El Sabor
17 Bell Street,
Merchant City
- Food served: Sun–Thu noon–10pm; Fri/Sat noon–11pm
- Also offers: Children's portions, Children's high chairs, Wheelchair access, Outdoor tables
- Capacity: 130
- Largest group: 50
- Open since: 2000
- House wine: £11.95 per bottle
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One of the original tenants in the redeveloped Fruitmarket, AKA the Merchant Square, El Sabor is a popular place for tapas, wines and jugs of sangria. The name means 'flavour' in Spanish and the menu has some 30 different options. In addition to seating in the bright diner, with a mezzanine level, tables also spill into the covered courtyard adjacent to O'Neill's Irish theme pub - certifying the cosmopolitan credentials of this bit of the Merchant City. [Not recently visited.]
Reviews of El Sabor (Merchant Square, 17 Bell Street, Merchant City, Glasgow)
- 6. Unhappy Chappy, Paisley – 18 April 2010, 12:05amEl SaborReport
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Went for lunch, as my friend and I LOVE tapas. The food in El Sabor however was DISGUSTING and DANGEROUS - partially cooked mussels - vomit.
The restaurant is in a bustling, noisy, busy courtyard and yet we were asked to ensure that my daughter did not disturb the other diners - WTF! This I could have understood if she hadn't been sitting quietly, playing with her toys.
We will not return to the restaurant; we went hoping to capture a little laid back Spanish flavour and ended up sorely disappointed and, frankly, offended.
- 5. Kate M, Glasgow – 15 May 2009, 3:50pm
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Went there for Sunday evening tapas. Very, very poor. Greasy, tasteless food with masses of mayonaise on the side. Would not recommend to anyone.
- 4. Elaine R, El Sabor – 14 April 2009, 12:42pmEl SaborReport
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We picked this restaurant because of the location, won't make that mistake again. The food was below average, their version of patatas bravas was roast potatoes with a marie rose sauce over the top, very strange. Portions were stingy, food didn't taste fresh and was overpriced considering the standard of it. Will definitely never be back and would never in a million years recommend this restaurant to anyone
- 3. Jo, El Sabor – 17 August 2008, 6:43pmEl SaborReport
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I had been to El Sabor a few times before and quite liked it. Went for Sunday lunch today and was sorely disappointed. Food wasnt great and lukewarm but the real shocker was the service. Unfriendly, incompetent staff who dont care and then have the cheek to charge 10% service charge. I've never agreed with this practice anyway (apart from with very large tables/groups), surely its up to me to decide if the experience merits a tip? In this instance it certainly didnt. Never to return.
- 2. Katie D, El Sabor - 24.05.08 – 26 May 2008, 6:14pmEl SaborReport
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We were there on Sat night. It was absolutely terrible! The food looked as it tasted - disgusting! It was pretty clear to us that the food wasnt fresh and it wouldnt surprise me if the meals were reheats in the microwave! We stayed less than an hour and in that time four bowls of food returned to the kitchen! This poor quality isnt what you expect from a restruant in Merchant Sq! The female staff were v.unpleasent. The loud dance music which boomed didnt fit in to the setting. Bad choice! I will never dine here again.
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