The Station - Aberdeenshire

We stayed one night in the Portsoy Hotel. Portsoy is a seacoast town currently noted as the set for the beginning of the Peaky Blinders series. We were there researching family ties. The Station Hotel is a full service hotel with rooms, eating areas and banquet room(s). Our room was adequate overlooking the street which was not too busy. In the morning we found dripping from the bathroom ceiling from a leak on an upper floor which the staff promised to address but we were already checked out. The restaurant was unremarkable but adequate.

The staff were very friendly, and the service very good. We actually went twice. The first time we both had the fish and chips, which was excellent crispy light batter and the freshest fish straight out of the north sea. When we went back the second time, my wife had fish and chips again, but the batter was much thicker, and somewhat stodgy between the outside and the fish itself. I had the steak pie, and for the money it was very disappointing the portion of pie was quite small and the filling was quite mean.

Stayed here this week. The staff are all friendly and helpful. Susan the owner showed us to the room and told us everything we needed to know to settle in. Its an old building with lots of character features. The room and bed was comfortable and had everything we needed. Breakfast was good, lots of choice served freshly prepared to your table with care and speed. Dinner in the restaurant was very good. Lots of local ingredients. Lots of choice. Helpful and motivated staff. The food was well cooked and presented and very enjoyable and exceeded my expectations. We tried several items during the stay and the black pudding bon bons, the monk fish scampi, the Cullen skink and chicken linguinie were all deliciousI would definitely stay and eat here again. Well done Cameron and Susan. The other recent review that says avoid at all costs can't be trusted in anyway in my experience.

We decided to visit the establishment for lunch today as a treat as we have heard good things …well it should be avoided the steak we ordered medium rare which was well done and tasteless,paper thin the entire lunch bill came to £87 would have been better off getting a chippy we left rather disappointed

Really friendly to book with Susan really helpful.small twin at rear of hotel.Clean ensuite and comfy beds.excellentevening meals and good breakfast with lots of choices.no complaints and would certainly use again