The Broken Fiddle in Aberdeenshire

3 of us had the breakfasts and one had a toasted cheese and red onion sarnie, teas coffee and toast. Everything was very nice, bacon could have been cooked longer and broken/chipped tea pot should be replaced but thats just our opinion. We will definately be back.....yum!

Lovely food and friendly staff. Our favourite meal out during our week holiday in Scotland. (Sadly too filling, so we didn’t get to taste any of the lovely looking cakes on offer). Would definitely visit if we were in the area again, and happy to recommend.

Lovely wee cafe serving homemade quality food at very reasonable price, wasn't planning on having dessert but couldn't resist it as it was staring at me from the cabinet 😋 big portions, quality food and exceptional value. Well worth a visit if your in Banff.

Great value, quality breakfast. Perfect last day of holiday to have fab breakfast cooked for me. Great friendly service.

Found this lovely little seaside cafe whilst ejoying our recent holiday,food was superb as was the banter. Lovely and clean with fast service. Veg lasagne and Haddock and chips recommended. Loads of homemade deserts too. Would strongly suggest you visit if in the area.

Been in for coffee, tea and scones before, and once we saw the menu decided we'd pay another visit for some brekky. Did not disappoint, we had two cooked breakfasts, very very tasty came with tea/coffee and toast and were more than happy for us swapping a cooked item for another we preferred. Lovely wee gem of a place and the staff and owners are super friendly. Definitely worth a visit when in the area.

From the second I walked in, you're greeted by the lady owner. It's a table service and wasn't all that busy when I visited just after 12. Make sure to have money on you as it's cash only, but because of that, she keeps the price down and the food is cooked yo perfection. Would highly recommend this little cafe to any tourist that's just passing the area. Thank you 😊

We popped in here for lunch and so glad we did. Lovely soup and chicken fillets with proper chips (none of this skinny fries rubbish). Staff are very efficient and friendly. Couldn't manage any cakes as didn't have any room left. Will definitely be back.

Totally agree with Forfar review, this was the best cafe have eaten at for ages. Baked potatoes with tuna and salad, scampi chips and salad. Very reasonably priced. Really friendly welcome and service with a smile. We asked some questions about the painting on the wall of McPhersons Rant and the lady told us so much of the history of it and surrounding area as well as where to get the best ice cream - The Ice Cream shop in Cullen. We promptly went there and had 1 salted caramel, 1 blueberry, 1 banoffee & 1 Malteser cone delicious!! Great tip.

Best cafe we’ve eaten at for a long time! Cosy wee cafe, lovely staff who greeted us at the door, polite and very attentive, just what you want! The food was so tasty, proper old style flavours we love and wish we saw more often. Soup was hearty and flavoursome, and the chicken fricasse was spot on. Really good sized helpings that kept us full all day. Plenty options with a great specials menu too. They had such a great selection of cakes, scones and tray-bakes, we could hardly chose, we actually took scones away with us! Highly recommend if looking for somewhere to eat in the area. Thank you! We look forward to popping back again

Popped in here after a visit to the sea life aquarium for coffee/cake, asked for coffee to be extra hot, it was perfect, best cup of coffee we have had in a long time, scones were amazing, great service, very friendly & to make my husbands day he was a Rangers supporter 😀😀

This small cafe was a real find on a wet morning in Banff. Good coffee, homebakes and a choice of sandwiches and hot meals all at reasonable prices.

We visited as a family 2 adults 2 children. We had a meaty and a veggie breakfast and the kids had sundaes. All the food was great. Hot breakfasts and cold mackies ice cream sundaes. The staff were very good too.

This small business is the best one so far. They are very inviting their food is delicious and they even do HOMEMADE CHIPS. Very nice and very nice wee cafe. Well done to Kenny and his rest of his team. I love going into the cafe. Very cheap. If there was a 10 review I would give you a 10/10. Well done Team.

Visited yesterday and and had great paninis, salad and a side of excellent chips. Service friendly and Corona safe. Just one niggle that stops me giving it 5 stars. They made every effort to make the place safe, wearing masks, no paper menus on the tables, trying to distance in what was a small cafe and with table service only. However, they let themselves down by only accepting cash. In the era of Coronavirus, they really need to take contactless payments only, there's no excuse really.

Haddock off the boat that morning cooked in a very light batter. Real chips. Fantastic. Good Covid precautions and friendly people. Happy to see there’s a no dog policy.

Not dog friendly. Looking for coffee and cake stop this morning came across The Broken Fiddle unfortunately does not allow dogs on premises. I would have thought that as times are hard at the moment business would be glad to have customers.

Great host, service accurate, quick, attentive & good. Food basic but done soooooooo well, what more can you ask for. Homemade cakes looked incredible. Eat Out To Help Out a game changer, can’t recommend enough.

Booked a table for Sunday lunch . 2 courses for £10. Proper home cooked food like my grandma used to make. Will be going back as I want to try everything on their menu! Great value. Great grub! Friendly and courteous staff. All Covid rules appear to be in place and felt as safe as being at home

The Broken Fiddle is a really cosy, quaint little cafe where everyone is friendly and helpful! A great range to choose from, the food was tasty and the service was a quick!

My wife and I have been here often over the last year or so as they serve wonderful food in a warm and friendly environment and we would both highly recommend it

We tried the burgers with chips and salad which was ok but not more really. It says everything is home made, but the burger patty was definitely not home made. The price performance I have to say is very good though.

While visiting Banff we checked trip advisor and saw this wee cafe had amazing reviews , so we felt we had to visit. However we were slightly disappointed, food was pretty bland and chips were horrid and burnt, we had just walked 3miles and were in need of food but sadly it was just average. Staff were pleasant .

Great selection of meals. Tasty and generous portions. Didn’t hear a single grumble and the place was packed when we were there. Can’t comment on the desserts as there was no space left after my delicious home made quiche.

Popped in for lunch after visiting Duff House. Very nice paninis and a good cup of tea. Service friendly and efficient. Homely atmosphere.

After a morning visiting Duff house in Banff we stopped in town for lunch. We found this unassuming little cafe in the middle of town.Staff were incredibly friendly a d welcoming. Good was simple made from local produce and beautifully prepared Excellent value and we would certainly drop in again

Popped in for lunch with a friend. Nice atmosphere and friendly, attentive staff. We both had meals from the daily specials board. I had fresh battered haddock and home made chips which was delicious. Friend had mince, tatties, skirlie and veg which he thoroughly enjoyed, best he'd had in ages. Ample portions which meant we were too full to try a pudding or cake from the great selection on display. Very reasonably priced too. Definitely return next time in Banff.

Staff very welcoming.Excellent meals served,all home made.Good value for money.Home made chips would take a lot to be beaten.

A Quite nice place with good service, and the food is Okay. Easy menu with fried food and chips. Nice icecream and cake stand.

I am a regular customer in the Broken Fiddle.It is a very friendly family run establishment.The menu is not fancy but honest homemade food.

As a frequent customer here I am happy to say that I cannot fault any dish I have eaten or the service with which it is presented. It is of very good quality and fairly priced and the owners are very nice and friendly people and as are the other staff. I totally recommend this cafe to everyone..

Been to Broken Fiddle twice this month and thoroughly enjoyed our meals each time.

Passing through Banff at lunchtime I stopped to have some quick lunch and this cafe seemed to fit the bill. It was very quiet, the only other customers were a man and a boy whom I took to be his son, about 10 years old.

We found the Broken Fiddle café quite late on a Saturday afternoon but were nonetheless warmly welcomed and served by the friendly hostess. I was pleasantly surprised that they even had roast lamb and was not disappointed. We chose scones with homemade jam for dessert that went down a treat with a pot of tea.

Went today for second visit, to see if it was as good as the first visit. Pleased to say it was. One of the only places I know to serve handmade chips and not the frozen type that are easier to keep. The meal portions are generous and delicious. Will definitely be back here. Oh and the homemade doughnuts were tasty too.

The Broken Fiddle is near the bottom of the Strait Path Banff just off Low Street.

Amazing wee place, this is our 3rd or 4th visit and 1st visit with our little girl. The staff are very helpful and the food is cooked to perfection. The prices are great as well.

Very friendly service. Tea can be hit and miss in cafes, but it was good here. I also had the local ice cream, which was heavenly. An all round great priced menu, I would thoroughly recommend a visit!

Great food, great service. Had coffee and cake but will defo need to do lunch next time as the smells were very tantalising. Will defo return to this quainte little cafee

Well worth a walk up or down the hill. Chips are some of the best I have ever had. Good varied menu and locally sourced ingredients. Generous portions and very well priced. Scampi tasty and served with salad and tasty coleslaw. Coffee hot and tasty. Desserts look most tempting. Open 7 day's a week and the roast on a Sunday will tempt me back. Not the easiest place to go if you have mobility issues but worth the struggle. Another hard working local owner that deserves support from visitors and locals alike. As the food good and staff pleasant I'm sure they will continue to do well.

A mouth watering selection of real homemade cake and tray bakes. A small but delightful space to enjoy a lovely coffee and probably any of the tempting homebakes.

We had a very nice lunch at The Broken Fiddle. We had soup and a tomato and cheese quiche. It was all very tasty. Very friendly staff and everything clean. You can’t use your card but there is a cash machine close by.

This place serves the best chips I have ever tasted and the connection with Macpherson's Rant, the broken fiddle and the local art really make it a vital part of a visit to the historic town of Banff.

We were in Banff and wanted a nice lunch, nothing fancy but good food. Three different people all said to go to the broken fiddle. So, we did. It is a quaint place tucked away half way up a narrow hills side street (or half way down depending on the direction you come from). We had exactly the meal we had been expecting. Nothing fancy, a nice lunch. The place was busy without being hectic and the food seemed to be all fresh baked or freshly made. Our meal was nice, the service was fine and there was no big bite out of the wallet.

I occasionally stop here for a coffee or light lunch when I am on my own in Banff. It is very friendly, if you want quick (with chips) then it's just fine. Will be taking my granddaughters there in the next few days. The cakes and puddings are always more than tempting and the service is quick and very friendly.

Food was nice , freshly cooked. Fish was white and crispy , Home made chips , Burger was good , but there was a smell of dirty fat. Not very nice

Great Breakfast. Could only manage the small breakfast but it was really good and served by very friendly, Family staff. Affa Fine.

Arrived to a very warm welcome and I had the special of the day - fish 'n' chips. Lovely fresh fish, large portion, real chips and a pot of tea. Great value and freshly cooked in this traditional, wee cafe. Highly recommended.

We arrived later in the afternoon (not long before the published closing time) and asked if we could still have lunch. We had homemade soup followed by a huge piece of cheese and tomato quiche with great wee chips, salad garnish and coleslaw, and scampi (chips, garnish and coleslaw as before). After wading through those fantastic plates, we couldn’t resist some pud- super home baked pies, cakes etc. Herself had the mint aero cheesecake and I had the toffee lemon meringue- yummy! Good service, good food, fun facts and a history lesson - a good start to the girls day out!

We were a large group who stopped in for a good Scottish breakfast and were not disappointed. We had a vegetarian who could get a hearty meal, and with help on the steep sidewalk a member with a mobility device was able to join us...

We popped in for a quick snack. Chips n cheese, chips n curry sauce, mac n cheese and a soup n sandwich. All arrived quickly, and were just what we wanted. The chips were the pride n joy of the cafe and rightly so. Hand...

The Broken Fiddle may only be a small cafe, but the service and quality of food is high. My husband and I only had morning tea with coffee and a scone accompanied by homemade jam but both were delicious. The food on the lunch menu...

We have visited several times and have always experienced good service and lovely food. The owners are very friendly and the menu offers a wide choice. Great for families as long as you don’t need to get in with a buggy 👍🏻

Had a cooked breakfast a couple of weeks ago. All crammed onto a tiny plate, bacon quite tasty but sausages were pretty bland and the whole thing was swimming in grease.

Had a ham sandwich with crisps & coleslaw & a Diet Coke - only £5.30. Nice bread, thick ham, tasty coleslaw. Not so keen on the crisps as tomato flavoured but overall good value for money. Speedy, friendly service. Clean & homely atmosphere. Will return

Coffee great. Dough ring fresh and magnificent, and a lemon and lime meringue pie to die for. Sausage and black pudding roll is too good to describe, and to top it all, Hospitality is excellent and Kenny's banter is tolerable ☕️😋

UK is not famed for good coffee but this place changes the picture. And ice cream lover in the family...

It is not the easiest wee cafe to get in to, being half way up a steep hill but it...

Fui allí por primera vez hace unos días y sin duda volveremos. Cafetería hotelito adorable comida que sirve deliciosos. Mi marido y yo pasamos la sopa tanto tattie con pan y mantequilla para entrante, tuve el pollo y skirlie para principal, él tenía la torta...

Limpio, el servicio de restaurante acogedor fue rápido y el personal amable. La comida era fresca, caliente y sabrosa. Muy buena relación calidad-precio sólo £6. 40 por una hamburguesa Vegetal, patatas con una bebida. Fue la hora del almuerzo, así el café estaba muy lleno...

Tomamos un almuerzo agradable aquí en un lugar muy pintoresco. El personal era muy amable y la comida era buena. Buena variedad de comida disponible. Buen lugar para comer.

An excellent cafe for a reasonably priced lunch. We both had locally caught haddock which was excellent, a large piece of very good fish, with a small portion of chips and peas or salad. We just about had room to try the generous portions of tempting home made desserts. The whole bill was £24 for both of us including a pot of tea.

We had homemade stake pie with all the trimmings it was so good we went back the next day for a mega breakfast and it too was delicious would recommend too anyone thats hungry its the place to go

Wish I could give more stars to the broken fiddle it's amazing!! Kenny and Tracy are the best people ever and so so welcoming. The food is amazing and is all homemade, the sweets are insanely good (especially the cheesecake) 12/10 would highly recommend to anyone

What a Brilliant cafe excellent food and brilliant staff lovely home bakes made by Tracey herself. Brilliant will kids and are able to cater for Everyones needs defo be back

Family visited these premises on a few occasions without problem so you would expect the owners to have some respect for there loyal customers. however when served mouldy food you expect to be given either a new meal for free or atleast a new meal paid for. mould all round the bun ( all round one side) then to be given the same burger in a new bun is a disgrace then made to pay for it, me or the rest of the family have not been back since, we have been other places and wont be returning again. what a shame

As good a breakfast as you will get anywhere, the cakes are amazing too. Service is always with a smile and local knowledge is available if needed or asked for. Good, honest and value for money, I often go back for more and will continue to do so when we're in the area.

Had a family lunch and it was Brilliant. The staff are very nice and the food is home made which was fantastic. Highly recommend a visit as you will not be disappointed.

Stopped here for a breakfast after my morning drive around Scotland and got a fantastic breakfast. Had a lovely chat with the owner who pointed out great places to go and see. Would Defiantly come back if i ever find myself in the area.

This is now my go to place for breakfast, lunch or cake! Can't beat it, great atmosphere good staff what more can you ask for...

After a hard morning,walking and birdwatching at near bye Troup Head RSPB Reserve,my friend and I had worked up quite an appetite.He mentioned a diner he had been In on his last visit to Banff and said,It would be perfect,as we were both starving.Boy,was he right.We both had the "Big Breakfast" and It was delivered quickly,by a lovely lady,who was rushed off her feet but was pleasant and polite,when others would have been grumpy and moaning,given her busy schedule.The food was fantastic and certainly hit the spot for us both.I don't visit Banff often,which Is just as well,as after todays brunch,I would tip the scales at a lot more than I should..!! Another surprise came by the way of the price.A hell of a lot cheaper than what I was expecting to pay and a hell of a lot cheaper,than If I bought the same In my home city of Aberdeen.I may have a new excuse for birdwatching at Troup Head,after eating at the Broken Fiddle...! The large amount of locals eating here was another good sign.Fantastic food,service and setting.What more can you ask for ?

We met the owner, Kenny, elsewhere in Banff, and he mentioned his centrally-located family-run place, the Broken Fiddle, on an alley, or steep road, connecting Low Street and High Street. So we went...perfect cappuccino and great scones with butter and home-made jam. Went back a few days later and enjoyed the same. Every time we've visited, it was nicely filled with locals, and maybe a few travelers, like us. Definitely check it out.

Food was filling and freshly prepared, well priced and prompt, attentive service. Varied menu on a local theme.

We went as a family fora meal and it was brilliant fish fried to perfection and omelette was nice macaroni hubby said was good home made too only thing I didn't really enjoy was the chips too little I like chunky but that was only snag Meal was good service second to none oh and pineapple upside down cake was gorgeous light fluffy and tasty and a huge serving too daughter in law had lemon meringue pie it overflowed the bowl i recommend it

We love this place for a cooked breakfast or for lunch. Great home cooking. you can't beat their battered haddock with real chips......lovely

Been here a few times always good food with nice friendly service so I will go again and recommend to others

I've been there few times for a meal and I really enjoyed it. Taste good, specially beef olives :) They have great cakes, home made and ice creams, with some options for diabetics. Can recommend :)

Sticky tables, over powering smell of fried food and a general feeling of having seen better days (many years ago).

The Big man welcomes you as you enter. No waiting have a look at the many specials order and your in and out of the place in half an hour. Good wholesome food made on the premises and served by a friendly happy young lady. What else do you need in this day and age

Working in Banff. Popped in for lunch. Delighted to see they make their chips the traditional way. ( local Potatoes freshly peeled and cut) Superb,inexpensive breakfast.lovely coffee and clean loos. There is a really nice painting of a local historic event, hidden within it there are modern day celebrities. Great way to pass a few minutes, finding Billy Connelly, Gordon Strachan etc.Very friendly little cafe.

We happened upon the Broken Fiddle by chance whilst on holiday and I'm glad we did! If you're after somewhere flash, this is not the place for you. If however, you're after filling food in a friendly environment, you're in luck! My husband and myself had an all day breakfast and our son had sausage, chips and beans. The chips were to die for and took us back to the proper, hand cut chips we had back in the 80's before yucky frozen chips took over! The staff we're great, very friendly, helpful and informative even if they did laugh at my pronunciation of 'Findochty' We will definitely call in again if we're ever up there again.

Lovely food especially the hand cut chips. Very reasonably priced and friendly atmosphere. We highly recommend this cafe.

We visited this café last week whilst on a trip for a few days to Banff. The service was fantastic and the lady who took our order was very friendly. We enjoyed our food however it was a little greasy. The coffee is fab as was the ice cream :) not sure I would visit for a meal again but definitely for coffee cake and ice cream.

Cosy atmosphere, and your never left waiting long for a hearty serving. Perfect for a boost of energy to help get you up that steep straight path!

Myself and my family had the most delicious breakfast here. Such a lovely cosey location, wonderful service, and delicious food.

Every time we come to Whitehills, we visit the broken fiddle nearly every day. The filled rolls are fantastic, the mega breakfast is mega, and the coffee is to die for. The banter from Ken and Tracy is magic and this cafe is well worth a visit. Well done guys.

Pit stop on our day out, climb half way up the hill to go to the High Street and found this small cafe - fish and chips, well worth the climb

The food here is excellent! lovely daily specials and great choices on the menu the homemade chips and deserts are amazing definitely recommend!!

Shot in for a cup of coffee - flat white - not on the menu but this was no problem as a double espresso with hot milk was almost identical. There is an attention-grabbing mural on the back wall which adds to the experience.

Noting special but friendly staff. Overall quality was average with poor quality sausages. Coffee was ok.

Anytime we're up north The Broken Fiddle is our place of choice, you cant beat the breakfasts. The food arrived really quickly, hot and tasted amazing, it really is a hidden gem of Scotland. Wish we lived a bit closer so we could visit more often.

Once again, The Broken Fiddle exceeds itsself, After the fiasco with The Spotty Bag Shop. hubby decided to try a bacon roll, he was not disappointed, Ooooodles of bacon, and not a drop of fat to be found. He was asked how he would like his bacon to be cooked, and it came just as it was ordered,and it was the BEST bacon roll in Scotland. just goes to show, that The Broken Fiddle always put the customer first. WELL DONE KENNY & TRACY, .........

very nice all-round service and friendly atmosphere. Good food good value. A short walk up or down a hill depending on approach helps to build you up for a nice experience.

The nut roast christmas lunch was AMAZING. Come here every christmas when up visiting family, it's not part of the family tradition. The staff are lovely and attentive.

We had read the other reviews and thought we would try it. The reviewers were right! Gorgeous fresh fish with batter that melted in your mouth and chips to die for!!

Been a few times over the years and a great atmosphere place to visit for lunch, in my case good quality food nice staff

Yet again we had a meal to remember at this great little restaurant/cafe. The fish was so fresh it was swimming in the sea in the morning and on our plates in the afternoon, the batter was so light it almost floated off our plate. Kenny and Tracey give you such a warm welcome they almost feel like family. The food is out of this world,and the prices are very reasonable. Take my word for it, The Broken Fiddle is well worth a visit.

We both thoroughly enjoyed our all day breakfasts, visited a few times now and never had a bad experience yet.

A great big Thank You to Kenny and Tracy for the meal and transport you provided for my husbands & mine 32nd wedding anniversary. We couldn't have asked for more, the meal was outstanding, (we both had steak), it melted in your mouth. The dessert was so yummy, all home made by Tracy. I cannot recommend this cafe/restaurant highly enough. The hospitality of Kenny & Tracy puts the big hotels/ restaurants to shame.So, if you are in Macduff or Banff and are looking for somewhere to eat at reasonable prices , look no further than The Broken Fiddle, Strait Path, Banff.

If you have any mobility problems this is not the place for you. It is half way down an extremely steep hill which vehicles are not allowed on. The decor is very tired & dated. The food was home-made & was tasty enough. Service was fast & friendly. The toilets were not the best. The sink in the ladies is just in at the door & if you are a larger person it is a struggle to get in & out.