Tron Theatre
- Food served: Mon noon–5pm; Tue–Sat noon–8pm; Sun 10am–5pm
- Pre-theatre times: Tue–Sat 5–7pm
- Bar open: Mon–Sat 10am–midnight; Sun 11am–midnight
- Children welcome: until 8pm
- Number of wines sold by the glass: 6
- Private dining: Y (40)
- Also offers: Vegetarian options (at least 25% of main courses), Gluten-free options, Children's portions, Children's high chairs, Wheelchair access, Pre-theatre menu, Outdoor tables (smokers welcome)
- Music on stereo: Staff picks: varied, eclectic
- Capacity: 65
- Largest group: 80
- Open since: 1998
- Pre-theatre price: £12.95
- House wine: £12 per bottle
This review appears in the The List's Eating & Drinking Guide 2008 – in the shops now or buy online.
The Tron Theatre enjoys a reputation for its commitment to producing innovative original work and the thriving bar is evidence of the venue's continuing popularity with the Glasgow arts crowd. The Victorian Bar, the oak-panelled dining room in the heart of the building, is elegant and formal without being stuffy. There's a choice of two menus: an extensive bar menu offering a range of sandwiches, baked potatoes and light meals throughout the day for around a fiver as well as more substantial mains for less than £7; and a brasserie-style pre-theatre menu from 5pm with starters such as fluffy, deep-fried fish-cakes or a chunky pork terrine with spiced pear chutney. Of the main courses, a tender rack of lamb oozes juice and a pan-fried breast of pheasant from the specials board adds seasonal variety, undermined slightly by the over-cooked roasted veg and unappealing pale boiled potato slices on the side. For dessert, a thin wedge of dark chocolate tart is velvet-textured but lacking in flavour; by contrast, the poached pear is sweet and heavily infused with mulled spices. Alternatively, a cheese board is available for a £2 supplement.
- High point: Professional and courteous staff
- Low point: Toilets a bit neglected
Events at Tron Theatre
| Location | Date | Tickets |
|---|---|---|
| Rick Cluchey, an actor who worked extensively with Samuel Beckett in his last years, performs 'Krapp's Last Tape' to the playwright's own specified direction. Very rare chance to see Beckett performed exactly as the man himself intended. | ||
| Tron Theatre, Glasgow | 15 Aug–16 Aug 8.00 | 0141 552 4267 £12 (£8) |
| Location | Date | Tickets |
|---|---|---|
| Poignant anti-war musica, set during the First World War and performed by Scottish Youth Theatre. | ||
| Tron Theatre, Glasgow | 5 Aug–9 Aug 7.30 | 0141 552 4267 £10-Family ticket £26 (£6) |
| Location | Date | Tickets |
|---|---|---|
| On the outskirts of town a destitute tenement looms above the only crude oil supply in Glasgow, a discovery that's about to rip its tiny, impoverished community apart. Literally. New work from Glasgow-based company Vox Motus. | ||
| Tron Theatre, Glasgow | 1 Aug–5 Aug, not Sundays, Mondays Fri, Sat & Tue 7.00 | 0141 552 4267 £8 (£6) |
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