Burts - Melrose

Good food at a reasonable price. Fresh tasty lamb, in season.nice servers, with the foreign girl with the glasses standing out for helping our server, who seemed confused, probably new.

Very posh upscale place. Nice decor and table decor was very classy. Service here was the best in the area in my opinion. The town is full of historical buildings, but this place is centrally located and had servers that truly wanted to help and serve. I was here for lunch, which was delicious, well priced (as a prix fixe lunch menu existed), and served promptly. Special requests were handled promptly. I would highly recommend this restaurant. Really a great find with wonderful dishes all over the menu and great decor. But it's the truly top notch five star excellent service that I remember the most. Wonderful all around.

Really nice food, very dog friendly, good selection of real ales and a friendly welcome and atmosphere. Plus a roaring open fire. What else do you want in a restaurant in this lovely wee town?

I was in Melrose for the weekend and wanted to go somewhere with good quality food and that let dogs in. Burt's hit the mark. It is lovely and friendly inside. I would the decor was contemporary Scottish and cosy. We sat in the bar area as that was where they allowed dogs. The first table we sat at was a bit in the middle and as Luna (the dog) likes to spread out, they asked if we would like to move to a corner table where she has more room, I really appreciated this thought. I had lamb with potatoes and a jus. The lamb was perfectly cooked and moist. There was a lot of lamb as well, great portion size. My other half had a fish pie which was jam packed with prawns, salmon and white fish. Really fab. It was during desert that they really hit the mark. I ordered a cheese board for us to share. First came the crackers. Something that really annoys me about a cheese board is that you get lots of cheese and then 3 crackers. What you meant to do with that? I usually end up having a ton of cheese and not many crackers! This was not an issue at Burts. They brought a basket of crackers...yes, a basket. I have uploaded a picture to show this delight. The cheese was all local and ymmuy as well. They also serve real ale. My partner complained that one of the ales was off. Without questions, they changed it for something else. This place is maybe a bit more pricey compared to other restaurants in Melrose but I think it is well worth it.