Seasons

Name: Seasons
Address: Main Street Gattonside, Melrose, Scottish Borders, United Kingdom, TD6 9NP
Telephone: 01896 823217
Price range: £26 to £40
Rating: 4.7

4.7

311 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.

CORONATION SPECIAL SET MENU 39.00 pp
served Friday 5th and Saturday 6th May 2023

Toast the King with a Kir Royale
***
Seasons Coronation Chicken Caesar Salad
***
Sirloin Steak from Willowford Farm. whisky and pepper sauce,
triple cooked chips, mixed leaves
***
Creame Brulee, berry sorbet

Make a reservation

Party Size

2 people

DateTime

Sep 23, 2023

10:30 PM

Booked 4 times today

Additional information

Dining style
Casual Dining
Cuisines
Scottish, Contemporary British
Hours of operation
Dinner Fri, Sat 6:00 pm–9:00 pm
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

Location
Main Street, Gattonside, Melrose, Scottish Borders TD6 9NP
Neighborhood
Edinburgh
Parking details
Street Parking
Additional
Beer, Corkage Fee, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Outdoor Smoking Area, Private Room, Vegan, Wheelchair Access, Wine

Popular dishes

Beef
from Willowford farm, braised shin, Jersey royals, broad beans, chard baby gem, horseradish crumb
Cod
line caught in Eyemouth, crab, mussels, fennel, linguine, samphire
Corn Fed Chicken Breast
Martins bacon, pea mash, chestnut mushrooms, asparagus, tarragon dressing
Gnocchi
basil, walnut and hazelnut pesto, coriander cress

Set Menu

Served from 6.00 till 9.00 Wednesday and Thursday; Friday and Saturday lunch and evening till 7.00; Sunday lunch and evening

2 Course£20.00
3 Course£25.00

Blackboard

Starters

Foraged Chanterelles£8.00
toasted soda bread
Borders Pigeon Breast£8.00
beetroot pearl barley risotto
Scallops£10.00
from Ross, Melrose blackpudding, herbs, leaves

Dessert

Summer Pudding£6.00
Scottish raspberries, strawberries and blueberries, vanilla pod ice cream

Mains

Roe Deer£20.00
from Johnny, loin, pea mash, roated and pured cauliflower, pickled chang
Cod£18.00
line caught, from Eyemouth, crab, mussels, fennel, linguine, samphire
Lamb£16.00
from Headshaw farm, braised shoulder, Jersey royals, broad beans, chared baby gem, mint crumb
Scallops£20.00
from Ross, Melrose black pudding, leaves, herbs

Always In Season

Starters

Chicken Liver Pate£5.50
blackcurrant and chilli jelly, Beas buckwheat flour oatcakes
Ham Hock Terrine£7.00
rhubarb and ginger chutney, pickled vegetables
Sharing Plate£13.00
ham hock terrine, chicken liver pate, gin cured salmon, pickled vegetables
Soup£4.50
pea and mint
Salmon£7.00
cured in Kelso gin, tonic gel, lemon zest

Extras

Mull Cheddar Cheese£1.50
Extra Roger's Soda Bread£2.00
Martins Bacon£1.50
Melrose Black Pudding£1.50

Mains

Gnocchi£12.00
basil, walnut and hazelnut pesto, coriander cress
Crab£13.50
dressed crab from Eyemouth, endive and cress, rapeseed lemon mayo, red rooster chips

From the Chargrill

Gammon Steak£13.00
from Stobs farm, Hawick. Served with hand cut red rooster chips, salad, choice of mayo
Sirloin Steak£22.00
from Willowford farm, served with hand cut red rooster chips, salad, choice of mayo
Fillet Steak£28.00
28 days matured, served with hand cut red rooster chips, salad, choice of mayo
Beef Burger£12.00
served with hand cut red rooster chips, salad
Venison Burger£12.00
Borders venison and juniper, served with hand cut red rooster chips, salad
Corn Fed Chicken Breast£13.00
Melrose blackpudding, bacon, hand cut red rooster chips, salad, choice of mayo
Market Fish£14.00
from Ross in Eyemouth, served with hand cut red rooster chips, salad, choice of mayo

Dessert Menu

Desserts

Chocolate Crumble Tart£6.00
Seasons Jersey peanut ice cream
Bread and Butter Pudding£7.00
selkirk bannock, Stichill Jersey cream, organic eggs from Oakwood Mill
Vanilla Pod Panacotta£6.00
Philiphaugh strawberries, oat crumb
Seasons Own Ice Cream
Served with shortbread, Vanilla Pod, Cocoa Nib or Salted Peanut
- 1 Scoop£2.50
- 2 Scoop£4.95
Scottish Cheese Board£7.95
Arran brie, blue murder from Tain, Mull cheddar, Bea's buckwheat flour oatcakes, celery, pickled figs
Scottish Cheese Board with Port£10.00
Arran brie, blue murder from Tain, Mull cheddar, Bea's buckwheat flour oatcakes, celery, pickled figs

What 311 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

4.8Food
4.7Service
4.4Ambience
4.6Value

Noise • Moderate

Loved For

Edinburgh/Midlothian
Best Overall
Edinburgh/Midlothian
Best Food
Edinburgh/Midlothian
Best Value
Edinburgh/Midlothian
Great for fine wines
Edinburgh/Midlothian
Scottish
Edinburgh
Best Overall
Edinburgh
Best Food
Edinburgh
Best Value
Edinburgh
Neighborhood gem
Edinburgh
Great for fine wines
Edinburgh
Scottish

311 Reviews

AR
AbigailR
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined 7 days ago
overall5food5service5ambience5
Food is fresh and well presented. Hosts and servers are welcoming
Is this helpful?
l
ldoone
Glasgow
2 reviews
5.0
2 reviews
Dined 7 days ago
overall5food5service5ambience5
Food was outstanding, staff were attentive without being intrusive, if we stayed nearer this would be our new favourite restaurant.
Is this helpful?
S
Seamus
1 review
3.0
1 review
Dined on September 2, 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.
Is this helpful?
S
Snowbear
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on August 26, 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.
Is this helpful?
LB
LucyB
Greater Boston
3 reviews
5.0
3 reviews
Dined on August 26, 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.
Is this helpful?
LM
LauraM
1 review
4.0
1 review
Dined on August 19, 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.
Is this helpful?
D
Dawn
Yorkshire
2 reviews
5.0
2 reviews
Dined on August 18, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
A lovely restaurant with home made food and good service, well worth a visit.
Is this helpful?
a
andreab
1 review
4.0
1 review
Dined on August 12, 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.
Is this helpful?
PS
PaulS
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on August 11, 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.
Is this helpful?
L
Lpank
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on August 4, 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 .
Is this helpful?
SH
SimonH
New Orleans
5 reviews
5.0
5 reviews
Dined on August 4, 2023
overall5food4service5ambience4
Excellent food, great service and not too expensive, really good value, strongly recommend.
Is this helpful?
MC
MamaCass
Edinburgh
2 reviews
5.0
2 reviews
Dined on July 7, 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.
Is this helpful?
J
Jdjd
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on July 7, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
Wonderful meal beautifully served and presented. Perfection on a plate
Is this helpful?
SH
SusanH
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on June 30, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience4
Excellent family run restaurant serving locally sourced food. Must book in advance
Is this helpful?
GP
GrantP
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on June 17, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
Very good meal , would highly recommend. Service was excellent and food was exceptional. And great value
Is this helpful?
N
Nali
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on June 10, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
Fabulous! The best I have had in the Borders so far. Highly recommended:)
Is this helpful?
RR
RichardR
New York Area
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on June 3, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
Menu was charming and interesting with well selected local ingredients. Unpretentious and high quality service. Great local restaurant!!!
Is this helpful?
AM
AndreaM
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on June 2, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
Great food as always and different to most restaurants in the Borders.
Is this helpful?
RF
RoyF
Edinburgh
4 reviews
5.0
4 reviews
Dined on May 26, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
The food and service is exceptional. Always enjoy the visit to Seasons.
Is this helpful?
OT
OpenTable Diner
1 review
4.0
1 review
Dined on May 20, 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.
Is this helpful?
ML
MarkL
Edinburgh
2 reviews
5.0
2 reviews
Dined on May 13, 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.
Is this helpful?
KE
KariE
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on May 6, 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.
Is this helpful?
AS
AndyS
Edinburgh
4 reviews
4.0
4 reviews
Dined on May 5, 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.
Is this helpful?
RH
RetoH
Edinburgh
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on April 14, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience4
Delicious meal and regionaly sourced ingredients! Hope to come back soon. Helpfull and friendly staff.
Is this helpful?
IR
IanR
Edinburgh
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on April 8, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience4
Excellent food and service as always. Fresh, local produce cooked with skill, care and attention.
Is this helpful?
E
Ella
Edinburgh
2 reviews
5.0
2 reviews
Dined on February 11, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
Excellent local food and lovely dining experience.
Is this helpful?
AJ
AlanJ
Cheshire
4 reviews
4.0
4 reviews
Dined on December 31, 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.
Is this helpful?
n
none
Edinburgh
2 reviews
5.0
2 reviews
Dined on December 23, 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
Is this helpful?
OT
OpenTable Diner
Edinburgh
1 review
2.0
1 review
Dined on December 17, 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
Is this helpful?
AK
AndrewK
Yorkshire
6 reviews
5.0
6 reviews
Dined on December 16, 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.
Is this helpful?
F
Foxy
Yorkshire
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on November 19, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
Excellent meal and we will definitely return if in this area.
Is this helpful?
CL
CharlieandLola
Edinburgh
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on November 11, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
Lovely meal in a relaxed location. Highly recommend the fillet steak!
Is this helpful?
L
Lblack
Edinburgh
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on November 11, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
Food was fantastic. Staff were friendly and attentive. Highly recommend Seasons to anyone.
Is this helpful?
FC
FrankC
Edinburgh
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on November 4, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience4
We all enjoyed the meal and the whole evening. Lamb was particularly good, as was the Affogato.
Is this helpful?
OT
OpenTable Diner
Edinburgh
2 reviews
5.0
2 reviews
Dined on October 15, 2022
overall5food5service4ambience5
The welcome was lovely, the ambiance was very nice , the food & wine were excellent. Very enjoyable experience our first visit & will definitely visit again.
Is this helpful?
EJ
EileenJ
Edinburgh
3 reviews
4.0
3 reviews
Dined on October 1, 2022
overall4food4service4ambience4
Lovely seasonal menu. Suggest more than one veg option for next time
Is this helpful?
T
Tobi
Edinburgh
3 reviews
5.0
3 reviews
Dined on September 30, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
Very welcoming. First class food. Highly recommend.
Is this helpful?
AK
AndrewK
Yorkshire
6 reviews
5.0
6 reviews
Dined on September 30, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
As usual the service was excellent as was the food.
Is this helpful?
C
Catriona
Edinburgh
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on September 30, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience4
Gorgeous food based on excellent ingredients. Outstanding venison.
Is this helpful?
m
mandyw
Edinburgh
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on September 24, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
Food was magnificent, service was absolutely right. We will go again
Is this helpful?

Safety precautions

Cleaning & sanitizing
- Surfaces sanitized between seatings
- Common areas deep-cleaned daily
- Contactless payment available
Physical distancing
- Extra space between tables

FAQs

Seasons is rated 4.7 stars by 311 OpenTable diners.

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

Make a reservation

Party Size

2 people

DateTime

Sep 23, 2023

10:30 PM

Booked 4 times today

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

Additional information

Neighborhood
Edinburgh
Hours of operation
Dinner Fri, Sat 6:00 pm–9:00 pm
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

Seasons

Make a reservation

Additional information

Venison Burger

Scallops

Sirloin Steak

Midweek and Early Menu

Starters

Ham Hock Terrine

Cured Salmon

Soup

Desserts

Vanilla Pod Panacotta

Chocolate Tart

Seasons Own Ice Cream

Mains

Beef

Cod

Corn Fed Chicken Breast

Gnocchi

Set Menu

2 Course£20.00

3 Course£25.00

Blackboard

Starters

Foraged Chanterelles£8.00

Borders Pigeon Breast£8.00

Scallops£10.00

Dessert

Summer Pudding£6.00

Mains

Roe Deer£20.00

Cod£18.00

Lamb£16.00

Scallops£20.00

Always In Season

Starters

Chicken Liver Pate£5.50

Ham Hock Terrine£7.00

Sharing Plate£13.00

Soup£4.50

Salmon£7.00

Extras

Mull Cheddar Cheese£1.50

Extra Roger's Soda Bread£2.00

Martins Bacon£1.50

Melrose Black Pudding£1.50

Mains

Gnocchi£12.00

Crab£13.50

From the Chargrill

Gammon Steak£13.00

Sirloin Steak£22.00

Fillet Steak£28.00

Beef Burger£12.00

Venison Burger£12.00

Corn Fed Chicken Breast£13.00

Market Fish£14.00

Dessert Menu

Desserts

Chocolate Crumble Tart£6.00

Bread and Butter Pudding£7.00

Vanilla Pod Panacotta£6.00

Seasons Own Ice Cream

Scottish Cheese Board£7.95

Scottish Cheese Board with Port£10.00

Overall ratings and reviews

Loved For

Cleaning & sanitizing

Physical distancing

FAQs

How is Seasons restaurant rated?

Is Seasons currently accepting reservations?

Make a reservation

Additional information