This place is AMAZING! When we visited Scotland we stayed at the holiday inn express on Stockwell…read morestreet. When we got there we were desperate for some food. We checked out shawarma king - a few minutes walk from the hotel - and ended up coming back almost every single day. One time twice lol. Their food is beyond incredible. I feel blessed to be from the Bay Area California where we have a lot of diversity and culture with amazing restaurants- this place did not disappoint. There's a reason they have won so many food awards year after year!! I only wish they had these at home!! Can't wait to get to Glasgow again to sit outside that little gem of a place waiting for my lamb wrap. I might even share my salad with the resident pigeons next time. YUM - don't miss out on this place.

Wr had to check out this takeaway spot when we were in town. We got there just in time because…read moreafter we placed our order and stood outside to wait the place got packed! I got the BBQ chicken wrap which they indicated on the menu was spicy. It really wasn't but the chicken was tender, moist and flavorful. Definitely check them out!

A great Pakistani restaurant serving Punjabi cuisine. The kabobs and desi style tikka masala were…read moreincredible along with the desert falooda

From the owner: Mixed grill,lamb chops, Indian and Pakistani curries, kebabs,Biryanis,peri peri chicken, pizzas,…read moregourmet Burgers, fish masala, steamed fish, milkshakes, smoothies, fresh juices, soft drinks, and many more

Stopped in looking for an easy dinner after arriving in Glasgow. I had a hunch that the place would…read morehave some authentic Chinese food based on the menu (including the part that wasn't translated into English--often a sign that you get Chinese folks eating there), as well as the plethora of Chinese based food delivery stickers on the windows. We ordered Mapo tofu and wonton noodle soup. Both were delicious and good sized. The service was friendly, and it was a pleasant place to eat and people watch out the big windows. I took a star off because it seemed disproportionately expensive compared to the environment and dining experience.

very quick service portion sizes are quite large. I had the pork intestine and noodle in broth…read morewhich had excellent flavor needed just detected chili sauce. My wife had the seafood noodle which was fine. She enjoyed it.

When we walked in we were immediately greeted by the fragrant aroma of the food. The gobi…read moreManchurian, palak paneer, paneer butter masala, and vindaloo chicken were all so delicious and flavorful. The chicken in the vindaloo was a bit dry, but the curry taste more than made up for it. The rice doesn't come with the curry, but one portion is quite large. The dosa was also very good. Seated with plenty of empty space at 9 PM on a Sunday. Service was also pretty attentive.

Found this one on Yelp! Nicest people working who take time to talk about the menu. We got the…read morePaper Roast Dosa and they were nice to add an extra spicy sauce on the side. Beer on tap is yummy and refreshing against the sauces' flavor.

If you want good service then don't bother with this place! absolutely shocking rude staff. stood…read moreto be served at the till and the girl (dyed burgundy hair) just looked at me "what do you want" whilst sipping/sucking on a bottle of water. Having to repeat my order 3 times. staff Need trained! Awful Service! Won't be back.

I'm not ashamed to admit that I love Nando's and this place is a slightly less upmarket version of…read moreNando's - but way tastier. We got the combo deal which had a half grilled chicken and peri peri chips and a drink for £9.99. The chicken here is far superior to Nando's and it's better value for money. The chicken and peri peri chips were really tasty. The service is what you'd expect in a fast food place - the food comes quickly enough and staff are friendly.

I've been saying to the Mr for at least the last year, that I REALLY want to visit here. But for…read moresome reason never quite made it. Until last night. And thank feck for that! When you arrive, you are met with what I can only describe as a manky curtain - something that would normally really annoy me, but I totally forgive them.. Once you get past that you're presented with a surprisingly large, and very sleekly decked out, restaurant. There's all sorts of deals on here for bento boxes and lunch deals. But the full menu is also very reasonably priced. I had the ramen Chilli chicken. And oh my God! It was easily the best I've ever had. Very, very spicy. But sweet. And full of peppers and perfectly cooked chicken. My friend had the chicken katsu curry - and again, said it was the best he'd had. The staff were super cheery and really helpful. For 2 mains and 2 cokes the bill came to less than £24. I sinceriously can't wait to go back for more.

I love Nanakusa with all my heart. Partly for sentimental reasons, but also because it is so damn…read moredelicious. Ok, the sentimental reasons. This was one of the first restaurants I dined at in Glasgow with my now husband after our fateful meeting in Japan, so it is very special to the both of us. I'd hopped on a plane to the other side of the world to visit a man I'd known for 14 days, fell in love and moved here. We've returned here loads of times since then, but I haven't been to Nanakusa for nearly a year. In my endless quest of eating out as many places in Glasgow as possible, sometimes the real gems get left behind for the new and exciting places. I was so glad to return last night for a UYE and see that nothing has changed since I first fell in love with Nanakusa (I was already in love with my husband by the time we ate here!) Now, Nanakusa. It does Japanese food, and it does it really well (see the aforementioned reference to meeting my husband in Japan!). I really love sashimi and there aren't enough places in Glasgow that I can eat it, so I always get a portion when I eat here. I also love takoyaki (octopus balls) and can't resist them here. I've tried them elsewhere but Nanakusa's are the best. The service is always friendly, smiling and helpful. It was a little slow last night but there were only two people working the whole restaurant, but none of us were in a particular hurry. I had a small glass of rosé with my meal and they also have a selection of saké and plum wines, as well as Japanese beers for that really authentic taste. The food arrived quickly and as soon as it was ready. Two people had ordered bento boxes and these arrived about 5 minutes after everything else. The waiter seemed really conscious of this and kept coming over which was a nice touch. I loved all my dishes, the takoyaki and salmon sashimi and I also had the chicken teriyaki. Sides like rice and noodles are optional which is great if you're all about the protein. Downsides? As I said, service was a bit slow. I'm also not a big fan of the lighting (the wall panels change colour) as it makes it hard to take nice food photos! Haha! Bench seating can be difficult to navigate getting in and out of gracefully. None of these points are worthy of a star deduction in my mind though as the food is so damn good, I can excuse it all. Thanks Nanakusa for being just as amazing as you were 4 years ago.

This is a very busy butchers indeed. There were 6 people serving behind the counter when I went in…read moreto get some chicken for dinner. It's a kind of neddy place, where all the women look you up and down and think you're posh just because you say "please" and "thank you". I got 2 chicken breasts in here, but they cost me £4.31!! To be fair, they were of Jordan-esque proportions, but that's still a lot of money. When I got them home and started preparing them, they smelled a bit....funny. We cooked them well and ate them anyhow and they were fine. It's just annoying how a place can be so neddy yet so expensive.

Good, sturdy east end butcher. They do excellent special black pudding and are helpful with…read morequantities (I often go in and say I need enough for 4). Fantastic steak pies. Also sell eggs. The staff are very knowledgeable but they are very east end as someone else said. I find most of the traditional places on duke street & down into parkhead like that so it doesn't bother me. I find it reasonably priced because the quality is good.

A couple of years ago me and my pals used to make trips to a Nando's outlet in the sticks. At the…read moretime the chain was a fairly well kept secret in Scotland, so we felt an immense level of self satisfaction as we picked at the bones. Having exploded in number since then, Nando's is now popular and seems to be a current "in" thing to the extent that tedious people are leaving comments such as "NANDO'S! YUUUUMMMEEE!" on networking sites, between the comments about how much they love their iPhone and/or X Factor. Anyway, despite now being ubiqutous, Nando's is still fantastic, even if it does sometimes feel like a fast food joint with restaurant prices. It feels a bit scabby to go up to the counter to pay rather than have table service, but when you see your chicken carcass blackening away in the open plan kitchen, before arriving drenched in the hottest sauce they've got, you won't care. It's phenomenal, and a side of paprika fries won't do any harm either. Not a venue for a romantic date, but as a place to gorge it's unbeatable.

I knows it's Burns day tonight but our tummys at work were rumbling for some Nando's chicken. So…read morethe haggis, neeps and tatties were aff the menu today for me. I have mixed feelings over this Nando's. I remember when it arrived years ago and was the first Nandos in Glasgow. I had been first introduced to Nando's years before when I was down in London and we were told we just had to try and I really enjoyed it. I used to go here quite a lot with my former work friends for a girly night after work. As we usually went in the evening we always found we were in the minority of caucasian folks and I always wondered why. We found out that this Nando's caters for Muslims so therefore the meat is Halal. Ahhh, all explained! It was always very very busy too but we could always get a seat no problem. As of late I have been going with work folks for lunch, with a less busy, noisy atmosphere. If you haven't been before, you are seated with a menu, check the number of your table and then head up the tills, a bit like a posh McDonalds. Give them your number then order what dish you would like. The restaurant is chicken based but does have beef and veggie dishes on there too. I tend to order a single ckicken breast fillet either in a pitta or wrap with extra cheese and pineapple. I unfortunately cannae handle the heat of the spice so tend to stay with the lemon and herb or mango and lime. You can also have 1 or 2 sides like chips, coleslaw, spicy rice or corn on the cob etc. I do also love to get a cheeky wee order of grilled halloumi cheese. Yuuuuuuum! I have found that they don't always have it when I go in, so I get very excited if they have it, as it's super delicious. Since I have been going back to this branch I have always found something wrong, maybe I'm nitpicking but there's never any forks and you have to wait to get some, staff are a bit slow, in the sense we had to wait a while to get a seat on my last visit, there was loads of staff behind the counter but none of the shop floor. I think they do quite a lot of take away orders at lunch time. Not sure how it works but they were getting a few phone calls while I was up ordering my meal. Och, also the ice machine was broken. Meh! I do like the ickle crushed up ice. Apart from the niggles I do like Nando's. I also have a Nando's Card which is only available in Scotland. You collect your chillies online, through your registered card and then you can get free food. It's a bit better than the loyalty stamp card they used to have as you could only redeem for a 1/2 or full chicken, now you can redeem for appeteasers, wraps, pittas and burgers and also the 1/2 and full chicken. It's the same Nando's decor but I do like it. If you've not been I would advise you go and try. It's much much better than a KFC and not too expensive. Can't wait to start redeeming my chillies to get my free food.

It's just a pity the staff are all as miserable as sin :-(…read more In recent months Glasgow's been in the middle of a bun-based arms race. Over a decade ago Daniel Boulud's restaurant put the DB burger on his menu. It cost $32 and people gasped - "It's a brazen liberty to take with a burger!" But people bought it and bought in, eventually reaching its meaty conclusion with the gourmet-burger restaurant. Not that this sit-in grease spoon burger, kebab and pizza joint care. They're quite happy serving frozen burgers, chips and a can for a few quid* to students and fast food junkies like me. This "burger revolution" has passed them by, but no bad thing! There's a time and place for queuing around the block to savour that handmade steak patty that the chef's so evangelical about, but for other quick on the foot times this will do nicely - but only just. *£3.20 at time of writing.

Conveniently located across the street from Bamboo nightclub, I frequently end up in here after a…read morenight out. It can only be described as a war-zone at 3am, as hordes of drunks spill through the door in search of something that will sponge up the cheap Jäger bombs and vodka in their stomachs. Expect to see everything from crying girls, bodies passed out on tables, people snapchatting their drunk pal and the occasional Yaya/Kolo Toure chant. Kings do everything from pizzas to kebabs and the type of food which you would only order when you're ruined. Of course it tastes like the best thing in the world at the time, but Kings' cuisine has a nasty habit of reversing up your oesophagus either in the street outside, in the taxi home, or the morning after. Whether this is due to the quality of the food or the excessive amount of alcohol that preceded it, or both, I cannot say for definite. Kings is also home to the legendary "Munchie Box". The Munchie Box offers a selection of Kings delicacies including chips, donnar, pakora, and other undistinguishable items of food, all for a modest £8, you won't need to (or won't be able to) eat for days. In summary, this isn't exactly the type of place you would take your gran for lunch. But when it comes to dirty food at the end of a night out, Kings will sort you out.

I totally agree with what Lewis said about needing more friendly shops, and this one is certainly a…read morebreath of exotically-scented fresh air. The neatly stacked boxes of fresh produce outside the door drew me in immediately. Inside there is a fairly big Halal meat counter with lovely cuts of meat on display. There were a few other shoppers in when I made my visit, perusing the shelves of spices and picking up fruit. Some of the stuff I have never even heard of, to be honest, and it was a bit of an education for me. The staff do seem to be friendlier than the norm and asked if there was anything I needed help with. I didn't even realise this shop was new, but I hope it does well.

Hakims is great if you're looking for an ingredient that is a little bit more exotic than what you…read morewould find in your local Tesco. They have a huge range of fruit and vegetables, spices and rices. A little bit more unusual is the fact that my friend comes here for her cosmetic fix. Coconut milk is the only thing that she puts on her skin and tells me that since using it her skin is the best it's ever been. It's also allegedly very good for your hair so she slaps it on as a night time conditioner. I'm yet to try these tips for myself but I keep meaning to so next time I pop by coconut milk will be first on my list.