The Dapper Mongoose

I've been here a few times and in my opinion this is the best small plates restaurant in Glasgow. Their menu changes every few months, so there's always something new to try. The food is always great quality, delicious, and the presentation is great. The prices are reasonable for the quality and variety of products used and the techniques in preparing the dishes. The wine and beer choices are also good and there's some variety. Normally they recommend 2-3 dishes per person, which is plenty to fill up. The bread starter is always great and the butter that comes with it changes all the time. The desserts I have tried have also all been great. Overall, I definitely recommend this place, and it's worth visiting more than once. The pictures in the review are from the menu available May 2025.

Great place. Lovely vibes. Went for date night and we were very pleased with the service, always on the ball, we were never left waiting for two long. The girls made sure to check in as soon as we finished a plate or a glass of wine. Lovely wine selection. Tried some whites, orange, couple of reds. All brilliant. The dishes were also amazing. We ended up eating so much, special shout out to the chicken bao bun, and the veg kebab. We also tried the rump steak, scallops, dirty fries. And the blueberry dessert and peanut one. Every one of them was delicious. Will definitely be going back. Thank you to the two ladies who looked after us.

Dishes were all decent without having the wow factor. For the price we just felt it should be a level above. Portion sizes were good and service friendly but just missed the mark slightly with some dishes.

This was our first night out post pregnancy and having a kid at we were determined to kick the arse out of it. The wine selection was great, the different dishes we tried were all excellent. It's a modern restaurant that's got up to date decor, and although we had an early table on a Tuesday, it picked up a great deal as the night went on. The service was good, the food was delicious. We're really glad we came here for dinner and will definitely be back.

We enjoyed our dinner here! Lovely service and interesting dishes, some of them remarkably executed. Would highly recommended the burrata and the beef shin, delicious. Beautiful presentation on every plate is always a bonus. My only complaint would be that the octopus (specials board) was quite chewy (undercooked?). The menu is made up of 'snacks' and 'small plates', though the portions are bigger than your usual small plate.