Smile Cafe Central in Glasgow City

First time in this restaurant...food amazing....service outstanding....Best Indian food I have had in a long time...would highly recommend ..First class ..👌👌👌👌

Food was just wonderful! Amazing staff!

First visit to this restaurant last night and defo won’t be the last , food was delish 👌🏼we ordered tapas and every dish was amazing Fab food & fab prices ⭐️

Had a great meal - loved getting to try a bit of everything with the tapas menu. I really loved the paneer tikka and my boyfriend loved the lamb chops. Staff were so friendly and attentive and the restaurant is in a great location, close to lots of bars. Will definitely be back.

Food was amazing staff are lovely and very helpful in choosing the right food definitely will go back

Super food, the Paneer Tikka was huge and delicious especially with a chasni sauce, bread and rice! Will definitely be back! Gorgeous black chickpea soup as a complimentary apetiser too 😋 Great value, lovely people.

Green Gates has elevated its game since the rebrand! The tandoori platter is a perfect starter, the butter chicken is rich and flavorful, and the grilled meats with naan are a match made in heaven. Every main course is packed with authentic, delicious flavors. A must-visit for amazing food every time!

This is no longer Glassay Central but they are still taking bookings as the Glassay Poor service poor portions and poor food the chicken panorama was like chicken strips with no coating Staff were rude

Absolutely delicious food and great service. They have a well priced menu and a good variety to choose from, l would highly recommend. The service is really a standout and the team are very friendly…

If you’re looking for a place that offers a memorable dining experience with standout dishes, attentive service, and a great atmosphere, Green Gates is a must-try. It’s a place where you can indulge in creative, flavorful food without sacrificing the comfort of homey, well-executed classics. Whether you’re a local or visiting, it’s an experience that shouldn’t be missed.

We started with starters and then moved to mains. All things served was amazing and nicely served . Staff was nice and professionally trained . Had a wonderful time spent there.

Amazing service with nice curries. Very light atmosphere, lively service.

I had an amazing experience at Green Gates Restaurant. I would like to extend my gratitude to Rahul, who provided exceptionally professional and attentive service. His dedication truly enhanced our dining experience. Thank you, Rahul!😊

An authentic Indian restaurant with excellent food options and varieties. Food is excellent and staff is very nice. I would recommend it to anyone who wants to enjoy best Indian food.

Very great environment and friendly staff combined with taste, Hop in and get experience.

If you missing Indian authentic food must try .. you won’t regret it…. Nice ambiance, fresh yummy food & welcoming staff with always smile on face❤️

I used to visit 3–4 times a week when it was Glassy Central, but since becoming Green Gates, the food has become absolutely fantastic! Best Starter: The tandoori platter is smoky and tender. Best Curry: The butter chicken is rich and perfectly spiced. Grill & Naan: Juicy grilled meats paired with soft, buttery naan. Main Course: Authentic flavors in every dish, vegetarian or meat. Everything is now super delicious and a must-try! Highly recommended!

Nice restaurant and really good service I have visited lot of time this restaurant and I really enjoyed food

One of the best experience in the town and food is really very good.

I visited to restaurant with family the atmosphere was so good chill.the food was excellent specially pakora and chilli garlic chicken was so delicious we love it.we will visit soon.

Outstanding food pakora was the best and we were given a taste of there mushroom soup wow 👌 second visit here and defo would return

I was dissatisfied and disappointed with our visit on Thurs, 24 Oct. Pleasant enough welcome, but downwards spiral afterwards. We shared a veg pakora starter, which was edible, but 'heavy'. I had the chicken tikka, which had a strange texture to it. Discovering a bone in what was supposedly pieces of chicken breast was the final straw. I described both problems to the waiter when he enquired why I left 80-90%of it. Wasn't bothered! Room was cold and atmosphere to match. Won't return.

I came here to have dinner and ordered a butter chicken. After quite a long wait (about 20 minutes for one dish!) I was given a butter chicken that wasn’t very…buttery. I was dining alone and ordered 1 course and for such a long wait I honestly expected better. The food wasn’t bad but it didn’t blow me away and the service was sluggish for a Monday night where the restaurant was practically empty. 3 stars.

First time here today! The place is beautiful, really cool decor and very attentive helpful staff. The menu was great so many options to chose from! We did had a few mishaps with our order but that was quickly solved and it was very tasty. We will definitely be back again in the future ☺️

Awesome food , best service and beautiful place!! One of the best Indian restaurant.! Go for it!!

Not great! Too salty and just very average which isn’t good enough these days!

What a spot, great food served fresh and prepared as you request have the hadiwalla ghost! Mutton served perfectly and moist! Nan breads the size of your head x2 and great Tawa!!

A meal before going to the theatre. Three courses for £13.99. Chicken pakora starter, South Indian Garlic Chilli Chicken main and vanilla ice cream with strawberry sauce to finish. Food was very tasty, portions were a bit on the small side but can't complain for the price. Excellent service, I would recommend. I will certainly be back. 5 Stars.

My second visit since I discovered this restaurant. Excellent once again.

Just been here after a while food is very authentic Indian style and the lamb chops was top notch. New management introduced new items and that gives wide range of lamb dishes and all this was very authentic. Will definitely visit soon. Best Indian food in city heart of glasgow.

Changed owners to green gates and has went downhill. Pakora was dry, chasni was more like sweet n sour compared to before. The South Indian garlic chilli chicken was more like spicy tomato chicken and the Naan was alright. Disappointing

Most dissapointed last night. I had booked a table for my anniversary and when we arrived it was shut due to refurbishment. They didn't even contact us to let us know. Was looking forward to it as well. Poor management and and customer service 😡

Delicious and traditional taste. I really enjoyed with my family. My kid also liked the food especially butter naan and chatani..

Best Indian food I’ve had. The service was so good too. I am vegan and they made sure everything was okay for me to eat 😊 would recommend and definitely eat there again and again and again!

First visit here today after googling somewhere near to later appointment. I’d travel 1,000 miles for coffee like this! It’s so rare to find exactly my taste and this was it. Had a brunch-type croissant with mozzarella and basil which was also excellent. Peaceful place with plenty of space between seats. I will definitely be back. Often!!

This is one of the best indian food I have ever had, and I have been to a lot of indian restaurants all over UK and Europe. Most of all, this is the first time I felt understood when I asked to make the dish a little bit hotter. My fellow traveller commented that this was as hot as he remembered it from India.

Booked in for lunch on Friday afternoon. Food was great. Service was friendly and attentive. This was my 2nd visit to glassy central…will certainly be back again. Keep up the good work 👍🏻

Hidden gem 💎 Fantastic service,friendly staff.Excellent food,great prices.Top class

This is a cheery Italian-themed cafe that we visited three times during our stay in Glasgow. It is great place for breakfast - the toasties and excellent coffee are particularly recommended.

Amazing restaurant. 100% recommended. Very friendly and understanding staff. Food was bit sweet but they make adjustments for us. Overall I and my family loved it. 🫶🏻

In my experience one of the worst Indian places I’ve ever eaten at, no idea where the 4.7 rating is coming from. We were intrigued by the glowing reviews and decided to give it a try despite the odd, mismatched interior design and the fact that it’s located in a basement. As for the food, one of us ordered a standard meal that included a salad, which was quite ridiculous. The "salad" consisted of a few pieces of lettuce, some raw red onions, and a single slice of tomato - not even some dressing. The other person opted for the menu deal, but it really wasn’t worth it. The chicken tikka masala sauce was overwhelmingly sweet and didn't have any of the rich tomato flavor you’d expect. It tasted nothing like what we were hoping for. The dessert was also a joke: one sad scoop of cheap vanilla ice cream, without any sauce or whipped cream as shown in the pictures outside. The only good thing from all the food was the starter, the pakora was nice. Overall, a huge disappointment for us personally. We would never come back.

I had a disappointing experience at Glassy Central. The food was overly sweet and tasted artificial, almost like it came straight from a packet. The ambiance was just as off-putting, with weird fake marble and tacky velvet everywhere. The overall vibe was uncomfortable, and the service was slow and incompetent.

Little gem food outstanding and very cheap

The food was very nice! Good price, and the quantity was just right.

Firstly, lack of ambiance. Too many different colours in restaurant,felt like eating in a night club. Chili chicken was good and plus halumi pakora was good too. I felt staff was not very knowledgeable. My partner felt being judged as she asked to make food mild. Few SOP training will help.

If you like mirrored walls, slightly too low pink velvet seats, and being underground whilst being served by staff who seem to hate their job then this is the place for you. Bonus there is a tv on every wall. Food has too much sugar and colouring

Really nice meal. The 3-course meal (pakora, main course, rice or naan or garlic naan, a little bowl of vanilla ice cream) at £13.95 is a good deal, though mains selection is limited compared to the entire menu. Quick, friendly service but a few language barrier hiccups.

What a gem!! The food was amazing. So tasty and best I've ever had. Home made sauces were to die for. Really good value for money too. If you are ever in Glasgow you really have to eat here.

Excellent Indian food. The rice portion was small but the naan and dishes were tasty and good portions!

Slow service at breakfast and all we ordered was eggs and crossaint Eggs were inedible like small little pebbles. Beyond me how this place can get 4.5 in tripadvisor

Went today for lunch a little disappointing got popadoms no onion spices asked for sauce for my ice cream never got any so all in all a little disappointing but hay ho give it an other try and see what transpires.

We were looking for a restaurant for a late dinner (around 21h30). Although most restaurants were already closing at this time, Glassy central warmly welcomed us. We were with 3 persons and on advise of the waiter we took the glassy gill and one curry to share. The food did not disappoint and was delicious. I would definitely recommend this place!

Went there this evening - 16/07/24 - highly recommended, great service, great food 👍

Amazing value.great food and service

Great find, not long opened with great value food deals. Staff very pleasant, food good and decor quite upbeat, will say the music is a bit naff but will definitely return

I visited 2 times in the restaurant during my Scotland trip. I totally found Indian base taste, nice service , cooperative staff, and familiar atmosphere. I would like to recommend this place want to taste Indian food.

Great service, beautiful atmosphere, definitely recommend this restaurant and would come again.

Everything was great down to the last detail!

Really nice atmosphere and food was excellent

So glad i stumbled across this place on my way to Kings Theatre, everything about it is perfect!! The place itself, the decor, the music, the friendly staff, the already chilled tapwater in the fridge, the reasonable prices and the food. I had a vegy focaccia and soup, its quite possibly the best mushroom soup i have ever had in my life! If i'd had more time i would definitely have stayed for coffee and cake too....next time I'm in Glasgow, I'll be back.

Really nice food and service last night, thank you. And not one, but two types of Cobra on tap. Brilliant! Highly recommended.

First time eating here before going to kings theatre and was impressed. Food was lovely and very well priced. Would definitely recommend.

Great service and food lunch menu nice calm

We were looking for a restaurant close to Kings theatre so we checked the reviews of those nearby... and Glassy rated highly so thought we would give it a go' and we werent disappointed ... the food was lovely' the staff were great' as was the surroundings. .. we will definitely go back

Food was delicious and friendly staff 😋 👌

1st time in the restraunt and it was a very enjoyable experience . The food was so tasty and for lunch the portions were perfect lovely decor throughout and very pleasant staff can’t wait to go back 10/10

visited here today with friend luch was beautiful had veg pakora lamb boona with nan extra garlic chips & ice cream friend had veg pakora chicken boona with rice & ice cream 1 fresh orange n lomonade & 1 can irn bru all came to only £25 odd & every mouthful was delicious meat very tender if youve not been id advise you get along & try its a wee hidden gem xx

Food was amazing Staff were lovely Will be going back

It was awesome. The staff was very good, and the taste was also great. Loved it..

Had the 3 course deal and it was delicious. Highly recommend

Inconspicuous from the street, but worth a look. Interesting atmosphere and really good food!

I had a great time at Glassy Central. In comfortable surroundings. The food was very tasty, asalways, and the staff were very friendly and helpful. And it's reasonably priced.

Food was amazing. My south infian garlic chilli and the wife's chkn chasni both superb. Very reasonable priced. Cannot fault service or staff at all. We will be back. Very quiet that's why theb3 stars. But lovely inside.

First visit. The food was outstanding. Lots of vegetarian options. Staff were great decor is great. Will definitely be back.

Very nice place. Owner was extremely friendly. Great food. Very good and original vegetarian and vegan dishes

Lovely local cafe with authentic Italian food and drinks. Had the most delicious bacon roll in the lightest, most flavoursome roll which was obviously freshly baked. Croissant equally delicious and coffee of exceptional quality. Service was efficient and friendly and was a highlight of our visit!

Went in for lunch with my daughter , had never been there nor had she . What a pleasant surprise first class Indian food at very modest prices . I can’t wait to get back .

4 of us went for lunch great prices food was nice and definitely value for money

The decor is a little confused, but does nothing to detract from the excellent food. The menu is a little different, and my tandoori king prawns were absolutely superb. My eating companion we t gor the tandoori lamb chops which were not only plentiful but also e collect. I could write volumes explaining the differences between this and other similar venues, but just go and try it for yourself. You won't regret it.

Stumbled on to this place . Wished we would have seen it sooner. Our meals were beautiful, Staff couldn't do enough for you, nothing was a bother. Prices were brilliant for lunch menu, great size potions of food served .Will definitely be back soon.

Would have been nice to know before getting there it isn't accessible access, I get old buildings can't be retrofitted economically but a wee note on the website to say access via steep stairs. Food was nice enough but quite light portions.

Glassy Central is a fantastic find! The food is exceptional, prepared with fresh ingredients and served beautifully. The staff are welcoming and attentive. The ambience is cozy yet modern. Highly recommended for a memorable dining experience!

Nice mirror spots. Owner is super nice and helpful. Food is excellent. We were surprised. Recommend it to everyone

Perfect! Wonderfull Indian food. Very helpfull staf.

Lovely food great service will be back again xx

Found this cosy and small cafe by chance while wandering during my first month in Glasgow. Can't say anything about pizzas or cakes, but I've been served a superb latte.

We saw reviews about this place and with the incredible prices we just had to dine in. We went downstairs into the resteraunt and it had a lovely atmosphere and decor was really vibrant. We went for the executive lunch at 8.95 and we asked for something that wasn't lamb saag with a little bit of chilli. They were happy to make it for us which was just out of this world the best lamb saag we have ever had! Very flavoursome and lamb just melted in your mouth we got charged 1.00 extra for the lamb but we expected to be charged due to curry not being in menu but we didnt which was excellent. The haggis pakora to start with was lovely and I would deffo recommend coming here I will 100000% be back.

First time in this restaurant after we had had a dispute with another Indian restaurant nearby about their pricing online v price on menu in restaurant. We had no booking at Central Glassy but got a table for pre theatre dinner. Food, service and staff were amazing and price was £13.95 for three courses. What a find this was. We will return and highly recommend this to our friends.

Was very very disappointed in this place, party of 4, ordered pompadoms with mixed dips, these turned out to be the best bit of the meal, ! ..also ordered vegetable pakora and samosa, these were so small that we couldn't actually have a portion each, we ordered 4 curries from the vegan/ vegetarian list, mixed vegetables...this curry didn't have a single vegetable in it, not one! When I pointed this out I was told they are "Blended" into the sauce..Aye OK.. it was clearly defrosted as it was nothing more than a spicy Mush..also the Bombay potatoes that was also obviously defrosted, there was no way this was fresh at all as with the mixed vegetable curry with No vegetables at all, also ordered Chana Masala, that had a store bought sauce taste to ot this was also the same with the Dhall Makinie the same tasting sauce, had to ask several times if the Nann bread was milk free in which he didn't know and then stated it was.! ? way over priced for a very very very poor meal definitely won't be back...

Food & staff amazing will definitely be back

Excellent food, lots of choice on the menu. Plenty of vegetarian options. Lovely staff and surroundings.

Food lovely £3 for 0.0 henekin fab- definitely come back.

Great place for a quick bites served fast. Set menu is amazing value for money. All dishes I have had have been delicious

Brilliant restaurant first time in it today and made to feel like I was in my own flat the guy in the picture was brilliant and funny

Excellent food and friendly service

This was our first time here and I thoroughly enjoyed the lunch , very tasty and a great price . Staff were very friendly and helpful, I’ll definitely be back

One of the worst restaurant in glasgow we ordered some paneer and mix veg curry as a indian style but they make with some colour red chilli powder and cheese and chilli Naan with some powder chilli .

Booked table for 7.30 got there lovely welcome. Got served with waiter who was pleasant, he got us our drinks and we ordered our meal. Starter arrived quick and was taken away even quicker while I was still eatting from a waitress who didn't look like she was wanting to be there. Within a few minutes our mains arrived , which was average. I would say I have had better but iv had worse aswell. Again this waitress arrived as we just put our forks on plates and took them away again very quick. She brought over dessert menus which we were not interested in getting after the way the service was from this waitress. She took the menus away and brought our bill straight over. We did not ask for the bill as we still had drinks. But that was more than enough so we paid and left. We were in and out within half an hour ! We both felt everything was very rushed and service was shocking . When you go out for a meal you want to sit and relax not in and out within 30 minutes. If I wanted fast food I would of went to mcdonalds. There is nothing more off putting than going to a restaurant and being rushed back out and taking plates away while your still eatting or just finished. She was obviously watching us to arrive as quick to swiftly take the plates away. Certainly won't be back and wouldn't be telling people to go there for a relaxing meal . Customer service skills are required for this waitress as she has none.

Great food. Good sized portions. Definitely recommend

Popped in before going to theatre. First time eating here but it certainly won't be the last Food was excellent Staff were very friendly and helpful