The best restaurants in North East Scotland

First visit here for me and my husband but our friends we were with had been before. Really lovely staff, helpful and attentive. I decided to go for the Prawn Marie Rose salad for my main course. I asked the waitress what the salad consisted of as didn’t just want a mediocre salad. However, I was disappointed. My salad consisted of a larger serving of leaves the same as my husband had as a side salad for his burger, 4 long slices of cucumber, a helping of Prawns in Marie Rose sauce, a sliced beetroot, a pickled onion and a helping of grated cheese that looks the same as the bagged ready grated cheese from Tesco. All this for £24.45. Definitely not worth the money. I wish I had gone for the steak.

Pleasant atmosphere and great service, but the food left something to be desired. My wife had the pesto fettuccine pasta, and I had the smoked salmon and shrimp pasta. Hers was decent and tasted reasonably fresh, but mine was thick with a sauce that had simmered too long and had a strange bitter taste to it, potentially from the saffron in the broth. Not impressed.

Great cozy cafe right on the harbor. Super friendly service and delicious food, specially the soup and bakes.

Nice wee cafe next to train station Coffee was really tasty, will be back for sure

We had a short but enjoyable stay at the Arduthie House. It was in a perfect location to explore the beautiful seaside town of Stonehaven. We had a stunning view of the water from our room which we loved waking up to. The beds were comfortable and the amenities were very thoughtful, tea, water and yummy shortbread cookies. The breakfast was excellent and the service was pleasant and very attentive.

Great place to visit! Lovely homemade soup - butternut squash just right consistency, large bowl & hot. Served with gorgeous homemade bread (2 slices of cranberry with butter - husband had savoury scone with chutney - superb). Nice hot latte & yummy cakes. Lovely welcoming friendly hostess & atmosphere. Pizza night on a Thursday & local market on a Wednesday is next on our must visit list! Visit this cafe - you will not be disappointed! All served promptly & at a reasonable price too.

Great service. The steak was great, but feijoada with steak is different. In Brazil, we have a pork dish like ribs and it was missing the vinaigrette. I think the dish would have been cheaper for the restaurant, or a Brazilian sausage would have been more faithful to the dish and better value for money for the restaurant, because steak ends up being expensive, but it was still delicious.

The guy that served us was rude and pretentious with little to no customer service and skimped on portions. When we went to pay he kinda just slapped the card machine in front of us and told us our total. Once I’d paid he just turned his back on us without saying anything else and was just overall pretty bad mannered. The older woman in the shop was lovely though! She was a lot friendlier and a lot more approachable, she actually spoke to us even though she wasn’t serving us!

Lovely tea room. Had the pleasure of having Mothers Day Afternoon Tea there today. Really nice - everything delicious, well presented & ample proportions! Staff very friendly & efficient. All served promptly & with a smile. Lovely atmosphere & reasonably priced. Definitely worth a visit!

chic little place for your casual Italian dining great for weekday eat out option their 2-course lunch is absolute bargain reservation highly recommended as its a small space definitely coming back

The steak pie was fantastic! Chips/thick fries were really good. Vegetables were not overcooked --very delicious. Good Scottish and English draft beer selection. Servers worked very hard to serve a lot of customers. Really nice dinner.

Has to be the cleanest fish and chip shop, let alone take away ive ever been inside of in all 25 years of not being able to cook lmao. I live nearby and I see the owner around all the time meticulously cleaning inside and outside the shop which im sure is what causes the area to smell lovely and it just looks spotless. But besides that, this is the crispiest and freshest chippy in Banff. Absolute win for me to be located on the same street (not my cholesterols tho ;)

Great food, went in for lunch. Tacos and burrito bowl were great and friendly service!

First timers, lovely. Chips sooo yum and everything cooked to order. Can’t wait to come back and try the fish - won’t be long 🥰

A real taste of Aberdeen hospitality! The staff couldn’t have been more welcoming and nothing was too much trouble. The breakfast was excellent as was the atmosphere. An independent business that deserves all the support that it gets!