The White Elephant

First time here with friends and ordered 4 meals, the place wasn’t particularly busy but the food took quite a long time to arrive at the table, approx 45 minutes, we were almost at the point of going elsewhere it was so slow.

The food in here is rubbish, no two ways about it. It’s a nice enough place and not too bad for a pint but I would implore you not to order food.

I only had Mac n Cheese and Chicken Skewers this time. It’s a bit annoying having to pay for each round and your meal inside, when you’re seated outside, in the beer garden. It also means your lunch might come when you’re at the bar as happened to me. The chicken skewers were luke warm, and I wasn’t even away that long so no excuses, in saying that they were tasty with an lively citrus marinate and a nice satay dip.
The same thing happened with Mac n Cheese, I was at the bar again! I came back to find it sitting there. It was nice, nothing exceptional though, but with extra cheesiness and a crisped top, as it should be of course. The chips are really decent here though. Crisp and fluffy, and with the skin left on, other more expensive places in Glasgow should take note… Chips should be crisp on the outside and fluffy in the middle!

Braved the dark side of the Southside, to see some friends performing here on the Sunday evening.
Given they were performing 6−8pm, gave us the opportunity of trying somewhere new to eat. Booked a table in advance just to be on the safe side.
Arrived early, but young lass came and took us over to our table just before 6pm and broke the sad news that the scallops had run out, along with a few main dishes.
Wanted to save myself for dessert, so stuck with roast chicken and Fiona roast pork belly. Also ordered a side of honey roasted root vegetables.
Took a while for food to arrive, around 30 minutes. Chicken was really nice as was the pork, if not slightly over fatty in parts. Root vegetables were a disappointment, as they were not root vegetables. Red/​green peppers with aubergines and red onions… Waitress said they just use what they have left, which means — it’s not root vegetables. Fiona’s mash potato was mixed in with the black pudding, which meant she couldn’t eat it.
Again, we find this a lot in restaurants, the obligatory florets of cauliflower, that is bland and tasteless as an accompaniment. Was left pretty dissatisfied. Girl came back after 5 minutes and said the manager agreed the root vegetables were not that & took them off the bill.
Waited ages to be asked for desserts, so I popped over to speak to my friends in their performance break & the menus arrived in this time.
Took another 25 minutes for a lemon tart and bread and butter pudding to arrive. Tasted lovely, if only the tart could have done with more lemon topping to balance the amount of pastry.
So, that was nearly 2 hours we were there & just about managed to get 2 courses of food in that time. That isn’t really good enough and the value not that good. £15 for the pork and £10 for the chicken. £38 in total (no drinks as I got them from bar earlier).
Far better eateries for this price, but I know they do 2 courses for £10 in the week. That would be a better deal & more reflective of the standard. The service of bar staff was very friendly and the waiting staff equally so. Just needs a strong front of house manager to visibly keep things running more smoothly.
If you live Southside, You Gotta Try It Here!

We fancied a bit of an early night so decided to head to one of our local’s, the White Elephant. I must admit I was expecting you’re average southside pub; beer, burgers and all things fried. I was pleasantly surprised to see a pretty robust menu and cocktail list (always a winner for me!).
I ordered the scallops and steak and ale pie along with a cocktail (which I now can’t remember the name of but it had amaretto in it and was delish!). The scallops were cooked to perfection, and the steak pie was one of the best I’d had in ages! The meat was so tender I’m salivating at the thought!
Thoroughly enjoyed the food, sadly the only thing that let it down was the service.
I’m a bit of a stickler when it comes to good service, overly attentive or under-​attentive is a fail for me! Initial seating and service was great but it took a good 15 minutes before our drinks came and after our plates had been cleared and Prosecco finished, another 15 minutes to even get someones attention for the bill.
All in all lovely food and reasonable prices, if you fancy a nice meal without having to head into the city and aren’t in a rush this is the place for you.