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Before you go

Style
Traditional Glasgow pub with large beer garden; pizza and smash burgers from partner kitchens
Setting
Howard Street near St Enoch; traditional pub interior plus large covered beer garden
Known for
Billy's Beer Garden, live sport, live music, Billy Connolly mural
Signature dishes
Romana-style pizzas, Patty Cake smash burgers, Loaded fries
Good for
groups, match days, casual outdoor drinking
Prices
Pizzas roughly £11–14.50; smash burgers about £13.50–15; draught pints often from around £4–6 (check current list)
Typical spend
Roughly £15–30pp depending on drinks
Reservations
Walk-ins often fine
Booking
Phone or email to book; walk-ins common
Dietary tags
vegetarian options, vegan options
Dietary
Vegetarian pizza options and at least one vegan loaded-fries style dish on the partner menu; ask staff about allergens
Outdoor seating
Yes — Billy’s Beer Garden — all-year, heaters, covered areas, TVs for sport
Drinks
Wide draught and spirits list including Glasgow WEST beers; alcohol-free bottles available
Noise / pace
Busy and loud on sport nights and weekends; beer garden softens the crush when weather allows
Getting there
St Enoch Subway a short walk; buses on Argyle Street / Union Street
Parking
City-centre parking nearby (St Enoch / multi-storeys)
Also
Previously known as Fat Boab’s (older listings); Food served in takeout boxes for garden-friendly dining

Glasgow restaurant

Glasgow Hootenanny

4.3(1,937 reviews)
££Opens in 15 hours

Address

40 Howard St, Glasgow G1 4EE, UK

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Menu

Dishes and prices for Glasgow Hootenanny.

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Opening hours

  • Monday: 11:00 AM – 12:00 AM
  • Tuesday: 11:00 AM – 12:00 AM
  • Wednesday: 11:00 AM – 12:00 AM
  • Thursday: 11:00 AM – 12:00 AM
  • Friday: 11:00 AM – 1:00 AM
  • Saturday: 11:00 AM – 1:00 AM
  • Sunday: 11:00 AM – 12:00 AM

Overview

Glasgow Hootenanny on Howard Street is a traditional city-centre pub with a large year-round beer garden (Billy’s Beer Garden) — heaters, cover and TVs for live sport. It sits near St Enoch Square, handy for shoppers and subway crawls. Food comes from partner kitchens: Romana-style pizzas (Romans Pizzeria) and smash burgers (Patty Cake), cooked fresh and served in takeout boxes suited to the garden. Expect live entertainment, a broad draught list (Tennents, WEST Glasgow beers and more) and a lively match-day / weekend crowd. Diners often mention the Billy Connolly mural by Jack Vettriano visible from the beer garden. Hours are typically around 11am–midnight (later Friday–Saturday). Call or email to book; walk-ins are the norm.

Reviews

5.0Clare Fraser

This is a casual pub with great food provided by a couple of street vendors. The pizza were amazing and the loaded fries very good, they catered for our GF people and were so great to deal with for our big group. We would come back again. The staff were friendly and very accommodating. Great place.

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4.0thefirstcut

Slightly raucous and always very busy. It’s right beside the underground so attracts a lot of subcrawl groups, football fans and hens and stags. Huge beer garden and loads of indoor seating, showing sports and serving food. Lots of pleasant serving staff. It’s a pretty big bustly venue for its central location. It’s not really the kind of place to go for a quiet catch up with friends, more a quick pit stop to refuel or regroup before continuing the festivities.

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4.0wurzith

We had a wee Christmas night in here with people from my work, the staff were absolutely brilliant and very quick to serve, we done pizzas and burgers with some sides, food was so good and was well presented in cardboard food boxes. Both food and drink were reasonably priced for the toon centre. Live entertainment was great, Johnny Barr and his guitar had the place rocking. Was a great atmosphere.

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5.0Gordon Crawford

Popped in for a drink and was welcomed with great music and a lovely atmosphere.

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5.0Lina K

Staff do great service! Good pints, good vibes. I got loaded chips and kind of expected them to be soggy and awful lol, but they arrived really fresh and hot with a good sauce ratio, the chicken and chips kept crispy for ages so i was very pleasantly surprised :)

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