A New Seafood Restaurant By The Team Behind Michelin-Starred Cail Bruich Has Opened In Glasgow
Bringing a taste of the Scottish sea to Glasgow's West End, Shucks will be serving up the likes of oysters, scallops and even a fine fish supper.
Oh we do like to be beside the seaside but Glasgow is sadly not the closest city to the coast. However, bringing a taste of the sea to Glasgow is brand new seafood restaurant, Shucks.
From the team behind Michelin-starred Cail Bruich, Epicures and Brett, Shucks describes itself as “a relaxed seafood restaurant serving up the very best fresh produce from Scottish waters, alongside an elegant wine and champagne bar in the heart of Hyndland in Glasgow’s west end”.
Head chef at Shucks, Shaun Haggarty, has developed seasonal, produce-focused menus inspired by the Scottish coastline. The menu can change daily depending on what the restaurant’s fishermen have caught, but Shucks promises “the finest sustainable seafood cooked classically and over fire; in-house curing and smoking; with seasonal specials, sharing plates and bar snacks”.
Menu highlights include Shucks champagne clams with garlic, chilli, coriander and charred sourdough; BBQ Halibut with trotter glaze; small plates like Hamachi crudo, as well as bar snacks like crispy fried whitebait and tater tots with chive crème fraiche, herring caviar and Sardinian pecorino. The restaurant also plans to offer a Sunday menu, plus as feasting menu filled with decadent whole cuts of fish, plentiful Scottish shellfish plus their own house-cured and smoked selection that’s perfect for sharing. Plus, those who love a classic fish and chips can tuck into a fish supper of either cod or halibut with fat chips, tartare sauce and lemon.
As well as serving up wonderful Scottish seafood dishes to the people of Glasgow, Shucks will also have a stylish bar and outdoor terrace which will be available for walk-ins only, making for the perfect setting for drinks during the day and night. Guests can enjoy fine wines, local artisan beers and in-house cocktails alongside house-cured and smoked seasonal fare and the finest of Scottish oysters and seafood snacks.
Now open at the former site of Nick’s Neighbourhood Bar on Hyndland Road, Shucks consists of an 80-cover restaurant, bar and outdoor terrace with plenty of decorative touches that give a nod to the coast. The interior features gold patterned wall emulating fish scales, nautical blue furniture and a seascape wall mural by local Glasgow artist, Rebecca Hamilton.
To book a table, head to the Shucks website here.
Shucks, 168 Hyndland Road, G12 9HZ