5 Sunday roast hotspots in Glasgow
Sunday roasts have become a quiet phenomenon recently, an easy-going, relatively cheap way to wave goodbye to the weekend with pals. After heroically sacrificing our Sundays, here are the team’s faves in Glasgow
The Butchershop Bar & Grill
1055 Sauchiehall Street
The Butchershop’s ‘weighty steakhouse occasion dining’ vibe leads into a two-course Sunday situation. For the main, potatoes are beautifully seasoned and each diner gets their own little jug of a remarkably dark, glossy gravy to coat roast beef, cut thick and cooked as you like it.
Chinaski’s
239 North Street
Chinaski’s flies under the Sunday roast radar, yet is perhaps the best overall combination of cooking, price and atmosphere in town. Beef is pink, thin and warm, you get loads of chunky carrots and parsnips (lovingly cooked in stock, cloves and star anise) while a preposterously large Yorkshire pud brings joy.
The Corona
1039 Pollokshaws Road
The Corona is an old-fashioned and much-loved neighbourhood pub that does a Sunday roast, rather than a reimagined take on the old-fashioned boozer that defines itself by its Sunday roast. Football on the telly, a crackling fireplace, great value. At less than £20, it’s hard to fault.
The Loveable Rogue
333 Great Western Road
The original Kelvinbridge bar-restaurant has been joined by two others (East End and Southside), so most Glaswegians have easy access to their excellent Sunday roast. There’s a wee bit of theatre too: all the trimmings for the quality Speyside beef, including addictive brisket mac and cheese, come heaped on a chopping board.
Glaschu Restaurant & Bar
32 Royal Exchange Square
Housed in a private members club, the large upstairs dining room is open to the public and has an opulent feel. The food is equally classy and ideal for a great Sunday lunch, with appealing options (chicken supreme, coley, etc) beyond the terrific rump roast.
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