When I am in Glasgow I like to find new places to go for a bite to eat. It is all too easy to fall into the trap of the fast food restaurants that are on more or less every street. Don't get me wrong there is nothing wrong with them but I prefer a place where I can sit and relax, where the atmosphere is friendly and the food it, well, tasty!
When looking online for somewhere different to try the next time I'm in town I came across the Bocadillo Bistro which is situated on Sauchiehall Street. I headed to their Facebook page to have more of a nosey. The first thing that grabbed my attention was the decor. It seems warm, inviting and comfortable, I can see me having a nice relaxing lunch there!.
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| Haggis Scotch Eggs with a homemade Arran mustard |
The next thing I had a look at was their menu, Everything sounds so delicious and quite a few of the dishes, which I haven't tried before, caught my eye. There is something for everyone! They offer a pre-theatre menu which offers incredible meals for a fantastic price! You can see the menu below.
Pre Theatre Menu
STARTERS
Moules
Marinier or Provencal
Patatas
Bravas
Stornoway
black pudding fritters
Hot
sticky chicken wings
MAINS
Chicken
supreme
Wild
mushroom and saffron potatoes with red wine jus
Burger
with hand cut chips and salad
Langoustine
Tails with mint pea crush, cut chips and a malt reduction
(Langoustine
£2 surcharge)
Risotto
of the day
(See
server)
Pasta
of the day
(See
server)
DESSERTS
Selection
of ice creams in a fresh fruit
Homemade caramel shortcake with tablet ice cream and strawberries Blueberry Crème Brule with Scottish shortbread
TWO COURSES £12.95
THREE COURSES £15.95
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| Moules Mariniere and Corned Beef and caramelized onion rolled in a Rosemary puff pastry |
They also offer a variety of Tapas. Here are some examples of what they have on offer
FISH TAPAS
BEER BATTERED LANGOUSTINE TAILS
Scottish langoustines, in a beer batter with crushed peas, mint, chilli and sweet malt
vinegar reduction. £6.95
PAN SEARED KING SCALLOPS WITH STORNOWAY BLACK PUDDING
Scottish scallops on a bed of spiced apple
purée. £6.95
VEGETARIAN TAPAS
GOATS CHEESE PEAR AND WALNUT
CROSTINI
Toasted ciabatta bread with creamy goats’ cheese,
caramelized pear and walnut. £5.95
PAN FRIED SCOTTISH FORAGED MUSHROOMS
In garlic lemon and smoked paprika, served with
crusty bread. £5.95
I can't wait to try the Bocadillo the next time we visit Glasgow. Good food and good prices.
About The Bocadillo Bistro
Coffee shop opens 7am till 5pm Monday - Friday and the Bistro opens Thu to Sat 4- 10.30.
Coffee shop opens 7am till 5pm Monday - Friday and the Bistro opens Thu to Sat 4- 10.30.
My two daughters worked for Bocadillo Hillington Debbie and Lindsay. When the then owners put it up for sale the family decided to take a chance and take it over. That was a couple of years ago. The owners had opened another coffee shop in Sauchiehall Street, they decided to sell about 18 months ago and we bit the bullet again and took it over. Its been very hard work for the girls. They put in for a drink licence which came through at the end of last year. It was then they decided to go for the Bistro at night. They have an amazing team who work hard every day! Jo
**Pictures were provided for me by the wonderful staff at The Bocadillo
Looks a lovely place to eat. They seem to offer something different too.
ReplyDeleteI can't wait to try it out. I am glad I came across it. The menu is different to the other places I go to x
Deleteand now I am starving - looks like a fantastic place to visit
ReplyDeleteoops sorry lol. I must admit I did get hungry just writing this post! x
DeleteLooks a great bistro - so nice to find one with an original menu too.
ReplyDeleteIt is. Most of these places have similar menus. that is one of the things that attracts me to the Bocadillo its different x
DeleteI love the sound of those scallops, something I am a huge fan of!
ReplyDeleteI have never tried them, James is always telling me to give them a go. x
DeleteIt looks like a goo dapple to eat and there are some interesting options on the menu.
ReplyDeletevery interesting options! I like places that are different x
DeleteOOh I love the sound of a Haggis Scotch Egg x
ReplyDeleteI have never seen them on any other menu. I imagine it is a massive seller for them x
DeleteOooh fish tapas for me. They sound delicious!
ReplyDeleteI think they sound lovely and I am not a massive fan of fish but I would defo give them a try x
DeleteThe haggis scotch eggs look gorgeous, we are through in Glasgow in a fortnight and eating at the Stravaign before seeing Fred MaCauley, can' wait.
ReplyDeleteThe haggis scotch eggs do look yummy and very different. Aww I hope you have a fab time, he is funny x
DeleteSounds like a great place to stop for a bite to eat
ReplyDeleteDoesn't it? I can't wait to try it x
Deletethis sounds like a lovely place to visit! .. i have yet to even try haggis! lol
ReplyDeleteyou need to try it lol xx
DeleteThe menu sounds lovely and has made me hungry
ReplyDeleteSorry lol. I was hungry writing this post everything sounds so yum x
DeleteLooks lovely and the food sounds delish! :)
ReplyDeleteThe food looks amazing! I want to eat it all lol x
DeleteIt looks lovely - they've got some great veggie options which always gets two big thumbs up from me!
ReplyDeleteI think the Pan Fried Scottish Foraged Mushrooms sound amazing x
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