The best restaurants in Aberdeenshire North East Scotland

Went to the St Olaf Golf Hotel for an early evening meal. First time we have had a meal there since the new owners took charge. Would just like to say how much we enjoyed the food, compliments to the chef and his team. The front of house are also to be complemented on their friendly service. Will definitely recommend a visit to the St Olaf.

This pub / restaurant is a real jem. Country pub, real fire and a warm reception. Local folk, characters and made me feel really welcome. Tried the restaurant which serves home cooked food at a very good price. This is a lovely pub which has live music at the weekends. Worth searching out folks.

A Lovely location serving good coffee, pleasant service, complimentary biscuits made for a nice experience.

You got the chance to look round the shop without the intensity of the owners talking you through everything. No one wants to be pressured into buying things, and people will buy if they are allowed to do so at their own leisure. Stocks some lovely food and hope the shop does well, just a little less intense experience would be much better!

Whilst touring the area found this pub courtesy of “Google” maps. Right opposite is a small Pay & display car park with more spaces 40 metres away. At the time of visiting one hour was free provided you got a ticket, however a “local” at the bar informed me that from June they were axing this “free” period. It’s a low door into this old pub, but once inside I was welcomed by the landlord who confirmed that meals were being served. It was a darkish place but they were happy to chat and when my soup arrived it was piping hot and enjoyable. This being May in Scotland it was extremely stormy and a soup and a sandwich fitted the bill and not expensive either. Recommended. Photo is of Eider Ducks on the coast near the Ship Inn.

It needs decorating and cleaning we were in a booth and the tops were thick with dust. Noticed that some of the seats were torn as well It's a shame to give a bad review when the food was so good. Advice would be hire a painter and a cleaner

Ensemble correct mais en deçà de nos attentes : la cuisson bleue demandée pour le bœuf était limité, les accompagnements peu élaborés ni recherchés et les sauces industrielles (quel dommage !) Assiettes généreusement servies. Certaines références de whisky présentées à la carte n’étaient plus disponibles et obtenir des conseils n’est pas évident. Service approximatif mais attentionné et sympathique.

Love the food, deliveries are quick, relatively cheap. But i have to make one thing clear the chilli sauce is deadly after one night. The lid will pop and leave quite a mess.

Overcharged me full price for a regular drink on a kids drink. Also charged £1.35 for ketchup, wasn't told it was extra, egregious, can get a bottle for that price. Ended up over £7 just for chips with ketchup and a kids juice, absurd.

Was my first experience and was horrible the food was way past the app time I called he said it was out for delivery my house is 4 minutes drive away and took 15 minutes longer to arrive and it showed I payed 48+ for cold chips cold special fried rice the skewer sass was cold the shredded chick was thick and cold the peeking shredded beef was cold only thing that was hot was the chicken sweetcorn soup and the spring rolls won’t be back there

This used to be a great chipper but I’ve been continually disappointed over the past few years with how poor the fish is here. For what you pay, the fish portion sizes are terrible and greasy too. I think they try to make up the portion sizes with loads of chips (which are average at best). I’ve had enough and won’t be going back. PS. The service is good and they do their best to get the order out quickly, it’s just the quality of the food that’s gone downhill.

Would not recommend, poor service, still waiting for food, ordered over 2 and a half hours ago. Very disappointed and very hungry. Unfortunately no option for 0 stars.

Disgusted with last meal, full of fat , hardly any meat. Dog refused it too

Excellent food quality and a little bit extra food. Friendly staff as well.

Great meal here while staying nearby. We booked as advised. Really welcoming friendly staff. Food was fresh and plentiful. Roast chicken dinner and steak pie were both excellent. Lovely atmosphere. Recommend.