Went out for dinner and drinks for my friends birthday last night. The food was amazing, we both had the Venison and it was melt in the mouth perfect! Rosted... read more veg was fantastic everything was just so tasty!
We are both lovers of cocktails and I'd say they were the best in dumfries and believe me we've tried a few estabishments!
We ate like queens, had a bottle of prosecco and at least 4 cocktails each all for £65 each! Great night, great service just everything was great!! Until next time!

  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

  4 of us visited on a busy Saturday night.. food as always was delicious ..Scotch egg, chicken thighs and scallops for starters.. Steak , macaroni, burger and Seabass for mains..... read more all pipng hot, full of flavour and served with a smile . Highly recommend !!

  Absolutely delicious from start to finish. Scotch egg with runny yolk was fabulous. Service was excellent from Michelle and Katie. Thank you. Great little place.

  I recently visited the back street with a friend after telling them all about my favourite restaurant. The scotch egg, brilliant as always. I had the chicken kiev for main... read more which is served with the tastiest macaroni. Pudding we both had the brownie. I enjoyed an espresso martini and my friend a porn star martini made by the friendliest bar staff.

Super as always
Thank you Team Back Strest

  went out with the family four our Christmas dinner. Had the pork croquette followed by the venison which was melt in your mouth tender. Another delicious meal! Will be returning... read more ASAP

  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.

  Had a great time at The Back Street for a family birthday dinner. Staff were attentive and accommodating to any dietary requirements. Both food and drinks were served promptly, food... read more was delicious and portion sizes were generous. The starter menu for children was great addition so that children can eat their courses in line with the adults.

  Have visited this restaurant on several occasions and have never been disappointed. The staff are very friendly and cant do enough for you. All hygiene is catered for, with sanitisers... read more at the door as you enter. The food is of very high standard and caters for all different tastes. It is well presented and very professional looking. Difficult to pick a favourite but the breaded brie, starter, is definitely a winner, along with the haggis scotch egg. The burgers are definitely recommended as well as the chicken Kiev/macaroni for the main and If you have room after those, try the chocolate brownie. The cocktails are just amazing, and can say, have had a few of them, LOL! Would definitely recommend you eat here as you are sure to NOT be disappointed.

  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!

  2nd visit to this lovely wee restaurant.
Good choice on menu.
Chicken Kiev was perfectly cooked and tasted fantastic. Macaroni was delicious.
Good selection of gins.
Friendly polite service.... read more

  Came here in December for a family meal. My daughter and husband had the Turkey which the described as being full of flavour with the best pigs in blankets they’ve... read more ever had. I had the salmon which was excellent. My husband had the trifle for pudding which looked absolutely delicious.

We also had an espresso and pornstar martini. The pornstar is my new favourite cocktail and my daughter said the espresso martini was amazing, so amazing she ordered two more.

This was another amazing meal had with family!

  return visit for a night away. (yorkshire > scotland)

the restaurant is bright and had been decorated to give a relaxed feel.
the waiter and bar staff... read more were polite welcoming and very accommodating, when asking about items on the menu the staff were informative and suggested perfect dishes to suit our tastes.

the food; where to start it was perfection. the scotch egg had a runny yolk and the scallops melted in my mouth. The mains! the steak my partner had was cooked beautifully rare and the monkfish was amazing.

we didn't have dessert but We had cocktails each balanced well and refreshing.

Planning our next visit as soon as COVID-19 restrictions allow!

  Had a lovely night last night. Good food well presented and great staff. Made the night go with no problems. Many thanks.

  We went here for friends day out lunch. The staff were really friendly and food was good quality for price. Had a good variety of options on menu also.