"On Thursday, August 3, 2023, I found the restaurant to be closed. The space inside the CCA sometimes functions as a bar."
I visited here for lunch last Saturday afternoon with some friends who were visiting for the weekend. They were looking to try somewhere healthy, in city centre and nice to relax in for a couple of hours, which is a harder than it sounds! A friend suggested the CCA as it serves some lovely big salad bowls. We were not disappointed, all four of us ended up ordering salads. A friend and I both had the Thai noodle salad and both loved it. Lovely fresh salad, packed with flavours and textures and coated in a delicious dressing. My friends also order the beetroot salad and the butternut squash one, which they also said were really good. The salad's are served with bread, making it a very filling...
An easy five stars, in my opinion, for Saramago at the CCA! This is one of my absolute favourite places for lunch in the city. The all vegan menu would impress even the carnivores amongst us. There 's such a wide variety of foods on the menu that, at first glance, it 's easy to miss that it 's all vegan. They do a great 'soup and sandwich ' deal for £6.50. Today 's soup was a choice of scotch broth or mushroom and puy lentil which was my choice. It was a flavoursome soup well seasoned and garnished with parsley. I ordered the tofu sausage sandwich with chilli jam and spinach on toasted bread to go with it and my lunch date chose the falafel and beetroot chutney wrap. Both were really tasty a...
Waaaay back before the CCA was the CCA and it was called the 3rd Eye Centre, they still served a damn fine veggie lunch in the cafe, and thankfully Saramago is continuing that tradition. It's not huge so it can be difficult to find a table at lunchtime, but out of hours it is a wonderful space to chill out in over a coffee and a book, and they have free Wi-Fi too if you have work to get on with. The old centre was housed in a couple of tin-roofed sheds and the transformation into the CCA has been nothing short of miraculous. Who knew that there was a wonderful town house hiding behind the old buildings? This was a showpiece job for the architects Page Park, who have created a wonderful cosmo...
This was my second time drinking here and I wasn't overly impressed. We booked the back room for a small party, which was great, and yeah the space itself works really well for a group of folk. I drank red wine all night but I wasn't happy with their wine selection, but as they say it got better with every glass! We were allowed to have decorations and cake but had to make sure it was all cleared up before we left, which is fair enough. The staff though, the staff were very rude. I had to wait at the bar numerous times until the staff had finished gossiping with each other, and never got so many as a smile or thank you once. They have a terrance which is handy for smokers, but either the doo...
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Review update time for Saramago and I'm super excited to dish out that magical 5th star. I had only been to the cafe area before, and this place was suggested as a venue for newbie night (thanks Ema C! . I phoned and booked the bar area even though I'd never been up there. Ok, it is a little hard to find on your first visit but once you know where it is, you won't have any troubles. My tip is to enter from Scott St and you won't have any trouble finding it. There's an awesome outside area as well as space inside, and an area I think they call the back bar. This is where we had Newbies Night and it was perfect. It was bar service only so it meant a little back of going back and forth but that...
A sweet little vegan restaurant and bar tucked away inside the CCA. I went to a Yelp newbies night and we were in the 'back bar '. Had lashings of wine, plenty of laughs and some vegan loveliness. We shared the mezze platter which came with a bread basket and included humous, baba ganoush, califlower, stuffed leeks, a rocket salad and more. People couldn 't be more wrong if they thought vegan food wasn 't tasty. This platter was absolutely delicious! My vegan friend has spoken about Saramago multiple times in the past I can now see why! I really enjoyed the bread (strange focal point I know) it was beautifully fluffy and was the perfect accompaniment for the different bits and bobs on the pl...
I ordered an amazing pizza topped with artichokes, olives, basil, and arugula on a crispy thin crust with a light red sauce. The portion was massive—larger than a plate! It was fresh, flavorful, and simply delicious. To start, I had a cup of the mushroom and tarragon soup, and it was also fantastic! I appreciate when restaurants embrace bold herbs, and this place definitely delivered.
My adventurous husband tried the veggie haggis and absolutely loved it. Although I wasn't brave enough to sample it myself, the presentation was stunning! I wish we lived nearby so we could enjoy this delightful vegetarian spot more frequently!
I wholeheartedly recommend anything from the menu. Why? If a restaurant can create two entirely different dishes from cauliflower that both tantalize my taste buds like a bird of paradise in its courtship, then you know the kitchen is staffed by people who truly care about the food they're serving. This restaurant is definitely worth a visit; if you're within a day's drive, it’s a must-try! I assure you, it won't be long before you see this place featured on one of those upscale cooking shows, and then you'll find yourself without a reservation! So go now, don’t wait!
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My vegan experience in glasgow just kept getting better and better! Saramago serves a great range of delicious, high quality food in a funky venue on Sauchiehall Street. We went here twice and tried the pasta, pizza, haggis, Sharing plate and the chocolate brownie with vanilla icecream (made with soy milk).It was all amazing! If only I lived closer and could eat here all the time! Seriously, try the brownie with icecream so, so good!
On Thursday, August 3, 2023, I found the restaurant to be closed. The space inside the CCA sometimes functions as a bar.
