Formerly The Grandison Arms, this recently renovated pub has gone decidedly upmarket, aiming at the 'gastropub' and corporate demographic. Not a village pub in the traditional sense but rather a gentrified model of one. I doubt if unwashed farm labourers would be welcome and, indeed, the middle class prices seem designed to deter such custom. Having said that, The Grandison is well situated, the service 
We tried the Sunday Lunch menu, which can vary (see sample). I had 'Trio of Mackerel' (£6.50), followed by Roasted Sirloin of Bridget B's Galloway Beef (£16.95). The mackerel dish comprised small portions of mackerel paste (rillette), mackerel fillet (soused) and mackerel sauce (veloute). All were excellent, the sauce having a very strong flavour indeed and the paste perhaps a little indifferent by comparison. But the portions only amounted to a tasting rather than a serving. The roast beef was very good and served with parsnip puree, carrots, roast potatoes, gravy and Yorkshire pudding. Excellent quality but, again, not a large serving - I could have done with three rather than two slices of beef and the roast 'potatoes' if put together might amount to only one potato in total.
Overall then, high quality but not great value for money in terms of quantity.
Note: dogs are permitted in the dining area.
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