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The upstairs room at Wild Goose, all pale wood, with globe lights and trailing plants hanging from the ceiling, wooden tables and a counter at the far end.
Aberdeen

Wild Goose

A brunch and small-plates restaurant with a cocktail bar in the last pavilion at Union Terrace Gardens, in the centre of Aberdeen, open every day from 9am.

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Wild Goose sits in the last of the pavilions at Union Terrace Gardens, right in the middle of Aberdeen, and it's a gorgeous, bright room of pale wood and trailing plants, with views across the gardens.

Upstairs is a brunch bar from 9am, with dishes like the Bread and Buttery Benedicts, a savoury bread and butter pudding made from Aberdeen butteries and topped with hollandaise, or the Estate Stack, with Aberdeen Angus steak and a poached egg on house focaccia. From half past four it turns to small plates for sharing, such as crab toast, with cocktails, matcha and coffee all day. Downstairs, the 60 Mile Bar pours local spirits and North East beers, all from within 60 miles of the city. Beneath the gardens, the restored Victorian toilets, original tiles and all, are now a space for private dinners and events. It's open every day, dogs are welcome everywhere, and there's a lift to both floors.

Round the cornerTarragon on the TerraceA relaxed restaurant on Union Terrace in Aberdeen with views over Union Terrace Gardens, the sister of Tarragon in Rosemount.Under a mileSee itThe dining room of Tarragon on the Terrace, with velvet chairs, marble-topped tables and a leather banquette, and tall windows looking out to the trees of Union Terrace Gardens.
Before you go

Brunch from 9am, small plates in the evening, open every day.

Where
The pavilion at Union Terrace Gardens, Union Terrace, Aberdeen, AB10 1NJ.
Open
Every day from 9am until late. Brunch 9am to 3.30pm, small plates 4.30pm to 9pm.
Booking
Walk-ins welcome; book ahead at the weekend and for groups. The 60 Mile Bar is walk-in only.
Dogs
Welcome in every space.
Access
A lift to both floors.
Diets
Vegetarian, vegan and gluten-free choices.
Phone
01224 460003

Opening hours

Their website
Monday
9am–11pm
Tuesday
9am–11pm
Wednesday
9am–11pm
Thursday
9am–11pm
Friday
9am–midnight
Saturday
9am–midnight
Sunday
9am–11pm

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Where it is

In the pavilion at the end of Union Terrace Gardens, in the centre of Aberdeen, AB10 1NJ.

Close byUnion Terrace Gardens and the city centre.
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  2. Juniper shop front beside a stone church with a rose windowBelmont StreetA cobbled street of granite buildings in the centre of Aberdeen, between Union Street and the Art Gallery, lined with independent cafés, bars and restaurants.Under a mile as the crow flies
  3. Wooden bar with hanging wine glasses, bottles and a lit fireplaceCafé BohemeAn intimate, candlelit French restaurant on cobbled Windmill Brae in Aberdeen, cooking French classics with Scottish produce, listed in the Michelin Guide.Under a mile as the crow flies
  4. Ma Cameron's stone pub frontage with white door and bunting at number 6Ma Cameron'sAberdeen's oldest pub, on Little Belmont Street, with a snug bar dating from the 1700s, cask ales, pub food and a rooftop beer garden.Under a mile as the crow flies
  5. Aberdeen Art GalleryAberdeen Art GalleryAberdeen's great art gallery on Schoolhill, free to visit, with 700 years of art from Monet and the Scottish Colourists to Joan Eardley and Barbara Hepworth.Under a mile as the crow flies
  6. Plates of seafood at Bistro Verde seen from above on a wooden table: langoustines with salad, scallops, smoked salmon bites and a bowl of fries.Bistro VerdeAn independent seafood restaurant on the Green in the centre of Aberdeen, for oysters, Shetland mussels and its own bouillabaisse.Under a mile as the crow flies
  7. Weathered statue and gravestones in a churchyard framed by autumn leavesKirk of St NicholasAberdeen's Mither Kirk in the city centre, a church founded in the 12th century and rebuilt by Gibbs and Simpson, with the largest carillon of bells in Britain.Under a mile as the crow flies
Directions
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