Van Winkle West

4.2

165 Reviews

£25 and under

American

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2 people

30 Dec 2024

21:30

Booked 2 times today

Experiences are available.

Good for groups
Charming
Lively

Welcome to our new Van Winkle West End location, we look forward to welcoming you. We’ve sampled food all across the USA but our heart fell in love with the taste of classic BBQ and Grill dishes from Kentucky. Comfort food for the soul and incredible flavours.

Serving the largest selection of Bourbons in Scotland along with an awesome array of beers, wine and cocktails.

All our food is locally sourced, using on the highest quality products and prepared fresh, in house at Van Winkle.

We are in a great location at Sandyford Place, Sauchiehall Street with easy access from the City Centre or the West End.

Don't forget our fantastic beer garden out the front and back, a great spot to enjoy a beer or two.

We offer a sit in, takeaway and home delivery service via takeaway partners Just Eat and Uber Eats or you can order online for collection at www.vanwinkle.co.uk

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Additional information

Dining style
Casual Dining
Price
£25 and under
Cuisines
American, Barbecue, Grill
Hours of Operation
Wed–Fri 12:00 pm–11:30 pm Sat, Sun 12:00 pm–12:00 am
Phone number
0141 339 9993
Website
https://www.vanwinkle.co.uk/
Payment Options
Mastercard, Visa
Dress code
Casual Dress
Catering
Our aim is to bring real quality products, delivered by genuine people, in an atmosphere that allows you to drift and believe you are in the deepest parts of Kentucky! Serving a variety of wee plates, BBQ pit food and home made burgers and sandwiches, there’s something to suit everyone.
Private party facilities
Van Winkle offers versatile event spaces for any celebration. Host up to 100 guests indoors or enjoy a private BBQ in our beer garden for up to 50 guests. Our menu features delicious burgers, wee plates, and BBQ dishes. We've a friendly team on hand to make your event one to remember.
Private party contact
our Private Event Coordinator: 0141 339 9993

Location
23 Sandyford Place, Glasgow, G3 7NG
Area
Glasgow
Cross Street
Centrally located on Sandyford Place off Sauchiehall Street.
Parking details
Street Parking outside
Public transit
We are in a great location towards the West End of Glasgow. Easy access from the City Centre or the West End. Close by to many bus stops and a short walk to the nearest train stations at Charing Cross, Anderston or Exhibition Centre.
Additional
Gluten-free Options, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Vegan

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Experiences

Wings Wednesday
£19.95 per person
Multiple dates available
Wings Wednesday Our favourite day of the week – Wings Wednesday. Indulge in as many wings as you can in 1.5 hours including a side of fries for £19.95 pp. You choose the sauce and we’ll keep bringing the wings. Do you dare to indulge in the challenge?
Comedy Brunch - Burger & Drink Deal
£14.95 per person
Prepaid
16 Mar 2025 only
Sunday Comedy Brunch with a selection of Scotland's Best Comics from Scotland's coolest comedy producers, the Good Egg Comedy company. We run the freshest comedy shows in all of Scotland and for the first time at Glasgow International Comedy Festival we are proud to introduce our legendary Sunday Comedy Brunch shows. Show starts at 12.30pm. Choose from our Van Winkle cheeseburger, buttermilk chicken burger or moving mountains vegan burger all served with Van Winkle Burger sauce, shredded lettuce and fries. With pint or small glass of wine included. PLEASE NOTE THIS DOES NOT INCLUDE ENTRY TO THE COMEDY SHOW. YOU CAN PURCHASE THESE TICKETS VIA OUR VAN WINKLE WEBSITE.
Comedy Brunch - Burger & Drink Deal
£14.95 per person
Prepaid
23 Mar 2025 only
Sunday Comedy Brunch with a selection of Scotland's Best Comics from Scotland's coolest comedy producers, the Good Egg Comedy company. We run the freshest comedy shows in all of Scotland and for the first time at Glasgow International Comedy Festival we are proud to introduce our legendary Sunday Comedy Brunch shows. Show starts at 12.30pm. Choose from our Van Winkle cheeseburger, buttermilk chicken burger or moving mountains vegan burger all served with Van Winkle Burger sauce, shredded lettuce and fries. With pint or small glass of wine included. PLEASE NOTE THIS DOES NOT INCLUDE ENTRY TO THE COMEDY SHOW. YOU CAN PURCHASE THESE TICKETS VIA OUR VAN WINKLE WEBSITE.

Buttermilk Chicken Tenders
with Bourbon BBQ, Buffalo or Van Winkle extra hot sauce
Nashville Hot Tenders
Succulent buttermilk chicken tossed in Van Winkle Nashville mayo. Served with our house-made ranch dressing
Beer Battered Halloumi Fries
with sweet chilli sauce
Mac 'n' Cheese
topped with Grana Moravia crumb
MacSween's Haggis Bon Bons
Served with a whiskey cream sauce
Corn Dawgs £7.50
Pork hot dogs dipped and fried in our house-made cornmeal batter! Served on the stick with ketchup, mustard, crispy onions and chives.

Dirty Fries

£6.95

Chilli-Cheese Fries
Pulled Pork Fries
Buffalo Mac & Cheese Fries
with crispy onions
Highlander Fries
Haggis loaded fries with peppercorn sauce

Wings

All served with celery sticks & blue cheese sauce. In your choice of Van Winkle Bourbon BBQ, Buffalo or Van Winkle extra hot sauce

Wing Choices
In your choice of Van Winkle Bourbon BBQ, Buffalo, Salt & Chilli, Hot Honey, Lemon Pepper, Teriyaki or Van Winkle hot sauce.

Big Plates

Burgers are served in our brioche bun with lettuce & house dressing. All burgers & sandwiches come served with fries

Chicken and Waffles£14.50
Southern fried chicken breast on top of our waffle served with Van Winkle gravy & finished with a drizzling of pure maple syrup
5 Cheese Macaroni£12.95
Topped with a Grana Moravia & panko crumb served with your choice of fries or garlic bread
Chilli Cheese Dogg£10.95
Pork hot dog served in a brioche hoagie roll, loaded with chilli cheese and chives. Served with fries
Pulled Pork Sandwich£13.50
In a hoagie roll with lettuce, mayo, red onion & gherkins. Topped with Bourbon BBQ & served with fries & slaw
Philly Cheesesteak Sandwich£16.75
Bavette steak smothered with Van Winkle philly cheese sauce & fried onions. Served with fries

Van Winkle Burgers

all served with fries.

Classic Burger £12.95
Two 3oz steak burgers in a brioche bun with Van Winkle burger sauce, gherkins & shredded lettuce. Add cheese for £1.
Bacon Cheese Burger £14.95
Two 3oz steak burgers in a brioche bun topped with streaky bacon & melted cheddar with Van Winkle burger sauce, gherkins and shredded lettuce.
Chilli Cheese Burger£14.95
Two 3oz steak burgers in a brioche bun topped with our homemade Van Winkle Chilli and melted cheddar with Van Winkle burger sauce, gherkins and shredded lettuce.
Bourbon BBQ Pulled Pork Burger£15.50
Two 3oz steak burgers in a brioche bun topped with our special Bourbon BBQ pulled pork & melted cheese with Van Winkle burger sauce
Haggis Burger £14.50
Two 3oz steak burger in a brioche bun topped with MacSween's haggis, cheese & caramelised onion with Van Winkle burger sauce, gherkins and shredded lettuce.
Battered Halloumi Burger£14.50
In a brioche bun with Van Winkle burger sauce & shredded lettuce topped with sweet chilli sauce.
Buffalo Tofu Burger£13.50
Our panko breadcrumbed tofu burger with buffalo sauce, tomato, onion, pickle and shredded lettuce. Served in a vegan bun with Van Winkle vegan buffalo mayo.
Van Winkle Monster-Trucker Burger£21.95
12oz of steak burgers, chilli, bacon, onion rings, lettuce, gherkins and Van Winkle burger sauce.
Van Winkle Buckin' Hell Burger£27.95
You got what it takes? 18oz of steak burgers, pulled pork, bacon, crispy onions, onion rings, Van Winkle purple slaw, cheese, lettuce and Van Winkle burger sauce.
Van Winkle Classic £14.95
Southern fried chicken breast in a brioche bun with Van Winkle house sauce and shredded lettuce.
BBQ Belter£16.25
Southern fried chicken with smokey BBQ sauce, streaky bacon, American cheese and onion rings.
Buffalo Bill £15.75
Southern fried chicken with buffalo sauce, blue cheese and pickles
Highlander £15.95
Southern fried chicken with MacSween's haggis and whisky sauce.
Gravy Chick £16.50
Southern fried chicken with Van Winkle gravy, horseradish mayo and a Yorkshire pudding.
Hot as Cluck £15.95
Southern fried chicken with American cheese, onion ring and Van Winkles extra hot sauce.

Sides

Fries£4.00
Onion Rings£4.75
Sweet Potato Fries£4.95
Buffalo Cauliflower Bites£6.45
Beer battered cauliflower bites, served with Buffalo Sauce
Southern Fried Tofu Nuggets£6.50
Succulent tofu nuggets in a crisp Southern fried breadcrumb, served with Van Winkle Vegan buffalo mayo.
Hill-Billy Roast Taters£7.00
Crispy herb roasted potato's covered in shredded Monterey jack cheese, covered in Van Winkle peppercorn sauce, chilli flakes and chives
House Sauces £1.25
Ranch Dressing, Honey Mustard (V), Garlic Mayonnaise (V), Buffalo Mayonnaise (VE) , Nashville Mayonnaise (VE).

Sweet Treats

Fudge Sundae£8.00
Warm chewy brownie, Equi's vanilla ice cream, swirls of toffee and chocolate sauce, topped off with our house-made vanilla bourbon cream
Waffles and Ice-Cream£7.50
Warm, sweet Belgium waffles topped with your choice of ice-cream, drizzled with chocolate and toffee sauce
Selection of Ice Cream£4.50
Your choice of vanilla, strawberry, chocolate, or all 3

Specials

Wings Wednesday £19.95
As many wings as you can eat for 1.5 hours. Includes a side of fries.

What 165 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

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4.2

4.2 based on recent ratings

4.1Food
4.5Service
4.3Ambience
4.3Value

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Review summary

AI-generated from verified diner reviews

Van Winkle West offers a delightful dining experience with "fantastic food" and friendly staff. It's a convenient spot near SECC with free parking post-6pm, ideal for a night out. The atmosphere is lively, featuring fun activities and comedy nights. Dog-friendly with a special menu, it's perfect for quick, tasty bites.

165 Reviews

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bill
Glasgow
2 reviews
4.0
2 reviews
Dined on 4 December 2024
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 4
Great food served promptly. Great atmosphere and staff were very attentive. Highly recommend
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Carson
Glasgow
2 reviews
4.0
2 reviews
Dined on 16 November 2024
1. Overall 4
2. Food 5
3. Service 3
4. Ambience 3
Food was spectacular but not a fan of the automatic tip added on. If our server deserved it I will tip but automatically adding £10 is very shady
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Natalie
Glasgow
4 reviews
5.0
4 reviews
Dined on 9 November 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
We had a lovely lunch here recently. Staff were very attentive and helpful. The food arrived quickly and everything was very tasty. Only part we weren’t keen on was that there was a lot of dogs in and some were a bit whiffy which is slightly off putting when you’re eating. But we had a lovely time overall!
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Geraldine
Glasgow
16 reviews
3.0
16 reviews
Dined on 5 October 2024
1. Overall 3
2. Food 3
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 3
Handy for post-show easy eats as it’s a short drive from the Hydro and away from the congestion of Finnieston. Good that it’s dog friendly and they even have a dog menu which was great. Food was pretty good, not outstanding but tasty enough. Our server was really friendly and helpful. Overall decent place for a quick bite.
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Greg
Birmingham
4 reviews
1.0
4 reviews
Dined on 21 September 2024
1. Overall 1
2. Food 1
3. Service 2
4. Ambience 2
Staff were welcoming but the place seemed like it could do with a good clean. Smelt very deep fried and gents toilets were wiffy with one basin with a plastic bag tied over it!?! Food was average but onion rings were soggy and both me and my son were sick after!?
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Mark
Glasgow
2 reviews
5.0
2 reviews
Dined on 14 September 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Had to amend our reservation last minute due to a broken down train and the venue couldn’t have been any more accommodating. The food was excellent and I would highly recemmend Van Winkle.
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Brittany
New York City
2 reviews
2.0
2 reviews
Dined on 13 September 2024
1. Overall 2
2. Food 1
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 3
The food was pretty subpar and not memorable in a good way. Service was good and the music playlist was enjoyable.
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David
VIP
London
20 reviews
3.0
20 reviews
Dined on 4 August 2024
1. Overall 3
2. Food 2
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 4
A bad day burger was greasy and not tasty. Hopefully a one off.
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OpenTable Diner
Atlantic Canada
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on 24 July 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Such a wonderful place with a superb atmosphere. The food was outstanding and I would say it was fairly priced. There were tips immediately added to the bill which I’m not a huge fan of, as I like to tip what I feel is right.. on this occasion the tip was probably less than I would have. It’s a quirky little place with what looks like lots of fun activities and evenings available. The comedy nights look great and I will definitely be visiting. The only downside of the evening would be the wait in between getting the wings in, but this did mean that the wings were always piping hot and incredibly delicious!!! The hot honey were SPICY!!!!!! And delicious.. my favourite flavour was probably the buffalo wings, and the person I went with preferred the lemon pepper wings. But they were all delicious.
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SimonD
London
2 reviews
4.0
2 reviews
Dined on 11 July 2024
1. Overall 4
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 3
Chicken burgers were very tasty, we also ordered dirty fries but weren't told we could upgrade our fries with the burger to dirty fries so ended up with loads of fries. It was very quiet when we first went in on a Thursday night so thought what was the point in booking. A few other tables came in just before we left but it wasn’t anywhere near full. No wings available at all either as all sold out probably from the Wings Wednesday night. Enjoyed the food.
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Van Winkle West offers takeout which you can order by calling the restaurant at 0141 339 9993.

Van Winkle West is rated 4.2 stars by 165 OpenTable diners.