Yeah, that's right, greasy spoon gets five stars. Here's why…read more.. Visited with my 4 yr old, who, having a thimble sized bladder required a toilet. This place is tiny, seats about 15, so there is no customer toilet. However, the wee fella must have looked suitably desperate, and the staff graciously allowed him to use the staff facility. We did need lunch, so decided to try the place - if anything by way of a thank you for a disaster avoided. This place is a wee Glasgow Institution. There aren't many places like this around anymore, and I personally think thats a shame. Far too many sterile, faceless multinational eateries churning out the same dull, beige sustainance. This, as you may guess, is a no frills Scot/Iti old school cafe. They serve Mac cheese, chips, rolls with sausage, chips, burgers, chips, fry ups - oddly served with no chips. The wee man had macaroni cheese, loved it, and the chips. I tried the fry up, everything was delicious and perfectly cooked, served with buttery toast - no grease! A can of ice cold Irn Bru finished it off. Ryan had ice cream - shocker! They make their own ice cream here - it doesn't come out of a dispenser or plastic tub - this actually happens people. They made a great effort serving it on a bear-shaped dish, with raspberry sauce, various sprinkles and a bear wafer. It impressed him a little - see the pic. Uber cheap, very cheerful and somewhere you need to visit. Oh, and there's fresh coffee that isn't emblazoned with the name Costa, Starbucks or Nero.

Aw, hey Cafe D'Jaconelli. How you doing? With your rolls, baguettes that turn magically into…read morepaninininiis when toasted, and seemingly endless parade of builders eating their lunch? Here's the thing. It's a greasy spoon. But a fairly decent one, and pretty much corners the market in the area, which isn't exactly brimming with options for the walk-from-work crowd. Points for the ice cream (hurrah!) and being used as a film location. Oh also, really nice staff :)

Would you know about this place if you didn't work in Baltic Chambers? No, I doubt it…read more By the way - how great is the name Baltic Chambers?! So great! It wasn't even cold either. I paid this place a super quick visit before heading to a meeting in this building - it's a pretty wee cafe which is clearly just set up to cater for the businesses in the building. That's not to say it didn't look pretty inviting and worth a return visit though! Serving coffee, snacks and lunch items it would make for a nice change to your usual lunch spot if you're in the area. G'wan.

When the drunken gullet speaks, you listen!…read more 'Dear brain, heart, liver and other organs. I'm afraid that our carrier (a Mr Chris D) has imbibed a comfortable amount of alcohol and now requires sustenance. Far be it for me to argue with said carrier as you all know that eating is my bread and butter (I thank you!). We will therefore be heading post haste into that place on Maryhill road with the TV on the wall and the smell of chicken fat emanating from it. I apologise for any damage this may cause. Yours, Belly' Chipssh and chicken bawsh pleasesh. It's neither nasty or glorious. Just there and open.

You'd be forgiven for walking past Andy's on your way up Maryhill Road. Despite its florescent…read moresignage lighting, it's a tiny takeaway that looks like it's been left in the late 90s. But if you did choose to ignore its luminous glory, you'd be very foolish indeed. Andy's menu is extensive and pleasingly cheap. What's more, the food is delicious, especially when his succulent duck offerings are on the cards. Andy's is open pretty late even on week nights, putting it ahead of the rest of the takeaways in the area. What's more, the staff are willing to improvise, especially when you're a tad tispy and can't make up your mind what you fancy munching. One night I got duck chow mein, which I'm pretty sure is an uncommon choice but I certainly polished it off. With the home delivery services and unchanging, affordable menu, Andy's winning formula has worked for him for years, and this old-school takeaway sells the freshest Chinese food in town without any unnecessary frills. It's my boyfriend's new favourite place to get some scran around these parts and considering we're regulars, it's safe to say Andy's is worth revisiting on a weekly basis!

For fast food it's hard to beat - they are using a new way to pay and while a bit strange at first…read moreit works well Week 5 burger was great

Having spent more time in McDonalds over the past couple of years (with friends and friends who…read morehave children and babysitting a couple of grumpy teenagers now and again, and my other half and 2 teenage children), it has changed from my student days nearly 11 years ago. Before it was something that vaguely resembled meat on a soggy bun and watery coke to wash it down served with fries that were maybe potato in a previous lifetime (one good thing back then about McD's, they let you add the salt yourself rather than Wimpy and Burger King where the salt is added when they are cooked), the staff (rarely spoke and were definitely unhelpful) looked about as grey as the burgers and the decor and the furniture was functional not stylish (think lots of moulded plastic). Now they've done an about turn and realised that if they are going to survive they need to change. How have they changed? Well salads for a start, and I don't mean just a few limp bits of lettuce. The salad bowls are well thought out with good choices, garden salad (greens with tomato, cucumber, onion etc), grilled chicken salad and crispy coated chicken salad and Caeser salad (as well as being excellent portion sizes). With all the salads you are given the dressing in a tub, so its up to you how much you slather on. Also on the menu now are Quorn burgers (though I haven't tried these yet, but they actually look really good), so vegetarians now have a choice apart from the obligatory bean burger (which is hit and miss at the best of times). The deserts have also changed and there is now fresh fruit, fruit salads and I've also seen natural yoghurt served with mixed berries. .........and thats just for the adults. What about the kids? We've all seen the documentaries about how badly the kids (and adults!) of today are eating. You only have to turn on the tv to see Jamie Oliver campaigning about school dinners or the fast food documentary 'Super size me' (was it this that prompted some of McD's changes I wonder?) as well as the scary health programmes that tell us that most of todays kids will not have a very long life span thanks to the junk they eat. ............So that brings me back to what McD's now have on offer to children. Before it was chicken nuggets (and I've never seen chicken look like that) covered in ketchup (which is full of sugar and salt), although these options are still available they now offer chicken grills (mini proper chicken breast fillets grilled, no salt, no coatings), carrot sticks, veggie bites, grapes, apples, corn on the cob and fish bites (like fish fingers and 100% fish fillet). These are only a few of the now 108 items available to children for the new happy meals (prices range between 2.49 and 3.49 depending where you go). They also have a nutrition chart for their most popular products and their childrens basic menu printed on the back of the liners they use for the trays, so you can actually see that things are improving and they really are trying to cut down the amount of sugar, fat and salt in their food. Also available (if you ask a member of staff) is a booklet that contains the nutrition facts for every single product they sell (the information is also available on their website). Add to this mix, special offers on burgers that are only available for certain periods of time or on certain days (their Deli sandwiches which look very like Subway's sandwiches). The decor has changed and looks more Jasper Conran than eastern block with swish leather look stools and block sofas. Unfortunately the new look isn't going to last. Only a month after the furniture was changed I started noticing little tears in the fabric, stains on the wood tables and the children's art work which had been up on my previous visit had been removed to show that they had stuck it up with glue. The dried glue 'blobs' still attached to flaking paint. I'll give McD's their due the whole chain has tried to change but in some locations you aren't going to get people eating rabbit food (salads) or being respectful of the furniture. It is meant to be a high turn over restaurant and I have noticed the staff make a lot of fuss around you if you've been sat for more than 30 minutes (you try being quicker when you have kids in tow) if the restaurant is busy in a hope you'll hurry up and leave and vacate your seat for the next hungry hoard coming in. I don't like being rushed especially when I've paid for the privilege to sit down and eat and I've noticed this branch is worse than most at doing it. The toilets were grim and thats about as polite as I can be about them. I'm sure they were clean but the lack of respect I noticed by customer and also staff left the toilets in a very horrid state, with no proper handbasins only the metal wall mounted ones. I realise this is for space saving but I now make a point of trying not to use the facilities! Overall, I try now and avoid this and other McD's as much as possible their recent

This is a really nice Indian restaurant. I just had something from their takeout menu, which was…read morelovely. I had the Chicken Tikka with fried onion rice which was creamy and the chicken was succulent. which was very nice as sometimes the chicken can be dry and a let down in a Indian restaurant. My father had the chicken curry and boiled rice which was also very nice - as I tired his as well. The price is very reasonable, two curries and rice came to £16 and I was far from finishing my mine as they give very large portions. A great place, I would go there again.

I used to like this place for its curries and pakora. but i think its shut down now. i passed by a…read morecouple of days ago and it was shut when it was meant to be open. i suppose there could be other reasons for that but just wanted to let you know , maybe call ahead before setting out? We always ate out but while you were ordering you could see inside the restaurant area and it looked nice. prices were on average around £20 for a family of four (2 types of curries , nann , popadom , pakora and rice) a nice place , hope its still open :)

I am almost ashamed to admit that I frequent this Subway so often. It is open late, and is just…read moreopposite my bus stop. My carefully opting for the sub of the day, I get a cheap snack, convincing myself that it is healthier than a burger. Despite being busy, this one has good service. It always has plenty of staff, who work as a solid production line. Of course, it gets a bit hairy at times- but that is more to do with the activity that I can see through the large windows than anything in the store! In fact, it is a little late night neon retreat.

This at 13:30pm on a Monday is a very busy place. Full of school kids and adults on a break from…read morework. It looks a clean place, and busy location. This diet is hard when I can smell the food:(

Great wee indians. This is one of my local take aways and i would definitely recommend it. They…read morehave a Great selection of food to offer including currys, pizzas, european food and ice cream. They also own the blue rupee on east kilbride road so if you fancy a sit in meal instead of a take away then id recommend there too.

*ROBBING CUSTOMERS IS THE LOWEST OF THE LOW*…read more I have used cafe India for years and regret to say it has dropped its standards and services a disappointing level, I have used this place for very last time ordered a xl kebab last night (which comes with a bottle of juice) with salad and sauce on the side nothing too difficult. When it arrived i was greeted with a price tag of £21.50 which I paid with hesitation took inside and looked at it it was dry old meat, half cooked chips and no sauce or salad I called them only to be told oh someone would bring it down later also questioned the price and told that I was charged for the juice and the sauce and salad by mistake an extra £5. Told them wasn't good enough and to come back with money and to take the meal away, waited all night called a couple of times but still no refund. Went back next day to see manager (jumped up a**hole) who tried to tell me that he called but I never answered he also blamed the delivery driver and the girl answering the phones. When I asked for my money was told yeah I need the food back which was in the back of car(thought he had me there) I gave it to him, eventually got my money and the best apology he could muster was "yeah it is what it is". Disgusting and filthy arrogant man, so buyers beware he is a thief .

It is the best Greasy spoon in town -- cheap fast and filling…read more Cant beat their £2.50 take away full breakfast

Cafe Lavita sits in a good wee location on Gallowgate. I nipped in here one day when I forgot my…read morepacked lunch. A cheese roll cost only £1. It was just cheese. On a roll. So it was nice - if they had got that wrong it would be worrying. Their meny also had hot rolls, pizzas, omelettes and some main meals like moussaka, kebabs and lamb chops. Basic fare, but well priced and with friendly service.