Location: Kilmarnock
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Find out what European restaurants to try in Kilmarnock. Kilmarnock (Scottish Gaelic: Cille Mheàrnaig, "Meàrnag's church") is a large burgh in East Ayrshire, Scotland with a population of 46,350, making it the 15th most populated place in Scotland and the second largest town in Ayrshire. The River Irvine runs through its eastern section, and the Kilmarnock Water passes through it, giving rise to the name 'Bank Street'.
Things to do in Kilmarnock
9. Goldberry Bar & Kitchen
Overall Ratings
4 based on 11 reviews
We are a Bar, Restaurant & Bistro located in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire. Family run since 1958, we are celebrating 60 since Joe Cairns, our Grandfather purchased The Goldberry.
Reviewed By Lauralauralaura L
This place is great if you fancy a quick drink. Not exactly full of atmosphere but hassle free. Good value for money.
8. Salt & Barrel
Reviewed By Joyce F
Having promised ourselves a meal here since it opened, we eventually made it today. What can I say. . . Food excellent, service excellent, restaurant immaculately clean. From entering the doors to leaving everything was superb. Will definitely be back. Would advise booking as opening hours are restricted, these guys are in training but the service is second to none!
7. Bar Luca
Overall Ratings
4 based on 193 reviews
Eat, drink and celebrate Bar Luca is the newest restaurant in the Riva Restaurants portfolio. Serving classic Italian cuisine with a contemporary twist, from breakfast till late. Including breakfast menu, lunch menu, early dinner menu, a la carte and priv
Reviewed By KC2806
Have enjoyed this place since it was bought over but wasnât overly impressed on this occasion. Service was hit or miss and didnât like how casual some of the staff were, you could see their phones sticking out their back pockets. The menu was as good as ever and the food was nice. Some long waits between courses and for drinks. Reasonably priced.
6. WG13
Overall Ratings
4 based on 104 reviews
An elegant dining room that caters to everyone below a function suite that can host everything from wedding ceremonies to birthday parties. WG13 offers a unique dinning experience and boutique venue in the heart of Kilmarnock. A social enterprise that pro
Reviewed By mariey239
Visited this restaurant after four pm and had the place to ourselves. Menu was a bit limited but enough choices. We had home made soup haggis bon bons and fish goujons. A glass of wine and soft drink at a total cost of £16.00. During the day they do a lot of paninis and home baking which looked delicious. Will definitely be back.Thank you for your kind words, so glad that you enjoyed your visit and we look forward to seeing you back. Your eyes were telling you the truth, our paninis definitely are delicious.
5. The Wheatsheaf Inn
Overall Ratings
4 based on 298 reviews
Reviewed By Safeguard
Stopped off for lunch on our way back from Troon. Sat outside as it was a lovely day. Lunch was yummy. Usually go for steak pie but it was so hot outside so opted for sandwich and soup. Staff friendly and attentive. Would recommend.
4. Stag And Thistle Restaurant And Bar
Overall Ratings
4 based on 232 reviews
A small independent business ran by two friends offering a fantastic range of drinks, cocktails and wines. Offering a menu that caters for all that is always freshly made on the premises by our head chef and his kitchen team.
Reviewed By georgereid
We stopped here for dinner one evening when driving south from Glasgow towards Turnberry for a golf holiday. The staff here are very friendly and we enjoyed high quality gourmet Scottish pub food here. Fresh ingredients and generous potion sizes made this meal highly satisfying. The steak pie was a meat loverâs delight, and the lemon meringue dessert was simply divine. Would definitely return - itâs a great place for a casual meal, and also seems amenable to larger groups as well. The adjacent table was celebrating an 18th birthday and the birthday boy was hilariously trolled with a princess-themed birthday cake. Good to see that people have a sense of humour there!
3. The Glasshouse at Rowallan Castle Golf Club
Overall Ratings
4 based on 325 reviews
Set in the beautiful and historical grounds of Rowallan Castle, the Glasshouse Restaurant we are working very hard to make the Glasshouse Restaurant a "must go" destination in Ayrshire. Offering a high range of innovative and classic dishes on our Menu, y
Reviewed By TheEntertainer
This restaurant has a great reputation and a group of us (two couples) were really looking forward to spending a night here. It got off to a strange start when the nervous waitress completely forgot to give us food menus, and insisted we ordered wine before we even knew what was on offer (let alone what we wanted to eat). We forgave this clear case of nerves, and with a supervisor running around clearing up her repeated errors on all the tables, we eventually got our order taken. Even this wasnât painless as the waitress forgot that one dish was off the menu (so he had to reorder and chose a special) but we settled in to some lovely starters. When the mains came, however, one of the dishes (the special) did not appear and there would have been a 20 minute delay to fix it (so he ate the wrong dish that had been brought out in error) and the experience continued to spiral out of control. The waitress then hid for the next 15 minutes and couldnât be located. A 30 minute wait for water (asked for 3 times) when every other table had left started really to test our sense of humour and made it beyond a joke. With the inexperienced waitress now having given up, instead of just giving us the bill, the supervisor gave us a 45 minute detailed explanation as to her views as to the reasons behind our lack of decent service, and the in-depth history of what happens to cleaning/serving rosters when the general manager goes home early. To cap it all off, the same sex couple in our group were then effusively congratulated for being brave enough to be âopenly homosexual in Scotlandâ, which was well meant but utterly inappropriate and deeply embarrassing for everyone. To their credit, the incorrect main course was taken off the bill, and we were given complimentary coffees, but it didnât make up for the worst service, and strangest experience, I have ever had in a restaurant. The general manager would have been better served supervising this car crash of a restaurant, instead of going AWOL, and some basic training for young nervous waitresses who clearly havenât been told about how to do their job is urgently required.
2. The Craigie Inn
Overall Ratings
4 based on 208 reviews
The Craigie Inn is situated in the village of Craigie on the outskirts of Kilmarnock, only 30 minutesâ drive from Glasgow. Serving Contemporary modern classic food in a warm cosy environment. It is a short trip for anyone in the surrounding towns and vill
Reviewed By Alan W
i used to visit craigie inn in my younger days its nice to see it back in action once again the meals are delicious nice friendly staff the surroundings are nice with the open fire its a great place to relax and have a drink and meal
Kilmarnock Food Guide: 10 Must-Eat Restaurants & Street Food Stalls in Kilmarnock
1. Weston Tavern & Restaurant
Overall Ratings
4 based on 447 reviews
The Weston Tavern was originally the Kilmaurs manse, Today the historic old building has been transformed with great care and consideration into a beautiful classic country pub and restaurant, where you can be sure to find a friendly and enjoyable experie
Reviewed By Cara M
Had a lovely meal on saturday got the last table booked through facebook. Myself and dad had chicken live pate to start my dad had stake pie and i had the poached salmon which was lovely and i had raspberry and vanilla ice cream for my dessert. My dad had a pint of Inveralmond Lia Fail real ale which was in excellent condition and a half pint of chocolate stout which i think is made by Merchant city brewing company which was also in excellent condition. i had a pint of coke which was a refill. only thing was service little slow but other than that was a lovely meal and staff were very friendly.Hi CaraThank you for leaving such in in depth 5* review it's really pleasing to read that you and your dad enjoyed your visit to my wee tavern and restaurant.It's also really pleasing to read that your father enjoyed his cask ale .We look forward to seeing you back soon.
