About Us
Bryn and Oxana Jones
THE GORDON ARMS Restaurant with Rooms is a small, independent restaurant with five bedrooms, set in the Yarrow Valley in the Scottish Borders.
This is a family affair in the truest sense: chef-owner Bryn Jones cooks alone in the kitchen, while Oxana Jones leads front-of-house, welcoming guests with warmth, care and calm confidence, and creating the relaxed, personal atmosphere that defines the experience.
Bryn’s cooking is rooted in classical technique and guided by a simple belief: maximum flavour, minimum fuss. Menus change regularly with the seasons, shaped by what is at its best — honest, produce-led dishes where balance and depth matter more than theatre.
Oxana also contributes to the kitchen through her baking (She Likes Baking), crafting a number of the restaurant’s desserts and cakes, bringing a further layer of personality and craft to the menu.
Provenance is daily practice here. We source as locally as possible and are developing a kitchen garden to bring ingredients even closer — sometimes just a few (just 10!) steps from the kitchen garden to the plate.
With only seven tables, THE GORDON ARMS Restaurant with Rooms is intentionally intimate: a place for people who travel for food and value consistency, restraint and personality.
We are proud to be recognised by The Good Food Guide including being chosen the Best 100 Local Restaurant in Great Britain in 2004 & 2025, Harden’s, The Scotsman and SquareMeal, and to hold a Green Tourism Silver Award for sustainable practice.
Bryn Jones
“…a modest but extremely accomplished chef-patron. Bryn cooks delicious food with a minimum of fuss and maximum flavour.”
by Rev. R.S.
Oxana Jones
““… amazing to work with, tireless, and passionate about the work. She really cares about the quality of the product, and she will work for ever to make it great. She has great people skills, so that makes working with even more fun – and productive.”
