Noose and Monkey in Aberdeen City

I love the Noose and Monkey, a local pub feel that has been so welcoming to friends and family I bring along from far and wide, who always ask if we can go back. Lovely staff, who genuinely want to ensure you are having a good time, rather than just asking and moving on. And food that is a hefty punch above your standard pub grub. Always my go-to place for lunch or dinner when people come to Aberdeen, to know we do have some great places here! The Rorie pie is always worth a punt. Rorie would be delighted. And they let dogs in, which is always a good measure of a place!

Nice atmosphere. The Cajun lintel soup was outstanding as was the chicken and haggis pie. The burger was just OK. I’d suggest toasting the bun, and offering to cook the patty less than well done. Otherwise very nice place

We had drinks, food, and great 👍 service. The establishment was busy even though we were a little early before dinner bookings were to start. Luckily we got in before they got busy. I recommend booking for dinner to be safe.

We had a meal here before going to the Theatre, it is in a perfect location and good pub grub.

We arrived at this lovely bar for a meal for after attempting to have one at the theatre restaurant which as fully booked. We were met and served Mark who was very knowledgeable about the menu and wine list. We ordered our meals (the Rorie pie was absolutely). It was really nice to chat with Jill and find out about her wonderful welcoming bar/restaurant. We’re really glad we were told about this place as it’s on our list to make a return visit in the near future when we’re back in Aberdeen. Thank you to the wonderful staff at this establishment from Fiona and Eddie.

Great atmosphere and welcoming staff and the food as always delicious 😋

Great breakfast spot. Breakfast menu to 2.30pm week days and 2pm weekends. Food was lovely and staff very friendly and helpful

Been to Aberdeen for days out quite a few times so were looking for something different this time, from start to finish the service was excellent. The menu had a great variety of choices, especially the drinks unfortunately we weren’t drinking as the cocktails sounded great. So opted for some alcohol free drinks instead which there was a good selection of too. For food we both had the same, steak ciabattas which were delicious, the add on of chips is a must as they were so flavour filled. Would definitely recommend and will be back to try some of the cocktails. Guy serving us in the hat was excellent, from start to finish with a friendly welcome and making sure to offer us anymore drinks or a look at the desserts after we had eaten.

We were back in the Noose last night for tea. We are quite regular customers, often for drinks and also food. Last night we had battered chicken fillets with salad and chunky fries plus macaroni cheese made with smoked cheddar, garlic bread and also some salad. Two wonderful plates of food and perfect portion sizes, nothing was left on the plates which made such a contrast to another Aberdeen eatery a week ago. The food is always really good at the Noose and the staff are lovely. It's a busy place on busy theatre days/nights so always worth booking online.

Great pub! Nice food and decent selection of drinks. Very friendly staff.

First class as always Staff are brilliant Lovely atmosphere. Always my first choice for upmarket pub grub.

In for a few pints, lovely place with good atmosphere

Nice selection of food, fresh decor and lots of nice plants. good atmosphere although can be a little noisy at times but part of being a small venue. Perfect any time venue, especially pre theatre

An Aberdeen Must!! Stellar cocktails, superb food and amazing service from the gorgeous Lauren and Brodie - thank you for a fabulous evening in this unmissable venue for foodies and Margarita lovers alike.

Decent ales on draught and had an excellent nacho chicken burger, (crispy skin and the jalapeños had a good kick), bar staff friendly. Recommended!

A great pub - one of the best in Aberdeen. Well run, good choice of drinks, friendly staff and great location. Not had the food so unable to comment. All in all would definitely recommend. PS. And reasonable prices.

Our favourite local, super friendly staff and lovely food. There's mocktails for the children and a screen for watching football

Response to owners feedback: Thank you for responding to my review. I appreciate your perspective. However, I want to reiterate that during our visit, we were not informed that our table would be needed back by a specific time until we were asked to vacate the table with only 5 minutes' notice. Given the situation, I believe our request for a refund for the drinks we had just purchased was reasonable and appreciate that part being handled well. That said, the overall handling of the situation did not meet my expectations for customer service. It's disappointing to receive a defensive response that doesn't address the core issue or seek to remedy the situation. I hope you can consider this feedback constructively and look into ways to improve interactions with customers in the future. ——————————————— We've been to Noose & Monkey quite a few times recently and have really enjoyed our food, drinks, cocktails, service, and the overall atmosphere. We had become big fans, recommending the place to friends and family. Unfortunately, that changed today, which is why our overall rating is 1 star instead of 5. We decided to pay our bill as we considered leaving to watch football at home. However, we changed our minds, stayed, and got some additional drinks from the bar. About 10 minutes later, the manager, who had just served our drinks, came over and said they had taken a booking and we needed to leave in 5 minutes. We said we would be leaving within 30min at end of half time (5:45pm) however they insisted we leave. We were confused. The manager used the poor excuse that because we had paid our bill, the till marked our table as available, and they had taken an online booking. I know for a fact this wasn’t true. Instead of being honest and admitting they had a walk-in customer waiting and had promised our table without asking us if we were leaving, they chose to upset a repeat customer with their weak excuse. We had to demand a refund for our drinks as we were not prepared to rush through them, which they did refund. There were many ways to handle the situation, but the one they took has left us with an extremely unpleasant experience and really disappointed ! one we certainly do not want to repeat. We won’t be in for Sunday lunch tomorrow, nor back anytime soon.

An unassuming place, which I like, a bit of a pub style. That being said, excellent cocktails and food. Some of the best I've had in Aberdeen. Good deals as well, like their midweek Margarita club at £7. And their Sunday roast, 2 + a bottle of red for £45, is a solid value. The staff is helpful with suggestions and lovely. Visiting from Texas, the Scottish mussels were great as well as the lentil soup and the garlic mushroom creme fresh on sourdough. Only caveat is that the kitchen closes at 9pm. But that's pretty normal for the area. Also, great music and atmosphere. Most people that came in were chatty and enjoying their time.

Was very quite on a Wednesday late morning. Food though very very tasty. Service excellent

We have always been fans of The Noose and Monkey but hadn't been for a while so recently reserved a table for a Sunday meal. As usual the place was busy and buzzing when we arrived and there was a DJ playing tunes which thankfully weren't too loud. We had a roast beef and fajitas followed by a sticky toffee pudding. We were delighted with our food and found the service friendly and helpful. Hopefully it won't be as long until our next visit.

A very unpleasant encounter with the manager. I really do not understand why such rude people enter the hospitality industry. The pub used to be an amazing place, my local, it's so depressing that it has lost it's warmth & good service. Other customers left too due to the disappointment they also felt.

Amazing place, fantastic food and brilliant staff

Great wee place on edge of Rosemount and city centre. Great atmosphere and lovely food. Lovely staff. Well worth a visit.

Just a great place to eat, friendly staff, delish food and chilled atmosphere.

Fantastic restaurant, staff were so welcoming, friendly and delivered great service. We took out dogs, they were fussed over by staff and customers and given a water bowl. The food was superb, couldn’t fault it. Would definitely return, great food decor and atmosphere 👍😀

Great meal, was very busy, quick service , and staff werevery nice

Ate here a couple of weeks ago, had the beef fajitas which were great. Not too expensive and no shrinkage of portion size either. The staff are very friendly and great service provided for the couple of hours we were there. Worth a visit if you haven't been for a while.

Lovely food, nice atmosphere and the staff always with smile & really friendly..

Really good pub. Nice vibe about the place with really keen, young and knowledgeable staff. Food was excellent as was the service. It’s clear there’s a real effort being made to provide an enjoyable experience for their customers - give it a try Im sure you won’t be disappointed.

Lovely meal beautifully presented. Nice atmosphere. Staff couldn't do enough for us. So helpful

Great owner , had fabulous meal and a few to many drinks

Fantastic food and excellent service. Can’t wait to eat here again. Only a 2 minute walk to HM Theatre. Booking recommend.

Absolutely lovely place and staff excellent. Only issue was not being advised about sides with the roast which we would have ordered for my hungry son Nathan. Ordered a pudding which was delicious sticky tofee pudding exceptioal.Pancakes with fruit mpote and yogurt delightful ldespite pancakes rather firm. Needs buttermilk or baking soda.Loved the bloody Mary with olives and gherkins. Very unusual and fab flavour..

Enjoy the food specially steak phill cheese wrap. Wonderful service

Good food, friendly staff. Good prices and location. Very dog friendly

The food and atmosphere were very nice and I enjoyed the homemade chicken & haggis pie. I think a draft ale or two would help proceedings.

Fabulous food... especially the homemade chips .

Fantastic establishment with wonderful staff and drinks. If you're feeling hungry for some breakfast, come here. It's great for your stomach as well as your pocketbook.

Fantastic restaurant, delicious food and great atmosphere

We visited the Noose and Monkey for a meal before heading to HMT on a Saturday night. We booked online and were pleased to find it was busy despite being early in the evening, so it had a great atmosphere. Despite being busy, we were served quickly and efficiently by pleasant staff. Food was excellent. Great selection of nibbles (which we had as a starter). Nacho chicken burger was delicious. Would definitely recommend.

I met my wife there 22 years ago and it's still a great pub

Lovely cozy place with great selection of drinks to accompany the mouthwatering menu, burgers are absolutely splendid! Keep up the good work, hope to be back soon!

The snacks are really tasty. Love the cocktails of the month and the people there are lovely

Been in for breakfast and for cocktails - both highly recommend! Staff are lovely, great service and nice atmosphere. Good if you just want a relaxed drink or meal but something just a tiny bit posh :)

Nice meal, and the staff was amazing

Looking for food at 20:00 last night. Being a Monday, not very busy. We were made very welcome. Good honest pub grub, just what we needed. Excellent service. Have only been in for a pint once before, but will certainly be back soon.

Main food dishes are great. Ordered a side of toast with breakfast not so great, I think the waiting staff knew that as they avoided my table once they gave me the toast. However, I would definitely be back as the food is delicious.

The service was really good, very prompt and nice. The atmosphere was cozy 🙂 We had a sunday chicken roast. And a Bloody Mary Meal was tasty, but size was very small 😒 I enjoyed the bottle of red wine though. Not too pricey

Un sitio muy agradable, el trato es espectacular y la comida no he probado mucho pero lo que probé estaba esquisito. Música en directo algunos días, totalmente recomendable

All you'd want in a pub meal and a little bit more. Tasty food, really lovely staff, nice environment - and nice and close to HMT

Great atmosphere and lovely staff and a great choice from their menu

Food rather average, service was good and atmosphere pleasant.

Everything is just great there.👍👍👍👍👍

Good pub food in a nice vibe pub . Staff were super friendly and helpful. Plentiful portions . Burgers homemade and huge ! Only criticisms. Toilets need attention and the lack of maintenance of the external appearance of this premises was initially off putting

Corner bar / restaurant with friendly staff. Decent food at a decent wait time. Soft drinks super beer was ok… I’m assuming the pipes were just cleaned on my visit. Restaurant lay out of tables in middle /upper platform to the left and table top bar style around the right windows. The bar it’s self is a half circle in the middle of the premises.

Great place for pre and post theatre drinks and food

第一に、店員さんがとても親切でフレンドリーです。料理がとても美味しく、日本人にも合っていると思います。

Great for Sunday lunch.. we didn't go for the roast though the neighbouring table looked very happy with theirs. We shared some Nachos for starters and could have finished there..the mains Chicken Fillets and Bloody Mary burger were braw... drinks were great value too.. super service... Well worth a visit...

Abbiamo cenato in questo pub dopo aver prenotato. Locale ok anche se abbiamo dovuto sollecitare un paio di volte i camerieri per avere il menù... Due risotti, uno di mare e uno di terra ... buoni, veramente buoni! Unico aspetto negativo il gran frastuono dovuto alla musica altissima ed al conseguente vociare altissimo dei presenti. Roba da uscire rimbambiti .. e si che non abbiamo 90 anni!!!! Quindi terminato il pasto rapidamente ce ne siamo andati. Cibo ottimo.. prezzo nella media, ma che casino!!!

Definitely the best pub food I've had in Aberdeen, lovely service, and a unique and classic cocktail list. Reasonable prices for the quality, will definitely be back

Food was incredible, best pub grub I've had in a long time. Lovely atmosphere

Each time I’ve been to The Noose & Monkey I’m nothing short of impressed. Easily one of Aberdeens best restaurants and the service is unmatched. Cocktails are also lovely. If you haven’t been, GO!!

Yes!! I have given 5 stars because the only thing that was wrong was the cheesecake of the day it had no flavour in top half the base was good though! Otherwise another visit is a must!! You'll be pleasantly surprised 😮

A great night out despite the hiccup of our order not making it to the kitchen. Staff very apologetic and food soon appeared after a bit of prompting… food amazing and a great atmosphere.

Lovely pub, great mocktails, service fab 👌

Fantastisk service. God mat. Vi likte ikke sardiner og fikk byttet dem ut. Dette har vi aldri opplevd andre steder.

What a cracking gastro pub. We had excellent margaritas, and a good bottle of Picpoul, but the food looked good. Really nice staff, and a lovely atmosphere.

Ci siamo capitati per caso sabato sera (con tanto di musica dal vivo) e ci siamo trovati così bene che siamo tornati anche il giorno dopo. Cibo molto buono, soprattutto fish and chips (estremamente croccante e abbondante) e il Sunday Roast.

To be fair, we were a bit unsure looking at outside, but boy, were we proved wrong!! Staff were so friendly and attentive, and the food was absolutely amazing!! Mussels and haggis for starter, then bloody Mary burger and Rorie pie for mains were to die for!!!!! Huge portions of amazing food!!! . Definitely be back!

Mangiato bene e passato una bella cena. Ottimo staff.

Muy bien lugar para degustar comida típicamente britanico. Además el lugar es ordenado, bonito y con grandes vistas.

Can't fault the food at the Noose, always delicious and good value for money. Unfortunately the service tonight put a real downer on our visit. Despite being one of only 2 tables eating in the whole place we were left sitting waiting for service on multiple occasions. No menus for around 30 minutes when we arrived, our order wasn't put through to kitchen once we placed it although the staff were apologetic for that. Despite asking for the dessert menu no one came back to see if we actually wanted to order or came back with the water we'd requested, meanwhile the staff were having a laugh behind the bar. Such a shame as we've been to the Noose a lot in the past and recommended to friends and family but not sure we'll be rushing back after our latest experience.

Heerlijk gegeten. Zeer vriendelijke bediening.

Booked last minute - on the recommendation of my daughter. Now kicking myself as I have waled past this place a hundred times and never gone in. Food was exceptional, service, attentive, but not in your face. Shetland mussels perfectly cooked, probably the best ever, fish and THE burger ( bloody mary) simply amazing. Cocktails...dont ask, out of this world. Counting down the minutes to try the brunch menu tomorrow...

Absolutely loved my visit, they after very dog friendly, attentive and considerate. The food is delicious and served in good quantities. Will be in my top five go to eateries.

What an amazing culinary experience we had! Their food is amazing! Everything is delicious! We had their roast and it was truly delicious!! We also had their beautiful pies and desserts! Everything in the menu is great! Staff are very kind and friendly Don’t miss out! Go and enjoy beautiful cocktails and drinks!

Awesome little pub, with actual decent craft beer on tap. Did not have any food but the menu looked great.the bartender was fantastic.

Made a booking for 1730 for 1.5 hours for food and drinks. The place is a ver nice atmosphere and great food. I had the salmon and prawn risotto, wife just ended up with an appetizer of nachos with cajun chicken, and my kid had a half portion of fish and chips as no actual kids menu, but will tailor a portion size for a child and charge a price for that portion which is very appreciated. My wife said the nachos were some of the best she has had, which is not what you'd expect to find in Scotland. They had lots of cheese and looked very good. The risotto was very good and was one of the several gluten free options on menu. The fish and chips for a half portion was still huge and looked very good. They also had a good drinks menu with some very nice scotches. Highly recommend if stop in Aberdeen or passing through and needing something to eat.

First visit since the 80’s. Absolutely loved the burger with nachos and cheese with jalepinios. Actual proper real potato chips were amazing. Prompt efficient service. No room for pudding. Will be back to try afternoon tea

Good dinner and cocktails. Nice and friendly staff. Had Mussels and a tasty burger. Very nice. Finished the dinner with a perfectly shaken Espresso Martini

Quality, friendly staff. Excellent service - really seemed to care that their customers are enjoying their visit. The food was mussels - really fine, tasty in a beautiful sauce Definitely going back

We've had breakfast here a couple of times now. It's really, really good. The options are great for meat-eaters and vegans alike. The coffee is excellent and the atmosphere of the place is great.

Such a lovely spot. The food was great (I had the scampi and my friend had the pie, we were both impressed). The staff were incredibly attentive and just lovely. The venue is really beautiful and they are dog friendly, too! I'll be back for sure.

Excellent food and attentive friendly service 👍🏻

Great bar food @ good value prices. Great pre theatre venue. Good live music later @ weekends

Food was lovely, service was very attentive. I wish the starter portions were a bit bigger, but the main course certainly made up for it. Will be back.

Fantastic service fantastic food made to feel welcome well looked after well will be definitely going back well recommended to everyone ❤️

Delicious food and excellent, appropriate friendly service. It's been a week while since I visited and the place has been revamped, a long with the menu. It's much better than "pub grub" and you can see that the food is made for you, and not to meet a company standard. It's beautifully presented. The staff are very professional and friendly without being overattentive. Everything arrived in good time. You aren't overwhelmed with music or TV being on for the sake of it. Definitely happy to revisit.

Fantastic little independently owned pub in the centre of town. Food is great as well!

Fantastic food and service. All in party very impressed and happy with choices. Food arrived quickly. Will be back. Would highly recommend.

Very pleasant, quaint and with lovely staff

One of my regular restaurants, for a reason, its excellent, period.

Lovely pub lunch today..good service

We visited for a last-minute dinner on a Saturday night, and we were not disappointed. We turned up quite early so we were given a high table to have a drink, then we were shown to our table for dinner. The menu choices were really good and cater for vegetarians/vegans (which I am), so I was very happy. Food was lovely, and I could tell it was freshly made. I had the Cauliflower starter and the filo pastry with lentils and butternut squash main, and both were so good. The only negative is that they have stopped doing the Tiny Rebel Club Tropica beer, which is my favourite beer, and it was the only bar in Aberdeen that stocked it!

Lovely meal couldn't fault it.such a warm welcoming good place to eat .definitely be back.

Had a very tasty , great service , great surroundings, meal, wonderful friendly staff, great food. Loved it

Nice staff. Food good. Atmosphere good. Very nice pub and good food

We had a super lunch today: our first visit to Noose and Monkey. My husband and I had the haddock and chips, and our granddaughter had smoked macaroni cheese. The fish was absolutely delicious and the portions were very generous. The macaroni cheese was really tasty. The service was friendly, and it was just a lovely place to have a family lunch. Although it didn’t apply to us, it was dog and child friendly: so refreshing. We can definitely recommend.

Couldn't fault any part of it 👍