Brasserie 19

Sadly the Partners Bistro has closed but the good news is it has been replaced by a modern and contemporary restaurant called Brasserie 19. Excellent food, warm and friendly service and great value.

The place looked nice but unfortunately the food and staff were a let down. Wanted to serve you as fast as they could (3 courses complete in under an hour). Food is over priced and although 'okay' absolutely nothing nice about it.

Under priced cuts of meat at over rated prices. I certainly wouldn't go out of my way to visit.

This was a Wednesday, October 2010, 8.00pm. Shortly after my wife & I arrived 3 people left and we were the only customers remaining. We commented on how cold the restaurant was, expecting the portable heater to be lit, but the waitress just said "yes it is !" My wife had a starter, black pudding & poached egg, which was just acceptable. I was reserving my appetite for the next two courses. For mains my wife had chicken & I had pave of beef. Both dishes arrived on soup plates with identical vegetables which looked like a thick soup. The little loaf which was served alongside looked nice but was cold & dry. The chicken & beef were lukewarm & sloppy. I ordered the cheeseboard which, in our experience, would have been plentiful. What arrived was a piece of dry Cheddar not as big as a Dairylea triangle but only half as thick, garnished with a disgusting example of "chef's chutney" and three stale biscuits. We were so cold that we did not stay any longer for coffee. We have used this restaurant since it was Tony's " La Bavarde". It is disappointing that what was a favourite Bearsden restaurant with a great atmosphere has deteriorated to this extent.

I was recently at The Partners Bistro for a birthday celebration and we could not have had a more enjoyable dining experience. We were greeted by the manageress Flic who extended us an extremely warm welcome and catered to our every need throughout the night. The waiting staff were efficient, with a good knowledge of wines, and served us with a friendly demeanour making the entire party feel special. The food was as good, if not better, than anything I have eaten anywhere in Glasgow.

On entering Partners we were greeted by Flic the manageress who put us at ease with her enthusiastic and cordial welcome.Throughout the night she was on hand to look after us and is a wonderful hostess. The Partners is a relatively small restaurant, however this contributes to the warm and cosy atmosphere of the place. Even though our party was quite large we were seated immediately and had more than ample space.

For starters I had the mussels which were served in a beautuiful sauce which complemented the freshness of the produce. I chose lamb for my main course which was succulent and melted in my mouth. I speak for the entire party when I say the cuisine was exceptional. The meal was enriched by an excellent wine list that enhanced the whole experience. The proverbial icing on the cake of the meal was the a la carte cheese selection which rounded off a truly memorable dining experience.

To sum up The Partners Bistro is a hidden gem. The food was magnificent and the service could not have been more friendly or accommodating. The pricing was also modest and if I had not seen the menu beforehand I would have happily paid more for what was a truly memorable night. I would be surprised if anyone in our group did not revisit Partners and I will definitely be returning frequently. Easily a 5 star performance.

My dining companion and I were welcomed in to this warm and inviting atmosphere by smiley staff and seated at one of the cosy window tables. We were offered a very reasonable pre theatre bistro menu but decided to plupm for the a la carte. We were brought complimentary homemade bread with olive oil and balsamic vinegar which was a nice touch. I ordered a warm goats cheese tart with walnut, apple and rocket. It was light as a feather and the creaminess of the cheese was nicely balanced with the tangy apple. My partners enjoyed a poached egg ravioli with grilled asparagus which not only looked fantastic but also tasted great. For mains we both followed with perthshire lamb rump, savoy cabbage and fondant potato - a real high light with superb tender lamb all brought together with a red wine sauce. a lovely creme brulee just set with crisp caramelised sugar on top and a selection of homemade ice creams, the choclate and pistachio being the best. a delightful dinner and a really nice addition to bearsdens dining scene

Enjoyed an excellent birthday meal here with a lovely starter of duck spring rolls and my wife enjoyed her smoked salmon. The mains were also tasty, with perfectly cooked seabass and a slow cooked shin of beef which really melted in the mouth. lovely chocolate fondant to finish - service was friendly and efficient, overall excellent. We will be back.

Hmmm. Not very impressed with the service and found the restaurant to be a little cramped. Althought I thought the food was quite nice, we waited quite some time. The price needs tweeking and the waitress could look a little happier. Wines nice and not too expensive but the food is def overpriced for what you get.

My husband took me here for my birthday. The restaurant is small and lacks atmosphere. Service was poor. The wine was expensive and the food was a little bland and a bit overpriced. Otherwise ok for a quick lunch although we had to wait a while. Had a nice time although I don't think we would go back.

My husband took me here for my birthday but the restaurant is a little small and lacks atmoshpere. Ok for a quick lunch but not for a celibratory occasion. The wine is expensive and the food a little overpriced. Had a nice time though but don't think we would go back.

Nice little restaurant inside but the food was quite cold. The service was pretty s-l-o-w even although it wasn't that busy. The food is a little overpriced for what we had. However, this little restaurant is near the car park and well situated for my elderly mum and dad.

Nice little restaurant inside but the food was quite cold. The service was pretty s-l-o-w even although it wasn't that busy. The food is a little overpriced for what we had. However, this little restaurant is near the car park and well situated for my elderly mum and dad.

Nice little restaurant inside but the food was quite cold. The service was pretty s-l-o-w even although it wasn't that busy. The food is a little overpriced for what we had. However, the restaurant is near the car park and well situated for my elderly mum and dad.

Having read the posts by Irish Cheddar and Iain, I was a little apprehensive about taking my family to this restaurant last night, but in the end we had an enjoyable meal which we all felt was good value.

I suppose I could be picky about a few things. Yes, Irish Cheddar, it's a bit noisy, but I think that's becasue the cosier, soft furnishings of the old La Bavarde have been removed and we now have a slightly starker interior.

My Lancastrian father-in-law thought the Stornoway black pudding wasn't quite up to Lancashire standards spice-wise and I felt it could have been a bit hotter, but it was pretty good and the flavours worked well.

The fetuccine of mussel was very tasy (I'll try to recreate it at home) and the kids enjoyed the steak pie and burgers. My wife was fortunate is getting the sea bass as we overheard that it sold out pretty quicky. It was also good, although there could maybe have been a bit more of it.

Surprisingly perhaps, the £22 bottle of wine I chose was excellent. (We had a very, very disppointing similar bottle at a different local restaurant recently.)

The service was admittedly slow, but that seemed to be because there were only two on and the place was full. No sign of the aggressive, scowling waitress although I did get a waft of cigarette smoke at one point when being served, but maybe he/she had just been in close proximity to a smoker.

All in all, these minor grumbles won't stop us going back. As a chef, Iain is probably justified in his criticism, but this is a suburban restaurant charging under £20 for a three course meal and to my mind it performs more than adequately.

I forgot to state in my previous review that if you don't leave a tip (because of cold, small portions), the waitress scowls at you on the way out. In addition, it is a complete waste of time trying to complain as they won't accept any form of complaint whatsoever, let alone take them into hand. Not very bright. Keep walking and go into Massimo's instead.

Personally, and speaking as a chef myself, I would avoid this place at all costs. As a chef with a good knowledge of bread, I know that it should never be served directly from the fridge and shouldn't even be stored there as a rule as it stales at seven times the normal rate. But that's where our bread came from. It was cold to the touch and had a crumbly texture. Good bread should be an indicator of a good meal so this didn't bode well. It was, however, baked in-house, and this is certainly laudable. But why ruin hard work by being amateurish?

The scallops for the starter were well cooked and well complemented by the parsnip puree. The potato rosti on which they sat, however, was rubber like. They should have been served with sakura leaves but actually came with micro-chard, but most people wouldn't know that and perhaps I'm being somewhat pedantic.

I was more hopeful about my halibut main course. I shouldn't have been. It was served with little breadcrumbed and deep-fried risotto balls which were lukewarm. The halibut itself, in my view had been microwaved. The skin showed no sign of having been panfried-in fact, it was soggy. The texture of the fish had become cotton-wool-like, not transluscent and flaky as it should have been, a sure sign of amateurs at work. The halibut again sat on a potato rosti-equally as bad as the first. The dish seemed unfinished. It was crying for a tangy beurre blanc to complete it. As for my partner's Gressingham duck breast which certainly wasn't Gressingham at all. Why pass things off as things they are not. This duck breast was plumper than Katie Price's, a sure sign of false advertisement. The carrots were verging on being off. They left that subtle acidic taste in one's mouth and the potato fondant appeared to have been cooked in an overly-salty stock- perhaps the ones that come in the form of cubes. Not good enough. Did I mention that the duck was chewy?!

On complaining about certain aspects of the meal, I summoned the restaurant manager. I asked if egg white had been added to the potato rostis and he said that he thought it had. strangely enough, he was unable to check this query with the chef as he had apparently gone home. It was only 9.30 in the evening. Who had been cooking our food? Which head chef or chef is lucky enough to be out the kitchen at that time on a busy Saturday evening? A complacent one? You get out of it what you put in. It was obvious now. The rostis had had the life cooked out of them in a microwave. I would guess, but I actually do know that my halibut met the same sad end. An undignified end for a magnificent piece of fish.

No need to say that we didn't order dessert. Very sad considering we'd had a really nice meal at Tattie Mac's the week before. Maybe the chef was working then?

i've eaten at The Partners Bistro a few times and always had a lovely meal. I started with seared Scallops followed by braised shin of beef which melted in my mouth, my partner had the stornaway black pudding which was great and a lovely seabass maincourse.
Really friendly and attentive waitress - will be back soon

TERRIBLE!!! to be avoided at all costs. Aggressive waitress scowling all the way through our meal and talked over us when we complained. Still hungry after the meal which consisted of cold food that could only be seen with a magnifying glass!
Glasses cleared whilst we were still drinking and would not put right any complaint we made. Expect dogs abuse if you dare to complain about the size of the food portions. The manager was rude and would not accept any form of complaint. Nb. owner would not even have the courtesy to speak to me on the phone when I complained. I called three time. Not very bright as we chose somewhere else for our friends large 40th lunch party.

Only eat there if you are going for a fish supper afterwards and don't dare complain or you will get it in the neck!!!!

Slow, aggressive service with no welcome or smile in sight! Food was poor and the service terrible!!