The Ploughman in Aberdeen City

Great supper at the Ploughman mid week. Food and service faultless, my haddock mornay delicious! Have never been disappointed here.

A hearty country-vibe pub with very comforting meals.

Having recently moved to the Peterculter area I feel very lucky to have such a great restaurant on my door step. I’ve visited The Ploughman numerous times and I have never had a bad meal. I am a particular fan of the roast of the day and the steak pie. The skirlie is great! Definitely one of my top recommendations for people when they are asking where to go to eat!

Food was very good. Parking is easy. Unfortunately the service is a little bit lacking. Got forgotten

This was our second visit, first for rest of family, was very disappointing. The service started off okay but we waited ages for the mains, the poor young server was quite anxious about the wait. Sadly it wasn’t worth the wait, the Sunday roast was awful, the skirlie was dry and had no taste, the roasters weren’t roasters…. All-in-all terrible, we won’t go back unless they get a new chef!!

Such a nice place to go for really nice food and the staff are always friendly and helpful.

We went for a lunch there today, I ordered the chicken/bacon caesar salad and requested additional avocado, and a portion of chips on the side as a cheeky extra. I also asked if I could make them cheesy chips, all of which was obliged so kindly! The meal was lovely and tasty, the chips were piping hot with the melted cheese, and the salad had croutons, bacon bits and anchovies through it, thoroughly enjoyed it all. The servers were lovely and polite and they served it up fast, was a really lovely lunch, would be sure to recommend to others. Not sure it needs it tho, as was stowed out on a Thursday lunchtime! I'll be sure to go again, and maybe try the Lasagne which my colleague had which looked just as lovely as mine did. Top job all round guys! Thank you!

Booked this as close to family nearby, but also because it is dog friendly. We had to eat in the bar area because of the dog, but this only fair to others diners. However the food was excellent and everyone enjoyed their meal. Good friendly service from staff.

Very varied menu - food is excellent and portion sizes very good. Staff friendly and helpful too

Fiends are meeting here from now on a great place service and friendly staff. Our place to go for sure.

The Ploughman was a recommended restaurant by the caravan park that we were staying in. And it did not disappoint. We visited The Ploughman twice for dinner in our 5 night stay in Aberdeen. Food was excellent, The Ploughman are not shy on portion size either. I had the sizzling fajitas, my parents mac’n’cheese with haggis, and my daughter had sausages one night and fish goujons the other. Staff were great, very friendly and helpful. Certainly recommend this restaurant.

Friendly local pub with good food. Nachos and fish and chips in particular are great.

We didn't eat but the restaurant was really busy. Bar was also busy but easily found a seat.

Another great lunch. Will be back.

we found this when staying nearby , nice food, nice staff , very accommodating

The best Beef Pie with puff pastry, delicious.

Not great food for the money; my fish & chips had a very thick chewy batter. Very attentive service from a bevy of servers. Rapid turnover!

ExcellentvFamily meal for David's birthday. Food was so good. Staff went over and beyond for our celebration. . Thanz

Friendly host, good beer, really good food

Had a nice beef curry, great as you can have half chips and half rice. Mini naan and some small popadom crisps. Great food as always.

We were pleasantly surprised at the ambiance, the welcome, service we received on arrival. This was my 75th birthday meal from my family and the meal was exceptional. Only five stars to rate, but deserves more. Thanks to all at Ploughman Culter, most enjoyable evening.

Haven't been for a few years decided to go for supper wasn't let down food ,service everything was perfect 😋.

Large portions and great drinks selection even non-alcoholic beers/lagers

Traditional Mince & Tatties was super tasty & Biscoff Sundae was lovely too... Good portions aswell... FAO Management, we would like to point out when we were returning to our car within car park we noticed that the Drain Cover located as you exit the restaura nt ( straight ahead & extreme left) is a potential Hazard as someone's FOOT could be caught & left with a nasty injury!

Had a drink outside. It was very pleasant and drinks were fine

Great food, great service and grat atmosphere. Super outing with friends who had travelled from Liverpool. Very attentive and friendly staff and management.

We hold the farewell lunch party to one of our colleague and everyone enjoyed the good food.

Always a good menu but gf choices have been reduced

All the staff are very pleasant and smiling. The meal was excellent. Perfect cooking. On the other hand, it is plentiful. We had a starter and a main course, and we had difficulty finishing. If you're in the area, give it a try.

Absolutely great service and good food but feel it's a bit over priced , menu does not cater at all for lunch light bites, sandwich, panini bp or snacks so rarely go even though we live very close by .. which is a shame 😔

We were regulars at the restaurant when the previous owners managed it and the food was very good but it was let down by a stained ceiling and tired decoration. We’ve since returned twice since Simon assumed ownership and the restaurant is now clean, freshly painted and the food standard is excellent. Both Simon and Andrew, the manager, made us feel special and the food was excellent. Suggest that anyone who likes good food and a lovely ambience should visit here and you wont be disappointed!!

They made a lovely Haddock Morney GF. The cheese sauce was excellent with fresh carotts and broccoli. Also Liver bacon and onions and fresh vegetables. Service was excellent.

Great meals and great service. 👍

First time here but will not be the last.unfortunately not from this area but will be back. Food service from very pleasant young staff first class.

Usual pub food done well. Large portions and good service.

When arrived we asked for a table for two, table was found with no warning that this table will be needed for another custmers soon. We asked for drinks first ,the glass was dirty with finger prints, decided to drink from bottle.Main course was fine.When we were still having our drinks and wanted to order something else we were told that this table is booked for next customers(our previous visit ended up with the same issue,we asked for coffee and were told that we will have to leave the table soon,so we didn't order coffee).We weren't offered any other table or place to stay so we left. As a customer who spends money I would like to feel welcome. We will not come back.

Good food ,plenty of choice and lovely staff.

Fantastic meal, good service, and nice atmosphere. Definitely recommend.

Nice atmosphere, very friendly service, very good food

Excellent place for a meal! Will definitely be back soon

Love the food, the team, and the atmosphere. Never disappoints! Well worth a visit.

The chicken cranachan is beautiful the manager is great as we knew him from the cults

Went for my birthday with all the family on my wifes recommendation and was happily surprised. An excellent choice of fresh wholesome meals and desserts for the little ones up to the disgruntled oldies like me😁 , Good-sized, satisfying portions served without any nonsense on the dishes . This place has a warm, casual atmosphere, and food and drinks were promptly served soon after our orders were taken .. I like that . I'm a retired chef and time kind of jade's people like me when it comes to eating out . Though this place the Ploughman ticked all my boxes, I highly recommend dining there , as it does do2 what it says , on the box .

Awesome service, great selection of menu. Good quality food, no matter what you choose. Well worth a visit.

Every family celebration this year we've booked The Ploughman, and every time we've felt welcomed, the staff are wonderful and the food is amazing. On two occasions we've brought cake as they were milestones, and they have been helpful, providing cutting board, plates etc. I can't thank the management and staff enough for their hospitality and look forward to all our celebrations next year too.

Excellent food! Service friendly, knowledgeable, and very polite. Great dining. Recommend making a reservation.

Great friendly pub. Mince and tatties was delicious 😋.

Quite relaxing and entertaining.

Popular place for the locals to eat at. Food not bad at all Busy at week ends.

Stopped in by for an evening meal after a friend’s previous experience: Food is excellent, big portions and very reasonably priced. We were served by Mel very friend and welcoming, went through the menu and even advised us on a starter (King Prawn Pil Pil). Highly recommend stopping in by.

Great food and service at very reasonable price

Great food, great prices, and attentive staff.

The 5 of us had great food and service once again. What seemed like two new female members of staff served us, and they were very, very pleasant, while finding their feet I think. Great to see The Ploughman so busy, as it always is - a good sign.

Amazing food! Warm welcome; very popular place

Haven’t been here since Simon had taken it over and I will definitely be back. Great menu choices, very friendly staff and lovely relaxed atmosphere. The food came and I was not disappointed, generous portion size and very tasty. The price is very reasonable. Thank You

First class meal, Delicious food, very friendly staff.. Couldn’t fault this eatery …will definitely be back. One of the best eateries in Aberdeen!!!

Lovely meal and staff very attentive. The roast beef was really nice and a very full plate. Hamish was very attentive as was the young newcomer. Nice atmosphere.

Had a large family get together and everything fantastic. Service spot on and friendly attentive staff. Food , as usual, lovely, with a large dietry selection to suit every taste. I had the combo salad but noticed I got ham instead of cooked gammon, (which it used to be), but was still lovely.

We had a great meal here we met at the front door and seated right away we booked a table glad we did very busy food is excellent

The roast beef was delicious. I will go back for more. The only improvement I'd make would be to not be asked how my meal was 3 times in the space of 5 mins by 3 different staff. This is purely because I was too busy eating the fine food. Not that I mind them checking in. Thumbs up guys 👍👍

We stopped off for an early lunch between 2 appointments. The restaurant was quiet when we arrived but was filling up by the time we left at 1pm. The food was lovely and the portions generous. The staff were attentive and it was apparent that there's a good local following judging by the conversations between staff and customers. We will definitely go there again.

Haven’t been here for years and have to ask why not. Great menu, exceptional staff and lovely relaxed atmosphere. We were a table of eight so that’s a lot of work but everything came out together and just right. Generous portions too.

Great relaxed place. Kids welcome, good menu, good prices

We've been here a few times now and have enjoyed it every time. Lovely atmosphere, very warm and friendly staff, and delicious food.

I have an eating disorder so I am very specific about what I eat, I am also autistic so get very uncomfortable with food at times. I ordered the roast beef without skirlie and my order was not listened to by either the wait staff or the kitchen and came with skirlie. This ruined my my meal and my day and also put a dampner on my mother's birthday dinner. While the owner took this off the bill the burger i ordered as a replacement was inedible, the service from start to finish was subpar. All this could have been avoided if they had just done their job correctly which was not hard. I highly recommend staying clear of this venue as they clearly do not know how to run an effective business that caters to a customers needs

We were lucky enough to get a table on a Friday night for our tea. We regularly eat at The Ploughman as it’s local to us, I was all set for having my usual Scampi as it’s the best in town until the special caught our attention, pan fried skin on cod served on a bed of cabbage, coriander sautéd potatoes, topped with a poached egg and hollandaise sauce, it was absolutely amazing. The presentation was outstanding, it was cooked beautifully and portion size was good, all for £18, I only wish I’d taken a picture. Staff and service perfect as always, thank you for a great evening.

Steak pies were really great! Service was good. Staff very welcoming and atmosphere had a really cosy feel. Definitely will be back.

Never let's you down in here. Excellent lunch. Staff very attentive and knowledgeable about the product. Try it sometime, you won't be disappointed.

Marvellous experience. Staff are great and food is wonderful. You must come here.

We are a guest in Scotland from the US and our visit has been nothing but wonderful on our whole trip with the lovely Scot people and their hospitality. Today we stopped at the Ploughman for lunch. The big bald guy at the desk yelled at us, do you have reservations? We said no we are sorry he said sit here! The lovely table he offered was in a window in the front with sun beating down on us. We listened as everyone else came in he never asked do you have a reservation he just sat them. They were all Scots. He knew we were hot but he never tried to do anything to help. The food was mediocre and we could not wait to leave there. We will enjoy the rest of our trip and hope this guy has a better day.

I have visited The Ploughman many, many times, never had any cause to complain. This week was different. Four ladies of a certain age visited for lunch. The food was delicious, the drinks nicely served. But , at times, we felt we were invisible. We had to ask for drinks, ask to place our order after waiting some considerable time. Our meals took an exceptionally long time to be served (I do realise the restaurant was busy) and then we had to wait again to catch someone's eye to order coffees. Food was lovely, as always, but 'busy day " service needs to be addressed.

First class service restaurant and bar staff are very efficient great menu excellent food buzzing atmosphere well done.

Food was really average but portion sizes terrible. Over £7 for 4 haggis Bon bons starter and just under £7 for 3 very poor bits of battered chicken goujons starter. The amount of chips that came with the burger was very poor and the bun had clearly been frozen then toasted as it was falling apart which is poor when paying £17 for a burger. Macaroni cheese was decent, good portion and sweet potato fries were really good. Sadly we waited far too long to get our starter and then even longer for our main. A table of 10 that ordered their meals when we were having our main course, both of their courses came out extremely fast so we can’t understand why we waited so long! Sadly we won’t be back.

Friendly welcome good service good food really enjoyed the steak pie sadly no room for pudding. Pleasant surroundings I'm sure to be back

Nice food, reasonably priced, friendly and helpful service. Organised a taxi to take us back to holiday park. Recommended

Great food, with gluten free and vegan options. They don't skimp on portion sizes either.

Great menu choice available and food cooked to perfection. Can't fault the service for both drinks & food. Thanks!

Very good selection of food. Slightly over priced but everywhere is now a days.

Lovely meal, welcomed by Simon. Service faultless, even though it was really busy. Great value for money. Highly recommend.

Lovely food and service. Defo worth a visit.

We ordered 2 roast beef dinners, I asked what it came with and the lady gave a great description of Yorkshire puddings, choice of potatoes etc. She then came back and said they had run out of beef but had lamb, lovely we said lamb was fine. When it came 3 slices of lamb ok, tasteless look warm gravy only on the lamb, 3 small white roasties, couple of table spoons of dry skirlie, couple of small bits of broccoli and a table spoon of carrots. When I asked about the Yorkshire pudding, that was only available with the roast beef. My dad says it was fine but it really wasn’t. Drinks were in small tall glasses with ice, I asked for more drinks in 1/2 pint glasses to be told they were 1/2 pint glasses, no they weren’t. So the next size was a pint so I said ok but I didn’t really want a pint of Diet Coke I just wanted a decent drink. Whole experience was really stressful, came out unsatisfied and still hungry. The place was incredibly busy and other people’s food look great. Roast beef dinners, gravy and lovely big Yorkshire puddings. Sorry won’t be back, will spend my hard earned cash else where

4 of us had a delightful meal last night, All courses were hot and very tasty. A very good menu selection but please book because it is so good it is very busy. Will definitely return.

I really wanted to like this pub but no, my wasn’t the best. We went there hoping for a welcoming bar with decent drinks just to wind down after a day’s travel. What we got was a barman that couldn’t be bothered with even a hello or what can I get you. A bar area with little atmosphere and lots of televisions showing football, well, it’s labelled as a sports bar. The other side of the pub is given over to food only. We always try to support local wherever we are but this place clearly doesn’t want it.

Great food great service and met the man that dealt with all my wedding 12 years to the day . So got to thank him even tho it was in a different place he still remembered. Will definitely be back .

Excellent value for money. Tends to be noisy when the restaurant is crowded.

Fabulous meal and a proper steak pie which was excellent. Portion sizes are generous and customer service was excellent. I'll definitely be revisiting.

Food lovely. Gutted platters were not available when we were there. Hopefully be back on for our next visit

Very slow service, unfortunately, you should never have to ask a waitress/waiter too order food. Food wasn't great tbh

My girlfriend and I went to the ploughman for dinner for our anniversary last night and it was really good food. What kind of liver was it and was very tasty

Lovely place for a meal, plenty of choice for everyone

Popped in here on the off chance and was warmly greeted and were able to accommodate us (2) just before the evening rush . Great meals and pud’s. Washed down with a few drinks . Great little place and very good staff .

Could have been better, family meal ended up being split into 2 separate sittings, and the second sitting took ages, the food was nice but wasn't 5 star, just lacking something ...

I moved to a rented property and I like local pub, I pass the Cricket Club, Cults Hotel and the Bielside Inn to get to the Plough. This place is dream from the food to the service. The staff all the way from the young guys who serve the food to the 2 main bar persons (Alan & Eathen to the GM Andy and the owners Ali and Simon. All they do is make sure the customer has a good time. Thanks for making my time in Culter nice and I urge everyone looking for a nice atmosphere to drop in past. Be assured that Derek Linda & Jed will be back even when we move to Stonny

it is the best place for atmosphere a very friendly pub very social brilliant staff dog friendly public bar

Great pub grub at good prices. Friendly helpful staff.

Absolutely delighted with our visit, excellent service and food. Thoroughly recommend 👍

It's a really nice place, with great staff, only slightly let down by some of the food. My Dad had scampi and loved it. My Mum had the roast of the day and loved it equally. I had King Prawns Pil Pil to start, which were delicious. Then I had Fajitas, which were actually quite disappointing. The Fajitas really lacked flavour, and were more spicy than tasty. Although the level of "heat" was just fine. I would go back, but would not have the Fajitas again.

Great menu choices and friendly staff 👌

The Ploughman's is definitely a family favourite in Aberdeen, we always love a treat here now and again. If you like home-cooked favourites then look no further: they have a Sunday carvery available every day, the usuals of chicken goujons, macaroni cheese, fish and chips...

Loved the Ploughman's very good food and excellent service we will be back.