The Sisters Kelvingrove branch is one of two Scottish restaurants which are flourishing in Glasgow under the Sisters banner of the O’Donnell family. As the name suggests, the restaurant is run by two siblings and this cosy Kelvingrove restaurant plays the role of chic junior to its perhaps more homely and older sister restaurant in Jordanhill. The Sisters in Kelvingrove is smart but casual with matt, monochrome colours contrasting with open fires and pictures of wild Scottish landscapes.
Both of Glasgow’s Sisters restaurants run the same menu of hearty, sometimes rustic, but always satisfying Scottish food. Chef Jacqueline O’Donnell is very proud of her locally sourced ingredients and flies the flag for venison from Ardnamurchan, scallops from Ullapool and organic veg from Arran. These prime Scottish ingredients go into her kitchens fresh and emerge as Islay dived scallops on Macleod’s black pudding with a smoked haddock cream or Moniave venison with roast pears and celeriac mash on a port and redcurrant sauce. While Scotland looms large on the seasonally changing menu, The Sisters does look further afield occasionally. Roast Limerick ham with champ and buttered cabbage is the kind of rib-sticking food that should put a smile on the face of any diner whether their heart belongs to Glasgow or Dublin.