The Flying Stag
A village pub inside the Fife Arms hotel in Braemar, listed in the Good Food Guide 2026 as one of Britain's top 100 pubs, serving hearty Highland fare.
Located inside the Fife Arms art hotel in Braemar, this pub is the village's social hub, where locals and visitors sit side by side. Portraits of regulars line the walls, and above the bar hangs James Prosek's sculpture of a stag with ptarmigan wings. It serves local beers, Scotch whisky and hearty Highland dishes: fish and chips, chicken, leek and pie, burgers, curry and Sunday roast, with cream teas in the afternoon. Scottish folk music is performed live on Wednesday and Friday evenings. Listed in the Good Food Guide 2026 top 100 pubs in Britain, it costs about £25–40 per person and takes bookings online.
Opening hours
Daily 12:00–23:00; food served 12:00–14:45, 17:00–20:45; cream teas 12:00–17:00
Nearby sights
- Braemar & Braemar Gathering
- Braemar Castle
- Glenshee Ski Centre
- Linn of Dee
- Lochnagar
- Balmoral Castle
- Crathie Kirk
- Royal Lochnagar Distillery