Eat & Drink
Fine Food,
Real Flavour
Dining is an important part of the Cavens experience. A full three-course dinner, freshly prepared by Angus, is included with every room. Our food ethos is simple: top quality ingredients and tasty, unpretentious dishes, with a real passion for local seasonal produce reflected in the daily set menu.
Dinner
An Unhurried
Pleasure
Dinner is served at seven o'clock each evening. Due to the nature of everything being freshly prepared in the kitchen, we ask guests to be seated around this time, having first maybe enjoyed an aperitif from the bar.
Tables are well spaced in our large dining room and you will always be seated at your own private table. Expect to sample fresh pan-fried scallops, free-range duck and homemade desserts. If you do not fancy what is on the menu of the day, we always have locally smoked salmon or a local rib-eye steak available as an alternative.
Local Produce
From Field
to Fork
At Cavens we maintain an excellent relationship with local food suppliers, specialist shops and growers. Not only does this reduce our food miles, but ensures our guests enjoy the freshest ingredients possible and an authentic taste of the region.
This approach extends to our own grounds, and in every dinner you will find something picked or gathered on site. Our artisan breads and award-winning cheeses come from Loch Arthur Creamery. Our breakfast meats are from Houston's Butchers in Dumfries. Fish and game arrive via Barony Country Foods, a traditional Scottish smokehouse. Even the raspberry jam on your breakfast table is made locally in Gatehouse of Fleet.
Sample Menu
Our menu is guided by the seasons and the best produce available from our local suppliers.
Below is a sample of what you may enjoy during your stay.
Kirkbean · Dumfries & Galloway
Cavens
Country House
Dinner 7 p.m.
To Begin
Risotto of Smoked Salmon
by Barony Smokehouse
Main Course
Roe Deer with redcurrant & port
garden greens, dauphinoise
To Finish
Lemon Brûlée
— or —
Selection of Cheeses
from Loch Arthur
Residents · Included in room rate
Non-residents · £65 per person
Coffee, served in the sitting rooms · £5
Cavens · Kirkbean · DG2 8AA · 01387 880 234
Wine & Spirits
An Eighteenth Century
Wine Cellar
The other hidden gem at Cavens is our eighteenth century wine cellar, and we are always more than happy to show you around. Our wines are almost entirely sourced from Tarquin de Burgh of De Burgh Wines, a relationship built over twenty-five years. Every bottle on our list is something we would be proud to serve at our own table.
From crisp Chablis and elegant Burgundy to fine Bordeaux and robust New World reds, our carefully curated list offers exceptional value. You will also find a generous selection of champagnes, English sparkling wines, ros\u00e9s and dessert wines. We serve spirits in a generous country house measure of 50ml twice what you might find elsewhere.
The Wine List
Join Us for Dinner
Open to
Non-Residents
Dinner for non-residents is £65 per head
Call to reserve your table on 01387 880 234
All room rates include a full three-course dinner.
Arrive, settle in, enjoy an aperitif, and let Angus take care of the rest.