Stravaigin 2
- Food served: Mon–Fri noon–11pm; Sat/Sun 11am–11pm
- Pre-theatre times: Mon–Sun 5–6.45pm
- Bar open: Mon–Fri noon–1am; Sat/Sun 11am–1am
- Number of wines sold by the glass: 7
- Private dining: Up to 32 covers
- Also offers: Children's portions, Children's high chairs, Wheelchair access, Pre-theatre menu, Outdoor tables
- Music on stereo: Relaxed, laid-back jazz., easy listening
- Capacity: 70
- Largest group: 32
- Open since: 2000
- Average price:
£9.95 (set lunch)
£21 (evening meal) - Pre-theatre price: £12.95
- House wine: £16.95 per bottle
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This review is taken from the current (2011) edition.
Smuggled into the calm oasis of Ruthven Lane, Stravaigin 2 transplants the spirit and ethos of its older sister to a cosy, low-roofed tavern with cream walls, wooden floors and candle-light adding rustic charm. New chef Chris McAdie upholds the Stravaigin style of culinary adventurism, creating surprising fusions with a playful touch and an instinct for melding contrasting ingredients. The moist pigeon breast from the specials is a case in point, coming pan-seared with a small nest of roast cashews and borlotti beans – a combination revealing delightfully sweet bursts in the meat. The chicken tagine served with oregano couscous, mint yoghurt and flatbread comes as a hearty brew of slow-baked soft vegetables and apricots imbued with fragrant spices, raisins and almonds. A caramelised pear dessert, topped with toasted crushed almonds in a pool of black pepper custard again demonstrates the ingenious bonding of unexpected flavours. Service is personable and chatty, creating a laid-back vibe. The second Tuesday of every month brings some Dutch colonialism with the Rijsttafel (rice table) night – lots of lip-smacking Indonesian dishes to sample and demolish.
- High point: Sophisticated food at bistro prices
- Low point: A tad snug, especially two tables at the bar
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Reviews of Stravaigin 2 (8 Ruthven Lane, Glasgow)
- 2. Glasgow Loves Food Blog, Glasgow – 1 February 2011, 7:50pm
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Think global eat local is the tag line for this restaurant, maybe I just didn't get the point of this , I'm sorry as I know this restaurant has many fans but If I wanted indian I would have went to the wee curry shop in Ashton lane. My initial feeling was the menu was dissjointed.
The place is small but with a nice bistro type vibe with dark furniture and light walls with the odd advert on the wall for different theme nights coming up in the restaurant.
This was a lunch meeting today so the 2 course for £9.95 was appealing. Unfortunately with only 3 starters and 3 mains to choose from two of which were onion bhaji and curry and two being vegetarian I was forced on to the a la carte menu.
The menu has a good mix of dishes from around the world with mussels and coriander with chilli to start and main courses of Jerk chicken or their homemade haggis !! . I was confused again even with the larger menu.
I chose the special of the day to start, a ham hough consommé with Ayrshire bacon and peas with my friend Morag going for the cured trout, I have never seen or Heard of a ham hough consommé but when it arrived it looked wonderful, a dark transparent liquid with thin strips of bacon and a scattering of peas.
The soup was fantastic with the salty taste of the ham hough and bacon balanced by the sweetness of the peas. Morags trout looked good if a little on the small side but she said it was fantastic.
For the mains we both had the fish supper with homemade tartare sauce which as far as fish and chips go was certainly up there. The batter was perfectly light and crisp with thick cut chips with a nice zing from the hone made tartare. If I had a complaint it would be the portion of fish was a little on the small side but all being said was very good.
The young waitress came back with the desert menu and asked with a smile if we had room for deserts, after the small portion on the mains i went for the key lime pie with orange and chilli sorbet with morag going for ice cream with cookies. The desert was definitely the star of the show with the sweetness of the pie working perfectly with the citrus and chilli in the sorbet.
A nice enough lunch with really friendly attentive staff and the bill just short of £40.00 it is worth a visit if your in the west end of Glasgow and stuck for ideas.
- 1. withwill, Glasgow – 31 December 2009, 1:18pm
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Quite apalling frankly. Got horendeous food poisoning from this place. I was ill for weeks. Service is bad, its expensive and food mediocre at best. Go to the Valee Blanche where they know how to cook and treat customers.
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