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Firebird

4.0 (62 reviews)
ModerateItalian, Pizza, Pubs
Open 12:00 pm - 12:00 am (Next day)

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Moderate noise
Hipster
Happy hour specials
Good for groups

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Elaine D.

I swithered with a 3 just because I felt a bit swizzed with the pricing, but the three staff members who served us were really smiley and pleasant and attentive so I felt the experience deserved to be rounded up. Firebird are taking part in the Yelp Pizza Week and as those with some dietary requirements aren't able to participate in the judging competition next week it was great that Tracy W arranged a Freefrom UYE here. There was no vegan option listed so I asked for the classic (with two toppings - sundried tomatoes and a cheese) and subbed the cheese for butternut squash and spinach. All pizzas are £6.50 with this week's Yelp check in offer - and I believe they are £6.50 every Tuesday if the board outside quoting this is accurate. When the bill came I had been charged £6.50 plus an additional 75p for the spinach. I do wonder had I chosen one of the more expensive, meaty, pizzas (which would still have been £6.50? Right?) with a default 3 options, if I would still have been charged this extra 75p. I could have quibbled but I wasn't in the mood for it and I *was* still getting a discount, but be warned! The pizza itself was alright, the base was crispier that I usually like. I ordered a side of chips, and confirmed they were fried in a vegetable oil, and they were really nice. There looks to be a few vegan/vegan-friendly options on the menu I'd like to try another time, including the falafel and quinoa sandwich (only available up til 5pm). The chickpea fries sound good, if they have a vegan dip they could sub for the yogurt. The food menu is slightly different to the one I found on their website, and we were told the drinks menus on the tables are now out-of-date. For (vegan) beers, they definitely have on draught Staropramen and West's St Mungos and their white beer. Overall, a lovely night, thanks to Tracy for organising. :)

Nicola C.

'You had me at hello,' the saying goes. Quite often, restaurants will lure me in with their pleasing smells. Firebird is somewhere I just know I'd love to have food. For afternoon drinks with my parents, we were headed here and wandered in to the most heavenly, wonderous of freshly cooked food smells. So, whilst a short visit, we couldn't help but eye up the food being brought out, ogle the menu and comment on that amazing smell. And we'd already eaten! Whilst a little more expensive for drinks than the surrounding bars, you get what you pay for. Our gin and tonics were well mixed and there was a relaxed, friendly atmosphere. - Definitely somewhere I'd like to spend a lot more time. Preferably working my way through their entire food menu. Based on my experience of trying food here at a Yelp event a while back and of that glorious, glorious smell, you really should eat here. I want to eat here and I want to eat here soon. If you happen to make it before me, savour that smell. Firebird, you had me at smell-o.

Garlic bread with mozzarella
Briony C.

Firebird is the perfect neighbourhood bar - it's warm, welcoming, serves tasty food and has a relaxed vibe to it. It's up there with my favourite bars in Glasgow and I visit pretty frequently. I like the layout of the place - there's a large bar area with booth seating, as well as restaurant section if you're in for a meal. In summer, you can sit out the front and they can open up the windows so it feels really Mediterranean. There's changing drink specials and I recently had the Belsazar (vermouth and tonic) which was a really nice refreshing summer drink (and just £3.95). The food is pretty epic - I normally get the gluten free pizza as it's super delicious - you'd never know it was GF. I like that they have interesting/unusual toppings like nduja, pork meatballs, morcilla, kale & almond pesto which makes for a nice change from the standard options. I also tried the polenta fries recently and they are just amazing - nicely topped with Parmesan and rosemary and absolutely heavenly. I noticed they have poutine on the menu so that's next on my to-try list. So yup, it's safe to say I'm pretty in love with Firebird. Oh - they're also dog friendly which is a massive win for me as I get to pat lots of cute dogs. Yay!

The mushroom and chestnut, without cheese. And Simon in the background checking into Yelp for the Yelp pizza week deal :-)
Lucy B.

I really really want to love Firebird, I really do. Unfortunately I just don't. Good points: The staff are very pleasant and friendly. They allow dogs and I do appreciate a dug in a pub. The surroundings are nice - lots of natural light and open spaces. They understand what vegans eat. Their pizza bases are vegan and they can easily leave off cheese etc without any incredulous questioning or hassle. Not so good points: The staff sometimes seem a wee bit clueless. Not in a major way, just in a kind of lack of finesse on the small points. For example, if I'm given a pint that I have watched being poured wrongly resulting in the entire outside of the glass having had beer spilled down it, my hand will get wet every time I pick it up. Plus there's a high risk of me dropping the slippy glass. If you're not going to sort it yourself, at least bring me a serviette! It's just wee things like that that make you think 'eh?' I just don't love their pizzas. They are very thin and crispy and some people love that, but I don't like it when something is so crispy it hurts me to eat it! My teeth were sore! I also find the pizzas are just not very tasty. I'm so sorry! The base tastes of nothing, which really surprises me as it's a sourdough base apparently, so should be delicious, and the tomato sauce doesn't taste of much either. Their topping combos are very imaginative, and I was really salivating over the thought of the one I had ordered, but was so disappointed when I was eating it - it just didn't taste of much at all. Finally, their pizza prices are far too steep. £12 for a pizza - really? And some of their other food items also seem far too expensive for what they are eg £6.50 for a dessert. I'd pop in for a drink again, as they have some lovely beers in, such as the West Heferweizen, but there's other places that offer better and cheaper pizzas.

Austen M.

Saturday brought myself, "the wife and "the dug" to Firebird. Most important thing first, well in the mind of #Roguetheridgeback anyway. They let dogs inside and out! Good news for all mutt owning pub seekers. We chose to sit outside as it was nice day and we soon even had a local dug offering to share his dinner with Rogue. (Well the owner did, im not sure the tiny mutt was so happy about his water bowl being used as a second food holder for Rogue to slabber all over!) Ok enough of the canine chat. I loved the atmosphere of this place, when I stepped inside it seemed more like a tapas bar in Spain than a local Finneston watering hole. The staff were very friendly and they had an interesting array of beers on offer. I got to try a bottle of 1906 for the first time. I love trying new beers so I was happy. At first we were just having drinks, but we liked the place so much we decided to have food. We shared olives and bread - the portion size was HUGE for £3.50, the olives were great, but the bread was a little plain. We then went on share a cheese and tomato pizza. This was good. Not spectacular but a very decent attempt. The base was a bit to crispy for me to say it was superb. However I did still really enjoy it. I really like this place. A couple of tweaks to the food in my humble opinion could make it amazing. However even as it is just now it was still great and I will be back.

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Kayleigh G.

We went do the Yelp pizza week £6.50 for any pizza! Which is almost half price! We had the burrata mozzarella with beetroot and chilli jam and the mushroom and truffle oil pizzas. I also had an aprerol spritz ;) The pizzas were delicious and all fresh ingredients, I'm not sure if the mozzarella was REALLY burrata but none the less it was delightful. We also ordered the polenta fries which have not to be missed. I'll definitely be back for those. There also happened to be a pub quiz on that night. We we succeeded in avoiding last place, by 1 point *fist pump* I also ADORE the painting in the back of the albino gorilla. Check it out. It's local, it's lively, it's beautiful

Firebird with seating outside
Rebecca D.

Firebird was one of the first places I ever visited when I came to Glasgow and its remained a firm favourite. It's a cool little bar and always has plenty of good beers on tap and delicious wines avilable to serve by the bottle or the glass. They have TVs and occasionally show sport, although usually not football (they're far from the only bar in Glasgow to make this choice) aand the TVs don't get in the way of the generall babble of chatter. There's a fun pub quiz on Tuesday night and occasionally they run other events too. They also do good food. It's not all pizza but it is mostly all about the pizza here. Sure, the rest of the menu is cool as well, but the pizza is what they pride themselve on and rightly so. The bases are perfect and the tomato sauce is great - don't be afrad to choose something with more adventurous toppings, the chef knows how to make it work. Keep an eye on the daily specials board for unusual treats too - they're usually worth snapping up.

Delicious Italian Sausage and Burratta Mozzarella pizzas.
Richard M.

What is better than pizza? £6.50 pizza, that's what! I headed along to Firebird with the prospect of a delicious, cheap pizza and I wasn't disappointed. Situated on the fringes of Finnieston, I have to admit that I tended to walk straight past. But, the first time I ate here, I realised what I had been missing. Given that the pizza week offer was so good (£6.50 for all pizzas. Make it so!), I ended up getting cocky and totally over-ordered. Classic. We ordered the Italian Sausage pizza and the Burratta Mozzarella. The pizza bases were nice and crispy and the ingredients were excellent, which is always half the battle. Further to this, we had the delicious Polenta Fritters and a portion of Triple Cooked Chips, which were a step too far and didn't get eaten. The waiting staff were attentive without badgering us and the surroundings are very warm and welcoming. One thing I would say is that I can't really see myself coming and drinking in Firebird. It doesn't feel like a bar. The food has always been great whenever I have been in the past, and for that reason I will always keep it in mind when pals are in town, but pop in for a quiet pint? Nah.

Auburn L.

This was my first visit to Firebird after hearing so many amazing things about it. Parking wise, there is parking on the street but it's for 30mins only...just watch out for traffic wardens! The space it quite funky, very open plan warehouse feel. It's decorated with bright artwork and the windows spanning two walls really adds to the bright and airy-ness. The staff were lovely and accommodating. Plus I was super excited to try their Gluten Free pizza base. I ordered the Gluten free mozzarella and salami pizza, as did my friend but she got the Non-Gluten Free...or regular pizza. We also got some bowls of salt and paprika triple cooked chips. The chips came out first before the pizzas were ready by accident, but I didn't mind as we were Starving! Finally the pizzas arrived and they looked amazing :D But...it didn't taste amazing. Unfortunately the gluten free base was quite...cardboard like. And just over all there was very little flavour to the pizza. I tried my friends regular version just to taste the difference, and yes the base was nicer but overall still not great. The chips were very yum and gave us red paprika fingers :) They were demolished. Then their card machine wasn't working so we had to go to the ATM, which isn't exactly the end of the world, but still. Overall, not bad, but I'll be dubious about going back for pizza!

From official website
Gillian M.

I can imagine Firebird is a lovely little haven in winter but, to me, it is definitely a summer place and epitomizes lazy summer days into long summer evenings. They open up all the windows so it's nice and airy and almost continental and there is a whiff of that barbeque smell from their delicious meals. My boyfriend and I landed here after spending the afternoon in Kelvingrove Park, exiting the wrong way (he swore he knew where we were going) and taking many twists and turns until we found our destination. We went in for a cold drink but were enjoying the atmosphere so much that we stayed until we were rather hungry and ordered a pizza (for me) and a rather tasty-looking chicken dish for my boyfriend. The light was starting to fade and the temperature starting to drop when we finally left. Lovely, relaxed place that I hope to spend another summer's day like that in.

Official Website
Maureen M.

Firebird is a lovely bar/restaurant at the West End region of Sauchiehall Street. The food is delicious, if not a little expensive. When I visit, I usually pick whatever pizza is on special. The thin crusts are the best. I also enjoy the dark candlelit atmosphere of Firebird and the yummy wine list. However, the last few times I've popped to this bar, it has been very quiet. The bar suffers because of its location, a bit off the beaten track of the busier West End venues.

Paul C.

Vastly under-rated bar/restaurant which is an equally adept venue for a drink with your mates or quiet meal for two. The bar section at the front boasts a vast range of beers and a relaxing environment to read the papers or catch the match on TV. However, this is no football pub; there is only one screen and the sound will almost always be turned down. The restaurant area is situated at the back and is larger than you may expect, with around 15-20 tables peppered across a spacious area. The food, particularly the pizzas, is consistently fantastic, and you can also expect better-than-average set menus on special occasions, such as Valentine's Day, Mothers Day etc...

Katie A.

If you're looking for a cool, laid-back and sassy bar/restaurant - Firebird is your place. During the day it offers lunches and coffees to everyone from students to mums to businessmen, before metamorphosing into a grown-up bar/restaurant some point around early evening. The menu is nicely varied and includes salads, pastas and pizzas. In fact, I seem to recall that this place actually won an award for the best pizza in Glasgow. And trust me, after a couple of bites you'll be backing this award whole-heartedly! Although often very busy, the staff here are really friendly and always find the time for a chat. I went along a couple of weeks ago for my birthday. There were about ten of us, and we all had a wonderful night. (Helped along mainly by the quality of the pizzas..... did I mention they were quite good?!) If you're heading along in the evening, you will need to book a table.

Mushroom pizza, polenta chips with extra pizza sauce

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Firebird is the perfect neighbourhood bar - it's warm, welcoming, serves tasty food and has a relaxed vibe to it.

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Even if you are not a whiskey fan, this place is worth visiting if you're in town. Just to see…read moretheir ginormous, or hmm, whiskey-normous, selection of bottles lining the wall, and the bartenders going up and down the ladders to fetch them. This may prompt you to feel like ordering a drink. You are in good hands and they can totally recommend something that you may like. Their selection is so huge they don't have a menu, you just have to ask for your label or take their recommendations. Naturally, most of the selection is Scottish whiskey, but if you somehow prefer otherwise, (say you are a local tired of Scotch... or just want to reaffirm nothing beats a Scotch?) they do offer whiskey from other countries, as well as beer and ciders, as well as gin, rum and the like. They do offer pies and other bar food, but we went after dinner and just couldn't stomach more food, tempting as they may sound.

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Great pub to stop and have a drink after walking around town. Located within about walking distance…read morefrom hotels. Appearance/Location: corner bar located on Argyle street. Good location to stop on your way back from Kelvingrove's Art Gallery and Museum. We walked from the museum to the pub without any problems. It's nice on the inside. There are some tables and the bar is at the center with a nice display of alcohol both on tap and on the walls. Beer: there was large selection of beer and liquor to choose from. I was looking for a good stout and the bartender, Andrew gave me some really good recommendations. I settled on the Overtone Milk that he recommended and it did not disappoint. It was smooth, full bodied, and flavorful. Nice chocolate flavor with a hint of smokiness to it. My husband got the Drygate IPA and it was crisp and hoppy. Service: I always look for good conversation, attentiveness, kindness, and whether or not the server and or bartender was knowledgeable about what they're serving. Our bartender Andrew was all of the above. He was so welcoming, and my husband and I enjoyed the great conversation With him. He knew a lot about the selection of beers and whiskey, where it came from, and who it came from, so that was wonderful! Thank you Andrew for a great experience. We hope we can stop by again while we're still in Glasgow.

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