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Brett is a modern European restaurant at 321 Great Western Road in Glasgow, rated Very Good by The Good Food Guide for 2026 and listed as Recommended by Michelin. The room sits in Kelvinbridge and suits both a relaxed dinner and a longer celebration.
Executive chef Colin Anderson leads the kitchen, which works closely with producers and suppliers. The menus change with the seasons and lean on local ingredients. Much of the cooking happens over fire in the open galley kitchen, where guests can watch the team at work. The kitchen says it aims for zero waste.
Snacks might include a Basque-inspired gilda, with skewered olives, anchovies and spicy pickled pepper, served on a chicken-fat croûton. A mushroom XO linguine with Cantabrian anchovies and aged Parmesan is a typical starter, finished with crispy leek. The Good Food Guide singled out stuffed chicken and Orkney scallop, served ballotine style with morel purée and a consommé made from chicken bone and scallop. Desserts are small in number. One example is a golden mango and Flor de Caña brûlée with crispy milk skin and pulled toffee.
Exposed stonework and monochrome decor frame closely set tables and counter seats. Service is warm and unhurried. The website lists a three-course à la carte menu at £68 per person and a Chef's Menu at £98 per person, which must be taken by the whole table. The Good Food Guide notes that three courses with no drinks can reach £75, and that the two-course lunch at £32 is good value. House cocktails and rotating wines by the glass sit alongside a bottled list that runs from £29 to over £300 for some Burgundies. On sunny days, drinks and small plates are served on the pavement.
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Brett successfully pulls off that tricky balance of delivering high-class and complex cooking within a buzzy neighbourhood atmosphere. Exposed stonework and monochrome decor provide an unfussy backdrop for closely packed tables and counter seating, where diners might appreciate the 'interactions with the chefs whose enthusiasm is infectious'. Front of house is warm and casual, while table settings are equally laid-back – raw linen napkins providing a cheeky decorative nod to Glasgow iconography. Under executive chef Colin Anderson, the offer has evolved from a ‘naturally’ inclined wine bar with small plates to a focused à la carte restaurant – although drinks and nibbles remain a popular pavement option on sunny days. Menus showcase seasonality and localism, plus a passion for cooking over fire in the open galley kitchen. Snacks such as a Basque-inspired gilda (skewered olives, anchovies and spicy pickled pepper) on a chicken-fat croûton or flame-scorched barbecued lamb breast with Scotch bonnet and aubergine miso prepare the palate – perhaps with an extended skin-contact orange wine as an aperitif. Starters might include a rich but not cloying mushroom XO linguine with Cantabrian anchovies and aged Parmesan topped with crispy leek 'angel-hair'. A standout main of stuffed chicken 'hind' and Orkney scallop served ballotine style and finished with morel purée and a consommé of chicken bone and scallop exemplifies the kitchen's culinary craft. The small dessert selection could include a golden mango and Flor de Caña brûlée with crispy milk skin and pulled toffee, which is imaginative and suitably grown-up. Quality cooking and ingredients don’t come cheap, even in a neighbourhood setting, and three courses can easily hit £75 without drinks. This makes the two-course lunchtime option for £32 particularly tempting. Distinctive house cocktails and some interesting rotating wines by the glass are supported by an extensive bottled list ranging from £29 for the house options to north of £300 for some fancy Burgundies.
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