Smiths in South Lanarkshire

This was our first time visiting SmithS, we went for some lunch, a two minute walk from the train station, overall a lovely restaurant and the staff were so friendly. we had a well priced bottle of red along with our food, My wife opted for the smoked duck as a starter, I had the scallops, both dishes were delicious. For our mains we both opted for the feather blade of beef after reading some positive reviews, the beef simply melted in the mouth, the silky smooth mash was a great accompaniment along with seasonal veg and jus, I'd highly recommend SmithS, an absolute gem of a restraunt, it was so chilled and it had a lovely relaxing atmosphere. We will certainly visit again.

Amazing food and great service. Highly recommend!

Superb food and lovely relaxed atmosphere. Staff were attentive and lovely. We will be back!

This is the epitome of a top local restaurant: fantastic cooking, wonderful, efficient and friendly service, and an atmosphere that oozes warmth, welcome and real professionalism. Some of the reasons it's a favourite... don't miss it!

Food was great. Service started off fantastic, however towards the end of the meal wasn't good.

Friendly staff and good service . Tasty food. We enjoyed our meal in a friendly atmosphere.

Lovely restaurant, very friendly and superb food. The feather blade of beef is particularly special.

Lovely lunch with my friend excellent service with wonderful food …. a little gem! Starters of pate and bruschetta mains were chicken breast and featherblade of beef OMG absolutely amazing. Dessert was sticky toffee pudding and the cheese plate not often seen on menus nowadays came with a small supplement.

Great food, great service, great wine selection and reasonably priced menu and drinks. Been going for years. They never lose their touch. Still as good as ever but this time steaks were very fatty. Two ordered and both pretty bad. To be honest I would have expected Better.

A great wee venue very close to the train station great menu and reasonably priced Delicious

Fantastic food and service, had a really lovely time here on a Friday lunchtime for a long decadent lunch - will be coming back for sure

Such a brilliant restaurant. Staff are so attentive and efficient. Food was served hot and on hot plates! We have booked again.

It was delicious 🤩the staff was welcoming and pleasant. A good place where we had an excellent time from start to finish 👌 A big thank you to the whole team 👍

I absolutely love this place! Love is delicious, staff are very friendly & helpful and cheerful.

What a gem! Looking for somewhere equi-distant between Edinburgh and Ayr that wasn’t Glasgow I found this place and I’m glad I did.

Really enjoyed my first experience at smiths.

Why are reviews so old? Be sure Smith's remain outstanding. Today's Sunday good value 3 course lunch menu was full of choice and cooked, presented and served perfectly. Place was full and cheery.

Food exceptional, staff attentive.

Always excellent food. Good, cheerful, attentive service. Well worth a visit.

Exactly what is expected at this restaurant!

Excellent venue for lunch which is freshly prepared. I had the steak which was superb! Customer service and atmosphere aided our first visit. Will be back again very soon !

Had a lovely meal in here, food amazing,staff were superb, beautiful atmosphere...lovely place...my new go to..loved it...🩷

Everything about this place was excellent. Six of us had the 3 course Lunch. This is a million miles away from “pub grub”. This was was delicious food cooked to perfection. We will return!

Superb food, friendly, relaxed, and diligent staff and a comfortable vibe. Would recommend it to anyone. Good value.

Although the food we did get was cooked to perfection, I honestly found the menu to be boring and average at best. For supposedly French dining, the menu was very basic. If you're not a lover of meat or chicken? then your options are very very limited.

Short version – 10/10 Food was wonderful, blown away. Staff were so friendly and offered great service, top notch. Long version: My daughter started working there a few weeks ago. She impressed upon us how good the food was and how they made it all from scratch. She also told us how welcoming and knowledgable all the staff were and how excited she was to work there. My daughter told us about the menu and sounded right up our street. So we booked a table for a Saturday afternoon, to try it out. We don’t really visit Uddingston too often, we live about 10 miles away and have good eateries close by. So hadn’t even seen the restaurant. Easy to get to on the main street and we got parked just round the corner. We got greeted straight away and were seated in a nice table for two at the window. The décor and ambience of the place was very nice. The staff were smily and open which is always a good sign. For starters there was a special of King Scallops, with Asparagus, chorizo and bacon, which I went for and the good lady wife choosing the Chicken and Duck liver parfait with caramelized onion with toasted brioche. The Scallop dish was amazing. I’m going to make the first of 2 comparisons to the ‘Come dine with me’ series. I have had Scallops only twice before and a long time ago, they were nice but that's all I can remember. In ‘Come dine with me’ hosts were forever getting slaughtered for cooking them too long, making them tough. At Smiths I reckon I got them exactly how they were supposed to be cooked. They were tender and succulent, slightly seared and tasty as you would like. Went so swell with the rest of the dish, absolute dynamite. I didn’t get a taste of the wifes parfait (its not my cup of tea) but the good lady scoffed it all with not a crumb left on the dish. She really enjoyed it. My daughter had put forward a recommendation to us to try the blade of beef in particular as that came with the mashed potato that she stated was outstanding. The good lady went for this, I was humming over getting the steak, but hey I have had steak plenty of places and its very specific and cooked on the spot, but wanted to to try something from the main menu. I went for chicken breast which was lightly smoked and roasted, with glazed carrot, roast Thyme gravy and Arran mustard crushed potatoes. Second reference to come dine with me. They always slam the host for the chicken don’t they? Too tough, dried out, or even worse, the dreaded pink. Oh not at Smiths. Wow, eye opener, this is how chicken is supposed to be cooked. Hands down in 52 years on this planet eating solid food, that chicken on Saturday was the best I have ever tasted. It honestly was something else. I need to look at how I cook chicken because it aint like this. The delicate smoky taste through the succulent breast. It was a wonderful sized portion and the potatoes, my ow my, these were outstanding. The mash which I sampled from my Mrs plate was very good, but the Arran mustard crushed variant with spring onions mixed through it – wowee, absolutely splendid. I had a go at the good ladies dish. It was a slow braised feather blade of Scotch beef in a rich red wine jus. Tender as a kiss from an angel, beautiful. Plates scoffed, almost licked clean. For desert the waitress recommended the Vanilla Rice pudding with Rhubarb, apple and ginger crumble topping, as it was her favourite and described it as a ‘warm hug’ and who doesn’t like a warm hug? We were tempted to get two of these, but I fancied trying something else out on the menu, knowing fine well I would be stealing a bit of my ladies ‘warm hug’, so went for the nutella cheesecake with Pistachio ice cream with a raspberry coulis. Wonderful combination it was as well. Fabulous and so delicious. I did have a couple of spoonfuls of the rice crumble dish, this was superb as well. The rice, so creamy, the crumble so tasty. Not a scrap left on any of hour plates on any of the courses. Magical experience and would thoroughly recommend.

Short version – 10/10 Food was wonderful, blown away. Staff were so friendly and offered great service, top notch. Long version: My daughter started working there a few weeks ago. She impressed upon us how good the food was and how they made it all from scratch. She also told us how welcoming and knowledgable all the staff were and how excited she was to work there. My daughter told us about the menu and sounded right up our street. So we booked a table for a Saturday afternoon, to try it out. We don’t really visit Uddingston too often, we live about 10 miles away and have good eateries close by. So hadn’t even seen the restaurant. Easy to get to on the main street and we got parked just round the corner. We got greeted straight away and were seated in a nice table for two at the window. The décor and ambience of the place was very nice. The staff were smily and open which is always a good sign. For starters there was a special of King Scallops, with Asparagus, chorizo and bacon, which I went for and the good lady wife choosing the Chicken and Duck liver parfait with caramelized onion with toasted brioche. The Scallop dish was amazing. I’m going to make the first of 2 comparisons to the ‘Come dine with me’ series. I have had Scallops only twice before and a long time ago, they were nice but that's all I can remember. In ‘Come dine with me’ hosts were forever getting slaughtered for cooking them too long, making them tough. At Smiths I reckon I got them exactly how they were supposed to be cooked. They were tender and succulent, slightly seared and tasty as you would like. Went so swell with the rest of the dish, absolute dynamite. I didn’t get a taste of the wifes parfait (its not my cup of tea) but the good lady scoffed it all with not a crumb left on the dish. She really enjoyed it. My daughter had put forward a recommendation to us to try the blade of beef in particular as that came with the mashed potato that she stated was outstanding. The good lady went for this, I was humming over getting the steak, but hey I have had steak plenty of places and its very specific and cooked on the spot, but wanted to to try something from the main menu. I went for chicken breast which was lightly smoked and roasted, with glazed carrot, roast Thyme gravy and Arran mustard crushed potatoes. Second reference to come dine with me. They always slam the host for the chicken don’t they? Too tough, dried out, or even worse, the dreaded pink. Oh not at Smiths. Wow, eye opener, this is how chicken is supposed to be cooked. Hands down in 52 years on this planet eating solid food, that chicken on Saturday was the best I have ever tasted. It honestly was something else. I need to look at how I cook chicken because it aint like this. The delicate smoky taste through the succulent breast. It was a wonderful sized portion and the potatoes, my ow my, these were outstanding. The mash which I sampled from my Mrs plate was very good, but the Arran mustard crushed variant with spring onions mixed through it – wowee, absolutely splendid. I had a go at the good ladies dish. It was a slow braised feather blade of Scotch beef in a rich red wine jus. Tender as a kiss from an angel, beautiful. Plates scoffed, almost licked clean. For desert the waitress recommended the Vanilla Rice pudding with Rhubarb, apple and ginger crumble topping, as it was her favourite and described it as a ‘warm hug’ and who doesn’t like a warm hug? We were tempted to get two of these, but I fancied trying something else out on the menu, knowing fine well I would be stealing a bit of my ladies ‘warm hug’, so went for the nutella cheesecake with Pistachio ice cream with a raspberry coulis. Wonderful combination it was as well. Fabulous and so delicious. I did have a couple of spoonfuls of the rice crumble dish, this was superb as well. The rice, so creamy, the crumble so tasty. Not a scrap left on any of hour plates on any of the courses. Magical experience and would thoroughly recommend.

I’ve been to Smith’s a couple of times now and have never been disappointed. Service is always spot on, the quality of the food is excellent and the prices are fair. The ‘must try’ option is the blade of beef in a rich red wine jus, which really does melt in the mouth. Smith’s is fantastic and I can’t wait for my next visit.

Great food with amazing taste and quality

The food is of excellent quality. Cooking is as you'd expect top notch as is the plating. We just felt on flavour it felt a bit flat. Absolutely nothing to complain about but similarily nothing to rave about. A great establishment but would benefit from boosting flavour profiles.

We went here for Valentine's night and I was very impressed with attention to detail. Rose petals on the table, free glass of fizz, chocolate heart each, very friendly and helpful staff and the food as always was incredible. Cannot fault the place. I've been here so many times and the standard is always very high and very good value for money. It's not pretentious at all like most places down the road in Bothwell. Definitely best place in Lanarkshire for a good meal.

Excellent food and excellent service! Will be back here again.

My name is Margaret and I had lunch on Sunday there with three of my cousins. I have been living in Scotland for a year I moved from the US. This was truly the best meal I've had here, this is my favourite restaurant. Thank you Margaret Beddes

Today was my first visit to SmithS and I wasn't disappointed. Lovely menu with plenty of choices. Friendly staff. I would recommend and I would definitely go back.

What a fabulous restaurant! The menu was comprehensive, the food was delicious, the service fantastic and the price exceptionally reasonable. We had birthday lunch with my father for his 80th birthday. We ate from the fixed-price lunch menu (£20 for two courses, £25 for three) and all four of us cleared our plates of all three courses. It was absolutely delicious, faultlessly cooked from quality ingredients and beautifully presented. The staff could not do enough for us. They made a fuss of my father, printed out a special menu wishing him a happy birthday, and gladly took our cake and produced it with our coffee. It was much appreciated. The toilets were absolutely spotless. We intend to return soon and we very much look forward to it.

Always a friendly welcome from Jill at Smiths restaurant. Never been disappointed in the food or service from the lovely staff. Best place to go for a cosy night out..regular customers, June Bonnar n Partner.

Had a fabulous meal with great service from the staff highly recommend a visit here

Great food fab service the place to go

Hogmanay meal at excellent price and the usual high standard of food and service. Have a great New Year guys.

Visited Smith's in November for a family birthday celebration lunch and just like our first visit we had a super time! The food was absolutely delicious, beautifully and professionally presented and ideal portion sizes. The team on duty were also just as friendly, helpful and professional as they were during our previous visit plus the atmosphere in the restaurant was very warm, welcoming and relaxed. Pretty perfect in every way, really. Can't wait for another excuse to return. Thank you Team Smith's. You are stars!

Booked smiths for 19th November for a special birthday celebration for my wife’s birthday, 10 adults 2children. The layout was superb,the atmosphere-superb ,the food -superb and the staff spotlessly clean, courteous and attentive. We had a fantastic occasion with the food being the star of the evening ,, thank you Smiths ,you will be seeing a lot more of us!!

The quality and flavour of the food is amazing. Have been multiple times the service is great food is delicious. The menu changes every few weeks too

Fantastic wee place with quality service and food. Support your local businesses because places like this are as good and better than what’s on off in the city. Will be back! 💪

Was in last night the food was amazing.good service staff were all polite.will defo be going back.

Great wee restaurant. Food is reasonably priced ,and is spot on , the service is top notch and it has a great atmosphere. Definitely one to try.

Popped in quickly while in the area and didn’t know what to expect although the reviews were good . Nice location and warm welcome by the staff. Prompt service and the food was very nice. If you are over 6 ft 1 you might have a problem going to the toilet with the low ceiling but nonetheless, walked away happy with my visit

Food, staff, price, absalutey top quality. Would recommend to anyone. Will definitely go back in future. Price , quantity......10/10

I wanted to take a moment to share my dining experience at Smiths in Uddingston, as it truly exceeded all my expectations. From the moment we walked in, I was impressed by the ambiance and attention to detail. The food was absolutely outstanding - every bite was bursting with flavour and expertly prepared. Not only that, but the service was impeccable. Our server, without a doubt, was the epitome of excellence. She anticipated our needs effortlessly and ensured that our dining experience was flawless from start to finish. Whether it was promptly refilling our cups or ensuring that our orders were delivered exactly as requested, she went above and beyond to create an exceptional dining experience for us. It's rare to find such dedicated and attentive service in today's fast-paced world, and I must say that she set the bar incredibly high. I highly recommend the Smiths to anyone looking for a memorable evening filled with delectable cuisine and top-notch service. It truly is an excellent place for dinner and drinks in Uddingston.

Just came from smith's the soup was amazing and the fish 🐟 so fluffy a delight Elizabeth and Tom xxxxxxxx

The food was outstanding and incredibly good value for money. This is real city-centre quality and as good as anything I have had in Glasgow or London Service from for young staff was professional and first class. Relaxed and friendly atmosphere in a comfortable room.

The food was outstanding and incredibly good value for money. This is real city-centre quality and as good as anything I have had in Glasgow or London Service from for young staff was professional and first class. Relaxed and friendly atmosphere in a comfortable room.

Again a great meal and attentive service for our 35th Eeffing anniversary Thanks to you all Fraser Graham

Amazing service, food was very good.

Went for dinner on Saturday night at 17.00hrs , we had the set menu that is £25 for 2 courses or £30 for 3. Atmosphere is very nice not too noisy and cosy with candles on the table. Staff are very pleasant and helpful Quick service with the meals despite the restaurant being busy. We both had main courses and dessert all meals were delicious,could not fault anything. Will definitely return soon.

On the Main Street of Uddingston (near train station). Interesting menu, 3 course £30 and 2 course £25. Party of four, had pate with brioche and scallops with black pudding to start. The scallops had £6 surcharge, only two scallops but superb. For main we had a beef blade with roasted veg and baked cod (one cod made gluten free) with chowder. Really nice. For dessert ice cream which was good and the cheese platen(£3 supplement). Two glasses pinot Grigio and two glass house Spanish rose. Both excellent. I knocked off a star for the cheese plate. Everything else was super, but the cheese was too cold and tasted like supermarket. No names given for what was served. It was disappointing. We should have had the desert. A great meal and well worth a visit. £143 without tip, added 10 %

Great spot for quiet dinner but characterful. Staff very helpful without being intrusive. Food was beyond expectations.

I’ll start at the end because it really stuck in my mind. In all the restaurants I’ve dined in, I’ve never been given a gluten free biscuit with my after dinner cappuccino! As a coeliac, requiring gluten free food it meant such a lot. Going back to the experience, we were welcomed with 2 normal menus and 2 gluten free menus as requested when we made the booking. The gluten free menus were pretty much identical to the normal menu which was fantastic. I had the parfait and then the rib eye. The food, service and ambiance was excellent and we thoroughly enjoyed spending a few hours on a Sunday afternoon in this charming little restaurant.

Went here for the first time as it was recommended to me. It was my daughter's birthday so we decided to give this restaurant a try. The food and service were exceptionally good and the service was first rate. I would highly recommend this restaurant and will definitely be back.

Fabulous food as always. Excellent service.

First visit ...lovely staff..great food ..

First time we've eaten here for several years, as before, food was very good.

Great food, lovely staff, would highly recommend!

Part of a large group of ladies did not penalise service, food and drink. To the contrary, staff gave 1st class attention to all. Standard of meals was excellent.

Good good,very professional staff

Fabulous food, great service. Acts got time between mains and dessert, didn't feel rushed at all. Highly recommended 😁

A fantastic place. The food waa amazing. And the staff cant do enough for you. They are so friendly and helpful. Would thoroughly recommend.

Love everything about this place 🤩

Was quiet during the day but food and service was excellent

Lovely meal, great value. Staff excellent. My friend had a problem with her car when we left and staff could not have been more helpful. Would definitely use again and recommend to relatives and friends. Thanks again.

Excellent food and exceptional service. The staff were extremely kind when my car had a breakdown outside, waiting and offering support till the AA arrived. Very highly recommended and I will be back soon!

Staff were very pleasant and friendly, the food was delicious and the prices are very reasonable, will definitely be back

Did not like the food from start to finish

Third visit to this lovely restaurant. Great food, wine, service and a lovely relaxed atmosphere. I will definitely be returning in the future

Last visited in former location in Merchant City. After almost 20 years living overseas was delighted to see it was still going strong in its new location. It was as good as I remembered. Staff were good and food excellent. Will definitely be returning.

Absolutely delicious food and service was amazing. They do not hold back on the vegetables which by the way were to die for. I would have been happy with a big plate of their carrots!

Made a last minute booking for Saturday evening which Smiths were good enough to fit in. It's a very nice restaurant with a good menu. Our waitress was excellent - very friendly, helped with recommendations and had time to talk to us at end of...

Can’t fault the place, food and service was excellent. Very reasonably priced for the quality of the meals. Will definitely be going again.

Today was our second visit to smiths,the food and service were excellent,the nutella cheesecake is to die for x

Visited yesterday evening (28/2/23) with my friend and what a fab find. The food was delicious and the service excellent. The staff were helpful and friendly. The restaurant was busy, which was a good sign given that it was a Tuesday evening. We did not...

Food was delicious 😋 Great service. Would definitely recommend

Fabulous & welcoming, beautiful food cooked perfectly. Were very willing to adjust my main course dauphinoise potatoes replacing with a butternut squash & mushroom risotto. Unbelievable value, stunning quality at very reasonable price.

Visit this restaurant regularly. Polite staff, great food. Always immaculately clean too. Highly recommend. Particularly enjoy the blade of beef 😊

What a gem of a place we all had a wonderful dinning experience and the staff food atmosphere was just lovely.

We have been going to Smiths for a number of years now and have always experienced the same consistently high standard in all aspects.

We had a lovely friendly lunch at Smith's today. The Compamy , food and service was excellent.

My wife and I visited this place for lunch on Sunday 15 Jan 2023 at approximately 3pm. It was a spur of the moment booking made at approximately 1pm. They said they could squeeze us in and needed the table back after 2 hours which...

Not my first review nor my last. I regularly eat here, the food quality and price is fantastic. To offer three plates of exceptional food for £30 needs to be applauded. The staff are very much part of the furniture and excellent. In all my...

First visit to Smiths will not be the last. Decor, staff, food first class,fixed price menu plenty of choice.Starters scallops with black pudding/goats cheese with red pepper superb.Mains ribeye steak/braised beef both cooked to perfection veg/fries nicely cooked.Two cheese and biscuits tea coffee to finish...

Excellent service and meal with friends

First time diner at Smiths, and tbh, I haven’t been here since the Grammar days of late 1999s… fantastic meal for a family of 6. We all opted for different first course… I still have food envy of the steak ( get the steak)… a...

Had lunch with friends. Friendly, helpful staff, nice surroundings and excellent food. Highly recommended!

We had a fabulous lunch for my big Cousin s 60th birthday recently. Food was delicious, service excellent and overall ambience just lovely . I would thoroughly recommend Smiths.

Booked a birthday meal for my mums 80th. Easily booked over the phone to friendly staff who asked if it was a special occasion. On arrival our menus were personalised for mums birthday. The waitress was just lovely. Attentive but not intrusive. The service was...

Lovely atmosphere and food is amazing

Always excellent food, staff are friendly and helpful, atmosphere is a gentle "buzz" of happy and contented diners. Excellent value for seriously well prepared food.

Came to visit family after we arrived from a trip to New York. What a fantastic place to eat. Food was amazing and cannot bieve a three course meal was only £25. The staff are so accommodating. I have nothing but praise and cannot wait to come back to visit. A huge thank you to everyone that works there

This is a no frills venue with top quality food provided with excellent service and really good value for money. The restaurant was full, but tables were not crammed it was quite comfortable. The set menu provided a limited range of choice, but deciding on...

Fantastic saturday night great food and service 4 of us loved it

Lovely meal for our wedding anniversary. Amazing menu and each course was absolutely delicious! Such fantastic value too. Staff were great, friendly but not in your face. Cant wait to return. Would highly recommend.

3rd visit over the recent past. Anniversary meal treat and Smith's did not disappoint. Made to feel very welcome and special by the attending staff, food was top notch, service intervals were appropriate, all at a very reasonable cost. Keep it up Smith's, you're doing...