Balcary Bay Restaurant in Dumfries & Galloway

Spent a couple of days at Balcary Bay. Great scenic location at the end of a single track road. Friendly welcome on arrival. Our room had a great view and was clean and comfirtable. A comfortable lounge with a small bar next door was ideal. The hotel was quiet given the time of year. Great breakfast menu and food was well prepared and presented. Waiting staff were attentive and friendly and make you feel like a welcome guest. Had one evening meal and the menu was small but perfectly adequate. All in all we had a good stay and would happily return.

A lovely place, high teas, lunches and diner. Good walks and views are stunning.

Really nice people trying to make a difference. The food was superb and the place is very clean. I know there have been some mixed reviews this past 12 months. All I can say is we had a great time with value for money for a country house hotel. Vic and Diana are trying hard to get this place to the top. We will be back for sure.

A wonderful Saturday afternoon & early evening ~ spent at the beautiful Balcary Bay Hotel 😊 ~ I was accompanying a client who I care for ~ we had a nice relaxing time there & the wonderful staff were so friendly, polite, helpful, kind & patient (as usual) that we stayed for our dinner too!Excellent 5 star service from the waitresses Erin & Molly not to mention the usual friendly welcome from them & the owners Diana & her husband.The food is deliciously presented, fresh, wholesome & the menu caters for every dietary requirement anyone could need.The lounge, bar & dining area are so comfortable, well furnished & decorated ~ with beautiful & lovingly cared for (real) houseplants & flowers throughout the hotel ~ making a very homely atmosphere indeed. The toilets are beautifully clean & tidy too.As usual we didn't want to leave & my client asked 'how much would it cost to live there?' ~ whatever the cost, it'd be well worth it I'm sure!Many thanks once again to all the nice staff there ~ we will most certainly be back very soon.

Avoid. AVOID. We had a walk in the area and decided to grab a coffee before we leave. Huge mistake. 21 quid for 2 mediocre lattes and 2 cakes that tastes of mostly baking soda. Felt ripped off. Tourist trap.

Really don't know where to start. Stayed as a single in December.... only myself and another couple were guests at the hotel but it was off-season and preXmas. First of all there was the Owners toddler running around reception, also heard the child in the kitchen (health and safety issues?) when Dinner was being served and moreover, the child's room in the Proprietors flat was above mine - so I heard the child screaming for "Mama"..... Meal was a joke. Ordered Camembert as starter to find it delivered in the same box they bought it, placed on a plate with side salad and bread... only to find the sell-by date on the box was 1.5 months out of date. Owner informs me it was frozen down ... so think about this -- cheese was frozen down, then unthawed, then reheated to be served as a starter.... salmonella alley! Next the main course was duck .... well, if you like your duck totally raw, and utterly dripping in blood, this will be for you. Latterly the Owner had the termerity to inform me that it was cooked the "French way" --- as a previous owner of a Restaurant, I found this comment entirely offensive, in addition to being factually incorrect. On paying my bill, the Owner did refund the cost of the meal. However, next and final issue was the bill came as a total "lump sum" instead of the usual bill being itemised.... so this added insult to injury.... a debate then ensued as to the number of glasses of wine and the cost... before finding I was overcharged. The Female Owner then blamed her husband for the mistake!!!!! Needless to say I won't be returning.

Beautiful hotel in lovely peaceful part of the world owners and staff were great happy to make your stay enjoyable qnd great helaht options for all dietary needs available

Didn't stay in hotel but stopped for a light lunch. Food was far too expensive for what it was. £38 for a sandwich, prawn cocktail, 2 cans of coke and a bottle of water. Prawn cocktail was tiny with few bits of lettuce and a tablespoon of prawns was £16. Girl who served us was lovely.

My husband and I were staying in the locality and had lunch here on numerous days over a week. The food was of a consistently high standard. Food is all freshly prepared so be patient, it's worth waiting for. The beer battered fish and chips were enormous but delicious. Sandwiches and salads were beautifully fresh. Naked burger was one of the best I have ever tasted. Diana's 'special' of chicken, ginger, spring onion, coconut rice and stirfried vegetables was divine. Loved the taste sensation of the Keto cocoa panna cotta - NOT a wobbly panna cotta but delicious nonetheless. A comprehensive lunch menu with something for all tastes. Helpful and polite staff made visits even more pleasurable. Glad it is planning to be open for the Christmas season.

I took my elderly parents for High tea on Friday afternoon. We found the staff to be very warm and engaging, the High tea was amazing lovely fresh sandwiches, good selection, cakes delicious and scones just freshly baked by Maria , great experience with window seat overlooking Heston Island. Looking forward to returning always a stunning location with fantastic views to the sea