The best restaurants in Aboyne, Upper Deeside and Donside Aberdeenshire North East Scotland

Lovely tea room. Had the pleasure of having Mothers Day Afternoon Tea there today. Really nice - everything delicious, well presented & ample proportions! Staff very friendly & efficient. All served promptly & with a smile. Lovely atmosphere & reasonably priced. Definitely worth a visit!

This was our second time at Po Pia, loved it the first time and it didn't disappoint this time. Seven of us are there so we had a wide variety of food all was beautiful. I can thoroughly recommend the Geng Paneng, which was definitely my favourite. We will come again when next in the area.

Menu was very poor choice & nothing like on website. Ended up with a poor quality wine at £9.00 per glass & a chicken burger which I didn’t eat as boring (would have preferred a McDonald’s one which would have been a lot cheaper!) Husband had cheeseburger which was average, nothing special. Place is very dark & we needed our phones to read menu. Waitress wasn’t very good. Overall, underwhelming & disappointing!

We thought the bread and pastries looked very nice, and there was a very brisk trade going on. Very disappointed with almond croissants. Dry, no taste, over baked and very heavy. The same with the pain au chocolat. Heavy, dry, afraid we did not enjoy and threw them away. The seeded tin loaf was moist and well made however. The service was quick and efficient.

We ended up in the Table de Hote part of the building which is split in 2. One side very expensive, limited choice. We were with a 6 year old, which should have been an indication that we were in the wrong side.... Other part of establishment would have been much better for us. Bespoke burgers, all the trimmings and a free drink....FFS. Much better value. We spent over £200 for 4 adults and 1 child. Make sure you book the right part of the establishment.... One kitchen serving 2 different restaurants, felt like we had been ripped off....the owner could have advised us better.

A decent pot of tea! An interesting exhibition to look around which is free to view.

Lovely restaurant in the old railway station, beautifully restored. Food was really good and the cakes were exceptional. Nice atmosphere and we weren't rushed to eat and move on, which makes a change in this rush rush world we live in.

First experience of an Indian in years. Big choice of menu and attentive staff. Drinks were promptly brought out. Good atmosphere. Very relaxed music and lovely decor. Food was fresh and tasty.

Awful place, unfriendly staff, dog unfriendly, awful food, terrible service. Only place open for miles that’s why we stopped. We had a dog we had to sit outside with polystyrene plates cups. No toilets. Staff need to smile a bit

Over priced, bad manners, just not a nice place. The chap serving us was making it up as he went along. Stay away

THE perfect tea shop! Excellent lunch, tea and cakes. The best scones we've ever had, by far! We went back twice in three days because we loved the authenticity of this little tea shop. The lady is just like her tea shop: adorable. We had a great chat and as soon as we come back we'll be going back to see her and for the scones for sure! Thank you again Rosalind for your kindness, your smile and the lovely place you've created (and its peaceful atmosphere). We can't wait to come back and see you! See you soon I hope ! Eloïse and Laurence (the French ladies)

Great pub for food and drink. Lots of variety on the menu for all tastes.

Good food, although the vegetables were a little overdone. Good service but a little noisy in parts of the restaurant, where the larger parties were. Recommended though.

Had a delicious baked potato with vegan haggis and vegan cheese. Absolutely delicious and served with a really fresh tasty salad.

Always a favourite of ours for either a breakfast or a baked potato - one of best views looking over the nearby river. You’ll. or be disappointed.