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New Aberdeenshire Restaurant Week 1 week to go

Just a week to go before Aberdeenshire Restaurant Week serves up a host of special offers

With just one week to go, hungry diners are preparing to enjoy a mouth-watering range of delicious meals during the first ever Aberdeenshire Restaurant Week.

Running from November 4-10, the week-long event has attracted an incredible 66 restaurants, cafes and hotels to sign up so far across the region.

During Restaurant Week, customers will be able to enjoy a host of food and drinks offers which will help increase footfall by showcasing the amazing offering across Aberdeenshire to locals and visitors alike, highlighting value, quality, provenance and choice at a traditionally quieter time of year.

And it’s not too late to register a business for Aberdeenshire Restaurant Week – sign up by emailing restaurantweek@aberdeenshire.gov.uk

Cllr Gillian Owen, Leader of Aberdeenshire Council, said: “With such a wide selection of venues participating in Restaurant Week, it’s also a great opportunity to get out and about this November and explore what Aberdeenshire has to offer. But it’s not just about hospitality – our local high streets and attractions can all benefit from extra footfall and spend. Our small businesses are the beating heart of our communities, so how about planning a day out that includes your chosen venue but also includes a visit to a town centre, farm shop, local museum or country park. With so many coastal towns, bustling high streets, historical sites and countryside settings, a day out in Aberdeenshire has so much to offer.”

The Restaurant Week website has been visited by thousands of potential customers eager to see the special offers and tasty dishes which participating venues have cooked up for the week-long promotion.

One of the participating businesses is the Udny Arms Hotel at Newburgh – with owner Lorna Younge saying: “We are really excited to be involved with Aberdeenshire Restaurant Week as it provides a great way for us all to showcase the incredible produce and cuisine the region has to offer. As we are about to celebrate our first year in business, what better way to celebrate than with a range of special offers for our loyal existing customers and new diners alike.”

Jack Duncan of the Fife Arms at Turriff added: “It’s great to be part of Aberdeenshire Restaurant Week and everyone here is really looking forward to welcoming diners to enjoy some delicious food in great company and surroundings. The wealth of eateries taking part across the area and the wide variety of cuisine on offer is tremendous, giving people a fantastic opportunity to try new things at special discounted prices.”

Cllr Alan Turner, chair of the council’s Infrastructure Services Committee, said: “Next week’s promotions will help to highlight all the fantastic places to eat across the region and there really is something for all tastes and budgets thanks to our wonderful participating businesses. With the hospitality sector facing ongoing challenges around supply chain costs and the wider cost-of-living, we really hope Aberdeenshire Restaurant Week will give these businesses a much-needed boost and bring a wealth of new customers through their doors.”

So whether you’re hungry for brunch, fine dining or just a snack, we’ve got you covered. It’s a great opportunity to try somewhere new and an affordable way for families and friends to dine out together. But how does it work?

Visit www.aberdeenshirerestaurantweek.com and click on the offer tab to see all of the food and drink venues taking part and use the filters to search for your preferred dining option
Click on the venue profile to see their offer, menu or T’s & C’s
We recommend you contact your chosen venue in advance to book a table (if required) and to check availability
When you arrive at the venue, mention Aberdeenshire Restaurant Week, and enjoy your fabulous dining experience!
Don’t forget to share your experiences and tag us and the restaurant/cafe on your social media and help us spread the word about our wonderful food and drink establishments right here in Aberdeenshire.

Aberdeenshire Restaurant Week A – Z of Venues

Check out the full list of participating venues below (66). All offers and menus are now available to view online:

Albert Hotel, Peterhead
Ally B’s, Dess
Asha’s Indian Aroma, Peterhead
Aspire, Portsoy
Barra Farmshop & Kitchen, Oldmeldrum
Boyndie Visitor Centre Café, Boyndie
Braemar Bistro
Bridge House Café, Ballater
Buchan Hotel, Ellon
Café Neuk, Stonehaven
Café Noir Coffee House, Stonehaven
Cafe48, Pitmedden
Cammies, Cammachmore
Captain’s Galley, Whitehills
Chloe’s Kitchen Creations, Alford
Davron Hotel, Rosehearty
Dean’s Bistro, Huntly
Duncano’s, Westhill
Edward’s Restaurant & Bar, Inverurie
Esther’s Manna House, Turriff
Farm to Table, Westerton Farm, Laurencekirk
Farquharson’s Bar & Kitchen, Braemar
Fennel Restaurant, Inverurie
Fife Lodge Hotel, Banff
Fly Cup Enterprises, Inverurie
Forest Café, Midmar
Grant Arms Hotel, Monymusk
Harbour Bar, Gourdon
Harbour Dunes Café, Cruden Bay
Huntly Golf Club
Loch-Hills Garden Café, Ellon
Meldrum House Country Hotel, Oldmeldrum
Milton Brasserie, Milton of Crathes
Newmachar Hotel
Number 30, Huntly
Peterhead Prison Museum Café
Quayside Restaurant & Fish Bar, Gourdon
Saplinbrae Hotel & Lodges, Mintlaw
Scott Skinner’s Restaurant & Bar, Banchory
Seafield Arms, Whitehills
Seaview Hotel, Boddam
Slate & Grain Brasserie, Chapelton
That Pancake Place, Banchory
The Bank Restaurant, Huntly
The Broadstraik Inn, Elrick
The Chocolate Bar, Ellon
The Coffee Apothecary, Ellon
The Coffee Apothecary, Udny
The Dunes Restaurant & Bar, Menie
The Falls of Feugh, Banchory
The Feed Baron, Westhill Golf Club
The Fern Restaurant, Durris
The Fife Arms Hotel & Bistro, Turriff
The Gaff, Ellon
The Garlogie Inn, Skene
The Liberty Kitchen, Banchory
The Murly Tuck Café, Tarves
The Pennan Inn
The Port House Café, Portsoy
The Stack Restaurant & Bar, Muchalls
The Stag & Thistle, Fraserburgh
The Tolbooth Restaurant, Stonehaven
Tor Na Coille, Banchory
Traffords Coffee House, Turriff
Trump’s Restaurant & Cellar, Menie
Udny Arms Hotel, Newburgh

New Aberdeenshire Restaurant Week 1 week to go

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Aberdeenshire Restaurant Week

New Aberdeenshire Restaurant Week 2024

Diners in for a mouth-watering culinary treat during Aberdeenshire Restaurant Week

Hungry diners across Aberdeenshire are preparing to choose from a variety of special offers and menus during the region’s first ever Restaurant Week running from November 4-10.

Forty restaurants, cafes and hotels have so far signed up to the inaugural festival being organised by Aberdeenshire Council’s Economic Development Service.

It has teamed up with organisations including local business groups, VisitAberdeenshire, Scotland Food & Drink, Aberdeen City & Shire Hotels Association, Aberdeen and Grampian Chamber of Commerce and the Federation of Scottish Chefs to encourage business sign-ups and raise consumer awareness.

Food festivals such as this are hugely successful, proving popular with both businesses and customers alike across the country and November’s event will help to highlight all the fantastic places to eat across the region.

Facing the ongoing challenges around supply chain costs and the wider cost-of-living, it’s hoped Aberdeenshire Restaurant Week will give the local hospitality sector a much-needed boost and bring a wealth of new customers through their doors.

During the event, customers will be able to enjoy a host of food and drinks offers which will help increase footfall by showcasing the incredible offering across Aberdeenshire to locals and visitors alike, highlighting value, quality, provenance and choice at a traditionally quieter time of year.

To celebrate their involvement, participating venues have cooked up some mouth-watering special offerings for the week-long promotion, with something for all tastes and budgets.

Among them is the award-winning Falls of Feugh Restaurant at Banchory which helped launch the promotion with Aberdeenshire Council Leader Cllr Gillian Owen and Cllr Isobel Davidson, vice-chair of the council’s Infrastructure Services Committee.

Cllr Owen said: “I’m really excited to be at the launch of the first-ever Aberdeenshire Restaurant Week and I want to encourage local people and visitors alike to support all the participating businesses and sample the tremendous range of menus and rich dining experiences the region has to offer. The north-east hospitality and food and drink sectors are incredibly important to our economy and we must continue to do everything we can to engage existing and new customers for our businesses.”

Cllr Isobel Davidson added: “It’s great to see so many restaurants signing up to our inaugural Restaurant Week. The excellent range of offers across the region and the range of menus will ensure there is something for everyone to enjoy. The hospitality industry is vitally important, not only for our home market but also for our growing national and international tourism offering. Thanks to our traditional industries of farming and fishing an abundance of quality local produce is available to help the sector set a benchmark for hospitality in Aberdeenshire.”

John Chomba, chef patron of the Falls of Feugh Restaurant, said: “We are delighted to be part of Aberdeenshire Restaurant Week. We’re really looking forward to welcoming new and existing customers to sample our special offers and wider menu and enjoy the friendly atmosphere here in Banchory. November can traditionally be a fairly quiet time for the hospitality sector before the hugely busy festive period, so this is a great way to boost business for us all and showcase what we can all offer all year-round.”

You can check out all the restaurant offers at www.aberdeenshirerestaurantweek.com or follow our social media channels by searching for Aberdeenshire Restaurant Week on Facebook or Instagram.

It’s not too late to register a business for Aberdeenshire Restaurant Week – email restaurantweek@aberdeenshire.gov.uk

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Coastal Communities Challenge funding

Aden Country Park in Mintlaw

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Aden Country Park in Mintlaw will celebrate the completion of the five-year Aden Restoration & Redevelopment Project.

Aden Country Park in Mintlaw will celebrate the completion of the five-year Aden Restoration & Redevelopment Project, at a civic ceremony taking place in the park’s central courtyard.

Provost of Aberdeenshire Cllr Judy Whyte will commemorate the project achievements by officially unveiling the new Visitor Information Centre, which will be opened to the public from 11am on Tuesday, July 9 following a short ceremony.

The new Visitor Information Centre has been designed to not only be the first port of call for park visitors, but also somewhere to find out about the park facilities, a place to pick up leaflets and a place to learn about Aden’s heritage and its links to farming in the north east of Scotland.

The ceremony has also been planned to tie in the ever popular Wild About Aden annual family event which offers a wide range of children’s activities including wheelie fun, bouncy mania, storytelling, science workshops, Highland alpacas experience, bungee trampolines, face painting, giant bubbles, outdoor games, music, and lots more.

A photographic exhibition showcasing the Aden project achievements will also be available in the Aberdeenshire Farming Museum theatre.

The new Visitor Information Centre has been developed as part of the £2.13 million project supported by The National Lottery Heritage Fund. The funding has also supported the restoration and redevelopment of Aden’s historic buildings, landscape, and facilities, including improvements to park interpretation, accessibility, signage, and a programme to enhance biodiversity.

The Aden Restoration & Redevelopment Project also attracted funding support from other match funding bodies including the Scottish Landfill Communities Fund, Historic Environment Scotland, private and community organisations and both cash and non-cash contributions from Aberdeenshire Council.