Craigdarroch Arms - Dumfries Galloway

This place is a welcoming place and seems to be a hub for local village life. The staff were polite and welcoming. BUT and this is a big but the food was atrocious. The place for eating was depressing and the table sticky and possibly hadn’t been properly cleaned for some time. The service was fast but what came on my plate was inedible: The vegetables killed by over cooking, the potatoes over salted and what could have been a delicious steak pie was cooked in a way that seemed abusive. The tarte au citron was rock hard due to the fact it hadn’t been defrosted. This place has the makings of a great place but the chef needs to be fired or sent on a cookery course and the phone number for The Hotel Inspector would be advisable.

We arrived a bit late and found the restaurant to be quite busy, so we were seated in the pool room as we needed a larger table. We quickly hit it off with the waitress/barmaid and had a great time joking around. Our food came out, and the only complaint was that there wasn't much green garnish with the fish and chips. After playing a few games of pool, we moved to the lounge area, which had a cozy atmosphere. If you're looking for something unique and different, this is the place to be.

We stopped here for some lunch on our way through town, we were greeting by a lovely man who was very accommodating. We ordered off the menu and food was prompt, tasty and piping hot. Great value for money and very generous portion sizes.

We ordered 4 fish and chips and Chicken chorizo.The fish in our opinion was not fried as it was very greasy the chips were frozen variety and not fried through,the chicken after tasting was left on the plate I was surprised that the person clearing the table did not question the untouched food,we could not tell who was customer and who was staff as they were dressed the same we would have accepted the poor decor if the food was good.WE WILL not return

The food is traditionally Scottish. Tim, the pub owner and the staff are ever so helpful and they will go out their way to make your food how you really want it. There is always something going on and so you will surely be entertained!