Filling Station
- Food served: Sun–Thu 10am–10pm; Fri/Sat 10am–11pm
- Bar open: Mon–Thu 11am–11pm; Fri/Sat 11am–midnight; Sun 12.30–11pm
- Number of wines sold by the glass: 12
- Also offers: Children's portions, Children's high chairs, Wheelchair access
- Music on stereo: Mainstream pop
- Capacity: 110
- Largest group: 30
- Open since: 1999
- House wine: £12.45 per bottle
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With its diner-style booths, a bottle of ketchup on every table and retro road signs for decoration, the Filling Station is aiming for a classic US roadhouse feel. The long menu concentrates on burgers, hot sandwiches, steaks and salads, together with a big choice of Italian –or rather Italian American –dishes, including spaghetti with meatballs, and Hawaiian pizza with pineapple. Perhaps surprisingly, a pizza comes with a light and thin 10" base – definitely more Naples than Chicago. A few Mexican or Tex-Mex inspired dishes sneak in under the radar, as do several British specialities, like a fish-finger sandwich and a steak and ale pie. While dishes look appetising on the page, the reality can be disappointing, with an over-sweet barbecue sauce, uniformly shaped frozen chips and a miniscule paper cup of mass-produced coleslaw as a side all indicative of the general standard. Still, if you crave a take on fast food which is a little more formal and upmarket than McDonald's et al, then the Filling Station delivers. A flexible breakfast menu with things like beans on toast, and eggs any way you want, plus a good value two course lunch, help redeem things somewhat.
- High point: Convenient location
- Low point: Fails to deliver on a promising menu
Reviews of Filling Station (46 Bath Street, Glasgow)
- 4. pauline, coatbridge – 10 June 2011, 7:12pmFilling StationReport
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went to filling station on wednesday 8th june 2011 booked for table of 15 the week before table wasnt ready waited for drinks for 30 mins wanted to order 2 courses couldnt because they couldnt gaurantee food served in time as we were going to pavillion for a show they did offer bread and nibbles for the table which we never even recieved we all paid £12.00 each certainly not value for money as we were so disapppointed on the service and wouldnt recommend it to anyone portion of pasta some of us ordered was small portions food was bland not the best if you are looking for value for money and good service my advice would be go anywhere but here you wil not get either i may add place wasnt busy sorry no excuses .
- 3. deephouse, Glasgow – 17 June 2010, 12:22am
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I have never experienced such bad service as in this restaurant!
Drinks came quick, but over 40 minutes for food to arrive, when there was only another 6 people in the restaurant was just plain shocking.
And my meal came completely wrong.
Food was cold, over priced, service was hellish.
To be presented with a £5 voucher for 'next visit' I told them they could keep. Will not be repeating that experience.
STAY CLEAR!
- 2. Shelley, Glasgow – 27 February 2010, 1:21pmFilling StationReport
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We (3people), attended the "restaurant" at about 5pm on a Friday evening, it was not busy...having waited for 5 mins to be seated, we were asked if we wanted garlic bread straight away,then the waitress disappeared, having waited nearly ten mins I had to leave my table and ask a member of staff who was more interested in chatting to her friend if we could order. We all ordered the same thing and drinks. We waited a further 10 mins for the drinks to arrive and another 15 mins or so for the food!. The staff member had a continued attitude. The steak sandwich came out with a small chewy rank piece of meat and a few chips. It was over priced for what it was!!! again we waited a further 10 mins after our table was cleared, to pay the bill, again having to prompt the staff member to get attention. the bill came to £36 for 3 sandwiches and 3 soft drinks!!...never again!!!!
- 1. Vicky-S, Glasgow – 27 February 2010, 1:04pmFilling StationReport
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Quite possibly the worst service I have ever had in a restaurant! Staff have absolutely ZERO customer service skills. Waited 10 minutes just to order a drink - and we were only served then because one of us got up and walked over to a waitress!! Food was overpriced and fairly low quality. I am surprised this place has not been shut down by now because I dont imagine they will ever get any repeat custom!
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