Cafe Andaluz West End in Glasgow City

Great food, great service, great atmosphere, very accommodating even though clearly busy.

My girlfriend and I popped in a few weeks ago, I may have been a little on the emotionally tired side (4 pints of emotional tiredness on an empty stomach, to be exact). The chap who greeted us asked if we had any allergies (I do, I can't eat fish or seafood), and gave us a book of ingredients related to each dish. In my emotionally tired state I ordered something that came with an sauce inflicted with anchovy. The food was brought, and just as I was about to eat, the nice man who had greeted us, came running over to tell us about our mistake, and I mean running. Now, I don't get acute anaphylaxis from eating fish, but I was bloody grateful for the intervention. Glad that the staff are on the ball, and care enough to save emotionally tired idiots like me, from ourselves. The rest of the staff were top notch too, and that's saying something these days.

Friendly welcome from the manager Miguel when my wife & I visited for an evening meal. Very stylish & comfortable interior with fantastic selection of tapas at reasonable prices & efficient, friendly service.

Excellent food and service! Would recommend

The small paella portion was surprisingly tasty.

Absolutely 100% a better experience than the St Vincent Street restaurant, better ambience feels more Spanish. Food etc. Was excellent. Thanks guys

Wine is still too expensive £26 a bottle could get it on supermarkets for £8

Me dieron un vale para unas tapas y una copa de sangría y me recordaron por qué dejé de comprar los vales yo mismo. La comida era bastante agradable, pero la sangría es la peor que he probado. Si cambiaran sus ofertas para incluir una copa de vino en su lugar podría visitar más regularmente. También estuve aquí en una gira de restaurantes últimamente y solo incluyeron su sangría de baja calidad de la que mucha gente se quejó.

What an amazing place. We had a family of 16 there last night for a birthday 🎂 party. The staff were absolutely amazing 110%. Thank you all from the Finnigan family.

Vinimos aquí para comer un sábado por la tarde. Bajas escalones para descubrir que es mucho más grande de lo que pensabas que sería. Está bien espaciado con mesas y cabinas. El personal zumba, pero permanece tranquilo y profesional durante todo el proceso. Pedimos una selección de platos y no podía faltar la comida. De primera. Los baños son un poco limpios y los pasos eran un poco resbaladizos, pero la comida, el servicio y el lugar en sí era excelente

Asombroso. Este lugar y su equipo nunca decepcionan! ¡Comería aquí todas las noches si pudiera permitirme! Mi hermana, su hija y yo la pasamos increíble. Gran comida gran ambiente. No creo que hubiera una mesa vacía en el lugar que habla por sí misma.

Cafe Andaluz isn’t what it used to be. On this occasion, the food was average and the service was pretty slow. We won’t be rushing back.

Having visited a few times and having the opportunity to celebrate my birthday, I plumped for another visit. Service, food, was exceptional. The lamb tagine was something to write home about. Tapas dishes are supposed to be served in one fell swoop so you expect that some dishes cool down quicker than others. I cannot fault this place and would highly recommend a visit, prices are not excessive and you get what you pay for.

Organised a surprise 50 th for my husband ( 22 guests ) the staff were so friendly very quick to take orders and serve dish dishes food as always delicious can’t recommend enough

Food was lovely, although prices are heavily inflated being in the West End and taking full advantage of its location next to the uni. They wanted the table back after an hour and half when food had taken 40 mins to come out then we asked for dessert but they needed the table back. We spent £130 so you'd think they'd want to keep us for dessert but no we were ushered out.

Not quite like the "pinchos" in the cafe bars in the Basque region but still lovely. If you're looking to reminisce about your tapas experience from a recent trip you would enjoy this well established restaurant. We shared two seafood dishes a tortilla and side salad with sparkling mineral water all for £30. It is the West End but still pretty good prices. I first tried this restaurant over 20 years ago. I'm not sure how much the menu has changed but it's still worth a visit.

Booked a table for west end restaurant as a change from our usual at St Vincent street. Was my wife’s birthday and we do enjoy the tapas and cocktails at Cafe Andaluz. Food was great as always. Staff were okay but not as good as other restaurant. One issue was after our tapas and drinks we declined the offer for dessert due to being full. Hoping to order another drink we were then given the bill without asking. This was only 45 minutes into our table reservation. Bit of a negative end feeling like being forced out the door. Looks like we will be going back to our preferred restaurant at St Vincent street in future.

My favourite Spanish restaurant in Glasgow.

Visitado para cenar con las chicas. La comida estaba deliciosa, algo para todos en el menú. El vino era genial, un ambiente encantador con buen servicio. Muy recomendable

Much quieter than the St Vincent st one, good experience. Try caffee bonbon for ending your dessert and tell me. I will return.

Tapas dishes are amazing, if I am ever in the west end for dinner this is where am heading 🥰

Food is fantastic. Never had a bad meal here in 20 years... Staff are fantastic and friendly - great conversations with the kids and never rushing away.

Es nuestro restaurante español favorito donde la comida y el servicio son cálidos y agradables y deliciosos a precios asequibles

Have dined here several times and really enjoyed. Today we ordered the most expensive menu for 2 and were very disappointed. Two seafood dishes (prawn pil pil and calamari) entirely overcooked and chewy. Very surprised. It felt like they had been reheated in the microwave, which might be the case as we wait almost an hour between starter and main. Unexpectedly disappointed. Similar to the decline of La Barca in Helensburgh.

As always a warm welcome, great food and service. One of my favourite places! Thanks again for a great experience!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Set in the west end of Glasgow the restaurant has beautiful decor combined with friendly staff only to willing to make your stay a memorable experience.

Found this place by accident when looking for somewhere to eat. We have not been out for ages and did a game of put up a Google map of the west end,shut my eyes and touch the screen. This is where we landed and the experience was fantastic from start to finish. Gentleman who greeted us was warm and friendly, the atmosphere as soon as you walk in was buzzing. The seating is comfortable. Staff were over withing minutes to take our drink orders and left us to choose. The menu is not massive, so your head won't be spinning trying to choose, but the descriptions of all the amazing food make the choices tough. We chose a sharing platter to start which was with us quickly. I asked the advice of our server as to how many dishes to choose and she recommended 5 or 6, she was spot on,as there were two of us the amount was perfect, the food was delicious,full of flavour and fresh. All in all an amazing experience and we are already trying to decide what dishes we will have next time, maybe even have the paella.

Lovely staff, lovely food & lovely atmosphere as always

Café Andaluz nunca decepciona. Los platos de tapas son increíbles. Siempre una bienvenida amable y un excelente servicio. No puedo esperar a volver pronto. 🎄

Staff were excellent, made me feel at ease dining alone, asked me where I wanted to sit. Food was tremendous as always. Will be back very soon.

Never let down by this place, just love it

Nice food good atmosphere but takes a long time to get served....

Romantic restaurant in the heart of the West End. Highly recommended for a date night

We had a fabulous lunch, the restaurant wasn't too busy or noisy given it was the weekend before Xmas. The service was fantastic, the staff were polite, professional and friendly. The food was delicious and so much choice. Drinks and coffees were lovely too. Overall a great experience

Originally tried to book this for a night time visit having previously been here on New Year's Eve and loved it. The only vacancy we could was a lunchtime slot at 3:45 so we settled for that. The restaurant was considerably quieter than we expected having said that it was very relaxed and ambience was great. We chose 7 tapas dishes to share between two and all were freshly made, well presented and tasty Desserts were outstanding and perfect to finish off a lovely afternoon. We are fans of Spanish food and go to Spain several times a year, we haven't tasted better tapas either in Spain or UK!

Saw the beautiful wall art outside in blue yesterday walking past, so I decided to give it a go! It’s got such a nice and relaxing vibe, I walked in and the kind waiter gave me a bar seat, had some nice small dishes and a glass of sangria! The cream brûlée was super good too! I will be baaackk! :D

Fantastic food and great service too .

went here for a Christmas dinner with around 9 people, service was excellent and food arrived fast. It was fantastic value and even with a group that size we were allowed to order whatever tapas we wanted

Omg this is the first time I have been here and I'll definitely be back, the food is absolutely outstanding, every dish tasted delicious, staff were so friendly too. A new favourite of mine now x

Such a lively and fun atmosphere.!!

Veníamos a un evento a la vuelta de la esquina, así que este parecía un buen lugar para el almuerzo. Superó nuestras expectativas en cuanto a decoración (todas esas preciosas baldosas de cerámica española) , ambiente y amabilidad. Pedimos tres tapas cada uno del domingo fijo - oferta de precio. Todos surgieron muy rápido y nos dieron una gama de sabores. Disfrutamos mucho de las anchoas frescas, los langostinos con mejillones y la ensalada mallorquina, pero encontramos los otros platos un poco sobrecocinados / sofocados en crema. Una buena cerveza española y un vino español OK complementaron bien la comida. Sin duda iría de nuevo y recomendaría a otros para probarlo.

Amazing place amazing food amazing service

Nice, relaxed and welcoming atmosphere. Food was delicious. Will definitely be back

Lovely food. Good service and fine wine list

We haven’t been here for a few years so my daughter and I thought we’d give it a go. We decided on the 3 course lunch menu,which to be honest wasn’t very interesting or different The haddock was dry & the chicken in a honey mustard sauce had 0 mustard,disappointing. The paella was really nice though. The head manager did the ‘would you like me to speak to you in Spanish or Glaswegian’ chat line🥱Ye glaswegian will be fine🤔 The young English chap who served us a few times was very pleasant. Considering it was so quiet the service was lacking especially from the 2 head guys,who just seemed to spend a lot of time chatting to each other. The cocktails,a Cosmo and Bellini were dire. The put you on the spot moment of you don’t have to pay the service charge while standing over you as you put in your card is a total disgrace,I didn’t want to but as I was paying for lunch I didn’t want any hassle. For the prices you should expect better & for 2 people to pay an extra 10%???? NEVER AGAIN.

Another great family dinner. Food was full of flavour and the service and wine were flowing freely.

I've been ordering from here since 2019 and it's one of the very few places where the quality and portion sizes remain excellent and consistent. Highly recommend.

It’s our favourite restaurant. It’s just a wonderful place. The decor is amazing, the food is always delicious and the staff always helpful. Never disappointing

I would like to say a massive thank you to all at Cafe Andaluz West End. Not only was the food delicious and surroundings lovely, but the staff went out of their way to accommodate us and were friendly and smiling throughout. We will most definitely be back.

Went for brunch on Saturday with my mum, we had an itison voucher which was great value. The food was delicious and good portions. We both had the Spanish breakfast, orange juice and coffee. Would deffo come back

Been a while since we’ve dined here and sad to say we won’t be back. Food was really disappointing, tasteless. I used to love the calamari but it’s been replaced by cheap strips I would expect to find in a sub standard pub menu.

Absolutely fantastic dining experience, food was all fantastic, staff were all lovely, food served quickly even though it was very busy, will definitely be back

My first time in this chain for Tapas and was very disappointing. Calamari was palid, soggy and had no seasoning. Prawns were over cooked and the only flavour came from the oil they were served in. My dining companions said paella and vegetarian options were OK. A caramel cheese cake was nicely presented but was just massively sweet and with little taste. Overall quite an expensive meal which was not that great. Customer service was however good. I probably won't return.

Had a lovely tapas meal with my wife. Great value and the staff were very attentive without being "in your face". Will definitely be back! 😁

went for a meal with work colleagues, we all enjoyed the food, staff were lovely and will be back

Choices of tapas really good, service great.

Have been here a few times and they consistently excel in both food and service. Highly recommend the sangria, patatas bravas, and pinchitos andaluces!! Another plus is they have a ton of gluten free options.

Amazing visit great food atmosphere and service. Miguel made us so welcome and we had a lovely waitress at table 408 shout out to her! Definitely be back it was a lovely relaxed meal. Tapas was amazing and the wine even better. Thank you 🤩

Loved it! Unlike some places where you can feel like an 'Itison or Groupon customer', we received excellent service and delicious food. Will definitely be back, we had a great time and the churros were particularly satisfying! Thank you 😊

Great atmosphere, really well presented restaurant. Food was top quality, one of the best tapas I've had.

We were so looking forward to trying this place out, the surroundings are lovely and clean and the staff were very attentive. Unfortunately the food was not up to much at all. I went for the mushroom tapas dish only to find the stalks from the mushroom through it and not many at that. We had 2 potato dishes, both dishes were bland, unseasoned and the potatoes had not been cooked enough. I feel they are using cheap food and masking it with the sauces. Not for us, we won’t be back which is a shame as it is a lovely place.

Food and service were excellent. Not our first visit but it's been consistent. Especially loved the tagine, black pudding and brownie. It was also clear that the team care about one another which was lovely to see, especially when service/restaurant work can be demanding.

Nice change Taste’s quite authentic No patatas a la pobré Patatas bravas shouldnae be smothered in alioli

Cracking tapas restaurant in the West end of Glasgow. An excellent choice of food on the menu which made it so hard to choose from but ended up going for the seafood paella which was brilliant. Great atmosphere and the staff were really helpful and attentive. A proper rustic place.

What a great place! It is located in an alley in a basement and might appear sketchy at first glance, but once inside, it's warm and welcoming. They offer a wonderful assortment of Tapas (small plates) and Paella dishes. About 3 Tapas per person will make a meal, and the Paella dishes can be shared. Reservations are a good idea as the secret appears to be out!

1st time great food and great service will definitely be going back

Excellent food, friendly staff.

Loved the food and atmosphere. Our waiters were brilliant.

A very nice place to spend some time with friends. The staff is very attentive. The food has good seasoning. A very busy place. It depends on the day. But I recommend reserving a place. The patatas bravas are not very brave but they have a good flavor.

Lovely food, just the right portion size. Good choice across the menu. Did the Sunday set price. Would go back!

Delicious food, friendly and attentive staff, pretty setting.

Love going into the west end for food. Cafe Andaluz never disappoints. Service was / is always great, staff are on the ball, polite. Great service. It's quick, food Is roasting hot when served and very tasty. Kids enjoyed the options on their kid menu. All staff say hello with a smile. I enjoy going here. I recommend Cafe Andaluz.

Absolutely superb Full of flavour Really fast service Very much worth a visit

One of my favourite places for Spanish Tapas. I love the authenticity of the place, Great menu, lots of choice, food is amazing we loved all of our dishes, we shared 3 each and it was loads. Still had space for dessert and coffee. Coffee came with a lovely slice of tablet 👌 staff where lovely. Decent prices for the westend

Delicious breakfast in this characterful restaurant near Gallery of Modern Art. Spanish breakfast was really yummy and coffee excellent. Lovely service and jaunty music made this a memorable visit.

Had a fantastic meal here for our 9 year wedding anniversary. Had used the city centre restaurant numerous times but loved this one equally as much if not more. Our waitress iris was lovely so attentive but not intrusive The meal was as expected top quality Love the wine and cider selection Sangria is nice and also had a complimentary drink for our anniversary such a nice touch will be back time and time again

Very good tapas (and choice) with very pleasant waiters. The decor is also really beautiful and warm, I recommend it for those who like tapas!

Every single aspect of our meal and evening was 11 out of 10. Probably one of the best meals out I’ve had and I eat out a lot. Can’t wait to go back next time we’re in Glasgow.

4pm, Restaurant half empty, dozens of seats outside and they can't find a table? Not exactly welcoming...

Second visit here. Just love it. Delicious food. Lovely wine. A white Rioja. Great venue. Staff were all very good too.

We used an itison voucher, with which we got 2 glasses of sangria, olives and bread, 5 tapas and 2 desserts. The food was great and it was the right amount to share between 2 people. The selection of drinks was not great though so -1 star. They only had some small beer bottles and a bland lager on tap. The sangria was good, but at almost £8 per glass it was very overpriced, as were all drinks they sold. Even though we had a voucher, they added a 10% service charge on top of the entire thing. This whole service charge nonsense is a ridiculous money grab and needs to stop, so -1 star. The decor was quite nice and the staff were alright. Overall, a decent experience, let down by silly things.

We used an itison voucher, with which we got 2 glasses of sangria, olives and bread, 5 tapas and 2 desserts. The food was great and it was the right amount to share between 2 people. The selection of drinks was not great though so -1 star. They only had some small beer bottles and a bland lager on tap. The sangria was good, but at almost £8 per glass it was very overpriced, as were all drinks they sold. Even though we had a voucher, they added a 10% service charge on top of the entire thing. This whole service charge nonsense is a ridiculous money grab and needs to stop, so -1 star. The decor was quite nice and the staff were alright. Overall, a decent experience, let down by silly things.

Lovely staff. Great service. Delicious tapas and a nice ambiance.

Great atmosphere, service and food. Lovely authentic restaurant in a charming location.

We sat outside , but inside is very nice as well, food is tapas style, food was great and service was very good… Spanish draft beer was outstanding.

Just not good enough. Customer service poor . Waiter was quite offhand and dismissive about our feedback. Food below average . Food not fresh .

Sat outside on Cresswell lane to have tapas and a glass of Tempranillo. An amazing cap to an exhausting week. The service is always excellent and the food simply divine. The stand are so lovely in this restaurant and made even nicer when you're welcomed as a local. Thank you for the amazing experience and food. Your pollo rabozado con miel is an favourite!

A pre-theatre meal with the 3 tapas deal each, 2 breads, one portion fries and 1 desert only plus drinks came to over £140. I don't think this is a reasonable early dinner when it is small plates. Staff were fantastic and get 100% of the mandatory service charge. Wont be hurrying back.

Great meal as always. Brilliant table next to bar, our waitress was very warm and welcoming. We picked 4 dishes each, which were all mostly lovely. Loved the prawns and loved the lentil and sweet potato salad dish. Calamari was a bit flat but tasted good and I wasn’t so keen on the chicken and pork kebabs - but think that was more to do with my taste and not that there was anything wrong with it. Wine was really good too. Will definitely go back, always guaranteed a good time.

Very nice, tasy food and amazing, attentive and kind staff

Breakfast was delicious friendly staff

It is a fantastic place for Spanish and Portuguese people to have a little taste of home, so if you love our food, you'll love Cafe Andaluz for sure.

Portion sizes seem to be getting smaller and prices are going up. I always order the calamari and it’s normally a large portion of full calamari rings, when I visited last week the calamari was cut in half into strips (possibly to give the appearance of a bigger portion) and wasn’t as nice as usual. The portion size of the fried fish (used to be cod) which is now haddock is tiny as well, not worth £9.45! Really disappointing as we have been coming to Cafe Andaluz for 10+ years. Our bill was £170 for 4 people and I didn’t feel the quality and portion size reflected this price. Service also wasn’t as good as it is has been before, difficult to order more drinks etc. waiters passing plates over to you very clumsily.

The service is super good, the quality of the food doesn't seem very good to me compared to Spain, expensive food and not very good quality.

Fantastic place but I do not agree with a service charge being added to the bill and it is slightly over priced.

I loved this place. Nice ambiance , friendly staff, great food. I will be back soon

First time in for breakfast and did not dissapoint,as always great food,good portions and value for money,excellent helpfull staff.

What a great place for a meal. Spanish tapas dishes allow you to sample different things and all of our dishes were amazing. Server's were friendly and attentive. I would add that if you have mobility problems, the restaurant is in the basement and there is quite a steep winding staircase down.

Lovely restaurant, great food, service excellent

Cracking place. The food was beautiful and in arrived very quick. The staff were very helpful and polite. I highly recommend this place. Every time I go its a great experience. I will keep returning. The price is quite good too.