If you want to experience the best of Glasgow cooking, there are certain dining rooms that can be trusted to deliver. Three of them are connected: The Shandon Belles at The Buttery, Two Fat Ladies at The Buttery and Two Fat Ladies in the City. Each have their own particular charms. They are old-school classics that sit comfortably in the modern era of dining. The type of places at are difficult to create, they have to evolve over time.
As spring approaches there are new menus in each of the restaurants. Check out the full details below for an idea of what you can expect on your next visit.
On the Menu: Two Fat Ladies at The Buttery
Starters
Freshly prepared soup of the day (GF) 5
Salad of chargrilled shallots, beetroot & apple, honey whipped goat’s cheese (GF) 7
Cullen skink (GF) 7
Sliced oak-smoked Scottish salmon, mini thai fishcake, lemon & basil sour cream 8
Pan fried red mullet, buttered kale, capers, celeriac batons (GF) 9
Flash fried west coast scallops, Macsween haggis, crispy maple bacon 11
Main courses
Grilled whole lemon sole, sunblush tomato & tarragon butter, toasted pinenuts, saffron potatoes (GF) 22
Roast supreme of guinea fowl, roast parsnips& parsnip puree, apple compote,garlic flavoured jus (GF) 19
Pan fried fillet of halibut, thai green curry cream, flash fried veg, tempura prawn, pilaf rice (GF) 25
catch of the day (market price)
Mignons of Scottish beef fillet, caramelised red onion mash, pink peppercorn brandy sauce (GF) 29
Twice cooked Ayrshire pork belly, west coast scallops,Stornoway black pudding, bacon cream 24
Side Orders 3.50 each
thyme buttered baby potatoes / triple cooked hand cut chips /
creamed savoy cabbage, smoked bacon / roast mediterranean veg
Desserts – 7.50
Buttery crème brulee, roasted rhubarb, mango & cinnamon roll
Try with Janneau Grand Armagnac VSOP (5.00) – soft, silky with delicate vanilla flavours, just like our brûlée!
A nutty accompaniment to this dish – Frangelico on the rocks! (4.50)
Warm raspberry poached pear, honeyed oatmeal, whisky cream
Pair with a nip of Glengoyne 15YO (£5.00)for the whisky fans or a glass of tawny port (6.00) as the perfect partne
Or pair with a chilled glass of Cedar Creek, Botrytis Semillon dessert wine(7.25)
Chargrilled vanilla poached pineapple, coconut parfait, lychee, pomegranate, mint & lime salad (GF)
Pair with a chilled glass of Quintodo Portal Fine White Port for that sweet treat (4.00)
Our Cherry Amaretto Sour (9.50) will hit the spot with this great dessert
Rich dark chocolate mousse gateaux, flavoured chocolate sauce (GF)
A glass of Origen Late Harvest Sauvignon Blanc Blend (6.75) will give a fresh& balanced acidity to this delicious dessert
Banana & golden raisin sticky toffee pudding, bailey’s butterscotch
Why not indulge in aWinter warming and refined Hennessy Fine de Cognac (5.00) or a Grand Marnier (4.50) for a fruity warmer?
Two Fats’ Grand Dessert 25
(Ideal for sharing—a platter of all of the above)
Indulge, relax, enjoy and let us get a cheeky something to accompany this heavenly dessert selection
Homemade brandy basket with trio of homemade ice creams, fruit coulis 6.50
The staff will update you with the daily ice creams and can assist you in selecting a digestif that best complements these flavours – if in doubt, we can recommend a glass of Cedar Creek, Botrytis Semillion Dessert wine (£7.25)…it goes with everything!!
Selection of cheeses, chutney & Arran oatcakes 9
An AuchentoshanThreeWood(£4.75) will make a welcome addition to our cheese selection or why not indulge in a Vintage Port (£8.80)- the perfect partner!
Puro fair trade coffee with petits fours 3.95
Make it boozy—gaelic, irish, or whatever you fancy 8.50
On the Menu: Two Fat Ladies in the City
STARTERS
HOMEMADE SOUP OF THE DAY (V) £4.50
TRADITIONAL CULLEN SKINK £5.95
ST JAMES HOT SMOKED SALMON, CELERIAC AND BEETROOT SLAW, SODA BREAD £7.95
GOATS CHEESE AND CARAMELISED RED ONION TART WITH BLOOD ORANGE AND ALMOND SALAD £6.95
VENISON PÂTÉ, PEAR COMPOTE, GARLIC & THYME TOASTED BRIOCHE £7.95
SHELLFISH
MUSSELS OF THE DAY
STARTER £8.95 MAIN £16.95
SEARED WEST COAST SCALLOPS, PARSNIP PURÉE, PANCETTA AND STORNOWAY BLACK PUDDING
STARTER £9.95 MAIN £19.95
MAIN COURSES
WHOLE SOLE WITH CRAYFISH, CAPER & LEMON BUTTER £20.50
FILLET OF COD WITH PINENUT AND CHEDDAR CRUMB, BEETROOT PURÉE,
ROASTED SWEETCORN AND CHILLI £19.50
WHOLE SEA BREAM STUFFED WITH SHALLOTS, LEEKS AND WILD MUSHROOMS £19.50
ROAST SUPREME OF CORN FED CHICKEN, HAGGIS AND WALNUT CRUMB,
CELERIAC PURÉE AND CARAMELISED APPLE SAUCE £18.50
SCOTCH BEEF FILLET SERVED WITH ROASTED PARSNIPS AND GREEN PEPPERCORN SAUCE £26.95
ALL SERVED WITH OVEN ROASTED VEGETABLES & POTATOES
DESSERTS
PASSION FRUIT CHEESECAKE, HOMEMADE SHORTBREAD AND CANDIED ALMONDS £6.50
STICKY TOFFEE PUDDING, CRÈME ANGLAISE £6.50
COFFEE PANNA COTTA, HOMEMADE HONEYCOMB, WHITE CHOCOLATE SAUCE £6.50
MINT AND DARK CHOCOLATE GANACHE WITH COCONUT CREAM 6.50
TWO FATS' GRAND DESSERT £18.50
(ideal for sharing – a platter of all the above)
SELECTION OF FARMHOUSE CHEESE WITH ARRAN OATCAKES & CHUTNEY £8.95
PURO FAIR TRADE COFFEE & JULIE’S HOMEMADE TABLET £2.95
LIQUEUR COFFEES FROM £6.95
Port and Dessert Wine
Quinta da Portal, 10 year old Tawny 50ml £6.00
Taylors Late Bottled Vintage 2011 50ml £5.00
Sauternes Liquoreux, Schroder & Schyler 100ml £7.50
Origin Late Harvest, Sauvignon blanc 100ml £5.10
Also Available
A selection of Malt Whisky from £4
Blended Whisky, Cognacs, Liqueurs and Beers
On the Menu: Shandon Belles
