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The restaurant at The Waterfront in Portpatrick, its tables laid under a pine-boarded ceiling with roof lights, and windows on the far wall.
Dumfries and Galloway

The Waterfront, Portpatrick

A bistro with a harbour terrace in a small hotel on Portpatrick's harbour.

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Welcome

There's something lovely about eating by the sea, and The Waterfront makes it easy.

On a fine day, eat outside and look out over the boats to the open sea; on a cooler one, the bright restaurant inside is just as welcoming. The kitchen cooks with fresh, local produce and serves every day from noon until nine. The menu runs from haddock and chips, mussels in white wine and cream and a seafood chowder to a haggis-stuffed Chicken Balmoral, a Thai red fish curry, Cajun chicken pasta, steaks, burgers and pizzas, with sandwiches until five. Children have their own menu, and there's a roast of the day on Sundays. Booking is on 01776 810800.

Round the cornerThe Port Pantry, PortpatrickA café on the harbour front at 24 Main Street, Portpatrick, open every day from 9.30am for breakfast, brunch, lunch, coffee and dessert.1 min by roadSee itThe Port Pantry, Portpatrick
Before you go
Where
7 North Crescent, Portpatrick, DG9 8SX.
Prices
Mains mostly £15.95 to £21.95 on the current menu. Two courses for children are £8.95; on Sundays, two courses are £19.95 and three £22.95.
Access
Google lists a wheelchair-accessible entrance.

Opening hours

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Monday
noon–9pm
Tuesday
noon–9pm
Wednesday
noon–9pm
Thursday
noon–9pm
Friday
noon–9pm
Saturday
noon–9pm
Sunday
noon–9pm

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Where it is

In Portpatrick, at the start of the Southern Upland Way.

Close byPortpatrick and the Rhins of Galloway.
  1. Dreamcatchers hang above shelves crammed with globes, lamps, Land Rover and Porsche signsSmugglers CoveA quirky gift shop of little rooms on North Crescent in Portpatrick, crammed with souvenirs, garden ornaments, jewellery and retro finds.Under a mile 1 min by road
  2. PortpatrickPortpatrickA painted harbour on the Rhins, and mile nought of the Southern Upland Way.Under a mile 1 min by road
  3. Dunskey CastleDunskey CastleA roofless tower on the cliff edge, half an hour along the path from Portpatrick.2 miles 6 min by road
  4. Waves rolling onto a curved sandy beach beneath grassy cliffsKillantringan Lighthouse and BayA white lighthouse of 1900 on the cliffs north of Portpatrick, above a sandy bay.4 miles 9 min by road
  5. Small wooden hut atop layered coastal cliffs above the seaRhins of GallowayThe peninsula at Scotland's south-west tip, circled by an 83-mile waymarked coast path from Stranraer to the Mull of Galloway and back.7 miles 13 min by road
  6. Stranraer MuseumStranraer MuseumThe museum of Wigtownshire in Stranraer's Old Town Hall of 1776, free to visit, with refurbished displays and children's trails.8 miles 12 min by road
  7. The boardwalk at Aldouran Wetland Garden running out over the reedy pond towards the wooden bird hide among the trees.Aldouran Wetland Garden and GlenA community wetland garden and bird hide on the edge of Leswalt, joined to an ancient wood with a sculpture trail.10 miles 15 min by road
Directions
The Crown Hotel's white frontage on North Crescent in Portpatrick, its name over the door, window boxes of flowers and picnic tables out front under furled blue umbrellas.RestaurantsThe Crown Hotel, PortpatrickA step away
The Harbour House Hotel with white walls, dormer windows and outdoor tables shaded by parasolsRestaurantsHarbour House HotelA step away
Blue-trimmed shopfront reading "The Port Pantry, Coffee Shop, Eatery, Deli" with lifebuoys in the windowsCafeThe Port Pantry, PortpatrickA step away
Selkie's Haven Lodge, a white building of two wings with pointed slate roofs, a table and a palm on its terrace.PortpatrickSelkie's Haven LodgeSleeps 2 · 1.7 miles
The front of Wren's Nest, a stone cottage with a pale blue door, a table and chairs and a timber planter on the lawn before it.PortpatrickWren's NestSleeps 2 · 1.7 miles
Symphonica Lodge, a long single-storey stone building with a bench by the door, on a gravel drive.PortpatrickSymphonica LodgeSleeps 4 · 1.7 miles
Dunskey House, the castle, in autumn, red and gold ivy over its walls, chimneys and gables.PortpatrickThe Royal ApartmentSleeps 10 · 1.8 miles
From above, Dunskey House, the castle, its grey gables and chimneys, fields and woods running to the sea behind.PortpatrickThe Velvet UppergroundSleeps 4 · 1.8 miles
Saltwater Chronicles Lodge, a grey lodge with an outbuilding beside it, seen across the lawn from a gravel path.PortpatrickSaltwater Chronicles LodgeSleeps 6 · 2.0 miles

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Places to stay near the Waterfront, and when each is next free.

Selkie's Haven Lodge, a white building of two wings with pointed slate roofs, a table and a palm on its terrace.Selkie's Haven Lodge
  • Sleeps 2
  • In Portpatrick
  • Under a mile from the Waterfront
Free 25–28 OctDunskey House, the castle, in autumn, red and gold ivy over its walls, chimneys and gables.The Royal Apartment
  • Sleeps 10
  • In Portpatrick
  • A mile from the Waterfront
Free 29 Nov – 2 DecFrom above, Dunskey House, the castle, its grey gables and chimneys, fields and woods running to the sea behind.The Velvet Upperground
  • Sleeps 4
  • In Portpatrick
  • A mile from the Waterfront
Free 24–27 OctThe front of Wren's Nest, a stone cottage with a pale blue door, a table and chairs and a timber planter on the lawn before it.Wren's Nest
  • Sleeps 2
  • In Portpatrick
  • A mile from the Waterfront
Free 24–27 OctPlaces to stayEvery stay in Dumfries and GallowayAll our places to stay nearby, to search by date and by who is coming.See them all
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