Dowhill Country Fayre

It is different to what it was pre COVID but it is still excellent. Self service (eg same as M&S or Dobbies), but good quality produce friendly service and a great view. Will definitely be back.

Lovely little shop and cafe just past Turnberry. The shop has some lovely produce but quite expensive. Cafe was closed when passing and shop seemed to close about 4pm. I am sure as restrictions lift it will offer more.

Tatties? TATTIES?. Oh my god these taste a m a z I n g !! Called in today, and had them for dinner tonight, better than Royals from Jersey.. and they are darn good I can vouch for that, Cornish earlies and definitely any of...the Middle East tasteless versions. Highly recommended

great lunch here on the other day and also a few days before breakfast. worth visiting if in the opposite or stop when they pass the A77. I also bought a steak pipe from which I was recommended. by a friend who buys them regularly. the Steak Pie was great and I will also be a regular buyer of these from here. keep the great work.

As the title says, we visited 10 years ago and it was one of the places that we sought out when we visited again this year. What a disappointment, the food on offer was very limited to soup and a sandwich. I appreciate C19 restrictions...are still in play, but extra effort is needed as there is such a market for them to dip into.

This was our first visit here at the pumpkin patch, it was well laid out and plenty of entertainment for the wee ones, quizzes, games, magician, play area, etc. Its great fun picking your own pumpkin but we found it a bit sneaky that prices...were not more prominently displayed until the very last minute. The pumpkins were seriously overpriced and only priced by judgement not weight? It was fun but dont expect it to be cheap!

We had lunch here and it was very tasty and good value for money. The food was very good and the staff were lovely. Not only that, but I left my bag and cardigan at the table and didn’t realise till we’d driven a couple...of miles. Just as we looking for a place to turn, my phone rang. It was one of my work colleagues who had just had a phone call to say they’d found my bag. They’d looked in to find my business card and made the call. When I got back, they even apologised for going through my bag but wanted to try to contact me. A big thank you to you all x

Really disappointed as we loved this place but today found they cannot even make a cup of tea. I asked for a pot of tea but was presented with a mug of water and a separate tea bag meaning the water was not hot enough to brew the tea when they were eventually together: tea requires boiling water. We had driven 20 miles today to specifically visit Dowhill but after my terrible tea we left without even looking at the shop and it is unlikely that we will be back. Why is it that places like this can do six or eight different coffees but cannot make a simple tea? Surely owners from a Scottish farm know how to make tea.

Dowhill used to showcase its food wares via an excellent selection of cooked food, cakes, scones, and takeaway items. Not any more! On our visit, the selection on the menu was small and uninspiring. My daughter and wife selected a sandwich each, which was not freshly made and had to be selected from a cabinet. I selected the steak burger. The sandwiches were dry and bland; steak burger was passable, but would have benefited from the addition of side salad and/or crisps/chips. The final nail for my wife and I was the terrible service/attitude towards an elderly couple who had obviously made the effort to visit Dowhill. The couple had barely sat down when (I assumed them to be the manager/prop...