Restaurant in Glasgow?

[scooterscot]

Byres road is terrible for food unless you like Tony Macaroni type joints

The decent places moved to Finnieston.

Finnieston!

In ma day Finnieston was a little hey a little bit wo mind your back before some chav peg it with you wallet.

[Jeebo72]

Mother India. If you like indian food.

[original PM]

Thai Orchid on Argyle Street always works for me!

[dundeedude]

Yeah, there are better restaurants to be found outside Byres Road. However it does have Little Italy for great Pizza, but that's about it.

Also have to consider places within locale for after dinner!
I like The Mussell Inn in the city centre - but I don't imagine this gent desires to fight his way around in an attempt to find a car parking space, only to be left with poor quality pubs once dinner has completed.

Agree with the sentiment suggesting avoidance of any branded franchise restaurant. Pay a chef decent money to devise and cook properly.

Throwing a bit of lamb on a plate with some gravy is easy, which is why so many restaurants are similarly priced and offer generic meals, but they're hardly memorable.

I never bother with Italian, as most dishes are cheap, cheerful and therefore easy to rustle up at home as a quick meal. £19 for some linguini? Why bother? More adventurous offerings abound!

[minestrone]

Merchant City is often heaving with borderline neds who enjoy entering the area and drinking lots in an attempt to show off the £5 notes they've acquired from a payday loan company.

Around Argyle Street and the Trongate is pretty grim but internally the merchant city is well policed with plenty of cameras. Arta certainly lowers the place though but it is leagues better than places like the Partick Tavern where the occasional blood bath happens.

[jmo21]

Thai Orchid on Argyle Street always works for me!

Used to like it until we had 2 bad experiences with the staff in a row (gave them a pass the first time).

In fact we had one other poor experience, they lost their drink license at one point, I think because they forgot to renew it. But they didn't tell us that at booking or until after we'd sat down on the night.

[BillHicksRIP]

If you're after a feed the morning after, get yourself to Tribeca. Fanastic omelettes, pancakes, coffees etc. Wear loose trousers.

[russell]

If you're after a feed the morning after, get yourself to Tribeca. Fanastic omelettes, pancakes, coffees etc. Wear loose trousers.

Yes, be prepared to wait though, it's always at capacity.

[minestrone]

Majority of suggestions so far are a bit plain and won't be all that excellent.

Cafe Gandolfi in the Merchant City is nice, but I imagine you may not like the location for wife/family at a weekend.

In which case I strongly recommend Two Fat Ladies just off Byres Road. Two Sisters just south of Kelvingrove Park is also a great restaurant, but you'll need to book quickly, as it gets full in a hurry. They do a good value three course lunch deal with wine/coffee for around £18.

The reason I recommend the above is because you can see the chefs cooking and they tailor their menus weekly to seasonal produce.

Tow Fat Ladies do meat and vegetarian options too, but call to check and give them time to customise any special dietary requests.

Both restaurants are small and well designed inside. Two Sisters is the more formal of the two, with a slightly larger menu. West End a few minutes walk for refreshments afterwards.

Café Gandolfi gets listed today in The Times 10 coolest restaurants in UK. g

[d000hg]

Not really a restaurant but one place we visited and liked was the Willow Tea Room - I think we went to the one on Buchanan.

Any of you guys know the Bon Accord pub btw, it's my new favourite?