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Can't wait to return with my best friend!

4 Posted on 05 / 07 / 2013

Me and my best friend (another young vegan) visited here together twice last summer. We are absolutely in love with the food and can not wait to go back when I return home, to Scotland, in June. Both times that we ate here, we shared, unable to decide from their lovely menu. It's a good place for classy vegan food and I hear the venue music venue is amazing. This will definitely be a place I will be visiting when I start uni and I would recommend it to any vegan. It is in the center of Glasgow (though a little hard to find if you do not know the area) and can be a little pricy. It is however an all over wonderful place with a nice atmosphere and a tasty selection of food.

Pros: Center of Glasgow , Yummy food, Great for friends
Cons: Can be pricey , Portions can be small, Can get busy

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vegan without making a big deal about it.

5 Posted on 05 / 07 / 2013

unpretentious with a lot of space good music nice staff good food good price.
vegan without making a big deal about it.

5 stars

Pros: food, service, price
Cons: none

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Food which is nourishing and delicious!

4 Posted on 04 / 20 / 2013

I had haggis pizza (vegan!) and it was delicious. There is an ever changing specials board and a huge choice.

Pros: good specials, friendly staff, Scottish choices!
Cons: drinks can be a little expensive

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Amazing Wee Place

5 Posted on 01 / 02 / 2013

I just adore stereo, the staff are fab the food's yummy and it's just a great example of Vegan food done well.

My friends who aren't vegan also love it and didn't notice it was a vegan menu. It's a cleverly managed place, just like it's sister restaurant's/bar's (mono/the 78 etc.) I think they are all excellent and love visiting them!

Pros: amazing food, great welcome, good value
Cons: none!

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Great chill-out place

4 Posted on 10 / 17 / 2012

I've been there twice for lunch.I had tapas (5 for £10 on a Monday!), which were awesome! Haggis fritters, spring rolls, tempura veggies, sweet potato chips and bruschetta. I also tried a soup with a sandwich (only £5-6!). Lovely sandwiches: a VLT (tempeh with vegan mayo) and roasted veggies with pesto were the best vegan sandwiches I've had in my life so far. The only thing that could be improved is the dessert options (they only had vegan croissants), I also wonder why they are selling non-veggie beer, and not marking it somehow in menu for people to know what is and what isn't vegan. The staff are very helpful,however, and you can always ask. If I lived in Glasgow I'd go there all the time.

Pros: great food, cheap, nice vibe
Cons: poor desserts choice, non-veggie alcohol

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Wouldn't have the burger again

3 Posted on 08 / 03 / 2012

I had the mushroom & parsley burger with celeriac coleslaw. I like celeriac (or would not have ordered it) but found the taste of the whole burger so completely dominated by it that I did not fully enjoy the food.

Pros: all vegan

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Great place

5 Posted on 06 / 24 / 2012

Really lovely place near the station. Fab choice of food and reasonably priced, too. Really nice atmosphere - very chilled out. Glasgow is a great place for vegans/veggies.

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What a place?

5 Posted on 04 / 20 / 2012

We were recommended to check out this place by the guys at Saramago and we weren't let down.

We got there at 7 on a Wednesday night and the place was full apart from one table which we got. The atmosphere was amazing and it felt brilliant to be a part of it.

The food? What can I say? Both myself and my meat eating friend had the vegan haggis, hand cut chips, and Tartare sauce, and we shared a serving of the vegetable tempura. My friend cut into his haggis, took a bite, put his cutlery down and said "this is so good I could almost cry."

Great restaurant, great service, amazing atmosphere, and I shall forever return to this place every time I return to Glasgow.

If I could select higher than 5 I would.

Pros: Food, Service, Atmosphere
Cons: Blink and you'll miss the alley it's dow

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Tasty food

5 Posted on 01 / 28 / 2012

Buzzing, loud at 2 pm on a weekday. Sandwiches include tempeh with caramelized onion, which was delicious, GBP4.50. Sandwich with soup, 5.50. I had carrot & lentil soup - very good. Daily specials included a wrap and salad for 4.50. Mondays: 5 tapas for £10. Noticed a sign for World Vegan Day saying "all food half-price." Great stuff.

Pros: tasty food, draft and bottled local beers

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decent

4 Posted on 09 / 06 / 2010

came here for dinner and it was crowded and loud. small menu. i had an artichoke plate which was very good. i ate quick cause i couldn't take all the noise. probably better to go for lunch.

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highly recommended

4 Posted on 08 / 16 / 2010

literally two streets away from Central Station and is housed in the old Daily Record newspaper offices - the building is Charles Rennie Mackintosh design so you get lots of tour groups standing outside taking photos while you eat! There is a sign stating "Daily Record Building" at the alley way so you know you're in the right place. Anyway we ate here three times during a recent trip (Aug 10) and the food and drinks were all good. The gnocci was cooked perfectly. The calzone was brilliant (never had vegan calzone before as its a rare find) and there are always good tapas dishes to try (recommend the roast beet and tadziki and the caremelised aubergines). Soup of the day is always good and filling. Decent wine list, we had the Prosecco which was £20 a bottle so in line with other bars. Food is good value for what you get. All vegan so plenty of choice which is rare for us!!

Pros: wide variety of food all day, great wine list, friendly staff
Cons: can be difficult to find

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I'm in love.

5 Posted on 04 / 09 / 2010

Each of the three times I've been to Stereo since moving to Glasgow in September of last year I've fallen more in love with the place. My non-vegan boyfriend brought me here for Valentine's Day and was blown away by how much he loved the food. The prices are just fine at around 7 or 8 pounds per main meal, with an extensive tapas menu at around 3 pounds a dish. Meat Free Mondays currently offers 5 items from the tapas menu for 10 pounds - a bargain!

The staff are friendly and service is prompt, even when busy. The hummus in this place is to die for. The place itself is down an alley just off a main road in Glasgow city centre, but don't worry, it's not intimidating or scary. Well worth finding! I am definitely a customer for as long as this place keeps delivering such a high quality service.

Pros: Great atmosphere and music, High quality food, Music venue downstairs

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Stereo - take me to my happy place

5 Posted on 02 / 14 / 2010

We love this place. It is our resto of choice in glasgow, even for my non-veggie daughter.
Fave meal is The Greek, beautiful flat bread packed with hummous olives and shredded carrots. If the mushroom and ale soup is on when you are there jump on it, its amazing

5.95 for a soup and sandwich you won't find a better bargain.
this place gets packed most evenings so do call ahead if you want to get a seat .

Pros: awesome food, friendly service, very affordable
Cons: hard to drop in as so popular, needs more food tables

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Wow, really well put together pub! Nicely done!

5 Posted on 08 / 18 / 2009

Highly impressed with this pub, we walked down what seemed to be an alley and went through the doors into a very well put together place. Plenty of stylish seating and a huge menu (literally its a giant laminated card) The Calzone was wonderful and fresh. We also had the VLT, which was good as well, but would have rather not have had the tempeh fried. Good beer selection! Excellent crowd, too. Even some grey hairs enjoying the food :)

Pros: calzone, well put together place, fresh ingredients

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Good vegan food

4 Posted on 05 / 11 / 2009

This is very much a pub that does food, it even puts gigs on downstairs regularly. It has quite a young crowd and can get very busy, especially at end of work days when you may have to wait for a table, however my partner and I are mid 40's and felt really welcome there. The food is all vegan and very much 'pub grub' but great nevertheless, the vegan haggis, chips and mushy peas is highly recommended. The desserts can be a bit hit and miss and seem to run out often, I went there three times the last time I was in Glasgow and the chocolate cake was always 'off', which was a pity and, on a bank holiday afternoon, they had no desserts at all except vegan ice cream! However, these are minor quibbles, everything is very tasty and will definitely be visiting again when in Glasgow.

Pros: Great vegan food, Friendly, Central
Cons: Lack of desserts, Not 100% vegan, cow's milk in fridge!!, Can get very busy

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Great place!

5 Posted on 01 / 18 / 2009

Stereo is located just a block away from Glasgow Central Station. Very chilled atmosphere, staff are very friendly and listen to any requirements you have.

Place gets busy at 1 and 5 everyday.

I go nearly everytime I'm in Glasgow, I highly recommend the Mexican Breakfast (not on the menu, check the board to see if it's on special!), Haggis Fritters (on the menu, about £7), or for good value the Soup of the Day (usually 2 choices) and any sandwich for £5.50 (VLT sandwich rocks!). But anything on the menu is really tasty, and most mains are between £7-8. Quite a selection on the menu. Also all bread is baked in the restaurant!

I'm a cider drinker, they have Strongbow on tap, and stock Dunkertons and Samuel Smiths Organic cider.

As a side note there's a music venue downstairs which is massive compared to upstairs restaurant!

They serve 12-9 (I think) every day. I quickly became a regular. Go here now!

Pros: Great location, Very friendly staff, willing to adapt, Tasty food, reasonably priced!

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Stereo, Glasgow

5 Posted on 11 / 01 / 2008

I had Sunday lunch here. Mega chilled out vibe, similarly chilled out but also help person behind the bar, decent choice of all vegan vegetarian food.

Very centally located just off Renfield Street 1 street up from Glasgow Central station.

Fodd served 7 days from noon til 21:00. The bar stays open later.

Only downside is at least some of the beers aren't vegetarian (eg Guiness).

Pros: 100% vegan veggie food, Central, Nice vibe
Cons: Not 100% vegetarian beers

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My kind of Venue

4 Posted on 09 / 06 / 2008

Stereo is quite simply a superb venue. The first time we went was on a Saturday night at around 21:00 expecting to have a meal. It was so busy there were people queuing outside. Inside people were having food but it was far too busy. Apparently there was also a music event on which explained the crowds. We decided to go to The 13th Note vegetarian bar that evening instead.

The next time we went to Stereo was on a Sunday afternoon and it was a much more relaxed experience. Although we didn't eat having already been to Tchai Ovna vegetarian tea house earlier the food looked truly excellent and certainly of and above restaurant standards. There is a great atmosphere, we could have stayed all day but had to get a train back to England. If you want to see some examples of the food on offer simply do a search on 'stereo glasgow vegan' on flickr dot com. I am sure you will be impressed. Glasgow has a wealth of vegan venues, it is also very worth while considering 'Mono' (Stereo's sister) and 'The 78'.

Pros: unique venue, food, excellent european beer
Cons: can get so busy