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Creel Inn, The

Creel Inn, The Summary

  • Cuisine(s): Scottish, Seafood
  • Opening Times: Mon - Thurs: 12:00 - 15:00 18:00 - 23:00
    Fri - Sat: 12:00 - 15:00 17:00 - 24:00
    Sun: 12:00 - 23:00
  • Avg Price: £34.00
  • Party Planner: Group bookings & Party planner
 

(Avg Price is the average cost per person for two courses, coffee, half a bottle of house wine and tip/service)

Creel Inn, The Description

The Creel Inn is the very epitome of the clifftop hideaway with food. Yet it is a mere 25 minutes from the centre of Aberdeen and 4 miles from Stonehaven.

Whilst understandably hot on seafood it is not restrictive and Scottish beef, for instance, features strongly. You could do little better than start with their renowned crab soup, the staple ingredient for which comes from the bay below the inn. Deliciously creamy and with a good balance of flavours, guaranteed to get you off to a good start. However there is always the home-made Arbroath smokie pate that comes with oatcakes and a juniper chutney. Rumour has it that those who think they know better than we ourselves do about what we want to eat are seeking to do away with the famed smokies from Arbroath. Words fail me, but one day and in another context they won't.

Move on to the duck, pigeon and haggis platter. This is such a blindingly obvious happy blend of flavours and it never fails. The duck and pigeon breasts are pan-seared, then served round some of Charles McHardy butchers award winning haggis, drizzled with red and black currant coulis. For years I treated the notion of surf and turf with disdain until one day after a soaking out sailing I threw discretion to the winds (and tides), and have stayed converted. At Creel it's a 10 oz sirloin steak with garlic crab claws. For their other steaks there's a range of sauces, with way out ahead the haggis and drambuie cream version.

Desserts follow the same invigorating pattern, with a great favourite the sticky apple and carrot pudding, unique to the Creel, and served with an indulgent butterscotch sauce. The wine list has been carefully selected, with some wines chosen for the signature dishes, and straddles the world. House wine is provided by Rioja from the Cosecheros y Craidores.

Your Reviews of Creel Inn, The

Mrs Lisa Stone (31 March 2008)

My husband and I had heard fantastic things about The Creel and decided to go there for my mother-in-law's birthday.

I can now highly recommend The Creel - there was a great selection of dishes, and even I, as a non seafood eater, decided to try a fish dish. The food was superb!

When the bill came, it did at first seem a bit pricey, but when you break it down, £150 for 5 starters, four main courses, four desserts, a childrens meal included main meal and dessert, two bottles of wine and four rounds of drinks, it's pretty good value, considering the standard of the food. We will be returning.

Rare Reviewer (28 March 2008)

This place came highly recommended. We were staying in the area and gave it a try for lunch. The food was OK; excellent crab soup for example, but the fish and chips was just average. Pricewise, it's quite steep for what amounts really to a pub lunch.

However what really bothered me was the attitude to children; I think they can only welcome children who are silent and motionless. If you go elsewhere you'll save yourself some cash and have a more relaxed meal.

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Additional Info for Creel Inn, The

  • Yes Children welcome
  • No Groups allowed
  • No Air conditioning
  • No Outside seating
  • Yes Reservations
  • No Cover Charge
  • House red: N/A
  • House white: £11.50
  • Service charge: Not included
 
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