The best restaurants in Aberdeenshire North East Scotland

Ordered drinks and breakfast rolls, my hot chocolate was nearly cold and more like warm milk, the coffee was just about ok but the bacon roll was served on a brioche bun and the sausage was burnt and very salty. The soup was lovely but everything else was below standard and definitely not worth the money, we will not be returning

After trying one on my last trip to Stonehaven, I finally enjoyed my first whole Deep Fried Mars Bar, and didn't have to share it. It was delicious and worth every penny. I would highly recommend it and in the home of the Deep Fried Mars Bar, where better to have one. If I ever go back to Stonehaven this will be my first stop.

Your tactic of re-folding dirty towels as fresh WILL get you shut down eventually. Future guests beware. This was verified at the breakfast with other guests in our party

Can be hit or miss. However, due to more misses than hits, I will no longer bother with this place.

We had the most amazing afternoon tea experience in the Bubble. We can't praise the Banff Springs highly enough. This was a mini 'hen party ' and so much thought had gone into making this so special for the bride to be. Beautifully decorated, Beth and her team looked after us so well. The quality of the food and drinks was outstanding. A lovely afternoon was had by all. Highly recommend! A big thank you to all involved!

Disappointed with the cappuccino which was weak milky coffee which I did not finish. Lovely lady who served and made my cappuccino but she was no barista. Been here many times before but this is definitely my last cappuccino.

Hadn’t been here before but got a lovely welcome and the food was truly delicious. Prompt service and really well presented. Would certainly recommend.

Popped in for lunch with my wife. Lovely fish and chips. Service excellent. Not been in for a few years but will be back much quicker.

The most exquusite food. Our meal was absolutely delicious 😋, very reasonably priced and the service was excellent. We were very impressed and were surprised that the restaurant wasn't packed out.

I ordered a baked potato at 11.45am on 04/01/25 at the start of lunches. When it arrived, it was really burnt. I started to eat it, but then brought it to their attention that it was so dry & burnt. They offered to return it to the kitchen & was off to bring it to the kitchen’s attention! I declined to return it & picked away at it, because by then, that had put me off my lunch. I mentioned this when paying for it, & I had been given a price reduction of 10%, which resulted in a mere 99p off my bill. I find that insulting & won’t be eating there again!

Ooooh. Truly great fish and chips in a village that knows well historically what it costs to harvest the sea. Whitehills has been a favourite of mine over many, many years. First as a child on caravan holidays in nearby Banff, later visiting vacationing family and taking my own along, and lastly as a wonderful experience for friends staying in the area. They'd already sussed out that Rock Fish is often fully booked, so we went early with a backup plan to get a takeaway if - as we immediately noticed - every table had a reserved sign (at 4pm!) However, they managed to sneak us in to a table that was reserved for slightly later, and that came as a relief to the oldest member of our party on a cold, wild day on the north-east coast. Imagine being at sea, or landing fish, in all that. We were treated to three very different and delicious dishes and one of my companions even tucked into a combo of fish and chicken, both of which suited her fine. My haddock was simply perfectly cooked and served with a smile, even though staff were very busy with large numbers of people at the takeaway counter and arriving to be seated. Whitehills and the wider area has other fine eateries and lots to see and do, but this place is where I'd go again and again for warm, local dining experiences.

We were a walk in table for a Friday night. The owner guy was so miserable , so unwelcoming ! I’d go as far to say that he was bordering on being rude . Food was very mediocre . Will not be back

Disfrutamos de un almuerzo encantador en el Ploughman hoy. La píldora de langostinos me fue recomendada como entrada y no decepcionó. La carne asada para el principal también fue una gran opción. Gran servicio. Definitivamente volveré. Será.

Good helpings great taste, will be back 🙂👍🏻

We were there during the Haal festival and the restaurant was very efficiently run and the food was great.