A great meal for our group of 6 to celebrate a 21st birthday. The menu is varied and fully catered for my gluten free diet. The starters were very generous... read more portions, as were the mains. Lovely atmosphere, excellent service, imaginative menu and good value. Plan a return visit when next in the area.

  The new menu is amazing! There is such a good variety of dishes on the menu. I had the chicken supreme and the chicken was cooked to perfection and the... read more curry sauce was to die for. For dessert the raspberry and white chocolate cheesecake was the perfect way to end an excellently cooked meal. Staff were very friendly and welcoming.

  Came here on a recommendation of a family member we were visiting in Dumfries. It certainly didn't disappoint.
2meter spacing between all tables a great change from the restaurants trying... read more to cram as many in. Service was attentive by a young girl. An older lady behind the bar making some fabulous cocktails also took time to chat and have a laugh with us. Great friendly vibe.

Previously mentioned cocktails out of this world.

Starters took around 10 minutes to arrive from ordering. Very good for a busy Saturday night. All obviously homemade. Scotch eggx3 and carpaccio at the table to start. Venisonx2 chicken and steak for main.

Absolutely phenomenonal. Presentation, flavour, you'd struggle to find a meal this good in Glasgow.

One cheeseboard to share and a brownie for dessert scoffed down before a cocktail before leaving.

Amazing staff, amazining food and a great space upstairs, even if we did get lost trying to find it!

10/10

  great food at reasonable prices..the menu offered something a bit different which was nice..just lacking a bit in atmosphere ..we ate early evening and it wasnt full but it felt... read more as though all the hard work was being done in the kitchen and it needed something more front of house. that said we would return as this is something that could be improved..my husband loved the haggis scotch egg and chicken kiev and would highly recommend. food was very flavour some and well balanced..thankyou

  If you’re visiting Dumfries then give this restaurant a go!

I recently visited this restaurant with my husband. We were welcomed by a very well dressed waitress. She was... read more extremely polite and showed us our table for the evening.

We had a lovely view out the window and were given a jug of water for the table. It took us a while to decide what to order because the menu has such a great range of food options. There really is something for everyone whether you’re vegan/vegetarian/gluten or dairy free.
I had the scotch egg to start and would love to know how the chef gets the egg to stay so runny. A true watering mouth moment.

For my mains I had the kiev as I’ve heard from many colleagues that this is the best kiev in town. It was cooked to perfection and comes with a side of macaroni cheese - DELICIOUS!

Dessert I went for the brownie because again so many people have recommended this to me. It DID NOT DISAPPOINT !

The wine menu is also excellent with a good selection. I had the picpoul de pinet which was very reasonably priced and we enjoyed this along with a few cheeky cocktails.

Overall a beautiful restaurant and our new local!

  We visited The Back Street tonight (Thursday 26th June) for steak night. The restaurant has recently been decorated and looks very modern. We were greeted by a waitress who was... read more extremely polite and welcoming.

We chose to have starters, I had the Scotch egg which is the best I’ve ever had. My wife had the crab cake which she said was delicious. We went for the steak deal which is great value for money. The steak was cooked to perfection and comes with macaroni cheese which was lovely too. The cocktails were also great - My wife had the jungle bird and the History of Violet. The young lady and the gentleman at the bar were very knowledgeable and make the best cocktails in town. We noticed the wide selection of gins on offer and my wife had a mango and lime gin which she said was lovely too.

A nice surprise was a special birthday plate was made for my wife as it is her Birthday tomorrow - thank you to the chef, it was a nice added touch to our experience.

The staff really make the restaurant what it is. The atmosphere is just what you want from a restaurant with a nice homely feel. Everyone is very polite and attentive, we will definitely be back soon!

  Decided yo try this restaurant when my daughter started a new job here.. was absolutely amazing! Staff were lovely and friendly.. great relaxed atmosphere and the food was delicious.. Haggis... read more Scotch eggs to start.. were to die for, Seafood linguine and Monkfish tail for mains.. cooked to perfection. Would highly recommend and certainly visit sgain..

  Came to Dumfries for a weekend break and ate here on the Saturday. Started with the brie then had the seabass then the lemon posset. Unbelevably good! Everyone there was... read more so welcoming and helpful. I was very impressed with their wine list also. We went with the pinot grigio and it was very delightful. Definitely coming back for more some time!

  We made our first visit to Back Street to use a gift voucher from my wife's work colleagues on her 'early' retirement. Place was quite busy and menu was a... read more change from the normal pub fare. We both had steak burger and shared a bottle of red wine. Finished the meal off with a banoffee desert and a lemon posset.

  The food on steak night was amazing . It takes a wee while to come out but that’s because it is all freshly cooked. The service was excellent and the... read more waiting staff were very busy but took the time needed at each table and were happy to recommend things that proved to be delicious and they had the appropriate amount of banter with us which was great . A first rate visit and excellent value for money

  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.

  Was there last night, which is just the most recent of several visits. The atmosphere is a good balance of relaxed, but still feeling like a ‘treat’ meal. As others... read more have said, cocktails are one star of the show here. A nice mix of traditional and more adventurous! The food is great. I always have the mussels, they are the BEST. Because of the time of year, I had the turkey dinner. Yum. Friendly and efficient staff. Careful Covid arrangements. I’m just looking forward to the time that there can be full opening hours so that I can get my full 3 courses and coffee, as the sticky toffee pudding is second to none!

  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

  Well, we came to Dumfries on a short break, and as the hotel couldn't do evening meals we went for this place as it had no poor reviews.
Good decision.... read more /> On line booking system was effective.
Place was buzzing when we got there ( 7.15 on a Friday night )
Lovely atmosphere, attentive staff. Fab menu and quality wine list.
All I can say is that we were blown away by the haggis scotch egg starter. Superb food. Wine excellent. Top marks.

  Brilliant food, an expertly put together wine list with some interesting selections, attentive staff but not overbearing and a relaxed atmosphere. Visited on a weeknight and was pleasantly surprised to... read more see quite a few tables dining. Will return to try more of that Orange Wine!