The Cool Gourmet in Stonehaven

"Great lunch, tasty soup and fine toasties. Everyone was really friendly and helpful. Super selection of cakes and scones too."

"Great little eatery , staff friendly and efficient, food was very good and service was quick for made to order and prices were very reasonable, extra points for getting seated at the window on the comfy armchairs"

"Lovely quirky and independent cafe. This is a place where the owner and staff really care about food, so it's made on the premises, not bought in and heated up. Excellent information about possible allergens. The cafe walls are decorated with tasteful art and craftwork and service was efficient and friendly. Lots of choice e.g. no fewer than 6 home made soup options on the day we were there. Hot drinks are served using beautiful crockery."

"Top notch lunch and cake. Great service. Decent price. Highly recommend."

"It was a quick visit on a dour day. So, plate of soup each and good to go. Excellent soup, friendly service and excellent scones to take away. Very good!"

"I'm currently staying with friends here in Stonehaven and was brought here for lunch today - the outside of the tearooms is so different to what's inside, I had no idea this little gem was hiding in here! Gorgeous tearooms and very quirky/unique, with vintage china on shelves behind the counter and other teacups, mugs and milk jugs made into lots of light fittings in the ceiling, so unique! There's plenty of room inside and various amounts of seating available, so whether you're on your own or in a larger party there's lots of choice of where to sit. Service: the waitresses were so friendly and accommodating, they checked that the soup I wanted to order was free of mustard and didn't make me feel like I was being awkward when I asked. Service was fast and efficient. The kitchen is in the back room so there was no noise from appliances etc, just a 'ding-ding' on a bell when an order was up Food: the food was A-MAZ-ING! My friend ordered the ham and lentil soup, and I had the butternut squash, lentil and thyme soup, both with soda bread. Everything is homemade and to perfection. Later we had a cup of tea with their scone special-of-the-day which was apple and cinnamon, again baked to perfection and huge! They always have a massive selection of homemade jams as well, in traditional and different flavours - I had damson jelly jam and my friend had bramble jam. Bottom line: this tea rooms makes me wish I lived 300 miles closer so that I could visit every week! Friendly staff, delicious food and a unique atmosphere, you won't regret visiting here!"

"Simply lovely, clean, friendly, with cakes to die for"

"Lovely welcoming dog-friendly cafe with great scones (and, unusually, great butter and jam) and coffee. Good value. Really enjoyed my ginger scone with butter and strawberry and redcurrant jam (and also the cheese takeaway scone that I had later). Other tasty looking food options are available! Recommended!"