Places for the Best Breakfast in Aberdeen – are you looking for a full Scottish breakfast complete with BBQ pulled pork? Or would you rather go for a stack of pancakes? Have a look at our list of the places to get breakfast in Aberdeen.
Patisserie Valerie – Great Value Brunch
Guild St, Aberdeen AB11 5PS, UK
There is a great deal on Groupon currently for a hot drink and all day brunch for two at Patisserie Valerie for £14.95. Options include the Farmhouse breakfast: two free-range eggs, back bacon, Cumberland sausage, tomatoes, a flat mushroom, baked beans and bloomer toast, Brioche French toast: a choice of frosted mixed berries and maple syrup or sweet-cure bacon with maple syrup or banana and cinnamon, Eggs Benedict served on a brioche bun and many more. See the Groupon deal here.
We have reviewed the all day brunch at Patisserie Valerie here.
All Bar One
5 Marischal Square, Broad Street, Aberdeen, AB10 1BL
All Bar One “is a stylish space for spirited people to meet with friends. We’re all about celebrating life and sharing food, drink and experiences together. We’re here from your morning coffee to those Saturday night Espresso Martinis and everything else in between. Our menus are created with socialising in mind, so you can graze over tapas or sip on those scroll-stopping cocktails to your heart’s content — get ready to live your best life.” Brunch options include:
EGGS ROYALE
Toasted English muffin topped with smoked salmon and poached free range eggs, served with omega seed sprinkle and lemon hollandaise
FULL BREAKFAST
British pork sausages, streaky bacon, free range eggs, roasted mushroom, tomato, baked beans and toasted sourdough
CLASSIC HANDMADE BEEF BURGER
Handmade beef patty with our signature burger sauce served in a seeded bun with gherkin, lettuce, red onion, tomato and seasoned fries
We visited recently and reviewed the Bottomless Brunch at All Bar One – read our review for lots more info and food photos! (Rules will be slightly different in Scotland)
The Pier
Esplanade Sea Beach, Aberdeen AB24 5NS
The Pier is a lovely seaside cafe serving breakfasts like The Pier Ultimate Breakfast (BBQ Pulled Pork, Pancakes & Syrup, Bacon, Sausage, Egg, Potato Scone, Mushrooms, Tomato, Black Pudding, Beans & Toast), Creamy scrambled eggs on toast, Breakfast rolls (Choose from; Bacon, Sausage, Egg, Potato Scone, Vegetable Sausages, Black Pudding, Mushroom, Tomato) and Pancake stacks.
Frankie and Benny’s
Unit 24, 25 First Level Mall, Union Square, Aberdeen AB11 5RG or Queens Link Leisure Park, Esplanade, Aberdeen AB24 5EN
Frankie and Benny’s do a bottomless breakfast from Friday to Sunday. “Enjoy free refills on your favourite breakfast dish when you visit us before noon. So will it be the warm and fluffy pancakes, mouth-watering eggs benedict or the classic British fry up? You might have to put it to a vote!” There are some conditions on this offer though – while there is no limit on reorders, you do have to reorder the same dish each time, you can’t share and you have to finish before ordering more (fair enough!). The offer is not valid at airport locations or Edinburgh Royal Mile High Street. Make sure you get the offer from the website here. You don’t need to order the unlimited breakfast though, you can order regular breakfast too like waffles, pancakes or smoked salmon.
Toby Carvery
N Anderson Dr, Aberdeen AB15 6DW
Toby Carvery do a quick and easy all-you-can-eat breakfast buffet. “Whether you fancy tea and toast or want to go all out with our unlimited breakfast buffet including eggs, bacon and our famous breakfast Yorkies — here at Toby Carvery, we’ve got everything you need to give you the perfect start to your day.” We have eaten breakfast in our local Toby Carvery lots of times. It’s a help yourself buffet with all the usual full English goodies. There is also a tea and coffee station and a station to make your own toast.
Harvester
Great Southern Rd, Bridge of Dee, Aberdeen AB12 5XA
Harvester are a family favourite chain of restaurants that also serve breakfast “Mornings were made for our unlimited breakfasts, available all week! It includes eggs, bacon, sausage (including vegan and vegetarian sausages), and so much more, all freshly cooked to order. All of our cooked breakfasts include our unlimited Breakfast Bar, so you can enjoy our continental breakfast at no extra cost, including toast, cereals, fresh yoghurt, fruit and more.” The unlimited breakfast includes Pork sausages, vegan sausages (VE), grilled back bacon, black pudding, flat mushroom (VE), Heinz® baked beans (V), hash browns (VE), tomato (VE), fries (VE) and scrambled, fried or poached free-range eggs (V). You can also order waffles and pancakes.
Bella Italia
Unit 6, Queens Link Leisure Park, Aberdeen AB24 5EN
Bella Italia are an Italian restaurant chain that also offer a surprisingly good value cooked breakfast. Choose from items like the Bella Breakfast (Two rashers of bacon, Cumberland pork sausage, tomato, baked beans, toasted ciabatta, with your choice of fried, scrambled or poached eggs), the Bacon and Egg Pancake Stack (Three buttermilk pancakes topped with three rashers of bacon and two fried eggs. Served with syrup), Fruity Pancake Stack (Three buttermilk pancakes topped with sliced bananas, strawberries and creamy mascarpone. Served with syrup) or the Forte Frittata (Eggs, spinach, new potatoes, red peppers, spicy ‘nduja sausage, pepperoni, and green chillies).
Sizzling Pubs
Three Lums, Lewis Road, Aberdeen, AB16 6TG
Sizzling Pubs do a excellent value breakfast with unlimited help-yourself tea or coffee up to 12 noon. You can go for the Sizzling Breakfast (Two juicy pork sausages, two rashers of grilled back bacon, two fried free-range eggs, grilled tomato, grilled flat mushroom, potato and onion hash, Heinz® baked beans and your choice of unlimited white or wholemeal toast with butter. Served sizzling on a skillet, or on a plate if you prefer), or just porridge or white or brown toast. You can also go for a bacon or sausage bap (vegetarian versions available). Or why not go for The Works – a toasted brioche bun with grilled pork sausages and grilled back bacon and a fried free range egg. Personally I recommend the sizzling breakfast!
Revolucion de Cuba
Academy Centre, Belmont St, Aberdeen AB10 1LB
Revolucion de Cuba has a great holiday vibe and does a fantastic brunch! Get a true taste of Cuba without having to leave the country, with the incredible food cooked fresh from their Cantina. You can choose from Cubano Benedict – eggs Benedict with a Cuban twist! Or try avocado toast, breakfast burrito, chorizo hash or vegan sweetcorn fritters or baked beet tortillas. “Feed your wanderlust. An escape in the city, a place that takes you places. For when you need to get away, but mainly when you don’t. Because you just feel like being somewhere else. And just because. The best places are worth escaping to.”
Revolution Bar – Bottomless Brunch
25 Belmont St, Aberdeen AB10 1JS
Revolution Bar serve a bottomless brunch every Saturday and Sunday between 11am and 4pm (bookable in advance). Choose one brunch dish for options such as a Brunch grill, or gluten free brunch grill, fried chicken and bacon waffle, blueberry, banana and Nutella pancakes. and blackened cajun chicken burger. Then choose two hours of unlimited drinks from the choice of Aperol Spritz, Ketel V&T, Blank Canvas, Amstel, Prosecco or bloody Marys. You can also upgrade to Pornstar Martinis.