Hullabaloo

This is the most unusual restaurant in Dumfries. It's in a renovated grain mill, which you reach by taking a lovely 10-minute stroll across the Nith from the commercial heart of town. Built around 1780 by a prominent engineer, Thomas Sneaton, the mill also shelters a small movie house and the Robert Burns Centre. The food is prepared with Scottish ingredients and changes with the seasons. A homemade soup of the day is always served along with freshly baked bread, and there are imaginative salads, including a Thai prawn and a tabbouleh-and-bean salad. Instead of elaborate main courses, you get various baguettes with such enticements as smoked salmon and cream cheese, or baked potatoes that are themselves almost meals. The aura is one of cafe dining with an emphasis on lighter fare.

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