Taste of Glasgow

A friend and I were looking to go out for a meal in town, somewhere with good food but at not a lot of cost.  So we did the usual and had a wee peak on 5pm to see what offers were around and we stumbled across this little restaurant called Scotalia in Hope Street [...]

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Ok first of all I think I need to send out a bit of an apology for the severe drop in content over the past few weeks, things have been a bit busy for me but that still has not stopped me from getting stuck in to some restaurants and a good bit of cooking [...]

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If I said I was slightly disappointed with the food at the Two Fat Ladies at the Buttery I would feel I was being a little harsh. The food on the whole was very good, I think perhaps I was expecting a little too much.  I have been eating at the various ‘Ladies’ in Glasgow [...]

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Located at the bottom end of Byres Road, the Two Figs is easy to miss. The top of the road is bustling with students, families and vintage clothing fans, but as you approach Dumbarton Road the crowds clear out and the number of shuttered-up shops increases. While many restaurants in this area have opened, struggled [...]

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My brother was recently visiting from Australia and I had been assigned with choosing the restaurant for the Friday evening. My brief was pretty straight forward… good food, Scottish, not too formal and somewhere in town where we can get some drinks after. My only criteria was to find a restaurant that none of the [...]

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My visit to Arisaig did not start well. My dining partner and I walked into Merchant Square, where the restaurant is located, and immediately both made faces. “Does it smell like a toilet in here?” he asked. It did indeed. I should point out that this wasn’t Arisaig’s fault – the entire building had a [...]

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