We live about 15 minutes from The Allan Ramsay and have been going there (on and off) for about thirty-five years. The building began life as a wool store for what was then the weaving village of Carlops. Somewhere along the way, it was converted to a pub and has been run by various people - some okay, some useless....... More

Out for a Tuesday night dinner we decided to try the Allan Ramsay as we'd only ever driven past on the way to Edinburgh. All I can say is it was well worth the stop, we had a warm welcome and not just from the lovely open fire. The service was great, friendly and attentive and the food was great,... More

Stayed in May and everything was very very good we were well greeted and taken to our room which was clean but compact, when we came down for dinner we were shown to our table by the very good staff and the food was great we had a good night sleep. Then we came back in August we were well... More

The welcome from Gareth and his staff was superb, Gareth and his young family have had the hotel for just 3 months and are working hard to turn it round and winning! The food was excellent all the meat from a local butcher the Steak Pie was delicious. Rooms are a little on the small side but spotless. Breakfast was... More

On one of our weekly visits to the Allan Ramsey, sometimes twice weekly which we both enjoy (ooh the chips and the steak), we sat down to our favourite Rib Eye and Merlot wine. Before our meel was served, my wife and I, were both concerned about the amount of FLY,S, hovering around. This was mentioned to a member of... More

On arrival, at dinner, at breakfast and when leaving for a day trip we made sure that staff understood that we would not return until well after midnight and very likely around 1:00 AM that night. We were assured that the back door would remain unlocked for us to enter and if, by some chance it was not, that two... More

I was due to attend an event at Carlops Village Hall, and (having never been to that area before) took note of this detail from the village web site – “The Allan Ramsay Hotel in Carlops will be glad to arrange for a meal before the show or a supper afterwards. Contact Carl at [--]”. I called the hotel to... More

We chose the Allan Ramsay as our base for exploring the Scottish lowlands in the summer of 09 and found it faultless, the staff were very helpful and pleasant. The food was excellent as well as the variety of beverages. Highly recommend and will be visiting again soon. More

An unexpected delight to find this charming ,genuine "oldie wordly" pub by accident on a weekend drive. Inside we were delivered back in time where the decor would delight anyone looking for that old genuine Scottish charm and the friendliness and service of the staff was second to none. We had a wonderful meal which was of fantastic quality and... More