Maggie May’s

Love the music in that place! Service is great and pricing is decent as well. There are live performances some days. A great alternative for a saturday night

It was only a Mac ‘n’ Cheese, but it was quickly delivered, creamy, nicely cheesy and had a slighty browned top. Criticism would be for me another type of cheese could be added for even more flavour, the top could have been even more browned, and where were the chips? — who wants salad leaves and tomato chunks with Mac?

I usually tend to stay around the west end of Glasgow than head towards the merchant city pubs, but often on a rare occasion I’ve been known to pop in here.
I’ve never payed any attention to the music upstairs, possibly an iPod, but we once went downstairs where it’s more of a kids crèche, that was filled with a lot of scary people but l think that was the week of Halloween.
There is food served till pretty late I feel sorry for someone that has to work a microwave at 2am. I remember having some chicken wings and still managed to get sauce over three people.
One of the few bars that are selective of who they let in.

Its nice to have Maggie May’s in the neigborhood to pop on by for a wee drink or two. Live music doesn’t hurt either. They house an impressive stocked bar, given its not too big size; where an array of whiskies and spirits sit and await guzzling. With a worthwhile cocktail list that is made well by friendly servers, tasteful music, and rowdy fun crowd its hard to go wrong here.
Its an easy chill place to end up if other places end up being too much of a hassle or for those nights when you want to do something. but wanna be lazy at the same time. Its a good vibe done very casually. Reminds me of that scene from Titanic when Jack takes Rose for a good time downstairs. Similar type of music and energy, minus the mass dancing & gambling!

Maggie Mays has the well deserved reputation for being ned central. And yet this is where we ended up for part of this week’s (pre holiday) date night.
I have a few things to say :
I had a meal with some friends here a couple of months ago — and was surprised at how good (and cheap — it has a 5pm deal) it was. All of us were happy with our meals, and the service was quick and pleasant. Given that this was a Friday after work, the entire place was heaving — but foodwise it was all work groups.
Tonight, we were just looking for somewhere quiet for a beer and a blether, and somehow ended up here. The music was great — a mix of rock, covering from the 80’s right up to now. Staff were nice, and quick again. But the toilets were (please excuse the awful pun) total crap. Very dark (as in, they’re painted black), very messy, no paper towels, and a broken dryer — it was really quiet most of the time we were there so not really an excuse for that. It got busy before we left — catching a lot of the neddier passers-​by from a gig at the Barrowlands (see other review).
Overall, I’d be happy to hang here for a couple of hours when it’s quiet, but I’d rather give it a miss when it’s busy.
On the plus side, it does have a 3am license…

Very horrible take-​away policy towards guests of the Fraser suites directly next door.

Maggies is an excellent all round bar. The food is tasty, the music is always eclectic — everything from Alice in Chains to The Rolling Stones! There is free live music every night and £2 promos on week days! food served til 2am too which is great when you are feeling worse for wear! Staff are adorable. No complaints!

Had great time in there this Saturday night. all sometime hard to get into when it busy. The band upstairs was not the great went to the basement for drinks a quicker service and good music. Beers on bit dear side but great place for nights out good atmosphere best pubs in town Friday or Saturday best nights I had in there.

Two words. SAUSAGE FEST. There were maybe 5 girls in the whole bar even though there were plenty of people there. The bartender gave a good recommendation for a local Scottish beer (Innis and Oak) and we went to the basement to check it out. An OLD football game was playing too loud but all the dudes seemed excited/​involved about it anyway. The only girls in the bar were sitting across from us and at one point in the night a lemon slice coming from that direction hit me in the face! The service and venue seem ok but they need new Saturday night entertainment and new clientele.

I would come back anytime for live music nights. A young, enthusiastic crowd with artistic vibes. The kitchen closes too early when we were there around midnight. (Maybe it’s just us being the night owl tourists!)
A plus, the bouncers are über nice and have great banter.

Picture the scene. A man (who shall remain nameless *cough*) has a signing to go to at GuitarGuitar in the Trongate. The man is understandably a bit nervous about going to the signing, as it’s one of his heroes, and also happens to be the quintessential Rock Chick (capitals deserved and earned) that is the stonkingly gorgeous Lzzy Hale.
Not wanting to be too far from the shop to keep an eye on the queue — and truth be told to see if he could catch a glimpse of her arriving before anyone else — Maggie May’s was selected as a suitable refreshment point.
The man has friends who play in bands that swear by Maggie May’s, and enjoy the atmosphere. The man may also have been here before in a drunken haze and just not recognised it.
What the man found was a very serviceable music orientated bar, with a wide choice of spirits — for the man had a whisky drinking friend with him, who cared not for Lzzy Hale and was just along to laugh at the man — and a few very choice bottles of ale in the fridges. The taps left a bit to be desired, with the Heinken being a bit… fuzzy. The Amstel was fine, so the man will just put it down to a bad pint.
The atmosphere was good, the bar was nice and clean and bright, with open spaces, plenty of tables and small counters at the windows to sit and watch the world and the people go by, and glare at every taxi going by in case Lzzy Hale was in one of them. Spoiler: She was not.
A couple of pints were had, jokes and quips were exchanged with the excellent staff, and the time came for the man to move on and join the queue and meet Lzzy Hale and try not to make a fool of himself, get tongue tied, or look like a puppy dog.
At least the man had a nice bottle of beer before any of this happened. *sigh*

We ended up here late, after closing out another spot with a going away party. A few of us came here to squeak a little bit more out of the night. Dancing, a DJ who seemed to actually pay attention to the crowd, and a fun atmosphere were just great. I particularly like that it wasn’t full of a million studenty types. Definitely a slightly older vibe.

Fabby place great food, drinks and live music what more could you ask for. Oh yeah food served til 2am. Love it here.

I was put off Maggie May’s a few years ago after being at a music event there and how empty it was however much has changed. I was only upstairs and has a great old time. They had a great selection of promos with something for everyone and the music had on in the background was really great.
The only reason I’ve opted for 4 stars instead of 5 is when we asked about promos that we hadn’t heard of the girl serving us was rather short and was convinced they were both whiskys when it turned out they were a bourbon and a rum.
I’ll be back soon though for a last min Monday night outing it was great choice.

I’m such a fan of Maggie May’s! The only reason I have given 4 instead of 5 stars is that the music they play in the club just isn’t to my taste!
The bar is very laid back and casual but it is really nice inside which is perfect for all occasions. I’ve had nights out, afternoons out and all day shots in this pub. They do comedy nights and have singers/​bands in too.
It’s a great bar and I love going there!

Pub east side of downtown Glasgow for locals. It’s on a corner and has an outdoor patio. Medium size inside with pub feel and open. However music is loud and half indie and half death rock. Given the mixed aged crowd it seemed odd for 6:00pm. It’s a pub that doubles as a night club, given they have bands play in the basement. Large selection of drinks including malt scotch. Food was quite good including the chicken salad, the steak stew and the mustard chicken (actually came with pea pods!). They must have a chef as presentation was very good and they offer several different kinds of mashed potatoes that are great, and I do note there is a restaurant part in the back that is quieter. A step or two above regular pub food. Prices are quite reasonable given the quality of food. Hostesses very attentive, polite and pretty, and they seem to continually be doing laps around the central bar although on the second night they were hard to flag down. Note to staff: before 9:00pm turn down the volume and play lighter music so people don’t have to shout at each other. Good for people watching and has a patio. Loses a star for 87Db noise and for staff throwing glass bottles into the bin making a racket… Which apparently is a cool bar thing. Free wifi.

This rockabilly-​lovin’ tourist was thrilled to discover Maggie May’s and a kickass band called The Meat Men that played there. The tunes were jiving, the joint was jumping.
The packed audience was a fun cross section of ages, though after the live show ended most of the older folks left. Despite the shift to a younger clientele there were no bar stars in sight and I didn’t hear a single drunken «woooo!» even once. Coolness abided.
I paid six quid extra to check out the basement, where a gnarly all-​girl punk band called Skinny Velvet rocked the shit out of everyone’s eardrums.
Great and eclectic music, upbeat vibe, friendly staff, and drinks a flowing all contributed to a most gratifying hangover.

Named after the famous Rod Stewart song or perhaps in prescient tribute to the type of ladies who frequent it, Maggie May’s attracts a mixed crowd. I would dispute that the atmosphere is «always buzzy» as I have been in on several occasions when it has been deserted. Club nights were abandoned downstairs because of lack of attendees. Not to be overly negative there are a great range of drinks and it is spacious if you are with a group.

Maggie May’s should just be called MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM… nom nom nom, silence for 30 mins as everyone chows down, and then a collective moan of pleasure as the troops finish the tastiest meal they will ever eat.
I hate this phrase, but the occasion calls for it — AMAZEBALLS.

I had a few hours to kill while waiting for my train at the Glasgow station so I started walking down the street (Argyle?) and ran into this pub. It was a lazy, sunny mid-​day afternoon and the place was pretty empty except for a few people eating lunch. The staff was friendly and helpful in helping me sort out which Scottish beer I needed to try. I took my pint outside and sat in the sun on their patio and had a lazy time.
I was only here on a slow afternoon and I only had a beer, but I found it perfectly acceptable and really enjoyable. I have no idea how good or bad the food might be and I got the feeling that the night scene might be totally different, but overall I liked it.