The best restaurants in Aberdeenshire North East Scotland

You need to find your way through a chemist's shop and then upstairs - but it is worth it! We stopped for the soup and sandwich deal; a bowl of hot home-made soup, thick with lentils and chunks of bacon and a chicken mayo sandwich stuffed full and with salad and crisps. Delicious and a bargain.

The cakes were so beautiful and tasty. I've never tasted cakes so nice and their hot drink selection is amazing. They should expand and get a bigger place!

Stopped by for lunch as was working nearby and colleagues had recommended for breakfast before. Ordered the double cheeseburger to keep it basic for a first visit. I cannot oversell this place and its owners. Without a doubt the best burger I've ever tasted, and I've had a few. I will go out of my way to grab lunch from here again. And I want to try breakfast from them too now. Unbelievably good quality

Visited Betty's a few times since moving to Blackburn last year. We love this place! Great pub grub food, always tasty food and decent portions. The Sunday roast is honestly the best I've ever had from a restaurant - meat and trimmings cooked to perfection! The staff are always lovely too!

We dropped in for lunch and were pleasantly surprised. The gentleman who served us was very friendly and keen to ensure we got exactly what we wanted. The food was delivered reasonably quickly and was fresh, hot, and tasty. I also had a friendly chat with the gent when paying the bill, and he told me how I could get in touch with Jimmy Buchan, one of my heroes. This was really appreciated as I met up with Jimmy, which was fantastic. .....thanks heaps.

I had the quiche, very generous size, served with salad, chutney & coleslaw. All homemade. Very vintage inside, definitely worth a visit. Lovely selection of cakes which you could buy to take away. To full to eat there, so we bought for later

Great food fast delivery. Chilli chips are a must if you like spice 🥵Kashmiri korma and mushroom rice delicious 😋 chicken and Brie pakoras amazing ordered some mango chutney to go with them 👍

We visited this Cafe after a long walk in the forest. Dogs are welcome inside the cafe. Inside there is a log burning stove, which was very welcome, the cafe had a nice rustic feel they do there own baking and my wife described the scone as the best she had. The coffee was lovely. We had visited the Cafe at the Cheese makers across the road which was very nice but had to sit outside with the dog. We will certainly be back here, probably for a lunch next time.

Very disappointed that the cafe was closed. On the website says open Wed-Sunday from 11-3pm. Double checked with the Tourist Office in Ballater they advised us that itwas open from 12-3pm. We walked all the way from Ballater to find it was closed !!!!!We found 2 other people there also disappointed. Have been visiting for some yearsnow food was always fantastic but think will give it a miss in the future. The word in Ballater was that the opening times is not dependable.

What brilliant folks in here, can't thank them enough. Baled me out big time when I suffered a Pizza Dough catastrophe. Gave then a shout on the off chance and they sorted me out with a massive bag of the best Pizza dough. It rose like a dream and tasted ace. And by the way, I have also eaten here and the food is always spot on, but this was a bit 'above and beyond'. Fantastic team, thanks so much!!

Really delicious breakfast. Not just the bacon but all the other bits to! Very much recommend to anyone passing by. They also sell thier bacon to take away.

On a very wet day we were recommended to come here and were not disappointed. Warm and friendly welcome, excellent service and delicious lunch. Akira and Carol both attended to little details without asking - ie Carol serving an extra large portion of chips when I declined other veg that were on the menu (brother in law pleased to help me out!) and Akira giving my sister a takeaway box as she couldn't manage the whole of her panini. Brillliant. I live in Devon so may not be passing through again but would wholeheartedly recommend visiting.

Ordered an afternoon tea for my gran’s 80th birthday. Staff are very accommodating to allergy and dietary requirements when placing the order as my grandad does not eat chicken. When I picked up the afternoon tea, staff warmly welcomed and quickly served us despite it being busy. When I unboxed and served the afternoon tea for the party, we were amazed with the amount of food we had. A variety of sandwiches such as a range of chicken options, ham and cheese, cheese and pickle, tuna and egg mayo. Each box had one sausage roll, scone with jam and butter, two choc dipped strawberries and different types of tray cakes. We were so impressed with the amount of food and the quality (the scones and choc strawberries went down a treat with the grandparents!) Will 100% use Sally’s for future afternoon teas.

This place is a wee gem! A phenomenal selection of whiskies, a very tasty sharing platter, all served by friendly staff who love to share funny stories. A few locals were in who also love a blether. Lovely seating area outside too. Only open Friday to Sunday at present.

We had a very interesting selection of toasties for lunch - had never thought of putting haggis or venison salami with cheese - both very tasty. Great coffee too and friendly service. The cakes looked great as well but we were too full!