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.
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
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Flood Warning Issued for Peterhead to Boddam, Wave overtopping is expected to affect low lying parts of Roanheads and Buchanhaven
The area highlighted in red indicates the target area that SEPA will issue a flood warning for.
Flood Warning Issued for Peterhead
FloodWARNING UPDATE. Flooding is expected in Peterhead to Boddam. Act now.
A combination of high tides and prevailing weather conditions means that flooding from the sea is expected to affect low lying land, roads and properties along the Aberdeenshire coast from Peterhead to Boddam.
Wave overtopping is expected to affect low lying parts of Roanheads and Buchanhaven.
Flooding impacts are expected around the time of high tide at 02:15 on Saturday 19th October.
Remain vigilant and remember, it is your responsibility to take actions which help protect yourself and your property. Advice and information is available on our website or by calling Floodline on 0345 988 1188.
Phone Floodline on 0345 988 1188 and use quick dial 21176
Members of the public and other stakeholders are invited to attend a consultation event on the proposals for the Cenos Floating Offshore Windfarm.
Members of the public and other stakeholders are invited to attend a consultation event on the proposals for the Cenos Floating Offshore Windfarm. The event, which will be held at Peterhead Football Club on 1 October 2024 is hosted by Cenos Offshore Windfarm Limited, a joint venture project between Flotation Energy and Vårgrønn. The project team will be on hand to answer questions and invite feedback on the proposals for associated infrastructure.
With a nominal capacity of up to 1400 MW, Cenos is a pioneering project that will provide renewable power to the UK grid and the possibility to electrify and decarbonise offshore oil and gas platforms in the UK North Sea. Delivered as part of Crown Estate Scotland’s Innovation and Targeted Oil and Gas (INTOG) leasing round, once complete, Cenos will be one of the world’s largest floating offshore windfarms, providing 5.5 TWh+ of renewable power to the UK grid each year.
Cenos will be located approximately 200km due east of shore from Aberdeen, and Peterhead is the closest coastline approximately 190km from the array boundary. The activity within Scottish Territorial Waters will consist of installation of a submarine export cable bundle from the windfarm site to landfall and associated rock deposits along partial lengths of the cable within the cable trench(es) to ensure complete burial and at cable crossing locations. The offshore export cables are proposed to make landfall close to Long Haven – between the villages of Boddam and Longhaven. Cenos Offshore Windfarm Limited is currently preparing consenting applications for the offshore aspects of the Project.
The onshore aspects for ongoing grid connection have already been consented through the NorthConnect HVDC Cable Planning Consent (Planning Application Reference Number APP/2015/1121 and APP/2018/1831). The onshore aspects are therefore not assessed as part of current consent applications, which relate solely to the offshore project (seaward of Mean Low Water Springs).
The pre-application consultation event will be held on 1 October 2024, at Balmoor Stadium, Peterhead Football Club, Balmoor Terrace, Peterhead, AB2 1EQ, in accordance with The Marine Licensing (Pre-Application Consultation) (Scotland) Regulations 2013.
The two sessions will be held on 1 October from 12-3pm and 4-7pm.
“Our Cenos project will play a critical role in speeding up the energy transition, strengthening Scotland and the UK’s position as a global leader in floating wind.
“Feedback from the local community is a vital component to assuring we develop our proposals effectively and in tune with all stakeholder requirements. That’s why we are inviting everyone with an interest in the project to come along and meet the team on 1 October and are keen to hear their views.
“For anyone unable to attend in person, all relevant information will also be posted on our website at https://cenosoffshorewind.com/“
Cenos and its partner project Green Volt (which has already been granted full onshore and offshore consent) will accelerate the delivery of renewable energy in the UK and kickstart the development of a robust local supply chain for floating offshore wind. These projects will also help to position the UK to supply the new and rapidly growing global floating offshore wind market, which is expected to reach 300 GW in the next 30 years.
Cenos, through the electrification and decarbonisation of participating oil and gas platforms will play a key role in helping deliver UK Government targets for offshore wind power capacity; specifically floating offshore wind. A key contributor to Scotland’s 2045 net zero targets, Cenos supports the North Sea Transition Deal aim to reduce offshore oil and gas sector emissions. Learn more about Cenos: www.cenosoffshorewind.com
Members of the public and other stakeholders are invited to attend a consultation event on the proposals for the Cenos Floating Offshore Windfarm. Cenos Floating Offshore Windfarm | Cenos Floating Offshore Windfarm
Police INCIDENT – Police have blocked off streets outside Wetherspoon in Peterhead.
Chapel Street and streets around The Cross Keys Wetherspoon taped of by police and emergency services on the scene.
Residents reported to the Peterhead Live page this evening.
Man dies after ‘taking unwell’ at Peterhead pub as police say death ‘not suspicious’
Staff at the pub rushed to the aid of the customer who had collapsed soon after arriving, and he was tragically pronounced dead at the scene. Police say there are no suspicious circumstances.
Live Life Aberdeenshire (LLA) has launched its October Holiday Programme, offering a diverse range of activities to keep children and teenagers engaged and active during the school break.
Live Life Aberdeenshire (LLA) has launched its October Holiday Programme, offering a diverse range of activities to keep children and teenagers engaged and active during the school break. Running across LLA sports centres and libraries throughout Aberdeenshire, the programme is packed with multi-sport sessions, outdoor adventures, creative workshops, discovery events and activities designed specifically for young people with additional support needs (ASN).
The October Holiday Programme offers something for everyone, providing an ideal mix of physical, creative and educational opportunities:-
Multi-Sports Sessions: Young people can enjoy football, basketball and other team sports. Encouraging physical activity, teamwork and skill-building.
Outdoor Activities: Featuring Balance to Pedal sessions, tubing, a Nordic half-day camp and guided walks. These activities promote exploring Aberdeenshire’s stunning natural environment while staying active.
Creative and Discovery Sessions: LLA’s libraries will host workshops including Lego Club, reading activities, coding and discovery sessions. These are designed to foster creativity and provide enriching learning experiences.
ASN-Specific Sessions: The programme includes tailored activities for children and teenagers with additional support needs, ensuring all participants can enjoy and benefit from their holiday experience.
A special highlight will be Fishy Fun and sports activities from the Macduff Marine Aquarium and Active Schools. Children will have the chance to discover the incredible diversity of marine animals through hands-on activities and experiments. Meanwhile Active Schools and Partner Clubs will run sporting events, showcasing the various clubs available in and around Banff. In Banff, the library team will be running STEAMathon sessions at the Deveron Centre from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm, featuring coding, science experiments and story time for P1/2 pupils.
Cllr Anne Stirling, chair of the council’s Communities Committee, said: “We are committed to providing inclusive and enriching opportunities for all young people and the October Holiday Programme is a perfect example of this. It’s especially encouraging to see activities tailored to support children with additional needs, ensuring they can participate and enjoy the programme just as much as everyone else.”
Avril Nicol, Head of Service of Aberdeenshire Council’s Communities Wellbeing & Partnership, said: “The October Holiday Programme is not just about keeping kids entertained, but also about encouraging lifelong learning, physical activity, and social engagement. From sports to creative sessions, the programme ensures that young people can explore their interests, build confidence, and stay healthy in a fun and supportive environment.”
Parents can book places by logging in as their child’s account on our app or website or visiting the nearest Leisure Centre.
