I spent a couple nights for work in Glasgow last week and took myself out for a nice dinner for my first evening. A recommendation from Rachel was Crabshakk and rather conveniently, it just so happened to be located very close to my hotel. I had made a booking for my lone self and that turned out to be a good idea even on a Tuesday night; the restaurant was packed the entire evening with both reservations and walk-ins. It’s a small space with bar seating and a few tables on the ground floor and a few more tables upstairs. I think I went there expecting a rustic looking place (I mean, shakk!) but the place is surprisingly modern with a few vintage touches here and there.
I discussed the menu with the very friendly waiter and went with a mix of his recommendations and my absolute must-haves. We both agreed that instead of the usual starter-main meal configuration, I’d go with a selection of starters. The Tempura squid with soy and coriander dipping sauce (£8.25) was indeed excellent but I could have swapped this for something a little different. The portion was generous for a starter and many other tables were sharing one order.
Off the specials blackboard were my must try: Queenies with garlic butter (£8.50). These little scallops were cooked on a hot plate with all that butter and arrived bubbling furiously. I leaned back to avoid getting butter all over me! When the noise settled, I tucked in carefully – these were some beautifully tender little scallops. And what a bargain they were – there were plenty in that dish!
Bread and butter (£2.25) was ordered to mop up the butter (just the bread without the extra butter spread on, of course).
An order of 3 Crab cakes (£8.35) turned out to be these petite things. But oh, what crab cakes!
Look inside! These were just chock full of crab and there was barely any discernible binding ingredients. These were some of the most impressive crab cakes I’d ever had.
And thank goodness too for that bit of salad on the side that helped refresh my palate a little. Maybe I overdid it with the bread and garlic butter.
I needed a bit of tea at the end of my dinner to wash down all that richness. My green tea came with a little bit of tablet which is not exactly ‘light’ itself! Whatever – it all went down the hatch as I adore the sweet grainy texture of tablet.
Everyone was very friendly, not just in Crabshakk but in Glasgow overall! It’s a great city with lots of good eating (I had a good meal the next evening as well – but that was a work related one) and I’m keen to go back soon to see and eat more of it!
Crabshakk
1114 Argyle Street
Finnieston
Glasgow G3 8TD
Wed, 11 Nov, 2015 at 00:26
YUMM
Wed, 11 Nov, 2015 at 05:10
That whole pan of scallops for 8.50! *Marks the place down on to-do list*
Thu, 12 Nov, 2015 at 11:33
I recently watched a travel programme about Scotland and realised that I liked Glasgow better than Edinborough (just on the telly of course)
And the good looks delicious!
Looking forward to more posts about the Glasgow eataries and maybe you can add your thoughts on the hotel you stayed?
Sun, 4 Jun, 2017 at 21:00
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