This is a country house hotel between East Kilbride and busby. We went for afternoon tea. A tad…read moredisappointed. Have a feeling the cakes weren't homemade. Lovely building. Service ambience poor. Not worth the money

I stayed in this hotel on business nearly a year ago and it was terrible! The place felt like…read morefaulty towers. Staff were friendly and welcoming but the hotel itself was pretty awful in fact could do with gutting out completely and starting fresh. The rooms looked tired and dirty, avocado suite in bathroom very retro,and the beds were extremely uncomfortable! Never again.

Wow, totally unrecognisable! I had been once before, only once, and at that time the bar was…read moredepressingly faded and almost empty - though ridiculously loud - with the gambling machines competing against each other in their unmusical cacophony, and with the nasally, whiny tones of a certain sports presenter booming interminably from the tv. The boring menu and appalling surroundings were such that, even though we'd come miles to eat lunch we left after my quickest ever pint to find somewhere half decent. This time I couldn't actually believe it was the same place at first glance. An almost miraculous improvement in both look and feel. Externally it's magnificent now. It should be, it sits beside the river in the affluent suburban village of Busby. Outside there used to be two picnic tables, now they have proper seating and more of it. I can't recall if you can see the river from here, but at least you're no longer sitting in the car park! The conservatory frontage is a huge, brightly lit view into the spanking new bar-restaurant inside. I couldn't wait to get in there. The fit-out internally is quite impressive too. It looks like a hotel bar, but a very good one. Eclectic fixtures and fittings effectively break up the space and make the place interesting to look at. Retro vintage light bulbs shine out from old plumbing, and clusters of light shades hang upside-down like the flowers pulled from a magician's cuff. The central bar itself is a shiny, gleaming altar to the beer. It stocks American craft on tap and in bottles, but better than that it stocks local craft beer from Drygate, Williams and West. They do wine too, not sure about cocktails though. We did have to wait a few minutes to get seated, but it was an extremely busy first Monday night. We were shown to our table and it did feel a bit on the periphery, but we were close to the kitchen pass so there was plenty of action - the front-of-house staff were rushed off their feet, but when we did get served after a further few minutes they were great. I went for the Squid & Tiger Prawn Duo to start and a Diavola Pizza. I wasn't really a fan of squid, but I thought I'd give it another go, I'm still not really a fan of squid. I think it was cooked well though, it wasn't rubbery - the first test - and it was slightly chewy. I think that is how it is meant to be (?) so fair play. The prawns had the same thin breadcrumb on them as the squid, they were nice, but really the mayo was a bit stingy for the portion size. A pretty good first course though. My Diavola came out next. It wasn't huge, I would have liked a bit bigger, but it would be enough for most appetites. I liked the spicing on it, so often you get a diavola and it's a bit insipid, this had a nice kick. The bread was a bit dry though, more cheesy oiliness and/or a more evenly spread tomato base would have taken it to a higher plane. In summary then a good three for the food, but for the whole package I'll give it a four.

This is a review of the bar rather than the hotel itself (although the hotel looks sumptious!) The…read morebar is lovely. I first heard about it as my boyfriend recalled being taken here as a youngster by his mum for a cup of tea after visits to the orthodontists next door. The food is lovely and it is all reasonably priced - from sandwiches to heftier meals. They do a pre-theatre menu of 2 courses for £9.95 which is excellent value because the food here is good quality and genuinely nice. The bar in the middle also ensures a pleasant atmosphere.

With a lovely outdoor seating area, as soon as any sunshine hits Glasgow you can be sure that this…read morepub will be packed with people. This pub is also a hotel with 8 rooms and was where my parents stayed when they visited Glasgow recently. I checked out their room when they arrived and was really impressed - clean, slick and modern. A double room is £80 a night and includes breakfast. We ate in the hotel restaurant on a Sunday evening and got a booking for a table pretty easily - mind you, there was a football match on so take that into account if you are going to book ahead as the bar and restaurant were packed with people. We had a booth table booked for us and the staff even offered to move us to a quieter space if the football got too rowdy which I thought was nice. They have a private dining area at the front of the hotel which I think they only use for breakfast for the hotel guests. I wasn't overly hungry as we'd had a big lunch, so I ordered two starters - one from the pre-theatre (house) menu and one from the a la carte. I wasn't sure whether this would be an issue but the staff weren't phased at all. I got a bowl of Cullen skink and garlic mushrooms in a filo pastry basket. The wait wasn't long and I was impressed with the presentation of both the dishes. The portion sizes were really generous and I really couldn't fault either of the dishes - the mushrooms were lovely and creamy, and the soup had just the right amount of flavour and wasn't too hot. The food is really decent pub food, and for that I really recommend this place. The prices are reasonable, the staff are friendly and the atmosphere was totally buzzing while we were there. I always forget to go here when we're looking for a local meal, but I'll try harder to remember what a wee gem the OP is in future.

Charming hotel. The staff was friendly and helpful. The room was clean & a good size (Kintyre) for…read more4 people. The restaurant is very good. The chef made my daughter some special garlic butter for her steak & she was thrilled. Another daughter didn't like her dinner & they took it off the bill. The bathroom is huge & the towel warmer was a nice touch. My only complaint about is that there's no elevator but we managed fine. Also not convenient to have to ask for ice to be brought to my room but the staff was always helpful. Being Americans on our first visit to Scotland we didn't know what to expect but we were very happy & hope to come back.

got married here what a brill day the rooms r amazin and the staff r great xread more

Was a member of Parklands for over 20 years and have to say it has had its ups and downs from…read moreCryptospyridium in the swimming pool, women and children defecating in the pool, men masturbating in the Jacuzzi and some of the horror stories i heard from some of the Gym assistants of the disgusting behaviour of members and not really the clubs fault to be fair is legend; from women walking into the swimming pool naked to someone "losing their bowels" outside the ladies toilet in the hall, it illustrates the quality of people living in Newton Mearns ie the fur coat and nae nickers brigade as it has always been know for as long as I can remember 39 years+ A lot of people complain about the prices but you pay for what you get , its Newton Mearns after all -The most up itself neighbourhood in Scotland with quite the most insufferable people to deal with so i feel sorry for the Gym staff and servers with what they have to put up with the NM Me, Myself and I brigade. You either pay the price and join and know it is expensive or you leave and go to a less salubrious club. Parklands is quality in many areas. The gym is jam packed with Hi-Tec Nautilus machines and provides a really cool place to workout in and surpasses my old club like the Ivy Court Leisure club in Shawlands that I was at previous to joining Parkies. The place at times was not well looked after with some of the gym equipment fraying and falling apart, the shower area having cracked tiles, broken showerheads and lots of little issues but in general the place is as pukka as you will find and although I have to say the prices are sky high they did do a refit which upgraded a lot of the problems. If you are a snob like me and prefer to workout away from the great unwashed and avoid the riffraff then Parklands is the perfect place to be, otherwise you can just go to John Lloyds in Deaconsbank or the massive one down in Giffnock and mingle with the scum, perhaps get your tyres slashed or mugged when you leave at night but if you try them; And I have! You will realise why Parklands is more expensive, it is just a better experience. Never seen a problem in Parklands since the early years when it first opened and all the n'eer do wells from the village started coming in for a swally and a fight on the Weekend, mind you they even had a local drug dealer who has done time for GBH working in the gym which was a bit of a surprise but maybe he is gone now...Hopefully but then there have always been drug dealers in any gym from Parklands to Ivy court punting their Anabol and steroid junky food so no change there then - They really should be careful with the fact there are quite a few Police officers and ex police officers like me working out there - Naughty naughty!!! All in all Parklands is a bit of an institution in the Mearns and in all my years I haven't found a more pukka club with the exception of Golds Gym in California or the Toliar in Slovakia so if you have money to burn, prefer to workout in a gym with other toffee nosed snobs who know the price of everything but the value of nothing, you will do quite well here!

Kids are at a birthday party in one of the function suites so I'm having coffee and cake while I…read morewait for them. Michaels is the cafe/restaurant within Parklands. I'm not really sure where to classify it : it has the layout and atmosphere of a cafe but the staff and clientele are very formal. It feels slightly old fashioned but I seem to be in a minority because it's so busy!!! Ordered lunch once the rest of the family arrived. More confusion though - menu is quite simple: sandwiches, burgers, pasta, pizza etc. But the presentation was fussy and formal. The (burnt) kids pizza came with a side salad which was served in a cup and saucer. The (enormous) club sandwich came on a board rather than a plate. All a bit fussy for the simple food it should have been. The prices were OK - less than £5 for the kids main courses; an omelette was around £8. It was all ok and I won't be rushing back.

Spent a very relaxing spa day here . Hot stone massage, facial, lunch and full use of gymnasium…read more Now so relaxed I feel like a sleep! The poolside could do with a makeover but on the whole can't fault the facilities

hairs in the bed, not clean at all toilet still had pee in it even tho we already checked in, and…read morethe staff are horrible, the staff are an absolute jobs worth, awful service, bad language, not family friendly at all and best of all told me and my friends to find a new place to stay if we didn't like our accommodation horrible experience, I don't usually write reviews but when a place is that bad I have to warn others. DONT STAY HERE!!!

The Ivory bar is a little bit expensive and the food is overrated, but don't let that put you off…read more It has a good atmosphere, a very good atmosphere. My boyfriend enthusiastically boasts that a pint in here in the summer is as good as you'll get. It is a nice little spot on a sunny day. The bar is also available for function hire but they don't provide much in the way of food. I was at an engagement party there and the buffet wasn't the best (although not the worst either). There's a quiz night of a Thursday and you'll more than likely meet my boyfriend's cousin Neil. He loves his quizzes and wouldn't just go anywhere, so that's as good a recommendation as I can give you. The Ivory is also a hotel but I have never stayed here so my knowledge of this side of the place is limited.