We selected this venue as the website showed extensive restaurant food and a lively bar. However, we were disappointed on both fronts. After being requested to pay for our room up front, we were then informed neither the restaurant not bar were available for our use as both were booked for private functions. We then thought well that's OK, we can experience the restaurant for breakfast, only to be reminded it was closed and breakfast was in a fridge in our room. On top of this, to add insult to injury we were told we had to check out by 9:00am. Although the room was well appointed, I couldn't sleep due to the fridge at the bottom of the bed, constantly starting up/shutting down. On checking out we expected to be able to hand over the keys to someone but the bar and restaurant areas were locked and no-one was available. Had we been informed earlier that the restaurant and bar were not available, we could have probably would have looked elsewhere. In my opinion, the Capon Tree should stick to the bar and restaurant, i.e. what they appear to do best. Running accommodation is not a strong point and we were left feeling like second-class guests.
John H
My wife and I were here on Saturday night, absolutely fantastic meal, great value for money, and great festive atmosphere, well done team Capon Tree.
2020worldtrav2020
One of the better dinners we had along the Borders Abbey Way hike. Thai curry was spicy; warm superfood salad was excellent. Fried calamari appetizer was unfortunately too sauced. Other than that, a great evening!
June
Lovely, good quality food and competitively priced. Super and comfortable decor and great service. Highly
637deniseb
Absolutely perfect dinner . The new menu is wonderful and such amazing value for money. Well done ✅. Thoroughly recommend ?
Travel39372671965
Booked here as a stopover as we made our way to Edinburgh. Well, what a highlight - the bar, accommodation and restaurant were all superb. Can’t recommend the food here enough, it was sublime - the fish pie ?. Many thanks.
The Border R
What a great venue for Jedburgh, but there are significant changes that need to be addressed if this place is to remain open. I'm a Jedburgh exile who has dined in many placed across the globe, and have a modicum of experience of what works and what does not. I was in Jedburgh for a family funeral, and met up in the Capon Tree for a drink the night before, five of us for drinks and wine, and asked if we could have a bar meal or perhaps some light bites? A reasonable request you might think on a Wed evening at 7pm, but no there is nothing available, the front of house lady checked with the chef, the kitchen is closed, and we have nothing in the bar?? I estimate we would have spent circa £150 on bar food and wine if availble, but it would appear the chef does not see this loss of revenue? Okay, we move onto the Thurs evening after the funeral, I have pre-booked a table in the retaurant at 18.30, we are the only x 5 diners in the restaurant, which does not auguar well for a Thursday night. I ask if we could have some pre-dinner nibbles i.e. some bread, olive oil to dip and perhaps some Olives? The lady looks quizzically at me, says she will check with the chef, and comes back sheepishly to inform me there is only enough bread which forms part of one of the mian courses (mussels), so insufficent for us? Okay, what about some olives, nope sorry we have none?? Geez, this aint good, but anyway we order our mian courses c/w two bottles of wine, and found the food was of a very good standard. We then retire to the bar where we meet up with the remaining family, now there is ten, therefore much reminiscing and drinks all round, but still no snacks availble for the other five hungry mourners :( What really struck us, was the sight of the chef and staff in the bar vaping, while we sat with our drinks, this is at 8pm and we are the only people in the bar? Just not good enough, between us +£400 was spent over the weekend, accomadation food & wine. It's unlikely we will return until the owners really look at how this establishment is managed.
Kathryn B
A little gem. Friendly accommodating staff, excellent menu, perfectly cooked. we had a table in the restaurant but the bar was friendly with a good atmosphere.
Heather Teague
Spent 1 night here and the staff were extremely friendly and the room was perfect. It felt very cosy and comfortable, and there was a lovely selection of food and drink to choose from. Excellent walks in the area, too.
Christine Taylor
Lovely birthday meal and stayover, the Shetland mussels were amazing. Great cocktails too.Room was very chic. Highly recommend ?
What a delight to find food this good.It's taken us far too long to make it to the Capon Tree, we'll be returning much sooner for our second visit.Proper cooking, thoughtful, creative and using great ingredients.Service lovely and relaxed.Top marks for a top establishment.
Ashleigh Holt
Stayed one night in the Capon Tree with partner and doggo. Room was lovely, spotlessly clean, bed comfy and and had a cracking wee breakfast hamper waiting for us in the fridge.Parents were staying at nearby campsite and we arranged to meet at the Capon Tree for dinner to celebrate Dad's birthday. So glad we did as our meal/experience was absolutely amazing! We were seated in the bar area, as we had the pup, and it was beautiful. The food was tremendous, with no complaints even from the fussy eaters in our group. The owner gifted a bottle of Prosecco to help us celebrate, which was a lovely touch. The service was outstanding and it was such a relaxed, happy environment. I honestly can't recommend this place enough. A little gem! Thank you ?Noteworthy details: Dog friendly.
walkmanFife
Three of us stayed overnight here in two rooms and also ate in the restaurant. I've reviewed the accommodation separately. First of all, I think some of the reviews on here are a little harsh. At the end of the day this is a business doing its best to provide a decent service and turn a profit which I don't think can be easy to pull off in the current climate, so perhaps we need to cut them a little slack if everything is not perfect. Anyway, to my own review... We had a drink in the bar first. Table service, decent selection of cocktails. After a short while we were invited to take our seats in the restaurant. The menu was quite short and there was quite a heavy emphasis on fish an seafood which was fine for me as I love fish but committed carnivores might find their choice a bit more limited. It was also arguably a little carby, with two pasta dishes and risotto on the mains, but these are minor points. I had the hot smoked salmon salad to start, which was very nice, followed by the ravioli, which I really enjoyed. Served nice and hot, the flavours were good and there was just the right amount. To finish I had the passion fruit tart which the waiter said was new on the menu. It was tasty, though for me a little on the sweet side and I would have preferred the pastry to be a little thinner. Overall, however, I would say the food was decent for the price. There was a short wine list - I guess this is another way of keeping costs down. However, even from the short list it was perfectly possible to get an acceptable bottle and we shared a nice Picpul de Pinet. The wines were reasonably priced. Service was polite and efficient from the two waiting staff. We found the music a little on the loud side. Overall, a good, though perhaps not outstanding food experience and despite my minor niggles I would return if back in Jedburgh.
Martin Charlton
Fabulous food, excellent and quick service. We were a party of 10, enjoyed a 3 course selection, all in less than 2.5 hours. Highly recommended!
annw7112003
Lovely stay last night, great location for exploring the area. Little Boutique style hotel. Room was lovely and spotlessly clean. Bed comfortable with crisp white linen and breakfast was a free continental which we liked consisting of granola, cornflakes, yogurt, croissants, bread, ham, two types of cheese, butter,honey and lovely chutney, milk and fresh juice. What more do you want? Only tiny negative was that the towels were very rough, but otherwise we had a perfect stay. Thankyou Capon Tree Townhouse
We selected this venue as the website showed extensive restaurant food and a lively bar. However, we were disappointed on both fronts. After being requested to pay for our room up front, we were then informed neither the restaurant not bar were available for our use as both were booked for private functions. We then thought well that's OK, we can experience the restaurant for breakfast, only to be reminded it was closed and breakfast was in a fridge in our room. On top of this, to add insult to injury we were told we had to check out by 9:00am. Although the room was well appointed, I couldn't sleep due to the fridge at the bottom of the bed, constantly starting up/shutting down. On checking out we expected to be able to hand over the keys to someone but the bar and restaurant areas were locked and no-one was available. Had we been informed earlier that the restaurant and bar were not available, we could have probably would have looked elsewhere. In my opinion, the Capon Tree should stick to the bar and restaurant, i.e. what they appear to do best. Running accommodation is not a strong point and we were left feeling like second-class guests.
My wife and I were here on Saturday night, absolutely fantastic meal, great value for money, and great festive atmosphere, well done team Capon Tree.
One of the better dinners we had along the Borders Abbey Way hike. Thai curry was spicy; warm superfood salad was excellent. Fried calamari appetizer was unfortunately too sauced. Other than that, a great evening!
Lovely, good quality food and competitively priced. Super and comfortable decor and great service. Highly
Absolutely perfect dinner . The new menu is wonderful and such amazing value for money. Well done ✅. Thoroughly recommend ?
Booked here as a stopover as we made our way to Edinburgh. Well, what a highlight - the bar, accommodation and restaurant were all superb. Can’t recommend the food here enough, it was sublime - the fish pie ?. Many thanks.
What a great venue for Jedburgh, but there are significant changes that need to be addressed if this place is to remain open. I'm a Jedburgh exile who has dined in many placed across the globe, and have a modicum of experience of what works and what does not. I was in Jedburgh for a family funeral, and met up in the Capon Tree for a drink the night before, five of us for drinks and wine, and asked if we could have a bar meal or perhaps some light bites? A reasonable request you might think on a Wed evening at 7pm, but no there is nothing available, the front of house lady checked with the chef, the kitchen is closed, and we have nothing in the bar?? I estimate we would have spent circa £150 on bar food and wine if availble, but it would appear the chef does not see this loss of revenue? Okay, we move onto the Thurs evening after the funeral, I have pre-booked a table in the retaurant at 18.30, we are the only x 5 diners in the restaurant, which does not auguar well for a Thursday night. I ask if we could have some pre-dinner nibbles i.e. some bread, olive oil to dip and perhaps some Olives? The lady looks quizzically at me, says she will check with the chef, and comes back sheepishly to inform me there is only enough bread which forms part of one of the mian courses (mussels), so insufficent for us? Okay, what about some olives, nope sorry we have none?? Geez, this aint good, but anyway we order our mian courses c/w two bottles of wine, and found the food was of a very good standard. We then retire to the bar where we meet up with the remaining family, now there is ten, therefore much reminiscing and drinks all round, but still no snacks availble for the other five hungry mourners :( What really struck us, was the sight of the chef and staff in the bar vaping, while we sat with our drinks, this is at 8pm and we are the only people in the bar? Just not good enough, between us +£400 was spent over the weekend, accomadation food & wine. It's unlikely we will return until the owners really look at how this establishment is managed.
A little gem. Friendly accommodating staff, excellent menu, perfectly cooked. we had a table in the restaurant but the bar was friendly with a good atmosphere.
Spent 1 night here and the staff were extremely friendly and the room was perfect. It felt very cosy and comfortable, and there was a lovely selection of food and drink to choose from. Excellent walks in the area, too.
Lovely birthday meal and stayover, the Shetland mussels were amazing. Great cocktails too.Room was very chic. Highly recommend ?
Restaurantji Recommends
What a delight to find food this good.It's taken us far too long to make it to the Capon Tree, we'll be returning much sooner for our second visit.Proper cooking, thoughtful, creative and using great ingredients.Service lovely and relaxed.Top marks for a top establishment.
Stayed one night in the Capon Tree with partner and doggo. Room was lovely, spotlessly clean, bed comfy and and had a cracking wee breakfast hamper waiting for us in the fridge.Parents were staying at nearby campsite and we arranged to meet at the Capon Tree for dinner to celebrate Dad's birthday. So glad we did as our meal/experience was absolutely amazing! We were seated in the bar area, as we had the pup, and it was beautiful. The food was tremendous, with no complaints even from the fussy eaters in our group. The owner gifted a bottle of Prosecco to help us celebrate, which was a lovely touch. The service was outstanding and it was such a relaxed, happy environment. I honestly can't recommend this place enough. A little gem! Thank you ?Noteworthy details: Dog friendly.
Three of us stayed overnight here in two rooms and also ate in the restaurant. I've reviewed the accommodation separately. First of all, I think some of the reviews on here are a little harsh. At the end of the day this is a business doing its best to provide a decent service and turn a profit which I don't think can be easy to pull off in the current climate, so perhaps we need to cut them a little slack if everything is not perfect. Anyway, to my own review... We had a drink in the bar first. Table service, decent selection of cocktails. After a short while we were invited to take our seats in the restaurant. The menu was quite short and there was quite a heavy emphasis on fish an seafood which was fine for me as I love fish but committed carnivores might find their choice a bit more limited. It was also arguably a little carby, with two pasta dishes and risotto on the mains, but these are minor points. I had the hot smoked salmon salad to start, which was very nice, followed by the ravioli, which I really enjoyed. Served nice and hot, the flavours were good and there was just the right amount. To finish I had the passion fruit tart which the waiter said was new on the menu. It was tasty, though for me a little on the sweet side and I would have preferred the pastry to be a little thinner. Overall, however, I would say the food was decent for the price. There was a short wine list - I guess this is another way of keeping costs down. However, even from the short list it was perfectly possible to get an acceptable bottle and we shared a nice Picpul de Pinet. The wines were reasonably priced. Service was polite and efficient from the two waiting staff. We found the music a little on the loud side. Overall, a good, though perhaps not outstanding food experience and despite my minor niggles I would return if back in Jedburgh.
Fabulous food, excellent and quick service. We were a party of 10, enjoyed a 3 course selection, all in less than 2.5 hours. Highly recommended!
Lovely stay last night, great location for exploring the area. Little Boutique style hotel. Room was lovely and spotlessly clean. Bed comfortable with crisp white linen and breakfast was a free continental which we liked consisting of granola, cornflakes, yogurt, croissants, bread, ham, two types of cheese, butter,honey and lovely chutney, milk and fresh juice. What more do you want? Only tiny negative was that the towels were very rough, but otherwise we had a perfect stay. Thankyou Capon Tree Townhouse