folks were celebrating with bagpipes and dance! It was..."
travis bluemling
"Fantastic chippy! They have a very nice selection and everything was delicious. The surrounding area is also very scenic...."
Daniel Turrell
"What a Fantastic place. Whilst staying in the village, we had to indulge in a takeaway and had the wonderful highly recommended fish and chips. So..."
Denise Howell
"Consistently excellent fish and chips, our holidaya wouldn't be complete without a visit to Polar..."
Elspeth Alexandra
"Probably the best fish and chips I've ever tasted. The take-aways are cooked to order or eat in. Been there many times over the past 7 years. The..."
Raymond Key
"One of the best chippies I've ever been to. Good range of fresh fish, nice crispy chips, cheerful service. Eat in if it's raining, or take out to sit..."
Gareth Simpson
"Not the cheapest fish and chips and not the best we've had but overall very good. Fish was lovely with a thin and crispy batter. Would go..."
Phil Morris
"What a treat! A fantastic fish and chip shop, bring your own bottle, gorgeous scallops in a creamy curry sauce. If I lived closer I'd be visiting all..."
Jack Knight
"Just had the most amazing meal here it was the best fish and chips I've ever had. On behalf of the bad reviews I think that they are all false the..."
Jack Addison
"Great choice of fish. Well cooked with chips and mushy peas. Coffee undrinkable much too strong. Asked for milky. Dogs not allowed inside although..."
Heather Oates
"Hands down, the best bit of fish I've ever had from a chippy. After much deliberation (so much to choose from!) I opted for the smoked haddock...."
Kevin Harris
"Whilst on holiday we ordered the Queen Scallops in white wine, garlic and cream. The drive back to the cottage was around 15min and upon tasting the..."
Dave Cook
"Great fish and chip shop by the harbour. If you eat in there is an extensive menu which includes monkfish in rosemary butter, scallops in white wine..."
Lesley Clarke
"Deeeeeelicious! We had a variety of food: cheeseburger, sausage & gravy, battered haddock and salmon...all with chips. Super tasty and beautifully..."
"Pizza nice, base made from something sweeter than normal reminded me of McDonald's muffin. Their garlic sauce is awful though so tried next door the..."
Valorant Check
"First time I tried this new eatery in Kirkcudbright was in February 2020. I stopped by chance and was (pleasantly) surprised by the variety on offer...."
A V
"We have now had 2 pizzas from here and not been disappointed. They are excellent. Fresh & tasty, with polite friendly staff. Thank..."
Jill Widdop
"Had an amazing burger from here over the Christmas period, and their mac and cheese is to die for. Really enjoyed all we've had from this place and..."
GreenCore912
"When the online order went awry, a quick call was all it took. Abigail was brilliant, sorted everything, and a hungry family got fed after a hard..."
Louise Lear-Jones
"Brilliant delivery service and very tasty food. The haddock and scampi were delicious but the pizza and milkshake were..."
Lynda Garrett
"I get food from here twice a week. Good customer service, efficient timing and quality food. Ideal for someone who likes to eat like..."
Jonathan Hosman
"Very pleasing. That's the family happy with a saturday night treat. Extremely filling and good value, especially with the 20% discount. Good work..."
Claire Gilston
"Food is really good and right on..."
Lilly Brewer
"Beautiful meal. Staff were very..."
natalie brawls
"Amazing food on time..."
Lucas Brewer
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