The Finnieston (West End)

• Finnieston is located at the bottom of the west end &
• Finnieston has become an extension to the west end with lots of nice bars &
• Restaurants but with less tourists
• I first started going there after hearing about Fanny Trollopes but the list of restaurants is now extensive with Crabshakk
• New places are popping up all the time &ndash
• Cake and The Hidden Lane Tearoom if you are visiting Kelvingrove Art Gallery and want a cuppa
• In Finnieston there is a bar &
• First impressions were positive &ndash
• The front of the place seems to be a bar with the restaurant in the back but I think they&rsquo
• S a fish restaurant so most of it was fish based but with enough other options to satisfy the non fish eaters
• The mussels tasted lovely and the bread was clearly homemade
• I liked the cider flavour with the mussels but I did not like the orange at all so I left all of the broth &ndash
• Mint infused courgette and aubergine with pomegranate molasses was a much better dish
• As we were aware that we had limited time to dine my friend ate it not wanting to cause a fuss (we booked last minute and were told that we had to give the table back in an hour and a quarter)
• Thinking back now we really should have asked for another one as it was clearly overcooked and we never gave them a chance to redeem themselves on the steak front
• My fish of the day came with two sides and a finish so I chose mixed greens
• Fries and sauce vierge to go with my red mullet
• The fish itself was fresh but slightly overcooked and the fries were crispy
• I would have preferred a plate instead of a bowl and a bucket of fries but restaurants seem to do this often so maybe it is just me that enjoys my meal better on a plate
• We swiftly ordered a christmas pudding creme brulee and a date sponge along with some coffees
• Some Christmas nostalgia in January is always good
• The date sponge itself was a little dry but the accompanying toffee sauce and vanilla ice cream were lovely
• Menu and drinks were all positives but there were a few food letdowns
• T enjoy mussels with oranges and I think the execution of some dishes need improvement
• Small and cosy with a good choice of Gins I'm told
• Personally I'm a beer drinker so I'm happy with my pint of west beer
• A St Andrews night celebration meal of four courses with three drinks for £
• Next up pan fried Mackeral with pickled neeps
• Juicy pheasant and kale clapshot up next and then Quince crumble with clootie dumpling ice cream
• My sardines with scotch bonnet yoghurt and day old bread sounded intriguing
• It was for a special occasion and I was very happy with the result
• We both had scallops to start which were done in a lovely sauce
• My husband then had halibut with a wild mushroom fricassee which he thoroughly enjoyed
• It was a lovely tasty fish but as I have trouble swallowing it was a little dry
• A lovely meal though with good service

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