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The Sparkle Horse opened its doors about 9 months ago, replacing The Dowanhill which stood there before it. Now angling itself much more towards the trendy West End market, we went along to sample the food, drink and atmosphere of this new Partick staple. The interior of the bar has been left relatively unchanged from its predecessor, simply given a freshening up with a lick of black paint on ... [Continue Reading]
The Glasgow street food scene is really thriving at the moment and Bread Meats Bread on St Vincent Street, the latest opening throwing their hat in the ring, officially opens its doors today after a long time in the making. We headed along to its launch party last night to see what all the fuss is about, and sample some of its wares. As soon as you walk into Bread Meats Bread, you can see what ... [Continue Reading]
I've always loved Brel, being one of my regular haunts ever since my student days at Glasgow Uni. When I heard it had been bought over and that they were making big changes, I was a tad skeptical of what the outcome would be, but we went in with an open mind! Read on to hear how it went... There haven't been any major renovations to the interior of the bar, however big changes are afoot in the ... [Continue Reading]
Brew Dog's Glasgow bar opened in 2011 and, sandwiched a tad uncomfortably between the City Centre and West End, it's very much a bar that most people need to go deliberately out of their way to visit. Fortunately for them, it's very quickly proven its worth becoming one of the hottest bars in the city. It's a bar that people are willing to travel to because, refreshingly in this day and age, it ... [Continue Reading]
New kid on the block, Broadcast opened just a few months ago and, as a gig venue through promoters PCL, is attracting a lot of the bands 'du moment'. We heard good things about the food though so thought we'd jump over and give it a try! When we walked into the bar off Sauchiehall Street, to be honest we didn't have the best first impressions. 6pm on a Friday and the place was empty bar one ... [Continue Reading]
I've been going to Sleazy's for years. A regular student haunt, it's always been a brilliant pub, but used to offer cheap food with quality to match. In more recent times things have gone significantly uphill with the introduction of "Meathammer Ltd" in the kitchen. I'll be honest, I've looked into this and can't for the life of me figure out if this an external company or just the one team giving ... [Continue Reading]
Home has been a mainstay in the Merchant City for a good few years now, offering an inexpensive pub/dining experience compared to the rest of this expensive part of town. With its eccentric decor, amazingly cheap drinks and plenty of food to sop it up, can it really go wrong? The first thing that strikes you when you walk into Home is its warehouse-esque layout. It's a huge beast with a ... [Continue Reading]
We went to Cocktail & Burger, one of the "coolest" joints in town at the moment, last Saturday around 9pm, and the place was absolutely packed. We went in with high expectations from word-of-mouth and other reviews, but had such a bad time with the staff and service that we were left with a bad taste in the mouth. Read on to find out where C&B fails and why you probably shouldn't ... [Continue Reading]
The foyer of a chain hotel is perhaps not an obvious first choice for dining, but the Connich Bar, situated in the Glasgow Hilton is as welcoming and cosy as any West End eatery. If you sit by the open fire or nestle into one of the comfy chairs in the corner, you can almost forget where you are. Dimly lit in just the right way and staffed by the friendliest folk I have encountered in a Glasgow ... [Continue Reading]
Ever since Charlie Rocks opened on Byres Road I've wanted to head over and see what it's all about. Last week I finally made it to this American-style bar/restaurant and was met by a bit of a mixed bag. Read on to see what we thought. First impressions when you walk into this small place on Byres Road, in the heart of the West End, are great. When we turned up there were no tables free, but we ... [Continue Reading]