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The cafe has a terrific position just under the old walls with a handy carpark on the doorstep and marvellous views over Tweed estuary, the sea and the famous three bridges that span the mouth of the river at this historic spot. We opted for the fresh crab open sandwich (£13.90) which was very generous with delicious sweet white and dark fresh crabmeat, plenty of interesting salad and good bread. As it was a sunny day all the outside tables were already taken but we were comfortable inside. A very tempting display of cakes and desserts also beckoned, so we indulged in the triple cream layered Victoria sandwich. Good coffee, interesting tea selection, pleasant table service. A great discovery, we will definitely return.

Called in here after our visit to the Lowry by the Sea exhibition at the nearby Granary. It's in a lovely location by the Tweed estuary and close to the city walls. Sadly the weather wasn't up to much but we took a table outside and were served very quickly. I chose a latte and my friend tea. To eat I opted for a crumble cake with a salted caramel sauce. My friend chose a fruit scone which was served with generous amounts of clotted cream and strawberry jam. I don't think I would go for the crumble cake again. It was one of those confections which look good but lack substance. It was incredibly sweet too, although that shouldn't have been a surprise as the waitress did warn me. My friend's scone was pronounced lovely. The accompanying wasp thought so too so we beat a hasty retreat into the safety of the cafe itself. Prices are reasonable, the service is good and staff very friendly. Perhaps not a five star rating but there's no reason why we wouldn't return.

Had dinner here during our overnight stay - lovely atmosphere in the bar and dining areas, really very cosy and welcoming. Service was friendly, and food was good - steak was over (well done rather than the medium requested), but the quality of ingredients and the flavours in the cooking are excellent.

My partner visited with a friend today. Was told takeaway was available when he asked at 2:40pm, but then at 3pm was advised food was off when he asked for mince and dumplings, they should of advised food was only served till 3pm when he asked. They went ahead and made it after a carry on with the kitchen about making it. He arrived home with it the portion size was small and food was on paper plates not suitable for hot meal should of been in suitable takeout containers. The dumplings were not cooked they were raw and gooey. I am appauled and disgusted that someone would sell food looking like this to customer! Around £14 for 2 people not worth the money.

Had a cross stitch picture framed there. Nice little coffee shop on site

Amazing place, very cozy, delicious food all the family loved it. Staff were very kind and attentive. Highly recommended!

We have just found the most perfect place. Our family are split between Scotland and Yorkshire, which makes it hard to see each other regularly. This weekend though, we found the Whittling House, which is a beautiful gem of a place. The food was excellent quality, great value and the atmosphere was perfect due to the polite professional team. I think we have now found the perfect half way point for our families to meet more frequently. We’ve now planning another get together in January, where we hope to get to stay over too.

Sunday lunch was delicious. Have visited before and the food was lovely then too. Only issue on both occasions was that the restaurant is like a greenhouse when it’s bright sunshine streaming through the all glass venue. Far too hot inside and had to squint throughout both visits for the entire meal due to the glare. Some blinds would be handy on such occasions.

First class breakfast and coffee in clean and spacious rooms. Owners were very hospitable and overall it was a delightful experience.

No idea why this place is getting good reviews. I love leaving 5 star reviews for places but this fish and chip shop was in my 5 worst I've ever had. Maybe they just had a bad day? The wait to be served was very long. We awkwardly sat staring up at the counter for ages. The batter was quite bizarre for a fish and chip shop. It was incredibly crumbly and just fell apart so you couldn't really keep it attached to and eat it with the fish. It tasted very strange and was wet and kind of eggy in middle. Most batters I've had are white in the middle, not yellow. The cod was embarrassingly thin (see picture). Absolutely tiny and basically hidden amongst the batter. It was also tough and flavourless. The cold chips tasted like plastic. The watered down vinegar didn't have a taste to it. The 'Cod' and chips were £17. Highly over priced for a disappointing meal. The interior is really nice, the waitress was nice enough but gets you to do all the passing of the plates when handing out and collecting them. We definitely would not recommend this place at all and I'd love to know under what circumstances it won awards!!

Wonderful lunch, Brilliant food. Lovely staff. Warm and cosy and a fabulous menu. What more could you want.

Absolutely lovely hotel and bar. Excellent decor and toilets are spotless with little extras such as hairspray etc, always a thoughtful little touch in this hotel Had tapas and drinks which were fabulous Diane, an excellent host and nothing was too much bother. Dog friendly too, and the pooches even received a pressie! We visited new years eve 24, lovely atmosphere Will definitely return

I was a great venue for the Christmas lunch, the staff were very polite and helpful to our group.

Lovely welcoming pub great food fast service and very friendly staff especially the barman who kindly reserved us a table next to the open fire was lovely and cosy will definitely return next time we are travelling this way the price was reasonable for food and drinks we had belly pork with black pudding / homemade steak & mushroom pie / garlic mushrooms and potato skins (could not fault clean plates all round )

A family run business with a warm welcome, drinks offered straight away along with the menus. The menu offered a bit of everything single meat choice or a trio, I went for the chicken with black pudding with pepper sauce you can have veg or...