Aberdeenshire Restaurant Week

Business Registration

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Business Registration

Would you like to be a part of Aberdeenshire Restaurant Week?

In November 2024, over 70 businesses took part in the first ever Aberdeenshire Restaurant Week, representing a wide range of cuisines, budgets and locations. And following positive feedback, we are delighted to offer you the chance to get involved again this year. Responding to business and public feedback the event has been extended to two weeks to enhance the benefits further.

A hugely successful and popular promotional event with both businesses and customers across the country and indeed the globe, Restaurant Week aims to increase footfall by showcasing the incredible food and drink offer across Aberdeenshire to locals and visitors alike, highlighting value, quality, provenance, and choice at a traditionally quieter time of year. This can result in:

Increased Sales

Increased Sales

The reduced plate cost is attractive to consumers and although you offer your meals at lower prices, this should increase your bookings overall.

Enhanced Reputations

Enhanced Reputations

Participating in Restaurant Week can help you expand marketing activities and increase your overall awareness.

New Consumer Base

New Consumer Base

Traditionally a time when many people try new restaurants. This means you have an opportunity to impress and convert them to regulars.

But don’t just take our word for it - here are some of the quotes from last year’s participating venues:

“All in all, we were delighted to take part, and it was a great success for us.”
Meldrum House, Oldmeldrum
“It was amazing seeing customers enjoying this special week.”
The Murly Tuck Café, Tarves
“I can’t think of any way to improve it as the marketing was perfect.”
The Stack Restaurant, Muchalls
“The event was absolutely fantastic, the press, social media coverage was amazing, I honestly think 2 weeks would be great.”
The Garlogie Inn, Westhill
“Customers really enjoyed looking through the Aberdeenshire Restaurant Week website to find where they would like to dine. I found most customers found it through this. We extended our Aberdeenshire Restaurant Week Menu as it was so popular we were turning people away.”
Aspire Restaurant, Portsoy

Register Now for Free

Please see our T&Cs at the bottom of this page to see if you can take part. The sign-up process is free, quick and easy but if you have any questions, contact the team via our dedicated email.

About Your Venue

T&Cs

How can you get involved?

To take part in Aberdeenshire Restaurant Week 2025, restaurants, cafes, or bars need to:

  1. Be based in Aberdeenshire.
  2. Have sit-in eating facilities.
  3. Offer to customers: a unique fixed price menu that is only available during the Restaurant Week period, such as £10, £15, or £25 or a fixed discount on the final bill; plus optional Tasting Menu or special event(s)/experience(s) that are not normally available. Restaurants/cafes that offered tempting discounts were most successful last year.
  4. The Restaurant Week menu must be available throughout the whole fortnight (subject to your opening days/times), however any special events or experiences are an added extra and can be limited to a particular night(s) depending on your venue.
  5. Have no restriction on the availability of the offer (unless it is for an experience in which case there may be restrictions).
  6. Although customers will be encouraged to pre-book (where this is possible), customers should be able to request the menu without pre-booking (unless you are fully booked or if it is for an experience).
  7. It must be an offer that is not normally available - remember we want customers to dine out when they may not typically. Think about what you can do that's different or special to promote your business and your food.

Aberdeenshire Loves Local Gift Card

Scotland Loves Local Aberdeenshire

We are joining up with the Aberdeenshire Loves Local Gift Card team again this year to encourage people to think local first and will be running competitions for the public to win Aberdeenshire Gift Cards during Restaurant Week. We are also offering the first five businesses who sign-up to accept the Gift Card at their premises, who are also participating in Restaurant Week, a £50 card to use as they wish, whether that's for your own in-house giveaway or perhaps a treat for a special staff member - this is a great opportunity to get involved and join almost 400 other businesses who already accept the card.

The Aberdeenshire Loves Local Gift Card is a regional initiative designed to support and strengthen the local economy by encouraging spending within Aberdeenshire. Businesses can register to accept the gift card, thereby attracting more customers and contributing to the local economy.

Key Features

  • Wide Acceptance: Around 400 businesses across Aberdeenshire accept the gift card, including retailers, eateries, salons, leisure venues, and tourist attractions.
  • Flexible Usage: The card can be used in-store and online at participating businesses that have a physical presence in Aberdeenshire. There are no restrictions on the number of transactions, provided there are sufficient funds on the card.
  • Buying the Card: Gift cards can be purchased online through the Town & City Gift Cards website or collected from stockists across Aberdeenshire.

To find out more and sign-up for free visit www.lovelocal.scot/register-your-business/

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3rd - 16th November 2025

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