Brian Maule at Chardon d'Or

Price guide: Expensive

176 West Regent Street, Glasgow, G2 4RL

Price guide: Expensive

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Brian Maule @ Chardon d'Or

By Mike MacEacheran, your Glasgow expert

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#1 of 30
expert-rated restaurants in Glasgow
Expert overall rating:4.9 out of 5
Food and drink:
5
5.0
Ambience:
4.6
4.6
Service:
4.9
4.9
Location:
4.7
4.7
Value for money:
4.4
4.4
Recommended for:
Business travellers, Couples, Foodies, Honeymooners, Mature travellers, Special occasions

Best for Gourmets - Expert review of Brian Maule at Chardon d'Or

Last updated 14 December 2010

Glasgow’s best haute cuisine fine dining experience is a five-star French classic.

I came here on my birthday – that’s how special I think this classic French fine dining restaurant is. Without a shadow of a doubt, Brian Maule is Glasgow’s best resident chef – even though he was born and bred in Ayrshire. Trained under the Michelin star studded Roux Brothers in London, the restaurant’s classically trained chef serves up sumptuous pan fried scallops with pesto and supreme of Gressingham duck with white beans and black truffle. Better than the Michelin starred establishments on the rival Edinburgh east coast, why the Chardon d’Or does not have similar recognition is beyond me.

Food and drink: 

Classic French cuisine fused with the finest locally-sourced produce: expect to see roast Scottish fillet of beef and a ragout of Scottish smoked salmon and haddock alongside more traditional Francophile dishes like medallion of pork with tagliatelle pasta, terrine of ham hough and foie gras.

Recommended dishes: 

I absolutely loved the pan fried monkfish with parsnip puree and light chicken jus and my partner thought her pan fried fillets of lamb, with wild mushrooms, creamed potatoes and rosemary jus, was the best she’d ever tasted. It’s really that good.

Ambience: 

Sophisticated and formal, this is a restaurant for a special occasion. Packed with high-flying business executives during lunch hour, its evening dining clientele is a mix of savvy locals and tourists – all with one thing in common; an appreciation of five-star haute cuisine.

Service: 

Attentive and relentlessly friendly, the staff know the menu and wine list inside out.

Location: 

In a quiet spot off Blythswood Square in the city centre, it’s in easy walking distance from hotels and bars.

Price advice: 

Expect to pay between £6-£10 for a starter and £19-£25 for a main course. At £16.50 for two courses or £19.50 for three courses, the lunch and pre-theatre menus are an a la carte bargain.

Tables to book: 

Ask for a table at one of the gorgeous Georgian terrace windows.

More information on Brian Maule at Chardon d'Or:

Price guide:
Expensive
Type:
Restaurant
Food:
French, Seafood, Steak, Traditional
Address:
176 West Regent Street, Glasgow, G2 4RL
Telephone:
0141 248 3801
Website:
http://www.brianmaule.com
Serves:
Lunch, Dinner
Opening times:
Lunch from 12pm-2.30pm Mon–Fri. Dinner from 6pm-10pm Mon–Thu. Dinner 5pm-10.30pm, Fri & Sat. The restaurant is closed on Sat afternoon and all day Sunday.
Accepts Credit Cards:
Yes
Reservations:
Suggested

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