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Seasons, Melrose, Scottish Borders
Seasons, Melrose, Scottish Borders
Seasons, Melrose, Scottish Borders
Seasons, Melrose, Scottish Borders
Seasons, Melrose, Scottish Borders

Seasons

4.7
4.7
317 Reviews
£26 to £40
Scottish
Top tags:
From our lovely location in the heart of the Borders, we are absolutely committed to creating menus that are truly seasonal and as local as they can be.

Our imaginative menus feature delicious fresh produce from handpicked local suppliers which genuinely reflect the best ingredients that are available throughout the changing seasons.

Bringing you the real flavours of Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter.


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2 people
19:00

Additional information

  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Price
    £26 to £40
  • Cuisines
    Scottish, Contemporary British
  • Hours of Operation
    Dinner Fri, Sat 18:00–21:00
  • Phone number
    01896 823217
  • Website
    http://seasonsborders.co.uk/
  • Payment Options
    Mastercard, Visa
  • Dress Code
    Casual Dress
  • Executive Chef
    Roger McKie
  • Catering
    AT HOME meals also available for collection Friday and Saturday. These can be kept in the fridge for 2/3 days or frozen. All come with cooking/reheating instructions. See our website for more details. www.seasonsborders.co.uk
  • Private party facilities
    The Restaurant is available for private parties up to 30 guests. Please drop us an e mail with your requirements and we will get back to you. eat@seasonsborders.co.uk

What 317 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

Reviews can only be made by diners who have eaten at this restaurant

4.7
4.7 based on recent ratings
  • 4.7Food
  • 4.7Service
  • 4.3Ambience
  • 4.5Value

Noise • Moderate

Loved For

  • Edinburgh/Midlothian

    Neighbourhood gem

  • Edinburgh/Midlothian

    Great for fine wines

  • Edinburgh/Midlothian

    Scottish

  • Edinburgh

    Neighbourhood gem

  • Edinburgh

    Great for fine wines

  • Edinburgh

    Scottish

317 Reviews

  1. HelenM

    Newcastle

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on 28 October 2023

    overall4food4service5ambience4
    Very pleasant evening, food very good and service excellent

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  2. Jazz

    Cheshire

    6 reviews

    5.0

    6 reviews

    Dined on 28 October 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience4
    A gem! Serving local produce!A very enjoyable experience. Will return!

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  3. PeterB

    Edinburgh

    4 reviews

    5.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on 27 October 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience4
    Excellent quality of food cooked and presented in an interesting manner

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  4. FraserB

    Edinburgh

    8 reviews

    5.0

    8 reviews

    Dined on 21 October 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience4
    Excellent service, pre-ordered our fish, was well presented and cooked to perfection. Was not busy and service as usual was excellent.

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  5. ColinT

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on 6 October 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Excellent food, and service as usual. Will definitely be back, when in the Melrose area. Would certainly recommend seasons.

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  6. Jdjd

    Perthshire

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on 29 September 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Superb is the only way to describe this restaurant. Wonderful food, excellent service and greatly enjoyed by us all. Many thanks to all concerned.

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  7. AbigailR

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on 16 September 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Food is fresh and well presented. Hosts and servers are welcoming

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  8. ldoone

    Glasgow

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on 16 September 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Food was outstanding, staff were attentive without being intrusive, if we stayed nearer this would be our new favourite restaurant.

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  9. Seamus

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined on 2 September 2023

    overall3food3service3ambience3
    Scallops were perfectly done, salmon lacked flavor, venison was excellent - shouldn’t come w chips, whipped potatoes and caramelized onions. Baked peaches disappointing. No Wi-Fi, important for travelers.

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  10. Snowbear

    Edinburgh

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on 26 August 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    The perfect place to celebrate our Wedding Anniversary! A beautiful setting enjoying good wine and food cooked to perfection. A warm welcome on arrival and service second to none. A place that I will never forget and would love to revisit on our next time in the area. Thank you so much for making our Anniversary so special.

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  11. LucyB

    Greater Boston

    3 reviews

    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on 26 August 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience4
    Lovely spot in a cute, quiet town. Excellent food and friendly staff. Only thing was there was no music so felt a bit too quiet and lacking in ambience.

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  12. LauraM

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on 19 August 2023

    overall4food5service3ambience4
    Something special, the quality of the food was exceptional. Service was very good, except the assistant who served the food and plonked the desert menu down was a bit lacking in service skills. It was so good that I recommended it to a friend who booked it immediately.

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  13. Dawn

    Yorkshire

    3 reviews

    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on 18 August 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    A lovely restaurant with home made food and good service, well worth a visit.

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  14. andreab

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on 12 August 2023

    overall4food5service4ambience2
    Our booking was at 19.15 and by that time on a Saturday the restaurant was full. It is a long, low-ceilinged room and is under-illuminated. Flickering candle lights do not create enough light to see food and enjoy it. The room was hot. We accepted a table in the shop part at the entrance, where these problems do not apply. There is a reason why this fairly unprepossessing room should be full, bearing in mind that it only opens two days a week: the cooking is wonderful. We would love to eat there again and this is why. All ingredients are carefully sourced, attributed and handled with the greatest care by a very experienced chef. He loves to cook and it shows in the temperature, presentation and above all, taste of every dish. Service is efficient, wines are decent, but this place is about food.

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  15. PaulS

    Glasgow

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on 11 August 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Delicious food with an emphasis on local producers. The pork was outstanding and the black pudding amazing! The mackerel pate was very good and there was a tempting array of desserts (we were tempted!) The famous soda bread lived up to expectations too. Our hostess and our waitress were efficient and very pleasant and we felt welcomed. A lovely evening and highly recommended.

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  16. Lpank

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on 4 August 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    We were given a friendly welcome even though we arrived a bit early and we were given a choice of seating. The menu, whilst not extensive, offers plenty of choice with interesting selections of local produce. The service was prompt and attentive, the atmosphere was homely with touches of luxury such as the wine selections which made you feel you were somewhere s bit special. The food was lovely and good to know they support local producers .

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  17. SimonH

    New Orleans

    5 reviews

    5.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on 4 August 2023

    overall5food4service5ambience4
    Excellent food, great service and not too expensive, really good value, strongly recommend.

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  18. MamaCass

    Edinburgh

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on 7 July 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience4
    We liked the restaurant. We liked it a lot! Seasons does justice to great locally sourced and in season ingredients which are then cooked brilliantly. What great plates of food we had. We didn’t have dessert as we were too full but our starters and mains were fab. If you get the chance, go. We’re only sorry we don’t live locally.

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  19. Jdjd

    Perthshire

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on 7 July 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Wonderful meal beautifully served and presented. Perfection on a plate

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  20. SusanH

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on 30 June 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience4
    Excellent family run restaurant serving locally sourced food. Must book in advance

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  21. GrantP

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on 17 June 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Very good meal , would highly recommend. Service was excellent and food was exceptional. And great value

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  22. Nali

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on 10 June 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Fabulous! The best I have had in the Borders so far. Highly recommended:)

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  23. RichardR

    New York Area

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on 3 June 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Menu was charming and interesting with well selected local ingredients. Unpretentious and high quality service. Great local restaurant!!!

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  24. AndreaM

    Edinburgh

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on 2 June 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Great food as always and different to most restaurants in the Borders.

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  25. RoyF

    Edinburgh

    4 reviews

    5.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on 26 May 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    The food and service is exceptional. Always enjoy the visit to Seasons.

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  26. OpenTable Diner

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on 20 May 2023

    overall4food5service4ambience4
    We sat a long time at our table with empty, dirty plates before they were removed, waited a while for our desserts to be ordered.

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  27. MarkL

    Edinburgh

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on 13 May 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    A lovely restaurant, lovely people who don’t just witter on about ‘local and seasonal’.They believe in it and deliver in a big way with a short, perhaps even perfect menu of,we’ll, everything. That includes local beers and gins (superb Selkirk gin), the wine list and of corse the all important food. Simply excellent and all beautifully presented.

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  28. KariE

    Edinburgh

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on 6 May 2023

    overall5food5service4ambience5
    We ordered a glass of red wine and a little bottle, can’t remember the exact word in English, of white wine, but got a glass of white and a bottle of red. Didn’t tell the waitress. That causes the four stars.

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  29. AndyS

    Edinburgh

    4 reviews

    4.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on 5 May 2023

    overall4food4service5ambience5
    Great use of local produce, well presented and very tasty. Service is excellent - friendly, helpful, informative and not pushy! Seasons is an enterprise based on love of food and respect for local suppliers, and empathy with customers. Good wine list too.

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  30. RetoH

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on 14 April 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience4
    Delicious meal and regionaly sourced ingredients! Hope to come back soon. Helpfull and friendly staff.

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  31. IanR

    Edinburgh

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on 8 April 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience4
    Excellent food and service as always. Fresh, local produce cooked with skill, care and attention.

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  32. Ella

    Edinburgh

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on 11 February 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Excellent local food and lovely dining experience.

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  33. AlanJ

    Cheshire

    4 reviews

    4.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on 31 December 2022

    overall4food4service4ambience4
    Seasons is a long established lovely restaurant with excellent front of house service with extremely knowledgeable and helpful staff. The chef Rodger has a strong emphasis on using local producers and consistently provides very good quality imaginative cooking of a high standard. It is our favourite restaurant in the Scottish Borders and would thoroughly recommend a visit to this small friendly restaurant. They are only open Friday Saturday and Sunday but best to check website. They also provide some ready to cook meals at home along with breads, chutneys bakery and deserts which can be ordered on line. All these dishes are of a high standard.

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  34. none

    Edinburgh

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on 23 December 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience4
    G 7 T'S Were excellent and the food delicious. We had three main courses within the group and the amount of food was just right. Cheese board good and tried one of the deserts Wine nice Room a little chilly but all in all a good night

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  35. OpenTable Diner

    Edinburgh

    1 review

    2.0

    1 review

    Dined on 17 December 2022

    overall2food3service3ambience1
    The restaurant was cold , we kept our winter scarfs and top layer on. Lighting was so bad you could hardly see any colour of the food on the plate. My meat dish was cooked O.K. What is perceived to be a Mitchelin star restaurant it was very poor. We had 3 courses and were in and out within 1 hour. All in all not what I expected

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  36. AndrewK

    Yorkshire

    6 reviews

    5.0

    6 reviews

    Dined on 16 December 2022

    overall5food4service5ambience4
    We have eaten at Seasons several times and found the meals to be very good. The service is excellent and friendly. The food is very good and the menu changes monthly giving a good degree of variety. Dininitely worth a try.

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  37. Foxy

    Yorkshire

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on 19 November 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Excellent meal and we will definitely return if in this area.

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  38. CharlieandLola

    Edinburgh

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on 11 November 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Lovely meal in a relaxed location. Highly recommend the fillet steak!

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  39. Lblack

    Edinburgh

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on 11 November 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Food was fantastic. Staff were friendly and attentive. Highly recommend Seasons to anyone.

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  40. FrankC

    Edinburgh

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on 4 November 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience4
    We all enjoyed the meal and the whole evening. Lamb was particularly good, as was the Affogato.

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Safety precautions

  • Cleaning & sanitising

    • Surfaces sanitised between seatings
    • Common areas deep-cleaned daily
    • Contactless payment available

  • Physical distancing

    • Extra space between tables

FAQs

Seasons is rated 4.7 stars by 317 OpenTable diners.

Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.

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2 people
19:00
Google Map for Seasons

Main Street, Gattonside, Melrose, Scottish Borders TD6 9NP

Additional information

  • Area
    Edinburgh
  • Hours of Operation
    Dinner Fri, Sat 18:00–21:00
  • Price
    £26 to £40
  • Cuisines
    Scottish, Contemporary British
  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Dress Code
    Casual Dress
  • Parking Details
    Street Parking
  • Payment Options
    Mastercard, Visa
  • Executive Chef
    Roger McKie
  • Additional
    Beer, Corkage Fee, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Outdoor Smoking Area, Private Room, Vegan, Wheelchair Access, Wine
  • Website
    http://seasonsborders.co.uk/
  • Phone number
    01896 823217
  • Catering
    AT HOME meals also available for collection Friday and Saturday. These can be kept in the fridge for 2/3 days or frozen. All come with cooking/reheating instructions. See our website for more details. www.seasonsborders.co.uk
  • Private party facilities
    The Restaurant is available for private parties up to 30 guests. Please drop us an e mail with your requirements and we will get back to you. eat@seasonsborders.co.uk
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