Duncano's — Restaurant in Scotland

We came to Duncano’s for a double date.

The layout of the restaurant is lovely, stylish and attractive. The owners have put in a lot of effort to get the place to where it is, especially considering that it used to be a pub - a massive well done!

The server was great.

The restaurant operates a tapas style menu - where you are meant to select several small dishes so that you can be full. The only problem is that each of the dishes are quite expensive.

We felt that the dishes quality did not match the price tag placed on it.

I understand prices are going up, but genuinely, they shouldn’t be this high. For example, two small burgers is £10. The bread and olive oil was around the £5 mark, yet was basic bread that was toasted slightly - looked like it was from Tesco. Perhaps baguette rounds?

There was also such a range of dishes in the tapas, some Italian, others Asian, others Greek. Perhaps sticking to one style of dish from one country might help drive more customers and brings cost down, so you can lower the prices? Just an idea, I’m not the owner and I don’t mean to tell you what to do, just trying to work out a solution for what we experienced.

Something to consider - perhaps doing full size Italian food (Westhill needs one of those, create some competition with the Holiday Inn?).

Although we were impressed with the internal layout, we left feeling a little ripped off for the standard of food exhibited.

I’m sure we’ll...

Duncanos in Westhill is outstanding! I was visiting some friends in Aberdeen and this place came recommended - I can see why! I should set the scene that I am gluten and dairy intolerant and I don’t eat meat (do eat fish) - my 4 friends all eat everything else, we had so much to choose from. When I fancied a few things that didn’t have the (gf) mark next to them the waiter was so helpful in getting feedback from the kitchen about what was safe for me. There’s a whole vegetarian menu and loads of options. The food was 10/10 excellent. The staff were super friendly and helpful. The owner was a total delight! The atmosphere was great - perfect for families, friends catching up, or even a romantic date. We enjoyed some seriously delicious cocktails after our meal. All in all, I would highly recommend this place. Just what Westhill needs - I’ll be going back soon! Would recommend booking a table - I get a feeling it’s just going to get more and...

Took 20 minutes for the waitress to come back to the table, which only happened because I went to the bar and asked for drinks for the table.

Waitress took our drinks order, and our food order at the same time (party of 2) and before she left the table forgot our order.

One of the drinks was wrong. Drank it anyway as I had already sat for over 20 minutes before the drinks arrived.

When the mains arrived, one of the sides was also wrong. Ordered mac and cheese but got cauliflower and cheese instead. Didn't make a big deal of it as I could eat that too, but there were so many errors in such a small order.

Asked for the sweet menu, waited a further 20 plus minutes, and it didn't arrive; so I just asked for the bill, paid, and left.

It was disappointing, as the food was nice and the place had a good ambience, etc., but I don't think...