The best restaurants in Ellon and District Aberdeenshire North East Scotland

We visited the Arches restaurant within the Station Hotel and went to a charity event after. So I cannot comment on the rooms. However, we received excellent service in the restaurant. Our main meals were really good, home cooked and very delicious with quite generous portions. I feel that the desserts were a little bit of a let down. We should have just stopped at the mains. Atmosphere was nice enough, staff were friendly and food was great.

Lovely place lovely place .i been there with my family for a visit in ellon .this place have a lots of option with the desserts especially the waffle and cookie dough .will be back again.

Excellent food as always. Delivery timescale in line with as stated when order placed. Three happy home diners.

Always on time with takeaway food, always clean looking, efficient and friendly service. The food selection and taste is very good.

Mixed experience at Trellis. The cafe itself is lovely and clean and the cakes on offer are amazing and so lovely! Ideal for a coffee and cake stop! The menu for breakfast feels a little limited. Many of the dishes feel “egg heavy” but there are some other options. I feel like they are missing an opportunity for a brunch menu. Our recent experience was very mixed as we loved the food and coffees but the noise of the cafe in the bottom section was incredibly loud, and service was quite poor (uninterested staff, hard to get their attention). It could’ve been a bad and busy morning but it did stick with us and mirrors some of the other recent reviews. Please get back to the old Trellis we love and remember!

I walked past the cafe with my son in the buggy at 14:38 (states they close at 15:00 online) and asked the blonde female employee outside if I could order a sandwich for takeaway. Was told, in a defensive way that they had ‘already put everything away’. I understand it can be frustrating when people want served at the last minute (I used to work in retail), however this wasn’t a minute before close time - the cafe should possibly change their advertised hours if they can’t serve customers beyond 14:30. It’s a shame as it’s put me off visiting again, and I like to support local businesses as much as possible, especially in Ellon as I live nearby.

Good things : This cafe is in a great location and offers plenty of seating outside which is ideal for those with dogs. Not so good things : The coffee was ok although pricey for the size of cup. Cakes were nice enough, but had too much buttercream icing. Bad things : The layout of the tables inside is a bit congested. The volume and choice of music appears to be for the benefit of the staff because we, and those around us at other tables, to raise our voices to have a conversation.

Overcharged me full price for a regular drink on a kids drink. Also charged £1.35 for ketchup, wasn't told it was extra, egregious, can get a bottle for that price. Ended up over £7 just for chips with ketchup and a kids juice, absurd.

Good selection of garden needs and a decent cafe

This is becoming very much a favourite for us. We have started phoning the day before to reserve produce to collect the next day. We have a quick once round the shop to see if there is any new products to add to our order consisting of 1/2 lb steak pies for my father in law who just loves them, 1 lb steak pies for ourself along with apple crumbles, scones, short bread to a total of £78, worth every penny. Then we go into the restaurant for lunch. Both of us are soup lovers so we settled for potato and leek to start, then my wife ordered a g f ham and cheese toastie, I opted for a cheese and onion toastie with coleslaw on the side. To wash it down the wife had a cappucino, I settled for a diet irn bru. We were both well satisfied set up for the rest of the day. A worthwhile trip. Would recommend to anyone and will definitely be back.

Went in on the off chance there was space for 2 and given a table. Our drinks order was taken then it was another 15 mins wait to give our food order - 2 mains & 3 sides. While waiting, there was a constant stream of people waiting for and picking up carry out meals. Our food arrived nearly an hour after our order was taken and, although it was tasty, the wait was too long. The service wasn't very good and it seemed the kitchen and waiting staff were overstretched. Stupidly, we didn't check the bill because we just wanted out, with the result I think we either paid the wrong bill or were overcharged as it was just short of £60. Lesson learned and we will not go back.

Saturday 18th June - Had the takeaway set meal for two last night. To be really honest the only thing that was fine were the popadoms and the onion relish ! The nan bread tasted like cardboard, the chicken in both my main dish and my husband's main dish was tough and over cooked (tasted like it had been cooked earlier and then warmed up), and then to top it all my husband later had a really bad attack of diarrhoea. I contacted the restaurant and they were very apologetic and said hygiene is their top concern. Apart from apologies no refund offered. Will not be coming back.

Stayed for 2 nights and enjoyed it very much. Room was not huge but comfortable. Staff very helpful. Food and service all good value for the price. Will return.

Wouldn’t recommend at all. The toilets were dirty with no toilet roll or soap. The food was cold especially the fries. The service was terrible we had to take our dirty plates up to the bar. To get additional drinks also we have to attend the bar and walk up to members of staff. The brewdog bars in Aberdeen are far better. This isn’t the first time we’ve had a bad experience as this is the second in a month.

Fantastic takeaway coffee (and pancakes) during the Covid19 restrictionsSimple to order online for click and collect, and our order is always sitting ready and waiting for us at the agreed timeDelicious coffee and the pancakes are amazing Symposium has been our saviour during the lockdown