13th Note

Great service here.
I am an unrepentant carnivore, but I enjoy a trip to the 13^th Note. They have great food, and Joker IPA on tap.
Doesn’t get better than that.

One of my favourite places for meeting friends for drinks and the occasional meal.
When you walk in there’s an air of student dive about it with its big curved booths and low lighting but truthfully all ages drink here. If you go to the back there’s a lovely intimate restaurant that serves gorgeous vegan friendly food and normally has an art exhibition installed. Downstairs there’s a very dark room which is used for gigs as well as the toilets.
Dog friendly.

I’ve been to the Note loads over the years — it’s a good stop-​off point for meeting up with mates and having a few drinks before gigs at the Barrowlands! There’s a good selection of beers, and they have Joker IPA on draught so that’s a winner for me. The bar area is a nice open space with tables and comfy booths. There’s also a small venue downstairs hosting regular gigs. I’d never eaten here until recently though.
The café area is at the back and is cosy with cool art on the walls. I was here for dinner with my parents and we managed to grab the last table on a surprisingly busy Wednesday evening. The menu is all veggie and vegan with quite a wide choice of dishes. Our server was patient with us as we spent a fair bit of time chatting instead of reading the menus… We were informed that a couple of items weren’t available but this wasn’t a problem for us as there were equally tempting alternatives to choose from. We decided to order a selection of starters to share, followed by spicy veggie burgers and ‘Glasgow’s best chips’ (a bold claim!). You can customise and add extra toppings to your burger which I would’ve done if I’d noticed before I ordered.
The small dishes arrived quickly and were my favourite part of the meal. We shared cauliflower and cashew soup (a full decent sized bowl), hummus (a generous portion of delicious hummus for sharing, with some crudités and warmed sliced pitta bread), Italian bread and olives (another large portion great for sharing) and large chunky sweet potato fritters. These were all excellent and we were already quite full before our veggie burgers arrived.
I was a little disappointed that my spicy veggie burger wasn’t really spicy at all, but I do tend to like a fair bit of spiciness and this was a bit too cautious on the spice scale for me! Aside from that it was a fairly decent burger — a large chunky homemade patty, similar to the fritters but with lentils and vegetables, served in a bun with salad and those ‘award-​winning’ handcut chips which were tasty but I wouldn’t say they were the best in the city. An enjoyable meal overall though!

Much improved experience compared to my last visit. I plumped for the falafel burger and followed it down with the cheese cake with chocolate sauce.
It all came pretty quickly without any sense of being rushed. Gone was the belly achingly bad 45 – 60 min wait for food and the burnt burger.
Actually it was all rather good.

Hmm, it was okay. After reading all the amazing reviews and looking at all the great photos i had a deep craving to try the 13^th note. I can’t lie i did think while eating, «really, but it’s so bland» I ordered the spicy veggie burger and i have such a craving for flavour i added vegan bacon and cheese (1 pound for each topping) When my burger came i looked at it with eager eyes… it was 3 and i hadn’t eaten all day. I noticed my burger bun was very brown and because of its huge size i when to give it a good squish (yep I’m one of those)
However because the bun had been over toasted it just crumbled and fell apart. No matter though nothing was going to put me off so i cut it in half… crumble crumble. First bite was a bland crumbly mess. The burger had no spicy, i struggled to find a hint of any flavouring or taste at all. The cheese was really visually pleasing but provided a different texture more than anything. There was a slice of tomato that had some form of taste, too much iceberg lettuce overwhelming each mouth full. The chips were mostly very soft, some undercooked and other were nice and crispy. They were all seasoned well with a nice balance of salt and rosemary. I was offered a sweet corn relish as a sauce and am assuming tomato sauce was not available by the way he said it, i think some tommy sauce would have made it much better. It wasn’t disgusting but it really did have no taste, to the point i was somewhat surprised that not one ingredient in the burger had a flavour. I left a bit over half my burger, didn’t have the balls to tell the waiter the burger was so bland i couldn’t eat the rest when he asked.
Service? fantastic, the space itself? lovely
Will i be back? yeah i think so, i really wished id ordered the gnocchi. I must admit though i probably won’t be back until i have done all the other veggie restaurants in Glasgow. By then i probably will also fall in love with something and possibly not be bothered coming back for the Gnocchi. Shame, i really wanted to love this place.

Thought it was time to give my last review an update. So:
Things I love about the Note :
The staff — always friendly and willing to blether while they are working. And they’ll answer any questions you have about the veg/​vegan aspect here.
The food — all food here is vegetarian (mainly vegan, too). The spicy veg burger is awesome, as are the falafels and fries.
The music — in the main bar, there’s always music on. At the weekend this tends to be rock & metal, but during the week veers more towards Daft Punk styles.
The gig space downstairs always has gigs at the weekend — some of which are so loud you feel the floor vibrate upstairs! Can’t wait to go to another gig there soon — Debs M, I’m talking to you!
The Note always has a great atmosphere and is generally just a great place to go hang out.
Things I don’t like :
The toilets need a refurb.
I love coming here, so much so that even the loos don’t make this review drop a star!

Best chips in Glasgow! Dog friendly and they really mean it! I have 2 dogs who can sometimes bark and they not only bring them treats and water but ensure they’re relaxed and that I know they’re welcome. The menu is full of lovely vegan and vegetarian food and the drinks are just a little bit special! I love the weekend brunch and the pizza reminds me of chip shop pizza! The puddings are amazing and there’s always a special to try out!

I am so in love with this place.
My boyfriend and I decided this past weekend to have an impromptu night out together after a lazy day in and out of shops and out to Ikea. Mini ironing board and picture frames in tow, we ventured in to a few spots before settling here. We lucked out as we were able to score a cozy table and chairs near the large windows which had enough room to store our Ikea finds.
My boyfriend and I love cider and usually opt for that, but today, I was feeling a little fiesty and went for an oldie but goodie: Blue Moon with a wedge of orange. Oh man, the American girl in me was over the moon happy. I tried to get my boyfriend to try it, but he’s not a fan of any beer, and wouldn’t. No worries, more for me!
We stayed there for about three drinks each, chatting and laughing and having a great time. The ambiance in this place is by far one the best in the city, the music is always amazing and the bar staff are super friendly to boot.
The women’s toilet here though is super creepy and reminds me of any scary show I love to watch. I swear, it’s haunted, haha! No matter, the rest of 13^th note is amazing and this is one of my favourite pubs!
Dogs are allowed, which is the best, and I get my fill of sweet dog face every time I’m here. They serve vegan food, which we’ve yet to sample, but everything on the menu looks and sounds amazing!

I was in the note one Saturday afternoon a few weeks ago, and found it surprisingly quiet for a weekend lunchtime, particularly since I’ve struggled to find seating later on during the weekend. Admittedly my Saturday lunchtime lands around 2pm, but regardless.
Even so, I had to pay for the full tables food at the bar when I ordered, which I did think a little odd with the place pretty quiet, but luckily this wasn’t a problem.
I had the thai risotto cakes, which I found a slightly weird concoction but it worked well. My friend had the old standard veggie burger, and we both ended up not being able to finish our meals, and no room for dessert, despite being starving. I can’t decide if this is a good thing or not though, since the note isn’t on the cheapest end of the scale for vegan dining in Glasgow I’ve noticed.
Still, the 13^th Note remains a great go-​to for meetups with vegan friends, and they seem to be trying something a little different from the sometimes stale, tried-​and-​tested Glasgow vegan stalwarts that you get used to seeing everywhere. A great selection behind the bar, chilled out ambience and some really interesting gigs on downstairs all add to this firm favourite.
(I also think they have regular milk for teas and coffees, for all the soy haters, fyi)

Excellent food, great service.
Their veggie burger was extremely tasty, and my non-​vegetarian husband loved the gnocchi (a huge win). The atmosphere felt a loft-​like and an artist’s haven, making for a fun place to eat.
The only downside was that I have a personal dislike for dogs inside places where others are eating (there were 3 different ones at or near table), though this could be an upside for others. Other than this, though, we had zero complaints.

First time visit to the Note this weekend, as we dropped in looking for a different vegetarian option and a quick bite to eat.
Its not much to look at, and is fairly dark inside (although later I noted theres a brighter dining bit at the back), and has a somewhat eclectic mix of old wood furnishings and legs (yes I did say legs — mannequin legs with lights round them?). Anyway, this didn’t put us off, and the staff were super laid-​back, chilled and friendly as we ordered a few drinks and settled in a booth.
There’s a great selection of food to choose from, including smaller tapas style dishes like hummus and fritters and mains including veggie burgers, haggis and curries.
I wanted to try something a bit different as a change to my usual veggie burger option but had read some reviews and wanted to try it, so I was happy when Mr H suggested we get a selection of stuff to share.
We opted for the dhal lentils with flatbread, dressed house salad with chickpeas, beetroot and sesame seeds and the spicy veggie burger with chips. The veggie burger was one of the tastiest I’ve had, all crispy on the outside and full of flavour. Likewise, the dhal was delicious as was the salad which had a lovely dressing and lots of contrasting flavours. You can tell all the food is made from scratch and that they have a pretty good knowledge of how to cater for vegetarians.
The food came really fast which was good as we were on a tight schedule. Best part was it was really cheap, the burger and chips were only £7 and the lentils £4! We were en route to the Unilocal chocolate event, so skipped dessert (much to my dismay) but the Note is definitely on my return visit list.

My first visit was purely a gig visit. As a venue it wasn’t the best, audio was slightly too loud for the bands aswel as the audience however the space was very intimate and engaging.
My second visit won me over.
I visited for the food, keep in mind I waited well over the conventional time for food to be brought to my table so it speaks volumes in regards to the quality of food produced.
The food was so incredibly seasoned that vegetables took a whole new meaning. I would recommend the food to your stereo-​typical carnivores as I’m sure the depth of flavour would win them over.

After a week of Christmas dinners my mate fancied something a bit different and healthier, so I suggested the Note, as its colloquially known. I’d been checking out the menu before we went and had my eye on the Sri Lankan curry and Tom Yum noodles. Luckily, it wasn’t mobbed for 6pm in a Saturday night and we were seated in a cosy booth straight away.
Beer wise they have a good range of craft beers, which are fairly reasonable pennies wise. We couldn’t justify £14 for a bottle of wine when we could pay half of that just up the road at Bar Home, so opted for a beer for myself, and a JD and coke for my friend. We shared the sweet potato fritters to start and even though we only waited about 20 minutes for our mains we were both ravenous, and getting a bit angsty. Luckily the old, I’m going to the toilet trick worked, for as soon as my mate left the table the food arrived!
At the last minute, with the assurance that no bean sprout would touch my plate, I plumped for the noodles, while my friend chose the falafel burger. I confess that while I was awaiting her return I did pinch one of her amazing looking chips, and I regret nothing. Except ordering the noodles. As promised, there was not a bean sprout in site, but the noodles were the large, fat wormy looking kind, and that put me off a little. The veg wasn’t so much shredded as thinly sliced, and the sauce, although tasty, was a bit excessive. The smoked tofu through it was amazing. My friend was thoroughly impressed by her falafel, and since she talked it up so much I had to take her up on her offer of a taste. It was nice and moist, as falafel can run the risk of being overly dry, but all I could taste was lemongrass, and although I love that flavour I felt it was a bit overpowering.
When we were leaving we were given the wrong bill so asked the waitress for ours, which we soon kicked ourselves for as theirs was four quid cheaper! She brought out he correct one, but given the previous mistake I made a quick check to see that all was rig, and I’d been charged £4.20 for a pint when I’d bought a bottle priced £3.60 on the menu. Again, I pointed it out the the waitress, who updated out bill. To a £3.80 bottle. Even though I’d shown her on the menu what I’d ordered. I could be hooped quibbling over 20p, even though I didn’t think it should be that difficult to get it right, so we just settled up and headed on up the road for cheap vino.
All in all, I wouldn’t really choose to go there for a meal unless someone was making me, or I was in town with the dog (one of the few places in the centre that’s dog friendly), since I didn’t really enjoy the main that much, and for the rest of the night, neither did my tummy! I might pick and mix the starters, but since the only other thing I liked the look of was the curry, which I hesitated in ordering after Briony’s review, I don’t think I’d be that spoiled for choice.

We’re in the Note so often that our dog now knows the route there and tries to go in every-​time we walk past, which is a testament to how dog friendly they are. There is always a bowl of water handy and sometimes one of the staff will even appear with some treats or a tug toy. This welcoming attitude to dogs means that at anytime there is likely to be a few in the bar, including those owned by the bar staff themselves.
The bar is fully stocked and has a good selection of beer, including quite a few by William’s Brothers. All food is either vegan or vegetarian and very tasty, the spicy fries and olives are a firm snacking favourite of mine and the veggie burger and pint deal is a bargain at a fiver.
The downstairs venue is a low ceilinged sweat box, when it’s busy I’ve actually seen the perspiration dripping from the ceiling *yuck*. It’s hot, it’s grungy and it’s loud; but that’s part of the experience. It’s a busy venue often with two or more bands playing every night. Pick up one of the Note leaflets each month for full listings.
As well as the live music in the upstairs restaurant area they usually have an exhibition on display from a local artist which is always worth having a wander round.

I really like the Note! Been here many a time for gigs, food or just for drinks and it’s definitely one of my favourite spots! It has such a relaxed, cool atmosphere and is reasonably priced as well.
The food is all vegetarian and very delicious. Their garlic bread with cheese is brilliant and also HUGE, once I just got that and a dessert (possibly the toffee apple crumble I think, which was very good) instead of an actual meal and I wasn’t at all hungry afterwards.
The bar serves St Mungo which is always a point in favour of any establishment, recently they’ve also started doing cocktails — this is either a recent thing or I’ve only just noticed it recently — which are also delish! Had their version of a White Russian in here a few weeks ago and that was excellent, tried a bit of my pal’s cocktail as well which was some sort of elderflower thing and that was lovely, very refreshing!
It’s great as a gig venue too, intimate but not teeny, though it does have a tendency to get a bit warm (and sweaty, yum!) when it’s busy so do bear that in mind if you’re heading to a gig. The sound’s pretty decent as well which is always a bonus!
I think the Note has something for everyone and if you’re looking to try something a bit different then definitely give it a go!

Vegan time. We love trying Glasgows vegan restaurants. We’re not vegan, but I’m lactose intolerant and don’t eat 4 legged animals… so a vegan restaurant is practically heaven to me knowing I can EAT ANYTHING on the menu! That NEVER happens!
The 13^th note was good, we really enjoyed our veggi burgers and the garlic chips were awesome. The menu had a lot more that I want to try in the future.
Now I can’t really speak beyond the food because like all the other vegan restuants we’ve been to in Glasgow, people think they are just way too cool ! Glasgows suppose to be the friendly part of scotland! But I guess its still NOT cool to be friendly in the hipster-​world. Sad day. Its Ok as long as they give me vegan cheese and delicious soy ice cream I will take their «‘too cool’ clothing and un-​friendly beacuse I’m trying to be cool demure. »

I popped in yesterday for a meal with friends — with the Games and Merchant City Festival converging in this area there was no surprise it was pretty busy in the Note. Thankfully we got a table ok and the wait for the bar wasn’t long — although the wait for food was. We were warned when we ordered though, so that was fine.
I ordered the Sri Lankan curry with a side of chips. After around 45 minutes the food emerged (my belly was cheering). I’d ordered the curry because it was described as aubergine, cauliflower, mushroom and peas but three of these ingredients weren’t to be seen and instead had zucchini in it and lots of cauliflower. That was a little disappointing as I love aubergine, mushroom and pea so instead I was stuck with two pretty mediocre vegetables. If I’d be warned in advance I’d have changed my order but they probably didn’t have time to let me know.
That being said, I did enjoy the flavours and thought it was a good sized portion. The chips were also pretty nice. All up though, if I visited the Note again when it was this busy I’d definitely head somewhere else.

Ohhh Yes, Now from the outset I’m the meatiest meat eater in the land and am quite happy with a plate piled hight with animal Caracas. Now Even I love this place and the veterinarian food on offer.
It is a good place for me to bring people who I want to prove that vegetarian food can be really awesome. On this occasion I had the veterinarian Haggis, neaps and tatties; it was stunningly good. great flavour and the quantities were good too.
My only tiny gripe was the number of items out on the menu and from the bar, as this was explained from the outset I haven’t marked them down, Infact the staff were great at letting us know what they had run out of.
I do need to remember that they don’t serve cheese on their veggie burger but that is my non veggie mind that would love bacon with it too.
In the past I have been in for gigs although a very intimate space it is great to watch new and upcoming bands.

HOW have I NEVER reviewed this place before now?! Sheesh… I am embarrassed. I have been frequenting the 13^th Note ever since day one (and even when it was it’s previous incarnation in Glassford Street many moons ago) and although I did slightly prefer the old 13^th Note I still do love this one (seems wrong calling it ‘new’ when it’s been established for years!).
The 13^th Note is one of my favourite live music venues. I have been attending gigs & events here ever since they opened and years ago I even put on a a few gigs (DJ-​ed as well) and events (used to co-​run a very wee record label back in the day) myself with out-​of-​town bands who we really wanted to see play live but weren’t ‘big’ enough to play the larger venues & get gig promoter interest. It was fun times & I still remember the excitement of hosting those events & getting people in the door. The 13^th Note is one of those places where you can and do discover new music/​bands but without it having an air of ‘school/​pub band’ about it if you know what I mean?
If you’ve never been to the downstairs venue in here then I shall try to describe it as best — it is a reasonably but not TOO small/​intimate venue (capacity is roughly 100+ I would say) with no stage as such — bands set up & play to the left as you walk in. To the right there is a bar and it’s nice to know that when bands play they also get a cut of the bar takings from the downstairs bar — so if you’re in seeing a band then please try to buy your drinks downstairs if possible. Some bands travel very far & don’t get paid very much (if anything) so a wee cut of the bar takings is great and helps towards petrol money or even money for a room in a hostel/B+B if required (some bands come from the US or further). There are a few tables & benches also but most people will obviously stand for the gigs and sit down inbetween bands or some folk like to pop back upstairs if there’s not enough space/​free seats.
The toilets used to be BRILLIANT for some top quality public/​pub toilet graffiti but I noticed the last time I was in they have painted over it all — sad times! The whole feel of the venue is a wee bit sticky and dank so if you’re a total everything-​has-​to-​be-​totally-​spotlessly-​clean freak then stay away! Ha ha! Luckily I like my bars a bit grimey and lived-​in looking; I compare it to feeling comfortable in your own wee home compared to staying in a total show home and being scared to sit anywhere or touch anything… for want of a better comparison in Friends The 13^th Note is Joey’s place not Monica’s!
Gigs & events here range from free to around a £5 average; some obviously more, some less — depends on the night of the week & how many bands are playing or other such factors. I think paying that for a nights entertainment & live music is great — gig prices here haven’t gone up *that* much over the years so they are still a total bargain & if you think about how much you would pay to go to the cinema or bowling or for a meal somewhere it is a bargain! Plus, you never know, you might just end up discovering your new favourite band or even everyone’s new favourite band before they get big and start playing venues like The Barrowlands or (even worse in my opinion) the SECC. Ugh.
Drink prices are average & they usually have deals on cans of Red Stripe or something similar, so a round of drinks here is not gonna break la bonk. I have recently discovered Heverlee lager and it is my current fave and they sell it now in The 13^th Note — yas. Also the food upstairs is mighty fine and sometimes we like to pop in early before a gig & get some grub (I recommend the damn fine veggie/​vegan burgers with a cheeky extra topping of hash brown, oh yes! The vegan cheesecake is pretty radical too) to line our bellies before we pogo the night away :-)
Always a good atmosphere and if you like to actually SEE (myself being awfully myopic this is a bonus!), as well as smell & taste a band (in hot weather the ceiling is notorious for dripping with sweat! Mmmm… lovely) then The 13^th Note is the place for you. If you have never been I advise you to pop in and have a look at the cool jukebox, sup a lovely pint, maybe pat a dog, people watch, have a spiffing burger & then pop downstairs & watch a band. To me that equals a brilliant night. Thank 13^th Note, please don’t ever leave us.

My favourite music venue and where I bring my veggie friends for food.
Try the humous. Or better still, have the veggie burger and a beer for £5 — and I can recommend the rosemary chips.
Then a game of foosball before popping downstairs to thrash to a rock band.

Un bar végétarien de plus dans Glasgow! Celui ci avec une petite touché punk bien sympa. Le choix de bières n’est pas le plus large de la ville mais reste décent, l’ambiance est sympa, la musique est excellente et il y a souvent des concerts live.
Bonus: Les tableaux tintin et milou avec des fautes de français.