Old Blackfriars — Restaurant in Aberdeen City

I visited the place twice within a week with colleagues while we were in Aberdeen for a conference. Both times were great: great food, fantastic service. Particularly the waitress was absolutely amazing. The second time we visited, there was an accident or some sort, with ambulances arriving (do not know exactly what happened, and that is not the important part either) - the waitress (whose name I unfortunately never got) was an absolute rockstar. Keeping up with orders going out to the tables, while dealing with the situation - and at the same time being so incredibly nice. When we asked if she was okay, she sounded more worried about her manager than herself. This lovely woman deserves a bonus, a raise, a vacation - something!

Absolutely recommend. Tried the katsu chicken burger and the fish n’ chips, and both...

We had just arrived in Aberdeen for a concert the following day. I had been here a few years before but my wife was here for her first visit. The pub is on 2 levels and also has outside seating for when weather permits. A great, reasonably priced menu and a vast selection of various alcoholic and soft drinks. We had our order taken very quickly, had our drinks brought to us in a few minutes and were served our food within 10mins. Very hot, well presented and ultimately, very tasty. We paid a few pence over £20 for two meals and drinks in pleasant surroundings with friendly staff. The only downside that is really not anything to do with the venue itself was the flies. There were a few buzzing around in the place but Aberdeen itself was swarming with flies!!! I would...

I've been three times and gotten the fish and chips twice, which was really good, and the steak and ale pie the third time, which was amazing, even though we could tell it wasn't made there, just reheated. I was surprised the cheesecake wasn't made in-house as it was really one of the best I have had.

There were two people working the last two times I went, a younger woman with long red hair who was polite and professional, and an older guy with longish hair who was less polite, and seemed annoyed that we were there, even though we were only one table out of 3 eating. Even on Christmas eve, for dinner, he seemed less than pleased to have us there.

Overall it's a pretty cool atmosphere...