The Front Room at The Palace Hotel in Aberdeenshire

We haven’t been to the Palace for a meal for nearly a year and decided to go this evening. We had the front room to ourselves. The lady that served us was really nice and helpful. Food was lovely. All of us thoroughly enjoyed it and was worth every penny. Fully COVID compliant!

I had afternoon tea with 3 other family members last Monday and could not fault it in any way. The food was really good and very well presented. The waitress was very attentive. We were offered refills of coffee and tea a few times which is not the case at some other establishments. When we were finished we asked if the waitress would box the cakes that we had not managed to eat so we could take them home and again that was not a problem. The price was reasonable. I would certainly recommend anyone thinking of having an afternoon tea to give the Palace Hotel a try.

To celebrate my husband's birthday we dined at the Front Room in the Palace Hotel - as always you are warmly welcomed by the very efficient and friendly staff into the delightfully decorated lounge to partake of pre dinner drinks if required.After perusal of the very exciting menu you are escorted to your table in the "Front Room" - excellent ambience.Food is par excellence and served by very professional staff. We chose the ham and the beef which was served with the usual tray of delightful vegetables.I would highly recommend a visit to the Front Room but booking is recommended since opening hours are limited.

Just love going to the front room for Sunday lunch, It has a nice warm and friendly atmosphere. The staff are welcoming, the food is very good from the two roasts in the trolley to the fish served from the kitchen. A nice tray of vegetables served with it. Certainly a restaurant we would use again for Sunday lunch

Eating in the Front room is a real quality experience. The Food is of the very highest quality and the Service Second to none. The surroundings are lovely with soft unobtrusive music and lovely carpets and décor. From the moment you enter you are in a quality restaurant . The staff are fantastic, so professional in every way. Nothing is a bother here, everything is done to give you tye best experience. It is an absolute must and I would strongly recommend it

Fantastic meal and atmosphere in a nice relaxed place. Excellent meal and decor. The price was great too

Excellent breakfast in the front room as always. Not buffet style this time, but suited me as the chef cooked breakfast to order which included a bit of fried bread..... much better than tattie scone or hash brown (in my opinion, of course).

Very nice, would recommend. Excellent service, very clean. Just a lovely treat for any age. Not a fan of quiche myself but others loved it, sandwiches were fresh, soup was lovely too.

I have been here several times before, but normally with a group. This time it was just my wife and I, on a Saturday night, leaving the sprogs to their own devices (with grandparents trying to stop them!)A nice G&T to break the ice - a choice of about 5 gins to choose from, and ordered in the small lounge. She had the crab starter and a main course sized portion of scallops (normally a starter, but the staff were happy to oblige). I had an avocado salad then an excellent steak, washed down by a glass of a rather good Rioja.The restaurant was (surprisingly) quiet, and the scallops were cooked in front of you. Service was excellent - attentive but not in your face.To round off she had the crepes (cooked for you) and I had my usual cheeseboard, then an Irish coffee to wash it all back with (hic)Total was about £120 - not cheap, but well worth it

Booked late and they accommodated my single table with good organisation and communication. 3 course Sunday menu at £24.95 including a good old fashioned carvery trolley. Great service by the 3 members running the bar and food operation. Nice g and t with the glass being taken to my table when starter was ready. Good melon plate followed by main carved from the trolley, nice beef and pork with lots of veggies (roasts needed much more cooking though!). Finished off by a nice and rather large portion of pud!Fantastic value and service and it pays to book ahead.Recommended.

Went for a meal with my wife for my 30th birthday last weekend. Amazing meal, great service good value for money. Would definitly recomend the scallops for starter. 1st class. Definitly be returning in the future.

Había oído buenas críticas de este restaurante y como era un cumpleaños familiar decidimos probar la habitación del frente. Nos quedamos muy impresionados con la comida y el personal. Sólo puedo decir que era de primera clase y mientras estábamos sobre la última mesa dejar no nos molestarán el personal para salir. Este restaurante que sin duda en el futuro.

We visited here for a lunch with a group of people out on a bus trip. The food was lovely, beautifully presented and served. Would definitely go again and recommend to friends.

We visited the Palace Hotel for dinner and weren't disappointed. The food portions were generous and the quality was excellent. Serving staff were very attentive. We would have no hesitation in recommending this restaurant.

Este es, de lejos, los mejores restaurantes en Peterhead y el área circundante. El menú es variado, con mucha variedad de comida que se cultivan localmente. El personal leal son excelentes y han sido mucho tiempo añadiendo a la experiencia.

We had a great supper after a long day of hiking and castle exploring. The restaurant has a nice atmosphere and the food and service were both great.

ate in the front room last night staff very attentive and food was amazing. The langoustine starter was absolutely delicious one of the best starters I have ever had.looking forward to visiting again soon

6 nights B & B. Excellent Breakfast set us up for the day. Room service very good. Reception very helpful, waiting staff in the 'Front Room' excellent

El servicio y la comida. Altamente recomendable.. estaba alojado en el hotel Palace de nuevo. No se puede echar la culpa al personal y servicio. Las porciones son muy grandes y toda la comida está caliente y recién hecho. Tenía comida diferente cada buscarle todo...

Having been given acpvoucher for a meal at Christmas we decided tomgomand take daughter, her husband and grandson. The staff could not have been more friendly and helpful and the meal was amazing. Starter main course and sweet all enjoyed by all

We had Stawberry Afternoon Tea for over 40 people to celebrate our Ruby Wedding Anniversary. We had 11 children with us hence the reason we chose an afternoon tea. We had a fabulous tea with pastries to start followed by various sandwiches, a chocolate delicacy, followed by scones with cream jam and strawberries and then some fancy cakes. Everything was delicious with copious amounts of tea or coffee. The staff were excellent and accommodated us with last minute requests and were patient with all the children. The young waiter was great and showed initiative by checking with the adults before asking the kids what they wanted to drink to ensure they were allowed what they asked for. A wonderful afternoon was had by all.

Fantastic meal as usual !Very tasty, but either have the starter or dessert !have never managed all three coursesLovely pleasant staff

Beautiful hotel, lovely meal and a very good night out, I was at a charity ball and it was very well done.

Average surrounding and very overpriced food which is at best average .poor service and long wait for everything from ordering to the food arriving .

Had a wonderful meal with friends from Aberdeen on Sunday last. They and we were very impressed with the meal and the staff could not be more helpful and friendly. The restaurant was full which did not surprise me. It is some time since I last dined at the Front Room and the improvement in all areas was impressive.The only small point I would make is in respect of the massive amount of vegetables and potatoes. We were a party of 4 adults and 1 child and had enough vegetables to feed double that number. The amount of waste must be massive and I am surprised that no one behind the scenes has not noticed the amount of coming back, and adjusted the portions accordingly. Other than that we had a wonderful meal.

This is not the first time The Palace has disappointed us. It will however probably be the last. No problem with the waiting staff, although we did have to prompt somebody to take our order - and it was by no means crowded. Waiting almost half an hour for food to be served lukewarm is really not acceptable - especially when it's fish, which doesn't take that long to cook in the first place. Staff were apologetic, but still no excuse.

A family party of 26 attended the Palace for a birthday party. We had a private room upstairs and everything was amazing. Meals forcthecchildren and a three course dinner for adults. Attentive and helpful,staff and food was so tasty.

End of term meal with party of 9 friends. Ample choice of menu and food delicious when it arrived, as it quickly did due to the efficient service. The staff were attentive but unobtrusive and the whole experience was relaxed and enjoyable. Another table of diners had a small child and the party seemed equally happy with their meal. Suitable for family parties or groups, large and small. Prices very reasonable.

Popular place for lunch or dinner. Nice size ballroom with stage. Car parking available for customers.

In with a large group for a special occasion & everyone was pleasantly surprised at the quality of the fare,very good.The atmosphere was a tad on the dull side (Musak),couldn't fault the service.

We lunched upstairs above the bar accessed via a spiral staircase, quite charming wrought iron and stained glass decor although almost no natural light. We had exceptionally friendly and willing service which coped well with an almost full restaurant. We had soups and herrings and salads, all very well done, and the chef even obliged with a serving of haggis, which was not on the menu, but without which no visit to Scotland is complete. There was a good selection of wines, even if the white wine could have been slightly colder. The whole meal had the sophistication of a much larger town at very fair prices. No wonder it was full at a midweek lunchtime.

My wife and I went to this restuarant for a meal to celebrate our wedding anniversary. The service from the staff was 1st class. My wife had 3 courses and I had 2 plus coffee. We would recommend the roast chicken and the roast beef both of which were excellent and very enjoyable. The main meal was served with separate side dishes with the vegetables which were in abundance and consisted off mashed potatoes, roast potatoes, cabbage, carrot and turnip, broccoli with a cheese sauce. We were both full up at the end of the meal. We would highly recommend this restuarant for Sunday lunch and will definitely return in the near future.

We have just had the best meal ever in Peterhead. From start to finish, staff, atmosphere, service and food were all top quality. Well done to all and I look forward to our next visit.

Un ristorante ben fornito con menù che si scosta dal classico pub ma lasciando ancora qualche portata che lo ricorda. La carne ed il pesce sono buoni. Le porzioni abbondanti e i prezzi sono nella media. Buona scelta di piatti, dagli antipasti ai dolci.

Good food to British Standard. Good varity of choices on the menu at fair prices.Indeed very friendly staff.

.Food was good. Beef and ale pie was great.Service was not bad. Good sign was it was busy all night.

This was our first visit to "The Front Room", the speciality dinning room that is located in the Palace Hotel. There was a little wait for the order to be taken although it seemed quiet at the time. The dining room has a nice decor, with a large grand table in the centre which was used by the staff to prepare some of the food. The food itself was lovely. I ordered the scollops which is one of the dishes that you can see being prepared by the staff at their table in the centre, it was cooked beautifully but maybe a bit too much creamy sauce, especially when I was't offered more bread to help mop it up. My fellow diners had the duck and salmon starters which looked delicious. I had the vegetable gateau for mains, which was beautifully presented and had a tomato fondant served with it which had a subtle spicyness too. My fellow diners ordered the veal steak and the rock turburt which both looked delicious. Puddings were great, Crepes were prepared in the room and we were given generous portions of cheesecake. We had ordered some coffees for afters which did take a moment to arrive, but it was busy by that point and with only 2 staff it was understandable and forgivable. Would recommend to anyone looking for some really nice food in the peterhead area.

Spændende og varieret med lokale retter og frisk seafood menukort og smilende imødekommende personale. Et besøg værd.

Had a surprise invitation for lunch to the Palace Hotel Restaurant yesterday and not having visited this venue for a few years now I was pleased to see that the maitre d'hotel was still Joe who warmly welcomed us and afforded us excellent service.From the specials board we both chose seafood crumble and quite honestly have never tasted anything so fine in a long time. The accompanying vegetables were perfectly cooked and what a variety.The main menu is very comprehensive but the specials board was hard to beat since it offered such things as mince and tattie soup and beef olives. All the fish and meat at this restaurant is locally sourced.All in all - excellent lunch - staff very attentive.Parking is limited at this hotel but there is a council car park opposite which offers 1 hour free parking.

The Palace Hotel main restaurant is an inigma - when it was the Seafood Brasserie the food was edible the staff not too friendly and it was like being in the middle of the North Sea it was always so cold but expensive for what was being servedNow its been renamed The Front Room - its been refurnished - the staff are friendly - its nice and cosy as a quality restaurant should be - best of all the food is very good - the only two things that needs resolving are the prices are too expensive for what is being served also the side lounge the row of brown seats and tables are not designed for relaxing and do nothing to tempt people to stay and have that extra night cap (maybe the management will read this and take note)Overall an excellent place to eat and i hope to visit more often in the future

Been here twice now and can not fault the food or service one of the best places to have a great meal. Quality of food is outstanding. Owners just need to attract more people as the atmosphere is lacking due to very few people there on both occasions and a large room to fill. If you appreciate good food then you must visit this great place.

This is an excellent place to eat. The food is well cooked and presented and the quality is first class. The dishes served at the table, I like the scallops, are cooked with a flourish and are straight on your plate. I was disappointed by the lack of people which in a big room made the atmosphere a flat. Its a pity it wasn't busier as it would have been given 5 stars. Go.

I have got to recommend this restaurant to anybody who appreciates good food.The quality supplied and served here is unbeatable , fresh local produce and cooked to perfection .We have been 3 times now and every time the service and quality reaches 5 star.I can never understand why it seems so quiet although steady.We have eaten in all the local establishments and this restaurant tops the league by a mile.

Excellent food and presentation. Now called "The Front Room" . The upstairs restaurant had great fish & chips.

Not always the easier thing to do at the Palace. Everytime I attempt to make a booking via telephone I'm adivsed sorry no tables left. Say, I call up and try to book a table for two at 7.00pm, the phone will take forever to be answered and then I'll be advised, "sorry we have no tables free this evening". I'll then say "OK I'll thank you" and suddenly they have a table free for 7.30pm, which was the time that I tried to book for in the first instance. Sort this out Palace Hotel manager. Some staff training might be required!

We eat here several times a year-birthdays anniversaries etc and it is always special. The staff are excellent and some of the dishes are cooked in front of you-very impressive! It is pricey, but you get what you pay for. It has been beautifully re-decorated and is now called The Front Room.

Went with a friend on a Saturday night to celebrate our birthdays. Staff were welcoming and we were served promptly. Once we were at our table we were served delicious scallops, and duck as starters then Steak Diane and fillet steak for our mains. Both were delicious and cooked very well although my Steak Diane was slightly overcooked however the taste made up for that! The accompanying potatoes and veg were lovely too. All dishes were hot and looked lovely. Staff were attentive without being obtrusive. It was a little pricey however you don't get quality without paying for it! I would recommend and I will definitely be back!

One thing Peterhead lacks is a decent place to eat and the Brasserie in the Palace Hotel is no exception - dark and dreary - cleanliness is debatable - they don’t know what heating is - customer service like the food is a hit or miss - I love fish and it is risky taking fish here as whoever does the ordering/cooking does not know what Haddock is and think it’s OK to serve Pollock or Whiting and even Hake is acceptable without advising the customer

What can I say? Beautiful food served in a very beautiful room, felt like I was in a top restaurant in London not Peterhead! The staff bent over backwards to serve, a credit to the Palace. The food was to die for,we were given some locally smoked salmon and a choice of lovely breads while we waited on our starter, I had the langoustine galliano and my partner had the salmon terrine as starters both delicious. for our main we had the garlic infused encrusted rack of lamb, served with a beautiful selection of vegetables, this was carved at the side of our table, I am not a lamb lover but this was to perfection, would definitely have it again, for our desserts I had Drambuie creme brulee with orange compote and irn bru ice wow is all i can say, my partner had the sticky toffee cheese cake with vanilla ice cream, this was also to die for. When we had finished our meal we went through to the Front room bar where the staff again showed excellent customer service, all the Diners were chatting about how lovely their meals were.We settled our bill which was reasonably priced considering what we had eaten, would definitely recommend to anybody visiting peterhead or from Peterhead. I would travel to come to this restaurant what a lovely experience. once we settled out bill we went through to the main bar at the Palace a lovely place to finish your night, a live band were playing rock music and the place was in full swing, I can't wait to go back!

Had our Sunday lunch in front room restaurant in the Palace Hotel and could only say it was excellent, the staff from when we arrived till we left was very attentive without being in your face.The food was beautiful well presented and nice and hot, the restaurant has a nice atmosphere as well as being roomy we have been back a few times for Sunday lunch and each time tried something different and each time it has measured up well done Palace Hotel

My son and I are visiting Peterhead from Newcastle NSW Australia doing our family tree asker ancestors were from Peterhead. The meals here were very nice. I had crab cakes, prawn cocktails as entree and Scampi tales for main. All very fresh produce. A must if your visiting this beautiful seaside town.ThankyouScott & William Stevenson

The choice is very limited in Peterhead and this place was recommended to me while on business. The service was fine, and food was nice, not expensive and not cheap. Im not a fussy person and found the restaurant to be very accommodating as were the staff. Would definitely go again and would recommend it, but its nothing special.

Had a very nice valentines day meal here, food was nice but a bit over priced. Very nice since its been redecorated. Would go back again

Thought the food was tasteless and overpriced for what we got the menu looked fine bit my wife was dissatisfied with the quality maybe it was a just one of those bad nights for the hotel will not be returning

Sometimes we enjoy our time spend dining here , with lots of choice of good quality food . Other days however , your food is raw and the place is in a pickle . Don't let that put you off , oh no , last weekend we came here and it was to die for , literally ! Nearly forgot to mention - the staff are wonderful !

If you are in Peterhead and looking for a good place to eat look no further than the palace hotel, the seafood as you would expect is fresh and interesting. Monkfish with curried mayo...says it all really.

Although the menu may seem a little limited - the food is not a disappointment. Having stayed here a number of times - i've never had a bad meal . But let me say a special woohooo for the amazing seafood and chicken paella. Do not order this if you've eaten anything else that day - the portion is HUGE - yum yum

Had our christmas staff lunch here. The food was excellent, the service prompt and the wine great. This is a great place to eat in Peterhead for a special occasion. Not sure if it would be suitable for families. Would totally recommend and will be visiting again. Very enjoyable

Went to the newly opened and refurbished Front Room restaurant in dec 2012 with friends for festive 4 course eve meal.fantastic dining experience! We were served pre dinner drinks in the adjoining lounge by very polite staff who took our coats and showed us to our seats. Were treated to seafood canapés which wasn't Inc on our menu which were delicious.meal itself were fantastic and couldn't be faulted, staff were very attentive, chef was cooking in centre of room and owner mr Kenneth watt helped top up our wine and chat. Temperature of room was lovely , should mention that as that was a complaint in the past. New decor lovely.Keep it up palace hotel!!

I stayed at the Palace Hotel and dined here. While at first it seemed that the menu was a bit short and the prices a touch high, as soon as my food arrived I forgot all of that. I was served a very filling plate full of prawns, a few types of fresh fish and who knows what else. It was delicious, well prepared and filling. What more can you ask for?

excellent food no complaints will be going back well done to the staff

went for a meal on my birthday - food and service was excellent however there was nobody but us in there so atmosphere was wanting.fish is so fresh and well cooked and presented.

We arrived early and enjoyed a drink in the bar area, which was the liveliest place we had been yet in the area! The barman wasn't great, and didnt seem to know the prices of any drinks or how to make any cocktails, but there was a good atmosphere in there.We then had some canapes on the house in the cocktail lounge - they weren't amazing, maybe steer clear of the prawns, but it was a nice gesture!We ordered steaks and also sea bass, all of which were very nice, it was refreshing to have the steak with veg instead of chips. The staff were friendly, which was great!The only negative thing I can say is that the lighting is a bit sterile, but that seems to be the case in most of the restaurants up this way! It didnt really affect the meal!

Me and my husband are big fans of fine dining and this is the closest there is in Peterhead. Have been a few times and has been consistently good. I love the fact you get seated in the gorgeous cocktail bar to take your order and get canapés while you decide. Service great and food great. It's never that busy so atmosphere not really buzzing but it's what you make it.