The Butchershop Bar & Grill
- Food served: Sun–Thu noon–10pm; Fri/Sat noon–10.30pm
- Pre-theatre times: Sun–Thu 5–6.30pm, Fri/Sat 5–6.00pm
- Bar open: Mon–Thu noon–midnight; Fri/Sat noon–1am
- Number of wines sold by the glass: 11
- Also offers: Children's portions, Children's high chairs, Pre-theatre menu, Outdoor tables, Free wi-fi
- Music on stereo: Classic soul/jazz
- Capacity: 100
- Largest group: 100
- Open since: 2010
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- Average price:
£10.95 (set lunch)
£24 (evening meal) - Pre-theatre price: £12.95
- House wine: £15.95 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.
A warm welcome awaits at this comfortably stylish bar and grill, and so it should: the general manager once worked Andrew Fairlie's front of house. In the kitchen the CVs are no less impressive, with head chef Alex Thain having trained with Gordon Ramsay. Crisp-coated, tender calamari are a good opener, as are the nicely cooked scallops. It’s no surprise that this place is aimed at carnivores and, apart from a token gnocchi, vegetarians are not going to feel the love. Several cuts of steaks are the order of the day, with the 8oz fillet skilfully prepared, succulent, and packing flavour – helped by beef that is grass fed and matured for 21–28 days on the bone. Other highlights include the daube of beef – beautifully tender having been slow-cooked to perfection. Given the inspiration here comes from NYC, the NY cheesecake is let down by a soggy base. However, you can soon cheer yourself up with a digestif from the interesting transatlantic cocktail menu. If you appreciate great service, high-quality cuts and feeling spoiled, the Butchershop is a worthy destination.
- High point: Great service
- Low point: The Cheesecake
Bar Crawls: Glasgow - The Sauchiehall Street Saunter
Making the most of Glasgow city centre drinking
18 Nov 2011
Reviews of The Butchershop Bar & Grill (1055 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow)
- 3. robbbo, Cumbernauld – 12 October 2010, 7:34pmThe Butchershop Bar & GrillReport
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MY wife, son and myself visited this restaurant for my sons 21st birthday dinner. the decor inside was very nice, although the outside does not do the inside justice.
For starters we had tomato and red pepper soup, and farmhouse terrine, both were scrumptious. To follow my son and I had medium done t bone steaks with fries, my wife had the fish dish brill, she thoroughly enjoyed it. The steaks were perfectly cooked, it is so refreshing to go into a restaurant and get your steak cooked to perfection. Both steaks were melt in your mouth, you could taste the quality in them. The fries were delicious, none of your frozen rubbish. My wife and I finished off with sticky toffee, and creme brulee, when suddenly all the staff appeared with another free sticky toffee pudding with a candle in it singing happy birthday to my son, even though we only mentioned it in passing when booking the table the week before, a nice touch. Overall a nice evening, lovely ambiance, staff were very attentive without being overpowering. Manager also came up and had a short chat with my son, I will certainly return and recommend to friends.
- 2. cjack, glasgow – 1 July 2010, 10:29am
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excellent service and lovely surroundings. food well cooked.
- 1. Gordon Johnstone, Glasgow – 11 June 2010, 9:05pmThe Butchershop Bar & GrillReport
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It's really nice to have high quality food, well prepared and served by really pleasant, knowledgeable and competent people. Looking forward to many more enjoyable visits.
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