The Old Pier Coffee House in Aberdeenshire

Lovely coffee house to stop for a drink and or a meal. We ordered downstairs and the staff bought our order upstairs to our table.

Great place to eat, drink coffee/hot chocolate and enjoy the views over the harbour.

Quick service, pleasant staff, good value.

I have a mooch along the sea to the harbour order a takeaway coffee from the delightful young server's at the old pier, I plonk myself on a bench and enjoy the great tasting coffee that is delivered to me..bliss

Very tasty food. Café also great. Super friendly staff. Definitely stop by. The harbor and bay are also very beautiful. Perfect combination.

One of the best mugs of hot chocolate

Great coffee and patisseries. Nice for a break on the coastal route.

Why in 2024 is there no gluten free food available and the smell in the toilets was disgusting.

We stopped off here after a walk to the Dunnottar Castle. The vegan (falafel baguette) option was brilliant, and the coffee was a good sized portion. Both the food and drinks were served very quickly - exactly what was needed after a wet walk!

2 very nice Croque Monsieur and a nice view!

So called in today 15.25, for a take away sandwich and coffee for myself and a sandwich and a tea for my partner, 3 customers queuing in front of me, ice cream , food order, ice-cream, then me so queuing for 12 minutes and I get kitchens closed, so 4 minutes earlier it was open as I observed you take an order, dumbfounded at the sheer lack of customer service, seems to be run by children, piece of advice customers are your business, communicate with them, don't allow them to stand waiting for service for 12 minutes then slap them in the face, I wouldn't recommend this place!

Quick and friendly service. Divine takeaway Croque Monsieur + salad that was served within a couple of minutes. 6 stars 🌟

Really lovely. Great coffee and cakes. Interesting soup/sandwich menu too. Grab a stool looking out over the harbour with your nearest and dearest. They'll be impressed.

Called in for an Ice cream with my wife and Granddaughter. Amazing and very busy shop right on the harbour side. There was an amazing array of cakes and ice creams which were delicious.

Great sandwiches and extremely friendly staff!!! glad we discovered this place!!!

The best place to finish a run for a coffee and a pastry

Great experience. Beautiful view. Too many marshmallows in the hot chocolate lol. :)

We had a very nice meal here. Downstairs you can choose from a wide range and after ordering you sit upstairs. The food and drinks were served quite quickly. Everything looked good and was clean. The cutlery and cups were fun and unique. It is definitely worth eating here, because the price-quality ratio is very good. The service was excellent and friendly. The atmosphere is cozy and quiet, despite everyone sitting upstairs. Conclusion: Old Pier Coffee House offers a delicious dining experience with an extensive menu, fast service and a cozy atmosphere. The value for money and the friendly service make it highly recommended.

Quirky little coffee shop by the harbour. Excellent display of cakes and pastries in the window as well as a full menu offering filled baguettes, rolls etc. Friendly, helpful staff. BUT ….. Toilet ( one ) completely lets this place down. Scruffy, unclean, no toilet paper. Awful!!

£8 for a toastie. Two slices of bread with a thin bit of ham and cheese in the middle. We wouldn’t of gone if we didn’t have a kid with us. The staff don’t seem fussed/bothered about being there. Not helpful. The coffee wasn’t drinkable, tasted like concentrated dish water with a splash of milk.

Slow and rude service today from the guy on the till he was too busy waiting for his colleague serving ice cream to someone rather than taking my order for coffee, I have been going to this place for years. A shame as all the girls are so friendly.

Very nice food and location is great right at the harbour. Ice cream is also worth having.

Great coffee, lovely food, experienced slightly spoil by two irritating loud, Americans giving a running commentary.

Good coffee and sandwich shop with great selection of cakes and pastries

Nice staff, delicious cake and very good coffee

Very welcoming and friendly staff, delicious toasted baguette sandwich (with real baguette bread 🤩) and the soup was fulfilling and tasty. I would recommend.

Lovely cafe very close to the free harbour car park in Stonehaven. The staff were very efficient and friendly. The food was served quickly and was tasty, we had a soup, baguette and a croque monsieur.

Just called in for coffee but disappointed as was very weak and tasteless however nice little place staff friendly and helpful

Excellent chocolate ice cream, great location with a view over the harbour, clean and tidy, friendly staff. Rather average, bland coffee.

Great food with friendly and efficient staff. Very pleasant atmosphere in a stunning setting. Well worth a visit.

The Old Pier has a great selection of teas, coffees, cakes and toasted baguettes, all at a reasonable price. The staff were welcoming and friendly, and the service was prompt and efficient. The cafe itself is situated in the most attractive part of Stonehaven, with a fabulous view out across the harbour. Just be aware that the only indoor seating is located upstairs.

Great service, great food, and a balcony view over the harbour. Can't ask for more.

Lovely place for a meal or snack. Good views from upstairs sitting area. Lots of people doing takeout to sit on the harbour seating.

Great coffee shop by the harbour, good coffee and nice views

simple but delicious breakfast/ brunch selection with (sweet and two savoury options), good service, fantastic location. Great view (if you snag the right seat)

Cozy, good food, friendly people

The cafe' faces the historical harbour, with a fantastic Seaview. In addition, the wooden and cosy environment, coupled with delicious pastries and hot chocolate, makes your experience quite remarkable. We will come back!!!

Lovely coffee pastries and ice creams and friendly and welcoming staff

An all-round, positive experience with good food, comfy seating, a great location and above all a staff who seemed open, friendly and helpful.

Lovely place, and delicious sandwiches. The baguette was so crispy! Definetly a place worth to visit and get a bite

£4 for a cappuccino with oat milk - I’m sorry what? Where am I

A lovely place to stop for a coffee with views of the harbour, and the staff are lovely

Busy and friendly place with the best view in Stonehaven. We were visiting Stonehaven for a short break and spent two sunny afternoons looking over the harbour enjoying delicious, good-value ice cream and coffee.

Good coffee, beautiful setting! Reasonable prices, with a visit 👍

Vegan ice-cream was lovely. Very smooth and coconuty. They had two sorbets and two ice-cream options for vegans. Would highly recommend 👌

Une superbe sandwicherie située juste en face du port. Plusieurs choix mais mon préféré est celui au thon avec du cheddar, excellent! Idem pour les croques monsieur !

Excellent sandwich, à déguster tranquillement auprès du port. Le croque monsieur est super!

Great cafe. Use the pier all the time when I'm in Stoney, great coffee, tasty and wide range of food and snacks, friendly staff and excellent service Highly recommended 👌🏻

Piccolo bar sul porto di Stoneheaven. Ci volevamo fermare per mangiare qualcosa avendo visto il menù online ma non ci si poteva sedere e avevano solo baguette ripiene da 7£ (un po’ tanto per un panino freddo da mangiare in piedi).

An absolute must stop, if you pass through Stonehaven. Delicious coffee, ice cream and food, maybe best we had on our 2 weeks roadtrip through Scotland :-)

Excellent latte in a lovely spot by the harbour,

Visited on a Sunday afternoon. Excellent ice cream! Coffee was pretty mediocre though as it was burnt. Fast service.

Just what you need to get you started when you arrive in Stonehaven. PS. When you don't sell ice coffee you could serve 60ml shot over a scoop of an ice cream.

Great,cosy place,we usually end up on the verandah overlooking the harbour,such a beautiful spot,food,staff and whole place is superb.

Tasty coffee and good grilled sandwiches. We had the opportunity to sit on the balcony which was great because the temperature inside was a little bit on the warmer side…

Super friendly staff! Just had a coffee and blueberry pastry. Took it upstairs and was able to sit out on their little terrace which as the nicest view of the waterfront.

Stopped past here on the way south and glad we found it! Super quick service and friendly staff. The bacon rolls hit the spot and the tea and hot chocolate were 👌 Will definitely be back!

Great coffee and pastries, very busy but great service

Popped in for a coffee ☕️ and cake 🎂 whilst exploring the local area.

Been here several times with intention of chatting and having several coffees. Seating is upstairs and order and cash desk are downstairs as you come in. Thing is that this facility also has to deal with the take-away service of drinks, ice cream etc and a queue builds up. Irrespective of whether you are sitting in or using take-away you join the same queue which can be out on the street. This can be annoying enough for the first order but for further orders it feels totally inappropriate. The staff are very pleasant and the coffees are quite acceptable but those running the business really need to find a solution to the above issue in my opinion. I know one of my friends suggested we have a look for alternative venues next time we meet, which is a shame as otherwise a great location and ambience. On an earlier visit (ie not June) I mentioned to above issue which I described as "not working for the sitting in customers" to which I was given the reply "Oh well it works for us". I'm not often lost for words.! Nearly a very good little coffee shop.

Super super leckeres Eis 🤤 Große Auswahl, auch einige Vegane Sorten 💪🏼 Große Auswahl an toppings ! Riesige Kugeln! Super freundliches und hilfsbereites Personal 😊 Preis Leistung passt definitiv!!

Lovely place by the harbour and my favourite bacon roll anywhere.

Le croque monsieur était un vrai délice, je me suis vraiment régalée. Le cappuccino aussi était parfait. Les serveurs sont souriants, sympathiques et efficaces. Il y a une jolie vue sur le petit port. Parfait.

This was a great spot at the Stonehaven harbour. Despite it being bustling, service and food delivery were quick and efficient. Seating available upstairs and free WiFi. Would definitely return.

Randomly choose this place and I'm glad I did. Great cinnamon chia and chocolate croissant.

Great place to have lunch actually. Do not hesitate to stop by

Large choice, fast and tasty. Friendly staff.

Excellent croque Monsieur and service

Great place, staff and food fantastic

Popped in for a bacon sarnie and a coffee. What a great find.

Really nice cafe/restaurant at Stonehaven harbour great food and service.

Great location and beautiful Pretzel pastry. The lad and girl behind the ice cream counter/till were friendly and helpful. Unfortunately today the atmosphere in the kitchen was noticeable in that the staff did not talk to each other once. The lady serving the coffees today was far more interested in trying to sort the music on her sound system than serving our coffees. We waited nearly ten minutes for coffees that should only have taken three or four - not surprisingly they were warm and not hot. She barely acknowledged us. Not impressed and very sadly we won't be back.

Really friendly cafe with a lovely atmosphere busy bit not crowded. Lots of vegan options (yay) including lovely vegan carrot cake.

Google search suggested this is dog friendly cafe but that is not correct. Dogs are not allowed in the restaurant area but only for food ordering downstairs. There is a bench outside to sit down. No bowl of water for dogs. Food are tasty and coffee is nice. Previously french owner but not anymore.

Truly marvelous food. A delicious selection, friendly and quick service. The location is right on the harbour with good seating upstairs. Also it has the best brownie I've had in years!

Delicious food, quick service, bacon roll was very yummy. Chai tea latte was very nice. The blueberry bakewell was Delicious.

Absolutely lovely, service was fast and very friendly. The food was absolutely amazing ✨️

Their sandwiches are incredible!! Absolute perfection

Staff took 5 minutes to acknowledge us and were slow and miserable. Not a smile in sight! Terrible experience.

A firm favourite of mine, great selection of cakes and pastries, good range of coffee that’s always made to a high standard, ice creams are great if you want something cool. Plenty of seating inside and a sun trap terrace to sit out on and watch the world go by as you eat and drink, or if you don’t want to sit in then just order and they will bring it out to you so you can sit on the harbour wall. Staff always friendly, couldn’t really ask for more to be honest.

Fabulous little cafe with a fabulos view of Stonehaven pier. Excellent food, coffee and super friendly staff, 5 stars!

Ice cream is fantastic, so is the coffee and views

A warming bowl of broth and a toasted baguette was welcome after a chilly walk around Stonehaven bay. The addition of a delicious brownie plus mint tea rounded off a perfect lunch. The bill was just over £20, with soup being £7. Prices everywhere have gone up so I guess that's just to be expected these days. The quality of the food is high and it is an occasional treat, so I don't resent paying for it.

What a gem of a coffee house! Nestled on the beautiful little harbour, serving excellent coffee and seriously impressive cakes and pasties. Also had a baguette which was superb. Everything was made with real care and attention, great flavour combos. Bakewell slice was absolutely insanely good. Cosy space upstairs to sit in too.

great chai latte and baguettes. Came here thrice. Great service and view, too!

Delicious food & lovely place, will be going again :)

The food is delicious- really good. But the staff at the checkout?! Oof- they barely pay attention- regularly get the orders wrong and then and really quite rude about it. Big attitude issues! One more shot and then we won’t be bothering to go back.

I ordered the soup and sandwich Combo, not noticing it was for takeaway only. I was charged £15 which was the price of the soup, £7, and sandwich, £8 which is pretty high prices anyway. My 'combo'arrived which was the soup and sandwich on the side. I noticed that all other diners soup came with bread and all sandwiches with coleslaw, I got neither having paid the same price for the items as them. I pointed this out to the person on the till as I ordered my coffee and desert, she completely ignored my query, and gave no apology. When I asked if she was going to acknowledge my complain she mumbles that she would inform her manager. I left 1/2 hour later with no apology and no feedback. Terrible customer relations, pricey average food - I will not go back.

Hope the prices revert to normal after the holiday season

Lovely stop off on our Sunday walks for coffee

Das Café ist sehr gemütlich und schön. Der Kakao war einer der Besten, die ich bisher getrunken habe! Sehr nettes und freundliches Personal :)

Nice place, good coffee, great cake and pastry. Not particularly child friendly despite having a high chair. Don't think staff are particularly accustomed to having regular young customers. They weren't the friendliest and a bit rude towards the end of our visit.

Top notch customer service from the tall young lad serving us. Soya cappuccino with cinnamon was a great suggestion. Nice location and seats inside even on a busy day. Lovely view over the harbour. Sustainable bamboo cups. Great choice for a coffee break

On my 1st visit to Scotland we stayed in a flat 3 doors away from here. We had bacon sandwiches for breakfast and lovely soup for lunch. One evening we had beef bourguignon which was quite delicious 😋 with a selection of their most yummy cakes 😆 Definitely a place to visit if you are nearby, the staff are lovely and friendly 👍

We went to The Old Pier Coffee House after a walk to and from Dunnotar Castle. Lovely fresh sandwiches, good coffee and nice ice cream with a pleasant sitting area upstairs. And the food is served quickly. Very convenient when visiting Stonehaven Harbour and not a lot of competition on the coffee shop front.

Delicious croque monsieur and coffee. Friendly and helpful staff in a lovely harbour side setting. Dog friendly ordering area👍

Best cortado I have had for a long time (apart from my own of course). Few places can steam milk properly, but these guys are professionals.

Super cute café, great food and lovely service!

Dropped in here after walking out of another place near the harbour. We were warmly greeted and quickly had out order taken. Seating is on the first floor and we were lucky enough to get the balcony table that looks across the harbour. When it came the food was great, well presented and good value. As far as I could see it was soft drinks only but that was okay with us. Thoroughly recommended for those wanting a nice meal.

The coffee and the hot chocolate were good and the pastries were very tasty. The staff was friendly☕🍪