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The dining room at Delaneys', with dark tables laid by tall windows on Grampian Road.
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Delaneys'

A small-plates restaurant on Aviemore's Grampian Road, opened in 2024, cooking with Speyside meat and local fish, with dinner every day except Thursday.

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Delaneys' is a small, independent restaurant on Grampian Road in Aviemore, opened in 2024 by Shannen and Martin Delaney.

The idea is small plates to share, with Scotland at the core and flavours from further afield: venison ragù with flatbread, hake with ratatouille, smoked haddock fishcakes with leek cream, or pork belly glazed with honey and soy. The meat comes from Grants of Speyside and the fish from a local fishmonger. Start with a few plates and order more as you go, which is the kitchen's own advice. It serves from 1pm to 9pm every day except Thursday, when there is breakfast only and no dinner. Children have a menu of their own, and breakfast is on every morning from 7.30am.

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Before you go

Lunch and dinner from 1pm to 9pm every day except Thursday, which is breakfast only.

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Where
131 Grampian Road, Aviemore.
Open
Breakfast 7.30am to 11am every day. Lunch and dinner 1pm to 9pm, every day except Thursday.
Thursdays
Breakfast only: no lunch or dinner.
Menu
Small plates to share, most from £12 to £16, and a charcuterie board for two at £22.
Children
A kids' menu.
Phone
07506 902657

Opening hours

Their website
Monday
7.30am–11am, 1pm–9pm
Tuesday
7.30am–11am, 1pm–9pm
Wednesday
7.30am–11am, 1pm–9pm
Thursday
7.30am–11am
Friday
7.30am–11am, 1pm–9pm
Saturday
7.30am–11am, 1pm–9pm
Sunday
7.30am–11am, 1pm–9pm

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Where it is

131 Grampian Road, Aviemore, on the village's main street.

Close byAviemore and Rothiemurchus.
  1. The Cairngorm BreweryThe Cairngorm BreweryAviemore's own brewery since 2001, home of Black Gold, Wildcat and Trade Winds, with a shop and a Tap Room by the tanks.Under a mile 3 min by road
  2. Floured hands shaping dough on a dark, flour-dusted worktopLa TavernaA family-run Italian restaurant and pizzeria at the south end of Aviemore, facing the Cairngorms, open Thursday to Monday.Under a mile 4 min by road
  3. Fruit scones fresh from the oven.Route 7 CaféA family café upstairs on the Dalfaber estate at the edge of Aviemore, with hearty food, lighter dishes and a welcome for dogs.1 mile 4 min by road
  4. Sunlight slanting across the tables and wooden chairs in the Old Bridge Inn's dining room.The Old Bridge InnA pub on the bank of the Spey in Aviemore, once a gamekeeper's cottage, with a log fire, seasonal cooking and dinner every evening.1 mile 4 min by road
  5. A steam train at Boat of Garten.Strathspey RailwayHeritage steam trains through the Spey Valley from Aviemore to Boat of Garten and Broomhill, running since 1978.2 miles 6 min by road
  6. The Barn at RothiemurchusThe Barn at RothiemurchusThe café at the Rothiemurchus Centre by Aviemore, with a wood-burning stove, Cullen skink and cheese scones, and a corner for dogs.2 miles 5 min by road
  7. Two guests by the wood-burning stove.Foxfire CoffeeA speciality coffee bar just outside Aviemore, with cinnamon buns baked in house and views towards the northern Cairngorms.2 miles 6 min by road
  8. Aerial view of a red-roofed cabin on a forested loch shoreLoch VaaA secluded woodland loch between Aviemore and Boat of Garten, with an esker path, a small boathouse and trout in the water.3 miles 7 min by road
Directions
AttractionsPlay golf in the Cairngorms1.1 miles
A climber crossing between platforms among autumn trees.AttractionsTreeZone Aviemore1.5 miles
A handler in tweed raising a gloved hand as a golden eagle lands beside him, CairngormsShoppingRothiemurchus Farm Shop1.6 miles
Pine trees line a rocky loch shore with an exposed root bankAttractionsRothiemurchus1.7 miles
Falconer in a field flying a bird of prey towards his gloved handAttractionsRothiemurchus Falconry1.7 miles
Coylumbridge Aviemore Hotel entrance lit up at dusk, surrounded by pine treesActivityThe Fun House at the Coylumbridge Hotel2.3 miles
The Rowan Tree Country Hotel, with its sign on the gable and a terrace of pot plants and tables in front.RestaurantsThe Rowan Tree Country Hotel2.8 miles
Ruined castle on a small loch island beneath low mistAttractionsLoch an Eilein Castle3.6 miles
Loch framed by autumn branches, forested hills rising beyond the waterAttractionsLoch an Eilein3.6 miles

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  • Sleeps 5
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  • 8 miles from Delaneys'
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