This small cafe dinerr is easliy missed but is well worth a visit, from the outside it loks tiny…read moreand possibly a bit dated, but inside the owner has done a good job, it is bright,clean and airy,the food is all home made and there are numerous offers each day,He also offers both large and small meals to suit different sized appetites, kids are made to feel welcome,although I didn't notice any high chairs for younger kids, and there are stairs at the entrance so maybe not pram friendly.I would suggest avoiding the lunchtime rush if possible as he also does take away and delivery services for local businesses,and it can get extremely hectic.The prices are reasonable, variety fantastic, meal sizes great,when he is not busy the owner is always available for a chat and can give good info on local places

Amazing wee cafe on Queen Margaret Drive owned by the same folks who had Felix and Oscar on Great…read moreWestern Road before. Really nice, friendly staff, and good coffee. They also have a bunch of hot drink options like matcha latte and FIVE different types of hot chocolate! You can get cardamom, ginger and orange, chilli and cinnamon, white chocolate, or cadbury's. All except the cadburys (obvs) are made with real ground up chocolate and the flavors are natural ingredients infused into the chocolate (no artificial syrups, yay!). Plus they don't charge you extra for decaf OR soy! It seems to get pretty packed on the weekends and there are only five tables so it can be hard to find a seat on peak sat/sun lunchtimes, but during the week it's a lot quieter and opens up early enough for me to get a coffee on the way to uni. Food wise they do ALL DAY BREAKFAST :D :D :D (french toast with bacon? yes please), lots of things like poached eggs with black pudding, eggs benedict (called eggs cumberbatch on the menu lolz) breakfast bowls with smoked salmon, bagels, etc. They have gluten free bread AND cakes most of the time for all you non-gluten eaters (no extra charge). They have different types of croque monsieurs for lunch with homemade bechamel sauce (mmmmmmm bechamellll) and their vegan sweet potato filo pie is delicious, even for a carnivore like me :P. Cake wise, I'm pretty much addicted to the salted caramel brownies and rarely stray from that choice, but there is always a good selection of things from carrot cake to billionaire's shortbread and bakewell slices (and they're not super expensive either which is so rare in the West End!) Well worthy of a visit (luckily I get to go there every day as I live just upstairs! :D)

Visiting a friend who lives on Queen Margaret Drive left us with the difficult decision of which…read morecafe to visit. He swears by William's and low and behold there was tables available so in we went! It's a tiny little cafe with about 4 tables, can imagine it is packed at weekends. The menu offers great variety for breakfast and lunch & there's a wide selection of different hot drinks available too. They have loads of varieties of hot chocolates and I'll definitely be making a return visit for the white chocolate kind once winter sets in! I opted for the blueberry and chia pancakes whilst my friend got the French toast. The pancakes were huuuuuge and came with a lovely, if a bit small serving of yoghurt. They were fresh and oozed juicy blueberries when cut in to. The chia wasn't obvious through them though. My only criticism was that there was only one person serving and cooking. Although the wait for our food assured us it was fresh, tables were left uncleared and we had to wait a long time to order more drinks. Still not going to stop me coming back to sample some of the home baking but I wouldn't go in for a quick bite if you are starving!

This is a somewhat overdue review - we visited here for a friends birthday a couple of months ago…read more He'd hired a room for karaoke for two hours and for £20 pp we got an evening buffet and 1/2 a bottle of wine. Sounded like a good deal and when we arrived our friends were having a drink downstairs as the room wasn't ready yet, so by the time we got in it was a good 20 minutes later than our booking. The staff were really helpful initially - getting us set up with booze and food, and I was well impressed by the amount and selection of dishes. They were really generous and we struggled to finish all the food. What I tried of the wine was really nice as well - taking the price into consideration. The downsides were that the karaoke options seemed outdated and a lot of them had really strange clips with them instead of the actual video clip. Now I've never done karaoke before so I'm definitely no expert but our friends commented that it wasn't up to the normal standard of really up to date tunes. The room was meltingly hot and we had to keep the door ajar, which meant we could hear the booth next door which had their door open as well. There were sound problems between the microphone volume and the music as well. Right on 9pm someone came to turf us out the room - which would have been ok apart from the fact we'd been let in 20 minutes late. The staff seemed really annoyed at this and didn't seem to be able to accept they owed us that extra time which left a really negative impression on me and knocked another star off the experience. I liked the idea of the night and having a private room was a lot more fun than I expected, but the execution wasn't impressive.

Hummingbird = fishbowls!!!!…read more I had previously been in the basement bar when it had been Groucho Saint Judes a few years ago now. It was a bit posh well it was a River City wrap party after all, well maybe not that posh. I've now been in a few times on various occasions and still think it's better than Saint Judes. To be honest I hate the music as it's mostly dance, so it just doesn't cut it for me at all, but the atmosphere's not too bad. I ended up here on one of our stops on my staff Christmas night out. We ended up in the main bar and managed to grab a bench table which had a wee fridge on it. It had been previously reserved for an 18th birthday party and the girl said the fridge was still available. It had a tag on it explaining you could book the table and the fridge would filled for you. Unfortunately there was nothing left in it. Boo!! Well 18 years olds, I'm not surprised. We didn't stay too long this time as the group wanted to move on. So unfortunately didn't get a fishbowl but alas I have had one before and as the mind can remember the Shark Bite was the cocktail of choice.

Normally, I'd ignore and dismiss anything put through my door for a restaurant. Having just moved…read morethough, I've started reading them & the Ashoka being a mile away caught my attention. Popped in Sunday evening for a quick bite and first impressions - couldn't find the restaurant as it said it was on Cowgate, Kirkintilloch. It's actually right behind it on a side street, across the road from Smiths Hotel. Noticed walking in, that they have opened a Burger Room downstairs. I'll check this out another time! Friendly enough welcome, but as there was a private event on, we had to make do with a table right at the entrance, that can only be described as a waiting room. Massive flatscreen TV on the wall with MTV Teen Awards on... just what I love to watch eating out... ahem. Lass sat us down and gave us the menus.. or should I say battering rams, as they were so large, we both couldn't read at same time, really no need for a menu to be bigger than the table! Took drinks order & Fiona ended up with a small glass, not a pint of diluting juice. Couple came in after & same waitress sat them down and explained the menu & 2 courses for £9.95 etc.. Something she didn't do with us. Some consistency would be useful. We had a voucher for buy one, get second curry for a £1. Always sounds great, but you know it ends up the same cost. Compulsory requirement to test the Vegetable Pakoras (Briony's fault!). I had the Brasserie Masala Lamb (Patia/Tikka Masala style), Fiona went with Chicken Dopiaza. Couple next to us snagged our pakoras (well, the server did take them to them and they graciously accepted despite ordering 5 minutes after us!). Their loss, as we ended up getting theirs, which was a portion each, not to share.. moah ha ha! Nice and crispy, but still a little doughy inside. Nice flavours though, so a 3.5/5 for these. Didn't have to wait too long for main courses. Portion sizes.. well, no issues here whatsoever - quite generous & we both struggled to finish the dishes. Mine was pleasant enough. Tender lamb and nice flavours, but it did become boring after a while with the sweetness. Fionas again was nice, but suffered the same fate. Not being an Ashoka curry go to person, it really did feel like the sauces were added to the dishes, compared to say Cafe Asia in Muirhead, where it's cooked fresh. We had a few different people serving and all quite pleasant and well mannered. Our bill was wrong, as they charged us for the drinks from the table next to us, that had already left..doh! As usual though, the bill despite a second curry for a £1, still came to £25 for one starter and two curries. Not that much of a saving, as thats what we would pay in Cafe Asia. Probably would give this another go and try something different. The burgers going past our table looked amazing, to the other restaurant downstairs (rather random I know!). One of the better places, but not in the same league as Mother Indias/The Dhabba etc. You Gotta At Least Try It - :-D

Yes we as a family of 6 enjoyed our meal there on sat,.18 th oct,. 17 @ noon the staff were brill &…read moremade a lunch for my grandson as there was nothing he wanted so they made him a Chicken Maryland so we all thought that as great so thank you very much we were very impressed .it clean as is the loo,s price was good as well we had the lunch deal .we will be back Mrs Dolan & family

We enjoyed Dishoom in London, so I was excited to see that they also have a location in Glasgow…read more The restaurant is fairly new as it opened in the summer of 2025. Reservations are recommend. The menu is quite vast and it was a challenge to narrow down what to order without going overboard. As a beverage, I got the house chai. It was warm and comforting. Apparently, unlimited refills are provided. We started off with the chote padad (poppadoms) with mango chutney. I loved the crispy snack. The sheekh kabab, minced lamb, was my favorite. It had great flavor and was slightly spicy. The house black daal is their signature dish that we paired with the steamed basmati rice. It was quite filling. I think I would skip this next time, so that I could try more of their smaller dishes. We had the warm aubergine chutney for our vegetable dish. We enjoyed the mingling of the sweet and sour flavors. The masala paratha was flaky, but I felt as if we could've skipped this. It didn't stand out. Lastly, I treated myself to a creamy mango kulfi. We managed to finish everything, but we were quite full. Overall it was great meal and I would highly recommend eating here!

Had a couple of orders from here,to be honest I didn't find the standard or taste of food very goodread more

the noodle bar in paisley has the best noodles i have ever tasted in my life prices are good food…read moreis amazing you can get any thing from friends rice ribs to chilli chips so good.

Enjoy generous portions with Old World flair at Elena's. They've won a bunch of awards for a…read morereason, maybe due to the unique concept, but they do a nice job combining Scottish pub and Spanish panache. Of course many come for the tapas, and you'll get more than the typical microscope-required dishes at other places. Get your imported beer here on tap as well. It goes well with the diverse choices that should keep everyone happy. Croquettes are sharable but that didn't stop me from eating them all. You get a variety but notice: the chicken ones remain hot! The lamb was tasty and sides filling. A couple drafts later I'm waddling out satisfied. It's a nice alternative to the Argyle area dining scene, and I'll hope to return and try much more.

This is the best Spanish food to be had in Glasgow by a country mile and then some! Why haven't I…read morefound this place sooner? We'd recently returned from a short break in Malaga and were pining for some Spanish ambience, so I was very pleased to discover Elena's, even more so when we spotted the Paella de Marisco (seafood paella) - I'll be having half of that, yes please! They have a pretty good wine list too, and we soon settled on a nice fragrant Alberino, which was a pefect accompaniment to the seafood. The table was soon very cluttered with dishes, wine cooler and glasses, but we managed. I'm afraid I forgot to take any pictures of the food, it was too yummy not to get stuck in. For dessert, I couldn't resist the chocolate brownie, although I opted for coconut ice cream instead of the lemon. I probably shouldn't have had either given my lactose intolerance, but sometimes you have to be prepared to suffer. It did almost finish me off, it was so chocolatey, but wow, it was worth it. I'm only giving four stars as I thought the service was a little lacklustre in places. They didn't offer to pour or let us taste the wine, didn't provide a finger bowl or any wipes for the sticky fingers, and - more importantly - didn't tell us about the menu specials when we were ordering. We only found out about those when I spotted the specials board on the way out. I don't know if it would have made much difference actually, as we were pretty committed to the paella before we arrived, but it would have been nice to have had the choice. Annnd.... I've just spotted that they have Caipirinhas on the cocktail menu - now I'll definitely have to go back!

This is one of the best Chinese take outs I've ever had! The prices are brilliant and they are on…read moreJust Eat too. The food was absolutely delicious, arrived quickly and was piping hot. They even called to double check the order as I'd said no veg in some items but not specified for others. We spent over £13 and received free chicken wings!! That beats your free prawn crackers any day so it does. We had chicken and sweetcorn soup which had tons of chicken and sweetcorn in it and was a great consistency and really tasty. We also had special chow main which was well cooked with generous portions of meat. The chicken satay was succulent and I lived it, I'm not that much of a fan of satay I can take it or leave it usually, this time poor Dave barely got a look in. The free chicken wings were deliciously crispy and succulent inside.

I don't know whether this Chinese takeaway hit me when I was in a state of massive hunger, or…read morewhether it is just dam good food, but I had some yum yum yuuum food from here. Didn't even know the place existed, I just drove past and thought ..hhmmm I quite fancy some Chinese delights. I must say the decision to stop was mostly driven by my starving passengers desperately pointing out the window. I got chow mein, I love when they make it with really extra thin noodles, and they did. Ha ha, thumbs up and a big smile.