The best restaurants in Mid Formartine Aberdeenshire North East Scotland

Best Indian meal we've had !!! Staff friendly and welcoming and informative of the dishes. Restaurant is beautifully decorated and comfortable. As for the meal.... absolutely stunning 10/10

This restaurant/hotel was closed for a while and this was our first chance to visit since it reopened. The service was excellent as was the food. Good restaurants seem to be few and far between nowadays. All we get are national brands, so its good to see an independent offering a great night out.

Brilliant local café. Always offers fantastic coffee and a range of fancy pieces! good for a bite to eat at breakfast and lunch and very reasonably priced.

My wife, who had been here before with a friend, suggested that we pop n for afternoon tea/coffee. I was impressed with the service here and the scones were very good. The Stitch House is not only a cafe but a community hub. They provide an outlet for the sale of local crafts which are well displayed, not only in the shop but also in the cafe section. On entering the cafe section, there is a small kiddies' play area to the left. They also provide a Youth Cafe on Friday and Saturday evenings where the youngsters of the village can meet in a safe environment. I was really ipressed with these premises and will certainly be back.

Plenty of parking. Indian food is wonderful

Very good butchery products, condiments, local cider and a brilliant fresh sandwich thank you

Amazing experience. Staff were very attentive, professional and friendly, I can’t compliment them enough. Food and drinks were fantastic, we went for the Thursday night supper club, where you get a set menu. All the courses were delicious, I especially enjoyed the main course, escalope of chicken with a Parmesan risotto. Everything cooked perfectly and we even got a photo with the kilted chef himself. It’s a shame the place is closing at the end of September however, we were so pleased we went and will have a fantastic memory to reflect on. I wouldn’t hesitate if you are thinking of booking. Do it before it’s too late.

Nice wee village cafe. Nice staff. Food was pretty darned good too

It's a good plaice (got to be done) to get a fish supper. Always get great food and friendly service in here. My new favorite chipper.

This is a beautiful pub/hotel. We had had a horrible experience the night before in a hotel down in Carlisle so to arrive in beautiful Scotland and to this absolute gem was most welcome. Our room was lovely, cosy, clean and warm. It really felt like a home from home. The owner and the staff were all so welcoming and the food tastes fabulous. We had the most generous breakfast each day and the price is such great value. Great drinks and a lovely atmosphere. We enjoyed every moment here. Highly recommended and we will absolutely come back. Thank you to you all.

I have been racing Karts and Cars since 1991 and was looking for a kart track that actually lets you have a feel of the actual sport. I’m leaving this review because we had the most enjoyable authentic karting experience that it’s possible to get without having your own kart. I came here with my 11 year old son, he’s done some karting before but not in the wet. It was raining heavily, and the karts are on slick tyres = fun! This is the exact experience that trains young person. We have a briefing, get wet suits on and get in (contrary to another reviewer I just read, NO karting EVER requires a damn fireproof racesuit, he knows nothing of the sport). 45 minutes of skidding and power sliding around, my son spinning out a lot but loving it and learning lots, with the supervisor on the quad to get him back on track. A shame there’s no lap timing, other than a stopwatch, but without a doubt this is the place you come to have a thrill, a great track, fast karts, not over sanitised and boring, unlike the indoor electric karts which are slow, have traction control and are spreading like a virus into the sport of karting.

We’ve been to Morris’s hotel (Jock’s) many times for supper, we thought we’d give it a try for breakfast and although we were told we didn’t need to book, we decided to book ahead - on hindsight, I’m not sure if this was a good idea as they knew we were coming and got the impression that the breakfast items were probably precooked prior to us ordering them. We all had the full breakfast and two pots of tea were ordered, one to come whilst we were waiting for our breakfast and the other to come later when our breakfast arrived. Both came at once , and we had to ask for a pot of boiling water, breakfast when it came wasn’t anywhere near hot enough but plenty of it, no marmalade for the toast and had to settle for jam. I wouldn’t return for breakfast, there were four of us and we were the only ones there until another couple arrived as we were leaving, I would return for lunch or supper but need to improve greatly on their breakfast.

I stopped here for a coffee what a lovely cafe many seats only had coffee & a traybake excellent staff friendly and place nice & clean

Lovely little cafe, run by volunteers. We went in for a light bite. They have a gluten free selection, which is ideal as Mrs B is coeliac. Tea came in a real tea pot 😊 Food was really tasty and reasonably priced, service very friendly. I thoroughly recommend dropping in.

The White Horse Inn was always a firm date night favourite back when it had been previously open, so thought to go back and try it and we weren't disappointed at all. I cant speak highly enough of how lovely the owner & staff are: so friendly & bubbly and really do make the place something special. They have such a varied menu from curry and thai noodle dishes to your favourite burgers & chicken goujons, there really is something for everyone. If you love a big portion, look no further than the White Horse Inn... the servings are really generous and taste as good as they look without breaking the bank! The White Horse Inn is definitely worth a visit even if your from Aberdeen or further afield, if your fed up of the usual restaurants and want something a bit more special and family run then don't forget about a trip to Balmedie!