The Tea Room at Duff House in Aberdeenshire

Lovely sandwiches and good coffee. Good service in a lovely tearoom within the elegant house. The salad with the sandwiches could have done with a bit of dressing it was a bit dry and bitter. Apart from that would recommend as great choice of soup, sandwiches and great choice of cakes and scones. Very good value When visiting Duff House highly recommend it.

Good ploughman's and sandwiches very quickly and pleasantly served - fine coffee as well Tearoom is pleasant and easily accessed

We have been traveling along the coast and stopped here for a late lunch. Service was friendly and welcoming. Prices were reasonable. A lovely ploughman’s lunch for me and the others in our party had soup and a sandwich. All very tasty and a lovely strong pot of tea also.

We enjoyed our tour around this lovely house and decided to have some refreshment afterwards in the basement tearoom. It was very quiet but service was a bit slow and we were given the weakest tea I've ever had. We asked for another teabag and even that made little difference. Quality of the basics like tea and coffee are vital so this shouldn't have been an issue.

We were exploring the grounds of Duff house and we stopped off at the tearoom for some lunch. We all had sandwiches and tea, which were very good and reasonably priced.

Excellent home baking. Pleasant surroundings and friendly service. After a tour of the house, a stop here for refreshments is a must!

We visited this splendid house after walking along the Deveron river. After having a look around the gift shop, we decided to have lunch at the Tea Room. A cosy ambience, clean and tidy throughout. Friendly staff. Impressive toilets too.Our light lunch was enjoyable. Soup and sandwiches. A fine lunch.

Having frequented the tea room for the last 15 years we were very disappointed by our visit today;- menu has been reduced to soup & sandwiches- prices have been increased - soup was watery- Cullen skink was watery - crusty bread that was to be served with both was a dried out sliced loafNot good enough by a long way - gave up and went to Annie's Cakery at Platform instead - far superior quality and service, and cheaper. We'll be going there in future and would suggest anyone reading this should do likewise. It would appear that the tea room at Duff House has had its day.

This tea room offers daily made treats to have with your choice of tea, coffee's, and waters and soda's.Chocolate cakes, Malteser fudge cake, scones, tarts etc are on offer. Just the thing to finish your walk through the 3 stories of history and go over what you seen with whoever accompanies you.Will be back.Also, Historic Scotland members present your card and get a discount.

Had lunch while visiting duff house.A great selection on the menu,I had smoked salmon and cream cheese sandwiches,with red pepper and courgette soup which was superb.

Worth a visit even if you do not tour the house itself. Nice atmosphere and good variety of food on offer.

The Duff House doesn't open until 11, so get there when they open, then pop into the tea room for lunch. Service was great, it was affordable, and my sandwich was fresh. Served with a salad, slaw and crisps, it was more than I could eat. Perfect day.

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Our Cullen Skink soup was great but so are all the cakes. Met the young chef she is doing a fine job.

Went for a cup of tea and cakes after we had looked around Duff House. Very friendly staff and excellent cakes and tea. Will be back again.

We were alone in the tea room as we both enjoyed superb Cullen Skink soup - very rich with plenty fish and potato. A meal in itself.

A pleasant tea room in Duff House. Very tempting array of home baked cakes and freshly made sandwiches. But the Cullen Skink is hearty, generous and one of the best I have tasted even though I felt from the colour that dyed smoked haddock may have been used. It tasted really rather good.

Stopped off for some lunch after a lovely walk in the beautiful Duff House grounds, We were greeted by the most happy girl whom we presume was the manager - Rebecca, and from start to finish she made our experience a lovely one. Nothing was too much and the food was lovely too!

We started with Cullen Skink (fish soup) with crusty bread and butter, a dish to die for.

Stopped for lunch when out walking. Opted for soup and sandwich deal - which was lovely. Great service, very friendly.

The lady who manages this restaurant is first class. Very friendly and efficient and prepared to work single handed in January and February when there is not a lot of trade.The homebakes and snacks are lovely and freshly prepared.

Had been outvforvabwalk in the Duff House grounds. Neededvacrefreshband this lovely little cafe did that. Good cup.o tea and a lovely piece of carrot cake. Only one member of staff working on a Sunday but quick efficient service once I'd ring the bell.

Took family for afternoon tea. Too much to eat, wish I had gone hungrier then could done food more justise

Visiting Duff House so thought we would try the tearoom. We had a tea a coffee and two scones. The scones were ok but not great. I thought they were very pricey. Service was quick and friendly.

Well worth a visit for some high tea. Beautiful building with all original features still intact. Not too pricey but if you want cheap go to the spotty bag shop not here. Worth every penny

My son and I stopped in for a bowl of soup and a drink. I had sweet potatoe and ginger and my son had Cullen skink. Tea was great as well. Lovely welcome and pleasant environment. Be back again for another visit.

Delicious homemade scones and cakes etc but pricey cuppa! Staff bit reserved on our visit, quiet and uncommunicative sadly. Not much atmosphere or view.

Payed two visits during our look around the house, the cakes are delicious and they serve proper loose tea.

Decided to come here for a nose round the place and see what the food was like to get a feel for a possible wedding venue choice for in the future...unfortunately as nice as the place was outside the appalling service and dirty cafe put us off. I hate to leave a bad review especially on small businesses but I feel that this is a place that could be fab if it has the right staff and mannerisms! We sat at a table that hadn't been cleared, waited a wee while for menus, ordered our lunches (kids sandwich box and a cream tea lunch and a sandwich). Only got taken over the adults juice which was the wrong one and my tea and daughters fruit juice carton never appeared. Waited a total of 30 mins + before cancelling our order. Staff didn't have much of an order going on, they weren't able to clear and even wipe the tables and just didn't seem to create a welcoming friendly atmosphere which the place needs! Such a shame as I have now been put off from coming back!

We arrived at 3.30pm to have a cup of tea as a bunch of seven friends. We were informed in a brusque manner that they shut at four and last orders were at 3.45pm. As the staff were so uninterested, unfriendly and off putting, we decided to go somewhere else for a cuppa. Most disappointing and not at all welcoming. Just glad we didn't have any friends with us from overseas. Will not be rushing back. Disappointing to say the least!

As we were in the area we decided to visit Duff House and finished up in the tearoom. Although the cakes looked tasty, the scones looked a bit heavy. However, having had a late lunch, we were really only after something to drink. Maybe next time!

Arrived at ten past four and asked the lady in the gift shop where the tea room was.

We arrived about 10 - 15 minutes before they stopped serving lunch, decided what we would like when I heard the young woman say they stopped serving at 3pm. I went over to verify this and pointed out that it was a few minutes before 3. She very snippily said "It is 3." We were a group of 10 international travellers and Scots. Our table chose to leave, the other table decided to just have a cake. (There would not have been enough cakes left for our table anyway!) The table who stayed told us later that another couple came in, sat and decided what they would have and the same person eventually told them that this was not available. According to our friends, she was pulling faces behind this couple and sighing. According to the sign outside, this place was supposed to be open until 5pm. Our group was not impressed by this disinterested 'service' and we all agreed that we would not visit there on future visits to the area. Fortunately, we found a lovely cafe who were more than obliging and offered great food and smiling service. We will always choose to go there in future.

Having completed the snowdrop walk round Duff House we were just in time to get a cup of tea.3.30pm I guess because early in season as seems a bit early to close.