Cafe Fame in Glasgow City

Great wee place for a munch. Great service from both.

Lovely service and the milk comes in a cow jug so it’s a 10/10 from me.

Lovely calm atmosphere, friendly staff, and delicious food and drinks for a good price

Quite frankly this is the worst excuse of a ‘breakfast’ in Glasgow I have ever had. Over cooked poached egg on a disappointing bit of toast and bad bacon, you would do better buying something cold around the corner from the station. You can tell the staff don’t care about anything and to be fair the nicest thing on the plate was the single slice of continental ham (claiming to be Parma Ham), and you don’t even have to cook that. Please just try caring a bit about what you serve to people. A poached agg should not be the consistency on a hard boiled egg.

Amazing cafe. The menu is fresh and the coffee is great. Staff are always welcoming and friendly.

We ordered food and coffee. After 15 minutes our coffee arrived. It was cold. No sign of any food. After 30 minutes, staff seemed to have lost our order. As we had a train to catch, we paid for our coffee and left.

A very disappointing first visit to Cafe Fame after several missed opportunities. It was partly my own fault as I'd had a bit of a big night previously and I was looking for a substantial breakfast but this wasn't the place for it. A quick look at the menu would have told me this but when you see somewhere for breakfast ranked 4.5, why would you? What I got was a single Egg Benedict on a slice of toast, 3 slices of cheese and ham and a couple more bits of toast. This and a latte was £12, for effectively a continental breakfast. You can see the size of the potion in the photo before. As Eggs Benedict go it was fine, but definitely was not worth the price

Met with family b4 Xmas. Staff friendly and attentive. Space was good for g/son!

Stunning cakes, love you vely spacious place to meet friends and have coffee

Lovely plate of minestrone soup. Cafe temperature was on the low side. Seemed less vibrant that my last visit here.

Great food, great location only problem was I found the cafe cold.

Very good typical Scottish breakfast. To do !!!

The atmosphere was very cozy, Price of food is decent with good portion sizes

Had a really enjoyable lunch here for the first time, and will definitely return. The ambience was perfect, and I would recommend the MonaLisa ciabatta panini which was fab 👍

Lovely place, great vibe,8 service and staff.

Lovely for brunch and a catch up with friends. Nice atmosphere and able to chat easily without struggling to hear or having to shout at each other.

A lovely cafe with customers from all walks of life. Varied, comfortable seating, friendly and attentive staff!

Place was busy at lunch time, staff looked a bit lost at times, waited too long to order, to long to wait for food to be brought, a second coffee and cake was an inconvenience! Maybe an off day, maybe a first day, maybe short staffed, not great regardless.

القهوه عاديه جنها نيسكافيه مع الحليب وما انصح خاصه السياح

The best caffee in Glasgow I've tried. Very relaxed atmosphere and kind service, thank you!

Great tuna sandwich, good coffee, nice atmosphere. And nice prices 👍

Although it's a good looking café with high ceilings and a nice atmosphere, unfortunately we had to go somewhere else as it was taking so long to even take our order. People came in after us and had their order taken and coffees brought when we still hadn't even had our order taken. The breakfast menu was very limited and the chairs tired. I can only assume they must be understaffed. Edit: After having the owner respond having apparently inaccurately timed our visit (feeling uncomfortable at being timed by the way), I read other reviews for this café and am further put off by the multiple unfriendly review responses from the owner. Edit: I reduced my stars after the way you responded as your response lowered my opinion. I have not lied in my review. If you check my profile you will see this is the only bad review I have ever left which I feel says a lot

I would give a 5☆ but then there is nothing to strive for! Food was delicious, coffee on point and the staff lovely.

Wir hatten nach unserer Ankuft in Glasgow Lust auf einen Kaffe und einen kleinen Snack zum Essen und sind durch Zufall an diesem Cafe vorbeigekommen. Wir wurden sofort herzlich Willkommen geheißen und bedient. Die Suppe des Tages und die "MonaLisa" haben uns gut geschmeckt und "gestärkt", so dass wir unseren Tripp fortsetzten konnten 😀

Awesome atmosphere. Food is great. Would recommend 😀

Nice place with great coffee and a wide choice of delicious pastries and sandwiches.

Nice Café. Food was good and the service was friendly.

Lovely coffee. Atmosphere was nice and chill / retro

it was accidental click while I was reviewing my list and I did not notice that before your reply. Sorry for any misunderstanding for anyone who saw the rate. In fact you were quite welcoming

Atmospheric place to visit, good coffee

Cafetería básica con un marcado estilo italiano que acude a fotografías de famosos para atraer al público. Buen ambiente y buen servicio.

Croissant war trocken, Kuchen war trocken. Joghurt mit Obst zu wenig, um satt zu werden. Alles in allem keine Empfehlung.

Excellent & service with really friendly & knowledgeable welcoming staff, excellent seating, clean and spacious for weary travellers with trollies & cases. The ambience of Art Deco feel just adds to the atmosphere of the cafe😊 The food is excellent, pleasing to the eye, perfectly cooked heated & served by counter & wating staff, they have excellent presentation skills. The poached egg with cheese on toast & mocha was I had this morning for brunch inside was top notch🍽💫 Excellent level access for the visually impaired & wheelchair users, like myself, has excellent accessible toileting/ changing access too.. I am impressed with this cafe, definitely worth 5 stars overall.

I would give more stars. I wanted a cozy breakfast place where I could also do a bit of work. I also wanted a twist to my lorne wrap (with rocket and salad tomatoes) and the lovely staff indulged me. the cost of everything was even more pocket friendly than I expected.

Spacious room to enjoy good coffee in a comfy chair. Vegan options are limited, although the panini was ok.

Lovely vibe. Friendly staff. The coffee was amazing.

Only been to this wee gem a couple of times- but I am hooked ! So lovely to be away from all the “ chain “ cafes. I love the decor too and have no complaints about staff . Food is good and a little bit different from the run of the mill offerings at other cafes . I will be back . 😊

Kult sted med hyggelig ansatte, bra kundeservice

The most charming little spot. I visited on a Monday afternoon with my toddler. Here are my highlights - - The Mocha was amazing. Easily one of the best I've ever had. - Fully stocked pastry case. The Banana bread was delicious. - The owner/manager is attentive and kind. We chatted about our kids for a few minutes and he made sure we were comfortable. - The atmosphere is laid back and calm, with lovely music in the background. The way the light came in through the windows made it so warm and cozy. - I got a salad to go. The servers were very accommodating, and the salad was very good as well. Can't wait to go back!

Plenty choice of meals, snacks. Staff very friendly. Prices not too expensive. Very clean.

I have visited this cafe for years, I used to really like it. In fact, I gave it a 5 star review 4 years ago. Sadly, I’ll now avoid it permanently. I organised a meet up, once a week, for my friends. They insisted on a local cafe with good coffee, centrally located. Every time we’ve visited the owner has made us feel unwelcome. I think it is because we don’t tend to buy a lot of food, and we stay for 2 hours. At no point has every table been taken, there was always more space, so I’m not sure what the problem was. We were made to feel unwelcome, and the owner and the waitress drew looks off us. If you have a problem with your customers, come and explain it to us, we were paying customers like everyone else. I suspect you didn’t because we were doing nothing wrong and you’re just a grumpy dude. I hope you take this time to reflect on your actions. With your attitude you’re undoubtedly losing business. I won’t be back. *UPDATE* Reply to owner, In the interests of fairness, I thought it right to correct the record on some of your points in your reply, I think perhaps your memory needs a refresh: 1. We visited 3 times (not 6) 2. We moved “furniture” a small table and a chair, about 2 feet nearer, once. 3. At no point, at any time, was the café ever full. 4. Emphatically, there was no reserved sign on the table we did move. 5. At no point did anyone ask us to move the furniture back – but I did help you, even after your pretty poor attitude and behaviour. So, if your problem wasn’t us staying there, then I am not sure what it was. Even if what you said were true, it doesn’t excuse your attitude or behaviour. Please bear this in mind for future. Ciao.

Always a friendly and efficient service. A great place for a catch up or a business meeting. Good coffee and tasty food.

When I can get to Glasgow, Cafe Fame is a required stop. Haven't been in for ages ( thanks covid) but look forward to making it back in.

Proper chocolate pastry and proper coffee. Spacious, quirky, delicious!

Called in for a quick coffee before a meeting, but due to staff shortage, there was a delay, so had to leave with takeaway snack.

Myself and a friend were making a day trip to Glasgow, and we wandered about to find a nice little brunch spot and ended up here. We should have continued to walk as the food we received was cold, overpriced and not as advertised. The service was very poor and myself and friend felt very uncomfortable and unwelcomed and couldn’t wait to leave and when we did leave, we left hungry and £18.60 poorer, for two cold, heavy mayo paninis and two sad excuses for cups of tea. To say this has effected my mood is an understatement and has ruined my first day over to Glasgow.

Good cafe located very centrally in town. Staff are friendly and accommodating to children and adults alike. Menu isn't huge but all dishes looked tasty and our soup and sandwiches were very tasty. Well laid out and very clean. Definitely worth a visit if in city centre

Great cafe, great location, great staff. I go all the time, couldn't recommend more for a quick coffee.

Great home baking in Italian style

Food was very disappointing, ordered a panini and got a seeded roll with piles of rosemary and salt on instead. Also ordered another panini that did come as a panini, but both were definitely not worth the money. Its a shame the food was a let down as the decor was very nice. Music didnt really match the decor at all either (backstreet boys + nice old furniture).

A wee gem. Spent a few hours here for meetings. Table service was spot on. Food and drinks were well prepared and tasty. Designed for body and soul with comfy chairs and beautiful decor.

This is how coffee should taste

Popped in for a coffee. We had lovely lattes. Lovely surroundings and friendly staff.

Very tasty and cheap, the atmosphere is top notch. The staff is friendly and always ready to help. Will definitely come back, you are the best.

One of our go to eateries. Great location in the city centre. Friendly, welcoming staff.

Good service and atmosphere reasonably priced menu

Asked the waitress to bring us water twice and she didn't. Mediocre sandwiches, good coffee, good value for money

Lovely little cafe that I visit often. Lovely bit of tranquility in a busy city centre.

Lovely little cafe close to town centre. Great service, great staff, excellent food

Some of our party of four had problem with soup., was dismissed in the most unprofessional way. Have been going here for years, won't be back :-(

A great little cafe near to Central station. Lovely, freshly made cakes and pastries and a delicious selection of sandwiches and toasties. Very friendly staff and a nice atmosphere. Recommended for a spot of tea, coffee and cake or a quick breakfast.

My third time here. Good atmosphere & nice, bright place to be. Nothing fancy...just a good place to meet for coffee & lunch.

Трішки розчарована. Зайшли випити кави в приємній атмосфері. Атмосфера дійсно приємна, але все, що ми замовили, було не найкращої якості. Кава не смачна, канолі сухі, апельсиновий сік містив на 2/3 склянки лід, це у жовтні. Нащо мені лід у жовтні? Квіти на столику виявились штучними. В цілому, непогане місце, посидіти в домашній атмосфері, але ми не повернемось і нікому б не радила.

The atmosphere was pleasant but the canolis and coffee were unpleasant. I would not go again or recommend this place. It should be noted that I did not try any of the lunch or breakfast food, but after the items I did have, I wouldn't risk it. In reply to the cafe reply. I'm sorry that I seem to have offended you with my review. I simply feel that I've had much better coffee (even at a greggs or Starbucks). I drank it because I paid for it. I didn't intend to eat lunch there, I simply wanted something sweet to go with the coffee and the canoli flavor was bland and not very enjoyable. Your aggressive response seems over the top. I also don't know who you're talking about, but the other individual I was with did not review the cafe. I have nothing to gain from the review and no issue. I am simply being honest and I'm sorry if my review of my experience upset you.

Nice place to meet friends. Not generally too busy and very central.

Nice place. Good prices . Very quiet. No much choices for breakfast yet very good coffee 👌

No me ha gustado, caro , escaso y sucio, las sillas sucias , el baño con mal olor

Good coffee and cake on a Saturday afternoon

Location and interior only Food and service is less than Average,though the girl work hard but i think the cafe needs professional chief,coffee no arts no taste I asked for cheese and tomato toast i got it only cheese with the same price My wife requested a criossonet and was not good at all

Pleasant atmosphere, limited but tasty menu, great staff

Such an nice place, the stuff was the absolute sweetest!! ❤️ And a really nice ambiente as well! Highly recommended!

Great Cafe, had breakfast there. Good coffee excellent croissant.

Discovered this gem by accident - lovely building, great food & friendly staff. Definitely worth visiting if you're in Glasgow! To add: visited again last weekend & it's still just as good - we really enjoyed our lunch!

we had a beautiful light lunch 😋 the staff were very good and made us very welcome.

Leek heel leuk. Helaas kwamen we om half 4 binnen en sloot de tent om 4u. Vreemd en jammer. Een andere dag nog n keer terug geweest, deze keer voor ontbijt. Dát was heerlijk, goeie koffie, lekkere toast, smakelijke eieren. Kortom duidelijk een café voor ontbijt en lunch.

Love this place. The big windows, high ceilings, friendly staff as well as the tasty and traditional food and drink offerings. It is an Italian-themed cafe, with a map of Italy in one of the coffee tables, panini and bruschette on the menu and cannoli in the display cabinet (even the name of the cafe is Italian - “fame" means hunger in Italian). The coffee, truth be told, is not quite to my taste - I find it too bitter. It’s a dark-roast Italian-style espresso, which is in keeping with the cafe’s Italian vibe, and a type of coffee I usually enjoy. I used to live in Italy, have drunk (and made) a lot of espresso and espresso-based drinks over the years, and so I have some relevant knowledge here. I am guessing the bitterness that I’m tasting is a result of them using a particularly dark roast and/or pulling shots that are particularly highly-extracted (espresso extraction can be varied by the barista and is a function of grind size, ratio of ground coffee used to liquid coffee yielded, and brew temperature). I see that a lot of people leave positive reviews for the coffee - I am just reflecting my personal preferences here. And, despite finding it bitter, I usually can’t resist ordering a coffee when I’m there (I miss Italian coffee). Overall it’s a charming place and I love it - one of my favourite spots in Glasgow, hence the five star review. Recommended.

Lovely wee friendly place with a very relaxing atmosphere

Nice quiet place for a tea or coffee cup with your loved ones🥰

Lovely food. Well priced with helpful staff. 😁

Lovely relaxed atmosphere and good choices.

Lovely cafe staff we very friendly and welcoming, food was great, will definitely return.

Nice place, good service, nice pastries but disappointing coffee…

An eclectic decor matched my eclectic breakfast. I get to Glasgow about once a year and always head to this most excellent café to enjoy its unique and pleasant atmosphere. The food is good and the staff always helpful. Bypass the chains and franchises and come here instead.

Lovely little spot to grab some comfort food! Service was fab :)

Food always good, staff friendly and efficient.

Great coffee and food for great prices and a nice place. Also lovely staff.

Excellent! Great food, great prices, super service! Would highly recommend!

Ordered mocha with caramel absolutely amazing. Great customer service too!

Lovely cafe, staff were super friendly

Brilliant soup and nice ambience

My friend and I visited here 2 weeks ago for coffee and cake. It was my choice as I had always wanted to try it (it always looks busy). On our arrival at the door there is a sign informing you of the step which I did pass onto my friend but she still managed to stumble as she was doing something else at the time. The little tables are set out on each side due to the draught you would get in the centre every time some one comes in. We approached the counter to be told choose a table for table service. The cafe is nice and airy with high ceilings and on the right hand side there is a wrap around banquette with little tables in front and around. We chose a table on the right side and as we had had a glance at the cakes behind the counter I was hoping that they had more substantial ones in the kitchen. The staff member had on a mask but we weren't asked to do track and trace at all. We ordered coffee and were told that the cakes at the counter were all that they had. They tasted nice but coffee and walnut cake and lemon drizzle slice didn't wow me. The service was good and polite and the coffee was lovely but I think that I was hoping for more along the lines of Patisserie Valerie.

Had a lovely serving of latte and scones. Lovely food. Great welfoming staff.(esp the one dressed up as a vanpire for Halloween). Lively music. Amazing value for money. Would recommend and would come back again.

Lovely building. Good service. Great coffee.

Great to back after 18 months. Great to see some familiar faces. Food and service is great.

Good coffee, nice fresh scone and pleasant staff.

Called for coffee and cake mid morning. Very relaxing atmosphere. Nice choice of cake

Great Service staff very efficient food lovely 😍

Delicious food and excellent service. 4 stars only because they didn't have baby changing facilities.

Very relaxing, lovely staff and delicious food.

Nice staff, nice place, good coffee.