The Distilling House in Aberdeen City

Good half roast chicken plus chips and salad. Served by Orsi - she has good customer service. Food was pretty fast as well.

The Distilling House is a busy pub/restaurant located within Aberdeen Airport after security has been passed through. There is a good choice of dining options. Prices are not particularly cheap but are on par with airport prices. On this visit, I only had time for a quick pre flight drink. There was a good range of drinks available. Prices certainly were not cheap, but again, probably the norm for airport bars. Service from the member of staff behind the bar was quick and friendly

I fell in love with Orsi, she glowed beyond anyone I have every met. She helped with food choices and gave the right amount of interaction so we were not distracted from our meal or conversation. It's a hazard to fall in love so quickly, but alas, I am but a moth to her light.

We had Tower stackers and they were delicious. We highly recommend the place. Staff very friendly, especially Emilia who provided us with all the information regarding this dish.

We popped in for a drink and a bite to eat before our flight. The atmosphere was good, and food and drink were good and reasonably priced for an airport bar. Served by Orsi (Oreo), who was super friendly, made us smile and who provided excellent service.

Great service from friendly staff and the eggs benedict was excellent. Definitely recommend to stop for food before your flight.

Heading home and with a delayed flight decided to eat at the distilling house Orsi attended to us and her friendliness and efficiency made our experience here just that bit more special A lovely meal and great service. Thank you Orsi

Our plane was delayed for several hours, and we were looking forward to eating here to pass the time. From a first glance, this restaurant looked cosy and welcoming. However, we were rudely welcomed by a non-Scottish woman, saying we could not sit in a certain part of the bar / restaurant. She said the area was closed, despite there still being other people sat on other tables in that area. There were no signs to say the area was closed. We could walk through and chairs were apparently placed in front of the area to "show" the area was closed. However, this was not clear, as we could still access that area with our suitcases going through / no obvious obstructions. The QR codes would not scan on the table, when we moved to another "open" area of the bar / restaurant to another table. And it was not clear whether food was still being served at this time, the time being only 5pm-6pm / dinner time? It was an awful experience, so we had no choice but to go to a different airport restaurant instead, which was so much more inviting and welcoming. And this restaurant's food was great with little waiting times, (nearly directly opposite this restaurant). This much more pleasant restaurant was Bocco. Highly recommend going to Bocco instead to avoid disappointment! I hate leaving negative reviews but unfortunately this is the case with this restaurant and would not want other passengers to have the same negative experience, especially after delayed flights!

My flight was delayed and had no option but to sit in the airport bar. The white wine was very pleasant, and I had some prawns as well. The staff are very nice and efficient.

Orsi was a nice person,quick order take, smile and helpful. Keep she for promotion! Thank you,I will be back in six weeks .

Service was amazing compared to many other service providers within the airport. Orsi was serving and was approachable, hard work and very kind to all patrons.

Served luke warm and dry steak and ale pie which cost almost 30 quid with a side and was told would need to pay extra for some more gravy to warm it up and make it less dry…. Won’t be returning here!

Hi, To be sincere considering is a pub in the gate airport area, the food are servicing is good. They offer good beer too, as it pretty common find in all Scotland but the game changer in this place is when Orsi is in shift. A positive and smily person. She make you smile, even if you had a s*** day, with a rapid and professional service at the table. Thank you a lot

Went for breakfast before flight I asked for lorne sausage in a bun. It came in a dry bun with one slice of lorne and tasted horrible

Been just sitting for a drink before the flight. My only expectation was to sit and relax, but Orsi who came to the table to take the order took it to a completely different dimension and made my day! I truly hope all people working in hospitality have the same energy and level of customer engagement as Orsi. Keep up the good work!

Orsi was fantastic, very helpful and friendly. Had a lovely experience at the Distilling House at Aberdeen Airport. Very tasty drinks.

5 out 5 for Orsi. Amazing attention to detail. She literally has photographic memory. Will definitely go again. P.S. Surely Orsi is destined for bigger things. I hope whoever is reading this review takes note.

Could barely understand the barmaid. Said I could have fries OR salad with the fish. She couldn't understand what ham, egg and chips was from their own menu. When it arrived, the fish was half cooked and the skin on chips were like leather. My £3 round of bread was hard on one side. I sent it back but waitress gave no refund. Left most of meal. My wife's ham was similarly bad, the ham being made from the seemingly abundant leather. Don't waste your money like we did. Awful!

Food came super quick . And a very attentive Orsi made sure we were kept hydrated she was super friendly and kept us laughing

Good food, fast service. Excellent and friendly staff in particular Orsi who makes costumers feel special. The fries are perfectly cooked and burgers delicious.

Friendly and quick service by Orsi. Also helpful to make my choice of drinks and food. The advice made my choice better than I hoped for.

Salad cery taste . Coffe good. nice service. I liked here Good . Goood . Good Cery nice Exelent. See You later Thanks for Orsi

Stopped in for a quick breakfast before boarding our flight. 6min wait time for the food was the claim which was no issue for us. 20mins later after watching several tables around us (who all arrived after us) be served we headed off to enquire where our overpriced rolls were. 2 mins for table 8 which was odd since we were table 18, asked why he delay and was given a very professional shrug of the shoulders and a grunt from the “server”. Another 5/10 mins go past, wife goes to ask again and the manager walks past with even less customer service skills than the server. Refunded the food and walked out. Avoid the place unless you check in about 3hrs before your flight and are an expert at dealing with terrible service

What a pleasure I had dealing with Orsi. A lovely person and a fantastic experience here. Would recommend her and the food also.

Best spot in Aberdeen airport for a hot meal. I had the Big Brunch, basically a full English with chips was really nice I'd recommend. The server Emilia was super friendly and welcoming, she suggested a pecan pie for dessert and it was amazing. All round good place with great service.

Meal wasn't great. Vegetables were raw not blanched! Staff took my plate away and could clearly see I hadn't eaten the veg but didn't seem bothered or ask if everything was to standard

Bar staff was quick but abrupt - server was rude and over familiar. Everything obviously overpriced as an airport bar but ordered the nachos which cost a fortune and weren’t even fit to eat… cold and the tiniest amount of cheese - really disappointing

Seeing that the main restaurant was full I noted that the overflow area that they had taken over and covered with menus and Q codes was free and so I went and took a seat. I placed my order using the app. A full breakfast, orange juice, and a coffee. 15 mins later a waitress came to my table and gave me a cardboard box. Seeing my puzzlement she said “breakfast”. She then explained I was sat in a “partner restaurant” as she called it. Apparently they were not allowed to serve on plates in this "partner restaurant" and it was basically considered takeaway. My protestations that nowhere on the menu, the app nor anywhere else was this explained to customers or shown was met with a blank stare. I was then given a cardboard knife and fork to eat the cooked breakfast that had been dumped into the cardboard box. My plastic glass of orange juice and takeaway paper cup coffee arrived shortly after. So basically I paid full price compared to sitting in the main restaurant and being served properly with a plate and a knife and fork, for a takeout. The breakfast might have been edible if it had been actually served properly but dumped in a box with elements stacked on top of each other it was not.

OK airport artery, good service. Waitress Emilia was very helpful. Our flight was massively delayed but we were able to stay for a while without being hurried out. Fish and chips was decent and prices about average for an airport.

I want to know how you can possibly think that £7.50 for a small bacon roll is reasonable - having travelled all over the world - this is the mist expensive bacon roll I’ve ever had - more than London, New York or Paris ?...

Nice atmosphere, excellent service from Nicola - credit to the restaurant. Everyone helpful & friendly. Wife had salad with chicken & I had steak sandwich. Food good/very good. Only negative for nearly £16 would expect some side/garnish with sandwich. £7.50 for a pint of Peroni...

We stopped for dessert and a few drinks before our plane departed. An amazing cheesecake and I also had 2 pints of Aspall cyder. Very nice. The barman was friendly. Most people in Aberdeen are friendly and very welcoming. The waitress, on there hand, seamed...

From the moment we were greeted in The Distilling House, we were looked after as well as we have ever been. Orsi was attentive, friendly and gave good advice. We could hear and see the chefs, Aurelio and Carlos, as they worked. Their good humour...

Always pop in while waiting for a connecting flight .. which can be hours!! And I mean hours 😅 The staff are always welcoming and friendly always a smile and a hello how are you .. you would t even know they were having a...

Grabbed some wings and wine whilst waiting for my flight - they were ok and the service was good Ordered - crispy chicken bites - £9.25 Not joking - the worst example of food I’ve had in years… when they arrived I could tap my...

Fast friendly efficient service and Emilia was extremely friendly and helpful. Food arrived within minutes of ordering which is helpful at an airport 😊

Food was really good, service was amazing by the waitress gabi really nice girl and was really welcoming :)

This has got to be the worst eating premises in Aberdeen. Grossly overpriced (even for an airport pub) poor quality and even poorer service. The worst nachos ever experienced made with squeezy cheese, Haggis tower burger (haggis pakora was devoid of haggis). Even though the...

A yummy pre holiday breakfast topped off with 2 highland spritz cocktails made by Joao. Excellent friendly service from him and super tasty cocktails!

Aurelio ga oss topp service, kjøkkenet sørge for god mat - og at vi rakk flyet i tide! Kan trygt...

This is the second time I have stopped here while waiting for my return flight ✈️ home. Each time I have been blown away by the outstanding service, hospitality and friendliness. Staff in particular to mention is the female waitress with the 'italian accent. She...

Our waitress Katie was so lovely and accommodating. She offered to take our group photo which was really helpful xx

Been in here a lot when travelling busy this lunchtime but saw an empty table no 42. Soon found out why its next to a Till on the other side of the partition. Staff not actively working hang out here as did what looked like...

Lovely staff but very cheeky prices. It’s misguided and ignorant to charge prices you’d pay at Chelsea Harbour, Richmond Hill or Upper West Side Manhattan at a small provisional airport. And since the Airport Authority designed their facilities with no competition, the ideal is clearly...

Katie was fantastic, a definite asset to the restaurant. She had a brilliant manner with the other staff and customers, a ray of sunshine. I felt she encouraged the kitchen staff just enough to push them on without being rude and thanked her colleagues when...

Amazing service from Orsolya who was so friendly, bubbly and helpful. She was the only waitress, server and plate collector we saw and was so bubbly not getting stressed at all. She even refused a tip which is unheard of! The food was quite good...

Terrible. Overpriced and poor quality. £16 for a bland burger, that was described as having haggis, whiskey mustard and tatties, which should have been full of flavour. Chicken burger was so full of Grisel and even a bone my wife vomited from it. The staff...

Ordered 1 glass of wine and 1 Gin Tonic, paid with mastercard, after 3 min the waiter came away with a receipt for what we had paid and said that the card was taken out too quickly from the payment terminal and the payment was...

Had brunch with work colleague whilst waiting for flight. Great vegan options. Staff very friendly Erik and Cammy. Will return, great experience.

Great customer service with delicious food and drinks! 10/10 would come back! Thank you too - Orsi, Scot, Blish, Cameron, Petra, Johnathan, Carlos, Victoria, AnnMarie and Max! Really enjoyed thanks guys :)

Lively service from the whole team this morning! So attentive and catered to all our requirements shout out to orsi and the rest of the team

Items to be collected from another shop in airport from this pub. Manager on duty rude, unwilling to look for items instead went and complained to other members of staff within ear shot and eventually after showing her confirmation of order reluctantly went and looked...

One of the few places in the airport doing GF food. Service was fab: super friendly, helpful and quick!

Couldn’t fault my overall experience! Freshly cooked breakfast, customer focused staff, clean place, well stocked, peaceful atmosphere. The assistant manager Isla, nicest smile to be around! Roni the staff who was taking my orders, again beautiful smile and great service. Only little detail if look...

Orsi was a real delight. Took our order quickly and was very friendly. Food arrived quickly and was very nice. Thanks to the team and aurelio the chef.

I have strict dietary demands and my waitress, Orsi, went to lots of trouble (though she said it was no trouble) to have the chef , Aurelio, create a tasty dish that I could eat. I felt well cared for and greatly enjoyed my meal,...

Currently sitting eating my pudding here. Definitely best value for money. The fish was amazing (I come from a place where fishing is our main livelihood) and the brownie is just as good. Trying to eat in any airport for a decent price is hard...

Great service from our waitor Jonatan. Came here for lunch. Good, quick food with healthy options too.