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The Restaurant Guide for Wine Lovers

The Back Street

63/100
  • Dumfries, Dumfries and Galloway
  • Modern British
  • By the glass
  • mid-range
  • Beta
  • Assessed October 2026
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These are confidence labels. They show how sure we are that what we publish still reflects the restaurant's current practice. They are not a judgement on the restaurant; the wine and cooking are scored separately, out of 100.

  • Beta means assessed and scored, but we are still confirming some details (such as the current wine list) and the restaurant has not yet had the chance to correct any factual inaccuracy, so it is published with that caveat.
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We assessed The Back Street in October 2026 and this review is based on the food menu and wine list at the time of the review. As menus and wine lists change, we name styles in order for the information to remain more useful as menus change. If things have slipped you can use the Vinealto Dining app including accessing an up to date reading using 'At the Table' from the wine list in front of you in the restaurant. How we assess

The Back Street is a relaxed modern British restaurant in the centre of Dumfries, cooking burgers, steaks and seafood with a few Asian touches. Its single page wine list is short, fairly priced and wider in range than most, though it offers few wines by the glass and no guidance on what to drink with what. It suits diners who are happy to share a bottle and pick their own match at a fair price.

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