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Summary

£57
   ££
3
Good
4
Very Good
3
Good
* Based on a three course dinner, half a bottle of wine, coffee, cover charge, service and VAT.

“The Gannet is towards the top end of Glasgow’s gastronomy scene” – a chilled Scotch fine dining venture, in Finnieston, whose “superb food, both vegetarian and non-vegetarian” has won it a firm reputation over the past decade – although “it comes at a price of course” (tasting menu £90 per person, and multi-course lunch nudging £40 per person).

Summary

£57
   ££
4
Very Good
4
Very Good
3
Good
* Based on a three course dinner, half a bottle of wine, coffee, cover charge, service and VAT.

“Good cooking and fair pricing… one of Glasgow's best!” – this casual Finnieston haunt celebrates its tenth year of operation in 2023. Chef Peter Mckenna aims to deliver a ‘modern Scottish fine dining experience’ via a multi-course tasting menu (or, if you go for lunch, there are two-course and three-course options). “Staff are pleasant too… always love stopping here”.

Summary

£57
   ££
4
Very Good
4
Very Good
3
Good
* Based on a three course dinner, half a bottle of wine, coffee, cover charge, service and VAT.

Despite a strong performance in former diners’ polls, this well-known, brick-walled Finneston institution inspired too little feedback in our current annual survey for our proper rating process. We’ve maintained its listing and rating, though, on the basis of the historically strong performance of Kevin Dow’s interesting cooking, and our bet that nothing in the interim will have dented its friendly and casual approach.

Summary

£54
   ££
4
Very Good
4
Very Good
3
Good
* Based on a three course dinner, half a bottle of wine, coffee, cover charge, service and VAT.

Peter McKenna & Ivan Stein’s stripped-back Finnieston venture has made waves since opening six years back; “the cooking (modern British) is perhaps more serious here than the bare-brick walls décor suggests” (being “full of interesting small dishes, but not too ‘out there’”). In fact, more than one reporter notes “it deserves a Michelin star” such is the quality of the food but – perhaps as prices are not supercheap – stops short of awarding it full marks for value.

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Have you eaten at The Gannet?

1155 Argyle St, Glasgow, G3 8TB

Restaurant details

No dress code
50

What the Newspaper Critics are saying

The Times

Chitra Ramaswamy returned to the “grande dame of Finnieston”, a “perfect neighbourhood restaurant” that was a revelation when it opened 11 years ago, combining a warm welcome, relaxed “fine-dining” and a “concise modern Scottish menu”.

Surprisingly little has changed here, much to Chitra’s joy. The kitchen is still led by Peter McKenna, the chef behind its “skilled yet unaffected cooking”, while FOH Kevin Dow is still “charming the socks off the staunchly unpretentious and loyal clientele”. “This is food designed to make you happy, sated and, yes, greedy as a gannet.” 

Chitra Ramaswamy - 2024-11-03

Prices

  Cost Availability Courses
Menu1 36.00 Lunch only 4
Menu2 50.00 Always available 6
Drinks  
Wine per bottle £27.00
Filter Coffee £2.50
Extras  
Service 10.00%
1155 Argyle St, Glasgow, G3 8TB
Opening hours
MondayCLOSED
TuesdayCLOSED
Wednesday5:30 pm‑9:30 pm
Thursday12 pm‑2 pm, 5:30 pm‑9:30 pm
Friday12 pm‑2 pm, 5:30 pm‑9:30 pm
Saturday12 pm‑2 pm, 5:30 pm‑9:30 pm
SundayCLOSED

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