The best restaurants in Aberdeenshire North East Scotland

Don't go here. I ordered Chicken Tikka Masala. What they served was a weird magenta colored soup, very sweet, with chicken chunks in it. Not sure what it was except awful. Also, we ordered a couple of prosecco cocktails which were warm. Eat a ready made sandwich from the grocer.

We haven’t been to the Palace for a meal for nearly a year and decided to go this evening. We had the front room to ourselves. The lady that served us was really nice and helpful. Food was lovely. All of us thoroughly enjoyed it and was worth every penny. Fully COVID compliant!

Just to let you know I'm a chef but the food is very good 👍

My husband and I paid a visit to our favourite local restaurant tonight and as usual we were not disappointed. Even though it was very busy Dhruba the proprietor squeezed us in and gave us a lovely welcome. Usually we order from the extensive menu but we decided to try the buffet for a change. It was fantastic from start to finish. Our very attentive waitress brought us our wine and after a few minutes she informed us that the freshly cooked starters were ready. We had a huge choice including poppadoms with numerous dips. So yummy ! We had to remind ourselves that this was not the main part of the meal. My husband ordered a cheese naan and once it arrived at our table we returned to the buffet for our main course. What to choose ? There were a selection of 9 different curries ranging from mild to medium/ hot. Something for everyone. I think I tried 6 but had no room for anymore. All were exceptional. Loved them all. Included in the buffet price is 2 scoops of ice cream which was very welcome and slid down very well after after a lovely spicy meal. I can’t recommend the 4 Cs highly enough. We love it.

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.

Fabulous lunch break! We stumbled upon Dunes and what a find! The staff are great, the view is lovely and the food is super fresh and generously portioned.

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 …

Great takeaway all the food was really delicious. good sized portions, ready on time to collect. There wasn't a lot left when we finished. This will be my regular from now.

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 .

The reviews rated this takeaway highly and it lived up to all the positive comments. We got an Indian meal takeaway but it does pizzas also. Portions are very generous - excellent value for money, really tasty, fresh and “clean”. Check out the lemon and cashew nut rice 😍. Delicious!!

I checked google, hidden Scotland and this site ALL said it was open on Tuesday. Drove past our usual coffee place to come here and found a sign on the door saying closed Tuesdays!

Booked a table for 1300. Arrived at 1250 and waited for table to be prepared. Food ordered and waited 70 minutes and still no food and no explanation as to the delay. Other tables experiencing same problem even though there weren't too many diners. Had to leave without food and, again, no reasons given as to why there was such a long delay.

Such a cute Micropub! Sam, the landlord, arranged a retirement ‘do’ for me in the upstairs function room, with drinks, a platter of pork pie/sausage rolls/chutney and a generous cheeseboard, which everyone enjoyed. The feedback from my guests was entirely positive!

Menu was very poor choice & nothing like on website. Ended up with a poor quality wine at £9.00 per glass & a chicken burger which I didn’t eat as boring (would have preferred a McDonald’s one which would have been a lot cheaper!) Husband had cheeseburger which was average, nothing special. Place is very dark & we needed our phones to read menu. Waitress wasn’t very good. Overall, underwhelming & disappointing!

The Cambus O May is a 150 year old Victorian building full of character, our spacious room had a roll top bath and a lovely view toward the old bridge over the river Dee. The hotel is deliberately set up to maintain its Victorian look and feel, if you want modern and glossy, look elsewhere! We had a lovely dinner in the evening, before sitting in front of the open fire in the cozy bar area for a few drinks. Breakfast was a good selection of cereals, pastries, juices, etc. Across the road is the 100 year old Cambus O May bridge, with excellent woodland walks, or take the trail to Ballater. We will stay again next time we are in the area.