The Spiritualist Glasgow Reviews Summary

Service

Pros:

• "Rab gave us speedy, delicious and friendly service which is hard to find these days so massive thanks to him."
• "The lovely waitress was so polite and attentive to all our requests."
• "The waiter (Irish guy), definitely knows the meaning of customer service."
• "Me and my friend went out for the first time in 2 years due to covid. The place was clean, friendly and the staff that serviced us was extremely friendly."
• "Came to Glasgow for a week break and we found Spiritualist on the first night, great cocktails....came back for our 3rd night in town and more excellent cocktails, great atmosphere and really friendly and helpful staff."
• "the atmosphere was friendly and the service was great, 10/10 for lisa and her colleagues."
• "The staff are very friendly and happy to help out with anything drink related!"

Cons:

• "Slow slow slow! Not a great place if you actually want to spend time with the people you've come in with."
• "The service was embarrassingly slow."
• "waiter forgot one of the drinks, starters took more than 20mins to arrive, forgot the plates, mains took an hour to arrive."
• "Service requires more training."
• "The service was attentive and friendly but a bit slow to return for repeat orders."
• "Service was atrocious. Constant waiting times to be served at the bar - half an hour on a Saturday night."
• "Service was poor and staff didn't seem to know what they were doing."

Food & Drinks

Pros:

• "The drinks are amazing and excellent presentation - definitely one to spend the afternoon and work through the menu!"
• "The food was presented so beautifully we took pictures of every course."
• "The Beef Brisket Bon-bons were amazing, and the Salt and Chilli Fries so good we reordered!"
• "The place is nicely done, ambience is good, we had sharing plates only and they were really tasty."
• "Very good service and great, reasonably priced food."
• "Excellent variety of drinks (rum, tequila, whiskey, bourbon, rum, vodka, gin, absinthe) with a great variety of single malt!"
• "The cocktails were incredible, if you like cocktails you have to try the Mad Garters Tea Party!"

Cons:

• "They would only sell tap beer by the pitcher, my only disappointment."
• "Drinks good. My sister ordered a steak burger which was undercooked."
• "Really underwhelming, feels like 'style' over substance."
• "The chocolate dome dessert was disappointing as the only thing inside was mousse so when the sauce melted the chocolate that was melted too."
• "The sirloin steak was cooked rare as requested but was underseasoned and tough."
• "mushroom lasagne the food tasted ok but it was found Luke warm which was disappointing."
• "The food finally turned up it was OK but nothing special, standard pub affair."

Ambience & Decor

Pros:

• "Toilets are exceptional."
• "The inside is very classy."
• "Nice big establishment for the in crowd."
• "Nice relaxing atmosphere added to when the pianist started playing."
• "Pretty upmarket bar hidden in the city centre."
• "Beautifully decorated, with a decent drinks menu and a vast array of spirits available."
• "A wonderful bar, which even as you walk in, is visually stunning."

Cons:

• "Really underwhelming, feels like 'style' over substance."
• "Pretty restaurant but a little soulless."
• "Also I felt a little that there was something lacking about the bar that I can quite put my finger on which makes me think that it wouldn't really be a place that I would spend a whole night in."
• "The tables are too wide to talk over, the music is too difficult to speak over."
• "Really tacky sign on the way to the bathrooms too."
• "The music was terrible (high pitched screeching) and far too loud."
• "The only downside was that the service got slower and slower as the meal progressed."

Value & Pricing

Pros:

• "Reasonably pricy but worth it for what you're getting."
• "Fairly reasonably priced, great service and attentive bar staff."
• "Totally reasonable prices, and the end results seem and taste much more expensive."
• "Lunch menu was very well priced and good value."
• "Great place for brunch, brilliant deal for just £35pp - you get loads for your money."
• "Own brand wine and beer affordable and nice."
• "Not a rip off."

Cons:

• "The automatic service charge on top of your drinks is a bit off putting."
• "A 10% service charge is added to your bill."
• "Food is not good enough for the prices charged."
• "The cocktails are nice but I am baffled as to why they charge nearly £10 each considering the setting."
• "London prices with zero reason."
• "Over priced and underwhelming."
• "The two main plates were horrific as the burger sliders weren't even edible it tasted as if something was out of date."