Garden Restaurant in Aberdeenshire

If visiting the cafe at the front of the building do not order a mocha. It was awful and I had to change it for another drink. I had forgotten that I’d had one there ages ago that was awful too and had to go back. It had virtually no froth on top and was just a cup of dark brown liquid. Not the usual tempting mocha at all. I suspect it was made by hand without the use of a mocha machine perhaps? I usually use the restaurant /cafe in another part of the store and mochas are normal there.

Went in to browse at jelly cats and their vegan food then went around the rest of the shop only to find a candle/soap/scented oil section and as I usually do I smelled the testers with my twin sister. We usually tell each other to smell really bad ones and it’s fun but a lady working there thought we were stealing and proceeded to follow us around the shop for half an hour although we said many times we didn’t want their old people smelly oils and then walked around with our pockets turned inside out. Not to mention we have previously been in a car collision in the car park of this garden centre and were offered no help from the staff there. Anyways we got polenta and paid for it the only things in my pockets were my inhaler epipen and phone not any stolen goods that stink like incontinence.

My family and I were fishing on the Dee and I contacted Raemoir to ask if they could provide a take away picnic lunch and some bakes for afternoon tea for our party which they said yes, they could do. It was top notch! Absolutely delicious quiche, sausage rolls, scotch eggs, salad and a myriad of other goodies. I have lunched several times at Raemoir and am never disappointed at the quality of the cuisine and great value and this was the same. Well done to their management, chefs and catering staff, bravo!

Very nice glass sided restaurant within the garden centre.You have to wait at the door until staff fetch you.This area is subject to rain and you can get wet in the queue.Very pleasant cheerful staff and a lot of them. We wanted coffee and a light lunch,it was 11.30am,so ordered the prawn cocktail.One of theses had to be GF and was produced.Also Earl Grey tea and rhubarb lemonade.It was really nice and tasty.The restaurant filled up very fast so would suggest booking a table.It is waitress service including the bill.

Breakfast roll of 2 local sausages with a fried egg. My wife had the bacon equivalent. We were in a bit of a rush as we were staying on a nearby caravan site with a fixed departure time. (Bank Holiday Monday) No problem. Shown to a good table promptly. Order taken efficiently. Surprisingly the rolls arrived before the Americano’s. And the egg looked freshly fried, it was quite runny. Which made eating it a bit tricky, but I enjoyed it. We expect to return to Deeside in the future, and Raemoir would be one of our default eating places.

Excellent brunch here! Had the stornoway black pudding and it was just delicious! Staff were pleasant and service was good. Will definitely be back

Very disappointing. Didn't wait long for a table especially it was Easter Sunday. There were plenty of staff so promptly took our order . The baked potato I had was the worst I've ever had, was cheese and coleslaw, hard to find the cheese on it! I like to eat the potato skin but this was impossible as it was like leather. We ordered cappuccino and waited around 10 /15 mins before I had to remind the server and she promptly seen to it herself. Over priced and no pensioner or child menu. I preferred the café before they done away with it, it was always busy and had a better atmosphere. worst thing they done was to do away with it. Wont be eating there again .

Coffee is very expensive, I won’t be visiting regularly. Service was OK though. Didn’t have any food, which did look nice.

The cafe much reduced in size and menu selections. Nice coffee and scone. Bought some very fine looking pies to take home

If you want to queue outside when we have below zero temperatures this is the place for you. No information about how long it may be before a table would be free. So off we went to the cafe area where there was a short wait for a table as advised by a very polite and pleasant member of staff. However the quality of food was in our opinion very poor. Very disappointed customer who in the past would have always recommended Raemoir for lunch.

Visited the restaurant at Raemoir garden centre with friends for a light lunch however, it was difficult to find anything plain on the menu. The "Lite Bites" menu seemed to contain so many ingredients so if you didn't like one you were stuck. Sandwiches and baked potatoes all seemed to contain mayonnaise, coleslaw, onion or pickle etc, and if you cannot have cheese you are limited. Even the chicken salad contained bacon, caesar dressing and Parmesan cheese topped with croutons. "All salads are served with red onion or avocado with a dressing on the side." Difficult if you don't like any of these ingredients. If you want a heavier lunch such as fish and chips then this is the place to go. My friends had a full meal which they enjoyed and judging by the queue to get in, this is a popular place. The servers were polite and pleasant.

Excellent lunch at this restaurant. So nice to see how they’ve extended the restaurant into the garden shop area creating the outdoors indoors feeling. The food was so fresh and the staff were very attentive.

Lovely restaurant attached to a very eclectic garden centre.There are 2 areas for eating ,a cafe style and a restaurant.We ate in the latter and had the light bite prawn cocktails with pot of tea and ginger beer.The service and food were impeccable and we thoroughly enjoyed it.Highly recommended

Had 2 cappuccino's and both were more milk than coffee. Couldn't actually taste the coffee and it was almost boiling making it very difficult to drink. Victoria sponge and rock cake were OK, although I would have preferred fresh cream to buttercream . Was very expensive for what we got.

We went for afternoon tea what delightfull time we had. We had a table outside. The wather was sunny. We had time to choose which fillings we wished in our sandwiches. Which was fresh made. As a group of 3 we shared our sandwiches their was Sausage roll as well . We had a scone with cream & raspberry jam. We also had the choice of caramel slices, chocolate kraknel, victoria sponge, baby meringue & strawberry tarts. 3 of each so we didnt have to fight over the choices. Plenty of coffee to wash it all down as well. We could not fault it at all. This has got to be one of our better choice of places to have afternoon tea. Im sure we will be back.

This was our third visit here but the first to the restaurant. The restaurant was busy (always a good sign👍) but we quickly got a table. All four in our party were rather taken aback when a lovely member of staff came over asking if we were unhappy with our table. Apparently a lady at the next table had told her we were unhappy with our table. We reassured her that was NOT the case. However we were impressed that the staff member took the trouble to check what was actually false information. After a bit of banter we enjoyed a tasty, well prepared snack lunch served by efficient, friendly, caring staff. A wander round the shop was enjoyed. Staff again were very helpful as we made several small purchases. An excellent retail and eating experience enhanced by lovely staff. 👍👍👍👍❤️

This garden centre used to have a cafe which was a nice place to have a light lunch rather than taking up a table in the restaurant just to have soup and a sandwich. Now they’ve take up three quarters of the cafe space with shelves of overpriced fancy goods, leaving 5 or 6 tables for lunch customers. We went there to have lunch and buy some items for the garden but all the tables were full and there was a sizeable queue waiting to pick up food from the serving area. We left to have lunch and buy the garden items at the excellent Mains of Drum and won’t be going back to Raemoir again.

It was good food and service BUT the barista was on her phone taken photos in front of us customers in plain sight as well as other staff members getting involved. This isn't the first time I've seen this, so must happen all the time. Was waiting on my coffee and relised it was running late because the barista was taken photos of it. Let's the business and atmosphere down.

Would not recommend this establishment to anyone. We encountered two terribly rude servers. Firstly after waiting in the queue for around 15 mins we were at the front of the queue and the server completely ignored our group (4 adults and a baby- so very difficult not to see) and went to the group behind. Once we went into the restaurant, said server dropped the door in my husbands face. No table was ready for us, whilst 2 extremely rude servers determined whether they could accommodate us! What on earth. These 2 particular waitresses were incredibly rude. We then swiftly left, absolutely shocking service. However we went to Scott skinners down the road and had a fantastic meal and were treated like royalty compared to this place. My advice go to Scott skinners rather than this place.

Raemoir has always been my 'go to' place for coffee, lunch and gifts. Today however while browsing, I noticed a ( frankly malodorous ) dog running loose, sniffing and slobbering over the merchandise on the low level shelves. When it's owner appeared I suggested politely that the dog should be on a lead. The man said in a rude and aggressive tone " This is MY place ! " Well, as a dog owner myself, I would never allow my dog to run amok in a shop. As a customer, I don't wish to buy soiled goods or expect be spoken to rudely by the owner of a business, especially a business which has regularly had my custom since it opened. I will not be returning ...

My husband treated me to lunch at Raemoir Garden Centre on Valentine’s Day - not the most romantic lunch but we’ve been married for 28 years so for him to whisk me off for the day was fabulous. Lunch was delicious! There was lots of choice, and the service was friendly and efficient. We visit Raemoir several times a year and it never disappoints. We bought some fabulous bulbs for the garden, a gift for one of my friends too so 10/10 to Raemoir and my lovely husband for his impromptu treat!

Visited the ‘new’ self service cafe at the front of the garden centre today and was very disappointed. I like to have cream in coffee but they didn’t have any. I was told it was available in the other cafe there but they did not...

Firstly before we even get to the food I must compliment the fabulous staff in the Garden Restaurant, some whose names I know and some not but Lee Robbie and Clare and their kitchen colleagues and consistently produce some of the best food I’ve ever...

Great ice creams, rich and creamy. Great garden centre with lots of nice gifts. Beautifully, laid out. Well worth a visit.

Ok now covid has changed things for sure , but the set up at the cafe bit !!! Paper bags , wooden style cutlery and overpriced . Used to love going there for a nice sandwich and a coffee , but won’t bother going back...

Very expensive. £10 for a bowl of soup and a toasty. The soup was very nice but the toasty didn’t have much filling. I could have made a better one at home. Wouldn’t go back as the price they charge isn’t justified.

Come on, you need to have someone other than a kid fronting the restaurant. We arrived at 12.30 pm and required a table for six only to be told very off-handedly there wasn't one, and NO POSSIBILITY OF ONE! Five of our party retreated but...

Late lunch We decided to have a late lunch here in the cafe before having a look around the garden centre/ store. There were certain covid restrictions in place which definitely affected the experience. The food and the service was fine, no issues, price was...

Raemoir garden centre is a lovely place to visit but the food is not. We went a couple of weeks ago for lunch . Most disappointed. We had the chilli soup as there was other option. It was awful, mainly made with tinned produce. Some...

Shopping for plants and decided to have a coffee to warm us up and sat out in the indoor "garden" area, which is actually very pleasant. Ordered one Americano and one Cappucino, both decaffeinated. Friendly waitress and both coffees were prompt and hot. A slight...

As hubby doesn't particularly like salad I tend to order it when out and Caesar is my favourite. I've had several different options served to me here so I specifically asked the Waitress to confirm "the Chicken & Bacon Caesar Salad has no cucumber or...

Hi tech - Lo service Called in for lunch, yesterday. Seated at table in "outdoor" area. Heater was suspended from roof and only warmed our head, while legs were freezing. Placed order for hot meal - after 25 min wait, called server over and she...

Visited the Raemoir garden centre for high tea. The place itself is lovely. The Covid-19 distancing could use some work. The arrows on the floor are a little tricky to understand. The restaurant has changed their entrance to outside which felt like a mission to...

Lovely food and a nice atmosphere. I would recommend booking a table. My friend and I went on a Wednesday lunchtime and it was busy. The food tasted good and came out quickly and the coffee was a delight too. It’s slightly expensive for what...

Dropped in to the cafe on the end of the building and resigned ourself to takeaway food , big mistake we had not realised there was another restaurant in the place as we sat outside at the tables and had our toasties . We had...

A garden centre, with a good range of seasonal plants, flowers and other garden accessories, along with homeware, kitchenware, gifts, books, food and drink. There is a cafe and restaurant where you can grab a drink and bite to eat after you have finished shopping....

We arrived as I had booked afternoon tea, but after being seated outside socially distant table we watched food being served to various tables! The roast rib of beef looked amazing, no problem the waitress said , it was sooo good. Melt in the mouth...

Covid seems to be the excuse you hear in lots of locations for poor service. Cafes and restaurants are open again., providing food and drink as you would expect...but not everywhere. Here the inside cafe is closed down and you can only sit outside. The...

The restaurant is well set up now for covid 19 & social distancing, but... our waitress was wearing her mask over her mouth only, the whole time we were there. I did speak to the chef manager on the way out and he thanked me...

Nice to be able to head out again and enjoy the cafe/restaurant at The Garden Centre. We headed back here for lunch, after months away due to Covid closure. Socially distancing is very well maintained and the food was as good as always. This cafe/restaurant...

On our way home from Morayshire we usually call in here firstly to eat and then to see round the beautiful large shop. We contacted the on the Friday owing to Covid and our table was reserved for lunch. On arrival we were met by...

For Covid19 the garden center has made tememdous effort. We went for afternnon tea in the Garden Restaurant and made to feel comfortable and welcome as well as safe with regards to Covid regulations. You ideally need to book for lunch or afternnon teas especially...

Our family visited the Raemoir Garden Centre for lunch to celebrate my mother’s birthday on Thursday. I had the chicken, bacon and Parmesan salad which was absolutely delicious as were the beef olive, fish & chips and panini lunches enjoyed by the rest of my...

Took my sister who was visiting from London for lunch and to have a look around the giftshop etc at Raemoir last week. We went early to avoid the rush and were served promptly by a lady with an infectious smile. The menu is varied...

Lovely cheese scones! Staff working hard especially on a busy Sunday afternoon. Sadly restaurant experinece ruined by the greasy smell of fried food

I visited the Garden Restaurant with my wife & parents between Christmas & New Year. The garden centre itself is large & well laid out but the 'restaurant'..... They have managed to cram twice as many tables & chairs into the room than there should...

After walking around the garden centre we called in at the cafe for teas, soft drinks and cakes. Scones were OK. Tables were not cleared so had to look for one. Reasonable surroundings and no one bothered us.

Went here with family to show the great grandchildren the miniature donkeys. As the baby needed a bottle, we had 3 lunches and two coffee and cakes. The service was very good and the meals and snacks were tasty. We then took the children to...

Visited today for a Christmas meal. We chose the 2 courses. Delicious meal thoroughly enjoyed by all of us (2starters 4 mains & 2 puddings) & served by pleasant staff. Didn’t have time (or room) for our mince pies & chocolates so got them in...

Self service cafe was extremely busy so our friends led us through to the table waited restaurant. Lots to choose from and food was decent enough. Service was just ok. My friend queried the total amount when paying at the door and the woman got...

We popped past for a quick lunch whilst shopping for some bits for the garden. The food was good (I had meatloaf, other half had a panini) Nice selection of sides to go with both offerings. It’s not cheap but portions are good and the...

Lots of deli in shop and lovely gifts. The cafe is good value for money and very nice coffee and food

Don’t intend rude through out this review but it’s the only way I can explain, there was this member of staff who, let’s put it this way was rather large and didn’t seem to be doing much to be honest, the other things is that she has got a pungent smell and I personally don’t think she she be aloud around food that is being served to the public as this may be and issue to quite a lot of people hope u can sort this as I enjoyed coming here it was my first time unfortunately I was greeted with the smell of the woman and not the smell of the food!

Absolutely terrible was in the cafe and may I just say it was absolutely substandard, I’ve never experienced anything like it before from the rude staff to the off milk. There was this one member of staff and I remember his distinctive ginger hair and...