Glasgow restaurant recommendations please. Any local knowledge appreciated!

[Lulanna]

Post graduation ceremony evening meal for four. Two modern parents 😉with two young men.

Something quicky, something delicious. I've looked at Michelin starred but really can't justify the price. I've also considered The Butchers Shop/Spanish Butcher and SixbyNico - but are these glorified chains?
Really love independents!

Preferably central Glasgow or Shawlands and surrounding. We can get a taxi elsewhere of course.

Unalome

The Anchorline - st vincent street
Mahrsanta - merchant city

Both excellent IMHO

Agree with Anchorline and also Cafe Andaluz. Both opposite each other in city centre.

Finnieston os a food lover's heaven

Crabshakk
The Finnieston
Ox and Finch
Porter and Rye

Etc etc. Something for everyone

We recently went to and enjoyed The Anchor Line and Sugo (pasta dishes).

Thank you so much. I will follow up online with more info.

Lobo in strathbungo is excellent.

The Anchorline is always exceptional.
The Crabshak never fails.
Celentanos is just over a year old but a firm favourite for superb seasonal food.

Cafe Andaluz/Sugo etc aren’t my idea of a graduation meal.

So difficult to get a sense of the atmosphere of the restaurants on line....
A little gem still to be found...

Trip advisor doesn't help - small and cosy for one customer is claustrophobic to another.

I absolutely love The Ubiquitous Chip but it’s maybe not fancy enough for a graduation meal.

Cafe Andaluz is fab but it is a chain and not especially fancy.

I came here to say ubiquitous chip.

The Chip has been sold folks, and to Greene King at that (pub chain).

Unalome, Cail Bruich, Crabbshakk is immense but quite casual, as is Ka Pao - go there for lunch maybe as it is so good. Bilson 11 also excellent and I actually really liked the Spanish Butcher. Brian Maule at Chandon D'Or, or the classic - Two Fat Ladies.

Another vote for Two Fat Ladies at the Buttery. Was there for a family celebration earlier this year - classic food and good old fashioned eservice in a historic Glasgow building. The surrounding area isn't the prettiest but the venue itself is spot on.

*good old fashioned EXCELLENT service

Sixteen
Bar Brett
Celentanos

Our current faves - all would be great for graduation meal.

www.number16.co.uk/
small and cosy with great food .
kapaogla.com/
Great food but more “industrial” feel to the restaurant
m.facebook.com/southsidegiffnock/
Nice place. Bit harder to get to

Had great food at the Spanish butcher. But depending what you have it can be very expensive.
The Butchershop does great steak but is very expensive and a bit pretentious imo.

The meat joint in Sauchiehall street is the little gem you are looking for.

Small, intimate, amazing food and friendly staff

The Gannet in Finnieston

Red onion is worth checking out.

Ox and finch would be my suggestion. Tapas style food, some really amazing dishes. Decent prices too.
ka pao sister restaurant but south East Asian, also really good.

Thank you. I am liking the look of Red Onion, with an owner-chef.

Hmmm kitchin in Edinburgh is owner-chef and that has very mixed reviews because the guy is so emotional.

Ox and Finch
Ka Pao (same people as Ox and Finch btw) - good but not sure I'd go for such a special occasion
The Gannet - v good
The Finnieston (reliable, seafood)
Shucks (seafood - part of Cail Bruich group which IMO is best food in Glasgow - really good for a celebratory atmosphere)
No. 16 - v small and cosy, excellent food
Celentanos - good food, sometimes a bit different, a bit out of the way though close to Strathclyde Uni.
Spanish Butcher if they like meat.

A couple of people have suggested Sugo - it's great but more cheap and cheerful.

The Bothy
111 by Modou
Wee Paree