Taking its name from a Scottish word that means "to roam or wander about without a specific…read moredestination" Stravaigin serves a unique menu of globally inspired food and Scottish classics, including what many consider to be Glasgow's best haggis. Michelin recommended but neither starred nor bib gourmand, over twenty years of experience informing a Cafe, Bar and Cellar where locals gather amidst heavily wooded décor, lunch on Monday offers quiet respite from the streets with light music overhead. Friendly but fairly aloof in terms of service, the young waitress spending much of this slow service flirting with a bartender, Stravaigin's menu offers a good bit of customization whether one opts to partake a just a Burger, in courses or using small-plates as a sort of Tapas. Not neglecting Whisky across a Cocktail list, Elevenses a smoky Citrus masterpiece, the "wee" portion of Haggis is perfect for one with four-bites of liberally spiced Offal alongside equal size quenelles of Potatoes and Rutabaga. Spanning south for fried Bitterballen, straight out of Germany with smoked Ham, Fish Fritters get a bit muddled by the aggressive heat and creamy dressing while Carrots are unevenly cooked but pleasant in a mix of Nuts, Beets and unnecessary Tofu. Uncertain why any menu would offer both Flan and Creme Caramel for Dessert, though locals seem to prefer Cheese regardless, an Italian riff in the former was small and smooth but frankly unmemorable in either a negative or positive way.

Too expensive. Although the presentation was cute, my lamb chops were average. The sides, a small…read morepotato croquette and a piece of a stalk of rhubarb were totally inadequate for rounding out a meal. The place was loud. The table was inadequate for 5 people. It took 10 minutes from ordering our meal to arrival (which made me suspect that they "prep" their food extensively). This happens in a lot of restaurants and it's a holdover from Covid where food "pre-prep" was necessary to help keep the business above water. Covid is over. Yet restaurants kept this practice to maximize their profitability. And if you eat out a lot, you probably run into this many times. It's pretentious in a place that's supposed to serve you fresh cooked gourmet meals. I will say that the service was very good.

This place is a bit pricey, but offers a good menu and one of the better bead steaks you'll get in…read moreScotland. Tip: they take reservations, but be sure to ask for a seat away from the door. It gets a bit windy/ chilly where we were seated in the center of the side room toward the right of the entrance.

This is a pleasant place, with what seems like nicely reclaimed wood tables and paneling. More…read moreimportant is the outstanding service coupled with delicious food. Our fillets were perfectly prepared, with a subtle rub that enhanced, rather than smothered, the flavor of the beef. If we lived in Scotland, we would be regulars here.

If you're looking for some good tasty American food, there are many better places in Glasgow than…read moreAd Lib. I met a couple of friends here and I had fairly high expectations after hearing good reviews. The decor of the restaurant is nice - spacious and interesting art work on the walls. Sadly the rest of the experience didn't live up to these first impressions. The menu itself does offer a wide variety of dishes, catering for both carnivores and vegetarians. They also had a number of specials up on the board. I settled on the Louisiana chicken served with sweet potato mash and thyme gravy. The service was incredibly slow - it took about half an hour for any food to arrive and it transpired that we had been given the wrong dishes so we had another wait on top of that. My dish was very tasty - the chicken was juicy and the sweet potato mash was nice and smooth. However, I did feel the portion size was fairly small for the price. There was also an issue with my friend's dish - she ordered a sweet potato salad that arrived without any sweet potato. All in all I found my experience at Ad Lib fairly disappointing and I won't be rushing back.

U to the P to the D-A-T-EEE!…read more Yup, it's update time. And it is with great pity and sorry that Ad Lib loses a star from its City Centre branch. I was in here with colleagues not too long ago and I just felt my whole experience was a bit 'meh'. The place looks tired and 'meh', the staff looked tired, the food was decent but nothing to right home about. I feel as there is SO much good food out there in Glasgow right now, Ad Lib is really starting to lag behind, so until they sort it out its gonna be an overall meh from me I'm afraid.

So I popped in here the other day with the Angela of B for a pre pub quiz pizza nosh and was once…read moreagain, not disappointed! When this place first opened up I fired into grab some pizza on the recommendation of Mr Rocco of the G.... 'it's good!' said he. 'aye?' said I. 'aye!' said he. 'aye, aye' said I. 'aye, aye, arrrrrrh me hearties, pieces of eight and a pirates life for me' said... no-one. So on that recommendation a few of us popped in for the pizza and were pretty impressed. The only downpoint at the time was the beer selection, which appears to have been rectified somewhat now with a couple of Samuel Smith additions (decently priced too boot!). On the pizza front, although the 2-4-1 deal has gone the way of the dodo, it's still of a very high standard and well worth munching. So yeah, despite it still fighting an uphill battle with some of it's more well established neighbours, this place does decent beer, great pizzas and a darn fine soundtrack to the evening. I like! I'd recommend. Go forth!

So, Broadcast has been open a wee while now, they've had time to settle and I've made several…read morevisits so a wee update is on the cards. It gaining a good reputation and rightly so and it seems to be getting busier now. Firstly, Broadcast have expanded their menu and they now serve non pizza type food. Burgers and salads have been consumed and a big thumbs up awarded! Pizza is also becoming more and more delicious as the pizza man settles into his role. Unfortunately the 2-4-1 deal is now limited but they are still very reasonably priced. On top of that they have an excellent selection of Williams Bros. bottled beers. Defo some of the best food you will eat on Sauchiehall Street! My only complaint is that when there is a live band on downstairs it completely dominates noise levels in the bar upstairs. Therefore what can be a pleasant and chilled out room can turn into a music battle, as staff crank up the stereo in the bar to mask the noise from below. It can sound pretty terrible at times. So no movement in the star rating, but its a solid 4, I'm a fan!

Excellent cocktails. The food was also outstanding. I was pleasantly suprised to find steak in…read moreScotland that was tender, well marbled , perfectly seasoned, and cooked to my specification (rare!). The service and atmosphere were perfect for the business dinner we enjoyed.

What an interesting setting for a fabulous restaurant. It was a cold rainy evening so the fact that…read morea steakhouse was tucked away in the grand Central Station a few hundred feet from our hotel was a real plus and the fact that it turned out to be our best dining evening in Glasgow was even better. From the atmospheric blue lit metal staircase down to the converted subway tunnel that somehow they had made cozy and welcoming it was positive from start to finish. The rump steak was tender and flavorful and the bernaise sauce really made it all the better. we took a chance on the Tempranillo for a bottle of wine and it was very smooth. waitress was welcoming and knowledgeable. This makes for a nice evening on the town that's a little different! Highly recommended!

We visited the Ubiquitous Chip on the very last night of out 12-nights visit to Scotland...we…read morewanted something definitively Scottish, with excellent food and drink options, and not too stuffy for an upscale spot to eat. That's exactly what we got. We walked to the Chip after visiting the relatively nearby Kelvingrove Museum. It's in a not-too-touristy area with tons of nearby restaurant options and hidden in a little alley (or "close") off Byres Road. There are multiple "venues" within Ubiquitous Chip - 2 bars (The Corner and The Wee...) We ended up at the Wee ahead of our reservation time, and the bartender guided us well with a dram after asking for something he thought was great that we'd have a more difficult time getting back in the States. (Ledaig). Both bars were pretty packed, so we wandered back and forth between the 2 until a spot finally opened at the Wee Pub. Our reservation was for the main dining room (not the Brasserie). There was a lot for us to enjoy as vegetarians. We rolled our own tasting menu with a plate of Scottish cheeses (typically a dessert item on Scottish menus, but we stand by the legitimacy of cheese for dinner). All 5 cheeses were vegetarian (ie no rennet) and served with a nice chutney and 2 different types of in-house-made crackers. It was delightful. We also had the BBQ Carrots dish...it's two carrot chunks, soft-cooked, charred on the outside, served on a delicious bed of sauces with a lovely Indian curry vibe. We got a salad with honey mustard dressing, fennel and shaved celery...it was very fresh and a nice counterpoint to the cheese and carrots. We also got potatoes, which were topped with creme fresh and light herbs. The potatoes were a little dry and light on flavor, but dipped in the creme and also in the leftover sauce from the carrots dish, they did the job. Service was stellar and friendly. Dining in the main restaurant makes you feel like you're outside. There are live plants everywhere, and a ceiling made up of windows like a greenhouse. You can see the brasserie, the more casual restaurant, on the second level (though, honestly, the main restaurant didn't feel unnecessarily stuffy like some fine dining restaurants. This was the perfect place for us to have a final meal in Scotland with plenty of food, drink and friendly service that left the perfect taste in our mouths.

Very cool setting. This place has several different rooms including bars, dining, etc. We dined…read moreat the upstairs garden and missed the opportunity to go to the rooftop because it had closed. The upstairs may look simple in some photos but it has a skylight throughout and you can view the greenery of the main dining floor below. Such a unique setting. If we had energy, we would have gone to the bars. The food included traditional Scottish eats along with modern items like tacos (which we skipped because we come from the land of great Mexican food.) Fav was the trio of traditional "spreads". One was meat, one was carrot, one was potato. You could never guess by description or photo but it was great since I was looking for traditional Irish food. It was farther from our hotel but worth the recommendation by our concierge. A bottle of rose for us was 30 pounds. Easy. Service was only okay for us. Food and atmosphere stood out.

My friend invited me to come for burgers with her here after with a pretty amazing 5pm deal for it…read more Honestly, I didn't know it even existed. Coincidentally, I had just a few weeks earlier walked past the church (?) and thought that it's pretty cool that you can wander down a side alley and find a pretty lovely square. That's Glasgow for you though I suppose. Our first moment included us waiting at the door to be seated - mind you, the sign specifically says you should go the bar to be seated. Duh, blonde moment. It makes total sense though, the bar staff don't have a view of the door because of the big round pillar in the way. We had a good laugh about it though. Word to the wise though - sitting anywhere close to the door can get rather drafty. Especially when it's cold outside. The place was really busy with a rather eclectic mixture of people - older men, business people and later on some youths who were pretty drunk and relatively inappropriately dressed. Anyways, on to the food. My friend went for the pork and black pudding burger with the fried egg. Be advised that there is chopped bacon in the pork mince and so don't worry about the pink spots. It comes with a side salad and some fries. I myself wen't for the veggie haggis burger (I don't know why) but I do not regret my choice (salad and fries as sides). It was very, very tasty, crumbly and extremely large. The cheese was melty and wonderful but I wish there had been a little sauce of some kind and maybe a little more spice in the burger itself. The fries were on the dull side, bland and semi old and cold. We also shared some onion rings which were pretty tasty. The batter was crisp and not dripping in oil, but it could have done with a stronger flavour I think. We drank some house red, which was mediocre but helped, and at the end, although extremely full, we had some peppermint tea to forego the dessert. The tea comes with some pretty amazing little sweet treat and so dessert was definitely not needed. It's definitely a hidden little gem in Glasgow!

With Jack Johnson purring from the stereo, moody lighting, cocktails and black and white films on…read moreTV, this bar should be pretty much everything I don't look for in a watering hole. However, situated on the edge of the city's east end, it's hard not to be encapsualted by Cafe Source. Formed in the basement of the truly sumptuous St Andrews in the Square, the cafe/bar is tastefully decorated and is virtually a cocoon in one of the least appealling areas of the city. While football fans could be battering lumps out of each other little more than five minutes away, more sophisticated locals and those in the know are likely to be supping a mojito, enjoying authentic and delicious(although not cheap) Scottish grub and watching a Laurel and Hardy film in here. Were this pub situated in the West End it would probably be unbearable, but so inconspicuous is its location that it maintains an extremely laidback and friendly vibe. The staff, in particular, are excellent. Visitors would be well advised to order a taxi from here if they're leaving late at night, but that shouldn't put them off coming in the first place. This is a lovely venue with some of the best local food on the go. Oh, and if you combine it with a gig in the upstairs venue, you're talking about one of the best word of mouth nights out in the city.

Best chicken sandwich I've eaten in years and it came with addictive fries that I couldn't stop…read moreeating. Excellent service & VERY fast delivery of food, after ordering.

Amazing service and large portions. I had the classic chicken and waffles and it was amazingread more