The best restaurants serving Mediterranean food in Hillhead Glasgow City Glasgow and Surrounding

Booked a table for west end restaurant as a change from our usual at St Vincent street. Was my wife’s birthday and we do enjoy the tapas and cocktails at Cafe Andaluz. Food was great as always. Staff were okay but not as good as other restaurant. One issue was after our tapas and drinks we declined the offer for dessert due to being full. Hoping to order another drink we were then given the bill without asking. This was only 45 minutes into our table reservation. Bit of a negative end feeling like being forced out the door. Looks like we will be going back to our preferred restaurant at St Vincent street in future.

The servers are nice however the person who served me, who seemed to be the manager, was not polite in demeanour. I was dining on my own this time and service took such a long time people were being served around me, with tables turning over twice while I waited, it seemed because I was on my own in a corner I was overlooked.I tried to get the attention of someone and service was overall not polite, very slow and inconsiderate. The food was lovely though, props to the chefs and waiters. The man who seemed to be the manager. If you see this, learn how to be a polite server if you plan on serving, if not, hire more staff… (I have worked in customer service before, I say this knowing the type of job)

My friend and I were wandering around the area, cold and hungry, looking for vegan options for me, then found this restaurant online. We popped in for warm drinks first, then ordered mains. Unfortunately I can't find the menu here to give the names of the dishes and we didn't think to take photos but both meals were beautifully presented and delicious! I had a thick 'stew' with aubergines, mushrooms, broccoli and red peppers, which sat next to saffron rice, gorgeous hummus and fresh salad. My friend also had an amazing spinach dish (with couscous) that looked like an Indian Saag but had more interesting flavours than any Indian saag that I've ever had. That also came with a separate salad and hummus. For desert, I had Baclava and my friend had chocolate orange cake, which, again, were delicious and both very generous portions. Service was excellent and, as an unexpected bonus, we had a surprisingly long, deep and meaningful conversation with the owner before other customers arrived. It was lovely to make that connection, as people rarely seem to engage with each other these days. The owner's colleague also had a very pleasant vibe. I have only given 4* for atmosphere but this is only because I was hoping for a VERY warm and toasty refuge from the cold outside. Nevertheless, it was warmer than the previous place we'd just tried and which didn't even serve decaf coffee. I'll be moving into the area in a few weeks, so I'll definitely be back regularly to work my way through some more tasty vegan dishes on the Bay Tree's menu and I'm sure my friend will also pop in for breakfast occasionally, if they still do it ....

The food is of an exceptional standard that keeps me coming back but it's how the handle problems that I admire. On the very rare occasion there is a mistake they send out fresh food straight away without complaint. Great guys, great attitude.