Red Onion in Glasgow City

Was a bit expensive, but all 5 of us enjoyed our meals. Pricing was confusing

Nice atmosphere. Great location (right across the street from the Hampton Inn where we were staying). Ordered ribeye frite and skinny fries. Came with a very nice gravy. Steak was very tender. Would definitely go back

Very nice surprise in Glasgow that this restaurant. It was really good ! Now, for my taste, the duck and macaroni were slightly overcooked

Great place for group bookings. Lovely food. Staff are friendly and efficient 👍

First class restaurant, the menu is a winner and the food absolutely delicious, can't fault the portion sizes and although the restaurant was very busy the staff were excellent with no waiting about on the meals. Can't wait to return.

Fantastic food. Brilliant gluten options. So good to be able to have a 3 course meal and have a proper pudding and not just ice cream

A great place! We had a wonderful dinner, just across the road from our hotel. Great to sit by the fire on a wet and windy Glasgow evening. Great food, and very friendly service..

Fabulous lunch and service. We had steak frites and fish cake followed by apple crumble. Malbec wine and coffees were lovely

We’re staying at the Hampton by Hilton, directly across the street from the Red Onion. Based on a recommendation from the front desk, we dropped in for dinner. Attentive service, a warm fire, and excellent food! An excellent start to our family reunion in Glasgow! Highly recommend!

I don’t have a bad thing to say about my meal here. I came once years ago and was underwhelmed but wow things have changed. First off, cannot tell you how rare it is to find a restaurant with a menu that is both gluten and dairy free. Moreover, it is fully fledged and very similar to the main menu - no plain chicken and boiled potato substitutions here. This even included a choice of desserts. I don’t take this for granted and it’s a selling point for sure. On top of that, the food (my party told me from the main menu too) was all delicious. I am still thinking about it and look forward to when I can return. The music and ambience was also great and not too loud. There’s room for a little decor upgrade but, overall, fantastic.

Delicious food and amazing for those with allergies. I don’t have a bad thing to say about my meal here. I came once years ago and was underwhelmed but wow things have changed. First off, cannot tell you how rare it is to find a restaurant with a menu that is both gluten and dairy free. Moreover, it is fully fledged and very similar to the main menu - no plain chicken and boiled potato substitutions here. This even included a choice of desserts. I don’t take this for granted and it’s a selling point for sure. On top of that, the food (my party told me from the main menu too) was all delicious. I am still thinking about it and look forward to when I can return. The music and ambience was also great and not too loud. There’s room for a little decor upgrade but, overall, fantastic.

The atmosphere was very chill and very friendly staff. We had duck and sunday roast! Which was very good, the scallops as well.

Amazing food and service .Bang Bang chicken sublime and pre theatre menu was worth every penny and reasonably priced .Service was second to none .

1st visit here tonight and would recommend ot! Fantastic delicious food, very friendly staff and a great atmosphere, from Leeds visiting friends but will definitely visit again next time we are here xxxx

Wow a guy told us on the train to try this restaurant out, We was spoilt for choice, absolutely amazing find, off the beaten track but will be back when in Glasgow

Visited with a friend and the Restaurant had a nice ambience, staff were very attentive and we enjoyed the background, however the main event of the food was extremely poor. We opted for the pre-theatre at £22.50 for a 2 course. My friend had the starter of bang bang chicken, which she thought was quite tasty followed by a rather monstrous fishcake which she couldn't finish and felt that something more delicate with a light veg would have been better. I had a very uneventful starter of chicken liver parfait which looked and tasted processed with very little flavour, followed by a main course that was quite frankly awful! I opted for the pleasantly described char-grilled lemon chicken with korma sauce, turmeric rice and tzatziki salad. What arrived on my plate was a breast of chicken hidden somewhere under a huge unsightly dollop of thick sickly korma sauce. The chicken breast, which I managed to locate after scraping off some of the mound of sauce was tough as old boots and had absolutely no flavour. I couldn't tell if it had been chargrilled because I couldn't see it, but I did wonder how fresh it was, due to the awful texture and so ate very little of it. The rice grains were hard and very unpleasant to eat and I couldn't work out where the tzatziki salad was on the plate! The waitress must have noticed that I hadn't eaten much of the main but she didn't query this, which I found odd. I'm afraid that I'll be avoiding the Red Onion, wouldn't recommend and it won't be a return visit for me!

Very nice tasty food in quite large portions for a reasonable amount of money. The coffee was decent and the staff were friendly.

An itison gift, two courses, brilliant value The owner/chef was chef to some of our best known pop n rock stars. Don't think Marvin Gaye was one of those stars. Had he been the world could have been 'a great big red onion'. After that my starter could only be french onion soup, fantastic. Main, blade of beef with black pudding mash, again superb. Service professional and friendly. Only one minor downside had to ask for water in my opinion this should be offered. Great value for money in one of Glasgow's finest.

Delicious food. Berry crumble and custard was amazing!

Staff were very pleasant, food was best we’ve eaten in a long time and the ambience of the restaurant was lovely. The chef going around the tables in the evening just tells you how passionate he is about his food.

Fantastic restaurant. Staff were lovely and a nice atmosphere. Lovely to see the owner out talking to customers. Food was amazing, piping hot and great portions. We shall definitely return and recommend to other to definitely try Red Onion

We were on a tour of Scotland and this was to be a highlight dinner for the group. Everyone was seated quickly, but be aware the restaurant is very loud. Dishes were served quickly. The food was okay, people liked the goat cheese salad and the French onion soup. I had the rib eye and it was a bit fatty. After the plates were handed out, not one time did a server ask how everything was, if anyone needed anything, if anyone wanted another drink or more water. Nothing. Guess they knew they'd be getting a gratuity no matter the level of attention paid to us. Disappointing to say the least.

Returned after a few years when I first visited and still such a great place to eat. The food was great and lovely and friendly staff.

This was or first time amazing food was outstanding, I would have to best place to eat in Glasgow will be back

It was a short lunch and I only had a main and some sparking water (glass bottled) but overall very positive experience. Good choice of vegan (separate menu) and it's a cosy and atmospheric restaurant. Staff super friendly and helpful too. I was here before but over 10 years ago so can't really compare but I'll definitely be back.

Not worth the money Expected a lot more

Had pre theatre meal tonight at Red Onion. Been before a few years ago and remembered having a nice meal back then. I has nice spiced morocco's lentil soup and my wife had french onion soup to start. We both enjoyed it, only slight criticism is the piece of bread with the soup was pitiful, suggest they invest in decent bread and offer butter. We both had seabass with Caesars salad of lettuce hearts, avocado and tater tots. Really nice but a bit heavy on the mayonnaise. The staff were lovely and I would recommend visit for the food, however the decor is very tired and in need of a refurb. The leather seats upstairs are badly split, the carpet has visible gaps in the joins and frayed.

We visited the Red Onion again for a pre theatre meal and thoroughly enjoyed the great selection of good food at a very reasonable cost, I can recommend this restaurant and will definitely return again in the future.

A lovely small restaurant tucked away on a quiet street close to the city centre. I had lunch with friends and we all enjoyed our food. The waitress went out of her way to accommodate what we wanted, which was a bit different to the usual order of courses. They have a good selection of wines by the glass and wine to suit all budgets. We won't leave it so long until we go back again.

Busy as usual. Lovely food and great. Selecting for a vegetarian. Nice wine selection and very helpful staff. Brian had scallops then duck with a side of truffled macaroni. I had leek and potato soup then beyond meat burger. Didn't have enough space for coffee or pudding.

Good but has been better. New menu items please

Lovely venue, good service, nice onion soup, but so so main course (Spanish grilled pork)

Busy restaurant, but enough staff to cope. Service and food was very good. Would recommend.

Very cold🥶 restaurant & the toilets 🚻 stack of urine .

Absolutely fabulous great food, good customer service would definitely recommend it

Wonderful food and service as always. Highly recommended!

Delicious food relaxed friendly atmosphere

Fantastic restaurant the food is excellent as always been here a few times would highly recommend it

Lovely romantic meal for two, Wednesday night but the place was still full. I need to eat gluten-free and they have a separate menu and took lots of care to be sure my dishes were right. I had a french onion soup which was absolutely delicious and we both had excellent mains and somehow found room for dessert. My partner was delighted with his frozen raspberries and hot white chocolate sauce, heavenly. Staff were so lovely!

We went for a lunch. There are vegetarian options for my wife and plenty of choices for me. Great atmosphere and fantastic food. Their mushroom risotto is epic!

Disappointing in that it took 33 mins to serve a plate of French onion soup and goats cheese salad ...at 20 % capacity ...not the kind of efficiency levels for a swift pre -thatre meal . Restaurant cold too ...small fan heaters dotted around . Must say totally underwhelmed based on reccomendations .Wouldn' t rush back .

Food superb, one of the best gluten free / coeliac friendly menu options I seen Staff were lovely &friendly and very attentive but not over bearing so We would definitely revisit next time we are in Glasgow

Staff were great, special mention to Naomi who kept the laughter going with joining in the jokes being played. Well done everyone.

Beautiful restaurant. The food is absolutely delicious and it's a lovely atmosphere. Really great service even when busy.

Delicious vegan/vegetarian menu. Lovely service.

A really good solution for a dinner in the city, nice atmosphere, very nice people running it and lovely food. And a good fixed price menu to keep price down. Hoping to return soon!

Been meaning to eat here for several years, having tried the food at a BBC Good Food exhibition. My wife's lactose intolerance was a non-issue. We had the pre-theatre fixed price menu (she had the dairy-free version, including a banana fritter). Loads of choice, delicious food, and the service was terrific. The chef even dropped by our table to say hello. Next time we are visiting Glasgow we will definitely be back

Lovely meal for our Christmas night out. Staff were efficient and friendly and food was absolutely fantastic. Highly recommend!

Tasty food, large portions though couldn't squeeze in pudding

Staff were do welcoming and the food was amazing. Would highly recommend this restaurant .

My daughter took me for a belated birthday meal here on Sunday because I'd wanted to try it for a while. We both really enjoyed it. I thought I'd try the French onion soup even though I'd read several reviews that didn't rate it. It was perfect for a cold night. No complaints at all. The chicken and korma sauce with turmeric rice was gorgeous. I loved the wee touch of pomegranate in the side salad. I didn't order dessert, but instead opted for a liquor coffee. That was the only disappointing part of the meal. I couldn't really taste either the coffee or the liqueur, but all in all it was a lovely meal and the service from our waitress Susannah was outstanding.

My mother and me visited the restaurant today as a belated birthday dinner! We were Taken care of by the waitress Susanna she couldn’t have made the night any better the service was great! Very attentive and helpful but also very pleasant and smiley! Thank you Susanna! X

Food ,Staff and surroundings were just perfect .

Great night again in Red Onion. Great for vegans and vegetarians, lots of choice. Thank you!

Was looking forward to visiting here but OMG was left wishing we hadn’t … first of all the place needs a lick of paint ( See picture attached ) of where we were sitting. The food wasn’t great , in fact i would go as far as saying the worst french onion soup i’ve ever had in my life , very bland , watery and tasted like a beef stock cube ! The meat , i had pork , partner had steak, was battered out so thinly to make it look bigger … my pudding was an absolute disgrace! My partner had the most miserable portion of cheese we’ve ever seen. To round it all off we were overcharged on our bill … needless to say we won’t recommend or return !

Sadly this restaurant has gone downhill quite a bit. My husband took me there for my birthday yesterday, 12TH Nov, the atmosphere was zero, the waitress was disinterested, the food was not at the same level as our previous visits, we got ready to leave and no one approached us to ask how our visit went or if we enjoyed our food. Poor standards I am afraid.

We visited for lunch on Thursday. Lovely cosy surroundings, however we were seated next to the door and were absolutely frozen. Good menu, my vegan friend really rated their vegan menu. It was several pound more for each item on it though than it was on their website that day (£10 for the risotto online and £13 in the restaurant). Not very good practice to be doing this though. Overall the food was good with decent portions. The service was good and the surroundings were nice.

Would have liked the plate if it wasn't frowned upon!

We got a very warm welcome. The service was 1st class as was the food. Will definitely be back as we want to try the full menu.

We travelled through from Edinburgh to stay with family for a couple of nights and we had booked this restaurant for an early meal before a theatre show. The four of us opted for the two course dinner menu. Three of the four opted for the soup of the day and I had the French onion soup. (Had recently been in Paris and didn’t get a chance to sample the soup there). It was delicious, full of flavour with cheesy bread on top. The other soup of the day (vegetable) was said to be delicious too. For mains, two of us had the steak frites which was a rib eye steak (on the small side but enough for me), plenty of frites, some greens and a pepper sauce. Again absolutely delicious. The other two mains were chicken with korma sauce, also said to be delicious. Service was very good and the young female servers were lovely. A small niggle - we noticed the chef/owner came around and spoke to guests at their tables and although we saw him come round twice and passed our table twice, for some reason he walked past us twice. We were really keen to tell him how lovely the food was but we didn’t get a chance. Not a train smash but we wondered why we had been ignored. Probably just an oversight but it got us talking. Otherwise ten out of ten for this cosy restaurant.

Great set menu with excellent dishes available.

My husband and I had a great pre theatre meal. I had goats cheese salad, my husband had French onion soup for starters. Main course I had chicken with Korma sauce, husband had pork. For sweet I had frozen raspberries with hot white chocolate sauce and my husband had fruit crumble. The food was fabulous. The staff were knowledgeable and friendly. The atmosphere was good. We would definitely recommend visiting.

Our anniversary dinner; Red Onion was quiet, intimate and charming. Meghan and Suzanna looked after us really well and the food was lovely! Reasonable prices too.

Amazing food, friendly staff and a great atmosphere. Feels quite fancy in ambience and exceptional food and service, but with prices are super reasonable. 12/10, can't wait to go back.

I am very grateful that I booked this restaurant for our dinner. The food here is delicious, I really want to try more items from the menu, so we have already made another reservation. I highly recommend this place. My duck was amazing, big thank you for the chefs.

Great place with good Veggie options as well!

Food and service was first class, will certainly be back.

Lovely one course pre-theatre. Very nice staff.

Nice dinner nice venue. I had their steak frites. I don't usually have gravy on my steak but it was ok.

Lovely food, great service and a warm atmosphere. I'd recommend the Red Onion but please remember to book in advance to guarantee your table!

Amazing french onion soup, a lovely little restaurant just outside of the normal strip. I went for lunch and I would like to go for dinner as believe the atmosphere would be nice.

First time diner at the Red Onion. Attentive but unobtrusive service. Superbly conceived and well executed dishes. A nice chat with the chef patron. Excellent and will definitely return.

Staff were very attentive, and the food was great. Loved the decor. Would go again.

We ate dinner at the Red Onion on our first night and enjoyed it so much we had lunch there the following day. The food/meals were superb as well as the service staff. Highly recommend dining here for a very moderately priced but superb dinner or lunch!!!

Excellent meal, super quick service

The food is truly excellent. What a beautiful little Glasgow Gem! I was so impressed by the food, service and atmosphere. Bravo!

Red Onion is a wonderful restaurant. A great concept, it caters to a wide array of dietary requirements offering separate vegan, gluten free and dairy free menus. You are not limited to a few options either as each of these menus are full of delicious options. The service is great and personable, the owner checked in with us to ensure that we were enjoying our food and visit. Similarly the ambience is lovely and relaxed and the setup is intimate allowing for a great evening of good food and conversation.

Delicious steak frites and overall high quality menu

Unfortunately we were let down by the slow service which I think was brought on by a coach load arriving just after we got our drinks. They seemed to get priority service and we were unable to order dessert or coffee due to not being seen to after our main course and had a show to get to. The menu Also didn’t have a great choice as I don’t eat meat.

Throughly enjoyed our visit to the Red Onion. The food and drinks were very good. Loved the frozen raspberry and white chocolate dessert. Kerr our server was very attentive and very tolerant of somewhat confused Americans.

Booked into Red Onion for a Birthday dinner for two as it was just a short walk from our Hotel As we were early dinners due to later appointments we were the first and had full attention of the lovely staff Shown to a window table and ordered drinks whilst we perused the menu We ordered starters and mains which were both hot and fresh, perfectly cooked and tasted delightful We were so full we couldn't manage desserts

Amazing food, would definitely recommend

We were sat near the door meaning those who’d booked a table and were waiting to be seated we’re basically stood next to us. That’s the only negative. More importantly, the food was amazing and the service was excellent!

Glasgow, Scotland has this restaurant at the top of a hill. Our group went to the upstairs area.

Great food good selection friendly staff

I'm sorry to comment on this meal. I ordered a steak. But I have an onion allergy so did not get the sauce. The "naked" steak was tough and not tasty. The fries were nothing exceptional. I understand the Chef has an excellent reputation, but I didn't experience it.

Voucher meal Tasty starters, onion soup and goats cheese. Steaks were lovely. Only complaint was tomato ketchup and mayonnaise served in original bottles.

The food was excellent and the staff were helpful and nice and place was clean and tidy

perfect vegan food, excellent service and beautiful location!

Great food lovely staff. A hidden gem

Really broad menu choices catering for all tastes and dietary requirements, but medium sized portions and quality is just OK.

Love the place! Great food, great service.

Good food, kind staff and lots of vegan options.

The quality and presentation of tje food was okay, however, we asked our Scottish beef steaks to be medium and medium-rare, respectively; but they both came well-done. Otherwise, the service, although really very nice people, was a bit unattentive. The ambiente of the restaurant is basic but absolutely acceptable. Good (and not just a few) wines available by the glass. Overall good value for the money. Pleasant and in particular not too noisy atmosphere.

We asked the lady at the hotel reception at Malmaison where to find a decnt dinner for a complicated group of people: 1 is Vegetarian, 1 doesn't like fish, the other 2 want to eat local Scottish food. The Red Onion was her recommendation, and it was spot on - Modern British kitchen (I hope not to insult anybody, as I'm not 100% sure that that's the right term) with vegetarian and non-fish options, as well as some Scottish dishes and loads of other choices. I had the goat cheese salad as a starter and the fish pie as a main dish, and a cheddar plate for desert. All excellent choices. Service was great and the strong Scottish accent of the ladies who took care of us made the experience just the more authentic and charming. For anyone going to Glasgow, I'd really recommend a visit for lunch or dinner.

Once again, blown away with the quality of food in here. Everything was just perfect, great atmosphere, great service, such a lovely afternoon. Salt and chillin buffalow cauliflower with hot and sour salad was amazing followed by the beyond burger and vanilla and banana cheesecake. The best yet thank you so much.

I just love this place. The food is fantastic, service was amazing and great value for money. Its my go-to place for a lovely afternoon evening. Thoroughly recommend for lunch and dinner, special occasion or not

Encore merci pour l'accueil, l'échange et surtout, les excellents plats !

Vegan menu starters were delicious, I didn’t have a main Husband had fish and chips which he really enjoyed Nice place, great use of space

Great spot for lunch and a separate Vegan menu