Great food served with a smile ?, first class quality, their home made pies and pastry products are amazing. The delicounter has the best blue cheese I have tasted. You can't beat it.
par bil
Great food lovely people well worth the visit.We'll be
Leroy Jenkins
Great place. Food tastes and homemade unlike other joints with bought in rubbish. Great coffee. Good service and a nice bolted on farm shop with cheeses, wines, beer etc. The overall site is great too.
Helen Rees-Heseltine
Finally visited, having passed the sign on numerous occasions and observed that we really should stop one day, and it did not disappoint.Just a short distance off the A90, so quite convenient, the drive down is a little rough, but not problematic.The building is lovely and it is really welcoming as were the staff. We sat at the really large table in the main body of the building with other customers and really liked it, there was a really nice comfortable and relaxed atmosphere. There were two other seating areas downstairs and some more seating upstairs, which we didn't see.The menu had a good choice with something to suit most people. The food was well presented, fresh, hot and delicious and we were all very happy and enjoyed our lunch. It is a little bit pricey, but I don't feel it was bad value.Look forward to visiting again.
Edward Swan
Had a good lunch, smart place. It is not well signposted if travelling south and we almost missed the turn off. It is a few minutes down a narrow road off the main road going south.This place seems new, has a shop, outside seating, only a few inside tables.Parking: Free car park.
Sarah Forsyth
Here for our granny's 98th birthday and was such a lovely day. Staff were so accommodating and food was delicious! Highly recommend.
Chris Platt
Very charming farm shop and cafe. Great cakes and deli. Stocks lots of goodies from local retailers and producers too. Definitely worth a visit.
Dave Bowman
We always have a great meal at Balmakewan and the service is excellent.Parking: Always plenty of parking available
Joy Medvecky
What a great find! We were on the way back from Aberdeen when we passed a sign for a farm shop and cafe. After traveling down a long farm road, we were pleasantly surprised to find a *beautiful* shop and cafe.The staff were so friendly and attentive, and the food: outstanding! A great selection that's difficult to choose from as everything sounds so good and honestly tastes even better than it sounds ? Our food was so good, we went to the shop to buy some pies, sausage rolls and banana bread for home!Can't wait to be passing again as this is a "must stop here" kind of place!
Paul Benton
Lovely quiet place to have lunch. Food is always excellent, service is polite and well run. Never had a bad meal, certainly the best eatery in
We had lunch whilst on holiday. The staff were friendly and the food was
Alan Merchant
Excellent food! Great staff ?
allpals
Whilst on holiday in the area we turned in at Balmakewen Restaurant for lunch. Such a lucky find. Our meals were delicious. Venison and Pork Loaf and Barbecued Chicken equally enjoyed. Tea and coffee nice and hot. Service with a smile. What more could you want. Well done.
Catriona H
The best culinary experience of the North East. Top quality, delicious, beautifully presented food. Very clean and great service. Just off the A90. A must.
Mary Murdoch
Lovely rustic bistro style cafe.Nice deli and gift wear too.Vegetarian options: Good selection
Great food served with a smile ?, first class quality, their home made pies and pastry products are amazing. The delicounter has the best blue cheese I have tasted. You can't beat it.
Great food lovely people well worth the visit.We'll be
Great place. Food tastes and homemade unlike other joints with bought in rubbish. Great coffee. Good service and a nice bolted on farm shop with cheeses, wines, beer etc. The overall site is great too.
Finally visited, having passed the sign on numerous occasions and observed that we really should stop one day, and it did not disappoint.Just a short distance off the A90, so quite convenient, the drive down is a little rough, but not problematic.The building is lovely and it is really welcoming as were the staff. We sat at the really large table in the main body of the building with other customers and really liked it, there was a really nice comfortable and relaxed atmosphere. There were two other seating areas downstairs and some more seating upstairs, which we didn't see.The menu had a good choice with something to suit most people. The food was well presented, fresh, hot and delicious and we were all very happy and enjoyed our lunch. It is a little bit pricey, but I don't feel it was bad value.Look forward to visiting again.
Had a good lunch, smart place. It is not well signposted if travelling south and we almost missed the turn off. It is a few minutes down a narrow road off the main road going south.This place seems new, has a shop, outside seating, only a few inside tables.Parking: Free car park.
Here for our granny's 98th birthday and was such a lovely day. Staff were so accommodating and food was delicious! Highly recommend.
Very charming farm shop and cafe. Great cakes and deli. Stocks lots of goodies from local retailers and producers too. Definitely worth a visit.
We always have a great meal at Balmakewan and the service is excellent.Parking: Always plenty of parking available
What a great find! We were on the way back from Aberdeen when we passed a sign for a farm shop and cafe. After traveling down a long farm road, we were pleasantly surprised to find a *beautiful* shop and cafe.The staff were so friendly and attentive, and the food: outstanding! A great selection that's difficult to choose from as everything sounds so good and honestly tastes even better than it sounds ? Our food was so good, we went to the shop to buy some pies, sausage rolls and banana bread for home!Can't wait to be passing again as this is a "must stop here" kind of place!
Lovely quiet place to have lunch. Food is always excellent, service is polite and well run. Never had a bad meal, certainly the best eatery in
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We had lunch whilst on holiday. The staff were friendly and the food was
Excellent food! Great staff ?
Whilst on holiday in the area we turned in at Balmakewen Restaurant for lunch. Such a lucky find. Our meals were delicious. Venison and Pork Loaf and Barbecued Chicken equally enjoyed. Tea and coffee nice and hot. Service with a smile. What more could you want. Well done.
The best culinary experience of the North East. Top quality, delicious, beautifully presented food. Very clean and great service. Just off the A90. A must.
Lovely rustic bistro style cafe.Nice deli and gift wear too.Vegetarian options: Good selection