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Food and Drink, Venue Reviews

Windows Restaurant

Food and Drink :: Feature :: Venue Review 22 Aug 2008

Ruth Marsh: For a city with such an architecturally diverse skyline, Glasgow is curiously bereft of rooftop restaurants. While Edinburgh boasts The Tower, Oloroso, The Forth Floor Restaurant at Harvey Nicks etc etc, Windows Restaurant on the seventh floor of the C...

Striped Bass

Food and Drink :: Venue Review 11 Jun 2008

Ruth Marsh: Occupying the top-floor unit of Glasgow's upmarket Prince's Square mall that previously housed doomed cocktail bar Hemingway's, Striped Bass is a seafood restaurant with its principles writ large. Simply, if it's endangered in the wild, it won't be goi...

Tempus

Food and Drink :: Venue Review 10 Jun 2008

Barnaby Seaborn: “Drop in for a glass of Veuve Clicqot Rosé after shopping at Harvey Nichols” advises the Tempus website. If you do you will be met by a large softly lit bar, all ochres and browns. Tempus is opposite The Dome and is attached to the G...

IGGS: Spanish Temptations

Food and Drink :: Venue Review 09 Jun 2008

Lara Moloney: A mainstay in the Edinburgh scene for over 20 years, this Spanish restaurant is very well known for quality and expense. However, since sister restaurant Barioja has been taking all the glory it was time to check out this swanky yet understated classi...

BoBar

Food and Drink :: Venue Review 09 Jun 2008

Susan Anderson: Situated in Glasgow's cosmopolitan West End, Bobar is actually part of the Hilton Glasgow Grosvenor – only a stone’s throw away from Byres Road – so it’s the perfect shopping day lunch spot. Its slick and stylish interior is cla...

Voujon

Food and Drink :: Venue Review 03 Jun 2008

Nine: Situated close to Pollock Halls and the synagogue, Voujon has been open for almost three years. Inside is bigger and more stylish than its shopfront implies, and the waiters are attentive and pleasant. While I’m there, they also skilfully kick ou...

Firewater

Food and Drink :: Venue Review 01 May 2008

Callum de Caestecker: INSIDE: A huge print featuring Paul Simonon of The Clash smashing his bass greets us as we enter. A good start. Like a rock and roll Tardis, downstairs is much bigger than the narrow exterior would have us expect. There's a comfortable seating area, a ...

The Dogs

Food and Drink :: Venue Review 24 Apr 2008

Barnaby Seaborn: For a Wednesday night The Dogs was busy with couples or small groups generating a lively chatter and buzz. “It’s man food” a pink shirted neighbour asserted. He was leaning over from his table, slightly jolly from a post-work drink or...

Fairtrade Cafe

Food and Drink :: Venue Review 24 Apr 2008

Esme Jones: This well established and comfy coffee spot has enjoyed a revamp, with a shiny new counter and extended menu. In addition to the delicious selection of sarnies, panninis and well-priced breakfast rolls, Fairtrade Cafe has a selection of bagels and panc...

Iris

Food and Drink :: Venue Review 12 Apr 2008

Rosie Hedger: Nestled in the heart of affluent Edinburgh in the relative silence of Thistle Street, Iris is a restaurant that feels instantly intimate upon entry; further inside, banquet style table plans and warm contemporary interior design add to this inviting am...

The Liquid Ship

Food and Drink :: Venue Review 01 Apr 2008

Susan Maguire: The Liquid Ship is a welcome retreat from the wild stormy night. The small bar has an inviting, informal atmosphere. There are a couple of sofas at the back for the smoochers but otherwise, the seating is geared towards eating and relaxed if not very c...

The Restaurant

Food and Drink :: Venue Review 06 Mar 2008

Barnaby Seaborn: Hotel restaurants live strange lives. In some ways they are privileged – being assured a steady stream of customers is a boon in such a cut-throat industry. Conversely, having to tempt non-residents through the lobby must be a major problem. The ...

The Clockwork Beer Company

Food and Drink :: Venue Review 06 Mar 2008

Debbie Martin: Sunday hangouts in Cathcart are as scarce as stockings on nuns, which is why the Clockwork is a gem. It may be frayed around the edges, but then people don't come for the décor. You see, the exposed pipes on the ceilings aren't a cute postmod...

Saltfish, Khubz Bread and Shark, Oh My...

Food and Drink :: Travel :: Venue Review 06 Mar 2008

Ruth Marsh, Hamza K: Two intrepid Skinny writers grab their travel forks and see how far they can take their tastebuds on tour without even hitting the M8.EdinburghSwedenBoda, 229 Leith Walk, 0131 553 5900Boda is the chic bar and eatery frequented by cool kids in the know....

Mama San

Food and Drink :: Venue Review 05 Feb 2008

Ruth Marsh: There's been some serious refurb-ing going on in the basement bar of St Jude's Hotel. With an achingly hip mural, dim lighting just the right side of murky and hearty tumblers of expertly-mixed G & Ts, the overall feel of Mama San is a louche drinking ...

Upstairs at Sloan's Restaurant

Food and Drink :: Venue Review 05 Feb 2008

Ruth Marsh: Following a (brief) incarnation as the Bastille, Glasgow's oldest boozer is back under its original moniker of Sloans.Whilst downstairs plays host to a snug, urbane version of a Victorian tavern, with its pies and pints organic and local, upstairs is t...

Sweets For Your Sweet

Food and Drink :: Venue Review 05 Feb 2008

Hamza Khan, Julie Paterson, Declan Dineen: Three top tips on the best sugar for your money...Glickman'sHidden in Glasgow's East End, a stone's throw from the Barras, amongst decaying businesses, pubs full of daytime drinkers and regeneration projects remains the bright red store front that is G...

MacSorleys Bar, Glasgow

Food and Drink :: Venue Review 06 Jan 2008

Esme Jones: MACSORLEYS, GlasgowEsme JonesINSIDE: Right in the heart of the city on Jamaica Street, MacSorleys offers a world of laid back drinking, fireplaces, good munch and comfy couches. A lower and upper floor allow you to have a view of the stage from most an...

Bruach Bar and Restaurant

Food and Drink :: Venue Review 06 Jan 2008

Susan Anderson: Winter is all about indulging in tasty, warming comfort food and Bruach Bar and Restaurant in Broughty Ferry near Dundee has certainly come up with a prime selection to tantalise the tastebuds and warm the cockles on a snowy day. Executive chef Justin ...

Little Italy

Food and Drink :: Venue Review 06 Jan 2008

Julie Paterson: Coffee Bar and Pizzeria aren't words that necessarily spring to mind when describing food and drink in Glasgow, but Little Italy on Byres Road aims to change that. With an authentic selection of pizzas (choose your own toppings, also available by the s...