The best restaurants in Mearns Aberdeenshire North East Scotland

Visited here with family for lunch. Great welcome from the owner, homely setting, clean tidy and cosy, just what you need on a winters day. Extensive menu, which was well prepared and presented and delicious also. Well worth supporting this local business, you wont be disappointed.

You always receive a warm, friendly welcome at the Living Rooms. The food is excellent, fresh, home cooked and very reasonably priced. Their home bakes are amazing too.

Can't deny this bakery bakes and sells delicious fayre......but possibly a re-think on good hygiene practices. All goods are handled with bare hands and the couple of times we've been in did not see any hand washing being done. The tray bake counter did have tongs but weren't used. I dread to think of cash being handled in amongst all this. Have been in other bakeries where head coverings, tongs and disposable gloves appear to be mandatory.

Service was lovely. We haven’t been for a while and maybe it was a blip but the chips were not as good as they have been in the past. Kids were happy with their food and the sole goujons were tasty.

Stappit further is doric for full up A fabulous stop for a cup of tea and a sandwich very good local food . Sitting just on the left before you turn into Gourdon seating inside

A lovely lunch as always. So sad that Balmakewan has had to make the decision to close permanently. So many people, both local and passers by will miss the wonderful food, service and the welcome given on every occasion.

Did not stay in the hotel but enjoyed a first rate lunch - a gargantuan portion of steak and ale pie with the most tender beef and delicious sauce from a good menu with daily specials.Very friendly and efficient staff.Very good local beer and fresh coffee

Hugely disappointed to say the least. Fish portion was not much bigger than a tiddler in all honesty, little meal at a big price, in excess of £12. A long wait as well to get the meal, staff chatting and talking at the counter and my fish was not put in the fryer for at least 5 mins. Once is enough, never again.

First visit, moved recently into Johnshaven and was told about May Garden but had been closed during summer. Glad I waited, had a lovely meal, had spring rolls x 3 medium size per portion, chicken kung po and chicken with mushrooms and fried rice, all very nice. Would recommend. 😃

Inconsistent, never know if you are buying a great fish and chips, or an inedible one, chips so often hard, undercooked greasy and terrible, next time chips are fantastic, only to be let down on the next visit, fish is generally fine, staff hit and miss depends who is on, younger members of staff generally better and friendly, sadly as our local chippy, can no longer take the risk of a terrible expensive treat to put in the bin.

Read some mixed reviews on here for this place. Tried it tonight bought 2 fish suppers. Fish fried fresh for my order it was absolutely first class. Good size portion and great quality. Chips are real chip shop chunky types, not at all greasy. Best fish and chips I’ve had in ages