Taste of Glasgow

‘The beer industry is sick, and we are the f***ing doctor’. This is how BrewDog describes itself in its ‘about us’ pamphlet. The craft brewery opened up a pub across from the Kelvingrove Museum last summer, but I only recently got a chance to check it out. BrewDog is the only pub I’ve visited where [...]

Read the full story

Recently I met friends for a mid-week dinner in the city centre and as always we were looking for a little bit of a bargain.  After a wee bit of searching online we discovered that Hummingbird on Bath Street was doing 2 for 1 burgers during the week, so we’d thought we’d give a try. [...]

Read the full story

OK, so there is a new club opened up recently in the Merchant City side of town called Orbis.  They are pitching at the 25+ young professional market, and have kindly donated this month’s Taste of Glasgow give-away; a VIP group package for you and your friends (max 15 people).  Here’s what they say about [...]

Read the full story

You’d be forgiven for thinking your having a nasty LSD fuelled flashback to your grannies 1978  ’cooncil-flat’, but the fact of the matter is that your in Flat 0/1 on Bath Street (162 Bath St), one of the coolest places to open in Glasgow in recent years in my humble opinion.  Fitted out as a [...]

Read the full story

The Curlers Rest used to be simply Curlers, a bright yellow eyesore next to Hillhead subway station. After closing for eight weeks and undergoing a £500,000 refurbishment, the pub has transformed from your typical student hangout into a surprisingly classy joint with a fireplace, solid oak tables and chandeliers. Not surprisingly, this newly-posh pub serves [...]

Read the full story

Metropolitan is a stylish cocktail bar and restaurant located in the heart of Merchant City. I have visited this bar quite a few times as it focuses on authentic, well-made cocktails. One of the features I like most about Metropolitan is their ‘outdoor’ area, by outdoors I mean the courtyard of Merchant square which is actually [...]

Read the full story