Food in Dumfries and Galloway

Food

With an astounding amount of amazing food in Dumfries and Galloway, you will never be short of places to enjoy amazing meals and take in a range of different flavours. We’ve listed a few of our favourite places below where you can indulge in the delicious meals the region has to offer.

Eating in

We are happy to recommend Hullabaloo to You. Alanna works with you to help make your stay even more special providing anything from 3-course dinners to pre-prepared meals. Please see their website for more information.

We recommend Kilnford Farm Shop for a great selection of locally sourced food and butchers. Food packages and hampers can be pre-ordered to be delivered for your arrival. Please contact Kilnford to order.

Tesco and Asda both deliver to our properties, the full address with postcode will be sent when your booking is confirmed.

Eating Out

There are plenty of cafes, pubs and restaurants to choose from in the region. Your welcome pack upon arrival at your holiday home will have extensive listings detailing some of these but here a few of our favourites.

Barend, Sandyhills. Just a walk away from Sandyhills beach and Craigbittern House, Barend guarantees a warm welcome. Home cooked food which is also available to take away. Pet friendly.

The Steamboat Inn. A real gem serving up delicious locally sourced lunches, snacks and cakes. Set right by the shore in Carsethorn with a quirky and friendly atmosphere. Lovely pub and always a friendly welcome, log fires and hearty meals – we recommend the fish and chips!

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Abbey Cottage Tea Room. Situated in the picturesque village of New Abbey, just metres from Rosewall Cottage and overlooking the ruins of Sweetheart Abbey, this tea room offers a home-and-hearty menu for lunch and afternoon teas.

Mabie House Hotel. Located in the beautiful setting of Mabie Forest with its many walks and play area, Mabie House Hotel is a perfect treat after some fresh air. The food, from its extensive and varied menu, is always tasty and wholesome.

Happy Clients who have stayed with us

Okay, so the best thing about Craigbittern was the space, it was large enough not to be tripping over each other (we were three families, including 6 teenagers). We often go away together, but in other places we have been a bit cramped at some point (parking, kitchen, dining, whatever..). Actually the dinning room is fabulous and we all sat together at the table for dinner which does not happen very often any more. And the games room was a hit. Oh, and I got 4G (on Vodafone) which is a rarity in this part of the country. The wifi’s fine, but it was getting hammered by the kids. We had a very lovely holiday stay in a chilly mid-February and would very happily come back again
Iain Forrest-Craigbittern
We stopped here for new year with a large bunch of friends and what a perfect way to see in the new year. The house is amazing and very well equipt, from the decor and furnishings, the hidden den for the kids, cosy throws and a real fire, farmhouse style kitchen and the stunning beach just over the road. There's a lovely coastal walk up to kipford which has stunning views and at the end a pub to enjoy a well earned drink! It's a great holiday home to escape day to day life and I will certainly look forward to spending time here again!
Rebecca Louise Adam
What a stunning house. We loved everything from the fully stocked kitchen to the cosy decor to the open fires and luxurious bedrooms. They've thought of everything - even a games room, x box, and treasure hunt for the kids!
Jenny Fitzgerald-Craigbittern
We were lucky enough to be the first guests here to welcome in the New Year at Craigbittern. The house is huge and beautifully furnished and decorated. Everything you can think of has been provided - a kitchen equipped to cook roast goose for 12, a treasure hunt and games for the kids, an Xbox, table football and table tennis for the big kids, books, jigsaws and more dvds than we have at home! The weather was perfect, which meant the walk through to Kippford on New Year's Day was stunning. All in all an amazing weekend in an amazing house.
Emma Porter- Craigbittern
I stopped here for new year 2016/2017. The house is furnished incredibly well & looks amazing. There was plenty of room for everyone to celebrate without feeling cramped. The house is just across the road from the beach where you can join the coastal path to Kippford & take in the beautiful local scenery. I would definitely recommend this to anyone who is looking for somewhere special to stay.
Stuart Marshall- Craigbittern

Food

With an astounding amount of amazing food in Dumfries and Galloway, you will never be short of places to enjoy amazing meals and take in a range of different flavours. We’ve listed a few of our favourite places below where you can indulge in the delicious meals the region has to offer.

Eating in

Eating Out

Happy Clients who have stayed with us

Galloway Escapes