Two Fat Ladies

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• Average price 2 courses:
   £11.50 (set lunch)
   £21 (evening meal)
• House wine: £12.50 per bottle

• High point: Excellent, simply prepared fish
• Low point: Little for vegetarians
• Food served: Mon-Sat noon-3pm, 5.30-10.30pm; Sun 5.30-10.30pm.
• Open since: 1989
• Also offers: Childrens portions, Pre-theatre menu, Post-theatre menu

The List's Eating & Drinking Guide 2008 is now in the shops.

This review is from the 2007 edition.

88 Dumbarton Road (the address explains the name of the restaurant, if you know your bingo) has housed one of the best places to eat fish in Glasgow for 17 years, despite changing hands a few times. An intimate space with only 26 covers, it's stuffed with comfortable banquettes and satin cushions, while some rather fine paintings adorn the walls, including an appropriate canvas of two nude Rubinesque ladies. The menu is simple and appetising. Mussels, prawns or scallops (the latter seared and served with black pudding) may be offered in starter and main course portions, while finned fish such as trout, halibut or tuna share the rest of the menu with a beef and a chicken dish. The fish and shellfish are impeccable in quality, and benefit from a light hand in the kitchen. Puddings are another strong point and Two Fat's grand dessert includes a little of everything for two to share. Popular with medics and academics, the chat at Two Fat Ladies can sound like a senior common room at times - which, if anything, adds to the charm of the place.