- Chef / owner
- Saeed Tanga Khan (founder / head chef; Shinwari Pashtun background, learned cooking in Peshawar); business partner Gyan Singh (previously associated with Al Sultan / Bab Alhara at this address).
- Opened
- 2025
- Style
- Afghan Shinwari and Peshawari restaurant and takeaway: charcoal grills, karahi, Kabuli pulao, naan and chai, with traditional baithak (floor-cushion) seating for communal dining in a large, ornate Laurieston dining hall.
- Setting
- Deceptively spacious linear dining hall with gold detailing, green velour chairs, gold cutlery and LED lighting; takeaway kebab section; rear line of baithak/majlis booths with toshak cushions and draw-curtains for private floor dining.
- Known for
- Shinwari-style cooking (ginger, black pepper, fresh tomato; balanced spice), Baithak / majlis floor seating with cushions and curtains, Large capacity and group tables, Strong value relative to the ornate room, Steps from Bridge Street Subway
- Signature dishes
- Lamb Charsi Karahi — on-the-bone, tomatoes, ginger and green chillies (official menu ~£31.99), Chapli Kebab — minced meat patty from the Khyber region (official menu ~£11.99), Kabuli Pulao — fragrant rice, raisins and carrots with lamb (official menu ~£11.99), Mixed Grill Platter — charcoal grill for sharing (official menu ~£31.99), Lamb nihari — slow-cooked shank in gravy (~£10.99; strongly praised by Glasgow Bell and Curry-Heute), Karak chai and Zafroni green tea
- Good for
- Groups and large tables (evenings/weekends), Shared Afghan / Peshawari feasts, Baithak / traditional floor dining, Takeaway kebabs and karahi, Value weekday lunch
- Prices
- Official site samples: Chapli Kebab and Kabuli Pulao about £11.99; Lamb Charsi Karahi and Mixed Grill Platter about £31.99; karak chai about £1.99. Curry-Heute lunch for two (nihari, naan, starters, chai) came to £25.81 including 10% service. Glasgow Bell describes prices as unusually low for the elaborate room; whole steamed lamb quoted at £350 with 24 hours’ notice.
- Reservations
- Walk-ins often fine
- Booking
- Walk-ins accepted; staff told Curry-Heute evenings and weekends fill up with large tables. Official site invites diners to book a baithak table. Glasgow Bell: Tanga asked for at least two hours’ notice for a special nihari; whole lamb needs 24 hours’ notice.
- Dietary tags
- vegetarian options
- Dietary
- Official site lists vegetarian options and kids’ favourites alongside standard table seating and family platters. Halal status is not explicitly stated on the pages cited; do not assume certification without checking with the restaurant.
- Groups
- Described as one of the larger Afghan restaurants in Glasgow; Curry-Heute notes tables for twenty are common at evenings and weekends. Whole lamb for a big group available with advance notice (~£350).
- Kids
- Official site mentions kids’ favourites among seating/offer options.
- Service charge
- 10% service charge observed on a Curry-Heute bill (April 2026).
- Noise / pace
- Quieter at weekday lunch; busy evenings and weekends according to staff quoted in Curry-Heute.
- Closed
- Open every day, 12:00–23:00 (Glasgow Live and directory hours).
- Getting there
- Bridge Street Glasgow Subway (67 Eglinton Street) is metres away — roughly a 1–2 minute walk to 61 Bridge Street. Also handy for O2 Academy Glasgow; a short walk from the Clyde and Glasgow Central Mosque.
- Also
- RENAME / STALE LISTING: Project name is BAB ALHARA Restaurant (Afghan cuisine, phone 0141 737 0519, website khybersheenwari.co.uk). Current trading name at this address is Khyber Sheenwari. Bab Alhara (and earlier Al Sultan) were the previous Arabic restaurants on the same site under partner Gyan Singh; awards or press for those Arabic concepts should not be attached as current-venue history beyond the rename.; FHRS still shows Bab Alhara Restaurant (Pass, 15 May 2025) and a separate Khyber Sheenwari entry (Awaiting Inspection, 30 Jan 2026) at 61 Bridge Street — both map to the same coordinates.; Do not confuse with other Afghan venues such as Watan Grill (St Andrews Road) or Namak Mandi nearby.
