Saint Luke's & The Winged Ox
Opening Hours
- Monday: 12:00 PM – 12:00 AM
- Tuesday: 12:00 PM – 12:00 AM
- Wednesday: 12:00 PM – 12:00 AM
- Thursday: 12:00 PM – 12:00 AM
- Friday: 12:00 PM – 12:00 AM
- Saturday: 11:00 AM – 12:00 AM
- Sunday: 11:00 AM – 12:00 AM
Overview
Saint Luke's & The Winged Ox is a vibrant bar and kitchen open seven days a week, serving an eclectic range of food for the soul. Located in Glasgow's East End at the iconic Saint Luke's venue, The Winged Ox has established itself as a cornerstone of the city's dining and entertainment scene. The venue has earned numerous prestigious awards, including Music Led Venue of the Year 2022 at the SLTN Awards, Independent Pub Group of the Year 2021, Scottish Bar of the Year 2017, Dog Friendly Pub of the Year 2017, and Best Live Music Venue at the Glasgow Awards 2017. The bar and kitchen operates alongside Saint Luke's music venue, creating a dynamic space for dining, drinking, and entertainment. The venue offers reservations, takeaway options via Deliveroo, and hosts special events throughout the year including Christmas party nights, weddings, corporate events, and more. The Winged Ox embodies the spirit of Glasgow's independent hospitality scene, combining quality food and drinks with a welcoming, award-winning atmosphere in an historic building. Their diverse menu and commitment to live music make it a popular destination for locals and visitors alike.
What People Are Saying
Saint Luke's & The Winged Ox stands as one of Glasgow's most versatile and highly regarded venues, successfully operating as a wedding venue, concert space, pub, and restaurant. The establishment has earned exceptional praise across all its functions, with one reviewer declaring it genuinely the best wedding venue in Scotland, while others celebrate its authentic pub atmosphere, excellent food, and outstanding entertainment offerings.
The venue's reputation as a premier wedding destination is built on exceptional service, meticulous attention to detail, and an ability to create truly magical experiences. Wedding couples consistently praise the venue for going beyond expectations, with one couple describing their wedding day as the best day of their lives. The wedding coordinator Alyson receives particular acclaim for being proactive, endlessly helpful, and making couples feel like they're the only ones getting married, despite handling multiple weddings. The venue's ability to create a relaxed, safe, and comfortable atmosphere allows brides to feel completely at ease, eliminating nerves and creating pure excitement and joy. The seamless execution of wedding days, including immaculate room turnarounds, flawless service, piping hot food that guests continue raving about, efficient bar service with no queues, and legendary cocktails, demonstrates the venue's commitment to excellence in every detail.
Beyond weddings, Saint Luke's serves as an excellent concert and entertainment venue. The space, while not the largest, works perfectly for many bands and offers a great balcony that allows audiences to look down on both artists and fellow concert-goers. The venue has hosted events like The Tenement Trail and consistently provides excellent experiences for music lovers. The establishment also features live music in its pub setting, with performers who have nice voices and choose songs that enhance rather than distract from the atmosphere.
The Winged Ox pub component offers a truly authentic pub experience with a real rock 'n' roll vibe that makes it stand out in Glasgow's pub scene. The atmosphere is consistently described as fantastic with unique energy, and the food receives exceptional praise for being extremely tasty and much better than expected from a typical pub. Menu items like loaded chips, burgers, and macaroni receive particular acclaim, with the venue also offering gluten-free options. The establishment demonstrates thoughtful attention to dietary needs, clearly communicating about cross-contamination risks for those with high gluten intolerance.
Service across all aspects of the venue is consistently excellent. Staff members like Alyson, James, Amy, Jake, and Tam receive specific commendations for their professionalism, attentiveness, and friendly demeanor. The security team, including Amy and Jake, are praised for being interactive, chatty, and making guests feel welcome, with some guests assuming they were also attendees due to their engaging personalities. The venue's ability to handle large groups, including 90+ hungry runners after the Great Scottish Run, demonstrates its capacity for excellent service at scale.
The venue's atmosphere and design receive consistent praise, with reviewers appreciating the feel and decor theme. The establishment is pet and child friendly, with many reviewers noting the presence of lovely dogs and well-behaved children, creating a welcoming environment for families. The venue's ability to maintain its appeal across different functions—from intimate pub dining to large-scale events—speaks to its thoughtful design and versatile nature.
For those seeking an authentic Glasgow pub experience with excellent food, great atmosphere, and live entertainment, The Winged Ox offers an outstanding option. For couples planning their wedding, Saint Luke's provides an exceptional venue with a team that genuinely cares about creating perfect experiences. For concert-goers, the venue offers an intimate yet well-designed space that enhances the live music experience. The combination of excellent food, outstanding service, versatile functionality, and genuine care for guests makes Saint Luke's & The Winged Ox a standout destination in Glasgow's hospitality and entertainment scene.
Reviews
A review following our wedding at Saint Luke’s on 21st September 2025; We are still on cloud nine and cannot thank Saint Luke’s enough for everything Alyson & her team done to make our wedding so magical. From start to finish, it was beyond anything we could have hoped for. We still can’t believe how perfect they made it. Alyson, you were an absolute star throughout the whole process. You were so proactive, endlessly helpful, and genuinely thrilled for us every single time we spoke. Even though you do this every day, you made us feel like the only couple in the world to get married here and that kind of care and excitement is so rare and special. I genuinely need you to manage and organise my day to day life because let’s face it, I love to procrastinate and you’re the only person who is able to manage that 😂 For me as the bride, the most extraordinary gift was how relaxed and at ease I felt on the day. Not a single nerve in sight, just pure excitement and joy. That’s down to the atmosphere and environment the guys have created at Saint Luke’s. Having spent so much time there as a couple, at gigs and events, and many a drunken afternoon and night in the Winged Ox, it already felt like “our place.” On our wedding day, that familiarity wrapped around us like a hug. It was such a safe space that when the time came, I felt born ready to walk down the aisle with absolutely no hesitation, just the happiest heart in the world and ready to party. Having Alyson’s familiar and friendly face there from the second I got out of the car, until we danced our way in to married life meant to the world to me, she was an absolute star and I’m so blessed to have met and got to know her the last 2 years. And then the day itself was seamless. The immaculate room turnaround, the flawless service, the piping hot food (that every single guest is still raving about!), the efficient bar with no queues, and cocktails that have gone down in legend, it was all perfect. Our guests couldn’t stop praising it all, and neither can we. Saint Luke’s gave us not just a wedding day, but the best day of our lives. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts for your passion, your dedication, and the love you poured into every detail. We will treasure it forever. Huge thanks & shout out to the security team, Amy & Jake. Amy was stood on her feet all day and night giving us the best chat outside until she came and personally found us to say good night before she was heading home, and Jake may be the only man brave enough to take a drink from a bride when she’s trying to sneak it outside for a sneaky cigarette 😂 they were both amazing, full of funny chat all day and night and people genuinely assumed they were also guests because they were so interactive and chatty with us all! And Tam. I know it was like herding cats for you all day when you were trying to find us to have courses served and entrances made, thank you for being so patient! Saint Luke’s is genuinely the best wedding venue in Scotland, these guys have nailed every single aspect there is to offer, and the owners have absolutely hit the jackpot to have Alyson & her team looking after their couples, they are all an absolute credit to Saint Luke’s and I hope this feedback finds its way to them! With so much gratitude and love, Amy & Graeme
Read on Google MapsAnother concert at St Luke's and this venue was so good. It's not the largest but for many bands it works out great. Was there as part of The Tenement Trail to see St Luke's at its wildest. Great balcony as well to look down on the artists and the audience. It's not always like the photo.
Read on Google MapsA truly authentic pub experience in Glasgow! If you’re into a real rock ’n’ roll vibe, this place is definitely worth it. The atmosphere is fantastic, with a unique energy that makes it stand out, and the food was extremely tasty – much better than you’d expect from a typical pub. Highly recommended! 🍻🎸
Read on Google Maps3rd year in a row dining at Saint Lukes post the Great Scottish Run. James and team did an incredible job looking after 90+ hungry runners. Everyone had an excellent time and were blown away by the food, service, atmosphere and the staff. Thanks once again for hosting us
Read on Google MapsStaff were really nice, we had booked ahead Live music which I usually hate but the guy had a nice voice and chose songs that added to the atmosphere rather than loud/distracting. Also had a really nice voice. Our server had a bandana on, didn't catch her name, apologies, but a very attentive girl. I got the loaded chips (I am so fussy but they were so so nice), the girls got burgers (one gluten free menu) and the other also got macaroni. All lovely, only thing of note was even though chios are on the gluten free menu they did say they are all cooked together so my friend couldn't have chips as she has high gluten intolerance. She got the salad (choice of two) instead. Really like the feel/decor theme. Pet and child friendly, lots of lovely dogs and the kids that were there were really well behaved. Would absolutely go again 4/5.
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