Travel facts
Currency: £ GBP.
Visas:
Generally tourists from Europe, USA and the Commonwealth do not require Visas for UK holidays. Check out: www.ukvisas.gov.uk
Getting there:
Flights into Glasgow Airport are served by the Citylink bus service. Route 905 leaves every 15 minutes into central Glasgow.
Getting around:
Glasgow underground has 15 stations dotted around the city. Trains are regular, fast and tickets cost just £1 for a single journey. Visit Glasgow Subway for more information
Tipping:
10-15% is normal in cabs and
restaurants (where a service
charge is usually included in your
bill).
Restaurants
| étain étain Springfield Court, Queen Street, Glasgow G1 3DQ Tel. 0141 225 5630 étain, an award winning modern French restaurant, is Sir Terence Conran`s first destination restaurant in the UK outside London. Opened in June 2003, étain provides an intimate and elegant setting with a sense of glamour and occasion. The menu, rooted in French tradition, offers carefully prepared and simply presented dishes using the very best Scottish regional produce. |
| Rococo Rococo 202 West George Street, Glasgow G2 2NR Tel. 0141 221 5004 Rococo is one of Glasgow`s finest restaurants, intimate, stylish and luxurious surroundings are equally matched by the impeccable service and outstanding wine list.The restaurants creative menu features modern Scottish cooking complimented by subtle hints of international influences. The second to none attention to every detail - service, ambience, and décor has awarded Rococo numerous prestigious awards, most recently Auchentoshan`s Spirit of Glasgow Restaurant of the Year 2003. The private dining room offers a more intimate dining experience, whether for business meetings or private bookings. Rococo is open for lunch, dinner and is available for exclusive functions. |
| Gamba Gamba 225a West George Street, Glasgow G2 2ND Tel. 0141 572 0899 If the like of fresh sole, halibut, monkfish or lobster is to your taste you will enjoy the superb cooking at the award-winning Gamba. The style of Head Chef and partner Derek Marshall`s outstanding cuisine is fresh and simple which is complemented by a professional front-of-house team. A striking contemporary Mediterranean decor adds to the complete experience. Steaks, poultry and vegetarian dishes are always available. Auchentoshan `Spirit of Glasgow` Restaurant of the Year winner two years running 2000 & 2001. Winner of "The List" magazine Glasgow Restaurant of the Year 2003 & 2004. |
Bars
| Corinthian Corinthian Subway: Buchanan Street 191 Ingram Street Glasgow, G1 1DN Tel.0141 552 1101 Super-stylish city centre complex for Glasgow`s A-list and eye-candy. It`s three bars in one: intimate booths under a glass dome in the main bar; gentleman`s club-style piano lounge and cocktail bar next door; exclusive members-only bar upstairs with Ewan McGregor and Robert Carlyle on the books. Food is modern British, cocktails are Corinthian in spirit and the basement nightclub grooves until 3am. |
| Salty Dog Salty Dog Subway: Buchanan Street 2nd Floor Terrace Princes Square Glasgow G1 3JN Tel. 0141 221 7800 Caviar and Cristal might not be the first thing you think of when you think of Glasgow boozers, especially one called the Salty Dog, but those are just some of the delights on offer at this Prince?s Square mover and shaker. And when we say shaker we mean cocktail shaker: staff mix up to 50 classics and modern inventions usually using exotic spirits unknown to many of us. Beers, malts and cigars are on offer while food-wise we suggest you go fish: lobster, caviar and crayfish being menu regulars. As for the design, forget your image of the traditional Glasgow pub: large silver globes hang from the high ceiling over a wood and granite floor, with the dark granite bar at the end matched in style by sleek black tables and retro wooden chairs. |