This cute little stall selling wooden roses in a variety of colours, has become a regular fixture…read moreon Sauchiehall Street in the run up to Christmas. Situated beside McDonald's and Sports Direct, this stall offers reasonable priced artificial roses at just £1 for 8, with the option of having them sprayed with rose oil to give them that sweet scent. Personally I much prefer these to real flowers, as they're often much prettier and stay pretty, without the palaver of having to tend to them and water them. I currently have them around my flat in retro Coke bottles, which brings a festive feel to the place. Appearing at the beginning of December each year, this stall is a favourite of mine, to buy some pretty things to brighten up my flat over the festivities.

This is a hidden gem on Alexandra Parade. The flower arrangements are beautiful and the flowers…read morelast much better than your average supermarket flowers. I have also been treated to several large bouquets by my hubby on special occasions and always a lovely selection of flowers and colours. It is also a great place to pick up incense as they have a great selection.

The best flower shop around. Great arrangements, prices and service. We use this place for all our…read morespecial occasion flowers and have never been disappointed. Got out Mother's Day bouquets here yesterday, luckily we got the last two but the owner will happily make up more. Highly recommend.

Fantastic waitstaff! Vegan breakfast was great! Loved the sausages and beans and sourdough. The…read morehuevos rancheros were good too.

Definitely one of my favourite place to go in the west end, also because it was right in front of…read morewhere I lived. I really enjoyed their food, always fresh, warm and tasty. By I mean tasty, they put some twists into the dishes, they would add some different species. However, I was never disappointed, not even once. I sometimes go to buy bread from them, also quite good, always fresh too. The only reason I didn't give 5 stars: depending who's behind the counter, the service highly varies. Sometimes it's the really nice and courteous girl who brights up my day, but sometimes I get unlucky with some person without a smile :(

This is a fabulous and friendly local florist on Duke Street, which always stocks a beautiful…read moreselection of bouquets and an amazing variety of flowers to suit your taste, from plain old carnations to romantic red roses. The owner is always friendly and helpful and can be seen getting her hands dirty and arranging the flowers beautifully in the displays outside. A really nice bunch of flowers makes a great gift and this is the best place in the area to pick up something really lovely.

I got my wedding flowers here and they were amazing. So helpful with sticking to my budget and…read moregiving me great ideas. I knew that I wanted blue but not much else and I loved what they made me. Such a personal service- even now when I go past or pop in they ask how we both are. Highly recommended

Quidest is a tiny little florist on Hyndland Road - just off Dunbarton Road. Although it is small,…read moreit's not too easy to miss as it's painted a bright mint green colour. The outside of the shop, though, won't give you any insight about what you'll find inside. You'll have to go in to actually see what a great little florist this is! As well as an absolutely beautiful selection of flowers - Quidest also stocks a range of cards. Now, these are just not any cards. These are a great selection of really sophisticated cards - and they're not that unreasonably priced either! As well as bejewelled and sparkly cards, you'll also find a range of Banksy printed cards. Eleanor, the owner and head florist, is really friendly and will make you feel right at home while she whips up a beautiful bouquet for you. She also does weddings - so keep Quidest in mind if you're planning a bit of a "do". I'd definitely recommend that you try this florist next time you're after some blooms!

I love this quirky little shop, so bright and cheery. The passion from the lady who works here…read moremakes me feel like flowers are the answer, and if she believes it I do too. I buy my friends flower and card combinations from Quidest. I was even able to buy my boyfriend who is a great lover of urban graffiti artist Banksy, a card of his. Couldn't believe it I usually have to order such off the wall art stuffs from the internet. Wow wee!! And this is not the end, you can also get them in on big occasions, such as weddings, for a full blown TV romance film wedding with garlands of flowers everywhere. OHH sounds nice, and I bet they'd do a great job, so genuine and will work to your specifications.

I was looking for real flowers, but found myself here on the way to the Quay cinema. I was a little…read moreoverawed by the range, and this probably led to a friendly assistant asking me if I needed help. She gave me some ideas, and didn't look suspicious when I said that I'd be back later- my usual excuse when I don't quite know what I want, or have come into the wrong shop. I did have a good look around the stock: there is something exquisite in seeing so many artificial flowers in one place, and this is a classic example of a specialist store: big stock, items for all sorts of occasions and a knowledgeable staff. I am not quite sure when I'd want artificial flowers to this extent, but the shop itself is an interesting and pleasurable experience.

There are no actual real flowers in Fantasie Flowers - they're all just decorative. They look great…read moreand don't need any care! The window is enough to attract you into this big flower shop. Statues, planters and topiary all combine to create a lovely, well designed window display. Inside, fruit and flowers emerge from every corner. Hanging baskets adorn the ceiling. There is even a flower-covered archway. Prices are expensive but, I think, worthwhile. Planters start at the £100 mark, but would really make your garden an exceptional, opulent place to be.

I do enjoy the "Smile shoplifters, you are on camera" sign which sits threateningly outside this…read moreshop. Quite frankly, anyone who shoplifts from here deserves our sympathy as opposed to disdain. But you know, I don't absolutely detest this place. OK, so I wouldn't thank anyone for a gift from here but every city has these places and quite frankly any visitor who takes the stereotypes seriously is not the sort of person I'm bothered about. After all, I'm prone to buying the odd fridge magnet when I visit a place, but it doesn't mean I think all French people eat baguettes or Belgians worship little boys peeing. The stuff in here is definitely at the lower end of tourist tat but there's nothing wrong with visitors to Central Station, situated beside here, picking up a daft wee souvenir to take home. I concur that the Braveheart nonsense is a bit grating but hey, it's one shop. At least Glasgow city centre is not peppered with them like another city I could mention.

I don't know if they tired themselves of it, or have been reading these reviews, but I haven't…read moreheard bagpipe music coming from this shop for quite some time now! I've popped in here on occasion, mostly because my boyfriend loves his poorly-made Saltire bottle opening keyring and I was trying to find a replacement for him. Another time my friend was looking for a cheesy Scotland t-shirt for his American flatmate as a gag gift. They have the usual touristy guff, Jimmy hats, emblem t-shirts, some cheap clothing, mugs and keyrings with Scottish clan names and definitions aplenty. It could be worse. I've been to lots of shops in, say, London and Paris that are way more overtly stereotypical and crude with their tourist paraphernalia. Overall, it's a decent tourist shop, nothing is terribly embarrassing or poorly made, and although there are shops that do Scottish merchandise better, this is a good place for tourists.