The Fish People Cafe

About The Fish People Cafe

• Food: 5

  Ambience: 5

  Service: 5

  Value: 5

  Can't wait to go back

  Excellent place for fish lovers. Restaurant itself is lovely, with very pleasant decor and ambience. We ate from the early evening menu which is great value for money. The food was perfectly cooked and beautifully presented. Would definitely recommend.

  Liz Britton - dined in restaurant 16/07/2019
• Food: 5

  Ambience: 5

  Service: 5

  Value: 5

  Fabulous food and service

  Would like a better choice of vegetable side dishes, otherwise 10/10

  Lesley Russell - dined in restaurant 09/07/2019

Family-run seafood in Southside

Located on Scotland Street in Glasgow’s Southside, The Fish People Café expanded from a very successful fishmongers that supplies the restaurant trade as well as selling to the public. Having opened in 2012, the comfortable and inviting restaurant quickly attracted a strong clientele via word of mouth and was winner of the best seafood restaurant award for the Scottish Restaurant Awards in 2013. It’s a relaxed, informal place with a striking marble bar.

Fresh Scottish fish and shellfish

The Fish People Café has access to Scotland’s finest seafood and the kitchen likes to treat it with an admirable simplicity. Popular starters include the Cumbrae rock oysters on the half shell; the Greenland prawn cocktail with fennel shavings and Loch Fyne smoked salmon served with pickled cucumber and a dill mustard dressing.

House specialities include a chunky fish stew which is presented with saffron rouille, croutons and gruyere. The whole, tandoori-baked, Anglesey sea bass cooked with curry oil and served with spiced basmati rice also comes highly recommended. Simpler options include the crab linguine or the salad of hand-dived Barra scallops.

Non-seafood options include dishes like the rosemary-marinated organic chicken breast served with a manchego Caesar salad.

Local attractions and transport links

The Fish People Café is on Scotland Street by the Shield Road Subway station. The restaurant is by the M8 and M74 motorways and there is ample pay parking at the subway station as well as on-street parking after 6pm. Local attractions include the O2 Academy.