The Marcliffe at Pitfodels Review

Food was amazing! Very hospitable staff, relaxing atmosphere!

Lovely area, only had lunch there so didn't have the full experience of the hotel but very nice!

Lovely restaurant available to non guests. Great food. Have had lunch and afternoon tea there.

Nice ambiance. Great staff. Expensive meals but worth it. Impeccable service in the restaurant

Anti gay attitude left guests with horrorific comments. I would never stay here after the owners remarks.

A wonderful stay here just before the lockdown. Lovely room, great food and service and well worth the journey.

It would seem anyone who is gay is not welcome.No doubt many will not care but one does wonder what else goes on in the background.

Great place for a conference and amazing 3 course festive lunch served after, I'll be back! Location, service, facilities and food were excellent!

Went here for a burns supper event. As I'm gluten or dairy free, was a bit concerned about the food but it was absolutely perfect.

Relaxed, spacious place, with kind staff, good service and good quality food, in a beautiful relaxing environment. My mother also enjoyed it very much.

Excellent hotel. Friendly helpful staff. The best sticky toffee pudding.

Had a fab overnight stay room and food staff all great x

Excellent atmosphere and environmental setting and kind staff

5 star as ever. Probably the only place in Aberdeen where the service, the food and the ambience are all integrated into a truly five star package.

We stayed in a junior suite, took room service of an excellent meal served as it would've been in the restaurant. It was fabulous and I'd recommend it to everyone.

Nice hotel - but very formal setting. Breakfast was included but sub-par to all of the other places we ve stayed on Scotland.

2 fantastic days here. Staff are all professional and friendly. The food is of excellent quality. There is a lovely spa too.

Great location. Impressive building. Very courteous and helpful staff. Food well presented, ample portion size and very tasty.

Have been to multiple hotels in Scotland. Best so far....smaller, quaint, full service by trained staff.

Fantastic place to unwind and the food is 5 star a very special place will always come here for a lovely afternoon tea and dinner

Beautiful place, most delicious food, very nice and pleasant staff

Fantastic 5 star hotel tastefully decorated
Great food with very polite ,helpful & friendly
Staff. We stayed for 3 nights & everything was just perfect. Hope to return again.
Stewart & Doreen were very hospitable
and it was a pleasure to meet them

Excellent attentive service. Good food , great ambience

Sister's 22st birthday. Wonderful evening, highly recommend (bring money!)

According to The Times (October 22 2016), the Marcliffe's owner Mr Spence bragged: I m not a poof. I have never employed a poof and I never will." But he is quite happy to accept money from poofs when they stay there or take their families out for an expensive and disappointing dinner...

Wedding meal, absolutely delicious. Staff very friendly and helpful. Lovely venue.

Great atmosphere. Staff are the greatest. Friendly professional and know how to make your evening special. It's pricey but well worth the experience. Great food.

Staff fabulous, fish excellent, only disappointment was the fillet steak which was bland. We will stay again.

A lovely hotel, very well decorated. We were gear. For work Christmas dinner, and although it was nice it wasn't as nice as we were expecting from the Marcliff.

Marvellous food and service. Thoroughly enjoyed experience

Still a 5* Hotel location. Excellennt standard.Staff most helpful and attentive. Was nice to see somewhere that you can rely upon to be good these days. Look forward to our next visit

Great food, staff and surroundings in this well established 5 star hotel.

This was totally amazing and so relaxing! Would highly recommend xx

The reason for a 3 was we just had afternoon lunch and didn't have the hole experience of the hotel the hotel restaurant and staff were very helpful and professional if we had stayed at this hotel and seen more of it then it probably would have been a 5 star but we were there for a few hours it's definitely a hotel I would go back to

Disappointing birthday treat. After searching for the best restaurant in Aberdeen at the end of a 3 day break the Marcliffe seemed to be the one. Unfortunately what started as a good evening rapidly went down hill.
After drinks in the lounge and placing our order(including wine for the main course). The table wasn't fully set - which is forgivable. We had very tasty starters but the chefs in the open kitchen were eagerly watching us eat them, so when they were cleared, within 3 minutes the main course was served, without my partner present and consequently the wine came 5 minutes after the main course was served! The venison was overcooked and looked thrown on the plate (although tasted good)and my steak straight from under the salamander so wasn't rested meaning all the juices came out onto the plate and was not cooked to my stated preference as the "chefs" rapidly exited. I immediately spoke to the manager to voice my concerns who with due respect offered a replacement, as it was 2130, we were the last guests and the chefs had gone I politely declined so he took it off the bill. We never saw the restaurant manager again for the rest of the meal or coffee in the lounge to round the night off. Upon paying the bill he was present at reception where the night porter served us, he had little to say except when questioned about his lack of presence I was informed "you felt rushed" where I corrected him that we didn't feel rushed, we were rushed, which for a "5 star" establishment was a let down, paying good money for the experience and a personal touch which seriously lacked on the last night of our trip. The young waitress did do a great job although obviously lacking experience.

Excellent service! Food is AMAZING. I am always happy with everything when I visit. Yemi

Went out for dinner and it was a fabulous experience at the Conservatory Restaurant of the hotel

Very friendly professional staff always on hand to help. Food and drinks were great and it's a lovely setting for a nice dinner or an event.

It's the second time we've been to Marcliffe as we have avoided because of our first experience. We decided to give it second chance and by God this place doesn't fail to disappoint!! We placed our order which was Rib eye steak. Mine was supposed to be well-done but not burnt

When the steaks arrived, my steak looked good. I realised that it was burnt on the outside but uncooked in the inside. They had left it on the grill for so long that it was bitter to eat.


The sadness of it is that everybody else was having a fantastic time and we kept wondering if it was just us. To be honest next time i go there will be only for a drink!!!!

Excellent hospitality and service. Evening meal was exceptional. Incredibly top notch service with attention to detail second to none.

We've stayed here with mum, had a lovely spa treatment.
Dinners are gorgeous!!! High kitchen.
Macliff is well known so it is not necessary to describe it)))
Have a nice stay

Wonderful food, great atmosphere. Special touches for our anniversary meal

Visited for an official dinner meeting. Beautiful hotel with excellent staff. Indian food served was also the best in Aberdeen.

Amazing food had a special meal to celebrate our 40 th and service very good.

Fantastic. A hotel for us if we put defects in a phenomenal Country.

Always warm and friendly reception. Staff cannot do enough for you and the food is great.

Excellent place for a very nice dinner and drink after at the lounge. Food is five star, service is top class. Bar has excellent range of whiskey and gin to try on.

First class lunch today. Golden wedding celebration. Couldn't fault it.

Attended a black tie dinner and stayed overnight. Food at the dinner was top quality. Hotel is well appointed and great venue. Quality breakfast too.

Gorgeous afternnom tea and staff were very attentive even in the current situation we live in st the moment.

The hotel has been stripped of its 5 star status for a reason by Visit Scotland...

Great function facilities and food. Staff always very helpful and attentive.

Fantastic hotel. Top notch service and food!!!
Staff spoilt us rotten as it was my partners birthday. A room upgrade to a junior suite and a complementary pre dinner drink! Fillet steaks were so juicy. Room found not be faulted. 2 tv's mini bar and coffee making facilities. Toiletries were from Molton Brown. Will defo recommend!!!