Lotus in Glasgow City

This review is for the Lotus Restaurant on Great Western Road which opened not that long ago, and has helped fill the gap left by the closure of Byblos Café last July and serves excellent Lebanese food with a good varied menu and a fine selection of middle eastern beverages. Well worth a visit for those who like Lebanese cuisine.

We have just eaten there - the food was outstandingly great . Superb value for money and lovely staff . We will definitely be back . A little gem of a place on Great Western Road

Great food vegetarian and meat, good selection, lovely service very welcomeing and excellent price.

We have eaten here as a family group before, and had excellent food. My recollection was that we had too much food, so this time we tried to order sensibly - and failed!! We ordered olives and a tomato onion salad as starters. Unfortunately they arrived at the same time as our mains - perhaps i should have said beforehand - and the bowl of olives was HUGE! The olives themselves were small and nice - we each ate about 15, and this wasn't even half o the bowl! For our mains we had a mixed shawarma and a mixed sandwich, with rice and chips included. We also had two mint teas. The food was excellent, but in no way did we manage to eat it all. The waiter offered to make up a doggy bag for us (neat boxes actually, so we went away with a lot of food for the next day. How much did it cost? Only £32.50!! There is no drinks licence by the way. Scotstoun has virtually no sit in restaurants, but this one is a little gem. There is always parking nearby, and the food and value is excellent. Try it!

Great food. One of the best in Glasgow. I highly recommend it. Amazing shawarma, starters and kebabs

Visited Beruit about 5 years ago, and since then have got the taste for Lebanese food, and luckily for me, Glasgow has a number of great Lebanese Restaurants. One that took me a while to get around to visiting was Loyus on Dumbarton Road in the west end of the city. Nice settings, and friendly staff. Prices are excellent, and most importantly, the food is brilliant! Their chicken shwarma is very tasty. If in the area and want a quick meal, then I highly recommend here.

This Lebanese restaurant is near my son's house, and we have often eaten a takeaway - this is the first time we have eaten in. It has been recently refurbished, and is nice and clean. Service was very prompt, and the food very tasty. We were given a free plate of falafels - nice touch - and everyone enjoyed the food. Certainly not a complaint, but the chips seemed totally unnecessary - the helpings were more than ample with them! I noted that there was a steady stream of folk calling in for takeaways, as well as the restaurant being full - a good sign. Very good value - I would thoroughly recommend Lotus to everyone.

We keep returning as it is so good. Freshly made and excellent portions. Friendly staff and quick service. Great coffee!

The lamb shawarmas were either pure fat or just uncooked. You could keep chewing it like a chewing gum and not be able to break down the meat or swallow it. It was like chewing on rubber. When complained we got pure abuse in return. No concept of apology or trying to make up. Extremely rude and arrogant staff. Very disappointed.

I'm Lebanese and I order weekly from this place. it's the best in Glasgow for Lebanese food !the shawarma and sambousek are a MUST !

من افضل المطاعم العربيه في مدينه غلاسكو الخدمه ممتازه ،والاكل ممتاز. انصح بزياره هذا المكان وتذوق الاكل الدمشقي

Great food and well priced - in other words cheap. It’s been fully refurbished in the past few months and looks great. Cannot recommend enough 😁😁

Visited last night as it was just opened after the refurb. The food was fantastic . All the meat in the mixed grill was cooked to perfection and lovely charcoals taste . Slightly disappointed they didn’t have any deserts but hopefully next time.

Tucked away in deepest Whiteinch you might be forgiven for thinking Lotus is just another greasy kebab shop take-away but nothing could be further from the truth! Lebanese food is renowned all over the world and Lotus does an amazing job of bringing this to Glasgow. Delicious wraps and beutiful falafel. I would especially recommend the Beruit hummus, you havent experienced hummus until you have had this! Available to sit in or take away (delivery charge was quite hefty so best just to pop in). Resturant space looking great after the renovation and the staff were excellent. Overall cannot recommend enough!

I popped into the Lotus to purchase starters for a Lebanese-style dinner party. The service was excellent and the food delicious. I will go there again or order takeway.

Came here for lunch with my daughter today and had a lovely meal of small plates. We had moutabal, Hummus Shawarma Mixed, halloumi, Manakeish Lamb and Batata Harra & Fried Vegetables. Every dish tasted amazingly good. The service was warm and friendly. There was a slight wait for it to arrive, however with everything cooked to order it was certainly worth it. The proximity to my daughter’s and the fact that they do take-always means that Lotus will be a regular haunt now. Ron McKenna is rarely wrong - another winning restaurant!

I'd read a food critic's review of this place and had wanted to try it for a while. The place appeared to be run by just one guy, who tended the takeaway, the restaurant and the cooking. Although there were only a few customers, it...

Excellent food and friendly staff. Portions are enormous by we managed! Good vegan choices, in fact very good choices. Meat freshly cooked, salads freshly made and lovely rice. It is alcohol free but good range of alternative. On street parking. It may no look fancy...

We spent a few days in Glasgow over the holidays, and when everything was closed, we ordered delivery from Lotus. Our expectations were not high, given that it was a holiday, but we were blown away by how good the food was! The bread was...

Been here a few times now, and never been disappointed. We take a selection of small plates between us, and not found one we don't demolish yet. The guys are really friendly, and the choice is great. Not to mention we've never managed to spend...

I have been to almost all arabian restaurants in Glasgow... by far it's one of the best .. not just because it has nice location or interior ... but it defiantly has nice flavour and taste ... I am quite comfortable recommending anyone to visit...

We went for a couple's dinner at this amazingly quaint and beautiful restaurant. It has very tasty mezze and woyld recommend ordering a range of bites. Very good quality food, came within 15 mins, which was impressed as we'd ordered a range of different dishes....

We took the Glasgow Herald’s review at face value & sped to the Lotus at the first opportunity. As mega fans of Middle Eastern food, why wait? The review was bang on & were indebted to the restaurant critic; who’d ordinarily head to the Scotstoun...

Random choice for dinner mid-week, what a great suprise. Food was amazing and fresh, cooked in front of your eyes. Staff very friendly and attentive. Atmosphere relaxed and welcoming. Would highly recommed to everyone. Though remember, cash only! Try it, you wont regret it, I...

Food is absolutely delicious.I would recommend chicken or lamb shawarma meal with rice.Everything is nice and fresh,massive portions!

Genuine Lebanese food, lots of choice, good salads and veg options and pretty cheap given the quality. Service always good and very friendly. If it were city centre it would be packed but there’s usually room. Gets busy on fri and sat nights. Best food...

I Ordered a falafel with bread takeaway. They made me wait almost half an hour, then the guy who took the order gave me a thin falafel wrap without asking me what I wanted for sauces/toppings. Other people came in and walked out again because...

What an amazing find. We had walked past and realised we had a new (to us) Lebanese restaurant which we wanted to try. Don't be put off by the exterior or the very simple interior decor. The food is absolutely superb. We had a selection...

I just popped in here to get something quick on the way home. It was so delicious - really lovely chicken, with flavoursome rice, dips and flat bread. Ill be back here to try some of the other dishes,