Our second visit here was even better than our first. The tasting menu was outstanding with the cerviche our particular favourite. My husband did the wine journey alongside the tasting menu and we really enjoyed learning about the different drinks from our very attentive waiter. A really stand out restaurant with lots of attention to detail.
Loved it: we had the right course tasting menu and a bottle of wine, and a lovely night with great service. It's the fine dining of Michelin star restaurants, the £100 meals, but at half the price. Yes, that's still pricey, but if you're out for a nice meal on a special occasion, perhaps if you're paying for a group, this is a great spot. Food get's 4.5, cooked near perfect, nothing wrong at all, just nothing that blew my mind. Service a 4.5 too, and the staff, with more experience, were on their way to a 5.0.
Superb! Friendly and helpful service (suggestions on what beer with dessert) as well as delicious food. The smoked chicken fat butter was astounding as was the trout ceviche. Worth a trip.
Lovely little restaurant. Cozy with a friendly atmosphere. The Market menu is fab value for money. I had smoked mackerel to start and it was delicious. My boyfriend had the Cullen skink and said it was the best he has tasted (bar his Granny's. I will definitely go back and would recommend to others.
Have eaten here on several ocincline, including prix theatre, sat night dinner & Sunday lunch. Always good and would have no hesitation in returning or recommending!
My dining companion commented that it is the best meal she’s had in a long time and I can easily understand why they have won awards at Cail Bruich. This time I won’t be leaving it so long between visits.
Cail Bruich is in Glasgow's West End, near Glasgow University on the Great Western Road. It's not one of the most prepossessing stretches of that road, and I'm afraid my photograph of it in the morning and in the rain, does not make it look any more attractive. At night, however, the blinds are up and there's a subdued warm glow from the dim lighting inside. The entrance has a nice feel with a plush curtain around the door, keeping the draughts out. Inside, there's a vaguely French brasserie cum bistro feel: a bit old-fashioned, but nice and comfortable. I apologise for the poor quality of the following photographs, not least to the chef, as they really don't show off his food at all well. But it was really quite dark in the restaurant, and I don't want to use flash. With my aperitif they served some very good little gougères and some black and green olives. The green olives were ok, but the black ones were fabulous. Cullen Skink A demi-tasse of cullen skink was served as an amuse
One of my favourite restaurants with it's imaginative, Scottish inspired food. A lovely relaxed atmosphere and an overall delightful experience every time.
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There is an abundance of restaurants in Glasgow that I want to try & sometimes this list stops me going back to places that I’ve been to once… places like Cail Bruich. We had a delicious birthday lunch there for my husband over a year ago now and I’ve been wanting to go back ever since.
Well, last week I finally got to return to Cail Bruich but this time for dinner. Sometimes you want to go somewhere a bit more special and have a bit of foodie pampering so we thought of here. My budget doesn’t often allow for this at full price, but with all the deals around now it makes it more accessible. We got an offer from a website for 3 courses from the Market Menu & a glass of prosecco for £20. Having been before, I was confident that we were going to get our money’s worth and more.
We arrived at 8pm to a full restaurant (albeit two tables, one being ours) and later found out that the hot weather has led to people eating later so most of their bookings were 8pm onwards. After being shown to our table at the window, our prosecco was brought over in chilled glasses. The prosecco was lovely – sometimes I find it too dry but this wasn’t and it had a delicious crispness to it. A wee note is that we were not given menus straight away – it did not bother us as we were enjoying the experience and the restaurant was busy but thought I should mention it for those speedy diners. We were then brought a few olives and some bread, which I suspect is homemade. I have to mention the butter dish that looks like a service bell because it was beautiful! Little details like this make the place feel special to me along with the classic decor.
We were then presented with menus and an amuse bouche (or hors d’oeuvre, I can never remember which is which) of a kind of blue cheese cream with sticks of crisp apple on top. I confess that I’m not too big on blue cheese but I tried it & enjoyed the texture and flavour. My friend, and a blue cheese lover, said that it was amazing.
We had a browse of the wine list and it was great to see that they serve some wines in a smaller 75ml glass so that you can try more. I wanted a red wine to go with my main course but the prosecco was too enjoyable to not have another glass so the smaller glass meant that I had both.
We both ordered flame grilled mackerel, pickled cucumber, apple, horseradish & rye crumbs to start but they only had one left so I changed my order. I had been swithering between the mackerel and the tomato & red pepper gazpacho, buttermilk & parmesan royale, black olive and basil so I immediately changed to the gazpacho.
After one mouthful I was actually very glad that there was only mackerel because my starter was scrumptious. It came to the table in a bowl & the gazpacho was then poured around the other ingredients from a little jug. The taste of the acidic gazpacho with the creamy buttermilk was one that I appreciated very much and the black olive gave it a nice salty edge. The mackerel was also of a high standard, with the freshness of the fruit interacting with the salty fish. My friend said that she would have liked a little more horseradish in the dish but that she loves horseradish so it was probably down to that.
After the starters being deceptively filling, I was hoping that the main would not come immediately so was glad of the ten minute gap in between courses. My friend opted for the herb & parmesan gnocchi, spring vegetables, artichoke & basil pesto. When it arrived it was visually impressive with lots of fresh colours and it tasted as good as it looked. She was going to order a side of vegetables but was recommended not to as lots came with the gnocchi, which turned out exactly right. It was nice to see that they care more about the experience and return custom than getting a few extra pennies in the till.
My choice of main course was the roast crown of wood pigeon with new season peas, grilled lettuce & roasted garlic emulsion. There was a three pound supplement on our menu for this dish but I am glad that I went for it because it was delicious. I normally would have ordered some potatoes to go with a dish like this but was determined to fit in 3 courses so decided against it. The wood pigeon was cooked exactly how I wanted it – red with a tiny bit of blood – and I would happily eat this dish every day.
By dessert I was pretty full but decided on the Valrhona Manjari chocolate pave, poached cherries & cherry sorbet because it’s not often that I see cherries on a menu and I love them. The cherry sorbet was my favourite part, it was so full of flavour. There was a few chocolate elements – one was like a rich chocolate cream, then there was a slightly bubbly rich chocolate and the other was like a light chocolate dough, almost like a doughnut. There were cherries dotted around the plate (I suspect that these were soaked in a tasty alcohol) and drops of basil gel. I felt that the chocolate and cherries went fantastically but I could have done without the basil. All in all, it was a first-class dessert.
My friend went for the George Mews cheese of the day, which arrived as a cheeseboard with three cheeses, three oatcakes, apricots and walnuts. Nice to see them using local, and one of my favourite, suppliers.
We were offered tea and coffee at the end so I had a wee macchiato to round the meal off. When the owner took this over he stopped to enquire about our meal and have a chat and we enjoyed listening to his enthusiasm about the restaurant.
My dining companion commented that it is the best meal she’s had in a long time and I can easily understand why they have won awards at Cail Bruich. This time I won’t be leaving it so long between visits.
The attention to detail is outstanding. From the servers, to the food itself. I thought I would be hungry when it was over but the courses were just enough for lunch. If you want a true world class dining experience, you go here. You will not be disappointed.
Amazing culinary experience from start to finish. Simon made us feel welcome and his knowledge and expertise was excellent. Even learned a few things.
Came for our wedding anniversary, 2nd year in a row and was outstanding start to finish.
Every single member of staff was attentive, friendly and knowledgeable. Personal touch with a happy anniversary card on the table for our arrival - so lovely.
The menu was delivered in an envelope so you could decide if you wanted every dish to be a surprise or not - really nice idea and different from our visit last year. Hope this stays as part of the experience.
We arrived at 7:30 and left just before 11...the time flew by!
The fact you have the table for the night, the execution of the dishes and the amazing staff/service makes this my favourite restaurant in Glasgow and warrants its price point (not to mention its Michelin star)
Look forward to booking next year already!
This was our first visit to Scotland, and our dining experience at Cail Bruich exceeded our expectations. We did mention to staff that we were planning to go to Shucks the next evening. Imagine our surprise when Lauren at Shucks presented us with complimentary drinks. She told us that she was informed by a Cail Bruich staff member about our visit to Shucks that evening. Not only did you surprise us, but the staff at Cail Bruich and Shucks made us feel very special. Thank you.
Sublime! We had the chef's table and loved seeing all the food prepared and the chef's served the food and explained everything. The food is stunning, possibly the best we've had!
Celebrated my birthday here back in January with the Chef’s Table Experience. Fabulous food prepared by an elite chef team. The whole experience lasted around 3 hours with 12 courses served including starters and dessert. The initial novelty wore off as the team kept cooking same dishes for all guests, however it was worthwhile to witness the orderly preparation of the whole process. Menu evolves over time so I would definitely recommend to revisit every other time.
Came here for a birthday treat, wasn't disappointed! Superb attention to detail and presentation, lovely knowledgeable staff, and a menu that thoughtfully highlighted a range of great ingredients. Unfortunately, I was driving so was unable to enjoy the wines with my meal, but would love to return to do so!
I've been coming to this restaurant for years but I've just returned for the first time since they gained their Michelin star and it did not disappoint. It was always my favourite restaurant in Glasgow but they have managed to exceed even themselves. It is pricey but worth the treat. Exceptional.
We had the tasting menu with Hedonistic wine pairing. The food was delicious and would highly recommend the tasting menu. However, the hedonistic wine pairing was disappointing and very expensive - not worth the price. The sommelier was very proud of how old all the wines were (20 + years for most) but this is the only special thing about them and clearly explains the outrageous price. Possibly personal taste, but we felt they didn’t pair well with the food as they were mostly very sweet wines. Also heard another table saying they disliked some of the wines too. Otherwise would have rated 5-star.
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I booked the chef's table experience, not knowing it is only reserved for one party each session and I would be the only person sitting at the table. It was a privilege watching the team at work, who clearly maintained the highest standard for the food they served. And the food - I understand how hard it is to come across a restaurant where every dish is tasty, and Cail Bruich was one of them.
There were multiple highlights of the menu, to list a few below:
- West coast crab, raw Orkney scallop, dashi, hazelnut: they used the right amount of ponzu sauce which was not overpowering and let the natural sweetness of the seafood shine through.
- Garden onion, Old Winchester, chive: this was created for Krug's Single Ingredient programme, and I was amazed how onions could be in so many different forms and textures.
- Mushroom tart: you can probably imagine the beautiful smell of that truffle/mushroom sauce by just looking at the photo.
- Laurencekirk chicken, hen of the woods mushroom, hispi cabbage: chicken was cooked just right, hen of woods absorbed the flavoursome jus, special mention to the cabbage (under the chicken) that was shredded and 'stir-fried' with diced bacon.
Even the mocktails were treated seriously here, the one I ordered was refreshing and beautifully presented.
Pleasant service all the way through.
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