Crabshakk Botanics in Glasgow City

The atmosphere and decor is gorgeous! Lots of healthy lovely leafy plants. Scallops and anchovy butter were divine as was the crab cakes. Service is haphazard, servers were too busy having a giggle amongst themselves than to serve us.The wee shakk in finnieston is just more friendlier and down to earth.

We visited Crabshakk Botanics with a friend who recommended we visit, partly because she was taken with the number of plants decorating the restaurant. Unfortunately, she was disappointed because there were less plants than she remembered but that maybe more of a comment on the age and failing memory of our friends than the restaurant’s decor. However, it did seem more austere than the photos on the web site. Perhaps the vegetation returns in the summer. Nonetheless, we were warmly welcomed and were served drinks rapidly. The menu seemed to contain a number of options that I enjoy so I started with the whitebait, whilst my wife had the scallops and our friend chose the chowder. She spent some time discussing the size of the portion with our server who was very helpful and offered to bring a smaller serving. This turned out to be worthwhile as the quantity was exactly what she would have chosen and she thought the chowder was excellent. Likewise Linda enjoyed the scallops that were well cooked and very tender. I was a bit unsure about my whitebait which came with a heavy coating of breadcrumbs which really overpowered the flavour and the texture of the whitebait. Since two of us were driving we had a Prosecco to start but then I was the only one drinking wine. Our main courses were fish and chips which again seemed plentiful and I assume tasty since nothing was left, Linda had the monk fish and I had the dressed crab. The monkfish arrived heavily breaded similar to the whitebait and my wife would have preferred it without the coating. My dressed crab was very pleasant but seemed a little expensive for what it was. I had a dessert which was a special, of lemon sponge which wasn’t particularly memorable, then we finished of with coffee In conclusion a pleasant enough lunch and the service was good but at over £200 for three of us, it seemed a bit pricey.

Our first time here. Impressive welcome noting my allergies. Food attractively presented, delicious, large portions. Staff extremely attentive but not overly so. Lively atmosphere on a Tuesday evening. Certainly will return -soon. Thanks.

Wanted to try Crabshakk for so long…no availability at Finnieston so decided to go to Botanics. Pros Good buzzing atmosphere. Good menu selection Cons Service was absolutely terrible. For what you are paying, you would think the service would be more attentive. The waiter looked as though he couldn’t be bothered serving us. Never checked if we were ok or if we were enjoying your food. Served dirty plates. When we left, not even a goodbye or thank you. The food wasn’t amazing, would have came back but service was just terrible, I wouldn’t bother. Staff were more pretentious than the customers.

Booked table for 7 when we got there they sqeezed us into a table that sat six they said we booked for six and added one later which was not true showed proof on my email booked for seven service was not good taking plates away to quickly

We had an amazing dinner at Crabshakk Botanics. The food is extremely fresh, and carefully seasoned. The atmosphere was bustling and vibrant, even on a Tuesday evening. Try the Taramasalata - delicious!

LOVE the new restaurant! It really has kept the same vibe as Finnieston even though it’s very different. The food wasn’t amazing. It was absolutely fine but they have set their own very high standards. The dressed crab was mostly brown meat with just a sprinkling of white on top, which was a bit disappointing. The squid and crab cakes were reliably good but not the best I’ve had in crabshakk. Of course I will be back. It’s a firm favourite and everywhere has a sub-par day once in a while.

Very on trend and busy: but service was spot on. The nearer you are seated towards the front door, the colder it becomes...to the extent of being draughty and chilly. Fish and chips should be a reliable signature, but let down by very heavy, oily batter. Got the sense and taste of tired oil in the fryer. Salad side dish a bit of a laugh, a mile off being 'Caesar style' as advertised. Missing croutons and anchovy! Would we go again? Not in a rush: it felt poor value.

Crabshakk is a wonderful restaurant. While so many restaurants in Glasgow disappoint post covid, Crabshakk never fails to deliver brilliant, inventive food, friendly service and a lively ambience. It’s wonderful to watch the kitchen team create fresh food in contrast to the quiet kitchens used to heat up mass produced ready meals so common elsewhere. Please never change, Crabshakk. We love you.

Been looking forward to coming to Crabshack for sometime having enjoyed Argyll Street outlet. However I thought the menu was unexciting - although the portions were generous. I felt it was all very safe and i was expecting more and was a bit disappointed. Good food well presented but not amazing. chips/fries were very salty. Service was excellent by the way

We love this restaurant, the food is utterly yummy and the staff are friendly, cheerful and helpful. I have to give a special shout out to the scallops, the squid and the chowder which never disappoint and the desserts are always fabulous. Even the bread and butter is delicious. True, the music could do with being turned down a notch or two but the atmosphere is buzzing. Please, please, please open a restaurant in Edinburgh as it’s a long trek through to Glasgow, not to mention how much a return fare Waverley to Queen Street and subway fare Buchanan Street to Hillhead adds to the cost of the night out. Not only would a restaurant in Edinburgh do really, really well but I’d be able to afford the lobster more often!

We had an excellent dinner, food was tremendous as was the service. Would definitely recommend and will certainly be back. Crab cakes, lobster bisque, roasted halibut and skate wings were all enjoyed, very good standard of cooking and presentation along with a good atmosphere within the restaurant.

I've been to Crabshakk Botanics three times now and it's by far my favourite restaurant in Glasgow. Food is absolutely unbelievable - I genuinely dream about their seared scallops in anchovy and caper butter! I returned with my mum and boyfriend to celebrate my 25th Birthday recently and we all loved our meal. Staff were so friendly and attentive, wine (Picpoul de Pinet) was lovely and food fantastic as always. For starters we shared the seared scallops, the tempura squid with soy and coriander dip and a special sea trout ceviche. For the main course two of us had the spaghetti vongole and my boyfriend had the large fish supper - all the dishes were incredibly tasty, fresh, and absolutely faultless. To top off this wonderful visit, I was delighted to find a birthday card from Crabshakk when we arrived at our table!

Scallops - make sure u order large as they are just too good, amazing food overall, portion size was very good too, tempura squid would serve two people, first visit to the Botanics but been at the original Crabshakk. Botanics was spacious and great service. Only thing I asked for no salads as I don’t like it with dressing and it was still on my order, removed it to a side plate and it didn’t spoil my meal in anyway

We ate here for the first time . We were always meaning to try the one in Finnieston ...we eat out alot but have our favourites and have tended to stick with them . Tonight we thought we will try something new . Great first impression .We could only get a window seat but there was no problem with that . We ordered our drinks and main courses .The food was ok .The service was reasonable .We had to wait a long time for a drink but when we reminded them they came back with one straight away . When the main course was finished we were asked if we wanted anything else ...we said no .At this point we were half way through our drinks...we were considering having another . The waitress came before we were finished our drinks put our bill on the table and said you have 15 minutes to finish your drinks .We will not be back and would not recommend. This is the second ever bad review I have put on TripAdvisor and I am 54 years of age .

Late lunch but the "joint" was busy, but well staffed up. Tables for two against the side wall are a shade small when you add a wine cooler and a huge Muscle Pot etc etc! Staff were great and the food and drink good, not...

This is a great find. The staff were great particularly Ian. A real asset to the crabshak. Ambience lovely and could not fault the lobster crab whitebait and dessert. We live by the sea and the seafood at crabshak was exceptional as it is in...

Wonderful welcome - was able to sit at bar and order amazing seafood and wine. Staff so friendly, fun, and attentive. Food is absolute delicious. Highly recommend

Fabulous food! Excellent quality, exciting flavour combinations and expertly cooked. Iain was our server and he was also excellent. Very accommodating, made recommendations, professional and probably one of the best servers we have had. We will definitely return and have already recommended to friends.

Nice food ruined by genuinely terrible service. To the point where our waitress actively ignored us until we asked (after having her stand near us ignoring us for 20 mins) if we could order and then for the remainder of our meal. Had to go...

Booked in for an early dinner on a busy Saturday afternoon Rosa was our server and she was friendly, helpful and knowledgeable We had a couple of starters from the daily specials as well as the one of our mains The food was fantastic, the...

Awful experience and when I complained the manager basically made it my fault. The food is ok but don’t complaint or they will turn on you.

Wonderful food though a tad expensive . I have to say I was disappointed that we were charged extra for mayonnaise to accompany our monkfish cheeks. Having spent £185 between four of us it was a bit mean.

This venue was excellent. On the day I was there, it was very busy but my haddock and chips was perfect. Followed by chocolate cake and ice cream, I couldn’t fault the food or the service. Highly recommended.

Made our first visit here on Saturday afternoon and was seriously impressed, a much more spacious venue than the sister restaurant. The place is stylish and the staff very friendly and attentive. The smoked haddock croquettes were great, a bit big for a starter, the...

First things first, the food was very tasty. It's not the best value-for-money seafood you can find, but some if its staples (scallops in anchovy butter, crab cakes, lobster, etc) are delicious. We have been to the original Crabshakk a dozen times and once before...

Lovely food delicious fresh seafood couldn’t fault it Taramasalata devious , fresh oysters, excellent light tempura squid, amazing cockles, fresh as fresh crab and wonderful perfectly cooked lemon sole on the bone just perfect. Such a shame about the venue and the staff. Not well...

Enjoyed lunch here. Excellent friendly service. Can recommend the dressed crab, was delicious! Restaurant handy for public transport as only a few minutes walk from Hillside Underground. Would recommend and hope to return

The food was really good and the service was excellent. It was a very busy place but it all worked well.

I was really looking forward to my first visit to Crabshakk Botanics. My initial impression was , rather dark and cold . The waitress was efficient . The food was average. I expected the fish to have, a fresh, from sea to plate taste. I...

This was my birthday treat what a wonderful experience my favourite restaurant in Glasgow the staff food were excellent scallops in anchovy butter my food heaven thanks to all for a wonderful day x

This is a very big restaurant and very noisy as well it has all the charm of eating in a main railway station. To my mind the menu is a bit disjointed with a bunch of random dishes. . As we were a biggish group...

White bait was overdone. Clams in my linguine were a bit gritty. Not what I expect from a usually reliable restaurant.

I was pleasantly surprised with the food and the venue as I hadn’t been before. I had haddock and chips with homemade tartare sauce. My companion had lemon sole and fries with a side of broccoli. Everything was delicious!

Most enjoyable. The architect owner took far too long to expand on the so small Finneston restaurant, but he has made a very smart place at last! The hole place ticks along well. Large fancy kitchen. Friendly staff. Food wise plenty of interesting choices. The...

We have been going to Finnieston since it opened. My friends however never quite liked the Finnieston deal. Over priced and crushed was their view. So our first visit to the Botanics was a bit of a surprise at the quantum leap. Essentially in the...

Lovely atmosphere, gorgeous seafood and drinks. Would recommend the scallops and lobster dishes. Both cocktails were delicious.

My husband, sister and myself visited the Crabshakk Botanics for the first time recently. We had dined in the Finnieston one many times and loved it so decided to try Botanics. We found all the staff to be welcoming, friendly and very attentive and the...

We popped in just for drink, sat in the bar area and decided to try some fish. The restaurant was pretty busy on a Friday lunchtime. We had and tempura Squid and sea trout tartare, both were perfect. We were very impressed. The ambiance was...

Went here today for a birthday celebration and it did not disappoint. A warm greeting on arrival and were shown directly to the table. Complimentary water was offered and delivered straight away. We had the smoked fish plate and scallops for first course and crab...

I don't mind paying top whack for something special and I know quality fish is expensive but despite so much being good this was a case of 'taking the Piss'. Our meal for 4 people was two starters, 4 mains, a couple of side vegs...

Always a fantastic meal, service & atmosphere bu tonight`s mackerel then the halibut was outstanding

A lovely lunch with my husband for his birthday. Food was delicious and service excellent. We always splash out for each others birthday and do not stint on what we order, a real treat and definitely will be giving Crabshak at Botanics another visit

Iv been looking forward to coming for lunch for ages after having a baby but couldn't go to finnieston as I feel its a little small for the pram. We totally forgot about botanics crabshakk! Lovely crabshakk food that we love with added room for...

Had previously visited the original Crabshakk in Finnieston which we thoroughly enjoyed so were looking forward to our meal here and it did not disappoint! The original restaurant has a great buzz with it's cosy dining feel and the Botanics has the same buzz but...

Love the Finnieston original. Botanics completely different in style and size but just as good. Great ambience and food. Loved the sharing starters. Friendly and very efficient staff team. Although we had to vacate table after 2 hours they reserved us a space at large...

THE place to be in Glasgow. NY vibe, open kitchens and outstanding food. Efficient staff team, first class menu - food simply to die for! Can’t wait to return.

We booked the Crabshakk Botanics for a 60th birthday celebration and , to he honest, was very disappointed with our recent visit. We ordered 2 bottles of wine, one white and one red. The waiter questioned me 3 times in my choice of Red, as...

First visit here and unlikely to return. Food was amazing. Cannot fault it but the service. Still waiting for our water . Charged for food we neither ordered or were served. The best however was being told almost immediately after being served coffee they needed...

We dined here to celebrate a brithday and we were both blown away. The service was amazing and the food was even better. Very good value for money with some of the best seafood we’ve ever eaten. Would recommend to everyone in Glasgow!

I very rarely write a review about a restaurant, but I was so disappointed with last night's visit to the Crab Shakk Botanics that I could not let it go without comment. The first thing we noticed as we sat down and the wine list...

Iv wanted to try Crabshakk for ages so when I was given vouchers was great push to finally go. Because we done a walk in we weren’t sure if we would even get a table but for how busy the place was which is always...

The good parts here is the atmosphere, location and staff. Cant fault them at all. Atmosphere is great and really the staff were all great, realy good service all through and they make this restaurant. Food wise it is just very average and quite disappointing....

Visited here for dinner and drinks and it did not disappoint. Highlight of the meal was the club sandwich and crab cakes. Cocktails were nice too. Friendly and welcoming staff. Reasonably priced

Had lunch there . Liked the nice modern restaurant except that finding a parking lot nearby took us a while. We had the scallops and mussels in small plates and the monk fish cheeks with fries. Scallops and mussels were delicious but we did not...

This is a beautifully designed restaurant .We felt we could be in one of the youthful and extremely modern restaurants inSydney or New York. The staff were very attentive and friendly. However the most important I leave to the last . The Food The food...

Been to Crabshak Finnieston several times and love it. Thought we’d check out the botanics to see what it’s like. This restaurant is much bigger with equally nice decor. Staff were pleasant. First mistake was when I was brought a glass of white when I...

Ambiance animée en soirée. Accueil prévenant ( pas de réservation, conseillée le WE) et service très aimable. Assiette créative et...

Dropped in for a quick lunch and was blown away with the food. Now one of my favourite eateries in Glasgow. If you like seafood this is the place for you.

We went to Crabshakk Botanics for lunch while waiting to check into our accommodation. After a warm welcome, the host straight away proposed to get our two trolley cases out of our way and put them in a storage room before seeing us to our...

Fantastic, fresh seafood. Whitebait, Gravlax and a whole crab all delicious. My partners squid was perfect as was the monkfish scampi. Great service. All in all would highly recommend.

Of course Crabshakk Botanics smashed it out of the park. First of all, your staff are always 10/10 - where do you find these amazing people!? I wish other establishments in Glasgow had as good a team as you do. They make visits to your...

First time here as live Aberdeen now but fan original restaurant when living in Glasgow years ago . Design is fantastic and food was superb but so was the service ( Jamie and art graduate from Norwich - brilliant ) - Calum wasn’t our designated...

After being unlucky with a previously pre-booked but over booked restaurant for our anniversary our luck changed for the better. We walked in and the girl on front desk was so helpful and managed to get us a table. The food was fantastic. We opted...

We couldn't have a table would seats at the bar be ok. For me these are the best seats in the house - instant friendly service from a very impressive ,hard working team. We had crab cakes, salt n pepper squid , followed by the...

The new restaurant has been really well done, my partner commented that we could be in New York. Staff were competent and friendly and the food and wine was fabulous. Definitely going back.

I love the original Crabshakk but it was full as usual so we booked the new location. I wish I hadn't. The restaurant is lovely, big and airy, but the quality of the food was not in the same league. The starters of Anchovy Scallops...

Wow, what an imaginative and well-designed interior! We loved the ambience and the whole feel of the restaurant is spot-on. The staff were all amazing. We received excellent service - friendly and efficient. Love the complimentary sparkling water which was offered straight away. The food...

We are regulars at Crabshakk Finnieston and I was certainly wary although curious to book Crabshakk Botanics. This is a very different venue but we loved it. Food was excellent and the staff had the same friendly quality as in original Crabshakk. Now we have...