The Finnieston Reviews Summary

Atmosphere

Pros:

• "Very cool and relaxed, presentation was great and I could have happily stayed there for hours."
• "Such a wonderful place, great atmosphere, lovely staff, very tasty food."
• "A nice atmosphere, including a nice terrace in the back."
• "Really cosy atmosphere and very friendly staff."
• "The atmosphere is super cosy and animated, and the place is nicely decorated."
• "It has a welcoming atmosphere and great service."
• "The atmosphere of the place was quite nice though."

Cons:

• "The seating is a bit crazy basically sitting with other people can hear everyone’s conversations so not ideal."
• "The music was DISCO, and it was way too loud!"
• "Battling through the stink of people smoking on the stairs to the upstairs room was off-putting to start with."
• "Saturday night it was loud so if you prefer a quieter venue choose another day or evening."
• "The table was sticky, which gave the impression it hadn't been cleaned properly."
• "Ladies toilets were in a very messy condition. Floors were soaking wet and toilet roll discarded on the wet floor."
• "Was a very nice and trendy west end bar, however was just filthy."

Service

Pros:

• "The service from start to finish was great, lovely server."
• "Informed, attentive service."
• "Staff were all very polite and friendly providing an excellent service."
• "Great service."
• "Staff great, food great, return visits say it all."
• "The staff was friendly and very accommodating, and patient as we had an autistic child with us."
• "The service was excellent and friendly."

Cons:

• "For somewhere that needed a table back fairly quickly the service was very slow."
• "The waiter made it super uncomfortable for me because I have food intolerance - and called me out in front of my group."
• "Awful experience. We were sat for around 15 minutes before we finally managed to get someone to take our order."
• "Service was indifferent."
• "We wanted another drink but were continually ignored inspite of having made eye contact with the waitress several times."
• "Absolutely shocking service last night for my friends."
• "Lately the service has been quite disappointing."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Had delicious fresh oysters and grilled langoustinos which were on the small side but beautifully cooked."
• "We had Cullen Skink and mackerel pâté to start followed by seafood stew and coley with braised squid & black pudding...delicious."
• "Everything was really tasty!"
• "The fish pie with parmesan mash on the top. Big chunks of salmon, haddock (I think), and prawns, with a side of creamed cabbage. Beautiful fish, very tasty."
• "The food was very well presented and most importantly was delicious."
• "The fish dishes were a treat, great flavours, well cooked and presented."
• "The cod was perfectly cooked: crispy outside, juicy inside."