Glasgow Living Part 9 - Dinner at Buck's Bar

So fried chicken… so good that American singers Zac Brown Band wrote a song about liking their chicken fried along with a cold beer on a Friday night.  It wasn’t quite Friday, but my experience at Buck’s on Tuesday night wasn’t far away from the song.

A few weeks ago I got in touch with Buck’s Bar, a recently opened fried chicken joint in town to come in a for a review.    Buck’s is situated on West Regent Street, down a set of stairs and you’re greeted with fried chicken puns on the walls.   A good start.

Outside Buck's

The bar is fairly sizable, has a stage for live music and a series of big booths which comfortably seat around 6 people. As we were a small party of two, there was plenty of space for us at the table.

The staff were quick to come over and sort us with drinks – Mr WhatClaireDid went for something local from Drygate.  Beer and fried chicken… ultimate man food.   I’m not a big beer ginger so instead went for a pear, ginger and raspberry cocktail which arrived at the table in a little copper cup.  Would happily have taken it home with me afterwards.

Don’t be fooled by the small dinner plates… the grub is filling.  I went for the classic of fried chicken and waffles after discovering them in Vegas.  These bad boys were just as good.  It sounds wrong, but it’s SO RIGHT.    My dining partner went for fried chicken with a side of skin on fries and we shared some fried halloumi on the side.  It’s not often I’m beaten by a plate of food, but I just couldn’t quite get to the end.

Buck’s is also really good value – the chicken and waffles were £8.95.  Sides and extras come in between £2.00 and £3.00 each and if you’ve still got space for it, a dessert will only set you back £3.00 too!   I’m fairly certain that you could easily have a date night for two and leave with change of £30.00.  Food was clearly cooked fresh, as we waited 20 minutes for it to arrive, which is fine by me. I’d rather know someone had the fryer going in the kitchen and not the ping of the microwave.

All in, we enjoyed the Buck’s Bar experience… it’s great for a quick pre-gig meal, or a bit of food and beers with a group of mates after work.

Also, if you like hot sauce, there’s 50 to choose from.  Just saying.

For more information, visit Buck’s Bar website or their Facebook and Instagram