Having stayed here before, we were looking forward to returning. The hotel web site was encouraging but turned out to be very misleading, so beware. This time we had a room in the attic, with cooking smells and a non-functional shower. The bath took ten minutes to fill. The restaurant was very disappointing indeed, as all guests had to sit together at the same table like at a boarding school and so make polite conversation with total strangers. Good food (no choice however), served with no choice of (mediocre) wine completely spoiled by the dining table arrangements. If you want a quiet meal with a friend/partner or on your own, forget it! Web site says and shows different. Thank goodness we only booked for one night. Even the view from our window was inaccurate, all we got was a big cypress tree in the way! Given all that, it was relatively expensive for what was only a glorified boarding house.

Anyone interested in good food should make a stop over here when visiting the Dumfries area. The six course meal, which comprised Carrot and Apricot Soup, Griddled Marinated Salmon on a bed of pasta, Fillet of Venison with red cabbage, new potatoes and parsnip crisps, a selection of interesting cheeses and Lemon tart with vanilla and butterscotch sauce (which was to die for!), coffee and sweetmeats, was superb. Fantastic food in very comfortable surroundings, this jewel of a small hotel in Moffat is well worth a visit for those looking fine dining. The Well View Hotel is owned by John and Janet Schuckardt - Chef/Proprietor Janet Schuckardt is one of the Chef Trainers for the Natural Cooking of Scotland as well as a Member of the Scottish Chef's Association. John Schuckardt is a Fellow of the Academy of Food and Wine Service and has drawn up an extensive wine list to complement his wife's Cuisine. Dinner was an amazing £30.00 per head.
Do try this place.
Visit date 30th October 2004