CatStrand

Great, stopped here for lunch as I was passing through on my bike. Lovely simple menu, all the essential, soup, sandwiches, toasties and a huge selection of home baking. Well worth a visit. And the staff were all great too.

Really welcome pit stop. Lovely coffee and great looking cakes. Sat in garden. Really relaxed and service was lovely too. Most unexpected cafe stop given remote location.

We decided to stop at New Galloway for a coffee on our way into the Galloway Hills. Catstrand seemed to be our only option and we’re certainly glad we popped in. New Galloway is a delightful (and smallest Scottish Royal Burgh) and has a gem of a community hot spot - Catstrand.
Coffee and cake were excellent and it’s such friendly place with so much going on. Well done everyone!

We've been visiting CatStrand for a couple of years now. We've seen some great bands here, such as Blue Giant Orkestar and Henge, and various others. It's an excellent venue for live music - for some gigs the seats are folded away and there's room for dancing. For others, it's seated. Also have attended the Burns Night Supper which was a really good night out with live music. And all that great stuff, before even mentioning the café and the best scones I've had, ever (other cakes are available...). Then there are all the million-and-one other things that CatStrand organises and runs and develops, it is a really big asset to the community, thank you CatStrand :-)

& there's the gift shop, cafetiere and scenic spot vibe going on.....Great place to chill when you're here & excellent venue for seminars.

Wonderful cafe with home cooked food. Lovely artwork too. Dog friendly. If we are in the area we always pop in. Friendly staff😁

Lovely place for a snack.. Filled with arts, crafts, paintings, etc..

Great little community centre with gift-shop, cafe and music venue. We stopped for tea and coffee and a cake. There is a small car park and on street parking nearby.

Lovely art centre and a nice place to stop for a well-earned coffee.

Nice Caffè, art shop at the front selling what seems to be locally produced art. Friendly staff and a friendly gray cat outside (made my day)

Visited the cafe for a coffee with elderly relatives. Lovely atmosphere and the staff were very friendly and helpful.

Fantastic place with nice coffee, super friendly staff and a great outdoors seating area. Highly recommended!

Sat inside and had lovely toasted sandwiches. Lovely community cafe

Great place for a light lunch. Lovely staff. Very helpful. Not to mention a photographic opportunity

Really well run interesting arts centre in New Galloway. Very much the centre of the village.

Scotland's sense of community in small places is up another complete level to the rest of the country. Even struggling villages hold themselves together in a way certainly English villages would have no concept of.

Cafe great with great coffee and cakes

I brought my friend from Glasgow here yesterday?
Baked potatoes are beautifully presented with a gorgeous salad❤Brian and the staff are a terrific asset to this place with lots going on?
Their welcoming approach has made this my favourite lunchtime retreat❤
We where the girls arguing over who pays for the lunch and scones😂sorry
Thanks x

Great community run Cafe and concert and arts venue. Set in beautiful rural Dumfries and Galloway this Cafe sells simple, but delicious meals and snacks. Staff are great from the front of house to the kitchen staff. We always stop by here if we are in the area. Since my last visit the lunch menu is now only served until 2.30 pm. I arrived at 3pm and the only options are drinks and cakes. I was disappointed but ill know for next time to arrive earlier as its still a great venue.

I stopped here with 30 friends for lunch during a road trip. We had advised that we were coming and were met with an excellent buffet lunch.

The staff were fantastic and I would definitely recommend stopping by if you're in the area.

Ps my wife says the gift shop was excellent.

Arts centre with a nice cafe at the back. Super scones and yummy cakes.

Local residents and visitors are fortunate to have such an important amenity in New Galloway. Catstrand functions as a vibrant centre for the arts with a full programme of events throughout the year. There is a café open from 11 till 4 each day offering tasty light meals and excellent coffee and cakes. There are attractive gift items in the adjacent shop and lots of information about the area useful to all who visit. The staff are unfailingly friendly and helpful. I can't recommend this venue too highly.