The best restaurants in Central Buchan Aberdeenshire North East Scotland

Had lunch here on a cold wet day. There are a couple of pavement tables but it was not a day for sitting outside. The soup was ideal and very tasty. It was noticeable that the staff were exceptionally helpful towards customers with mobility problems, going outside to help one person out of a car and through the door. Very heart warming.

Colin and Maggie are so welcoming at the Station Hotel. There is a great atmosphere in the place and it is very busy, the hub of the village. We had an evening meal which was excellent. Great choice on the menu, huge portions and everything came out piping hot. Great value for money too. Highly recommend and only wish it was in my hometown.

Nice place to stop for lunch or a coffee pleasant friendly staff good quality in the food very enjoyable stop over parking close by

My husband and I paid a visit to our favourite local restaurant tonight and as usual we were not disappointed. Even though it was very busy Dhruba the proprietor squeezed us in and gave us a lovely welcome. Usually we order from the extensive menu but we decided to try the buffet for a change. It was fantastic from start to finish. Our very attentive waitress brought us our wine and after a few minutes she informed us that the freshly cooked starters were ready. We had a huge choice including poppadoms with numerous dips. So yummy ! We had to remind ourselves that this was not the main part of the meal. My husband ordered a cheese naan and once it arrived at our table we returned to the buffet for our main course. What to choose ? There were a selection of 9 different curries ranging from mild to medium/ hot. Something for everyone. I think I tried 6 but had no room for anymore. All were exceptional. Loved them all. Included in the buffet price is 2 scoops of ice cream which was very welcome and slid down very well after after a lovely spicy meal. I can’t recommend the 4 Cs highly enough. We love it.

I don't normally write reviews but felt I had to after a visit to this little gem . Set in the pretty village of Maud the cafe sits right in the middle of the village where there is lots of parking and a small play area that my kids just loved !It was a lovely day and we had our dog with us so we sat outside . The staff were lovely even getting water for our dog, I can only eat gluten free and the selection of food on offer to accommodate me was great (something I don't always find in other cafes!) We were all impressed with the size of the plates of food and all so tasty. My husband particularly loved the homemade coleslaw ! Just had to say thank you for a great experience we will definitely be back .

This was my first time at the Sunshine. I really enjoyed the vegetarian spring rolls, the mains were also very good. I ordered by phone, very easy, and my food was there in the ten minutes suggested. Very happy.

This was a second visit to a lovely little cafe in Maud. The food was very good and the rain kept us inside, but there is a great area outside which we enjoyed in the sunshine on our last visit. It's very easy to find, clean and welcoming.

Favourite shop! Always something cool to be had each visit!

Excellent quality local food and very large portions .Great service also and not expensive. Try you will not be disappointed

The carvery is to die for. Great value for money. Dogs are allowed in the bar. There is ample parking in site. The food is fresh and piping hot. Best part: you can go up and get more veggies as many times as you want

Visiting the Peterhead area for a couple of days with my wife , we fancied some Indian food We were recommended to visit the Bengal Spice in Mintlaw From the outside we weren’t expecting much So glad we were wrong Genuinely the best and tastiest curries we have had in a long time We have a couple of decent Indian restaurants we use in Dundee but this place knocks them for six Took us back to the days of Jacob/ Royal Oak/ Malabar , high praise indeed Well worth the visit if you are anywhere near

Stayed here with family and will definitely return. We were warmly welcomed into the hotel and the staff were so very polite and helpful. We had an evening meal and breakfast, the food was freshly cooked and delicious. We stayed the night as we were attending the Halloween Party at the venue with live music and I have to say that we all had a great night, the band were superb. The rooms were spotless clean and lovely 😍.

Went to the park on the #thebighoptrail with my dog. Beautiful day, took a wee picnic but bought a cappuccino at the cafe and took away in my own travel mug to sit outside round the back away from the cafe. Piping hot, just as I like it and reasonably priced at £2.90 for a large size. As cappuccinos go for me it was 5 ⭐️

Went here and had a speldid meal and enjoy every second! Would come again and 0lan on another visit!

it was not a visit it was a honeymoon delivery. I ordered food on the app for 6pm for my sons 15 birthday as a treat. My order came to £50. It arrived late, it arrived cold, they forgot dips that I had ordered. My son who wanted this for a birthday tea was so disappointed I ended up binning it and getting a Chinese instead which cost me extra. I will never be back again and this coming from someone who lives here and has used that chipper in its different names etc all my life. Well done as fish and chips is my absolute favourite but will never be getting it from there again