The Milton

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Superior Scottish dining in intimate yet spacious surrounds just outside Aberdeen, the menu is eclectic, ranging from fish soup with croutons rouilly and parmesan and seared Thai marinaded tuna with a tomato salsa, to rare roast Angus beef sirloin with shallot herb and merlot sauce, & supported by a weighty & Catholic wine list.

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££££ - £30 - £49
Cuisines
International
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Location

Crathes, Unknown, AB31 5QH

01330 844 566 01330 844 566

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Opening Times

Mon-Sun 9.30am-9.30pm

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Sarah G

02 March 2013  
Food & Drink 5
Service 5
Atmosphere 5
Value 5
Thank you note from a grateful traveler
Six years ago, I was traveling alone in the Scottish Highlands. I had taken a bus out to Crathes Castle, lost track of time, and missed my bus back into town. I hadn't eaten all day, and the castle's cafe had already closed. This is when I walked down the road and found the Milton. I shuffled into the fancy-looking restaurant in my shabby travel clothes, meek as a mouse, and squeaked out in my American English, “do you have soup to go?” The hostess gave me a skeptical glance over and was in the middle of basically saying, definitely NOT, when the man behind her (I believe he may have been the owner, although possibly a manager) stepped toward me, brushing her gently aside. He smiled kindly, and said he thought he might be able to find some to-go containers. He went out and searched through a supply shed, and after what I think must have been considerable persistence on his part, he came back about 25 minutes later with a container of the most delicious potato and leek soup, as well as warm bread and butter! When I tried to pay him, he would not even take my money. I went back outside to the road and ate my soup by the bus stop, shedding silent tears of gratitude. To this day, when I think about what kind of person I would like to be in this world, I still think of that man's totally unnecessary, unexpected generosity. I truly feel that these kinds of gestures – the little acts of kindness to strangers which will probably never be rewarded, or even recognized – are the true measures of person's character. I wish that, at the time, I could have found the words to tell this man how much that small incident meant to me. Sarah Gardam
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