The best restaurants in Aberdeenshire North East Scotland

Nice cup of tea and scone served by very lovely staff. We walked fast after our tour to get the table by the window! What beautiful views. The lady serving us told us about sea life and birds we might spot and offered us use of the binoculars. She was very friendly and made us feel very welcome. She offered extra hot water for our tea and chatted with us. Lovely. Would visit again if we were in the area.

Really interesting food, with underlying flavours that suddenly enliven your taste buds. Service is good, prices very reasonable. Well worth a visit

The Dolphin has been on site at West Pier on Peterhead Harbour for three decades, serving favourites including fish and chips using product landed at the harbour. Burgers, jacket potato and pies are among the regular offerings along with pineapple and banana fritters. The baked tattie was great, by the way. But there was a surprise on the menu on the day we visited. I asked what the soup of the day was and the answer: "Mince and tattie soup." Shocked but interested. I had to try it. Take a bow, Pauline, it was great, wee chunks of meat and packed with vegetables. Five-a-day not a problem. Fancied a sticky toffee pudding but was told to resist as we were heading for dinner in a local hotel that night.

Lovely restaurant. Great new menu being offered - I wish I could have tried everything on it as it all looked delicious. Fair pricing and lovely staff. Highly recommended

Distinctly Average - Could do a lot better. Second time this week. Was there on Wednesday and again on Saturday. Wednesday was a good experience but Saturday we were met with the fire alarm going off. Not a good start. Service at first was good but then dropped off as the evening went on. Was left for 20 minutes waiting for a drinks order and eventually had to go to the bar to get attention and found 3 members of staff chatting. The food was extremely average. Goat cheese starter was over cooked on the outside and frozen on the inside. Main courses were all over done with the exception of the goulash . The "golden batter" was more a deep dark brown than anything and the chicken dishes were all dry and overcooked. The chicken burger was cremated and extremely dry but the bun and salsa was extremely stodgy. Presentation on Wednesday was really good but our meals on Saturday reminded us of school dinners extremely poor. basically thrown on a plate. All in all not a very good experience but the potential is there , as demonstrated on Wednesday. A little bit of extra time in preparation and presentation would help along with some new oil. All in all not good value for the money paid.

The carvery is to die for. Great value for money. Dogs are allowed in the bar. There is ample parking in site. The food is fresh and piping hot. Best part: you can go up and get more veggies as many times as you want

Lovely lunch for four served by delightful staff. We really enjoyed our meal and have booked for Christmas. Highly recommended!

Good old fashioned pub, great staff, live music

Firstly very pleasant and attentive staff. Restaurant is spotless. Now the food, Bean Curd starter was amazing followed by Twice Cooked Pork which was to die for. Wife had Jiang Bao Chicken and Soft Noodles. Best Chinese meal we have ever had. Brilliant dining experience.

I have eaten and shopped at the Black Sheep for many years. It has always been a great place to visit. However under the new management of Morag it has improved considerably. It is now an even more inviting and exciting experience.

Shimla cottage you have been toppled. What a lovely meal here. My wife and i use our local Indian which is excellent. The owner of the restaurant hailed from Glasgow so we knew the grub would be good. Gluten free not a problem . The mixed pakora was lovely and the tandoori grill was epic. My wife enjoyed her food murgh burnly a chicken dish number 48 on the menu was stunning. Spicy but not in a blow your head off but in a subtle way. £64 very reasonable lovely restaurant

The staff serving are lovely but the food quality really let our visit down. The Canadian pancakes were stone cold, the streaky bacon barely cooked. The crispy bacon bagel was anything but, the streaky bacon again barely cooked and smelt like it was off. The cappuccinos were just a milky coffee with no froth. £20 for inedible food means sadly with regret we won't be returning.

Excellent, tasty food, well priced and very friendly staff. Toilets were very clean which is an indication of how well they look after their premises. Don't miss out on this fantastic cafe.

Lovely friendly pub with great bar staff and a cosy fire - also really well decorated for Halloween. Well worth a visit, we will be back!

Delivery was on time , but the food was not hot (warm) as it is as usual. We had to reheat all of it . The taste of the food was as normal great .