We came here in order to get out of the rain. It's enclosed by a glass roof. There are three…read morestories and includes a supermarket- Tesco. It seems as if the shopping center draws a younger crowd.

This shopping center was less than 2 blocks from my hotel so I stopped in the food court for a…read morequick bite to eat. They have many fast food and restaurant options and it seems to be very popular place with the younger crowd as there is also an area for video games and entertainment. Just beware that many stores close early (6 pm I think) and although the food places may be open but many stores were not when I went around 7 pm.

I knew I had to come and have a look at the new and improved Buchanan Galleries foodcourt. To say…read moreimproved wouldn't be hard as it was just Super Generic Food Court before hand. The Burger King is still in place, however, so if you feel the need for a whopper, you can still get that. The star are the independent retailers though. I'm led to believe they rotate and change with a few regulars staying, so I'm obviously just reviewing what I had from Surf Dog. There were many options from lots of different cuisines, but as soon as I saw a chilli dog, my mind was made up. With the dog for £6, a side for £3 - I had onion rings, rather than the sweet potato fries - and a can of soft drink for £1, my meal came to a reasonable tenner. The Taste Buchanan set up is pretty unusual in that it's made out to be an outdoor garden, only indoors and on the top floor of a shopping centre. Garden benches and school style chairs are the order of the day, and it's a nice touch not to be presented again with generic seating from Bland Furniture R Us or wherever food courts usually go. After a short wait for my food to be prepared from scratch, it arrived. The chill dog was gorgeous, presented with just the right mix of chilli, sour cream and grilled jalapenos to be a total and utter mess to eat... that's the sign of a good chilli dog, folks. The chilli itself was warm and wholesome, not too spicy so the heat didn't overwhelm the taste of the dog, but the addition of the grilled jalapenos meant you could add extra heat if you wanted. Of course I did, because that's how I roll. The onion rings were light, crispy and just ideal for dipping in leftover chilli and sour cream. I would definitely get a side order of those again! To sum up, I love the idea of various retailers in one place and changing from time to time, if they're all of this quality and value for money, then it's definitely going to be a hit. I should remember though, that there is no graceful way to eat a chilli dog in public, although at least this time, I managed to avoid spilling it down my shirt, which is a bonus and unusual.

What a great concept, and so far the offerings have been top notch…read more The idea is simple enough - rotate 'street food' vendors in a permanent space - giving smaller vendors an opportunity in a prime location, and giving us punters the chance to sample the wares of some places we might not have tried otherwise. I was lucky enough to be there on opening night and have been back twice since and I've not been disappointed with the food on offer yet. On the first night I tried a few of the offerings including bao from Chompsky - I tried two, the garlic mushroom, and the pulled pork, both delicious - and a sneaky slice of pizza from Nomad (part of the Firebird team I think). Ohhh and of course I started with ice cream from Equis (hey, it's the first stall you see....). I didn't get over to Union Waffles (look right as you come up the escalator as it's set back away from the other vendors, nor could I fit in any cupcakes by Paige, but there is always next time! I managed to chat to the guy who runs it (and the others) and the premise is that they will rotate every now and then, possibly more often at peak times, but the goal is to bring local vendors, offering quality food, to the masses. I was back last week to try Surf Dog which was also pretty good, a good quality hot dog with crushed nachos and a nice salsa. Downsides would be the layout, which on a busy Friday lunchtime ends up with a long queue of people in one place not realising that you can queue for each vendor independently, and the major downside was the time it took to get our food. Hopefully just teething issues, it'll be a different setup for most of the vendors I'd imagine, switching from a van/truck at a site, to peak lunchtime in the city centre! Price wise it runs about average for a lunch, £5 seems the average for most dishes which, given it's fresh food (unlike the processed guff next door at Burger King) seems reasonable. Anyway I don't mind paying a little extra to get these kind of options in the city centre. I really hope it takes off and is successful, I know I'll be back again! Top tip: get the app (there are signs all over the seating area) to keep up to date with new additions and rotations!

Stopped off for a meal after arriving in the city. We just happened to walk by and noticed that it…read morewas the first place with heat lamp on the outside patio. There was plenty of seat available so that wasn't a problem. It did get busy about 15 minutes later. Service was good, slow at times but ok. The menu did have a lot of options. Some of the pizza creations were all new to me. Pasta menu was good. An Italian restaurant but with some dishes that had no resemblance to any Italian places I've been to. Overall, food was ok. Service was nice but slow at time. Location is great. What caught our attention was the heat lamps.

Weither it was an off day or they've let their standards down a bit (not unless I've killed off a…read morefew taste buds with the jalipino sauce I've got at home) but the spice pizza was ok but the thing I begride the most was being gave a portion of scraps what looked like chips, OOowait that was chips but either way from the looks of it was kinda hoping for some of the proper type of chips instead of the scraping the bottom of the barrel type of thing.

As far as shopping centres go, Buchanan Galleries is a pretty good one…read more Located on Buchanan Streets Style Mile, the Galleries are full of moderate to expensive shops. Split over 3 floors, you'll find all sorts of food/coffee places and a range of high street stores like Next, jewellers, art shops, John Lewis. And Lego. Yes, Buchanan Galleries is home to The Lego Store. Pretty much everytime i come in here I HAVE to visit the Lego Store. It's an addiction ;( And I don't want help with it. Oh, check out Moss - they always do a great sale!

Not everyone likes shopping centres but in a city centre full of high street stores, and with the…read morepressure to move those high street stores to the out of town centres with the cheaper rent, it's easy to see why malls like this exist. As shopping centres go, you could do worse than the Buchanan Galleries. For one thing, it's not too bad too look at. It blends nicely with the buildings around it and, as is clear to see from the slope on the second (first?) floor it has been carefully designed to intersect with the corner that joins Buchanan Street with Sauchiehall Street. Within the Galleries there's a great range of stores - it's not all just ladies fashion, even if that does make up the majority of what's on offer. There are also gift shops, men's fashion, places selling candles, cosmetics and toiletries, toy shops (Lego!), jewellery, tech, stationary and of course, food and drink. Oh, and there's a John Lewis. It might not be the most exciting, most unique selection on offer in Glasgow, but sometimes all you're shopping for is a basic pair of jeans, a birthday card and a pretzel to keep you going. In which case, this is the place to come.

If you see a Chompsky sign/event pop up make sure you go. The food is simply delicious!…read more I caught their pop up at the fantastic 'King of the Breville toastie' café Peña. They had an excellent choice for a small menu and catered well as Peña has no kitchen, so it's all in the prep. This was The Breakfast Club so had the choice of fresh pancakes or southern grits. I had never had grits before but the pancakes sounded amazing. I opted for the wholemeal pancakes, blow-torched with brown sugar bananas and coconut mascarpone. Oh man it was just heaven. I decided on a wee cheeky mocha from Peña to add to my sweet breakfast. Why not?! It was a lovely experience and I would definitely look out for another Chompsky event soon.

Checked out the Chompsky stall outside Devils Deli in Partick on Sunday. Thanks to Yelp for…read morebringing it to my attention! They had a small table set up on the street and on offer was American themed sweet, baked goodies. They had S'mores; 2 different types ~ peanut butter & jam or salted caramel and banana. Also on offer were Blondies (coconut & orange) and Pumpkin Cheesecake Brownies. Yum. All sounded lovely and all priced at £3. We went for one each of the P&J and salted caramel & banana s'more(s) and also I couldn't resist the brownie as I do love a good brownie and cheesecake so combining the 2 is just genius! The s'mores were finished off in front of your eyes with the addition of mini marshmallows and a blow torch. Having never eaten one of these before I was most intrigued...my boyfriend said his P&J one was brilliant and I did like my caramel & banana one but I can't say a s'more is something I would crave (s')more of (haha!). The brownie was really good ~ not quite enough of the pumpkin cheesecake in the slice I had but what I had of it was truly delicious. Maybe could've done with being a tad more moist, but that's just my preference. I am a fan of blondies (being a natural blondie myself, ho ho!) but I prefer the more brownie textured ones as opposed to the cake-like ones. So I didn't buy one of these although the combination of cocnut & orange does sound good. Nice people & lovely eats ~ just what we needed on a Sunday afternoon.

Not easy to see you need to park to pay at the market.Never noticed got a fine them a letter from…read moredebt collectors

The Forge Market is a lovely little corner of Glasgow that doesn't seem to have changed for as long…read moreas I can remember. It's still bustling with grannies and piled high with shameless designer knockoffs like "Channel" handbags and "Calvin Classics" boxer shorts. Every corner you turn, there are greasy grub vendors and the waft of chips and curry sauce from the surrounding scoffers. The whole place has a kind of carnival day out feel to it, with its market vibe and kids' amusement rides in the centre. Each "street" (quaintly signposted, including Del Boy Way) is filled with stalls and shops, selling the weird and wonderful, from toys and tat, to piercings and portraits. The Forge Market is a little time warp of a place, untouched and unspoiled by the modern day, and I very much hope it stays that way.

When I was there, my Grandson forgot to put coffee and a coke on the machine, but when I politely…read moreasked the Staff at the desk, I would pay for the coffee and coke, they couldn't give me it because they couldn't work the till until the manager came, my food was cold by this time, my grandson went up and asked for a (coke), he was faced with verbal abuse from the manager and made him feel UNCOMFORTABLE and EMBARRASSED in front of his friends about how the manager i will not be going back to the Burger King again, as the staff in McDonald's are 100% better.

Convently located within the food court of the st enouch centre this establishment is clean,…read morefrendly staff, has drink dispencers that you can dispence your own drink (unsure about the amount of times you might be allowed to refill though) ;) :p

Check your meat especially the mince, they give sheep mince instead of spring lamb which i paid for…read moreand was very expensive. Just goes to show how low people can get, absolutely disgusting never again.

Love love love that this place has reopened. The Asian supermarket in here is awesome - full of all…read morethe spices, veg, fruit, nuts, rice etc you could ever need or want for cooking. They stock a great variety of everything and anything you could want - homeware, cereal, bread, amazing vanilla/chocolate spread (I'm an addict), and lovely fruit juices... Has saved me on many a hangover day! The food court looks super clean and smells tasty, but I've not eaten anything from there yet - will update as and when I do. There's a good variety of shops open in this first stage of redevelopment, I know that there is more to come too which is exciting! Only 3 stars just now until I've tried the food court (& the sweet shop!), and they've opened more of the mall up.

It's just a simple McDonald's nothing bad about it exept the seating but that didn't be helpedread more

This McDonald's makes up part of a food court and as a result shares a seating area unlike other…read morefood courts where they eating places have a designated area. The food is the same as all other McDonald's from their pound saver menue with a cheeseburger, chips, ice cream, happy meals etc. The food is not the healiest and the reason this branch does not get this best rating is due to finding a bit of plastic in my Mcchicken sandwich the manager did ask say it was part of the packet the lettuce comes out of, and I got my money back for it as I did not want another sandwich.