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    Wild Cabaret

    3.8 (26 reviews)
    Open 12:30 pm - 3:00 am (Next day)

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    Live music
    Moderate noise
    Classy
    Dressy

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    Gordon M.

    I'm always glad to see something new open up in Glasgow and so when my partner suggested we try this place out I quickly Yelp'd it and found it's only been open a month and to go good reviews! Cabaret can be hit or miss but it was a Thursday evening so why the hell not! There are two parts to the venue, the main cabaret stage and dining area - laid out like you'd imagine a Las Vegas show to be (on a slightly smaller scale admittedly) it must seat almost 250 people - and a lounge bar which had a band playing some old dancehall classics. We were greeted fairly promptly on arrival, although there wasn't anyone front of house which was a bit disconcerting as it looks a little like a hotel reception (more on that later), and taken into the large dining hall to our table for two, right near the stage! Two guitarists were on stage, and seeing us arrive they asked for a request for the next song. They were good, with a good line in banter to keep things moving along. Our orders were taken promptly, although there was a little wait to get our drinks (more on that later too) and we settled back to listen to the music. It wasn't overly loud either. The menu looks great, and we opted for some sharing plates. The Charcuterie, smoked salmon, cheese on toast (with rich blue cheese), some pomme frites, amongst others, all arrived quickly and what a feast! It's obvious they use good ingredients as each plate, no matter how different, was delicious. We shared each and were soon stuffed to the gills, just in time for the first of four comedians to come on stage to entertain us! Each act was great, including one very droll skeleton (I won't spoil it in case he's there again) and had the small audience (and the staff) laughing along. So, good friendly service, great food (I spotted the fillet steak being served, that'll be my choice next time!) and some great entertainment! Not much to complain about! And in truth, there wasn't. The only downside was that, in a massive space, there were only four customers, my partner and I and, thankfully as they arrived after us, another couple. It made for a slightly surreal evening so kudos to the performers for going with it, it certainly didn't spoil the night. We were told that Friday and Saturdays it's much much busier, and I've already mentioned it to some people I work with as a potential venue for a company night out. I really hope it picks up a little more for them or I fear they'll end up only opening at the weekend, which is a shame. It's a great venue to have in Glasgow, something different is always good, but unless they drum up more business I fear for the future. I'd urge you go along (maybe at the weekend for now) and check it out!

    Afternoon music
    Briony C.

    We decided to visit here on Friday night on a total whim and booked online the night before - we were able to nab a table for 6.15 and spotted an offer for their sharing plates menu, three dishes for just £12. Good deal! We were shown to our table by the stage - it was pretty quiet at this time of the night but the bookings are staggered (obviously to make it easier on the kitchen) and by the time we left I think it was totally full or very close. This place is super glam - lovely soft velvet chairs, lots of shiny, sparkly lights and super dolled up/slick staff. This is definitely somewhere to dress up for. We looked at both menus (there is also a set 2 course option with a glass of wine for £24.50) but decided to go with the sharing plates as there was a couple of things I fancied. I ordered the wild mushroom and truffle sausage roll with piccalilli, fish supper (haddock with rosemary chips) and the smoked salmon. Graeme and I ended up sharing our dishes though so I also got to try the charcuterie and the cheese on toast. For me, the real highlights were the sausage roll (I know, I wasn't expecting that) and the blue cheese on toast. Oh, and the chips with the fish supper. And the fish. And the salmon. To be honest, everything was a very, very high standard and I was delighted at how good it all was. I tried not to eat too much of the cheese on toast but it was pretty much my dream dish - cashel blue & Seggie Porter rarebit - it was so rich, so blue and so heavenly. The sausage roll was delicious and went so well with the piccalilli (surely one of the best foods on earth). Super crispy chips and lovely moist fish. Service was very attentive and friendly and couldn't be faulted. My one small gripe on the night was that despite the place being nearly empty at the time, a table was seated directly in front of our view of the stage. This wasn't really a problem though as I could see by them, it just seemed strange in such a quiet place. Entertainment was fabulous - we couldn't stay on for the main act but were entertained by a swing trio with a wonderful singer who had good banter and provided some wonderful music. To be able to go for a night out in Glasgow that cost around £40 and be entertained in a gorgeous place like this was pretty special and we spent most of the weekend raving about it. I can't wait to try the set menu knowing the standards of the food on the sharing platter. A very impressive place indeed.

    Afternoon tea
    Kate M.

    I purchased a voucher from itison and I'll be honest I was expecting it to be like other places I have used a voucher for where you get the meal etc but none of the trimmings ie not free olives and bread etc so I was pleasantly surprised to receive a lovely glass of fizz on arrival and it was in a vintage style champagne glass. I brought my mum as a wee treat and she really enjoyed it. The voucher was for afternoon tea and not long after we had been given our fizz we were given a lovely stand of cakes and sandwiches. The sandwiches were delicate wee finger sandwiches and there was 4 each, they were delicious but we bot would have liked maybe 6 sandwiches and a bit less cake. There was egg mayo, ham and pickle and cheese and smoked salmon, all of them were delicious. The highlight of the cakes for us was the scone which was still just warm from the oven, it was a bloody good scone! Light and fluffy and melt in the mouth with clotted cream and raspberry jam. There were so many cakes that we shared the rest so we could have a taste of everything. Everything appeared to have been home made on the premises and it was all delicious. There was a singer on and he was singing American swing, my. Mum loved it and was just dying to get up and dance. He was really good, the atmosphere was lovely and the staff were just fabulous, really good! We will definitely be popping in again soon, and highly recommend the afternoon tea. I really want to go for dinner and a show next

    For ladies what lunch!
    Debbie B.

    So, for anyone that reads my reviews regularly you may notice a trend...in that I LOVE an Itison deal. Or any bargain really. And our afternoon tea at Wild Cabaret, a fairly recent addition to Merchant City, showed that lower prices don't have to mean lower quality. At £14 for 2 people, our Sparkling afternoon tea was a delight. Being a quiet afternoon we had our choice of seats in the luxuriantly decorated bar area, a wonderfully comfortable venue for afternoon tea. We were offered water on arrival (charged separately), and was told our bubbly would be with us promptly. As 2 delicate, brimming champagne glasses were placed on our table we were given the tea menu (as in the drink) to peruse while we waited on our platter. Tea (the meal) was three tiers of sandwiches and cakes, which were fresh, tasty, and abundant in size and quantity. My first of only 2 negatives was that the egg and cress sandwich seemed to be more like mayonnaise sandwich, with the egg making a brief guest appearance. The ham and tomato was bursting with flavour, and the cakes were expectantly, sugarifically sickening. To wash them down I chose a refreshing lavender and fruit tea, which, although not in the voucher deal, was included with the afternoon tea. The final, and second of only two negatives, was that were not allowed to take out leftover cakes, which we physically could not fit in our already swollen tummys, reason being, we were told, was it was in case we get sick. I take that point if you're taking a doggy bag of previously cooked food, which you plan to reheat, but how much danger could a scone or Empire a biscuit pose? Regardless, the food was epic, the setting delightful, and the staff (the single waitress) was outstanding. My friend and I are already planning our next visit!

    Key lime pie
    Amanda B.

    Wild Cabaret is so hit and miss. I've visited twice in the last 2 weeks and on both occasions had a few sources of disappointment and also lots of positive bits so it's a strange one! I love the idea of dinner/lunch and a a show. The decor in the venue is stunning - really vintage but polished and slick with great atmospheric lighting. The view of the stage is really poor for some seats and you don't get to choose where you sit when you book (possibly for this reason). The cocktails are fantastic and there's three mocktails on the menu too. The evening "big show" is quite expensive - £24.50 or £32.50 for 2 or 3 courses and on top it's £15 for your deposit which secures your ticket and booking. The portions are quite small and by the time everyone in our party was served it was a bit cold. Also, I had advised that one of our party was vegan at the time of booking and was told this was fine, but this seemed like a bit of an inconvenience when we were ordering which was disappointing. The Sunday family show this week was a carvery - much bigger portions and nice and hot. It was only £15 each for 2 courses- including the show - and children under 12 are free. This is much better value but of course is children oriented. The acts are fun and varied as with the adult evening show. The show itself is really great fun - a mix of magic, cabaret singing, can can dancers, aerial artists, sideshow acts and dancers - and this varies for every performance. Having a good host seems key to a good experience. The toilets aren't well maintained at all and drinks can take ages to arrive. The service is also hit and miss with some brilliant attentive staff and others less impressive and a bit disinterested. I wish Wild Cabaret was more consistently excellent but it's not. It won't stop me visiting again for a night out but I'd come much more often if it was hitting the spot.

    Scallops, Black Pudding and Haggis starter with Cauliflower Puree
    Amy G.

    It's not every day you get dinner and a show at the same time. Usually it's dinner before a show, or after, but at Wild Cabaret in Merchant City, you are literally surrounded by acrobats, show girls and cabaret hosts as you tuck in to your meal. I don't think this is a place that's for everyone, it's very much a marmite situation, you'll either love it or hate it and I LOVED it. From having a microphone stuck in my face and told I had no tune, to watching Jesus strip, every part of it was silly, fun and interactive. Before the show started though, we had time to order drinks and peruse the menu. We were escorted to our seats, which were two sitting opposite each other at the end of a long table which sat around 10 people. Not very private, but that was part of the whole experience and didn't really phase us. The décor inside the Wild Cabaret is truly stunning and really gave you that first initial cabaret feeling. The main colour scheme was black & gold, with large leopard murals and amazing bowler hat lights. I should point out that, although I brought my actual camera with me so I could capture the evening, the battery died almost immediately and I had to use my phone, so I can only apologise for the quality of the photos. We had originally been told we were booking the Christmas menu and asked to place a 50% deposit of £55 which I thought was pretty steep, and on arrival, we were given the normal menu and told the Christmas one wasn't available until after next week. This was a little disappointing, but the evening menu was very similar so we ordered some wine and debated over what to eat. Looking at the starters available on the menu, I decided to just go right out of my comfort zone and order the scallops. I don't usually eat seafood but I always think scallops look so tasty and elegant, plus they came with haggis AND black pudding. I'm not really sure what possessed me to make this decision; I guess none of the other starters really appealed to me! The show began just as our starters arrived. We were introduced to our host, Des, and our first act, a woman who could do some serious hoola-hooping. As a first taste of the show to come, I was pretty impressed and the host was great at getting the crowd excited. My starter, the scallops, was, and I can't quite believe I'm saying this, delicious. The scallops had a lovely caramelized top and perfect texture, without the fishy aftertaste. They went perfectly with the wedge of black pudding and the little haggis fritter. By this point I was beaming with delight - I was ready for my next course and for the show to go on! I cheated a little bit with my main course and ordered a sirloin steak, again I think because I wasn't overly excited by any of the house mains. When our steaks arrived, I ended up with Sam's fillet. Before he noticed this though, he poured the peppercorn sauce all over my sirloin, something I never do. I got over it and we switched steaks, both of which were cooked perfectly to order. I had asked for mine medium-rare, which a lot of the time isn't done quite right, but this steak was exactly right, and already had the fat removed which I really appreciated. It was really flavoursome and the peppercorn sauce was fiery, creamy and tasty, except for a faint earthy taste I couldn't put my finger on. For my dessert, I chose the Pear Tart Tatin, which came with little chunks of fresh pear, a pastry tuile, fresh cream, caramel sauce, and a flavour of ice cream I don't remember because at this point we were well into our second bottle of wine. I think it was vanilla. Although my photos don't do it justice, it was a really great dessert - the pear was caramelized and warm, the pastry crisp and flaky - paired with fresh pear and cold ice cream, what's not to love? Throughout the course of the show we saw a man swallow razors and swords, a mind reader, the can-can, aerial acrobatics, singers, a Glaswegian parody on burlesque and a stripping Jesus. It was so camp, so shocking, so silly and SO. MUCH. FUN. Sam and I spent the entire evening gasping and laughing at the acts, complementing the food and talking about all the people we knew that would love it. We both can't wait to go back, but I think it might be better enjoyed with another couple or with a group of friends because it's really a shared experience. Our bill was not cheap - although the set menu cost around £32.50 for three courses, there was a supplement for our steaks, we ordered 2 bottles of wine, and treated ourselves to a glass of champers each with our desserts. It can be done on a budget, we amped up the price on the drinks, and it is entirely worth the price as you have the table (if you want it) until 3am, with the cabaret finishing around 12am.

    Scallops for starter, with Parma ham crisps
    Fiona G.

    Great entertainment, a variety of acts throughout the evening. I had scallops to start, which I didn't particularly enjoy, but that was perhaps just me! The main course I had was toffee apple pork, mash and kale. The mash and kale were delicious, but the pork was pork belly and therefore very fatty. I had a pimms Eton mess for dessert which was a definite highlight - I didn't want it to end! I was the designated driver so mocktails for me! Only 4 to choose from, which is standard. The first I had was an elderflower fizz. It wasn't very pleasant but again, I think that's just my personal preference! The second, a berry spritz, was delicious and seemed much larger. Worth coming for the entertainment. I think the food is a bit overpriced...I'd probably rather come for the show and drinks instead.

    Claire B.

    Went to a gig at Wild Cabaret this past week and was struck by what a cool venue it is. I didn't know much about it before visiting and was pleasantly surprised. In the actual venue bit, the cabaret layout was great - no standing around not paying attention to the performers cos my feet are killing me/the tallest hat-wearer ever is directly in front of me. The bar area/lounge was pretty full when we arrived but we were served quickly by a friendly lady. They have an extensive collection of bourbon, and not just the standard ones, which really pleased my partner, who is well into his bourbon. Pricewise, I assume some sort of cocktail happy hour was going on as our first round, a single bourbon and a Coke cost £6 but our second, a Coke and a giant bourbon cocktail cost £7. I'd go back for another visit and will be delighted if more acts choose this venue as the cabaret seating really appeals to my ageing trotters.

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    Review Highlights - Wild Cabaret

    I found a voucher to the Wicked Lounge that offered a three course lunch and a cabaret show for two for £25.

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    4.3(106 reviews)
    0.7 miCity Centre
    ££

    Easily accessible to Kings Cross. Had the Châteaubriand that was excellent. Great food and service.read more

    Came here for dessert . I had been eyeing there unique offerings and knew this was a must for when…read moreI finally had a chance to visit Glasgow ! Had the Goth ice cream which a black coconut ice cream With Jäegermeister syrup black sprinkles and wafer .Coconut creamy meets chocolate bitters and orange citrus . The syrup they use is sweet and thick and adds another dimensions of texture to this already complex up desert . Absolutely fabulous . I will definitely be back to try their buckfast shake . --- Came back the next day because I wanted to get their extremely limited goth dessert again which they were sold out of . Sad . But at least I had the chance to take advantage of their £4 Tuesday burger meal deal . I added caramelized onions for an extra pound but would recommend springing for the cheddar cheese or bacon for an extra £2 which is still a good deal ! As the the taste ? It's £4 burger with fries . No complaints ! As for the buckfast shake ...what an interesting concoction . It's strong ...I can only imagine what having straight buckfast would be like ..I'm glad my first time was in shake form as I'm sure the cream and milk toned down the alcohol and sharpness a lot . The overall flavor really grows on you . It reminds me of like a Neapolitan shake ( heavy on the chocolate and strawberry and no vanilla ice cream ) with a crap ton of added fermented strawberries and maraschino cherries and maraschino cherry syrup . If I was the chef I'd tweak this by adding a rum flambé banana slice or just banana in general would be so nice . I like this place a lot and would low key love to be a business partner or be able up a similar place in the States . Definitely a gem in Glasgow.

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    The Flying Duck

    4.2(48 reviews)
    0.6 miCity Centre
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    This place attempts to incorporate faux meat in every dish. I had the bacon cheeseburger here. The…read morepatty was mushy and incohesive. The cheese tasted like vomit. And the chips that came with the meal were stale. I had the jackfruit "bbq pulled pork" was just sad. It was a nice atmosphere though

    Basically, the Flying Duck is a gem of a place…read more It has two rooms: The kitchen Bar which feels like home with funny news articles, quirky decor, random bits of tat and even a fully laden clothes line suspend over the bar. The mood in the bar is chilled, with nice mood lighting, good tunes and board games and books to use at your leisure should you want. There's even a microwave which you can use if you bring in your own food to eat! The kitchen bar is open during club hours too, so if you don't feel like dancing you can head on in to the kitchen and chill and/or eat and/or drink and/or play some board games at 2am!! The club is just as unique. there's parts of old furniture attached to the walls, lots of subtle nods to "The Big Lebowski" everywhere and lots of places to sit. There is a big quirky bar with all the mod cons including that lovely vintage tv playing some obscure Japanese films, of course. There's a big no frills dance area, complete with a wardrobe in the middle of the floor to dance around. There's not much in the way of flashy flashy lights, instead they have projections bouncing about the venue providing lighting changes and blasts from the pasts in the way of old footage and stuff. I've seen people stop dancing to reminisce at what they are seeing on the big projection screens. There is a nice set of standard lamps around to supply extra lighting around the tabled ares too. There is space for fowk to dance and sit and mingle with out feeling like a club, even though it kinda is. Friday and saturday nights see a good varied selection of club nights from 90's themed ones with bingo to indie stuff to b-sides to rawk to funk and everything in between. Um Did I mention you you get free toast?! PS. Check out the toilets for years worth of funny graffiti, art and poetry!

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