The Atrium in Aberdeen City

The food was average. The beef olive was not good, watery gravy and warm mashed potatoes. Not good.

To be honest, I'm not a fan of expensive meals with small portions, but in the end it paid off more than I thought! The starting point was the Scottish-style gyozas, the two sauces were very good. The main course continued with a piece of pulled pork marinated in a Guinness sauce, mashed potato, marrow (fried bone marrow) and some vegetables (especially green beans). Last but not least, as dessert there was a lump of hazelnut chocolate with vanilla ice cream, overall it was filling in the end and a taste experience was fulfilled!

The Atrium is one of those restaurants that gives you a brilliant atmosphere, delicious food and is perfect for any occasion! We had booked a table after being recommended by friends and it turned out to be during 'Aberdeen Restaurant Week' which meant special offers for 2/3 course meals. You can never say no to dessert right? It is definitely a hidden gem with its central location, varied menu and a large portion size, it's perfect for the family. big group or just as a date night location. It is all very well priced and the staff are really down to earth and friendly. The Atrium is a warm and cosy restaurant with plenty of tables but I do advise booking ahead and you might even time it right during special restaurant weeks in the city, you won't be disappointed!

This was my first time visiting and I will definitely be back! The food, atmosphere and service were all excellent. The price for the 2 or 3 courses was very reasonable.

Visited with my family for the first time due to an extensive menu with plenty of variety. My mum is gluten intolerant and there was enough choice for her with all of us happy with our meals. All courses were fairly generous portions (a bit too generous for us!) however we all enjoyed our meals and everything was reasonably priced. The whole restaurant was clean and tidy and the staff very friendly. My only complaint would be we were seated very close to our fellow diners. We were at the front of the restaurant and I didn't look into the back so this may be better elsewhere but certainly the front booth-type seating felt a bit close. Otherwise would definitely visit again.

Food excellent and reasonable price food and drink .very clean Only minus table service during meal for drinks. Will be back

My Grandson took me for dinner at this restaurant. It was the first time for both of us. The food was excellent, very good service and didn't have to wait too long. Will definitely go back. It's best to book in advance.

No real ambience in the place... staff efficient but too busy to be friendly. My friends chicken was OK. My buckfast pie filling was tasty but the pastry was not fully cooked... and the roast potatoes took a huge amount of sawing to cut up!... I asked for the trio of icecream for afters... was told that the kitchen was too busy to find/serve anything other than vanilla...????? >I had the rhubarb creme caramel ..which was nice. Overall mediocre.

Normally our go to place but we went here the other week and the service has gone down a fair bit. Firstly we had a pram so they crammed us into a table where the pram was just in the way despite booking in advance and advising them of this. We had the roast and the chicken was dry and they got the order wrong so we had to wait for the food to come back. This has put us off coming back :(

Lovely lunch for my grandsons birthday. From the minute we sat down staff very attentive and informative, my grandson has to have dairy free the menu was very good with codes saying which foods were DF so it made my grandsons choice very easy. Food was excellent from starters to dessert could not fault anything at the end of the meal the staff even came over and sung Happy Birthday to him Would thoroughly recommend The Atrium excellentcall round

Great service great food Cant fault them in any way

Roast dinner was a disaster. Never seen a flat Yorkshire pudding before. Potatoes tasted as if they were prepared the day before. On the plus side the fajitas were nice.

First time at the Atrium but definitely not our last! Service was first class. Our waitress was attentive and chatty. We had mains and sweets and 6 out of 6 got 10 out of 10! Can't ask for much better than that. All were excellent.

Dined at the Atrium in Aberdeen last night with my partner. Cannot fault this place and I am very picky when it comes to eating out. The food was AMAZING....Cosy warm atmosphere. Lizzy served us and she was an absolute pleasure. Polite, cheery, and asked if we needed anything throughout the evening but not overly intrusive. We definitely will visit again when in Aberdeen and highly recommend for a 5 star meal. 😍

Kitchen closed from 8 approx. Only for drinks, not dinner… there were only a couple of places to have dinner in the area. Keep the time in mind, don't go late to dinner at places :)

Fantastic, nice environment, good selection of Wines and scottish drinks. The Malbec was really good and so nice to be able to order just a glass in almost all of the wines. Had the Chicken Dumplings to start.. the wassabi mayo was so good. As for the Venison it was cooked perfectly. 3 courses for two people, 2 glasses of wine and it was under £100....We will be back for sure. Thanks again Atrium

Had a one of the best meals I have had in a long time. Restaurant has a nice ambience. Staff very friendly and attentive. Excellent value for money. Highly recommend going there. You will not be disappointed.

A great discovery of Scottish cuisine. The dishes, from starter to dessert, were very good, the flavors are well balanced, the products are fresh and of high quality and each dish is very generous. The service is very pleasant and efficient. We had a great time as a family. I highly recommend.

Food was excellent, have been here a few times but was very disappointed with the cheese board tonight which was £10, the cheese was so thinly sliced there was not much on the plate we got 4 crackers and asked for another 2 and was told it would be an extra £1.00 definitely not worth the money for the cheese and biscuits.

Excellent food, perfect service. They welcomed us even though the kitchen was closing. Highly recommended!!!

What a lovely lunch. Our waitress Marie was a star. We had the sandwiches for lunch and we were all delighted. Can’t wait to return!

Came here pre show first time today.Had high expectations from a family recommendation based on their visit.ours didn’t mirror this , the place is nice enough ,booking was correct seated fine yeah.But the food was bang average in both our opinions, had fish and chips and the burger followed with deserts sticky toffee pudding and the brownie.The burger was not bad but certainly nothing special the black pudding on it could have been cooked longer to skin it ,as done it was mushy and just not pleasant texture wise.my partner said her fish was ok but nothing to shout about.This feeling from us both continued into dessert .overall everything was just ok nothing stand out nothing I can’t get better in somewhere else.

Went for a nice meal with my wife at 5.30 on Monday the 22nd. First visit and everything looked wonderfull. Our starter and wine arrived and along with the nice background music everything seemed fine until a couple of adults decided they would like to listen to very noisy content from their phone. We thought it would be a short thing, but no they carried on and on. Our enjoyment of our starter was ruined. I went to the bar and asked the young lady if she could kindly request them to cease. I was told she would get the manager to deal with it. Quite a time later she reappeared to tell us that the manager said they had had their food and would probably leave soon anyway. As the noise was still going on we chose to pay for what we had and leave. I would advise anyone to spend their hard earned money at a professional business who's management actually MANAGE. First visit and last. Absolutely disgraceful

We were looking for a new place to go in Aberdeen and had passed The Atrium a few times. We decided to give it a go after looking at the reviews. The restaurant advertises itself as Scottish, which is certainly true for the produce, but when it comes to the menu, it is a lovely mix of typical Scottish dishes, but also burgers, pasta, mac & cheese and more. That variety meant that the whole family had a something interesting to choose. The wine was great, the atmosphere and service very decent.

Top rate service and food. If you are in Aberdeen, eat here. The best of wines and top notch Scottish produce. Just wish they would open up In Glasgow

Erye, our table host was excellent. Good food and interesting music. She made our experience special. The food was tasty and served beautifully.

We went for a pre theatre dinner. Booked for 5.45 to give us plenty of time. We arrived 5 mins late at 5.50 but theatre was 7.30 so loads of time. Got seated and waited 30 minutes to even get a drinks order so ordered food at the same time, it eventually arrived at 6.45 and just to look at it the puff pastry on the pie wasn't cooked, it was raw dough, and the roast potato's were under coookd in the middle and the 'beef' pie had 5 tiny cubes of beef, the rest was vegetables. Disappointing would be an understatement. We had looked forward to dinner all week. We had planned to have the 2 courses for £25 but didn't have time. They did take the pie off the bill. Our server was lovely but sadly it was such an huge let down we won't be going back.

We were a party of 19 in the private function suite. The service was excellent from the booking right through to the serving of the meal. The quality of the food was excellent too and very reasonably priced.

Great casual service. Affordable lunch venue and reasonable portions.

Really lovely food. Had a beef pie which was perfectly cooked. Staff are exceptional. Well worth a visit.

Went for an early dinner and it was really nice. Good vegan options as well.

Fantastic atmosphere, service and food. Can't beat their fish and chips!

Recommended to book in advance, at least for the weekends. The cullen skink was delicious. We have not tried many others, but this one was top! Staff was kind, attentive and fast. Pay to park on the street only.

Had an absolutely lovely meal here. Scottish themed cuisine. All the dishes were well presented with good portion sizes and fantastic flavours. The cullen skink was the best I've ever had. Atmosphere was nice with good background music at a sensible level so conversation was easy. Really recommend you try it.

Lovely lunch meal with my work colleagues fantastic meal highly recommend

Not only was this the best service we had in all of Great Britain but it might be the best service I've ever had!! They were simply fantastic and so incredibly accommodating. We genuinely felt like family and it was a great way for us to end our family trip. The Cullen skink was creamy yet light. The fish and chips were well battered and seasoned well. The gravy and haggis ate really salty, still good but just really salty. The house burger was good but unfortunately not amazing, but that was likely the lowest point of the meal (and it was still good enough). I cannot recommend this place enough!! What a great gem in Aberdeen!!!

I had Scottish beef pie, it was delicious!

One of my favourite eating out venue's in the City New menu recently gives more excuses to keep coming back 😋

1st time at the Atrium. Food was really good. Nice restaurant.

Food was delicious, service incredible. 100% going back

Had a 6:30 reservation, arrived at 6:20 and was seated right away, well we didn’t actually get seated but directed towards the tables and the waitress went to get water. She didn’t come back for 25 minutes. It went down hill from there. It took another 20 minutes to order our food, they brought the wrong appetizer. Once we got the appetizer (15 minutes later) we got our food. For the next 30 minutes no one came by to ask how the meal was or if we needed anything. Finally at 8:15 we got our check after requesting it twice. The food was excellent.

A definite go-to when in Aberdeen. Tucked away on Chapel Street, this place is a gem. Haggis bonbons for starters and North Sea Haddock Mornay for mains were of incredibly excellent quality. Great atmosphere and friendly staff; we will be back!

Very nice dining experience friendly staff parking a problem but large parking space only a few minutes from the restaurant.

We went to the Atrium on a recommendation. Well it certainly didn’t disappoint. Excellent food, well presented by lovely friendly staff. We all had two courses and wine and the bill was very reasonable indeed. 100 % recommended

First time I've been here and it was lovely. Food was good and the staff really nice. Highly recommend.

Scottish fusion style food. Selection is varied and the food I tried was very good. For dinner you can order 2 or 3 course meal selection that is good value and should have something for everyone. Special shout out for the Deep Fried Marsbar dessert (in picture). This was a surprisingly excellent desert and I have to recommend as a must try for visitors to Scotland. Resturant is overall nice and at time of visit it was not too busy, so resturant was not as noisy as many places tend to be. Service was good and not intrusive in any way. In closing, highly recommend this resturant, and whatever you do; be sure to try the Fried Marsbar.

Very good experience. If there's such one thing as a local cuisine, this would be the place. Should have stayed with two courses, but had to try the fried mars bar 🙄

The service and food were excellent. Special mention to Sara for all her outstanding work from start to finish . Highly recommend

This was my second time at The Atrium and it definitely doesn’t disappoint. The restaurant has a lovely welcoming feel to it and the staff are so friendly. We all had something different to eat and all the food was of very generous portion, excellent quality. Would highly recommend

One day I'm sure they will have haggis, neaps and tatties on the dinner menu when I show up, and if they do, it'll will be superb, just like all the other meals I have enjoyed at Atrium... Cullen skink, smoked haddock mornay, haggis bon bons..... If you're in the granite City, go for dinner here... Go for a long dinner here... Enjoy.. And thank you.

First time at this restaurant with my family the food and staff were excellent nicely presented and warm.. my only gripe was not enough sauce on sticky toffee pudding but that's a Personal thing a little jug on side would be nice Keep up the good work

Superb food; inventive and incredibly tasty. There's nothing pretentious and the servings are seriously generous. Really loved it. Would like to see a more ambitious wine and drinks list. Also, the laminated menus may be practical but they feel out of place.

I would definitely recommend The Atrium, lovely service all the staff are friendly. And the food was amazing, my steak was cooked to perfection, well presented. Cullen skink soup is a favourite❤️

First time me and my husband had been here, lovely atmosphere, lovely food and big portions. Our waitress Amber was very polite and attentive and so were the other waitresses too. Will be back again

Excellent freshly cooked food offering. Attentive staff. Nice surroundings, warm welcome, and relaxed atmosphere. Reasonably priced. Highly recommend visiting.

Food excellent,big portions didn't make ma third course. Good value for money.

Food is excellent and big platefuls. We had been before where the service was disappointing, but our issues were dealt with. On returning we couldn’t fault a thing, food was still amazing, and staff were lovely, professional and very attentive.

Third visit this year and as always good food, great staff and value for money. Found this place during Aberdeen restaurant week. Our new go to restaurant.

Lovely meal, good selection, generous portions, Aberdeen buttery served with Cullen skink a quirky touch, Korean chicken very tasty. Main course good plate of food no room for desert. Staff were friendly and efficient and very good value for money . Would definitely recommend and dine here again.

This was our 3rd family visit, first 2 were spoiled by poor service, however as the food has always been excellent we gave it a "3rd time lucky" chance. Thanks to Ayisha our lovely server, our experience was 5 star. Always smiling, efficient, willing to chat as well as being very busy seeing to the customers, what a difference she made to our whole family meal. Well done Ayisha you should be proud of yourself. Also manager Sarah was very nice explaining possibly why we had issues with our previous visits. Fingers crossed for next visit...

We had been as a family before and the food was fantastic but really spoiled by the service we received from our waitress at the time. We decided to give it another go for my birthday meal ans so glad we did. The food was as good as the first time but the service from Ayesha made the difference. She was incredibly busy serving but always made the time to check in with us for drinks, desserts etc. She was very professional but also warm and kind. Hats off also to Sarah the manager. What a different visit for us this time. I'm so glad we can go back again. Well done ladies.

Food was amazing staff are very disinterested and clearly don't want to be there, when you are told by your server to pass those dirty plate as they stand at the top of the table rather than walk round the table collecting them 😔

Booked for a family birthday and from the moment I booked I was impressed with the professionalism of the staff. The meal itself was excellent and again the staff were so friendly and helpful and I will definitely be back and would recommend to everyone to try this gem of a restaurant. Special mention to Sara for her excellent hospitality skills and attention to my guests.

Average food and below average service. My teriyaki stir fry was so sweet, I just couldn't eat it. The noodles undercooked as well. I said this to the waiter, he replied that teriyaki sauce is made with sugar and I said that I know this very well, I ate teriyaki many times before, never that sweet. After we finished the main courses we waited a very long time for the plates to be taken away. The servers never asked if we want more drinks and at the end I had to look for them to ask for the bill. Very disappointing and I will not return.

Excellent lunch with superb service, waitress Jo was very pleasant and efficient. Good choice of menu for a lunchtime and very nice cocktails. We found it reasonably priced for the quality of food and portion size, will definitely be back :)

Booked a table at the last minute for a late lunch. Staff amazing and attentive, food was fabulous! Highly recommend, was very busy which was lovely to see.

Went to the Atrium for dinner with my work friends, at my suggestion. I have been to the Atrium 4-5 times and have always had a decent experience. However, Thursday night confirmed there will not be a sixth visit by me or any of my friends. The server was extremely rude, when my friend complained that her medium steak was cold, she was repeatedly asked 'what would you like me to do?' Politely she requested that the steak be heated up. He also remarked 'well, you did order it medium', which is not a helpful response and having had a few medium steaks in my time, know they are not served stone cold. The inpolite manner at that point was not the worst part. When we came to pay (after sitting with our jackets on trying to get their attention), the server asked 'so how you wanting to do this, split it?' whereby I produced my card for payment and he responded 'what about tips, how you doing that?' I said that I planned to round up my payment to include a tip whereby he advised that they wouldn't get paid the tips as that's how the card payment worked and that the business would get all the money. It was a very awkward exchange, and after I said, 'well what do you want me to do, calculate payments and tips seperately'?, he relinquished and took my card and payment. On completion of the payment (I can't recall the exact words), he remarked 'lesson for you to take cash with you in the future'. We all left feeling very uncomfortable. Personally, my food was good, however, the restaurant temperature is below comfortable and the experience with the staff was below average! If you enjoy feeling humiliated and embarrassed, this is the place to go.

The food was very satisfactory. However the customer service was poor. The waitress was not friendly neither was she smiling. We will not go back because of the service. IIt's a shame.

We knew the evening wasn't going to go to plan when 3 of our party arrived and was greeted with a host who looked like we have all just walked into her own living room. On explaining there was going to be just 4 of us instead of 5 she rudely asked 'well how many do you want it for!' We were shown to the table and the given the menu, when the server eventually came for the drinks order we were all good to give the food one too as had ample time to pick. The cocktail menu was limited. The room was very cold and I sat with my coat wrapped wound my waist and legs. The starters were lovely 3xking prawns, 1x scotch egg. The main courses arrived the mac cheese was a very decent helping as was the scampi. The 2 medium steaks were cold - one guest just put the sauce over the steak to disguise it was cold and continued to eat it, I told [I think it was the manager] that my steak was cold and he questioned me twice that it was cold and I even put my hand on the steak and asked if he would like to try it! The attitude wasn't what we would have expected - he then twice asked what I would like to do but told him to just give it a heat was good for me, no need for a replacement. The waiting time and trying to catch somebody's eye when we were looking to pay must've been 15+ minutes - while [manager] was at the bar looking like he was texting on his mobile. We had waited so long we all thought if we put our coats on somebody will come over to take payment. Eventually he came over with the bill and payment device, my colleague advised that there was to be 3 card payments and at least 3/4 times he said that they would miss out on a tip if we were doing it that way. After about the 4 time she asked if he would like to add up the payments himself and he grudgingly took the them. So if he had not mentioned that, and despite the steaks being cold, there would have been a cash tip left on the table [which is what we normally do for the waitresses] None of us have ever been asked or told about going to tip - anywhere!! This left such a sour end to what should have been a lovely night. Needless to say we won't be back.

We loved our food, service was brilliant. Would definitely recommend

good service from waitresses making up for lukewarm cullen skink the over cooked reheated veg and slightly burned beef olives

Have had lunch here a few times and it has always been fantastic. Good food and pleasant service. Excellent value for money.

After entering, my girlfriend and I felt taken care of. The smiling waitress showed us to our seats and was very nice. The meals we ordered were prepared from fresh, regional products.The taste, speed of serving and method of serving - perfect. We wholeheartedly recommend this place

Enjoyed a family get together and while there were 9 of us, we were asked to pre order and when we arrived we were shown to a private room, which while seperate from the main dining room still had plenty of atmosphere. Over all the food was excellent and we all had a variety of starters, mains and sweets and I think everyone was very pleased. Only downside was although pre ordered the food did seem to take a while to come, and it was the same with the drinks. But this seemed to be a kitchen and bar problem rather than the waitresses. It was very busy to be fare and it seemed that some of the younger waitresses were quite stressed, but i dont think any fault lay with them. A good night was had and the food with the cost was excellent. If you havent been give it a go, its well worth it.

Great food, great service. Was busy when we arrived and were still able to accommodate us without booking in advance. Nice selection whisky too

This was my second time here cause I loved my first experience so much. Food was lovely!!! Probably the best Cullen Skink I’ve ever had and fantastic value for the price. Service though was very off putting though. Server was nice but she checked up on our table about 10 times in the span of 20 minutes, put the straws on the table, felt unsanitary, servers were smelling the drinks, asked to take our order immediately as we sat down. Overall we just had a very uncomfortable experience. I work in the hospitality industry and i really think the front of house staff need some better training. Again the food was lovely but we were extremely turned off by the customer service we had.

Hidden gem, first visit but certainly won’t be the last! Food was delicious, well cooked, beautifully presented and service was excellent. My daughter and I will definitely return.

Staff went above and beyond to accommodate me tonight, food was delicious and the service was fantastic

Just dined here with work - festive menu. Despite running a little behind they more than made up for it, Darren and the team are fab. Service was flawless, food was incredible and will most definitely be back for a la carte. Well worth a visit

Had the private dining room as there was 12 of us, food was excellent, service great. Plenty of space and we could control the music, play our own tunes. Great night had by all.

Booked dinner for Monday night at 5.45 because we were going to the theatre. Water was delivered to the table but no glasses. Orders were taken quickly and the food arrived promptly. The food itself was lovely. We then sat for 20mins waiting for someone to clear our plates and take orders for dessert given it was a set menu. Eventually someone came and recommended we order a second course to get our money's worth but by then we were running late for the theatre. Took a long time to get the bill and pay. Food was great but it was a very expensive one course meal. Waitress apologised but still charged the full set menu price.

Decent food and great value, definitely be back.

Celebrated my Wifes 60th birthday here with Family in a private dining room. Everything went well, staff were friendly and helpful without being too intrusive, they even sang Happy Birthday to her whilst taking in her cake Food was delicious and plentiful, would happily recommend The Atrium, and will certainly be returning

Visited on Saturday lunchtime, table of 5. Before we had even ordered a drink we were told we had to leave the table within 2 & a quarter hours by the front of house chap. The food was good & waitresses were lovely although busy, so just as well we didn't want 3 coarses as the pace was slow. Over 30 minutes wait for mains & long wait for dishes to be cleared and desserts to be ordered. The minute we finished our dessert the same chap appeared and said he would have to give us our bill! Never asked if we wanted coffee or enjoyed our meal. We paid and the cleaning spray was left on table beside us as we were getting our coats on. There was no one waiting to be seated and quite a few empty tables around at 345pm. Customer service poor.

Had a table booked for 5pm. Arrived at the restaurant to be shown to a table at the front beside a large noisy party. We asked if we could sit somewhere else and were advised they were fully booked (even though very few tables were occupied at the rear of the restaurant). We therefore left and will not go back to this restaurant given the poor customer service.

Had an absolutely fantastic meal service first class prices very reasonable

Lovely lunch at reasonable price.

I don't normally do reviews but my experience wasn't the best. The service was really really slow and my meal wasn't great. The chicken was very dry and some of the veg was almost raw. P

GF Sticky Toffee Pudding was amazing! So was all of the food!

Fabulous family meal amazing 👏 thank you wonderful service wonderful food Fabulous

First time eating here since it reopened under the new owners. Will definitely be going back - the choices for food were good and we specifically booked for the Sunday roast and it didn't disappoint 😋 We also had starters and dessert and they were lovely as well. We loved the fact it is a set price menu 😃

This was my first visit and it made a good first impression. Met friends for lunch, the menu choice was good and the food was delicious. It's really pleasant and relaxed environment, great for a nice chatty lunch. The staff were very nice and the service was good. Will definitely visit again.

Food was alright. Have to say the service was really really disappointing, didn’t get asked for drinks for the whole night after our first drink was brought out, Water wasn’t topped up and took around 35-40 minutes to take away the main plates. Food was good but service really let it down.

Brilliant value for money. Fish and chips particularly excellent, firm white haddock and perfectly crispy batter. We didn't have room for dessert but I bet they were good!

Awesome food, very generous portions, pleasant friendly staff. Our 1st visit here tonight, will definitely be back again soon.

A well decorated restaurant, welcoming staff, the service and the food was exceptional. What we liked was the choice of 2 courses at £20 or 3 courses at £25? see menu. A truly good dining experience highly recommended.

I had the best fish & chips ever and my husband had the venison that he said was better than filet mignon. I then had the sticky toffee pudding for dessert - it brought me back to when I was young and my grandmother would make this dessert. We highly recommend this restaurant. The staff were very attentive!

We visited for the first time to celebrate two special birthdays. Service was attentive and food was amazing. Could not fault it. Great options, everyone found something to their liking. Two courses £20 and 3 was £25 The venison melted in the mouth and worked well with the mash and autumnal vegetables. Burgers were a decent size and a hit with the boys (21, 18 and 14). We left very full and really enjoyed the atmosphere and experience. Music wasn’t particularly to our liking but that was the only negative.

Great selection of food, including a few local dishes and some good vegetarian options. The place wasn’t too busy, but the service was rather slow.

Met up for lunch with friends. Added bonus had a book signed by author Catriona Turner. Food was superb. Service excellent