RestaurantsAberdeenshireAberdeenAB11

survey result

Summary

£62
  £££
4
Very Good
3
Good
4
Very Good
* Based on a three course dinner, half a bottle of wine, coffee, cover charge, service and VAT.

“One of the best views you will get, watching the comings and goings of boats in Aberdeen harbour,” combines with “excellent fish”, “beautifully cooked and presented” at this venue set on top of the old Customs House by the water. The vistas are “especially amazing at night”, so “try for a window table” to make the best of your meal here.

Summary

£62
  £££
3
Good
3
Good
4
Very Good
* Based on a three course dinner, half a bottle of wine, coffee, cover charge, service and VAT.

“With great views over Aberdeen Harbour”, this “unique fish restaurant” is perched on top of the old customs house, “with extensive glass windows” (through which you may see seals as well as “boats coming and going in the docks”). It wins praise for “assured, innovative cooking” where “quality rather than quantity” is the prime objective.

Summary

£57
   ££
3
Good
3
Good
4
Very Good
* Based on a three course dinner, half a bottle of wine, coffee, cover charge, service and VAT.

“Go for the lovely view of Aberdeen harbour” from the modern, glass-walled restaurant set on top of the old customs house. “The fish is top-notch”, too, although it’s by no means the only thing on the menu.

Summary

£56
   ££
3
Good
4
Very Good
4
Very Good
* Based on a three course dinner, half a bottle of wine, coffee, cover charge, service and VAT.

“Innovative seafood” coupled with “fantastic views from an upper floor over Aberdeen harbour watching the boats go by” are the key ingredients of what is often tipped as “the best restaurant in the city”. The dining room is a glass-encased roof-top addition to the old customs building – hence the sensational sea vistas.

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Restaurant details

Highchair,Portions
12
No dress code
60
+16 after 8 pm

Silver Darling Restaurant Diner Reviews

Reviews of Silver Darling Restaurant in AB11, Aberdeen by users of Hardens.com. Also see the editors review of Silver Darling restaurant.
Alistair S
Excellent seafood in a unique setting ...
Reviewed 1 months, 21 days ago

"Excellent seafood in a unique setting "

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Prices

Traditional European menu

Starter Main Pudding
£10.80 £29.00 £0.00
Drinks  
Wine per bottle £25.00
Filter Coffee £0.00
Extras  
Bread £4.00
Service 10.00%
North Pier House, Pocra Quay, Aberdeen, AB11 5DQ
Opening hours
Monday12 pm‑2 pm, 5 pm‑8:30 pm
Tuesday12 pm‑2 pm, 5 pm‑8:30 pm
Wednesday12 pm‑2 pm, 5 pm‑8:30 pm
Thursday12 pm‑2 pm, 5 pm‑8:30 pm
Friday12 pm‑2:30 pm, 5 pm‑8:30 pm
Saturday12 pm‑9 pm
Sunday12 pm‑8 pm

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