Allanton Inn

Excellent stay at the Allanton Inn. Rooms are very clean and comfortable. Meals (breakfast and dinner) utilised local produce and were of very high quality. Welcoming and friendly staff, lovely country pub with nice beer garden. We would highly recommend to anyone wishing to visit this area of the Borders.

After a long road trip and some slightly dubious accommodation in the previous three weeks, it was a delight to arrive at the Allanton Inn, our base while we visited relatives nearby. Our bedroom in the front was beautifully arranged, immaculately clean and with adequate space for our (large) suitcases. The shower room was equally perfectly maintained and functional. We enjoyed the decor and the everything clearly managed with care and attention. Dinner and breakfast downstairs were both outstanding, making best use of local produce to produce delicious meals. We would have no hesitation in going back to the Inn in future.

A charming and buzzing place to stay. Very comfortable bed and well equipped ensuite. Excellent dinner and really impressive breakfast selection with homemade conserves and all produce sourced locally wherever possible. Highly recommended.

Just had a lovely meal athe Allanton Inn. Everyone had lamb which was excellent and so tender. Potatoes were to due for. We have high standards when it comes to food and were impressed. Only thing to improve would be bigger portion size as not much lamb given but it was still really good.

I have stayed at the Allanton Inn several times each year since about 2008. Following the arrival of the current (2025) proprietors K & W Reynolds, standards in the accommodation and restaurant menu/fare have risen markedly. Significant investment has resulted in rooms being modern, fresh and always spotlessly clean. There is also a focus on locally sourced produce in the menu dishes. And no Scottish bar would be worthy of its status without a broad range of single malts, which the Allanton has, along with wines and beers. Competitively priced and highly recommended.

We live less than an hour away from the Allanton Inn We fancied a day out exploring the north of Northumberland and the Southern Borders with a stopover. The Allanton was ideally placed and gets good reviews from e.g. Sawday’s. We arrived to a very friendly welcome, were quickly checked in and shown our room (room 5). Even though it is quite a small room it had sufficient space for the 2 of us which was very well thought out and uncluttered. There are views over the (excellent) beer garden from the bay window (also a good place to watch the local bird population flit back & forth). We headed back downstairs almost immediately to the bar and took our drinks into one of the pods in the garden for a ‘post drive’ relax. We dined at the Allanton and were impressed by the interesting and varied menu which included a selection of ‘small plate dishes. We found the main dishes to be inventive, well cooked and tasty although the generous portions defeated us! After dinner we retired to bed and soon drifted off. Breakfast the next morning was just terrific - a superb array of mainly home made stuff (granola, preserves, etc.) complemented by the most full Scottish of which I had the excellent bacon, superb haggis & eggs fried just the way I like them. Katrina and William run a high quality but relaxed & informal operation here and those of the supporting team we met were as friendly & welcoming as the hosts. Thanks to all of them. Would we go back? - definitely, would we recommend?- without question or hesitation.