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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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
- Book online
- Open booking page
- 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
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
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.
Read on Google MapsWe 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.
Read on Google MapsPopped in for a drink and was welcomed with great music and a lovely atmosphere.
Read on Google MapsStaff 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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