The best restaurants in Ellon and District Aberdeenshire North East Scotland

I had heard great things about this place. Unfortunately it did not deliver, staff not very attentive, could not pre order online (tried phoning and messaging to pre order) to no avail. Only got asked if we wanted a drink after 15minutes of being sat down (wasn't busy at this time either) food arrived I had the brisket meal (chips,A&H coleslaw & jalapeño crisies were very nice thank you, but the brisket not so much was very dry I put the bbq sauce and coleslaw on to make it palatable. Would not recommend!

Fantastic freshly made food . My Italian special sandwich was probably the best I’ve ever had . Hubby and the pizza which he said was superb too . Very friendly staff and excellent value for money . Will be back for sure .

Excellent lunch, but it usually is! I go to Balmakewan quite often, and have not been let down yet. Sometimes it's just cakes & coffee (killer cakes.....!) Or a filled baguette. You can take a wonder down to the river to work up an appetite or just go for it.

Fantastic Chinese - food was all lovely and very generous portions. Will definitely be returning!

Great playlist, friendly service and food.

Absolutely love this place ,staff are all very welcoming,food is always excellent coffee to die for plenty of variety and teas to Highly recommend going if your in ellon

Food and service always top notch

Best breakfast (rosti, peppers, parmesan, eggs..) on holiday to Aberdeenshire and surrounds. Refreshingly original menu with great coffee to boot!

I love this place and the staff. My dog and I always receive a friendly welcome. The food is fresh and prepared on request and tasty. It is in a lovely setting.

Wow …. let down by the restaurant today ! Had booked for a special lunch for a visiting family member for something nice! Service was poor at best and food …. Of our several choices nothing was left and this was before 4pm on a sunday…. After 15 mins (and a fairly empty restaurant) i had to ask someone to take our drinks ….. then after another 15mins had to ask someone to take our food order (of which several members of staff had walked past several times!) - in the end we left and went to a close pub - at least they were happy to serve and had options available …

We ate here three times during our recent visit to Scarborough. We tried a number of the dishes, all cooked to perfection and reasonably priced. Friendly and accommodating owners / staff .

We visited on Sunday evening for a special occasion having not visited for a very long time. We were pleased to find the Hotel fairly busy with downstairs dining room / lounge full with what was probably a large group. We were slightly early so we went in the bar for a drink, it was friendly and we were served efficiently. The Dining Room itself is upstairs which might put the less able off but I believe the same menu would be available in the downstairs lounge if you asked for it. The ambiance of the Arches Restaurant is pleasant, it’s all a little old fashioned but it’s in character with the building, the Restaurant was about half full. The service was good, friendly, efficient, the food was lovely and reasonably priced. We will definitely be returning soon, recommend.

Went to Broonies for an afternoon tea. Excellent value for money at £14.50 per person. Fantastic service from attentive staff. Well worth a visit.

We had the platter starters which was amazing presentation and delicious. We then had mains of 5 different curries with mushroom and rainbow rice. This is by far the best Indian in the north east we have been to and will most definitely be back monthly. The service was spectacular we did not have to wait longer than even a few minutes for anything. 10/10 service and food and will be back very soon!

Another great meal, great service. Highly recommend the New Inn