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Roastit Bubbly Jocks

Roastit Bubbly Jocks
450 Dumbarton Road
Glasgow, G11 6SE
Phone: 0141 339 3355
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  • Food served: Mon–Wed noon–2.30pm, 5–9.30pm; Thu noon–2.30pm; Fri/Sat noon–2.30pm, 5–10pm; Sun noon–9.30pm
  • Pre-theatre times: Sun–Thu 5–9.30pm; Fri/Sat 5–6.30pm
  • Number of wines sold by the glass: 4
  • Also offers: Children's portions, Children's high chairs, Wheelchair access, Pre-theatre menu
  • Music on stereo: something quiet!
  • Capacity: 60
  • Largest group: 60
  • Open since: 2004
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  • Average price:
     £12 (set lunch)
     £18 (evening meal)
  • Pre-theatre price: £12 (Seasonal Market Menu)
  • House wine: £13.50 per bottle
  • BYOB: £5 corkage (wine only)

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Eating & Drinking Guide

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This review is taken from the current (2011) edition.

Based in deepest, darkest Partick, Roastit Bubbly Jocks is a fine little eaterie which tends to draw in a local crowd. The combination of fresh flavours and invention shine above the slightly basic interior of the restaurant. Having just undergone a major menu overhaul, the chef and owner has put Scottish produce to the fore, combining unusual flavours. An example of this is the Scottish smoked salmon served with a sweet and spicy Thai crayfish salad. Otherwise, in-house smoked mackerel with horseradish crème fraîche and braised baby onions is packed full of strong, traditional zingy flavours. For main courses, roast rack of lamb is rich and succulent and comes with celeriac rosti; a Gressingham duck breast nods east with a satay and coconut sauce; and soft fillet of roast halibut is given bite by a crunchy almond and lime crust surrounded by rich smoked bacon and chorizo cream. Although the place might be busy at times, and even though it may appear that the owner has forgotten to bother doing up the toilets – all can be forgiven when the fantastic food arrives at the table.

  • High point: Fresh and inventive flavours
  • Low point: Service and décor may let the experience down a little

Reviews of Roastit Bubbly Jocks (450 Dumbarton Road, Glasgow)

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3. LawrenceBooth, Northumberland – 27 July 2009, 5:30pmRoastit Bubbly JocksReport

Does anyone know where the name Roastit Bubbly Jocks originates?
Used to live on Dumbarton Road, was always intrigued.

Ok - recently went for lunch in Firebird Glasgow. It was for nostalgic reasons for myself- I'd attended Glasgow Uni and lived in the area for a while; Firebrid had become a local haunt. I now wanted to introduce the restuarant to a Belgian friend who was on vacation in Scotland with me.
Oh dear! We sat in the almost empty restaurant (there was one guy and his kid eating and another two guys drinking beer) while a waitress tried to busy herself with ermm..looking out of the windows and folding napkins.
We sat and sat until my companion eventually went to the bar to order and get this, the waiteress shuffled over to my friend, who was about to order our food and said..'take a seat, i'll come to your table'...WHEN? was my first thought when I heard her.
We eventually ordered 2 drinks: one glass of white wine, a beer; two starters: garlic mushrooms, garlic bread with cheese and a parma ham and rocket pizza for main to share.
Nothing complicated there, you'd think.
Our drinks arrived, our starters came, the mushroom portion was tiny and fairly tasteless and the garlic bread with cheese just tasted like garden variety toasted cheese from a grill. Pah! Not the taste of nostalgia I'd been hoping for at all and very disappointing as I'd been talking the place up to my friend.
We then waited and waited for our pizza. And waited and waited for our pizza. During this time we saw the chef go out of the restaurant through the main door, past the customers to have a cigarette with a friend, who incidentally was one of the beer drinking guys AKA 1/6th of the entire lunch-time clientele.
I really wanted to leave then, my friend looked a little disgusted and we were somewhat losing our appetites (for Firebird in any case). Then the waiteress - who we guessed must have been left in charge of the kitchen, brought out our pizza. We both cut off a slice and my friend was about to bite into her's when I noticed a piece of dirt clinging to the rocket. On furter inspection we found dirt/mud over most of the rocket on the pizza. We called te waitress over immediately who took away our pizza. Next thing we had the chef at our table explaining that the dirt was on the rocket because it was so fresh. HA! So fresh there was no time to wash it? We were offered another pizza..bleurgh..we said no and said we we'd rather leave.
The final insult came that we were charged for everything except our muddy pizza..no discount on our drinks, no freebie for the starter!
The toughest thing to swallow was the bill for our 2 drinks and 2 starters...£18 plus change.
Firebird must have changed hands since I'd last visited..what a massive let-down.

2. Caz, The Bothy,Ruthven Lane Byres Road – 25 October 2008, 12:20pmRoastit Bubbly JocksReport

I went there for lunch with two friends service was fast and efficient I ordered chips and macaroni the chips were cold on arrival but this problem was dealt with quickly.I would go back again the only niggle I have is I joined social animal web site which entitles me to a discount if I eat in any G1 owned establishments when I showed the manager my discount card I was informed one menu was discounted already and the other one could not be discounted I tried and failed and felt stupid for asking!!!!!

1. Gemma, Glasgow – 15 October 2008, 9:40pm3 starsRoastit Bubbly JocksReport

Went here last week and was really looking forward to it. Unfortunately we were seated next to the door on a very cold night which was not the best, but then someone has to sit there!
Food was good and cooked well although there was no wow factor to it. I would recommend to go although don't go with a high expectation of very good food as you may be disapointed. It is good that it is BYOB and the corkage is very reasonable and the service is very friendly.

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