Visited the back street with friends . The food was pre ordered due to it being December and was very enjoyable However we waited nearly an hour for our main... read more course . The service was slow and it did not appear to be due to the fact the restaurant was busy . The staff were standing around talking to one another someone really needs to co ordinate front of house staff , to speed things up . Have visited this restaurant a few times now and the experience was much better .

  We were passing through Dumfries. A quick look through trip advisor saw this had 100% positive reviews, so we booked a table for 8pm on a Saturday night, in January.... read more Not the most salubrious entrance, but go with it and you are welcomed into a bright bustling restaurant. It was busy, but well spaced. Staff were brilliant, really attentive and they were kept busy all night as the restaurant was full. Fab atmosphere.

As for the food, what can I say…another 5 star review. Fresh, innovative, tasty and presented beautifully. Not only that but the most reasonably priced restaurant. I had the Brie to start, followed by the burger then finished with white chocolate rice pudding. My partner had scallops, followed by seafood linguine and chocolate brownie. With drinks and water came to under £70. Incredible value.

A real gem of a restaurant. Thanks for a lovely evening. If we didn’t live so far away I guarantee we would be regulars. Keep up the amazing work.

  I heard good things about this restaurant before making the journey to dine with a friend. I started off with the Breaded Brie which were overcooked and hollow. Then had... read more the “famous” chicken Kiev, there’s nothing famous about it. It was tough with the tiniest bit of tasteless garlic butter in about a 3rd of the whole thing. On the plus side of it all, the home made sticky toffee pudding was to die for and the service was ok. But unfortunately, I probably won’t be making the trip again.

  I came to The Backstreet Restaurant recently with my partner. We noticed that the restaurant was well equipped with hand sanitiser and the tables were spaced out well which made... read more us feel very relaxed under the current circumstances.

We were welcomed into the restaurant by a polite young lady. We were shown to our table and filled in our track and trace form.

The menu had a wide selection with something available for everyone. I had the Buffalo mozzarella tomato salad which was delicious, the dish was also presented extremely well. My partner had the vodka cured trout which again was amazing. Very reasonably priced too!

We had a bottle of wine between us with our meal. The lady at the bar had a great knowledge on the wine and recommended an orange wine to us. The restaurant offers a wine of the month which we had the option to choose from a red, white or orange wine. As we had never tasted an orange wine before we decided to go for the Enblanco de AltoLandon. This wine was very easy to drink with some plum notes.

For mains we had the Beef Burger which my wife said was the best burger ever. I had the Lamb rump and I can honestly say I’ve never tasted a falafel or parsley sauce that’s tasted so good. A very talented chef!

We both had Banana Split for pudding which again was presented brilliantly. We watered this down with two pornstar martinis which are the best we’ve ever had.

The staff were all extremely friendly, we were served by the young male waiter. He was a delight and looked after us through the evening. The staff are a credit to this restaurant as every one of them were very polite and knowledgeable of the menus. The chef deserves a big mention as we watched different dishes coming out and everything looked so professional, we will definitely have to come back to try more.

Thank you Team Backstreet!

  Had a trip to the backstreet restaurant for our 31st anniversary and had a superb meal off the new menu, every meal at the table was cooked to perfection. I... read more had brie to start with then the chicken supreme. It was fantastic. They have cocktails on the menu and again everyone was made to perfection. A very good experience and we will be definitely returning. A must visit for anyone in the Dumfries area

  Another fabulous meal with friends recently in the backstreet, once again the service was exceptional, new cocktails tested and loved by all, I had the breaded brie to start and... read more the beef featherblade for my main course and it was absolutely delicious just melts in the mouth. Was struggling to have a pudding but managed to squeeze some sorbie selection and again this was really nice. We will be back as this place never fails to impress

  Really excellent. Lovely, laid back service. Well priced and delicious.

We felt really lucky to find them. As close to perfect as you'll find.

  You wont be disappointed after a visit to the back street we certainly weren't.
On a very busy Wednesday night not a table spare the service was outstanding and... read more the food was also outstanding. My Scothern egg was superb followed by lamb and cottage pie which were cooked to perfection, my wife's chicken kyiv was also faultless.
Our lemon possets finished off a terrific meal. On last night's visit you must book.

  What a lovely experience. Had heard a lot of good things about The Back Street, and I’m pleased to say they’re true. Amazing food, interesting flavours and beautiful presentation. Truly... read more excellent waiting staff, so friendly and helpful. Sadly was driving but the cocktails looked very good indeed. Busy and bustling on a Saturday evening. Wonderful.

  Visited The Back Street last night with 3 others - the day after they received the restaurant of the year award for Dumfries and Galloway!!!! Congratulations to the team on... read more gaining such a prestigious award. It has not been an easy journey over the last 2 years.

The food is amazing, ambience great, fabulous cocktails, spot-on service

Keep up the good work

  Go eat here.. Just go.. stop reading pretentious reviews and go eat. Not much else I can say to drive the praise home.

  I went to The Back Street for a retirement party and the food was outstanding. It started off well with the brie which was beautiful but when the steak was... read more served it went to a whole new level. Everything on the plate tasted fantastic. I have no idea how the mushroom was cooked but I wished there was an option to order them as a side. The sticky toffee pudding for dessert was a great way to finish. The staff were all incredibly helpful and nothing was too much trouble. I loved everything about the restaurant and I am looking forward to returning in the near future.

  Great food, brilliant service and the chefs were happy to accommodate special request for a part of a dessert ???? my friend Helen and I loved our visit. There was... read more a lovely buzz as it was busy even early in the evening. Lesley really looked after us. If you can visit you should. ????

  Great food and cocktails with the girls! The staff were wonderful and the restaurant had a great atmosphere. Will be back.

  Amazing family meal. Great service, friendly environment, fantastic food and my 2 year old son behaved himself!
I recommend the haggis scotch egg, burger & chips, duck breast, sorbet... read more and off the kids menu the chicken goujons.