The Hitching Post - DG1 2EQ

The food was good, staff friendly & helpful and the music I believe to be American Country. There is a car park at the back. Nachos sharing meal was a good starter and filling on its own. Doubling up a double burger and adding bacon creates a very large meal. The Tacos wrap meal had a good taste. Music could be a bit loud for conversation for some.

Very nice restaurant. Good choice of all courses.Staff are lovely and very friendly. Our meals were excellent and large portions. Corn dogs are excellent, sesame chicken , salad and chips were 10/10 and the Mars eton mess was delicious. Would definitely return and would highly recommend.

American food portion size 👍. Great choice 👍 Good quality 👍 Great service 👍 We were a family of 6 we ordered a sharing platter,ribs,chicken wings, potato skins, mozzarella sticks and salad this was very tasty 😋. Then we ordered 6 main courses which we all enjoyed,on hined sight getting a shared platter or a starter is to much as the portion sizes are American size. Iam a big guy and I struggled finishing my mixed grill.

Excellent service. Nice food and great choice. Excellent cocktail. Great value. Keep up the great work.

My wife and I dined here in whilst passing through Dumfries. We called in advance to book and managed to get a table without any difficulty. On arrival we initially drove past the turning for the car park as it’s not well sign posted down the side of the building. However, once in the car park we parked up without any trouble getting a space. The staff were pleasant and friendly. The restaurant is American style with decor to give it an authentic feel. The menu is extensive with plenty to choose from. The young male waiter gave us some recommendations to eat. For starters my wife had the corn dogs and I had the nachos with added pulled pork. This was my wife’s first time trying corn dogs. Unfortunately they weren’t as good and what she was expecting, however, this was on fault of the chef, that was just her personal option on corn dogs after realising what they were. The nachos were very tasty! They held their crisp despite the pulled pork sauce. The cheese was flavoursome and the pulled pork was very tasty. The nachos came with three different side sauces, salsa, guacamole and sour cream (which was my least favourite). We were both surprised at how big the portions were for just being appetisers (although is it American style so shouldn’t be too shocked!) For mains my wife had the sesame chicken which was a recommendation from the young waiter and I had the chicken wings (Cajun spice) & ribs. The sesame chicken was nothing special, a very basic dish. This might have been how the meal was meant to be which is fine. My wife didn’t think it was worthy of saying anything about as it still tasted fine and ate it all. The chips were skin on which were nice and well cooked. Unfortunately when we asked for sauce and salt they came in individual sachets which were disappointing. This is something I’d expect from a take away place, not when dining in. I quite enjoyed my main, the meat definitely fell off the bone as advertised for the ribs. The meat with the sauce was very nice, albeit messy. The chicken wings on the other hand were disappointing, some of the bones were brittle. The wings themselves tasted not bad but I’ve had far better wings before. Both dishes came with slaw which tasted good. The salad came with salad dressing and looked and tasted fresh. For dessert my wife had the mars and Nutella Eton mess and I had the pecan pie. The mars and Nutella sundae was the highlight of the dishes for my wife. There was a good mix of mars, thick cream and chocolate sauce in the Eton mess which was very tasty! The pecan pie was surprisingly small and lacked texture. The pastry didn’t have any bite to it and the filling was ok, very average. It came with a side of ice cream which was nice. Overall, we fairly enjoyed our meal but it was nothing particularly special. The price was reasonable considering portion sizes.