BrewDog Aberdeen Castlegate Reviews Summary

Category: Bar

Address: 5-9 Union St, Aberdeen, AB11 5BU, United Kingdom

Phone: +441224586650

Rating: 4.5
based on 165 reviews.

Food Quality

Pros:

  • "We loved the loaded Korean chicken fries and salad."
  • "Food is delicious with great veggie options!"
  • "Great food with plenty of vegan options."
  • "The food was lovely (my youngest said it was the best chips he had ever tasted)."
  • "Tasty food and all washed down with a Brewdog brand or partner ale."
  • "The buffalo cauliflower should not be missed and if you can, tuck into the vegetarian sharing board - the corn on the cob is phenomenal."
  • "The burgers were delicious as usual."

Cons:

  • "Food is very American and for that too high priced for me."
  • "Food is best part and that's sad because it's not something spectacular."
  • "2 burgers were not edible and no staff came near us to ask if there was any problems."
  • "The waffles were not great, I don't recommend that."
  • "Food was very mediocre, one piece of chicken even smelled funny."
  • "Food ok, but the sun-dried tomato paste in my salad was extremely salty."
  • "The food was bad. I ordered a 'Ndija sausage salad. This literally came as pieces of the sausage plus a bit of lamb's lettuce and a few crumbs of feta cheese - nothing else."

Service

Pros:

  • "Great to see dogs in there and the wait staff were very friendly with the pups."
  • "We were attentively waited on by Ryan - who was a great host."
  • "The staff was friendly and attentive and told us to sit where we liked."
  • "Our waiter was great helpful and knowledgeable about the food and drink."
  • "The staff were helpful and friendly."
  • "Friendly, welcoming staff who were very attentive to ours needs."
  • "Really nice staff, who brought him water and some doggy treats."

Cons:

  • "So I have been waiting for 45 minutes so far for a portion of loaded fries, and the only response I got was it would longer."
  • "Disappointed with service on Saturday. 6 of us, served with only 2 drinks each in 2 1/2 hours."
  • "felt that staff treated having to attend to a table of 6 as a big ask."
  • "Service is nice.. if they show up."
  • "Service was slow for food despite not being very busy."
  • "had trouble getting service all the way through."
  • "Very poor service from female server."

Atmosphere

Pros:

  • "Amazing beers and a kickass taproom."
  • "Good beer good food and great vibe!"
  • "Nice and relaxed atmosphere."
  • "The place has a great relaxed vibe where you can chat and just enjoy being with the people/person you're with."
  • "Great relaxed atmosphere."
  • "The atmosphere is great, located in an old part of Aberdeen with gothic revival architecture all around."
  • "Very friendly, including dog friendly."

Cons:

  • "The place has atmosphere and not very pleasant vinegar odor."
  • "This is apparently Brewdogs first venue in Aberdeen. I found it to be filthy, with tables sticky and toilets a disgrace."
  • "The last time I was there though, I was kind of disappointed. There was not any space upstairs so we were transferred at the basement without knowing about it, and its a completely different atmosphere downstairs."
  • "Downstairs has more seating but it isn't as good....it has a weird smell to it."
  • "One thing that we found bugging was music too high. Had to shout to talk .."
  • "The difference between the main bar on the ground floor and the basement bar (the old Underdog) is shocking."
  • "No festive atmosphere whatsoever!"

Price and Value

Pros:

  • "Their meal deals were excellent and quality the same."
  • "Amazing value as went for wing Wednesday but only managed 17 wings!"
  • "Love the selection of beer and nice pub food available."

Cons:

  • "The prices lately, however, are waaayyy beyond reasonable."
  • "Really good and tasty beer selection though a bit on the high side with prices."
  • "Found it strange how i could get a pint of clockwork tangerine from triple kirks for a fraction of the price but at the home of the drink it was only available in a 330ml can at a higher price."
  • "Visited Brewdog on a very short night stop in Aberdeen. Well known for its beer, but my experience with their food was mediocre and over priced."

Facilities

Pros:

  • "It also has plenty of space and another huge basement room with its own bar."
  • "Usual cool brewdog stylish interiors inside."
  • "Cool looking place, huge selection of beer and food."

Cons:

  • "Attached shop has a great selection of beers (mind you so does my local petrol station these days which is an indication of how far craft has come in the UK), toilets are verging on the edge of acceptable."
  • "Food, drink and service all good but the gents loos need thouroughly cleaned more often than they currently are as the stink from them wafts over the tables in their vicinity every time the door is opened."
  • "Just a bit disappointed in the toilets there. Not too pretty."
  • "Found the window booths tight for people of a larger waist size."

Product Selection

Pros:

  • "If you're particularly picky then the bottle shop should have something close to what you are looking for."
  • "Scotland though has a good variety plus some higher abv brews; especially Brewdog."
  • "Brewdog serves a good collection of their own craft beers, as well as a selection of beers from other breweries."
  • "Great selection of beers."
  • "Great selection of Brewdog and guest beer."

Cons:

  • "Had the worst beer I've had in my life here."
  • "I got a beer from the fridge that wasn’t cold at all, all I could get was some ice for it they said."
  • "Beer is average would prefer more lager options."

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