The best restaurants in Banchory and Mid Deeside Aberdeenshire North East Scotland

Fabulous service. Menu was fantastic especially the haggis & venison balls and the stovies😋 guests thoroughly enjoyed all of the food and all dietary requirements were met. Highly recommend

Great food and atmosphere. Great to sit in and take away

This is one of best coffee shops I have known. It's such a shame that it's taken me 72 years to discover it. Great coffee and delicious food. The bacon rolls are gigantic.

Always great food and great service! Highly recommended!!

Absolutely amazing visit here and can’t wait to go back. Firstly we loved the location and even on a driech day it was warm and inviting. All staff were genuinely polite, friendly and welcoming and delivered great service throughout. We were mostly served by Carol who could teach masterclass in true customer service to many other places we’ve visited. There were a few things we liked. Firstly it was bright, modern and super clean. Secondly we liked that it was lots of little areas which made our visit more cosy and quiet. Thirdly we loved that this is not a haunt for screaming kids and endless pushchairs. We had a lovely, quiet lunch with each food and drink item being absolutely perfect. We opted for a coffee and their soup and sandwich combo. Sandwiches arrived in the freshest bread and came with salad and crisps. I had the Cullen Skink and husband had the lentil soup. Both were piping hot and absolutely delicious. We couldn’t eat another thing by the end but did choose a couple of homemade tray bakes to take away. If you’re looking for somewhere for a lovely lunch out or just coffee and a cake I’d highly recommend here. Food, service and setting were all perfect and can’t wait to go back.

Fabulous service very understanding ex cellant coffee and wonderful porridge amazing customer attention Fabulous thank you have a wonderful day ronnie mathieson

We had a fantastic 3 night stay at the Tor-Na-Coille. It is an amazing place in a fantastic setting. The staff were fantastic and extremely helpful and friendly . The food in the restaurant and at breakfast was amazing. We Would definitely recommend this hotel to others and we will be back .

I have never been treated si badly in my life. I arrived at The Cow Shed take away, paid cash, sat waiting 20 minutes for chips and pineapple fritter, then I was told the fryer was full with online orders, so my order wasn't even looked at. All the head fryer said was 'we are busy' with so much contempt. I wasn't rude, I was very respectful, I then asked for my money back as my son was in the car needing ro get home for his dinner, only to be told that couldn't be done as there was no manager. This is not only completely unacceptable but also unlawful and trading standards will be receiving a phone call. I have paid for food that wasn't even being made and refused a refund even though I paid cash. I have never felt so overlook and undervalued in my 45 on this planet. disgusted doesn't even cut it.

This place is a good bit out of the way in the Royal Deeside area, but it’s well worth seeking out for a tasty breakfast or lunch. We stopped off on a Sunday lunchtime. As usual, it was busy. But thankfully, having been here several times, we knew to book. Saw some disappointed looking people who hadn’t. The food here is consistently great. The firm favourite for us, is there soup and panini combo. A true bargain for just under a tenner. What’s so great about it, is that the soups of the day frequently change. On this day, I had the carrot and coconut, my wife had the tomato and basil. Both were fabulous. Bursting with flavour, as we have come to expect. My panini with tomato, pesto, and mozzarella, was delicious. My wife’s roasted vegetable and hummus one, just as tasty. The service here is excellent. The ideal balance of friendly, efficient and knowledgeable. It’s a fairly compact place, with space on the ground and balcony levels, as well as decent sized outdoors area, for summer days, and people with dogs. This is a firm favourite for people in the know. But be sure to book in advance.

Brilliant Sunday Service. Young staff with a good bit of banter. Pizza fresh hot and tasty. Salad fresh and dressing comes on the side. Very cozy and warm. Spotless clean and tidy.

Lovely spot for brunch/lunch. Really colourful plates of food, lots of options and the coffee was great. Chai latte was spot on! Cakes and bakes were good - magic is really in the savoury dishes!

Great food and good coffee! My husband had the big breakfast which was great value at $24. The rest of us had the corn fritter with bacon, pancakes and eggs Benedict. No complaints.

Very good fish & chips. Used to frequent another chip shop in the area. However, it has been less impressive of late with quite tasteless chips. The chips at Rock salt &sole were really tasty, as was the fish. We'll definitely be using this chippy again.

Great takeaway all the food was really delicious. good sized portions, ready on time to collect. There wasn't a lot left when we finished. This will be my regular from now.

Waitress greeted us as if we'd trailed in dog dirt on our shoes. 'Sit anywhere' face of thunder demanded with a dismissive flick of her wrist. Then off she thumped through the swing doors to the kitchen. 'That's anither two in' she barked. That was when we decided to depart. Avoid this place, the welcome is atrocious.