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

Great selection, great staff, great quality. Had coffee and scones this morning. All good! The café cracknell is world class!

We took our parents here on 5th March for Afternoon Tea, for their 65th Wedding Anniversary. The host was very attentive, making sure we had everything we needed (we were a party of 10) and he even sang to them as he presented them with a plate saying "Happy 65th anniversary", written in chocolate, and with hand-made sweets on it 😊 Everything was really tasty, an ideal size, and excellent value, as there was a 2 for 1 offer on at the time! I'd definitely recommend, and am looking forward to returning soon.

Excellent. Really good Indian grub. Excellent service. Shimla cottage your crown is about to be taken

Fantastic spot for Brunch and Lunch! Friendly staff, delicious food, great value for money. Would recommend to anyone. The kid's menu is especially great, lots of choices and very cost effective. Children are always made to feel welcome. I particularly enjoy the Superfood Stack with a Chai Latte, and the cakes and bakes are incredible.

The service was fantastic from the staff, really helpful & friendly over the Easter weekend. The food is also really good quality. Particular shout-outs to the homemade split pea soup, scones & bread rolls which were some of the best we’ve had at a cafe in ages.

Popped in for relaxed outdoor lunch with our dog. Greeted warmly and the service continued to be excellent. For once a feeling that someone was in charge, something sadly lacking on so many places now. Great lunch menu with some unusual dishes. Very tasty. Proper device. Highly recommend. We will be back!

If you are a vegetarian stay away! I recently ordered a vegetarian dish and found a piece of chicken. This is not acceptable and I was horrified. Please seriously review your cross-contamination measures (if any). Poorly handled when notified. Do not recommend and will not return.

Haven't been back in years as we moved away. Change of ownership since. So disappointed in this place as used to be a regular. Raw inside french toast. Described as served with fresh fruit instead it seemed to be soaked in a berry compote. Described as served with nuts and seeds instead served with granola.

I’ve been here regularly and never had a bad meal. Staff are lovely, food so tasty. Always great variation on the menu and even plenty gluten free choices for my husband. Definitely go here if you are considering, you won’t be let down.

The restaurant and takeaway are both excellent. I am gluten free and the gluten free options on the restaurant menu are the best in the area. There are lots of options and they are happy to talk through the menu to make adaptations. We are also frequent visitors to the takeaway, again because of the gluten free options. I’m allergic to fish too but the gluten free chicken fillets are incredible! The staff are super friendly and the kids menu is great as well with lots of options for the smaller diners!

We as a family of 8 went there for afternoon tea and boy it didn’t disappoint the service was excellent and the restaurant was busy. The tea itself was truly delicious from the sandwiches, savoury and cakes all very fresh quality bread for the sandwiches and homemade savouries and cakes and value for money. Would highly recommend

If visiting the cafe at the front of the building do not order a mocha. It was awful and I had to change it for another drink. I had forgotten that I’d had one there ages ago that was awful too and had to go back. It had virtually no froth on top and was just a cup of dark brown liquid. Not the usual tempting mocha at all. I suspect it was made by hand without the use of a mocha machine perhaps? I usually use the restaurant /cafe in another part of the store and mochas are normal there.

Super choice on menu with specials on the board. I had the leek and potato soup with a Brie, bacon and mango chutney toastie. The soup was delicious, I didn’t like the sandwich though, I didn’t think the mango chutney went with there’s too filling. They also did big chunky chips, they were absolutely outstanding, crispy on the outside and fluffy in the middle, delicious, we both had a home baked cake, me the strawberry tart that they made up fresh and a chocolate brownie. Lovely staff and great service. Will be back for sure.😀

Soup and sandwich lunch and a ham and cheese toastie which were good but the Cullen skink was sadly lacking in smoked haddock only a couple of small flakes. The soup was essentially leek and potato with a hint of fish which is not Cullen skink as I know it.

What a fantastic experience! Firstly the staff were so welcoming and attentive. The setting is simply gorgeous and so relaxing. The food was beautiful, the soufflé was a personal favourite! Overall, a lovely meal and we will most definitely be back soon! Thank you 🙂