Brown Sugar Cafe - Aberdeenshire

Our caffe on royal deeside! great eating, great price, great welcome and great fine items especially the gf date oat disk (has begun to bake my own home to save money on takeaways! visited most caffes around ballater with the family in the last 3 years (if not in lockdown) and our teenage children decided to stay there in 2021 as our goto caffe of choice for all family visits when we stay there in april november. I'm glad they agreed with me. my son and I always have a vegetarian breakfast, regardless of the time of the day we visit and I have non-dairy options available in the coffee. wife and daughter love the panini sandwiches and various possibilities available. they should not be disappointed and the price is metaphorical, icing on the cake!

Had lovely soup and a scone for lunch here while on a 4 day break in Ballater. Very friendly staff. Definitely recommend.

On this visit to deeside we stopped in past this cafe for tea and a cake , quite a basic kind of place ,staff were pleasant , but 12.50 for 2 teas and dry scones was pretty disappointing so there wont be a return visit .

We stopped off in Ballater and saw this cafe. Looked quaint. Quiet on a sunny Saturday afternoon and the staff were very nice. Only gripes were re the cake choice (only orange cake which was nice enough although perhaps a little dry). Great big slice. Coffee and tea very nice. Would definitely try it again if we are in the area.

This is a very simple breakfast and lunch cafe with basic sandwiches, friendly service and amazing homemade deserts. The prices are very reasonable and they have a good selection of drinks. Parking can be challenging but there are a few public lots nearby. Worth a stop for the deserts alone!