This is the most amazing grocery store ever…read more First off, it's a part of an organization that supports people with various needs, physical, mental and emotional. Then, it's a working permaculture farm that sells it's various wares in the store (eggs, produce), next to many other local and/or Scottish items. Many are organic or free range, and often cheaper than at the big grocery stores. This shocked me. Finally, they have things like spices in tiny amounts, natural cleaning supplies, and crazy chocolate (lavender Earl anyone?), food (Asian section is amazing, as is the grain and gluten free). Where possible, this is the only place I'm going to shop. Bit of a maze to get there, but easily walkable if you don't mind a hill. Bus stops at the top of the street, and there's ample parking down below.

From the owner: The Newton Dee Store offers a wide range of groceries and supplies…read more Particular specialities are organic and biodynamic produce including fruit and vegetables, breads, cakes and biscuits fresh from the Newton Dee Bakery and other wholesome and distinctive foods catering to a wide variety of dietary needs (gluten free, dairy free, etc.). Biodegradable cleaning products, Weleda and Dr Hauschka products. Additionally Newton Dee Store operates as part of Newton Dee Camphill Community and offers work opportunities for adults with special and complex needs.

Would have been 4 stars but have to stand up for my niece, who was being resoundly ignored by the…read morecafe staff until her mother had to call them out (ignored meaning serving other customers around her and standing chatting in front of her... seriously) however Cairnie fruit farm is a grand day out for the family. Start off by wandering around the fruit fields - in August, there are tayberries, raspberries (giant and ickle), strawberries, gooseberries, red and blackcurrants to choose from. I believe this will vary due to seasonal changes. Once you have picked 30-40lbs of fruit and eaten 60lbs worth, wander over (hopefully with kids in tow) to the playground where you can entertain yourself with the mega maze (made with maize chortle... well, corn) - this year it is a Spitfire to celebrate the anniversary of the Battle of Britain, but once the crops are harvested, it will be regrown as something new next year. After that, the farmer go-karts, zipline, trampolines, mini hay maze... it's a good day out for the family. There is also a shop and cafe. The cafe is a bit of a disaster area - when we got there, it was heaving, so naturally expected to bring a little drama. However, with 3-4 girls serving from one location behind the counter, it gets a little bit confusing. I ordered a mug of courgette soup (uber salty but otherwise good) and a panini. I was given a wooden spoon with my order number for the panini. However, it was ready before I even managed to pay. At this point, I had one girl trying to give me a mocha and charge me, and another coming in from behind to give me my lunch. As an attack tactic, I applaud, but for serving lunch... not so much and it started to frazzle me out a little. The panini was pretty lacklustre with some rather minty-tasting pesto, and the scone I ordered (yes I had big eyes) was pretty good although the cream to jam ratio was about 200:1 - a little less cream and more jam please. Saying that, overall the food was ok and not super-expensive.

I think that this shop may have shut down around 2 years ago. I know the one in the city centre…read morecertainly did. Betty whites used to be the number one local greengrocer but years of competition from supermarkets cause a decline in their profits until I believe the company folded all together. This has been a disaster for local highstreets as well as customers in general because the quality of produce was far superior to supermarkets.

Sadly this shop is no longer trading. It was a traditional greengrocers with fresh local produce,…read moremuch nicer than a supermarket.