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.

This was an overnight stay with breakfast and dinner, so I experienced the full enjoyment of this family hotel. These hardworking and popular people are busy upgrading the hotel to modern standards, but they have kept the best of the traditional interior, small reminders of when this place was right at the centre of a very busy village, complete with railway line and agricultural mart, both of which have been repurposed to great effect. See Maud Railway Museum and Old Mart Cafe for details. The welcome at the Station Hotel is warm and informative, complete with unnecessary apology for some ongoing refurb noise. It's obvious everything's being done to a very high standard. The room was comfortable, clean and the tea tray contained an extra selection of fruit and herbal teas and a brunch bar that was more interesting than the usual biscuits. Evening meal was in the bar, where it quickly became obvious what a popular place this is for locals, including a jolly book group, and others who just popped in for a drink and a natter. The food was great, made all the more special by a section in the menu dedicated to local sources... and they really were (sometimes the word local does a bit of heavy lifting), so here's what was on my plate... fruit and veg from Longleys of Maud, seafood from McConnell's of Stuartfield and Peterhead and - when I return, which will be soon - most likely meat from Ewan Morris of Mintlaw and Stuartfield. Wow! And I have to give a shout out to the chef, especially for the smoked haddock fishcake, which is now up there with Cullen Skink on my delishfishometer chart. After a comfortable night, breakfast was in the oldest part of the hotel, a room filled with charm and history. I opted for the smaller breakfast as I was attending a morning event elsewhere, but the eggs were beautifully cooked and tasty, and I could have as much toast as I wanted. I was sad to leave this hotel with its lovely hosts and staff. A lot of bigger places could learn from the Station Hotel's Hospitality With A Heart.

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.

Lovely find. Immaculately clean. Friendly staff, reasonably priced. Delicious soup, coffee and cakes. However…, coronation chicken was the most tasteless I have ever encountered

very very tasty tika masala and nann bread and very nice service and a scorching hot chicken korma and rice with it and some lovely plain chips would definitely recommend to everyone.

Excellent value for money and food was spot on. Great selection from their festive menus as well as their normal one. They had 2 large groups in but that did not impact on our meal at all.

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.

Lovely village cafe. Very friendly staff and excellent food. Brilliant sandwiches and panini's(the brie and cranberry is amazing) and also very nice homebakes. Highly tecommended

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

Visited a few times now after the cafe reopened with new staff members. Great location, excellent staff and coffee and scones amazing.

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

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

Had late lunch so was in Bar. Place was cold so ate with our jackets on. Food Son had Curry it was not great was like out of a tin tbh and not worth the £12. Small fish was ok but get better value at a chipper. Mac Cheese again very small and not worth the money again reminded of being out of a Tin. Service was good but food not worth the money

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 😍.

Not sure what had changed. But the last 2 visits have been terrible. The pepper sauce burger had zero. Nadda, nicks, ziltch no sauce what do ever!!!!!!!!!! Tasted like cardboard!!! Last time I bought a coleslaw salad and never received it, 2nd strike, and they are out. I am not going back. VERY DISAPPOINTED!!! THIS IS BS