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Before you go

Chef / owner
Spanish co-owners; Valencian chefs
Opened
2014
Style
Traditional and modern Spanish tapas with Valencian paellas
Setting
Elderslie Street near Charing Cross / Finnieston; intimate indoor room plus heated covered terrace
Known for
Valencian paellas cooked from scratch, Heated covered outdoor terrace, Value tapas and cocktail deal
Signature dishes
Chicken paella (GF/DF), Garlic & chilli prawns (GF/DF), Patatas bravas, Croquettes, Lamb meatballs with Oloroso and piquillo peppers, Churros with hot chocolate & berries
Good for
Sharing with friends, Date night, Groups and private parties, Families, Pre-theatre (near Kings Theatre)
Prices
£25pp deal for 3 tapas & 2 cocktails (7 days; £3 supplement on some dishes). Individual tapas roughly £4–£8.50; chicken paella about £12.50.
Typical spend
Under £30pp (Square Meal); many diners share several tapas
Reservations
Walk-ins often fine
Booking
Takes reservations; book ahead for weekends and terrace. Phone 0141 573 0114; also listed on itison and First Table.
Dietary tags
vegetarian options, vegan options, gluten-free options
Dietary
Menu marks GF and DF dishes; vegetarians and coeliacs welcomed on the official site. First Table and TripAdvisor list vegetarian, vegan and gluten-free options.
Groups
Heated covered terrace up to ~50; main venue hire ~65 seated / 80 standing; basement private hire also listed on DesignMyNight
Kids
Highchairs available (First Table)
Outdoor seating
Yes — Heated and covered terrace, capacity up to about 50; walk-ins, bookings and private parties
Drinks
Spanish wines (including sherries), cocktails, sangria, beer
Noise / pace
Relaxed; often quiet midweek, busier at weekends (reviewer and staff comments)
Closed
Monday–Wednesday (ordinary dining; private hire only on some listings)
Getting there
Charing Cross (Glasgow) rail station about 6 minutes walk (~427 m); Elderslie Street bus stop about 2 minutes; St Georges Cross subway about 12 minutes
Parking
Street parking (First Table)
Also
Ron Mackenna (The Herald, 2014) scored 24/30; About 15 minutes walk from the OVO Hydro and Kings Theatre (venue claim on TripAdvisor); Live music listed on DesignMyNight

Glasgow restaurant

Cubatas

4.3(478 reviews)
££Opens in 18 hours

Address

108 Elderslie St, Glasgow G3 7AR, UK

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Menu

Dishes and prices for Cubatas.

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Opening hours

  • Monday: Closed
  • Tuesday: Closed
  • Wednesday: Closed
  • Thursday: 5:00 – 10:00 PM
  • Friday: 2:00 – 10:00 PM
  • Saturday: 1:00 – 10:00 PM
  • Sunday: 1:00 – 10:00 PM

Overview

Cubatas is a Spanish tapas bar and restaurant at 108 Elderslie Street, just off Charing Cross toward Finnieston. It opened in 2014 and is run by Spanish co-owners with chefs from Valencia who specialise in paellas cooked from scratch (often 20–30 minutes). The menu mixes traditional and modern tapas — garlic and chilli prawns, patatas bravas, croquettes, tortilla, lamb meatballs, chicken paella — plus churros and Spanish wines and cocktails. A heated, covered outdoor terrace seats up to about 50 and is available for walk-ins, bookings and private parties; the main room and basement can also be hired. The standing deal is £25 per person for three tapas and two cocktails most days (a £3 supplement applies to some dishes). Square Meal puts a typical meal under £30; individual tapas on the site menu run roughly £4–£8.50, with chicken paella around £12.50. Herald critic Ron Mackenna scored it 24/30 in 2014 (food 7/10), praising authentic Valencian cooking and value. TripAdvisor sits around 4.5 from hundreds of reviews; diners often mention friendly service, generous portions and a relaxed pace, and note it can be quiet midweek. Closed Monday–Wednesday for ordinary dining (those days are private-hire only on some listings). Book ahead for weekend evenings and terrace tables.

Reviews

4.0X L

This is a place that serves Spanish tapas. While the paella was enjoyable, the sweet potatoes and prawns were rather average. The menu is somewhat limited, and a few of the main dishes were unfortunately unavailable during our visit. Service could be improved, the waiter appeared inexperienced, often needing to consult the manager for basic requests such as seating, menus, and the bill. The room itself is poorly furnished, especially the ceiling and flooring, looks a bit dirty. Well, the price was fair.

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1.0Edoardo Patelli

Unfortunately we have been very disappointed by the quality of the food. Maybe we were unlucky and got a bad day. Seefood Paella looks nice but it was tasteless and the see food consisted in 4/5 mussels and 4/5 calamari rings. Nothing else. Patata bravas tested more like chips with paprika. Other dishes also not really good. The atmosphere is very basic but ok although it was quite cold inside. Service also quite slow. We had to wait ages for everything. It is really a pity because there are no so many Spanish restaurants in Glasgow but this one does not bring anything good as it is.

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4.0Clare frances

We decided this was going to be our next port of call for somewhere new. It definitely didn't disappoint. We had no booking although it was early enough and got a table no problem.🙏 the menu was great, lots of choice and the food was very, very good, in particular the lamb, seabas and the chorizo stew 😋 cooked to perfection. The staff were very lovely with just the right attentiveness. We shared 6 tapas loads, and we had no room for dessert 😀. The reason I didn't give it a 5 star was the decor . There was something missing, maybe more colour or a different type of lighting. I couldn't quite put my finger on it ( the candels and fishtank were a nice added touch though) Decent prices. GO

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5.0Sarah Anne

Had a voucher for Spanish afternoon tea here and it seriously did not disappoint!! So quirky, the food was very tasty and true to spanish culture. Noticed some of the other dishes coming out from the kitchen and it looked amazing. Will definitely be back to try the tapas! Service was great, friendly and attentive. Tried the Cubatas cocktail (vodka, passionfruit liqueur, cranberry, grenadine etc) - sweet and tasty! We went on a Sunday which had plenty free parking on the road outside.

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3.0Lauren Nixon

Lovely cocktails and service. Spanish Afternoon Tea wasn’t my favourite as the choux pastry and scones were a bit dry. Loved the goats cheese and the Serrano ham, I feel they could have went more 80/20 on savoury vs sweet but felt there was more sweet. (Personal preference though because I would have wanted more ham portions). Server was lovely couldn’t fault the service. Atmosphere was quiet but I didn’t mind. Not sure I would go back in a heartbeat.

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