New Pearl Indian – Mount Florida Glasgow G42 9XJ
You want it hot it costs, you want it mild it costs, you want some extra coriander it costs, you want a poppadom it costs and it’s all really off putting. The food was well above average and the...
View ArticleNachos 15 Skirving St Shawlands Glasgow G41
If you are a bit slow on the uptake its a Mexican restaurant however from one look at the exterior it didn’t do much for my confidence on the basis of first impressions. The restaurant is upstairs and...
View ArticleShimla Pinks Glasgow
Shimla Pinks I have avoided up until this evening on the basis that I always felt it looked shabby from the outside plus being brought up in a generation where if you wore a pink shirt you would...
View ArticleYadgar Calder St Glasgow
I was given a steer by another blogger to the Yadgar on Glasgows’ South Side which prior to going to I was well aware was more of a carry out / Pakistani Café than a restaurant. My reason for visiting...
View ArticleZyka Newton Mearns Glasgow G77 6NP
200 metres away from the Osprey Pub in a new development (Greenlaw Village) which also sports a Waitrose, Premier Inn etc however it shouldn’t be confused with “Zaika” in Stewarton Ayrshire which is...
View ArticleMinar Tandoori 122 – 124 Busby Rd Clarkson Glasgow G76 8BG
Minar Tandoori 122 – 124 Busby Rd Clarkson Glasgow G76 8BG I’ve not been in the Minar for at least 5 – 6 years and unlike many wines it hasn’t improved with age. The “slick new modern interior” is...
View ArticleHimalaya Tandoori Restaurant Cardonald Glasgow G52 3TN
I was looking forward to visiting the Himalaya after many great meals albeit latterly, a very bad experience. A prolonged closure followed and it finally reopening with a few glowing reviews from...
View ArticleLa Vita Piccolino e Vino 273-275 Mearns Road, Glasgow, G77 5LU
Booked a table on a Monday night and asked for a quiet warm table, the booking was efficiently taken and I was looking forward to trying out a spin off from Spuntino in Byres Rd which I’m told is...
View ArticleThe Wee Cucina 205 Fenwick Road Giffnock Glasgow G46 6JD
Wee Cucina Visited the “Wee Kitchen” on a rather bleak Sunday night in January after a 5 minute rake about on the net for something different to try. Arrived to be given a very warm welcome on such a...
View ArticleShimla Pinks Glasgow
Reblogged from Under the Grill: Shimla Pinks I have avoided up until this evening on the basis that I always felt it looked shabby from the outside plus being brought up in a generation where if you...
View ArticleSapori d’ Italia 1102 Cathcart Rd Mount Florida Glasgow G42 9EG
I have a feeling that this wee place and I mean “wee” is going to go places…………they have the work ethic, the restaurant interior is of the” haun knitted” variety however there is a very obvious will to...
View ArticleBattlefield Rest 55 Battlefield Road, Glasgow G42 9JL
This Glasgow landmark, built in 1915 became ‘B’ listed in 1981 and was a news stand and busy waiting room and lavvies for tram passengers. In 1998 a demolition order was imposed by Glasgow District...
View ArticleCafé Asia 1357 Barrhead Road, Crookston Glasgow, G53 7DA
This restaurant has had some good reviews elsewhere however that’s where they will stay. Booked a table early on a Saturday night and after a wait were shown to a table in an elevated area. A quick...
View ArticleShish Tandoori 130 Ayr Rd Newton Mearns Glasgow G77 6EG
Must be the smallest Indian restaurant in Scotland, however having booked a table, there was a big welcome waiting for us when we arrived. To cut to the chase its reasonably priced but it’s all a bit...
View ArticleIvy India (formerly the Malletsheugh) 340 Ayr Rd Newton Mearns
Formerly the Malletsheugh, once the only watering hole in the Mearns due to archaic licensing laws has been in the doldrums for as long as I care to remember but its all change……………..taken over in the...
View ArticleFrosoulla’s 39 Sinclair Drive Battlefield Glasgow G42 9PR (formerly Golden...
Formerly the Golden Kebab the restaurant has upped sticks and moved all of 20 yards to the other side of the road to a custom built interior and not one piece of plastic fruit to be seen…….what a great...
View ArticleAndiamo - Newlands Glasgow G46 6JG
Reblogged from Under the Grill: I have not been to Andiamo for close on 2 years reason being that having gone there every 2/3 months for about 3 years we were greeted with ”do you have a booking?”...
View ArticleBuongiorno 1012 Pollokshaws Rd, Shawlands, Glasgow, Glasgow City G41 2HG
Visited Buongiorno last week not knowing very much about it but for some reason I expected it be worth the journey and it was.I’ve never been a fan of 5pm or voucher deals as a whole but I was...
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