Readers,
I send you all my sincerest apologies for the lack of blog
posts of recent. It’s been a wild few
weeks. For those of you who haven’t yet
heard me shouting from the rooftops (sorry Glasgow Southside) we got
ENGAGED. We’ll officially be Mr &
Mrs What Claire Baked. It’s so regal!
Aside from my over watching of Say Yes to the Dress, looking
at venues and seeing family, I’ve been out celebrating with the ladies in the
family at the weekend. Which brings me to my first post in my popular Glasgow
Living series for ages!
Last Saturday, 4 of us booked in for the Boozy Snoozy Lunch
at Blythswood Square Hotel. It was
nothing short of amazing. Fantastic
value for money, great food, prosecco and seeing my granny getting a Pink Lady
gin cocktail down her was priceless.
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What struck me most was the service and attention to
detail. A doorman greeted us on arrival
and was incredibly jolly. And
dapper. Our coats were hung up by staff
and we were shown to our table. I
ordered a round of cocktails with a request to bring them out with dessert and
they arrived without prompting. Two of
asked for a little extra bread for parfait starters and it was brought without
question.
So often, you book table deals for venues and are treated
like a second class citizen for not going for a main menu or for using a
voucher. This absolutely cannot be said
about Blythswood Square. They were
fantastic with us from start to finish.
So much so, that I’ve been compelled to write about the experience. Not
just the food, but the overall enjoyment of a long leisurely lunch.
The food was fantastic as well. We sampled a number of the different starters
– from cream of parsnip soup, to smoked mackerel parfait and chicken liver
parfait. Main courses were mostly
chicken supreme, although Granny (adventurer and fan of new culinary
experiences) went for the seared fillet of hake because it came with samphire
and she’d never tried it before.
For dessert, it was a full house enjoying the white chocolate
tart, which was served with citrus accompaniments and madeleines. We finished
with tea and coffee – points to the restaurant for having soy milk so I could
enjoy a flat white with the rest of the group.
All in, a fantastic experience and I’d definitely go back. For
more information, check out their social media accounts on Facebook, Twitter
and Instagram.