Clachan Grill

Wonderful food, service and atmosphere. It’s a really great restaurant and booking definitely advised. We had a wonderful time for my sister in laws special birthday at their beautiful home in Ballater.

Delicious food, cozy atmosphere, and hospitable staff! Higher end, classy Scottish experience with a decent selection of alcoholic drinks and scotch.

Highly recommend the Cullen Skink! Must have!

We had a burger and the Sunday chicken roast as well. All items were delicious. About £20-30 per person with alcohol (depending on what drinks you get)

Had struggled to book a time so had to eat at close to 5pm. On arrival and throughout our meal the restaurant was half empty.

We ordered a starter, main and a bottle of wine to share. The service was good and the food was good.

However, after our plates were cleared no one waited on us. We actually wanted another drink, but after 30 minutes we got up to collect the bill. They actually thanked us and said goodbye and I had to remind them we hadn't actually paid the bill yet. The 10% gratuity added on at the end seemed a bit cheeky after a 30 minute wait. Could almost understand if they were rushed off their feet but several of them were just stood there the whole time ignoring us. A shame as the setting and food were good.

Great place. Looks lovely. Friendly staff Food was delicious and very generous portions. We had smoked salmon and garlic bread and roast dinner, one chicken, one beef. Couldn’t fault it. No room for dessert. Great Sauvignon and lager. Reasonable prices

We loved the Clachan Grill! This is gonna sound like a long story. But it's not. We ended up in Ballater on a cold rainy Sunday afternoon in December. The Clachan Grill was the only place open and weren't we lucky. We were the only diners and were greeted by the manager who served us as well. We sat at a table next to a cozy sleepy fire in a wood burning stove. The ambiance was perfect after a day at Balmoral Castle, Crathie Kirk and the ruins of St Manir's Church. We ordered some beers, and for supper chose the Turkey Roulade Sunday Roast and the Chicken Sunday Roast, each served with brussel sprouts, potatoes, carrots, bread and cranberry compote. It was all so delicious and they could not have been nicer or more relaxed. Other diners arrived closer to supper time and a din filled the dining room. For afters, I ordered a dram of Royal Lochanagar Whisky awakened with a few drops of water, and learned about the bartenders favourite whiskies to try as we continue our visit to Scotland. We could have stayed for hours, but we ended our evening short. Unlike this review. Sorry, turned out to be long after all.

Beautiful and warm place with a roaring fire in the room. Food was super delicious! Scottish fare and good quality. Service was good but could be more welcoming when greeting people into the restaurant. Simply say hello and welcome with a smile. Have a bit of simple chat to welcome folks in especially if you're charging a service charge. People expect more.

I think the majority of the reviews here are influenced by the good attention that is provided at the restaurant otherwise it would be hard for me to understand how they give more than 2 stars to the food. I visited this restaurant today with my family and friends and we were super disappointed, starting with some white loaf bread straight out from the bag and some foiled wrapped butter, followed by a super basic salad with 5 extra thin soggy battered calamari’s on top and a super ordinary dressing. The main was not bad but nothing special taking in consideration that you’d pay £35 for the two courses meal or £43 for the three courses. We feel that we were ripped off, terrible experience.