Location: Galashiels
Top Restaurants in Galashiels
Where to Eat in Galashiels: The Best Restaurants and Bars
Galashiels (/ˌɡæləˈʃiːəlz/; Scots: Gallae, Scottish Gaelic: An Geal Àth) is a Scottish burgh in Selkirkshire on the Gala Water river. The name is often shortened to "Gala".
Things to do in Galashiels
1. Burt's Hotel Restaurant
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 425 reviews
Reviewed By howardeawilliams - Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Went to Burts for dinner with a number of friends, and the welcome was friendly and everything looked good, until the orders were taken and the food started to arrive. First the Eastern European waitress couldn't set the table, and we had to correct her mistakes. Then when the food arrived I had no cutlery so asked for a set, which was not provided and I had to get my own. The food was not brilliant, dried up pork terrine with four thin toasted French bread that was a real tooth breaker and was impossible to eat, followed by fish and chips. The best bit was the fish which was well cooked and tasty, but the chips looked to me as if they were fresh out of the freezer and not home made and not nearly as nice as the chippy. Quite expensive for a poor meal.
2. Marmion's Brasserie
Overall Ratings
4 based on 354 reviews
Reviewed By Daviren - Glasgow, United Kingdom
A brief review to say we had dinner here over New Year and were hosted by a really friendly staff team (of two) and enjoyed a very decent, flavoursome, well constructed meal. In particular, and the reason for reviewing, was that I had some of the most tender beautifully cooked venison I have had in a good while, well-sourced I guess!!
3. The Shish Restaurant
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 176 reviews
Reviewed By Hawklord_pxr5 - Galashiels, United Kingdom
Another visit to our favourite local Indian restaurant, this time with extended family. Staff were friendly as always!
Difficult gor us regulars to get something other than our favourite mains of chicken chilli masala and rogan josh but the visitors were impressed with their choices too. Popadums and mix of starters all good too.
There are cheaper places in town but this is always first choice.
Will be back soon!
4. Quins
Overall Ratings
4 based on 318 reviews
Fresh quality food cooked to order, serving Evening Meals, Lunch, Breakfast and delicious Home-baking, Professional but friendly service. Lovely ambient and welcoming atmosphere. Private Room available for Dining and parties.
Reviewed By isikelso - Kelso, United Kingdom
First visit in several years and had very nice lunch.was busy (Saturday late lunch time) but got table next to bar area. Was noisy though so wouldn't sit there again. Chose a special, Cajun spiced chicken on a bed of salad and sauteed potatoes. Chicken...MoreThank you for your review, glad you enjoyed and hope to see you again.
5. Monte Cassino
Overall Ratings
4 based on 335 reviews
Reviewed By maryjos123
We decided to try this Italian restaurant on New Years Eve as my partner who is Italian prefers to try family run ones rather than the big chain Italian ones.
We were not disappointed. This is a lovely restaurant, typical Italian decor and very cosy. We were greeted by the owner and he is such a lovely man. He chatted in Italian with my partner too and it was really nice for him to have a conversation with a fellow Italian.
We had planned to just have a main course as it was just for lunch but there were so many things we liked on the menu so ended up having a 3 course lunch.
The food was amazing. I gave my partner a taste of my carbonara and he said it was the best carbonara he had tasted outside of Italy.
The young man who served us was so lovely. Even on our way out , the chef came and said goodbye too.
It was such a lovely experience and cannot wait to return.
We highly recommend this restaurant , especially if you are looking for an excellent authentic Italian one. We were also pleasantly surprised at how much our bill was. Excellent price for the food we got. Large portions and very well presented.
6. The Salmon Inn
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 278 reviews
The Salmon Inn pub is situated in the town of Galashiels, Scottish Borders. We are a traditional pub that's built its reputation on serving a fantastic range of the finest real ales and serving up delicious food.Our "Sticky Chicken" customers just keep coming back for more! We are proud of our pubs personality and character, a real hub of hospitality. With our extended function room, with bar, we are able to cater for parties and regularly have "Live Music" with headline acts from throughout Britain hosted by Allie Fox "The String Jam", voted the second best gig in the UK. A haven for acoustic music.With it's open fireplace, clean, modern, cosy decor, our customer are always made to feel welcome. We regularly show sport on our 4 large flat screen televisions, positioned so you never miss an important goal or try.The garden has an outside Seating area with heated lamps, and an area catering for smokers. It's a pub people like to come back to. We hope you enjoy it.The 'String Jam Club'There's nothing quite like a Scottish pub, with a cosy open fire, and a night of acoustic music from local performers. Our traditional pub, The Salmon Inn Galashiels, boasts the renowned String Jam Club, so our guests can also enjoy the musicians who play a variety of music styles, from Blues to.
Reviewed By Erin A - Falkirk, United Kingdom
Had lunch here. Just really good pub grub, good menu, good portions, decent price. Would go back and recommend for lunch.
7. The Townhouse
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 275 reviews
Reviewed By peter1fife - Fife
Just enjoyed an excellent meal in the Brasserie. My venison, beetroot & celeriac gratin, venison & chestnut faggot, roasted beetroot and red grape jus was very good and my wife enjoyed the Guinea fowl special. Cheeses were well kept, came with a lovely fresh tasting chutney and plenty of biscuits! What made it even better was the apparently very low mark up on their wine list. We had a great bottle of Pingus Psi which retails at about £25 and was sold at £46 which in terms of restaurant mark ups is astonishingly low and gave us a chance to enjoy this lesser wine from the fabled Pingus domain at a half decent price. Other wines seemed also to be keenly priced. IMO there are some restaurants that you simply should not go to on account of their cynical approach to wine pricing. Well done Townhouse.
8. Herges on the Loch
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 428 reviews
Herges is a superb place to watch the wildlife outside on the water. The ambience is magical, the food delightful and the staff friendly and helpful.
Reviewed By HowieFyffe - Markinch, United Kingdom
If you're planning to take a trip on the Borders Railway, I should tell you that you'll arrive in Tweedbank, which appears to be expansive housing estate with little or no facilities (apart from the unstaffed railway station)! But hiding away on the edge of...MoreThanks for taking the time to tell others that we are worth the walk! I’m so glad you had a lovely day and enjoyed our company and food. Hope to see you back.
9. Kingsknowes Hotel
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 115 reviews
Reviewed By GRAHAM H - Galashiels, United Kingdom
We visited for lunch on Tuesday but did not stay. On our arrival we were ignored by the one staff member who was visible. No hello. No menu. No we will be with you shortly. We found a table and waited. The only thing that was happening was that a customer opposite was coughing and sneezing continuously. After ten minutes we simply left and appeared not to have been seen leaving either.
10. Seasons
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 246 reviews
Seasons - Full of local flavour. From our lovely location in the heart of the Scottish Borders, we are passionate about creating menus that are truly seasonal and as local as they can be. The provenance of our food is immensely important to us and our imaginative menus always feature delicious produce from handpicked local suppliers which genuinely reflect the finest ingredients that are available throughout the changing seasons. Bringing you the real flavours of Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter.
Reviewed By GE05NED - Stirling, United Kingdom
Last night on holiday in Melrose and stumbled across this unassuming restaurant in Gattonside on one of our dog walks. What a find great restaurant with excellent food quality and service. If you are in the area it is well worth a visit.....you will not be disappointed as the food is extremely good....go on treat yourselves
