Aspects Restaurant in Highland

Really lovely dinner. Everything cooked perfectly. I had chicken from the grill, and it was fab. Burger on the children’s menu was excellent.

My partner and I were staying at the hotel and we had a booked dinner included so although we kind of had to eat here we were glad we did. We were looked after by wonderful staff and the food was amazing. I had the beef cheek and it was one of the best meals I’ve ever had. Will definitely be back!

Aspects restaurant is the only restaurant open as part of the Macdonald aviemore resort at this time of year. We were guests at the hotel and dined on a fairly quiet Thursday evening. As other guests have mentioned the theme of the restaurant is perhaps a bit dated with classical music playing in the background, however, I think this feel is mainly due to the fact that this is a huge restaurant in off season. The restaurant has a formal feel, you could dress up for dinner but it didnt seem essential, just smart casual seemed fine too. Dining as a family with a young toddler was no problem and we did not feel out of place, comfortable high chairs provided upon arrival. The service was impeccable, staff formal and attentative. The prices for the restaurant if not on a package are on par with the other offerings in aviemore, but I found the food very high quality, better than other restaurants are selling in the area. The food was outstanding. We were truly surprised by the quality of the dishes. The terrine starter and the lentil soup were delicious. The beef cheek was outstanding, very memorable, I highly recommend it to other guests. The battered haddock was freshly prepared, lovely peice of fish with good flavour. Everything well seasoned out of the kitchen. The kids pasta was actually prepared with a bit of love from the chef, it was a creamy pasta with marscapone cream throughout, it too was very tasty. Very thoughtful chef and team working here, look forward to visiting again. Thank you!

I wasn’t expecting much after reading some of the reviews on here. However we were delighted to be surprised and had an amazing meal. We had the goats cheese and ham terrine to start which were delicious. We both had the garlic chicken which was up there with some of the best chicken I have eaten. The staff were pleasant and attentive. Absolutely no faults and if we hasn’t booked elsewhere for the e second night we would have considered going back again. The prices were to us just normal hotel prices…..no more expensive than other similar hotels. We will definitely come back here to stay and eat again.

Good service and atmosphere at the restaurant. The restaurant is inside the Highlands hotel. They have “ a la carte” menu . If you are staying at the hotel and have paid the service of half board ( breakfast and dinner) then you are given £25 allowance to spend at the restaurant and you need to pay the difference. The customer service at breakfast is slightly different. At 9.00 it starts getting really busy and there is insufficient staff to service the customer’s needs

We stayed in the Morlich Hotel but chose to have dinner in the Aspects restaurant. We couldn't get a table until 2030. Had a wine in the bar. Way overpriced. As we entered the restaurant it was nearly empty, no atmosphere. My wife had a steak and I had lamb. Hard pushed to find the lamb on the plate. However when I did find it, very well cooked. Again the wine was too expensive at over £31 a bottle.

Great food, amazing staff. We really enjoyed our dinner there.

My wife and I had an amaizing Dinner. Food was delicious. Service was great. Antonia did great job and made our time in there comfortable as possible. Recommend. Will be back for another meal.

Very disappointed in our meal at Aspects restaurant. Very overpriced for standard of food. Exceptionally small starters. Service charge added automatically and no wording on bill to say this is optional. The service was pleasant and polite.

We were looking forward to eating at Aspects as we had been around 2 years ago and were impressed with it. However, the cost of a dish is very high, I believe it is inflated to give the perception of a great value hotel and food package with Macdonald’s (with their £25 per person meal offer). Which in itself would be disappointing, but the portion sizes were incredibly small. We were told all the main dishes came with new potatoes (remember that’s the plural) unless it stated chips. We ordered the lamb, which came as a very tiny portion, and with one (yes one) new potato sliced in half, and minimal vegetables. It was the size of a starter, and at £28 this was daylight robbery. For the children there was a blanket cost of £12.50 for the buffet. This was for all children, no matter their age. Fair enough for bigger ones around 12 years old, but our 3 year old doesn’t eat much at all. She had a small portion of pasta, around 2 tablespoons, and a tablespoon of peas. For £12.50. Now you would have thought the quality of this would be amazing, well think again. The pasta was soggy and nearly cold, the peas were cold. Our other child had pizza which was dry and nearly cold. The children’s food really is terrible in quality and price. If you imagine picking the leftovers from a buffet after a party has finished you’ll understand the experience. For breakfast on the first day there were items missing, no plates or bowls for hot food or cereal, until we asked. When I asked if there were any more beans when the chef finally arrived I received a lecture about short staffing levels. We asked for a drink of tea for the table, on two separate occasions, it never arrived. On the second day, it was a slight improvement, although we noticed a few more staff working. We are still at the hotel and hoping it improves through the week if staffing levels are at a sensible level, given the cost of our stay we expect better service.

First of food was great when it eventually showed up very small portion for the price but was really nice for the small amount we had. Service was poor and very long wait 1 hour for a kids starter and 1.5 hours for adults mains. Our daughter was tired and cranky by this point witch the waiting staff couldn’t stand by the looks they gave. First night here let’s hope the rest of the stay is better.

Booking was easy and was offered multiple times to dine. On arrival for dinner the lady at the reception was somewhat abrupt. Orders were made. The waiters and waitresses were without fault. It’s now all downhill from an average start. This is a restaurant that boasts about fresh Scottish produce. Fresh seafood, local meat. I would seriously question that. I don’t mind paying a premium for fresh local produce, however, if it comes out a plastic container and that part of that plastic container is included in you starter I have questions. There was a large piece of plastic in the starter that was clearly a break off tab from a pot. The staff were apologetic and said that the food came from a plastic container. So not fresh local produce. If you want to claim this, then why not say where the seafood or meat has come from on the menu. Other restaurants in this region are proud to do so and support local fishermen and farmers. The high charges for your “locally sourced produce” remain. Main course was average at best. This is a restaurant that charges premium prices but the food does not reflect the this. Some complementary sides were given (chips and broccoli) due to the starter disaster The main course comes with vegetables so I now had chips and roast potatoes and extra broccoli. Deserts were very poor for the price. The cost of the starter was deducted from the bill. The waitresses and waiters are without fault The head of service, the catering team and the hotel management team need to take a good long hard look in the mirror if they want to charge the prices on the menu for what is delivered and what is advertised. The other restaurants on the hotel site offer much better value for money without the claims of being locally sourced. On summary you’d probably be better off going to a local restaurant than going to Aspects Restaurant.

On a very rainy Saturday night it was very difficult to find a restaurant and this was the only one with availability. Now we know why. Two of us had surf and turf which would normally come with king prawns but instead half a dozen frozen prawns. for the price we paid you don’t don’t expect this also coming with a tomato and one mushroom. The halibut was nice but the price the portion size was inadequate. The lamb dish after cutting away the fat wasn’t much there. The pavlova was well you can imagine. The chef needs to take lessons from the chef at the Uig hotel in Skye which was faultless.

Was staying in the MacDonald Aviemore Hotel with my partner and 1 year old and decided to book this restaurant for easiness on the first night of our stay. First impression was the decor was quite dated and the place lacked atmosphere, but we expected the food to be good as it had been in a previous stay at a MacDonald hotel. Seeing the prices on the menu also made us think the food must be amazing as it was very expensive. I ordered the surf and turf which was supposed to be a medium sirloin steak with garlic prawns, mushroom, tomato and chips. My partner ordered the beef wagu burger with coleslaw and chips. My steak came well done, didn’t appear to be sirloin and looked like a cheap nasty steak you would get at budget restaurant, so had to be sent back. The “surf” element consisted of 4 prawns with next to no seasoning or flavour. The “chips” were actually French fries and were soggy and tasteless. I also paid £5 for whiskey sauce which came in a small dish which was about 10% full. I asked for another one with more in it when my steak was sent back, but when the sauce eventually arrived 5 minutes after my steak, it barely had any in it again. My 2nd steak was a slight improvement, but still not nice. My partner’s burger wasn’t nice either and she only ate around half of it. My son’s flatbread pizza and chips meal consisted of 2 small slices of “pizza”, one of which was dry, crispy and had pretty much no base at all. The service was ok and they agreed to take the cost of the kid’s meal off our bill. However, for our two mains, one gin and mixer, one cocktail and bottle of water for the table, we were just shy of £100. Absolute daylight robbery - avoid at all costs!

The fish I ordered was delicious - really well battered and fried perfectly for me. The fries were a little ordinary. Unfortunately they didn’t have malt vinegar. My wife had gnocchi that was not so great, but the kids loved the prawn cocktail and the Mac-n-cheese. Service was friendly and helpful. The issue is really the atmosphere. Muzak droning on with a decor that was dated in the 80’s. It was all very depressing. Like the waiting room at funeral parlor.

Dated venue. Lacking atmosphere. Some staff lovely, others clearly hate their jobs. The hot food was cold. The deserts were poor. Overall very disappointing.

Extremely limited menu, Ordered steak and chips, burger and chips and a kids macaroni cheese, the steak and burger were good but it's just frozen chips and a very bland frozen Mac n cheese. For the prices I would expect better quality. I can put frozen chips in an oven at home. Serving staff were great and very understanding and took the price of kids meal off the bill due to our unhappiness with the food.

Disgusting overpriced cold food! The restaurant was like eating in a children’s crèche - toddlers screaming and running up and down. We had gone for our last night meal and wish we hadn’t! The fish in tempura batter was soggy and swimming in oil - far nicer fish to be had at the happy haggis down the road. The grilled hake came swimming with a cream sauce that was not disclosed on the menu as an allergen making the meal inedible for me. Portions cold and small - ended up in aldi after dinner for sandwiches!

Dated decor with no atmosphere. Disinterested Maitre D. Plenty of staff but they did not work as a team. Filthy uniforms. Very limited menu, and pricey. Ordered a steak with Diane Sauce, was served with a red wine Jus, but ate it anyway. Was really disappointed so ate at the other restaurant, Giovanni's, the following night. Certainly would not go for a DBB deal again

Regarding dinner, the food was okay, could surely use more options. The portions were small and a bit pricey. Some of the waiters were amazingly polite, others not so much. We dined there on our first night in the hotel, then changed to other restaurants the following nights. The breakfast, on the other hand, was delicious with several options, and the morning staff was very attentive.

Overpriced and poor service for average food, very disappointing. Would recommend eating out of the resort elsewhere in Aviemore - we gladly did so on our second night of our stay.

The Aspect Restaurant at the Aviemore Hotel. I booked a table for 2 for 19.00. On arrival there was a queue and we waited 20 minutes to be seated. While waiting could see at least 10 empty tables covered in dirty dishes and glasses. When we were eventually seated we were ‘tossed’ a menu. We were not asked if we wanted water or a drink. I eventually spotted a man in a suit clearing a table and I asked if he worked in our side of the restaurant as we had now been waiting 40 minutes still without a drink. He said he did sometimes. I explained our situation and he said he would get our drink order. My wife’s drink arrived after 5 minutes, my beer took another 10 minutes. We ordered food which arrived after 1 hour 10 minutes. There was no music playing and the atmosphere was so bad you could cut it with a knife. The staff seemed demoralised and not well trained if at all. The ‘manager’ offered us a free drink which was then charged to my bill. I can honestly say, I have eaten in hotels and restaurants all over the world and this has been my worst dining experience by far. I will never set foot in another MacDonalds Hotel. You can find my review on Trip Advisor.

Extremely over priced with slow service and inedible food. Even on a dinner bed and breakfast package it's worth bearing in mind that the average starter is £8 and main course £18. Service is slow, drinks way over priced and food just not nice at all

Food is really nice, although it differs quite a bit day to day depending which chef is on its the service that let's it down. Really terrible. No one has a clue what is going on or cares. So many mistakes and you are left waiting for hours. Mcdonald need to pay a bit more to hire a proper manager with experience who can implement some proper training and structure.

My wife and I ate the Apsects Restaurant recently and we had a really good dining experience. I bought a bottle of wine in the bar downstairs, and I asked if I could take it upstirs to the restaurant when our reservation time was due, this wasn't a problem. We sat in front of a nice warm fire in the bar sipping our wine until it was time to go up for our meal. We were very well served by some really friendly and professional staff, but the restaurant wasn't very busy as everyone was at the Christmas Party that's hosted for children every year. We shared a haggis starter which was very tasty. I then had the slow cooked beef shin, and my wife had the pork belly. Both were served with very nicely cooked fresh veg. The food was hot, tasty and very well presented. All in all, we had a really nice time at Aspects Restaurant, I would like to come back, in fact I will!!!

The food was delicious however, the restaurant is let down by the slow and uncommunicative service, particularly by one host at the reception. We stayed at the resort for 3 nights dinner, bed and breakfast and on more than one night the host ignored us...

Food was okay but overpriced for what we got. Wine was really expensive. Service wasn't very good, just concerned about how much money they could get out of us rather than giving good friendly efficient service.

Be prepared for staff running around not really knowing what’s going on with a wait to be seated (even with a booking) and additional 30 min + wait for starters. Food is distinctly average for the prices with it being served over cooked for 1...

Child menu is appropriate and the child ate and finished all 3 courses. Adult food was beautifully presented but just average. You can book on line before you go.

Food was OK but incredibly overpriced. I've had better for far less and would have been disappointed if I'd been charged full price.

In short - dated decor, but plenty of space and the food was as good as in restaurants around town. Special thanks to evening waiters and waitresses and Joseph for their excellent, personalised service.

Group asked for preorders but food slow to come out when other people order off the menu.

we had really good time at the childrens fun nights only problem was the large room with stage was too warm no windows only a fire exit door that no one would open to let some fresh air in??? Drink prices were rediculously high

Terrible service, firstly we waited 20 mins for our drinks to be served, whilst then having to wait a further 40mins to be advised by the waitress that the chef lost our order slip. Our sons order arrived half raw which we sent back, only...

Food was only okay, one order was the wrong dish. Drinks were either flat or also the wrong order. Didn't feel we could say anything as the waiter was extremely rude. They had no excuse really as it was stone dead, we were the only party in the restaurant. Could maybe let things slide if weren't for the fact it was all very, very overpriced! Not a good dining experience.

Having been here before, we've tried a variety of dishes and feel steak is the best tasting and value for money. Thus, during our 3 night DB&B stay we only ate here one night and went to Giovanni's the other two nights. The £25 per...

Kin pish. Microwaved menu. Avoid

Reduced menu served by disengaged staff in a dirty restaurant. supposedly their signature restaurant.

We had a lovely meal here. Staff where lovely and food was amazing. Wish we had booked for another night. It was such a nice atmosphere and we felt so comfortable and relaxed. We had 2 courses main and dessert. I had blade of beef...

Lovely Restaurant very good choice of food well prepared and presented, definitely worth a visit highly recommend 💥👍

We came here as a group of 4, the food was of a poor quality for the price, we ordered a bottle of red and a glass of white wine before our starter. The bottle of red never arrived and the whote wine arrived as...

This review is based on two night dbb package at hotel, on campus - 2 adults and an 8 & 10 year old. Both nights we were seated very promptly but had on average a 30 minute wait to be attended to - a person...

Our experience here was not that bad. The food was pretty good, we came here for our dinner. Staff were friendly but were not prepared. We hated 1 hour for all of us to get our meals and only a party of 4. Very understaffed, mostly an okay experience

Had 2 meals here as part of our stay in the hotel - have to say our experience pretty much matched what the other reviews say. Food was quite good, the selection is ok considering it’s a hotel cooking for large numbers. There are also...

We enjoyed our dinners here as part of our short break in Aviemore. The restaurant was just a short walk away from our hotel elsewhere in the resort. Service was polished and professional. Menu varied including fish, meat and veggie options. Different Soup on each...

very hit and miss with the food. steak was small but adequate . starter on first night was amazing but not so on second night . chicken overcooked

My husband and I went to this restaurant while at the hotel. Granted the restaurant was busy, but the service was still very poor. We ordered quickly and our food came out within 20 mins. However, our drinks, which we ordered at the same time,...

Had great food here while staying at the hotel last week. Food and service were top notch. A chap called Ben Ingle provided particularly excellent service 👏 👌

Food standard has fell massively since my visit two years ago. Ordered soup for starter which was tasteless and only slightly warm at best. For mains I had fish and chips. Very bland, again only just warm. Our drinks came ten minutes after we finished...

Great selection 0f food ,with excellent service

We ate here as it was included in the price of our hotel stay. The food was ok, but not great. Think you could get cheaper fish and chips from the local fish and chip shop for less money that tastes better than the fish...

Ate here recently with friends. The children’s menu offer very small portions. The pizza was like 4 wee triangles. Soup starter wasn’t hot but the goats cheese starter was lovely. Steaks were nice but no hand cooked chips as advertised and even after my husband...

A five-star restaurant situated in the hotel complex. Best to eat later when the children have gone to bed since many visit the resort

Social distancing needs reviewed at breakfast either with hot meal cooked to order so everyone is seated at breakfast or a time allocation or 15 mins after cereal.

Having visited in Feb, I had more knowledge of the menu on this occasion. So went safe and ordered the burger which I was not disappointed with. My wife chose the scallops for starter and it was pricey for just two scallops and a haggis...

This restaurant was very average. The food was so over priced and a bit tasteless. My advice would be to not book the dinner package with the hotel as there are loads of lovely restaurants in Aviemore.

Enjoyed a nice relaxed drink downstairs before having dinner in the main restaurant .Food was delicious and service was extremely good . Highly recommend dining here ,A special mention to the restaurant manageress Anna and her team for making our evening so enjoyable

Never went into the restaurant just the bar, the prices were a bit steep but the staff really impressed me. Every table and chair was cleaned after each use and the staff very welcoming and polite.

Fabby set menus for adults and kids with plenty of Italian choices. Service good and the wife loved the desserts.

More upmarket than the Italian restaurant in the resort. Good steaks and other options. Staff were nice. Would eat here again.

My partner took me to Aviemore on a surprise trip. Somewhere we both love to visit. Little did I know he was going to propose to me, which was obviously an extremely exciting time for us. Prior to us coming he had booked us into...

Not good at all food bad place smells very dirty like an old dinner hall with school food and cost to much

Overpriced not very good food at all.

I had vegetable soup to start and fish and chips for main which was nice but both dishes quite bland. Partner had mussels that were overcooked, however his main dish of pork was very nice. Only gave 3*s as I ordered a glass of white...

Nibbles to start - olives, flatbread and dip. Not much to say pretty standard nibbles, taste was good but nothing too impressive. Mains - beef burger with black pepper bun, the bun just didn't belong on this dish, black in colour which wasn't appealing to...

Food was amazing at breakfast and dinner. Good menu with plenty of variety and also good wine list. Staff were very courteous

Been sitting in this restaurant 1 hour and 30 minutes and only served main course. The table beside us have asked numerous times for the kids drinks and they have now finished their starter and still no drink. The table across have been waiting and asking for the plates to be removed and desert menu. We are the same. Saw another table complain about main course for this to be removed and replaced sometime later. Our own food when eventually ordered and served was lovely. Service is terrible.

We were 2 couples, for dinner. Lovely ambience, social distancing but the best was the food... We had the bread platter, the garden salad, and a glass of merlot. Then came the best part, the mains... 2 of us had the trout, my husband had the steak and another friend tried the spadgcock... And I can tell you hand on heart, it was the most flavourful meals I've ever had. The trout was simply awesome, as was the rest... And then we finished it off with the best sticky toffee pudding.... All in all absolutely great... Must visit if in aviemore.

Great friendly service. Food was very nice, good sirloin steak and burger. The kids enjoyed their meals.

Had breakfast there this morning. Not a very COVID friendly restaurant as you have to queue at a buffet where you are served what you ask for, but no screen between the food and everyone eating there. That aside the food quality was poor. Cheap coffee, stale pastries, Orange juice made from concentrate and not even chilled. Toast was served cold. The cooked breakfast - the bacon was almost grey in colour and undercooked and was quite inedible. All this from what is supposably a 4 star hotel. Major cost cutting going on here and not to to have table service during COVID is a major health and safety issue.

I can only tell you what I found at this place. The menu we had looked really nice - and we foolishly decided to have nibbles first. 4 cheese straws (about 3 inches long) that were over cooked and tasteless and flatbread and dips. The flatbread looked like pizza bases and the dips were (the same mayo we had with the cheese straws) a small portion of green pesto and a big portion of hot sauce or tabasco. Imagination of the chef knows no bounds!Then to the starter - we both had mussels and having come from Auchrannie the day before we knew what a starter portion of mussels looked like. Or did we? At auchrannie they came in a small mussel pot and my wife said it was a massive starter. At Aspects if there were 20 mussels (they were crammed into a dish that was smaller than a soup bowl) then that would be generous. The price in both places was around £9. The menu said it came with grilled sourdough - it didnt it came with brown uninteresting bloomer. Despite a complaint and the bread being rebrought it was still not sourdough. So the main course was actually the only saving grace for the first night. Chicken Ballotine and haddock and Chips were perfectly cooked.But it gets worse....Second night I decided to try the haddock as my wife had said it was fantastic. Second night it wasnt - wet soggy batter, lukewarm chips and crushed peas that would had less taste than wallpaper paste. No one came to ask if our meal was OK and all we got was "Im so sorry" repeatedly. we were offered a dessert which we took: Just imagine this dish: spiced roast pineapple with coconut mousse and mango sorbet. A beautiful creation of yellow and white and orange. Yes? Nope! it was all orange. The pineapple consisted of half a dozen fragments of pineapple, covered in mango sauce so whether it was spiced or not no one could say. The coconut mousse was orange and full of lumps of something. Im delighted to say that the mango sorbet tasted OK although it was already melting by the time it arrived If I were the chef I'd be embarrassed by what was sent out of my kitchen and probably resign on the spot. The waiting staff were just OK but uncommunicative and some had very little english. Put it this way I could have done better

We had all our breakfasts here, despite Covid restrictions service was swift & efficient as well as mannerly. We also had an evening meal here on the Wednesday & Thursday evening. While we enjoyed what we had the portion sizes were almost laughable, 1 asparagus spear & prosciutto was what was served as a starter for my husband and my starter the evening before was smoked salmon with creme fraiche and decoration. I buy the same smoked salmon and know the price, what I was served was certainly tasty but from the packet I purchase I could have mad at least 3 starters for less than half what I was charged. Can't complain about taste or presentation, but portion size needs reviewed.

We went here tonight as part of a DBB deal, we were quickly seated and waiter took our order. My husband asked if they did Cairngorm Gold, to which the answer was ‘yes’, however 5 minutes later the waiter dropped off Cairngorm Wildcat, stating they didn’t have Gold after all. Fair enough we thought, he tried it and it tasted pretty much the same so it was kept. Starters arrived, I had mussels and my husband had Haggis Benedict, both absolutely delicious, compliments to the chef!Now it starts to go down hill. 45 minutes passed and no main course came, thankfully a waitress noticed we’d been sat for a while and came to ask what we’d ordered. She went to the kitchen and came back saying it would be 10-15 minutes, so obviously they forgot to cook it or the initial order hadn’t been sent to the kitchen. Not a big problem, mistakes happen. When they finally arrived, we asked for sauces and vinegar, which never came, so we had to ask for these a second time, though by this point we were half way through. Main courses tasted very good though!At pudding time, I asked the waitress what flavour sorbets there were. She said she’d go check the kitchen, and never returned to confirm. After 15 minutes of waiting we gave up and left the table. Drinks weren’t included with the dinner deal, so we went to the till area to pay. As it happened the restaurant manager was there so I put on my brave pants and for the first time in my life expressed my disappointment over the service, the delayed meals and the pudding which wasn’t meant to be, though did say that food that did come was good. Her response was ‘I’m very sorry about that, here’s your £12 drinks bill’. I would have felt a bit more content if these have been waived, but sadly not. I understand things are challenging having reopened for the first time since March, but I feel the errors of tonight can not be blamed on this. Overall, kitchen staff are great, waiting staff not so much.

Awful service but the food was ok

very good food and staff. The steak was brilliant. the portion is really big and enough for a person.reasonably priced

We ate here on two nights as part of a DBB package as a family of two adults and two kids.Dinner on the first night was rump steak for me and confit duck for my wife. Whilst the steak was cooked to order, unfortunately it was lacking in taste. Either the quality of the meat or not seasoned well enough, I’m not sure. The onion rings were terrible - the batter was all soggy and it was falling apart, the mushroom was over salted. The thick cut chips were the best thing on the plate and the warmest too! My wife also said her duck was underwhelming and lukewarm.The second occasion we ate here we both decided on the burger as surely they’d get that right. They did and it was well cooked and flavoured. The picked cucumbers were laughable, essentially sliced salad cucumbers in some kind of picadilli sauce. Not gherkins which is what you’d expect.Kids meals were pretty sizeable portions but again, lacking in flavouring. Thankfully the breakfast here was tasty and good quality but dinner could be a lot better with just a little more seasoning and serving food at a higher temperature.Service was attentive and friendly.Giovanni’s restaurant where we ate for one of our nights was just across the road and a lot better.

Aspects was in the hotel where we were staying and we had a DBB deal so decided to stay in the building. It took a few moments to be shown to our table but this was only as other people had turned up at the same time as us. We were served quickly at our table Ava's well looked after by Tereza and Luis.Food was very well presented, tasty and decent prices. We thoroughly enjoyed our evening.Tables not crammed together, it didn't feel claustrophobic even though it was busy. All of the staff were very pleasant and eager to help, courses all served very quickly and food was hot. Would definitely be back

This restaurant is part of Macdonald Avimore Hotel.We dine one night here and the service was frendly with smile and we had the best cheese platter with good selection of wine .Thank you .

Thourghally enjoyable dining here. Staff are very attentive and friendly.

Menu very much limited with not a lot of or should i say none of any Scottish traditional fayre on offer. Standard of food middle of the road. Not a place to go if you are hungry as portions are of a mediun size.

Breakfast - someone said in a comments before they are amazing hmmm don't think so this is just normal breakfast buffet. Dinner - My wife got fishcake and was delicious. My chicken with haggis was cold and in my opinion was under hot lamps far to long waiting for fishcake. Buffet for kids was just all right not great. Staff was trying do all the best for guests but you can notice no experience at all. Overall 3 🌟

The Aspects Restaurant has a very relaxed atmosphere, but in spite of the atmosphere, service is quick, discreet and efficient. The food is well presented, and well cooked. I had 'Blade of Beef' which was delicious, tender and filling. The children's buffet was well stocked and varied also. Prices are value for money!

We recently booked as a party of 15 to celebrate a Ruby Wedding anniversary. From start to finish it was a catalogue of errors. The waiters were pleasant enough but there was a language barrier. The food was grossly overpriced for the portions that were served. Eight of us had the mackerel starter and were astonished to see an inch square portion on top of a slaw of some kind. The scallops starter was no better, 2 small scallops with a slither of pork belly. The mains which followed were in the same vein, small portions served luke warm. We were all still hungry so we ordered desert. Incredibly, all the portions were huge in comparison!We had provided a cake decorated with Happy 40th Wedding Anniversary, and were bemused when the waiters brought it out singing “Happy Birthday!” It summed the whole evening up! The bill was incorrect with meals charged against the al a carte menu when several of us ordered from a set menu. After some fraught discussions we were given 20% of the bill. This is a 4 star hotel, however the overall impression was that this restaurant catered mainly for tourists therefore no concern about creating any sort of positive experience which would have customers returning. There was no visible leadership, and no atmosphere. In fact when we went to the bar at 1030, we were told it was shut! All in all a very disappointing and unacceptable experience on all levels. I would not recommend this restaurant to anyone.

Food is fantastic. Some staff were brilliant, some quite rude unfortunately. Lovely surroundings and atmosphere

Just neck from lovely weekend at the Macdonald Morlich Hotel and had dinner both nights at this restaurant. Menu was good and food was fab. Staff and service was excellent. Would come back again!

We ate here a few years back and it was great.On this occasion staff were good and reacted well to our problems. We had a main course and a sweet. It took 45 minutes to deliver our main course. I told one of the waiters after 35 minutes who went to find out what the problem was. His reason wasn’t very helpful but he obviously was repeating what he was told. He gave me a large glass of Merlot as a ‘sorry’. My wife was drinking water so she didn’t get anything. My steak was barely warm and my wife’s cheese soufflé was like dry sawdust. They didn’t charge us for my wife’s main course and they offered another main instead, but because of the time it took for the first one we declined. We were going to eat there on the next evening but decided not to. McDonalds Hotels were always well known for their food but I think we’ll think twice next time we choose a Hotel in the UK.

Being a 4star hotel I suppose there’s a expectation that the food and service will be special, sadly the Aspects didn’t live up to that.Staff are ok nothing special, quite a good size restaurant but annoyingly we arrived in first and we were placed into our own booth, 10mins later we were surrounded by other customers, it’s really irritating they don’t spread the customers out a little, 80% of the restaurant was empty and we were all bundled in beside each other.We had DBB included so we could order £25 per adult and kids eat free.Kids can order 3courses which is good value.The adult portions are overpriced and to be truthful quite underwhelming.We both ordered Scallops with Pork belly, Scallops were over cooked with zero seasoning and the pork belly was cooked to a crisp, 2 Scallops and a dry piece of Pork belly for £12.50 REALLY?!Main course was the pot roasted Chicken, it was fine but lacked flavour.Creme Brûlée was probably more like custard with a hard shell, still tasty though.Don’t bother taking a buggy with you as access to the Aspects restaurant with a buggy or wheel chair is pathetic, you are required to go INTO the main hotel through about 4 doors and squeeze into possibly the worlds smallest lift then walk back round and you are confronted with 4steps you need to lift the buggy or call reception and get them to come and operate a silly wheelchair ramp.Quite demeaning for someone in a wheelchair.Anyway, in conclusion we have visited many hotel/restaurant combos around the World but I’m we were left slightly underwhelmed all round by this restaurant, that all being said we only paid £14 extra for dinner to be added so we did have a very cheap dinner and don’t get me wrong it’s better than what we would have had at home.

Used the restaurant for dinner and breakfast the following morning.Dinner was a better experience than breakfast.Dinner. Helpful staff, good menu and service to the table was fine. Food was hot, fine and wasn’t expensive. Breakfast. 5/6 minute wait until someone arrived to take us to a table (wasn’t busy, two tables taken at that point). No advice on whether it was buffet or table service. Breakfast had a good choice of cereals, fruit, hot dishes and juices. The 10\11 minute wait until the Chef appeared to man his station was deplorable. Especially when he offered no apology and couldn’t have been more rude. Clearly we were disturbing him by asking for something hot (a single poached egg) for breakfast. Advised the serving staff and while they were sympathetic it was clear the Chef had form in this area and best to ignore. So disappointing for a MacDonalds hotel to find that acceptable.I would consider other options seriously in Aviemore before going back to Aspects.

Service was good but the kids buffet was unbelievably untidy and unorganised, the main menu of food was good but the kids food was bad.

Brilliant meal here. Service great. Three course dinner great value. Kids have separate buffet. Wine pricey but beer, cider etc more affordable. Very tasty food.

Stayed at the hotel and ate at the restaurant for two nights and breakfast. First night/breakfast - superb food and great staff, second time round poor food, surly staff and all in all an unpleasant experience.

Arrived at hotel and booked a table for 2 for 8.30pm. Arrived at the restaurant at 8.30pm and had to queue until 8.50 before we were seated. Once seated the table still had to be cleared, cleaned and reset from the previous customers. Once that was done we were left with menus and told one of the dishes were no longer available. Ok we thought there’s still couple other things we would like on a very small menu. Waiter came back to take our food order (we still hadn’t been offered a drink) and as we ordered we were told no those dishes weren’t available either- in total 4 dishes no longer available on a choice of 6! As we were surrounded by uncleared empty tables and other customers complaining their food was cold we decided to go elsewhere - and boy are we glad we did!

Friendly place. Kids were at ease. Great food. They do need to rethink kids starters and make them more healthy

Food was great, service was very good. Staff very attentive & professional, but with a personal touch

The hotel couldn’t take a 7.00 pm reservation so we took 7.30. Possibly 10 diners there when we arrived. Starters good, main courses boring, extra cost for fries, vegetables or salad. Mediocre wine at £26 a bottle, not worth it. Breakfast fairly varied choices but let down badly by the “plastic sliced bread” to make your own toast! No rolls or loaves to cut yourself. 2 dishes with 2 pats of butter for a table of 6, had to ask for more each morning. We expected more from this hotel.

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Ate here three times while staying at the hotel. The staff were excellent. Very friendly and accommodating. We had our 14 month old son with us and they were all very helpful in providing a high chair etc.

We ate here for 2 nights during our stay at the Aviemore Highland hotel. We really enjoyed the food but feel the menu could be a bit more varied. I had the pot roasted chicken supreme on both nights which was served with oyster mushrooms and asparagus. I never knew asparagus could taste so good. My husband and I shared sides of brocollini with almond butter and glazed chantanay carrots. Both tasted amazing. The triple baked chips also went down a treat.

Went for dinner 1 night here . Food was good , staff friendly and reasonably helpful . The menu was reasonably extensive with a decent choice at reasonable value . Portions are adequate . All in all i would recommend

Very caring staff. Nothing too much trouble. Beautiful fresh food. Would certainly recommend this restaurant.