Cow Shed Restaurant in Aberdeenshire

We held a private event at this venue and the service from start to finish was exemplary. Susan and Joy helped us with suggestions for menu choices, timings and table layouts, mostly via email. On the evening itself the service and food were perfect. The team led by Joy, Louise and Pedro were friendly, efficient and exceptional at managing dietary requirements. Our family and friends had an excellent night, and had many compliments about the venue, staff and especially the food.

Take-away service and portions have gone downhill at the Cowshed. Over £11 for a haddock supper yet noticably smaller portions (consistent from our last 2 visits), Seems like they are trying to recoup losses during the pandemic. Service is also poor because the desk that gives your order doesn’t speak to the crew at the fish bar giving your food. And…a 40p admin doesnt get you a bag, that’s another 20p and you have to ask for it. Not great anymore all in all.

Really looked forward to chips from the Cowshed Takeaway! Sadly opened the box and most of the chips were stuck together in one big clump! Any others were like eating rocks! Only good for bucket! Such a shame! Just told a friend and they said that they could have told me that?

A venue well off the beaten track. Plenty of parking available. A modern, clean and tidy venue. The food was excellent for each course. The fish and chips were very good as was the chicken dish. The staff are all very friendly and helpful. Overall, an excellent experience providing good value for money. Well worth a visit.

Would recommend this restaurant w, we where a small wedding party who had a fantastic meal , the staff went above & beyond to make our experience special . We will be back

Would suggest booking, as we did shortly before arriving on a Sunday, as it filled up fairly quickly. Without exaggeration, we had the most tender and delicious beef picanha we’ve ever tasted. The raspberry and white chocolate bread and butter pudding was excellent too. Very nice staff.

Service and meal could not be faulted but having to wait 40 minutes for our meal after our order was taken was very disappointing.

As a gluten free person, finding the Cow Shed was stumbling on nirvana. GF Fish and chips were delicious, the side salads freshband gourmet. The food my husband and son ate were equally generous in portions and delicious. The views from the restaurant are fabulous too, over to the Hill of Fare. It was so good we went twice in a week while staying locally. It was a big draw for us to rebook another holiday in the area. The staff were very friendly and helpful. They will provide GF takeaways online at weekends or if you phone any evening the main restaurant is open. 10/10 5 stars.

Wonderful out of town restaurant with take away fish and chip shop attached.We were sat in the conservatory which is very bright and airy with lovely views but was very noisy and sound echoed.This lovely establishment have a separate Gluten Free menu which my wife has to have as she suffers from Coeliac Disease.We were with a friend so ordered the Pie of the day which was steak and white pudding with flaky pastry top,chicken schnitzel and for my wife buttered chicken.All the meals were beautifully presented and hot and tasted great.We did have room for pudding which was Cowshed sundae,ice creams and sorbet and GF rice pudding with compote and sorbet.A very relaxed evening except for the loud table.I have booked again for next week but inside the seating area.They have very modern toilets and a flat car park.

What an absolute find the cowshed was! We visited on the most perfect evening and sat in the conservatory overlooking fields and forests! The food was delicious and service friendly and efficient! Highly recommend.

Excellent meal - staff were fantastic- lots of happy vibes in the beautiful restaurant with lovely views - highly recommended

Out for anniversary lunch and having passed the restaurant many times decided we would visit the Cowshed restaurant and have our lunch also find out if the excellent reviews were justified . On arrival the Restaurant looked excellent with bright and airy conservatory. Met on entering by a cheerful and very helpful member of staff . Shown to a table in the conservatory which was scrupulously clean. Service Food and drinks were of the highest quality. Cannot recommend this restaurant highly enough .

Young family trip at 5pm - staff were very attentive and understanding - great service and food. But the Steak 'PoA' we weren't given an estimate for and ended up much more expensive than we expected. No big deal, but worth knowing.

My husband and I had a wonderful visit to the Cowshed Restaurant tonight for dinner. The ambience of the restaurant was just lovely and I really liked the quirky ‘cow’ related pieces among the decor. The food was absolutely delicious with everything cooked to perfection...

I am writing this as I am having the last bite of vegan chocolate brownie that I took home in a take out box tonight. We went to Cowshed today with my husband, food was absolutely delicious, as always. I couldn’t manage a three course...

This is an attractively laid out restaurant on the outskirts of Banchory. There was a good range of lunch options, reasonably priced and service was quick and friendly. Most importantly our party of three thoroughly enjoyed our lunch

I asked how the vegetarian and vegan food was cooked, and was informed it was cooked in beef fat. I have since been informed that there are separate fryers available for veggie and vegan options, but the staff are clearly not using these.

I would thoroughly recommend the cowshed - friendly experienced staff, excellent service and food to die for - also being gluten free I was delighted to be presented with such an extensive menu - staff bent over backwards to make sure our visit was a...

We have just had the best meal we have had out in a very long time. The food was excellent, two of us had the special steak pie, best ever, succulent beef with amazing peppery gravy and the crispy pastry melted in your mouth. Beautifully...

Went for lunch with my friend and sister, lovely decor, relaxing atmosphere and the views stunning! Waiter was attentive and polite, as for the food, well what can I say other than Scrumptious!! I cleaned my plate, so did my friends. I had the butter...

Our dinner at the Cowshed last evening was just great. We arrived early but it wasn’t a problem. Our servers were all super friendly and very professional. The service was slick but we didn’t feel rushed. The crab bisque was velvety and very generous. My...

Expensive for average food (around £15 for lunchtime dishes including for cheese tart with salad, mac and cheese etc) I ordered the the ‘macaroni and haggis’ which was marked on the menu as a vegetarian dish. When it arrived my friend asked for confirmation the...

Having been recently diagnosed with celiac’s eating out has been difficult to navigate ! Visited this restaurant and asked if they had gluten free pasta, after that question they so kindly explained the menu offered to give me substitutes without me feeling awkward , felt...

Had booked for 3 , Upon arrival the Resurant had no more than 8 Customers, I was asked do you have a booking I jokingly said are you short of tables which was met with a stoney face. We ordered Fish and Chips it came...

Susan & her wonderful staff opened up especially for us to have family & friends together celebrating our silver wedding anniversary. The food was all amazing & we couldn’t have been made more special. Susan & I had exchanged emails with menu choices & all...

You were kind enough to open for a funeral tea earlier in the week but... Funeral party left waiting outside doors locked at 1.50. On entry you were hit by the smell of fried fish. Not pleasant, either change your oil more often or open...

Lovely meal. Succulent burger. Good mixed grill. Very good service from friendly staff. We found conservatory a little noisy and were quickly moved into main restaurant.

Beautiful place in lovely position with pleasant views , the food was fab could not fault any of the courses along with really good service well worth a visit.

This is one of the best chippers in the area, Lovely crispy batter on the fish and crispy chips on the outside and nice and fluffy on the inside.....delicious!!

We have always supported local business even during lockdown, however this particular evening we were disappointed over all, Ordered two chicken fillet suppers with curry sauce, on returning to our car I discovered my curry sauce was mushy peas,, frozen in the middle returned to...

Booked a table by email and had this confirmed. Seated in the conservatory by the window and had a lovely view across the fields. We watched kites and a buzzard flying round as we ate. Starter of crab bisque was delicious, mains of falafel mezze...

Very disappointed with our visit to the take-away tonight, ordered 2 breaded haddock suppers as part of our order, instead of getting a good sized single fillet we received 2 small pieces of fish, on complaining I was told it was a single piece of...

A quality establishment giving great quality food. My only criticism is that the conservatory has a little “motorway services “ vibe. Nonetheless we had a great meal. I can recommend the wild mushrooms, beef rump cap and sea bass.

Good service but the fish was small and batter poor. Expensive for what it was. Roast dinner looked good. Maybe fish was the wrong choice on this occasion.

Been many times before fish and chips to dies forgot noticed they have jacked the price up whi ch is ok but the fish has got a lot smaller

Been many times before service taking my order was great had a 10-15 wait for fish to cook. Did notice price has went up and the fish has got a lot smaller tastes fantastic. P

Sent my order online there was two adults and three children having meals went and picked them up when we got back to our accommodation half the meals weee missing I called them they offered me to come back for what was missing no thank...

We recently celebrated our wedding ceremony and drinks reception at this beautiful restaurant. The whole experience was incredible. The staff were courteous, friendly and could not have done more to ensure that this was an unforgettable experience. They accommodated us at every turn. The food...

We visited for Sunday lunch, and had starters and a main course. The food was all excellent. We both had roast beef - served as we requested - slightly pink for my husband and well done for me. Truly delicious, with roast potatoes, Yorkshire pudding,...

We went for Sunday dinner at The Cowshed. It is genuinely the best roast beef I have ever had. You have to go and try it to see for yourself! Meat is melt in your mouth, incredibly tasty, with lovely trimmings too. We had our...

During the recent power cuts I was looking forward to a hot fish supper. When I got home having travelled with the the food in my usual insulated box, the fish was lukewarm and the chips were almost cold. This had never happened before so...

My friend and I invited our friends for lunch here . Excellent food, fabulous setting and great service. Would definitely recommend and will be back. I had fish 'n' chips - batter was light and not greasy. Portions were enormous. Nice service, with smile

Great food in a great setting with excellent service. Steak and black pudding pies, Chick and mushroom stroganoff and the panacotta and the ice cream all spot on and served with friendly efficiency. Only tiny thing that left an odd taste in our mouths was...

First time at the cowshed takeaway and unfortunately it will be my last. The food tastes of stale cooking oil. I still have the horrible aftertaste two hours later. A waste of £8.50 for a fish supper.

We have always gone past the Cowshed Restaurant and decided to pop in We hadn’t booked but the staff gave us a lovely table and the food was excellent, a very nice and cosy with lovely staff Highly recommend and will be back soon

Visited with my sister and mum for her birthday. Tasty food, attentive service and nice surroundings. Enjoyable visit had.

Unpretentious, great food … and fun. We went for Sunday lunch: Prawn cocktail to start – tasty and refreshing, it made us wonder why it has gone out of fashion! A sharing “platter” of delicious beef and pork (in fact the platter is a three-tiered...

It's a few years since we were here and high standards have been maintained. We had a table with uninterrupted views over fields to the hills beyond. Staff were attentive without being in-your-face. There was a varied selection comprising both traditional and innovative. We all...

Sadly Second Time Disappointment. This is the second takeaway that we have had over the last couple of months and on both occasions have been very disappointed with it. While the battered fish was very nice the breaded fish was extremely overcooked - almost bordering...

Just visited here for the first time, staff were all lovely, great service from everyone that served us. Decor was tastfully done and the dining area was spacious and had fabulous views over the country fields. I opted for the pie of the week which...

Excellent food and location, booked a table for six whilst visiting the area, seated in the patio area with lovely views over the surrounding countryside everyone really enjoyed their meals don’t think I’ve ever been to a restaurant and everything has been spot on before...

My very first visit to the Cowshed Banchory, a few years ago, was submitted under the title "FARE-WELL BUT NOT FAREWELL" and I'm so pleased to report that after the pandemic interruption and after having had lunch on Friday I have nothing further to add...

Very disappointed, normally fantastic but not on this occasion. Ordered a Large supper, small supper (breaded), kids scampi. Drove over 15 miles to collect as local outlets don’t do breaded options which we require due to food intolerances. It was extremely busy and whilst I...

My husband and I had dinner here after visiting Castle Fraser and had such a lovely meal we booked for later in the week too. I had the venison chilli and then the monkfish. Both were delicious and nicely presented. Vegetables were unusual (but tasty...

We visited The Cow Shed recently and were absolutely delighted with the ambiance, the service, the food and the prices. I had Chilli con Carne but made with venison . Fantastic ! Our first visit , but certainly not the last. How lucky for Banchory...

Had lunch here after a walk in Crathes castle. Dogs allowed outside. Staff were friendly and brought water for the dogs. Food was excellent. A super way to have a great dog friendly day out.

Booked with friends, who were visiting the area, had been the week before ,so I knew exactly what to expect ,and wasn't disappointed, the food was excellent ,as was the service ,I would recommend the large haddock ,really... I have had fish before, but this...

We turned up at lunchtime without booking, but were warmly welcomed. We had the most delicious food and the service was very friendly and super efficient. We had burger, lambs liver and steak & haggis pie, 2 beers, a glass of wine, Diet Coke and...

We were staying in Banchory and had decided that nobody would be cooking so we would all have a takeaway. I had actually contacted Scott Skinners Pub in Banchory on the Wednesday to ask if they did a takeaway service and if so then we...

First visit since cover 19 lockdowns, no change to excellent food, served and atmosphere Roast beef again was perfectly cooked, juicy, succulent and perfect taste! Great to see the extended lockdown has had no detrimental effect on the standards Staff are excellent, full of chat...

Ordered a Langoustine supper & he had Jumbo Haddock supper... Langoustine was a few pieces of scampi I would say not the same as I have had previously and the Jumbo Haddock was a joke one small haddock with another half alongside, wouldn't bother being...

Had dinner with the family and came away feeling disappointed that it did not live up to expectations. I had chicken stuffed with chorizo. Chicken was perfectly cooked, but the ‘stuffing’ was a finely chopped mixture, obviously mixed up in a food processor, that was...

Lets start with todays world - very safe, tables far apart, a one-way system that was observed and sanitiser aplenty throughout the premises. And the food - absolutely delicious. OH raved so much about how tasty his steak and haggis pie was although said it...

All the food that we ordered was very tasty. My wife ordered the beef steak and haggis pie. Had I know the size of the pie I would have ordered that myself. I however ordered a jumbo haddock with mushy peas. I do find that...

Delicious prawn cocktail, and roast beef that was so tender. Generous portions full of great flavour. The waiting staff were very friendly and welcoming. Highly recommend this restaurant.

We dropped by for lunch on a miserable wet Saturday and enjoyed lentil soup and bread ( a whole slice would have been better than a half slice !). It was cozy and the staff were friendly, so we returned for an early supper the...

Honestly the best fish and chips we've had! The whole service from Cow Shed takeaway should be commended from their COVID arrangements of time slots, one way system, social distancing and all served with a smile. The fish was tasty, the batter tasty and light...

We regularly stop in for dinner and I like to try something other than fish & chips always really good and friendly staff. As for the chip shop we can’t go anywhere else! As we are not that local we have tried others but nowhere...

Enjoyed a cosy lunch . Served by lovely staff nothing too much trouble . Food delicious and can’t wait to return.

Weekday lunch. It was a lovely warm day and we sat outside and enjoyed the September sun until it was time for our booking. We ordered a steak and haggis pie with puff pastry, mashed potatoes and peas, and a Thai Chicken Curry. All delicious....

Our whole experience at the cowshed was excellent, the food, the drinks and the view. All four of us had the fish and chips and it truly was the best I’ve ever tasted. The batter was light and crispy, the fish was beautiful served with...

Last minute booking on a Friday evening was met with a pleasant welcome on the telephone. We were delayed past our booking time and when I called to ask if we could come along 15 minutes late, I was left feeling reassured and valued. We...

We found this restaurant on our way back to Banchory and had a really good lunch experience there. Food,staff, surroundings all excellent and felt very Covid safe. Look forward to visiting again when next in the area

We had a lovely meal here. The food and the location are excellent, as were the staff and their efforts to keep us safe during the Covid situation. My wife had the mushrooms on toast starter which was locally foraged mushrooms and I have to...

Everything was excellent, friendly staff and value for money. Popped in for soup and sandwich when out for a drive.

Great food. Spot on friendly service and fantastic views. We stopped for a lunchtme snack then returned the next day for lunch. Steak and haggis pie was truly ace!

A beautiful evening in a beautiful setting. My partner had amongst the finest fish and chips he’s ever had whilst I enjoyed the steak and haggis pie which was incredibly tasty and rich in thick gravy. Service was excellent and we will definitely return. A...

Placed order online this afternoon for fish and chips takeaway and was absolutely delighted with the service. The Cowshed and its staff deserve to be praised for the way the business has adapted to Covid restrictions. Oh, the food was excellent - then again it...

The cow shed has quickly become a favourite of mine. I’ve taken visitors, friends, family and customers here and it is ALWAYS superb. The staff are friendly but not in your face, they are knowledgeable and always on hand if you need them. The food...

Due to Covid they operate a restrictive menu on a takeaway basis. You will need to ring with your order and you will receive a time slot. Be about 5 mins early but DO NOT be late. Food offered is of good quality and value....

Beautiful restaurant spectacular views from the conservatory and the staff are lovely and well trained. Food is glorious and plentiful. Highly recommended.

Got some fish & chips here the other night, I've visited this chip shop before but I was really disappointed with the quality of the food this time. Chips were ok but fish was soggy under the batter. Then of course the 10p for a...

Enjoyed a very nice Sunday lunch the beef was excellent as was the range of deserts including a considerable variety of ice creams & sorbets. Also reasonably priced. Parking easy on site but suggest booking would be wise as very busy when we visited.

Visited with friends for Sunday lunch and had a wonderful time. We ordered the sharing option and the food was incredible. Our only complaint was of slightly slow service, and we were required to remind staff about a drinks order we hadn't received. Otherwise it...

Friendly service, good food. A reasonable choice that caters for all tastes. Nice conservatory with great view.

Fish and chips are amazing! Good choices on menu, child friendly and as a family we will certainly return.

Food is excellent ,service a little slow and sometimes not much atmosphere, but the food makes up for that

Went here for dinner , lovely entrance , clean fresh feel to the place . We ordered prawn cocktail very nice . Then steak pie with haggis o my god so nice the best I have had for a long time . Fabulous service would...

Been to The Cowshed several times but normally limit myself to their excellent fish & chips. The place also has a very busy takeaway section but the freshly cooked and served meals are outstanding. For me, a bit pricey for the meal but I suppose...

Freshly cooked to order with a good choice. Nice friendly service, a great take-a-way fish and chip shop and cafe.

None of us had been here before which made it a fairly easy decision to try the place. It came highly recommended. First impressions were good. This is a very well appointed restaurant with quality decor, place settings and cutlery. The menu is very varied...

In the area today and fancied somewhere different for lunch for a change. Decided on the cow shed. What an excellent decision! We hadn’t booked but were shown to a nice table for 2, being made to feel welcome on the chilliest of saturdays. The...

My husband and I thoroughly our lunch here today. Excellent food, fabulous setting and great service. Would definitely recommend and will be back.

Ordered : Seafood platter 2 share Detail from the menu : Smoked haddock fish cakes, Atlantic prawns, langoustine tails, squid rings, fish market special, dipping sauce (2 persons) £20 . I had a great expectation for the seafood platter that should have been a “large”,...

We arrived at 7 on a Wednesday evening and left at 8.45 having spent the time alone with the waiter. Not the Cow Sheds fault, but was not what we were expecting for such a highly rated restaurant. The food was good, no doubt about...

Third visit now and never fails to please. Reasonable prices for excellent food. Fish and chips to die for. Chip shop chips knock the socks off usual restaurant chips. Very friendly and attentive staff with excellent service. Fourth visit soon.

This restaurant went above and beyond when it came to lunch for my daughter, who is celiac, and her partner, who is dairy free, even down to offering GF vinegar for the chippy chips. Menus are clear and concise and waiting staff knowledgeable about what...

Lovely mid-week welcome from lovely staff. Started with homemade soup, delicious, all then had fish, chips and mushy peas, all great. ( Bonus were `senior` portions and `panko crumb`) Very relaxed and warm surroundings.

They have a fish and chip shop attached, we have often stopped at the weekends, however, after tonight I don't think we will plan on returning any time soon. Both types of fish were very very greasy and half the chips we couldn't eat, tiny...

This was our visit to this restaurant and I would certainly go back. The waitress who served us was such a lovely person who made us feel very relaxed and at home. The food was lovely, the view from the window was lovely and everything...