Brutti Compadres

Why not soak up a little Mediterranean ambience while the sun is in hiding in Glasgow with today’s Big Deal, extending an invitation to enjoy some of the delicious small plates at Brutti Compadres in the Merchant City?

With a glass of wine, naturally.

Taste of the Mediterranean

Brutti Compadres is a relaxed and stylish cafe bar located in the original tobacco exchange at Virginia Court in the Merchant City.

It’s a cool, contemporary hangout, with industrial chic décor and innovative art pieces, boasting a great outdoor seating area.

The Continental menu emulates the experience of sampling delicious local dishes on that Mediterranean holiday. Its wee plates menu takes the Spanish tapas idea and runs with it, on a culinary journey that stops off at Spain, Italy and Greece before returning to Scotland for a few familiar home comforts.

Available Sunday to Thursday from noon until 10pm, today’s Big Deal offers guests a choice of four small plates to share from the Brutti Compadres menu, along with bread, dipping oil, olive mix and a 125ml glass of the house wine each.

Wide-ranging menus

The Brutti Compadres menu is split into vegetarian, meat, fish and seafood sections offering a varied and tempting selection.

Highlights include the halloumi with chilli, squid in its own ink, prawns whose mood ranges from ‘peaceful’ to ‘angry’ depending on how much chilli they have encountered, tapas bar favourite patatas bravas, cheese and bacon croquettes, hot chorizo, Spanish albondigas meatballs, and black pudding from that tropical island paradise, Stornoway.

In authentic Mediterranean style, the plates are accompanied by excellent bread and dipping oil and olive mix, as well as that glass of wine we mentioned.

Happy customers

Brutti Compadres has impressed 5pm users, who give it a combined rating of 4.3/5. Recent reviews include the following contributions:

‘Love this bar, it’s great for after work drinks and food. The tapas offer is great value and the food is good. The staff were really friendly.’

‘This place is quickly becoming my new favourite tapas place. Yum! Staff are fantastic, and so is the food.’

‘It has a really cosy atmosphere which is nice for relaxing for either food or even just a couple of drinks. The food is excellent and the portion size is just right.’

Go Continental

Brutti Compadres is a welcome taste of southern Europe in the Merchant City. Today’s Big Deal offers a great opportunity to share its flavours and relaxed atmosphere.

Timings mean the offer could be used for a leisurely lunch, an after-work catch-up or a pre-theatre bite.