Mharsanta - Scottish Restaurant & Bar

Took my mum here for a belated birthday lunch and had their very reasonably priced lunch menu. The food was super fresh and delicious - great offering of real Scottish food and very friendly staff. We booked ahead and they had the table ready and waiting with a jug of cold tap water for us! Would visit again when I come back, as I don't live in Scotland anymore so this was a real taste of home!

Wow! This was my first time eating vegetarian haggis, and it was absolutely delicious. I am visiting from Montreal and I so wish this restaurant was in Montreal. Service was very good. There is a lot of natural light from the large windows, with a pleasant view of the Merchant Square. A couple who had just gotten married were having their wedding luncheon in the restaurant, which added to my enjoyment. 🥰🥰 I wish I had had room for more food because I would’ve loved to try other dishes from this kitchen! Alas! I am leaving Glasgow tomorrow.

We enjoyed a wonderful dinner at Mharsanta, a stylish Scottish restaurant tucked into the heart of Glasgow. The atmosphere is modern and inviting—perfect for anything from a relaxed evening out to a more special occasion. We started with two classics: the Cullen Skink, a creamy smoked haddock soup with potatoes and onions, and the Haggis, Neeps, and Tatties. Both starters were absolutely delicious and full of rich, traditional flavor. For mains, we had the Scottish Fish and Chips, featuring a hand-battered Peterhead haddock fillet, thick cut chips, and tartar sauce—crispy, fresh, and satisfying. We also tried the Mharsanta Homemade Steak and Sausage Pie, served with thick chips and seasonal vegetables. Hearty, comforting, and well-executed. Service was prompt and friendly—we were seated right away—and prices were very reasonable for the quality. Highly recommended if you're looking to enjoy authentic Scottish food in a beautiful, contemporary setting.

Incredible food, absolutely loved the salmon. Service was great- knowledgeable about our allergy (celiac), friendly and attentive (compared to a lot of other places we’ve been where service tends to be a bit slower). My partner has celiac disease and they have a separate Gf menu (shared fryer but still lots of other options). Cute and approachable bar atmosphere

Really enjoyed the haggis, tatties and neeps with whisky sauce, and mussels and frites. All very tasty, good portion and decent value. They have a lunch time menu, 2 courses for £20 (ish) - also have a 1 course and 3 course option, as well as a la carte. Service was great, really friendly. Would recommend.

What a great way to start our holiday in Scotland! My taste buds were in heaven. Great Scottish food and lovely staff.

We booked Mharsanta for our small wedding reception after getting married at the registrars office (about 20 people). Our whole wedding got rescheduled to the next day due to a large storm. Mharsanta was incredible through it all. They held our decorations (flowers/cake/candles/nametags) and worked with us to get us a spot even on Burns night! They decorated perfectly and made sure we had a wonderful evening. I can’t thank them enough for their service. We had a perfect day thanks to them! The food was also fabulous of course. Many thanks!!!

Had the chicken stuffed with haggis and whisky sauce and it was exceptional. The waiter was very friendly and helpful. Reasonably priced. Under £100 for 3 meals and drinks. Good music giving a decent atmosphere for a Monday evening. Menu was excellent so we will be back for more.

While we were in Glasgow, Scotland one of the places we dined was at Mharsanta. The restaurant had a nice charming ambiance to it. We we were welcomed kindly by the staff and seated right away. I wanted to try a drink from Scotland. The waiter recommended Tennents Lager because it is brewed in Glasgow city itself. Very cool! I thought it tasted refreshing! Also tried the Scottish soft drink called Irn-Bru. I liked this soda a lot. It has its own unique delicious taste. Wish I could find it here in the States!! I could use one right now as I write. Wifey and I decided to share our entrees and soup. I ordered the Freshly Landed Scottish Fish & Chips. She ordered the Fresh Scottish Haggis Burger. My fish & chips was good. I preferred her Haggis burger though. It was yummy! Dessert was also delicious. We got a taste of Scotland at this wonderful restaurant. It was a terrific first time experience at Mharsanta.

Fantastic food, friendly staff, and affordable prices. Great vegetarian options. Highly recommended!

Very strong 3&1/2 and a functional Yelp 4...Despite being lucky enough to have had the opportunity to have made a number of visits to the great nation of Scotland, and arguably it's greatest and definitely largest city of Glasgow, I would be a fool to try to pass myself off as some sort of authority on it's cuisine, or larger culture in general for that matter. That being said, I found this contemporary Scottish gastropub, with a traditional Scottish Language name I could not begin to attempt to try to pronounce, right in the heart of one of Central Glasgows main strips to be a really solid representation of both. Considering we stumbled into this place blindly during a Sunday Morning torrential downpour after being turned away from the more widely known, historic (and Bourdain approved) Cafe Gandolfi around the corner, I was skeptical that this would be a forgettable and/or mediocre meal or worse. Happily I was beyond pleasantly surprised by the uniformly solid take on Scottish and wider UK classics, the professional and friendly service and in particular the great multi course lunch special, which offered our group a chance to pick and choose and share, and sample widely across the menu, with portions huge enough to have leftovers for our Glasgow relatives to take home and enjoy later. The Cullen & Skank I had as my first course option, is a very thick seafood laden chowder, with a more yellowish tint than any NE clam you'll find back stateside and with an aggressively smokey and fishy (in the best way) flavor owing to the dominance of the smoked haddock at it's base. The Haggis, surely the most notorious and iconic of all Scottish dishes, served here in classically traditional fashion alongside perfectly lightly whipped up mashes of potato and turnips, which provide the perfect contrast to the dense, rich and unctuous haggis, it's rich decadent blend of oats and barley with deliciously bits of various organ meats was lovely and soul satisfying, dare I say delicious and nicely presented enough to make a convert of even the mildly offal-averse. The fried Haggis cake/fritter app that the misses got was one step to far for me however, and I imagine eating the whole thing of one of them might have run the risk of taking me out of commission for the day, landing in by stomach like a lead anchor. I would especially not advise ordering that, as she did in combination with the massive, very solidly prepared fish and chips, the portion size of which I would more commonly expect maybe in Texas as opposed to Scotland. I did however very much enjoy the Haggis, mixed alongside minced beef and a rich flavorful gravy enveloped in a delectable savory pie crust in the traditional Crofters Pie. While most of the party opted not to choose the desert course option and topped out at 2 courses, one of us did choose it and selected the most traditional seeming option of a lovely Sticky Toffee Pudding, which was probably just the perfect amount of food we could have at that point in the very filling and haggis-heavy meals before verging into over-stuffed territory. Cocktails were also quite nice, if just a tad on the sweet side, which I found to be more often the case than not in this country. All in all, while maybe not a life changing experience, you could do a lot worse than seeking refuge on a rainy Scottish afternoon by popping in here and having a, relaxed satisfying, solid stick to your ribs Scottish supper in a supremely pleasant room.

My friends and I went here for a group lunch at the end of 2023. The staff were very nice, as was the atmosphere. The food wasn't the best with the soup being extremely salty and the salad being fairly basic. Prices were ok, but I would not rush back here.

First off, I really like the ambiance. It would make a great date night. I ordered the goat cheese croquettes and the soup of the day, which was tomato and red pepper, so there are definitely vegetarian options even if you don't want the vegetarian haggis. My family ordered the steak pie and the traditional stovies, and loved both. It's a good spot for a group if some of you want traditional Scottish and some don't.

Terrific food! Attentive and charming staff. Best restaurant of the week! Best Scottish menu we tried.

What a fun night we had. We followed the bag piper down the road and entered into a lovely restaurant. We did not get to see the entire place. We were on a tour with 25 other people who went there for dinner and a "show". We had a lovely dinner, though we felt the portions were small. But we're all Americans so I am not one to be criticizing. The restaurant did offer haggas some of us tried it , I did not. The service was very good. It was a fun evening with true Irish fare

The food here was absolutely terrific. The Scottish food was amazing. The service was excellent and friendly. The desert ( toffee pudding) was terrific. Everything in this restaurant was top notch. Absolutely it deserves 5 stars.

I was very pleased with my dinner here while visiting Glasgow. The service here was excellent while I was traveling with a big group. They had good options for vegetarians and even offered to make my meal vegan. Their drink selection was incredible and the decor was pleasing to the eye. Overall the atmosphere was inviting and the waitstaff was very friendly and efficient. I had the mushroom cream on toast as my starter which was excellent. I had the vegetarian version of Haggis, Neeps and Tatties. It consisted of mashed potatoes, mashed turnips and a grain medley and it was so delicious. I had the chocolate brownie with vanilla ice cream for my dessert. My mom enjoyed her goat cheese bon bons as her starter and the fish and chips as her main meal. She was very pleased with the chocolate cheese cake for dessert. I would highly recommend this restaurant if you are looking for a nice place to have a meal while visiting Glasgow. The only minor issue was the restroom had an empty soap dispenser and two empty soap containers so I couldn't wash my hands properly

Very nice people. Lovely live music. Ordered the Sunday dinner but was disappointed with how tough and stringy the meat was. None of the food seemed fresh. Three stars for the service, music and atmosphere. Zero stars for the food.