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About Promenade Café
Promenade Café is a cafe in Aberdeen at 3-4 Esplanade, with a sea view over the beach and the promenade. Dogs are welcome, so a pet can join the visit. The menu starts with a full breakfast that includes haggis and moves on to fish and chips served with tartar sauce and peas. Ice cream comes in a variety of flavours, including Scottish and traditional ones. The drinks list covers a pot of tea, flat white and fresh orange juice.
Good to know
- ReservationsAccepts reservations
- ParkingFree parking lot · Free street parking · Parking
- AccessibilityWheelchair: entrance, parking lot, seating
- Good for kidsGood for kids · High chairs · Kids' menu
- DietaryVegetarian options
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Reviews
What reviewers say
Reviewers most often mention fish and chips, ice cream flavours, full breakfast with haggis and sea view.
What reviewers say
Reviewers most often mention fish and chips, ice cream flavours, full breakfast with haggis and sea view.
Customer Review Summary
Fish and chips is the most frequent draw, with reviewers describing the fish as fresh and meaty, the batter as light and crispy, and the chips as hot, served with tartar sauce and fresh peas. Close behind are the sea view and friendly, quick staff, with outdoor tables mentioned in good weather. The ice cream gets repeated praise for its variety of flavours, including Scottish and traditional ones, while others single out the full breakfast with haggis, bacon rolls, jacket potato and macaroni cheese. One reviewer found the flat white a bit milky, though still very good, and another calls the coffee great. Some caveats recur around cost and availability. One calls it good but expensive, and another reports a milkshake that arrived watery and melted in a latte glass, alongside a long wait for an English breakfast and pancakes that came out cold. On a Sunday afternoon, fish was sold out, so one diner switched to scampi and enjoyed it, though the lack of any beer was a big disappointment.
Customer Review Summary
Fish and chips is the most frequent draw, with reviewers describing the fish as fresh and meaty, the batter as light and crispy, and the chips as hot, served with tartar sauce and fresh peas. Close behind are the sea view and friendly, quick staff, with outdoor tables mentioned in good weather. The ice cream gets repeated praise for its variety of flavours, including Scottish and traditional ones, while others single out the full breakfast with haggis, bacon rolls, jacket potato and macaroni cheese. One reviewer found the flat white a bit milky, though still very good, and another calls the coffee great. Some caveats recur around cost and availability. One calls it good but expensive, and another reports a milkshake that arrived watery and melted in a latte glass, alongside a long wait for an English breakfast and pancakes that came out cold. On a Sunday afternoon, fish was sold out, so one diner switched to scampi and enjoyed it, though the lack of any beer was a big disappointment.
Featured reviews
- Scott McDonald
“Lovely east cafe with bacon rolls and jacket potato a hit with our group. The ice cream was top notch with Scottish and traditional flavours.”
- David Mcgurty
“Good but expensive cafe so not for the penny savers but great coffee”
- Louise Paterson
“Went in past for some ice cream with my daughter during our walk along the beach in the morning. Love the flavour selections they have, such a great variety and it tastes delicious 😋 Definitely worth a visit.”
- Emma McKay
“I had been in once before and the service and food was lovely. This time it took 40 minutes for an English breakfast and pancakes to be served. I ordered a milkshake for £7 and it came watery and melted in a latte glass. Service was poor, food was cold and not worth the money spent. There are much better cafes on the beachfront.”
- Aleksandra Kukulska
“Great location with sea view. Unfortunatelly fish was sold out on Sunday afternoon so I went for scampi. It was good choice and I enjoyed it. Unfortuanatelly no beers avaiavbe at all what was big dissapointment.”
Hours
- Monday
- Closed
- Tuesday
- Closed
- Wednesday
- Thursday
- Friday
- Saturday
- Sunday
Highlights
- Great coffee
- Great dessert
- Great tea selection
- Popular for breakfast
- Popular for lunch
- Popular for solo dining
Amenities
- Wheelchair accessible entrance
- Accepts reservations
- Outdoor seating
- Dogs allowed
- Takeout
- Dine-in
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- Good for kids
- Vegetarian options
- Cozy
- Onsite services
- Coffee
- Quick bite
- Offerings· 1
- Small plates
- Dining options· 6
- Breakfast
- Brunch
- Lunch
- Dessert
- Seating
- Table service
- Atmosphere· 1
- Casual
- Crowd· 2
- Groups
- Tourists
- Parking· 3
- Free parking lot
- Free street parking
- Parking
- Family-friendly· 2
- High chairs
- Kids' menu
- Pet-friendly· 1
- Dogs allowed outside
- Highlights· 2
- Great dessert
- Great tea selection
- Popular for· 2
- Solo dining
- Good for working on laptop
- Facilities· 1
- Restroom
- Accessibility· 2
- Wheelchair accessible parking lot
- Wheelchair accessible seating
Location
Cafes near Promenade Café
- Contour Cafe4.74300.9 mi£10–20Outdoor seatingVegetarian optionsDelivery
full breakfast, bacon and sausages, blt sandwich
- filo Coffee House4.9750.9 mi£1–10Outdoor seatingVegetarian optionsVegan options
brownie, bacon roll, flatbread
- Chaiiwala4.79151.1 mi
indian breakfast, karak chai, omelette
| Place | Rating | Distance | Price | Mentioned in reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Promenade CaféOutdoor seating · Vegetarian options · Reservations | 4.3271 | — | £1–10 | fish and chips, ice cream flavours, full breakfast with haggis |
| Contour CafeOutdoor seating · Vegetarian options · Delivery | 4.7430 | 0.9 mi | £10–20 | full breakfast, bacon and sausages, blt sandwich |
| filo Coffee HouseOutdoor seating · Vegetarian options · Vegan options | 4.975 | 0.9 mi | £1–10 | brownie, bacon roll, flatbread |
| Chaiiwala | 4.7915 | 1.1 mi | — | indian breakfast, karak chai, omelette |
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