Creating the best of Scottish dishes with a French influence

Welcome to the Auld Alliance Restaurant, Kirkcudbright. Our food reflects the historic links between Scotland and France - Scottish cuisine with a French influence, created by chef proprietor Will Gill using purely local ingredients. - Read more.

The menu is deliberately quite small and rather unique, winning praise from diners who have visited the restaurant from all over the world. - Read their comments.

Opening Times

Monday/Tuesday - Closed (except for private functions)

Wednesday (Jul - Oct only) 5:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.

Thursday, Friday and Saturday 5:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. from (15th July 2020) 

Sunday evenings 5:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. July - October

Due to the current COVID-19 restrictions, the restaurant 

will close at 10:00 p.m.

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See "Offers and Events" below for Crepe Nights.

(Full menu also available)

About the Treaty of 1295:

the "Auld Alliance"

The term "The Auld Alliance" dates from a treaty signed by John Balliol and Philip IV of France in 1295 for the purpose of controlling England's numerous invasions of Scotland and France. The terms of the treaty stipulated that, if either country was attacked by England, the other country would invade English territory, as witnessed by the Battle of Flodden in 1513, where the Scots invaded England in response to England's campaign against France. Although principally a military and diplomatic treaty, the alliance also extended into the lives of the Scottish population including architecture, law, the Scots language and cuisine, an influence which The Auld Alliance Restaurant Kirkcudbright seeks to celebrate today.