Metropolitan Bar and Restaurant Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The smoked salmon was so flavoursome and the pickled cucumber which accompanied it was perfect."
• "Starter Scallop with chrizo to share, WOW honestly WOW!"
• "The scallops were fresh and cooked to perfection and the steak was cooked medium rare as per my request and was a lovely cut (think it was rib eye) and was seasoned to perfection."
• "The food was just delicious and the portions were just massive!"
• "The steak was well cooked and very tasty."
• "The food here is delicious. Granted I usually get a mix of starters and sides, but that's just my preferences."
• "The food was delicious and served timeously."

Cons:

• "Stayed for dinner using the evening deal - food simple and poorly executed."
• "The burger bun was soggy and stodgy, wife had chicken burger much the same."
• "Main meal of mustard mash and bacon steak arrived, mash had a nice hit of mustard but very very dry and bacon steak was extremely salty."
• "The scallops starter was nicely presented but the haggis was a bit dry."
• "Ordered the chicken Cesar salad and all it was was chicken and lettuce."
• "Very poor quality food. Cheap white bread with minimal filling and bread wasn't fresh."
• "Food was terrible ordered bruschetta and it was soggy bread, piled high with tomatoes."

Service

Pros:

• "The staff were super friendly and a good level of attentive."
• "Polite staff and good service."
• "Visited with a large group of work colleagues ...bar staff were on the ball."
• "Paul introduced himself to the birthday boy and his wife who arranged the event. He was extremely friendly and attentive throughout our stay."
• "We asked our waitress what she would recommend and she was great a qualifying our needs."
• "Staff were polite, helpful and attentative and drinks were top notch."
• "The staff again were extremely friendly and helpful."

Cons:

• "I have never seen such a lack of customer service in my life, shocking."
• "Service was very slow even though it wasn't busy."
• "Aggressive and very impolite staff."
• "Staff appeared disinterested and nobody asked how the food was."
• "The service isn’t good because the waiter who served us didn’t listen to our order properly."
• "The time it took for people to come over to serve us was appalling."
• "Service is extremely poor and super slow."

Ambiance

Pros:

• "The decor is very modern and has a very trendy vibe."
• "Gorgeous setting in Merchant Square."
• "Here for a works drinks night out great atmosphere good music."
• "The Metropolitan is a very cozy little place that is small and inviting."
• "This little restaurant located in merchant square is lovely, great chilled atmosphere in lovely surroundings."
• "What a fantastic place, really atmospheric and so big, great for big parties or smaller intimate dates."
• "The atmosphere was warm and inviting, with cozy lighting and stylish decor that made for a great ambiance."

Cons:

• "Winner of the best Style bar? Seriously?"
• "Massive soulless establishment without atmosphere or uniqueness."
• "Atmosphere wasn't very good, very quiet, but it was a Tuesday evening."
• "A bit too much style over substance for my taste I think, classy but not enough to justify the prices."

Price and Value

Pros:

• "Prices are reasonable though so good VFM."
• "Food is freshley made and worth every penny."

Cons:

• "Prices have gone up and portions have gotten smaller post lockdown."
• "Overpriced £14.95 for two drinks beer was off and cocktail was not as described and well below standard."
• "Drinks were overpriced, no other way to put it - £4.50 for a bottle on non-alcoholic beer is too much."
• "Will not be returning as it was not value for money."

Accessibility

Pros:

• "Not brilliant for wheelchairs, but I'm sure if you ask the staff they'll accommodate!"
• "There is a lift to the upper floor which was great for some members of the group."
• "Has lift, so very wheelchair friendly."

Cons:

• "No soap in the dispensers in the gents needs looked at."
• "The gents toilet requires a bit more attention ...i.e. clear up the surplus water around the sinks etc, wet floor is an accident waiting to happen."
• "The lift was filthy and stunk of rubbish/cheese/s***, we both felt nauseous immediately."

Drinks

Pros:

• "She got a Lazy Cocktail - french berret - such a fancy champagne glass - Chambord Pineapple juice blackberrys... so so so yumme."
• "Cocktails are fantastic. Easily the best in Glasgow."
• "Cocktails range from around £8-£12 each and there is a large variety to choose from. The cocktails are delicious and high quality."
• "The cocktail that was suggested was Scotch based, Maple Scotsman(maple & Auchentoshan) and I'm not a fan of scotch but they blend of the cocktail was incredible!!!"

Cons:

• "2 glasses of champagne not very fizzy the bottle had obviously been lying open for a while."
• "Cocktails were lovely but not consistent as same drinks in different glasses or tasting completely different."