Pub Operator Not Listed
Cheerful, welcoming, town-centre local, also known as 'the Trust'. The mosaic entrance floor shows it was once the Tweedside Inn.
A traditional pub at the bottom of Holburn street beside a busy roundabout, close to Boots and Asda. Darts played.
Temporarily closed for refurbishment.
Selling 2 regular beers, this large, modernised roadhouse pub mainly caters for food and families.
Pub and Restaurant
Business hotel, grill and lounge bar.
Hotel and restaurant with bar in town centre.
The Burnett Arms Hotel dates back to the 1800s. It boasts a number of public areas. Dining at the Burnett is flexible, enjoy a simple home cooked bar meal or a more formal approach in the Restaurant.
A family owned pub in te heart of Inverurie.
The Cairn Grill Restaurant & Bar is a snug eatery, situated in the beautiful village of Braemar. Two hand pumps but perhaps only one ale on.
Closed end August 2022 due to unavailability of staff in the village.
Small pub and live music venue.
Pub and wine bar in heart of town.
Believed to be closed for conversion to flats (TBC).
Looking much like one of the houses in the area, this hotel sports a neat, comfortable lounge bar with wood panelling, pool table, juke-box, darts and widescreen TVs. The bar is popular with locals and sports teams. Tuesday is quiz night. Now only selling BrewDog keg beer.
Located on the Castlegate beside the Mercat Cross, it has a gold postbox from the Olympics outside. A basic keg-beer and lager boozer frequented by locals.
Cigars, Ale, Scotch and Coffee, the only pub we know with it's own humidor. A large range of craft beers from the wall menu. A huge range of whisky and siphon coffee also available.
Located on the Castlegate beside the Mercat Cross. A basic keg-beer and lager boozer frequented by locals but with a very strong darts team.
Converted from two adjacent buildings this large, high-ceilinged, two roomed pub has an impressive exterior giving little clue to the basic brightly lit public bar within. Strong local drinking clientele with pool and darts. No longer sells any real ale.
The Cheers bar used to sell beer but stopped in 2017 due to lack of demand.
Family friendly cafe and lounge with cocktails.
Stylish and sophisticated boutique hotel in a grand granite building. Afternoon tea, wine and cocktails
The hotel sits above a sheltered bay on the island of Westray. Round the back is the Pioneer bar where two Orkney Brewery ales are served.
Both diners and drinkers are equally catered for at this popular long-established gastro-pub. The cosy bar is on the right featuring, at the far end, a real fire, with the dining area on the left, though one can eat in both, with food available all day on Saturdays and Sundays.
A high quality restaurant that has flirted with serving real-ale in the past. It can be found on the old-road from Balmedie village on the seaward side of the dual carriageway. Rooms available.
This is an artisan coffee shop and cafe but which also sells four keg craft ales in the middle of Ellon.
A small, family run pub with a large selection of malt whiskies. Across the road is their filling station with diesel and unleaded fuel. A stop on the way back from skiing ...
Beer Hero
Applaud the contribution of an individual to the craft of Real Ale.
Beer of the Year
Shout about the best beer right here.
Local Breweries
Explore breweries around Scotland.
Pub of the Year
Does your favourite pub get the recognition it deserves? Tell us about it.