The Butterfly And The Pig in Glasgow City

Está genial. Tanto la comida como el trato recibido por parte de Lorena. Sitio muy recomendable para acudir y disfrutar de una buena comida.

If you like noisey and busy then your OK if you want peaceful and relaxed avoid food is mediocre at best won't be rushing back

Precioso lugar para el té. Fácilmente encontramos cerca aparcamiento en la calle. Teníamos una gran mesa justo al lado de la ventana, que era especialmente agradable para nuestro niño! El té, los bollos, los sándwiches y otras delicias eran sabrosos.

This is a fun spot to spend the night. We requested a table in front of the stage & had the best table in the house. There was an opening act around 7:00 & then another act around 9:00. All the musicians got the crowd up & dancing. The crowd was having a very good time. We interacted with many of the other guests. We tucked into some very good shrimp on toast, a parmesan frittata and some fish & chips. All were simply prepared and very delicious. A delicate batter on the fish. Cocktails & wine paired nicely with our meal. We had a great server who took care of us all night. The place is lively. The food & drink is good. Chances are you'll have a good night !

Mi madre y yo tuvimos una gran experiencia cenando aquí en el camino a una representación teatral. La comida estaba deliciosa, y se puede ver lo bien que se presentó en estas fotos. Mamá dijo que el pastel se derritió en su boca. El pollo estaba tierno y la ensalada lateral estaba perfectamente equilibrada con el aderezo. Nuestro servidor era amable también. Gracias por recibirnos.

We had a great time at The Butterfly and the Pig in Glasgow! Tabitha was very kind, friendly, and patient with our English. She made us feel comfortable! Thank you, Tabitha! You made our visit special. ⸻ We had a great experience at The Butterfly and the Pig in Glasgow! Tabitha was very kind, friendly, and patient with our English. She made us feel comfortable! Thank you so much, Tabitha! You made our visit special.

A nice, “alternatively” furnished café with student charm. Very nice service, great cream tea at reasonable prices.

Had a baby shower here and was disappointed with the food and staff. Got high tea and the sandwiches were full of rocket and not much meat. The staff were quite rude and had to keep coming up to them to ask for orders etc. Wouldn't recommend

We came for the Sunday roast at The Butterfly and the Pig and were genuinely impressed. The roast chicken was tender and well-seasoned, the Yorkshire pudding had great texture, and the glazed veg were full of flavour. The fish and chips were also a standout—crispy, generous, and done right. The setting is relaxed and pub-like, and the service was friendly and attentive. The only letdown was the sticky toffee pudding, which lacked the richness we expected. Read our full review at basilnbrie.com

Too expensive for quality of food

The first time l ate here l loved the food. This time l was very disappointed. The service was good. My main simple fish and chips was over cooked, more batter than fish and soaking in grease. Not nice! The chips were fine. The wine at 27 pounds was headache plonk. Stuff back home l would throw away. I have eaten in many places in Glasgow and yes wine is more expensive in the UK but this was nasty. Marks does decent wine for 7 pounds. This almost four times more expensive. Surely the restaurant can fine something better. The most disappointing part of the meal was my dessert. This place is known for its high teas so l was expecting something good. I ordered the Eton Mess which to me means generous fruit usually strawberries now in season plus cream and meringue. What l got was a big bowl of runny cream some meringue and perhaps 4/5 frozen raspberries. Cost 7 pounds. My suggestion make it smaller and add more fruit or just take it off the menu.

Came here for dinner with my parents and partner. Been here before and it was fine then so was excited to bring my parents here. One of the waitresses was quite rude and seemed to get annoyed when we would ask for things. The service was a bit slow (but it was a Saturday night so I guess that’s expected). When we reminded the waitress of the things we asked for (steak knife, mayo, vinegar, tartar sauce) she seemed to get really annoyed and was visibly irritated with us. She seemed fine with the other people except us (and we were the only ones speaking a foreign language there so not sure if she was discriminatory towards us). Food was decent, it’s a shame that the waitress was rude. Will not return here again.

My new favourite eating establishment in Glasgow. The staff are super friendly and attentive. The food is delicious with lots of vego and vegan options. I had mushroom fritters for entree and haloumi roast tomato salad for main. Big portions and really tasty. My partner had the Haggis for entree and Butterfly and Piglet Burger for main. So ample he couldn't finish it and absolutely delicious. But the main attraction was the extremely clever and amusing wording of the menu. Take a look at it. Infinitely entertaining. (Oh, hey Butterfly and Pig pun ghost - you were asking for a pun for the Haggis entree on the menu - how about 8 kilts and 50 sporran).... Pretty close to city centre just along Bath St. They also have Trad music sessions on Thursdays late... Brilliant. Thanks for a brilliant evening.

This was honestly the easiest 5 stars I have given. We popped in before a show at the kings without a booking and the staff were really helpful in finding us a table. It was a busy Saturday night and the lady serving us was run of her feet but she was very friendly, helpful and quick with her service. I got the burger and added on cheese and fried onions. By far the best burger I have had in a while. The burger was peppery with the cheese melted, food hot, I was stuffed but the burger was so good I don't want to leave any.

was working in Glasgow and stumbled across this bar for food, no reservation but this wasn't a problem. ordered the steak pie and its one of the best I have ever tasted, great quality at a decent price, service was good, staff friendly, nice find and I will return on my next work visit.

Good spoons very busy at the weekend

Great place to catch up with friends over lunch or afternoon tea. Get an oatcake and salmon/pickled cucumbers/ selection of 4 different sandwhich (can state what you don’t like). Scone (not the best ones) and little cake selection always different and yummy!

Delicious food, lovely service (even took note of a request for a window seat) and a great atmosphere

Great wee beer garden, food looks good.

Excellent service and high quality roast. Recommend

Very pretty small restaurant with a vintage-shabby-chique vibe. Feels like a living room turned pub, you can definitely spend some nice hours here. Live music on Saturday evening was brilliant, the staff was friendly and attentive and the food was incredible. Highly recommend anyone visiting Glasgow to have at least one dinner here!

My daughter and I visited as I was kindly given a voucher for Afternoon Tea for a Special Birthday.. So very disappointed in our experience... I would 100% not recommend for afternoon tea... The sandwiches were bland and boring, the ham so thick and tasteless. The scones must have been taken out of freezer as they were pale, stodgy with water droplets floating on top.. The tiniest of oatcakes with what should be fresh salmon brown round the edges.. The small cakes unappealing.. The only solace was the gin and tonic which was included in the offer.. Believe me we went on to have a few more in another establishment to try and make the best of our trip into Glasgow.. I Truly do not relish in giving bad reviews but in this instance I must let others know what to expect and if possible avoid... We left with no acknowledgement from the staff. Needless to say we will not return.

Had a wonderful brunch. High ausyfood, lovely staff and a great atmosphere

Went here for breakfast. The Eggs Benedict were ok, nothing to make them stand out, according to the daughter. Creme Brulee pancakes with cream and berries. 3 decent sized pancakes, with some caramelised areas. My niggle is that for the size of pancakes the cream and berries were not a big enough portion. Therefore, the pancakes were a bit dry. On a good note, I asked for a slice of bacon, 3 came out and only £2. Tea was served in a quaint, good sized pot and extra water was no issue. The establishment is massive, from what I saw, it's over 4 if not 5 levels. Lot's of pictures adorning the walls. Also the stairs going down to the bathroom have writing on the walls, would like to know more... Would go back for lunch/dinner as it had a nice atmosphere.

Lovely lunch, restaurant was rather loud but a lovely feel to it.

Came here a year ago and revisited for our anniversary . Absolutely fantastic service and even better food. Can’t recommend enough , even popped the question here because this place means so much to us. You won’t be disappointed .

The food was so delicious we kept eating to a point that we had to roll back to the hotel. The waitress named Wednesday was so nice she even made some sauce out of the menu. This was our first dinner in Scotland and already the best one. Someone who picked the music was a genius.

It's a bit expensive and a bit too noisy, but it's a nice place to be and I'm pleased they have one decent real ale on tap at any time.

Beautiful Sunday lunch. Beef roast cooking was exquisite. We tried both the ribeye and sirloin. They were very tasty and moist. Probably the best roast beef I have ever tasted for a Sunday lunch.

No vegetarian options except 1 main and 1 side!!! Horrible attitude from the staff as well when asked for help. They literally even threw the bottle of wine on our table for no reason

Had been previously after the summer 2024 and everything was really good but yesterday was just awful. Two of us were served French toast cold to the touch, my butterscotch sauce was like tar and just sadly not edible. The two girls working didn’t seem to be in the best of spirits at all which wasn’t great. Large sweaty effort from the kitchen was walking about and just looked absolutely filthy (at just 11am) which was the nail in the coffin really. The only saving grace is that the other customers were all a nice natured bunch. It’s a shame but it’s not one I would return to now.

Got a too-good-to-go bag and the cakes were so moist and delicious!

Unfortunately our first and last visit to this “restaurant”. Described by others as “shabby chic”, I would describe it as tired and dirty. Ambience awful and food worse. Had two courses for two people, all overcooked and dry. We were asked how the meal was and we responded not very good. That was that, no further questions, comments or actions taken by staff. We had ordered a bottle of wine but left a lot of it as we just wanted out. Awful experience which didn’t come cheap.

It started well, we were meeting family we hadn’t seen in years and thought this would be a relaxed atmosphere to sit down have a drink, eat good food and get reacquainted. It turns out maybe a little too relaxed…. Waiter brings red wine to table behind the head of one of our party who was busy chatting and had no idea he was there behind him, (there was a clear space to serve the drinks at the end of the table so everyone could have seen him but he’s clearly challenged with spatial awareness ) the wine ended up spilled all over the table, over my partner (wearing a really expensive Christmas jumper), splattering over me (wearing a new cream top and jacket) and my cousin who got hit with wine too - luckily wearing darker colours. The waiter barely raised an eyebrow or seemed concerned. It was a shit show, us pouring white wine and salt into the cream coloured jacket (I didn’t realise my top was hit until I got to the bathroom), the waiter sloppily mopping up the red wine but offering no apology or assistance. He offered to put a new table cloth on top of the soaking wet red wine covered one which we declined and asked him to change completely. He changed it for one that was too small and made the plates tip and wobble as you cut your food. I don’t think at any point this waiter actually apologised for any of the melee. You would have expected an apology on the way out from some of the team but we got absolutely nothing. There was a waitress who seemed concerned and kindly brought soda water and a cloth to blot at the stained jumper, top and jacket. Really disappointed with the service and attentiveness that could have been offered to turn this episode around. I was once a waitress, and if this was me I would have made sure the customers knew I was sorry if I had caused an incident like this, especially with red wine. This waiter really couldn’t care less about what had happened to our clothes. They left the service on the bill when we asked to pay which I asked them to remove. The food tasted okay but our experience was ruined by the general incompetence of the waiter. Sadly with this experience I don’t think we will return.

We had a family dinner at the Butterfly & Pig for 8 including 2 children on the 29th December. Had options from the main/kids menus including Sunday Roast Options. The atmosphere in the restaurant was very warm and friendly with excellent service. We never felt rushed and ordered a mixture of food. The quality of the food was just excellent and lived up to the recommendations we had received. Ribeye steak sunday roast was cooked to perfection (see picture) and the Steak Pie had more tender beef in it than I have ever seen in a pie. All other dishes were lovely, portions generous and even our children (who can be a little fussy) really enjoyed their meals. The seasoning and sauces were delicious throughout. A big thank you to the staff for really making our day...we will be back!

Booked in for a late lunch, the place was pretty quaint inside, quiet, with only about 10-20 customers. Initially the service was attentive, however after taking our drinks and food order, it all slowed down. The starters were ok, nicely presented and the mains came out quickly behind them. The good bits, the fish and chips were massive, with crispy batter and nice tartar sauce. The bad bits, the burger with cheddar was bland, two dry tasteless patties, I struggled to notice the cheese on it. They had the cheek to charge £1.50 for it. The turkey burgers effectively a roll with turkey slices on it with some cranberry sauce. The chips, some were good, some were undercooked and hard. Would be hard to recommend this place to anyone, for food. The highlights was that the cocktails were nice.

Great meal! Food was lovely and excellent service. Would definitely recommend to anyone visiting Glasgow!

My first night in Glasgow I was after a good casual meal near the hotel. The Butterfly and the Pig came well reviewed, so I made a booking. Meal was fun and delicious. I had fish and chips which were very good. Lively fun atmosphere.

had an amazing experience for afternoon tea, there was a wide selection of tea we can choose from and it comes with an array of delicious light bites. the service was amazing, the place was very charming. 💗

More than disappointed…. Even if the table has been pre booked, there were no spaces for us in the restaurant so we had to sit on the bar area. After we have decided what are going to eat we been informed that several dishes were unavailable. When we wanted to leave they told us that we are going to be changed of the pre booked table…..

Amazing tea, snacks, sandwiches, and sweets!!! They were very good about accommodating vegetarian options for my wife while keeping the sandwiches the same for me. Would definitely go again.

Food was delicious and great vibe. Already planning when we can visit again

Fantastic brunch, everything was to a high standard and food was delicious.

Very good restaurant, very cozy, totally in the Scottish atmosphere, it feels like a small cottage. Delicious food, the famous steak pie very hearty but a success

Great place with nice service. Super cool inside. I'd go back

Traditional food restaurant Good atmosphere in a basement of a typical Scottish building

Loved it. Service was a bit slow for a Monday evening I have to say. Generous portions.

An overnight stay in Glasgow with my sister on our annual Christmas shopping get together we wanted somewhere near our hotel to eat Dinner. A quick Google search in the days before we arrived showed us The Butterfly and the Pig which sounded a great little spot. It was indeed. Quirky and unique in its style, and a simple interesting choice of dishes on the menu. We both enjoyed the hot smoked salmon warm salad accompanied with a couple of the delish lemon & rhubarb martini cocktails. There was a great vibe and music in the air. Not overly busy where you couldn’t move, but busy enough to know it’s liked.

Tijdens een citytrip hier beland op aanraden van collega. Goedlachse bediening, geen opdringerigheid. Goede grote porties en betaalbaar

What a find. Stumbled across the Butterfly and Pig when searching for somewhere to eat not too far from our accommodation. Totally drawn in by their descriptive menu, made me chuckle. Would definitely recommend a visit. Great atmosphere, really friendly staff and delicious food. Will definitely return when next in Glasgow.

A must in England to try a classic afternoon tea. Here you get it served in its very best way.

Visited tonight on a works Xmas night out and it didn't disappoint. Atmosphere of the place is great and quirky. Had the gambas to start and this was delicious and for main I had the burger which was very very tasty.

Been wanting to go for High Tea and tried it here. Food was really good, I absolutely loved the scone with cream and jam.

Excellent, first time here, and we all loved it. The steak pie was to "die for".

We ordered a steak pie with mash that was utterly delightful and the service was wonderful as well. Do order the steak pie!

A gourmet experience in a warm atmosphere. The tea room is a marvel, the pastries are memorable. The pub below is very good too, the meat pie is divine. A place to discover.

Absolutely fantastic we hidden gem great place highly recommended

Loved the afternoon tea! Everything tasted fresh and homemade. Large tea selection and very cute presentation of all the sandwiches and cakes! It was lovely. Made a reservation the day before and was glad I did as we saw several walk ins get turned away. Service was fast but not overly friendly.

Cosy, well equipped bar with friendly staff

Need to perfect scones, everything else was lovely. Loved the cucumber.

We were seated promptly by the attentive staff who immediately took our orders for drinks that arrived within minutes. I just loved the decor, mismatching plates and cups, table cloths everything about it just shouted rustic to me get on with it, the odd chair that obviously came out of a church, the old broken organ supporting the coffee machine everything was so wrong yet it was so right. I always look up when I’m in these old buildings and to my delight the cornicing was intact and a sight to behold. The brass chandeliers were resplendent and oozed class. But that wasn’t all the food was abundantly plenty to the quality is something I’m going to talk about now. I had the soup it was delicious beyond what I expected served with in house homemade bread which was dippingly good. My wife had the prawns which were cooked to absolute perfection and everyone at the table had a clean plate. The mains came out and as I was looking at these plentiful portions, dreaded what my fish and chips were going to be like. Steak pies filled a whole dinner plate, then, my fish arrived, my god it was hanging off the plate and so was everyone else’s I couldn’t finish it and had to ask for a doggie bag. Compliments to the chef.

Nice place for tea and refreshments

This place is really lovely. Victoria advised us on the wide variety of teas and food available on the menu as we had never been here before. She was so nice and cheerful and it was a joy meeting her

The bar is down the stairs under the coffee shop but well worth popping down for a glass of real ale

Great place for a drink and a good atmosphere all the staff were very friendly and helpful and well definitely visit again.

Honestly, I cannot believe what I witnessed last night! Was in for dinner, just me and my wife, sat down, ordered drinks, ordered our food and waited, all was perfect, then, all of a sudden, this rotund object, appropriately, dressed in pink, she’s obviously the pig, as she certainly wasn’t a butterfly! walked past our table and burped as loud as was humanly possible! Absolutely vile. Turned to my missus and said, I’m off! I left and the wife told the girl serving (who was fantastically professional) what had happened and she was so apologetic, never, ever again. Foul creature.

Great food, good service, we really liked the atmosphere. I can only recommend it

We decided on the butterfly and the pig due to its high recommendation and word of mouth. We pre booked our table in the bar in advance and unfortunately ended up at a table in front of the toilets which had a smell of ammonia that was unavoidable. Since my husband and I are big foodies we decided to get the rib eye Sunday roast and try one of each of the sides available - since the plan was to review this for my foodie review channel. Our waitress seemed shocked at us wanting to try each of the sides due to the volume of food so we decided to not bother with any of them and just go for the mains. When the food arrived it looked gorgeous but unfortunately I can only give it a 3/5. The steak was cooked beautifully however everything was very like warm. - I’m normally not one to judge on this since I manage a bar in hospitality and I know you can’t cook a roast fully fresh however the temperature of everything on the plate was disappointing and the veg and roast potatoes were rock solid. We did mostly eat everything on our plate, my husband didn’t eat his green veg as it was too solid and I did leave one of my potatoes as my steak knife had a bit trouble with it. Very much not an inedible dinner but it was a disappointment. Would I come back? Probably not, would it be first on my list to recommend? Again probably not. Our table as at 4pm. Even at just before peak time I wouldn’t say was overly busy. I can’t comment for anything else on the menu. Maybe I would return to try one of their menu classics.

Très bonne table avec des spécialités Service agréable Nous avons eu de la chance car nous n avions pas réservé On a passé une agréable soirée Merci !

Un restaurant façon pub installé en cours anglaise avec une carte de spécialité suffisante et savoureuse. Un panel de bières pressions intéressant. Attention nous n’avons pas réussi à obtenir des reçus individuels correspondant au montants payés. Cette demande avait l’air insurmontable. Certains jours vous bénéficieraient d’une scène ouverte à tous les amateurs. Plutôt sympathique

Had not booked a table . There were loads of free tables inside . We got put at a table in the hallway . Everyone passing to go to the toilet !! Ordered the afternoon tea . The ham in the ham sandwich was disgusting. It had turned black and smelled badly . Waitress said she would bring it to the attention of the chef . We got our bill , almost £40 . No deduction for the food . When asked the waitress said the chef said ‘it was just the way it was cooked’ .Absolutely not !! It smelled and was dark grey/black . Will NOT be having a return visit there EVER. If food is not up to standard ,you admit your fault and rectify !!

Excellent full Scottish breakfast

Lovely way to spend an afternoon.

Really fun atmosphere with live music. Unfortunately the food is not great. Overcooked burger with solid fried egg on top, and a slab of haggis thicker than the beef. Starters were not great either. Olives served with standard sliced pan white great like you’d get from the local shops. Prawns on toast were disappointing- two thick bits of bread with six measley prawns . Service was quite slow- took a good 15 minutes after arrival before we were seen to.

Great friendly staff, lovely atmosphere, tasty food.

What a delight! Loved my scones with clotted cream😊

Our favorite place to eat Sundays Roast! Excellent quality of food. The service was very good and the place is perfect either to go with family or friends One of the best quality coffees in Glasgow!

Excellent meal with my parents and hubby to celebrate their 66th anniversary. We chose the basement owing to dad’s minor mobility issues. We didn’t have starters we had fish n chips, 2 roast chicken dinners and a gammon steak dinner (Sunday roast). We had some nice drinks and the service was very good not intrusive. Aiming to return again soon. If you want food that aligns with home cooking, then try here.

1st visit, staff were busy, but a pleasant venue for a few drinks, extremely busy for food, so recommend booking

Very nice. Portions large. Glad we didn't have a starter.

Dined in- food good Service was slow....

Excellent quiet bar with great love music. The staff are wonderful, a great place to relax and enjoy a pint.

Lovely afternoon tea service with a great selection of teas, sandwiches and pastries.

We dined in the Butterfly and the Pig on Saturday 12th October and picked this restaurant due to the high review it had on here but unfortunately we were very disappointed. The staff were great. There was a large build up of white dust on the dark brown wood on the walls beside our table, so much that it looked like it hadn't been cleaned in a long time. I ordered the Chicken burger. It was extremely dry and over cooked. The chips were even more so. I ordered Sticky Toffee pudding for dessert and again it was extremely dry, like an old dried out cake, as opposed to a moist flavoursome pudding.

So cozy and cute - went for the pub quiz and the snacks available were delicious and priced reasonably.

Very friendly establishment with warm decoration which will certainly remind you of your grandparents' house! The staff is very nice, the service fast! A typical Scottish breakfast with quality products! We will return with pleasure.

Haggis fritters with pepper sauce were fantastic!

Had a delicious first meal in Scotland at the Butterfly and the Pig! I went for a Sunday Roast platter that hit all the comfort food buttons while executing each element at a high level. Ben had an enormous burger and chips. And I ended things with a very tasty elderflower blackberry fool. Wish we'd had a chance to try more drinks.

Meeting with friends & had the Sunday roast, absolutely delicious, portions just right, friendly staff, will definitely be back

Fantastic Open Mic nights every Tuesday

Too noisy which is a shame because the food was good

The cake was not tasty, very butterly. The afternoon snacks are not worth ordering.

Wife and I popped in for a pint Friday, staff were attentive polite and poured a fabulous Guinness. Looking forward to seeing you again.

Excellent venue for work night out with room that sat 25 of us confortably. Staff were super friendly and helpful. Food was decent for a catered event although soup portions a bit miserly. As a veggie I felt there could have been more options than risotto, which showed little imagination. Meat eaters were well catered for. Steak pie was probably the biggest hit of the night. Deserts were all good.

Cute cocktails and good service!

Large group of us went and we had a room to ourselves. Venue was busy for a Monday night which is always a good sign! Lovely food and excellent service. We pre-ordered due to the size of the group which worked really well.

Lovely place to eat. Food was delicious and lady who served us was lovely and helpful

The food is very good. Service was good but not great. Tried the haggis fingers/fritters. Fantastic! Also, had a pork cheek starter special. Really delicious. It fills up quickly so I would book a reservation.

We stopped in for afternoon tea without a reservation. We were seated and had a great server that explained everything we should expect and promptly brought us our drinks. They went out of their way to accommodate us, even without a reservation. That being said, I would definitely recommend a reservation if you want to go. I do believe we got lucky. Wonderful food, and an overall great experience.

Good steak pie and friendly service