The best restaurants in Aberdeenshire North East Scotland

Football was on the telly and was a little noisy for me as I dislike football very much!!

Had a lovely meal in a fantastic traditional pub with a lovely atmosphere. Food was exceptional & staff were very attentive. Highly recommended & will definitely be back. Thanks 😊

The manager crashed out after i ordered 2 sweet chilli dips

Brilliant! Menu was varied. Service was fantastic. Food was delicious and great portions. Highly recommend brunch here 👌

The Creel never fails to deliver excellent food served in a great atmosphere. The food and service is beyond reproach. Last night a large party of rowers appeared expecting to be served drinks. The staff were excellent and ensured the regulars were looked after.

First time eating here. Lovely atmosphere, friendly staff. Food not bad. Not overly flavoursome but does the job. Gravy quite bland as was the soup. Okay for a one off meal but not tasty enough to make a repeat customer. 😐

The restaurant and takeaway are both excellent. I am gluten free and the gluten free options on the restaurant menu are the best in the area. There are lots of options and they are happy to talk through the menu to make adaptations. We are also frequent visitors to the takeaway, again because of the gluten free options. I’m allergic to fish too but the gluten free chicken fillets are incredible! The staff are super friendly and the kids menu is great as well with lots of options for the smaller diners!

Warm and friendly welcome apon arrival. My partner and myself went here for lunch. We both ordered the smothered platter. This was cooked to perfection and honestly excellent value for money. Betty the bar staff was very friendly and helpful and made our experience even better. Thank you will definitely return.

good atmosphere, friendly staff and delicious food. have ordered chicken strudel and it was tasty, soft and moist. salads very nice and the dressing just amazing. 10/10 highly recommend

Excellent lunch, food was lovely. Service was great. Would highly recommend for a lovely drive out in a nice Restaurant overlooking the harbour.

This was our second visit as part of a tour group. The Brasserie is located with the small number of independent retail outlets at Milton of Crathes, which is also the location of the Royal Deeside Railway. We visited for lunch, where dietary requirements were also easily catered for. The food was very good and the service friendly and efficient for the large party. The brasserie has a pleasant ambiance in keeping with the surroundings, and we would visit individually if in the area.

My wife and myself had a 2 course meal on Sunday 6th Oct. We both had Cullen Skink, a soup of smoked haddock, potatoes, onions and cream. The best ever and a substantial bowl of soup. Delicious . Then chicken goujons, wedges ,coleslaw and salad. Delicious. The staff were excellent and the ambience lovely. We'll deserved 5 star rating.

If visiting the cafe at the front of the building do not order a mocha. It was awful and I had to change it for another drink. I had forgotten that I’d had one there ages ago that was awful too and had to go back. It had virtually no froth on top and was just a cup of dark brown liquid. Not the usual tempting mocha at all. I suspect it was made by hand without the use of a mocha machine perhaps? I usually use the restaurant /cafe in another part of the store and mochas are normal there.

Having previously been to restaurant and had lovely meal there we decided to try newly refurbished cafe at the front. What a mistake, poor selection of premaid sw/ paninis(it doesn’t take long to prepare them fresh). However we persevered, staff looked miserable Toasties were toasted and we sat down. My mozzarella/pesto / sun dried tomato was soggy and tasteless, the coleslaw( which had to be paid for over and above the sandwich along with the”salad”) was inedible due to the majority of it being just mayo. The final straw was the plastic i found in it. The management were right over , offered substitutes etc and I got a refund , I mean these things happen , the food was minging to begin with, the staff were depressing me and all for a premium price, no thanks we won’t be back , I’ll stick to restaurant next time if at all

Ordered drinks and breakfast rolls, my hot chocolate was nearly cold and more like warm milk, the coffee was just about ok but the bacon roll was served on a brioche bun and the sausage was burnt and very salty. The soup was lovely but everything else was below standard and definitely not worth the money, we will not be returning