The Captain's
- Food served: Mon–Sun noon–10pm
- Bar open: Mon–Sun noon–midnight
- Number of wines sold by the glass: 3
- Private dining: Up to 25 covers
- Also offers: Vegetarian options (at least ¼ main courses), Outdoor tables, Live music, Free wi-fi
- Music on stereo: Indie/Alternative
- Capacity: 60
- Largest group: 110
- Open since: 2008
Tell us more about this venue.
- Average price:
£8.50 (lunch)
£8.50 (evening meal) - House wine: £12.50 per bottle
The 2012 edition of The List's Eating & Drinking Guide is out now – only £5.95 (+p&p).
This review is taken from the current (2012) edition.
Sitting atop of one of the West End’s best known live music venues, the Captain’s Rest is a popular destination for the area's music lovers. Serving up wholesome, hearty pub fare, the bar constantly provides a source of live entertainment, from quizzes, to open-mic nights and DJ sets. The best atmosphere, however, is to be found before gigs, as expectant fans pack out the bar’s cosy booths before descending downstairs en masse to watch a band. The grub offers excellent value money, the chilli particularly so, a healthy-sized portion packed full of flavour and spice. The bar also offers an excellent range of vegetarian dishes, half of the menu comprising veggie versions of the meat dishes available. Drink prices are fairly low, with a whole range of promotions every night that certainly entice patrons in from the busy thoroughfare that is Great Western Road.
- High point: great range of vegetarian dishes
- Low point: can be cramped before gigs
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Events at The Captain's (185 Great Western Road, Glasgow)
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| Neon Neon vocalist Cate Le Bon performs solo. View full details |
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| The Captain's | 8 Sep 8pm | 0141 332 7304 £7 |
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| Moody indie four-piece from Stockton. View full details |
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| The Captain's |
20 Jun
8pm
Please note new date, original tickets still valid. |
0141 332 7304 £6 |
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| South London-based dance pop trio. View full details |
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| The Captain's | 30 Jun 8pm | 0141 332 7304 £8 |
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| Lo-fi indie rockers from Cleveland. View full details |
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| The Captain's |
5 Jun
8pm
Part of the West End Festival. |
0141 332 7304 £7 |
| Location | Date | Tickets |
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| Slow wave funk on synths and drums from this Ghostly International signing. View full details |
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| The Captain's |
12 Jun
8pm
Part of the West End Festival. |
0141 332 7304 £7.50 |
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| With The Sunshine Social and Southampton's Pale Seas. Part of the West End Festival. View full details |
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| The Captain's | 16 Jun 8pm | 0141 332 7304 |
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| Live music club and record label founded by Mumford & Son's Ben Lovett with a line-up of The Sunshine Social and Pale Seas. Part of the West End Festival. View full details |
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| The Captain's | 16 Jun 8pm | 0141 332 7304 To be confirmed |
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| Ex-Vivian Girls/Dum Dum Girls drummer doing her own thing, influenced by the 60s girl groups. View full details |
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| The Captain's | 23 Jul 8pm | 0141 332 7304 £7 |
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| Indie pop band from Brisbane. View full details |
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| The Captain's | 6 Jun 8pm | 0141 332 7304 £5 |
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| Windswept indie from this Newcastle band, plus local troubadour. View full details |
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| The Captain's | 9 Jun 8pm | 0141 332 7304 £5 |
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| Scottish Fiction present a solo songwriter, C86, indie pop and post rock. Part of the West End Festival. View full details |
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| The Captain's | 17 Jun 7pm | 0141 332 7304 £5 |
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| Lo-fi electronica from Los Angeles singer/songwriter Ramona Gonzalez. View full details |
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| The Captain's | 13 Jul 8pm | 0141 332 7304 £7 |
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| Sophisticated synth pop from a group named after Peru's Nazca Lines. View full details |
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| The Captain's | 27 Jun 8pm | 0141 332 7304 £5 |
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| Sick Kids launch their new EP plus Roxy-esque sounds from ex-Mother & the Addicts members in Casual Sex. Part of the West End Festival. View full details |
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| The Captain's | 8 Jun 8pm | 0141 332 7304 To be confirmed |
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| Math rock from Trapped in Kansas as Overlook Records celebrate their first birthday. Part of the West End Festival. View full details |
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| The Captain's | 2 Jun 7pm | 0141 332 7304 To be confirmed |
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| The Madmen's Roadshow returns with harmony pop from The Wellgreen. Part of the West End Festival. View full details |
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| The Captain's | 10 Jun 8pm | 0141 332 7304 To be confirmed |
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| Ultra lo-fi folk and blues performer who will sing you a song if you phone him up and ask for one. View full details |
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| The Captain's |
1 Jun
8pm
Part of the West End Festival. |
0141 332 7304 £8 |
| Location | Date | Tickets |
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| The folksy, rhythmic Woodenbox play two shows. Part of the West End Festival. View full details |
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| The Captain's | 3 Jun Sun 4pm & 8pm | 0141 332 7304 £5–£7.50 |
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