The Buttery is a distinguished Scottish restaurant in Glasgow, bringing together heritage, craftsmanship, and warm hospitality in a setting that feels both timeless and refined. Set in a beautifully styled space with old-school dark wood and tartan décor, it offers an atmosphere that immediately sets the tone for an exceptional dining experience.
Known for its creative, upscale Scottish menu with a strong emphasis on seafood, The Buttery gives guests the chance to enjoy classic Scottish flavours presented with care, skill, and a modern touch.
Whether you are planning a relaxed lunch, a memorable dinner, or a special solo meal, this is a place that turns dining into an occasion.
What makes The Buttery especially appealing is the full experience it provides beyond the plate. Guests can enjoy dine-in service, takeaway, delivery, and on-site services, making it a flexible choice for many kinds of visits.
Its highlights include great cocktails, great coffee, a strong dessert offering, a thoughtful tea selection, and an impressive wine list, all of which complement the menu beautifully.
The restaurant also serves alcohol, beer, spirits, healthy options, and late-night food, while private dining room availability makes it well suited for celebrations, business meals, and more intimate gatherings.
With a bar on site, table service, Wi‑Fi, free Wi‑Fi, and a restroom for convenience, The Buttery combines comfort with quality in a way that keeps guests returning.
The Buttery is also designed with accessibility and guest comfort in mind, offering a wheelchair-accessible car park, entrance, seating, and toilet, along with an assistive hearing loop to help make visits more inclusive and welcoming.
Its reputation is backed by an outstanding 4.80-star rating from 2,052 reviews, reflecting a consistently high level of satisfaction among customers. With a cozy, historic, romantic, trendy, and upmarket feel, it is especially well suited to those looking for a restaurant that feels memorable and thoughtfully curated.
Reservations are accepted and recommended for lunch, and required or strongly advised for dinner, helping ensure a smooth and well-planned visit.
Conveniently located at 652 Argyle St, Glasgow G3 8UF, and accepting credit cards, debit cards, and NFC mobile payments, The Buttery delivers the kind of polished Scottish dining experience that combines tradition, accessibility, and genuine appeal.
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Welcome to a place where great food meets warm hospitality. We believe dining is more than just a meal - it's an experience to be savored and shared.
Our kitchen is dedicated to creating dishes that bring people together, using recipes that honor tradition while embracing innovation.
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Hear from our valued guests
As this was a Christmas night out it was a black toe event in the private Snug . Food was delicious and one of our party who works in another establishment said the choice was good as the food was excellent. The scallops were a good size, the version very tender . The cheeseboard was a lovely selection. The 2 servers who's name o did not catch were very knowledgeable about the types of gins on offer . They were very attentive to the group's needs. The antique cutlery and China add a unique twist and the temourus beastie thistle wall paper and tartan accessories let you know your in a very Scotland them restaurant.
Tremendous dining experience. Staff were wonderful. Food was out of this world. A little pricey but you get what you pay for and this is right up there with the best of them. I highly recommend 👌
From the outside, The Buttery looks like an abandoned pub, but once you step inside, you enter a completely different world. We had a really lovely experience from start to finish. The food was excellent, I had the scallops and fillet steak, and would highly recommend both. We accidentally left some gloves behind, and the team very kindly sent them on to our hotel the next day, which was hugely appreciated. Thanks so much to everyone at The Buttery. We hope to see you again soon.
This is a gorgeous find, old school panelling on the walls, cosy booths, with touches of tartan in the carpet and seat coverings. The food was sublime, absolutely savoured every mouthful. A lovely venue for a special meal whatever the occasion.
Lovely lunch, ambience, staff and food were exceptional. Not many places you get good service nowadays but it was outstanding in The Buttery, first visit but won’t be our last.
The Buttery is a treat we give ourselves every now and then. This time, a first, we took advantage of a voucher deal for lunch. It didn't disappoint. We weren't squirrelled away in a 'voucher' corner. We had a lovely corner table. The food was divine as always and the service is always above and beyond.
A wonderful, "olde world" dining experience. Dark wood paneling, comfortable quiet nooks, polished and refined service. Elegant but never stuffy. Our charming waiter, Toby, was professional but, at the same time, warm and friendly. The starters were excellent ( cream of celery soup and beef shin). Both fish "Mains" were wonderful. At The Buttery the tradition of excellence continues. Highly recommended.
Incredible food, atmosphere, and service. Outstanding!! We had the scallops, seafood Marie rose, glazed halibut, Cullen Skink, and creme brûlée. 10/10 on everything!! Probably can’t go wrong with anything on the menu. The service is amazing and the vibe in the restaurant is so comfy and nice.
I’ have been planing a visit for som time, and what a brilliant restaurant this is. Scallops, Porchetta and the Scottish buffalo cheese all just brilliant. For main venison rich in flavour carrots on the side match in heven. Cajun Halibut and Langustine mild not overthrow the hlubut taste asparagus with rose harissa hollandise on the side delicious. Scottish beef fillet melted in my mouth burgundy sauce parma ham terrine. “I’ll be back “. There was no room for dessert, but I forced tvo on the table the lemon posset and whiskey baba. For a short tine I was in heaven then the waiter came with petits fours and whisky compliment of the house. Service friendly and professional , over all five stars, very pleasant and memorable experience. Thanks for everything.
I really like this restaurant. Stopped by at 12pm on Sunday prior to our flight from Glasgow to Heathrow. Environment is old vibey but really charming. Service was also decent and the food, although not super creative, was really really well cooked. Everything was delicious. Loved my monkfish and scallops fish and the Cullen skink. Cocktails also delicious. I do think that the service is a bit aloof and not necessarily warm, as other reviewers have stated.
Common questions about The Buttery
The Buttery is located at 652 Argyle St, Glasgow G3 8UF, United Kingdom, Glasgow, Glasgow G3 8UF, United Kingdom.
You can reach The Buttery by calling +44 141 221 8188.
The Buttery has a rating of 4.8 out of 5 based on 2052 customer reviews.
The Buttery features the following accessibility: Wheelchair-accessible car park, Wheelchair-accessible entrance, Assistive hearing loop, Wheelchair-accessible seating, Wheelchair-accessible toilet.
The Buttery features the following service options: On-site services, Dine-in, Delivery, Takeaway.
The Buttery features the following highlights: Great cocktails, Great coffee, Great dessert, Great tea selection, Great wine list.
The Buttery features the following popular for: Lunch, Dinner, Solo dining.
The Buttery features the following offerings: Alcohol, Beer, Cocktails, Coffee, Healthy options, Late-night food, Private dining room, Spirits, Vegan options, Vegetarian options, Wine.
The Buttery features the following dining options: Lunch, Dinner, Catering, Dessert, Seating, Table service.
The Buttery features the following amenities: Bar on site, Restroom, Wi-Fi, Free Wi-Fi.
The Buttery features the following atmosphere: Cozy, Historic, Romantic, Trendy, Upmarket.
The Buttery features the following crowd: Family friendly, Groups, Tourists.
The Buttery features the following planning: Lunch reservations recommended, Reservations required, Dinner reservations recommended, Accepts reservations.
The Buttery features the following payments: Credit cards, Debit cards, NFC mobile payments.
The Buttery features the following children: High chairs, Kids' menu.
The Buttery features the following parking: Free parking lot, Free street parking, Paid street parking, Plenty of parking.
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