"Lovely experience this morning at deans for fly up.Friendly staff, excellent environment,clean,tidy , delicious hit coffee best fresh scone in ages.Thank you"
My husband and I had Afternoon Tea at Dean 's of Huntly, famous makers of Scotland 's delicious shortbread. We booked in advance and the lady who took the booking had a very cheery, friendly voice on the phone. On arriving at Dean 's we entered through their gift shop, which along with their food products, sold a lovely selection of ladieswear, accessories, gifts and toys. There was also a viewing window to watch how the shortbread mixing processes were carried out. When we mentioned to the shop assistant that we were having Afternoon Tea she immediately introduced us to Sandra, the restaurant supervisor, who was extremely, welcoming and efficient. Then she led us upstairs and into a lovely...
Visited with my inlaws for a pre booked afternoon tea. The service was faultless even though they were really busy, Leanne was the person we saw most, but other staff spoke to us when she was busy and they were all fantastic, we really felt everyone cared. I'd pre informed them about an allergy, and they were totally on the ball, taking care to avoid using the food that causes the issue. The food was fresh and delicious, all the sweet treats, scones and pancakes were homemade, and there was a generous pot of whipped double cream with lovely wee jars of jam. The sticky toffee pudding cake was on another level of good, and there was a lovely selection of sandwiches. The coffee and tea was perf...
This restaurant has definitely declined in quality. I stopped in for a coffee and cake, but was disappointed to find that the coffee was lukewarm and served in a small mug. However, the lemon cake was fresh and delicious. Unfortunately, the overall value was not great. The upstairs seating has been mostly replaced with retail space. In Huntly, there are other places to go for meals, snacks, and coffee. Deans will need to improve if they want to keep their customers.
I have been a loyal customer of Dean's for many years and have always enjoyed the cafe. However, I am starting to notice a decline in the overall quality. During a recent visit for lunch with friends, we experienced long wait times for our food and even received the wrong order. Additionally, they no longer offer complimentary shortbread with the coffee. On a positive note, the restaurant does have a good selection of vegetarian and vegan options available.
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Went there for lunch what's happened it was always good. No meals on menu burgers was the special none left only sandwiches and panini . Asked if there was bacon rolls was told sausage and egg poor for a Sunday lunch egg was hard and dried up was so disappointing it was funny won't be back. Should have taken a photo never seen a egg like that no yoke.
Not what I expected from such historic business. Surrounding area very drab and uninviting. Inside the shop and bistro are lovely shame the same couldn't be said of the scones, jam and cream cheese scone was very anaemic on the inside and hard as rock on the outside and tasteless. The smoothie was lovely. Service was ok a bit chaotic
I am a huge fan of Dean's shortbread which is the best in my opinion. However lunch at their bistro recently was poor at best. Long wait, hard thin toastie, insipid soup and bloomer bread served to my wife still frozen. Expensive for what you got...the burger at £12 did not even come with chips. Won't be back.
We stopped by this coffee shop on our way back from a fantastic family getaway in Cullen. The atmosphere was lovely, prices were very reasonable, and the staff were helpful and friendly. The shop offered a variety of goods for purchase.
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The pancakes are amazing!! Loads of different toppings to choose from be quick though if you come later they'll be sold out! That happened to us the 2nd time we went but the waffles were really fine too.
Lovely experience this morning at deans for fly up.Friendly staff, excellent environment,clean,tidy , delicious hit coffee best fresh scone in ages.Thank you
