Buzzard Cafe in Aberdeenshire

What a great little cafe, quite hidden away, in lovely surroundings. It is part of a project to help people with disabilities to develop new skills and find employment so go along for meal or just a drink and some cake and you’ll be helping to support a really worthwhile project

excellent sweet potatoes soup and scones.

This is a lovely cafe/ training kitchen serving light lunches & coffee & cakes. The opening times listed are incorrect, they are open Monday to Friday from 10 am til 3pm ( with last orders at 2.30)

Fantastic place the best customer service I have seen in a long time the people are so friendly and they seem so happy working there I strongly recommend it.

This is a fantastic place to visit, tucked away in a beautiful part of Aberdeenshire overlooking the magnificent Bennachie, we visited here twice as we enjoyed the food, view and more importantly the engagement with the wonderful staff that made this place so special. Thank you for all your brilliant work and we look forward to coming back again soon.

We took friends from Melbourne out to lunch and they were delighted by the atmosphere and view from the deck and most impressed by the food and staff. Thoroughly recommended.

Food is great, staff attentive and its a great place to sit outside

Perfect for lunch or a wee fly cup. Friendly staff. Lots of home bakes to choose from, the Bakewell Tart is the nicest I've ever tried! Will be going back again soon.

A great cafe which helps develop the skills of adults with ASN. Very reasonably price cakes and drinks. Highly recommend you visit here

My fiancée knew of this place and thought we would give it a try. A lovely little place just off the A96 at Pitcaple and well sign posted. The staff were friendly and cheerful, Danielle took our order a very pleasant and mannerable young lady. The cafè was very tidy and well set out and very reasonable prices. Definitely will be back and certainly would recommend a visit.

Love this cafe. Lovely people, amazing food and brilliant views

An absolutely wonderful experience, surreal location, light but filling lunch and all of the staff were so eager to serve and provide us with a one of a kind experience!! Thank you to all who shared in our wonderful lunch!!

This is a little out of the way cafe that had lovely lunches on offer and tasty cakes. We'd not much time to look around but they'd a squirrel trail and gardens you could look round. We've passed the sign so any times for it and we finally gave it a try, we'd certainly go back

It truly is our favourite place to drop in for a fly cup or a quick lunch. Amazing learning kitchen for the staff with additional needs. Beautiful scenery, beautiful food ...... what more could you ask for !

First time visiting this really lovely wee cafe. The cafe helps adults with learning disabilities, has lovely surroundings and great prices! What's not to like?.

Been to the Buzzard cafe a couple of times now and really enjoy the service and wonderful views of Bennachie. Coffee and cake is always top notch and the friendliness shown by the staff will keep us coming back. Only open Monday to Friday but worth it if you can make it.

Really great lunch. Soup was fantastic and they had some of the best scones I've ever tasted. Only thing to mention is they don't take card so make sure you have cash.

Visited with work colleagues for lunch. The food and service were both excellent.Locally sourced and grown products lovingly and carefully prepared. Very good value and with a portion size that is just right.It is also a project to help people with Learning Disabilities into work. They receive very good training as service is faultless.Thoroughly worth checking out.

Very surprised excellent will definitely be back Everything home made great value.

This cafe is non profit making. The staff are really friendly and welcoming serving great food.

This is my favourite place to have a bite to eat or just a coffee, cake and enjoy the stunning scenery. I love chatting away to the staff who are very chirpy and welcoming. Lovely, friendly atmosphere that makes you want to stay and drink tea and eat cake all afternoon! The food is fantastic value for money and the best place closest to my house for a lush panini and cake. (Malteser slice is my favourite)Great parking and you can enjoy a peaceful stroll around the gardens after.

Excellent service and competitive prices

Very good value for money fresh food, very friendly staff, Tommy was a real star

Good stop with lovely views. This wee place is great for a light lunch or coffee and cake. Very friendly and attentive staff.

A mile just outside Pitcaple, you will find a very nice place to have a bite to eat. 3 mains areas to sit, in the main area, there is a deck outside and in a conservatory area. The menu is limited which you rend to find in paces like this, but still enough to take little time to decide what you want. We all had sandwich / panini / toastie. All were very tasty and really good value.Very note outlook in good weather if you can get a table outside. Defo give it a try. My only suggestion is to have more than one high chair, it was being used and we had to go without.

Met a friend for lunch and was hugely impressed. There's a big car park as you enter, with a short stroll past the greenhouses where they grow their own produce. The cafe is lovely (the view from the back deck is fab), the service warm and friendly, and the food was delicious. The menu consists of a soup of the day, sandwiches, toasties and paninis and a special of the day (quiche the day we were there), as well as a selection of scones, traybakes and cakes.We ordered soup with a panini and soup with a toastie. The lentil soup was thick and tasty, the panini and toastie were very good too. We then ordered tea and had to try a fine piece - a ginger scone and dumpling cake. Both were light and yummy. The total bill, including 2 other drinks, was just £16. Highly recommended.

Very good prices, fun staff, quick service, nice for a quick bite to eat and a walk around the gardens. Definitely worth a visit on a nice day! Great for families or couples

Beautiful setting, great food and very good prices. Worth making the journey to get there.

Paramos café/té y pastel después de un paseo en caminata del Bennachie. El café y el entorno era preciosa y nos dieron una cálida bienvenida. El servicio fue rápido, el café era muy bueno y los pasteles excelente. Nos gustó sentarnos en la terraza y disfrutamos aún más cuando pagamos, a un precio muy razonable.

Mi hija y yo no podía resistirme a visitar la cafetería buzzard como estábamos de paso en el camino a caminata del Bennachie. Me alegro tanto de haberlo hecho, lo absolutamente genial pequeña empresa. Teníamos dos sabrosos platos de sopa de tomate casera con deliciosos scones de queso, vaso de leche y un delicioso café. Muchos de los ingredientes son cultivados en las instalaciones también!

Primero de todo debo mencionar lo agradable y relajado el ambiente era en el café. Era un día soleado, así que nos sentamos en el suelo con una vista preciosa de las flores silvestres país. Por desgracia, esta era la única positiva. El servicio era muy lento, aunque no era especialmente concurrida. La comida no era muy buena y tampoco lo fue el bizcocho victoria que sabían muy malos. Sin embargo, puedo apreciar el concepto de la cafetería, que es un precio muy razonable. Si no eres un gran gastrónomo y apetece una bebida y un bocadillo, te recomiendo el café puramente para el entorno encantador.

Gracias a todo el personal por hacer el almuerzo de cumpleaños de mi padre simplemente perfecto. Ruedas era pensado y fácil de negociar. La sopa casera y sándwiches recién hechos a la orden fueron un lujo. Muy impresionado con la consideración de que el personal siempre platos y cucharas, así que pudimos disfrutar de un trozo de su tarta de cumpleaños y se unió al cantar la canción "Feliz Cumpleaños".

Demasiado calor hoy a sentarse en la bonita terraza soleada, que ofrece unas vistas estupendas sobre el campo con caminata del Bennachie en la distancia.

Lovely coffee, cakes and sandwiches with staff very friendly. VERY reasonably priced and a great social enterprise. Well worth supporting.

Una cafetería encantadora bajo llave escondido del camino con fantásticas vistas de la campiña local. Ambiente de trabajo cálido y agradable que proporciona y la actividad para personas con problemas de aprendizaje. El servicio era excelente y el almuerzo era increíble relación calidad-precio - 2 pannini con ensalada, 2 tazas de té y un gran pedazo de pastel muy fresco por menos de £9. Sin duda lo recomiendo y también un vistazo en el resto de este proyecto ambiental.

Por desgracia, sólo era una visita de volar, pero esta vez que joya!

Lovely atmosphere, great scenery, lovely coffee and cake.

No puedo creer que este está a la vuelta de la esquina y nunca hemos oído de él! Quizás un secreto bien guardado. Tuvimos un almuerzo ligero hoy. Nos recibió con una cálida bienvenida y el servicio era rápido. Terminamos el almuerzo con un hogar. Delicioso. Fantásticos precios. Hermosas vistas de la campiña.

Nice light lunch, all freshly prepared. Busy but good service. Also some craft items on sale. Plenty parking.

Lovely little cafe outside inverurie. Went for afternoon coffee, lovely fesh homebakes which are made on site by the workers, most of whom go to the service as a support centre. The prices are very reasonable for what you get and much cheaper than normal coffee shops. Lovely views of bennachie and has grounds you can have a walk round. Cant say much about the lunch menu but looked like there was plenty of choice. Only thing i would say is they are only open during the week and the close at 3! Id say if they were open weekends they would get a lot of business. Overall i would 100% return and recommended to anyone.

Met three friends here today. Food fresh and well presented, lovely staff. Busy, but good attention.

Went for lunch here yesterday and mid-morning scone today, both times with different people who'd not been before. Today was warm enough to sit on the deck outside - lovely. And we got one of heir lovely apple and cinnamon scones - worth a visit for the scones if anything else (baked fresh on premises!). Had nettle Skype yesterday - first time trying nettle soup. Thumbs up! Great coffee too :)

Fancied somewhere different for a lunch out. Had passed this place on the way home a couple of times so decided to give it a try. We were not disappointed. Clean, friendly, lovely view.Food was excellent and at a very reasonable price.

The Buzzard Cafe is a charity as part of the Pitscurry Project at Pitcaple, which provides opportunities for adults with learning or physical disabilities. It's in a modern, bright wooden building with a lovely terrace to sit out on when it's sunny. They have superb homebakes, from huge scones to amazing Victoria sponges, as well as a range of sandwiches and paninis and specials (today was curry). There're artworks for sales on the walls as well as crafts made by the men and women who attend the centre (I have a lovely ceramic bowl with blue glaze - for just 3 pounds!). The prices are great - 8.50 today for a pot of tea, latte, curry, and brie and cranberry panini, which came with side salad and crisps. Lovely place, lovely atmosphere, lovely food. Open 10-3pm Monday to Friday (my only sadness is that it's not open on weekends!).

I was here yesterday for lunch with a friend and what a wee gem it is. The restaurant has one of the best views in the area and is light and bright. I loved the fact that they were using some staff with special needs. Great food served with a smile. Very reasonable prices too. I will definitely be going back.

this is a great place to eat it also serves first class food and you get a great welcome .we will defenitly be back

We have often passed the sign but actually visited for the first time today. The staff were friendly, our food arrived quickly and it was very tasty. A nice touch was when we asked for glasses of tap water and a jug with lemon arrived. I also enjoyed browsing the handmade items for sale and purchased a few Christmas items from the pop up shop.Looking forward to returning in the near future.

For a light lunch or tea and cakes this is the place for you. Set in a woodland setting with views of Bennachie you can eat indoors or out depending on the weather. Soup and sandwiches, Panini's, baked potatoes all with generous fillings or choice from specials are all reasonably priced and home baked cakes are large and filling. Staff are all very friendly and produce well cooked meals. Walks around the gardens and grounds finish off the visit. There is a picnic area, a tree trail and a chance to purchase plants and veg grown there.

I just think this cafe is so impressive in a setting with a beautiful view and outdoor seating. The work going on is amazing, giving people with learning and physical difficulties. When we visited they were particularly busy and it so evident the hard work but goes in by all staff. The food was done very well too - bean and broccoli soup, paninis and sandwiches and malteaser cakes, all very reasonably priced.

Isn't it great to enjoy a good welcome, tasty food cooked and served with care in a beautiful setting - and for such a wonderful and necessary project. Just like the home-made soup, it makes you feel warm inside!

The Buzzard cafe is a community run project, enabling young adults with special needs to help run the cafe, and it is lovely to see the enthusiasm amongst all the staff. It offers great value for money. The menu isn't extensive but what you do get is an honest tasty plate of food, freshly prepared. The specials are well thought out and always a little bit different, lovely wholesome soups and the home bakes are delicious and I had the best tomato salad I have ever eaten there! The staff are lovely, very friendly and welcoming. The setting is spectacular, and it's a lovely place to visit and have a light lunch, or a 'fly cup' and a home bake. I go on a regular basis with a friend, and getting to know the staff has been a joy, we always come away with big smiles and a happy frame of mind! I highly recommend this cafe, it's a real treat!

went here for the first time today after friends recommended it. Nice fresh food, beautiful surrounding and friendly staff, will be back

Often meet friends here for a light lunch, alway good freshly prepared food, nice atmosphere. Lovely setting, tables outside which is great in the summertime.

A good place. This is a cafe that helps people wih learning and physical difficulties gain work experience. Bright modern cafe, with seating for about twenty, overlooking veranda to woods and hills, and of course the occasional Buzzard.If you visit this place just a pinch off the A96 or a mile off the A9001, you can enjoy a soup and roll, or toasted sandwich, with teas and soft drinks. Please take time to be patient, this is not a fast food place, it does play a part in supporting those who benefit from a helping hand to gain experience of the workplace. In fact, avoid in summer when it is very popular since it opened in 2013, instead support it out of season.A generous gratuity will balance the low prices, and it goes to help the facility.Delighted to be the first to submit a review.