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Clydebuilt Bar & Kitchen

BarsGlasgow, SCT

3.5 out of 5 stars3.5(358 reviews)

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SEC Centre, Queens Dock, Finnieston, Glasgow G3 8YW, United Kingdom
£20–30 · Reported by 29 people

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About Clydebuilt Bar & Kitchen

Clydebuilt Bar & Kitchen is a bar and restaurant at the SEC Centre in Glasgow, serving British and American food, and sits near the SEC Armadillo event venue. The menu runs across 19 dishes, including fish and chips, chicken Caesar salad, chicken Caesar pizza, and a chicken burger. A separate bar area stands apart from the dining room, allowing drinks and food to run alongside each other. Reservations can be made in advance. The location suits a meal before a show at the nearby Armadillo.

Good to know

  • Reservations
    Accepts reservations
  • Parking
    Paid parking lot · Plenty of parking
  • Accessibility
    Has wheelchair-accessible car park · Has wheelchair-accessible entrance · Has wheelchair-accessible seating

Menu & Prices

19 dishes
  • Fish And Chips
  • Katsu Curry
  • Cajun Chicken Caesar Salad
  • SUPERFOOD Salad
  • The CLYDEBUILT Burger
  • Black & Blue Burger
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Reviews

3.5/5
358 reviews

What reviewers say

Reviewers most often mention fish and chips, chicken caesar salad, sticky toffee pudding and onion bhaji burger.

5★
115
4★
88
3★
62
2★
38
1★
55

Customer Review Summary

Fish and chips draws repeat praise as the standout order, with reviewers also singling out the chicken Caesar salad and a chicken Caesar pizza described as superb, plus a sticky toffee pudding called enormous. Several diners note quick service and food arriving promptly before shows at the Armadillo or SEC, with staff called friendly and attentive. Close behind, though, sits a real split in experience: one visitor describes a chicken burger with discoloured meat inside that was refunded without being asked, another reports a chicken and bacon salad arriving as mostly lettuce with barely any chicken or bacon, and a table was pressured to leave before their booked time. Separately, a diner recounts being ignored by one waitress for an extended period while other tables were served, and another describes a manager behaving rudely toward staff. A milder recurring gripe is a noticeably cold dining area. One reviewer highlights the onion bhaji burger and truffle fries despite calling the menu small.

Featured reviews

  • Sarah James
    “manager with long brown hair (Australian I think) very rude to staff and was clearly making their lives harder. disappearing and appearing only to criticise in a condescending way and had staff running errands for her while there were big …”
  • Claire Jones
    “I came here for food before a concert with my daughter and initially we were excited to eat here, however, the waitress with red hair and glasses left us feeling unwelcome from the start. The girl was serving others and we waited and looked at her to let her know that we were ready to order 10 minutes into arriving, and she signalled that she would be 2 minutes. After this, she served all the other tables around us bar us and started cleaning other tables rather than coming to serve us. We considered walking out from the restaurant at that point as her service was non existent. Luckily, another staff member who was in all black clothing with brown hair served us as soon as she realised we were waiting and was pleasant. However, we asked for the bill before our food came as we weren't confident we would be served again if the girl with the brown hair was to go on a break/ stop serving and we wanted to leave as soon as we had eaten. I cannot recommend this place unfortunately as we felt uncomfortable and singled out by this staff member.”
  • John Healy
    “My first time trying here, and was very pleased with the service and the food. The drinks arrived very promptly as did the food. The waiters were very attentive and courteous. I will recommend clyde built to my friends.”
  • Julieanne Campbell
    “Restaurant had run out of a few things, one meal was completely forgotten so had to be requested when the rest came and the chicken burger was not right, only noticed after a fair chunk had been eaten by my hungry child. Staff were very lovely with service from waiting staff good and they dealt with the issues sympathetically and appropriately. Still cannot recommend as no one needs to see this in their chicken burger. *Update as it won’t allow me to respond to comment* This was a plain chicken burger with no garnish (not even sauce) and to be clear this colour was on the inside, there was nothing on the outside of the burger. I do understand you need to manage reputation and I’m glad you’re taking it seriously, but I’m afraid discolouration by garnish was not the case and the fact staff were openly horrified and refunded without my asking, showed they understood there was something wrong with it.”
  • Marie Dunleavie
    “I never have left a restaurant review but feel compelled due to awful experience in this venue. Ordered chicken and bacon salad… a bowl of lettuce and croutons arrived. When highlighted, it was taken back and the tiniest piece of chicken and barely visible shredded pieces of bacon had been added. We were then informed table was required back at 6.15pm (booking email confirmed table was guaranteed 6.45pm but we never mentioned this to the staff) Weren’t offered another drink, desert, staff seemed to avoid us to get the message across to leave. Very poor value for money”

Highlights

“A restaurant vendor in the SEC Centre, serving British & American fare with a full bar & kids menu.”

  • Has live performances
  • Popular for good for solo dining

Amenities

  • Has Wi-Fi
  • Has wheelchair-accessible car park
  • Paid parking lot
  • Accepts reservations
  • Offers takeaway
  • Serves dine-in
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  • Serves food at bar
  • Casual
  • Serves beer
  • Serves food
  • Serves spirits
  • Has table service
Offerings· 3
  • Serves alcohol
  • Serves cocktails
  • Serves wine
Highlights· 1
  • Has live performances
Parking· 1
  • Plenty of parking
Popular for· 1
  • Good for solo dining
Accessibility· 3
  • Has wheelchair-accessible entrance
  • Has wheelchair-accessible seating
  • Has wheelchair-accessible toilet
Dining options· 1
  • Has seating
Facilities· 1
  • Has toilet
Crowd· 2
  • Good for groups
  • Popular with tourists

Location

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