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Woodlands Restaurant

Nestled in the beautiful woodlands on the estate, our Woodlands Restaurant offers a range of delicious dishes using fresh and locally-sourced ingredients, including seasonal vegetables from our own garden.

About the Restaurant

The Woodlands Restaurant is located next to the Craft and Textiles education centres, just a short walk from our Visitor Car Park. It is part of our Hospitality Training Centre, where our hospitality students study front-of-house and chef skills.

Throughout the year we host Sunday Lunches at the Restaurant. We also run ‘Live Lunches’ where our hospitality students practice their skills to a full restaurant of guests. Keep an eye on our Dumfries House social media channels for updates.

Woodlands Restaurant July Menu

Open from Monday 20 to Saturday 25 July from 12pm until 4pm.

  • Mains

    Quiche of the day (£14)

    Soup of the day (£7)

    Soup and sandwich combo (Starting from £14)

    Yorkshire pudding, slow cooked estate reared beef, crispy onion, garden shallots and a homemade brown sauce (£18)

    Homemade sausage roll with dandelion honey wholegrain mustard (£15)

    Estate reared beef burger, Connage gouda, brioche bun, homemade pickles (£18)

    Barbecued celeriac burger, brioche bun (£13)

    Estate reared pastrami sandwich, homemade sauerkraut and dill pickles (£14)

    Ayrshire ham sandwich and estate piccalilli (£12)

    Isle of mull cheddar and apple pickle (£12)

    All served with homemade chips and a choice of homemade ketchup, brown sauce, mayonnaise or aioli

    Ploughman’s lunch
    (Ayrshire ham, Isle of Mull cheddar, estate pickled shallots, courgette piccalilli, Sourdough) (£16.50)

    Sea food platter
    (Homemade pickled herrings, home smoked salmon, estate dill pickles, sourdough) (£16.50)

  • Desserts

    Mossgiel Organic Chantilly Cream Desserts (£7.50)

    Strawberry Eton mess

    Homemade Chunky British apricot preserve and shortbread mess

    Chocolate brownie mess

    Homemade coffee liqueur and hazelnut mess

    Lemon verbena and lavender mess

Sunday lunches at Woodlands

Join us on Sundays from 12 noon to 4pm for a delicious two or three-course roast lunch on the beautiful Dumfries House estate.

Book your table.

Sample Sunday Lunch menu

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  • Starters

    Rarebit sourdough toast, and mushroom

    Smoked haddock and leek gratin, crusty bread

    Soup of the day

    Poached salmon and herb, cucumber pickle, toast

    Baked Ballochmyle brie, Catrine honey, toasted sourdough

  • Mains

    Sorn Mains sirloin of beef

    Ayrshire pork belly and crispy crackling

    Roast chicken

    All served with delicious cauliflower cheese, braised red cabbage, swede and carrot, roasted vegetables, Roasted potatoes and rich Sunday gravy.

    We use locally-sourced meats and vegetables. Vegetarian option available.

  • Desserts

    Blackberry and apple crumble, and custard

    Brioche bread and butter pudding, vanilla ice cream

    A selection of Ayrshire cheeses, homemade oatcakes, walled garden chutney

    Warm white chocolate rice pudding and apricot

    Almond and pear tart, Chantilly cream

  • Prices

    2 courses – £46.00

    3 courses – £54.00