Harden's survey result
Summary
“An excellent meal with a very interesting menu!” – praise for this modern venue with an open kitchen which occupies a grand former banking hall in the centre of this regional market town. The Guardian’s Grace Dent is also a fan – in her April 2023 review she applauded “a special-treat place… and one that the community clearly loves”: “fancy, hearty and possibly a little more pricey than everywhere else around these parts” – a “menu of fine-quality local meat, fish and veg, served in painstakingly concocted ways”.
Summary
“This brilliantly run restaurant has taken dining out in the area to new heights” since opening three years back; a “great building” – a slicky revamped former bank on the high street – sets the stage for Ed Pook's “accomplished cooking” (steak a highlight), informed by a foraging ethos.
Summary
“Surprisingly exceptional” – this yearling occupies a converted old bank on the high street that’s been stylishly refurbished and where Ed Pook “specialises in using local produce and foraging for ingredients” to provide a very high quality offering, with prime steak something of a speciality (but by no means the defining factor). “The addition of a wine store allows them to stock a long list of wines by the glass”. “Excellent – worth a visit”.
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The Old Bank, 38 King Street, Castle Douglas, DG7 1AD
Restaurant details
Prices
 Drinks |
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|---|---|
| Wine per bottle | £30.00 |
| Filter Coffee | £3.00 |
 Extras |
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| Bread | £0.00 |
| Service | 10.00% |
The Old Bank, 38 King Street, Castle Douglas, DG7 1AD
Opening hours
| Monday | CLOSED |
| Tuesday | CLOSED |
| Wednesday | 5 pm‑9 pm |
| Thursday | 12 pm‑2 pm, 6 pm‑9 pm |
| Friday | 12 pm‑2 pm, 6 pm‑9 pm |
| Saturday | 12 pm‑2 pm, 6 pm‑9 pm |
| Sunday | CLOSED |
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