Avant Garde, Glasgow

live at avant garde

swing jazz performed by some of the greatest jazz musicians in Glasgow featuring Tommy Reid on lead vocal. free entry

Live at Avant garde Free Entry

Live at Avant garde Free Entry
John from the band is celebrating his Birthday and we will have one hell of a night to bring to all

Live at Avant garde Free Entry

swing jazz performed by some of the greatest jazz musicians in Glasgow featuring Tommy Reid on lead vocal. free entry

Playing live at Avant Garde a mix of Jazz, Blues, Brazilian and so much more all performed by expert musicians and singers. a great afternoon of music Free Entry

Playing live at Avant Garde Free Entry

swing jazz performed by some of the greatest jazz musicians in Glasgow featuring Tommy Reid on lead vocal. free entry

This weekend at Avant Garde on Friday night we have the Neil Wilson Band in on friday night. from 8 till 11.
On Saturday we have Merchant City Jazz Band from 2 till 5 then we have Sean McCluskey from 5.30 till 7.30 then we have our live Ceilidh from 8 till 11.
... On Sunday afternoon we have our local resident Tommy Reid's Big Band in from 2 pm.
if you would like any information phone in or message us on facebook and we will be glad to help you out, hope to see you soon.
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3 course meal and a Dram of Whiskey for £25

What great place made welcome & looked after by Darren, food was great & music excellent thanks to Angela Peter & Blue Milk great way to spend a Sunday afternoon to evening 😃

What a lovely venue. Food was amazing

The waiting staff are so lovely and remembered us from our first visit

Music was so good

Great way to spend a Saturday

Will definitely be back

What a great way to spend a Sunday afternoon, Darren and all the staff were fabulous, Angie & Pete and Blue Milk were great, Food and Drink was top notch, definitely recommend if you in Glasgow to pop in

This is a lovely place to Siena your Saturday afternoon I wish we had one I Hertfordshire a chill afternoon watching people enjoy themselves what more can you want ��

Thanks for a relaxed excellent meal with very friendly staff and I think the Canadian and American nieces were impressed with the dancing.

A good choice of menus really well done to all.

Really enjoyed my afternoon at the Avant Garde. Lunch was really nice although l think the chef over done it on the balsamic vinegar, but the haddock and chips very nice. Dessert was millionaire cheesecake mmmmmm.



Had two lovely classes of Rosie wine to help the food to go down.



Staff where very nice and always smiling which is getting unusual for some bars in Glasgow



The jazz swing band are superb, will definitely be back .,



Lorraine (Renfrew)

Really enjoyable dining experience! Music was great as was the service we received from the young man with the trendy shoes 👌🏽

Quality and Quantity?

What a wonderful "hidden gem" in the heart of the city. Apart from the excellent food, friendly staff, and a great selection of drinks, the entertainment is varied and of consistently high quality.

Well worth the visit. Will be back as often as possible!

I love it in here, been a few times now and never once been disappointed. The food is amazing and so fresh and the customer service is really outstanding. �

I go here regularly on Saturday evenings to enjoy ceilidh. This was a first for a Friday evening and both my husband and I appreciated the band who were playing a mixture of blues and other music from 1970 era. Will definitely give it another visit on a Friday evening.

Had lunch here yesterday with my mum, Service was fantastic, very polite, well mannered friendly staff. The food was excellent, very well presented and tasted fantastic, I would highly recommend Avant Garde, i will certainly be back x

Had a lovely meal in avant garde, the food was absolutely delicious, house wine was very good and the ice cream with honeycomb was to die for!!! Ambiance very good a great jazz swing band playing but not too loud, our waitress was very attentive & couldn't have been nicer. All in all a great experience, thank you ��

Had a fantastic night lastnight,was a group of 18 of us ,service was fantastic,food was excellent.highly recommend a visit and I will def be returning,excellent value ,massive choice of menu,had the meatballs as my main ,best I have ever had

Had a fantastic day on Sunday from 1.30 to 9.00 pm listening to the bands and having dinner and drinks. The staff are friendly and a good time was had by all in a great atmosphere. Well done Avante Garde 👍

Had a fab night in Avant Garde on Sunday evening watching and dancing to the 70’s band Higher Ground. Hope they will be back there soon 👍

Great wee find via 5pm...great food, great atmosphere and live Sunday afternoon music a bonus too. Very friendly staff without being intrusive...look forward to visiting again soon.

Great food. The live music is wonderful. An older crowd just out to have fun and dance a little.

Great bar. Friendly bar staff. Good vibes on Saturday and Sunday afternoon, with live jazz music.

Food was excellent as was the choices from both set menu and A la carte, which the staff managed to charge at the 3 course standard rate, very much appreciated.

Presentation, service and quality was top drawer on all courses, absolutely brilliant.

Fantastic venue. Darren (General Manager) and all staff were extremely welcoming. The food speaks for itself - delishus! Serving are all freshly made within 20mins and some of the party opted for 3 courses! Absolutely amazing tasting fresh food. Prices are extremely competitive and I would not hesitate on recommending this venue or returning!

Fantastic place to go for a great night out. Music is second to none and the atmosphere is awesome. Was made to feel very welcome by the bar staff thank you Lee numan top quality service sir :-) and you need to show me some more of your magic tricks you blee my mind with that coon last night will recommend this place to all my friends and family will be back soon.

Brilliant bar, fantastic music and friendly staff. This is the best live music bar in Glasgow. Sunday sessions from 4-7 are not to be missed. Always fantastic service.

Best place in Glasgow for food and music

Staff the best

Avant Garde has the best ceilidh in the world every Saturday. Been going there almost every week for last three years and it only keeps getting bigger and better. Lovely international crowd (always some first timers) dancing to traditional Scottish tunes in a fun and cosy setup. Last Saturday I took my girlfriend (that became my fiancée that night) for a dinner before proposing to her and their yummy food got the night off to a great start which made her very happy and helped to relax my nerves (just a bit :P ).



We had the 3-course a la carte deal and thoroughly enjoyed all six of the dishes (Calamari, Mussels, Seabass, Smoked Haddock Risotto, Millionaires Cheesecake and Fudge Cake) and wine. Their menu has a great variety (plenty of both meat and vegetarian options), so we were spoiled for the choice. We also got cocktails and some other drinks which were all gorgeous too. The service made everything even more enjoyable. The staff was quick, attentive, friendly and provided recommendations to get the best out of the available options. Would definitely go back to try the rest of the dishes. Thanks a lot for making our engagement really special, Avant Garde. Love you <3

Amazing place, tasty food, very nice atmosphere, loved life music, professional staff, lots of space, perfect for big parties, massive function room,

Thanks the owners and staff for unforgettable birthday party!

For sure came back for many more....

Absolutely democratic place with big choice of the food and live music, private and disco hall!! Lovely restaurant!!

Absolutely delicious food! Staff are so friendly and professional! Just an amazing dining experience xx

We ordered from the 2 course pre theatre menu and thoroughly enjoyed it.Portion sizes were good.The service was excellent,the girl who was attending to us was lovely,chatty and helpful.I think it's a great place and will definitely be going back.

Uncomfortably stuffy on warm days. Could be doing with spending some of the profits on aircon....

Lovely meal nice atmosphere-very warm inside but cooler down near the bar-all in all great afternoon x

I like it. Nice place and atmosfhere. The best music. Many thanx.�

I having been going for a few years and love the food had my 50 birthday celebration and was very good nice ambience friendly

Had a lovely afternoon listening to music and dancing. 2nd time here and will be back.

Great food, great service lovely staff and super music

Great entertainment on the Saturday. Loved the jazz music and the traditional Scottish dancing later on at night. Bar staff are lovely, prices reasonable and food was good. Mussels were especially tasty �

Good food , staff very attentive and friendly, would recommend to friends and family

Food was excellent. Menu had good choice and was varied enough for our table of 6. Service was poor as the waitress wasn't very good, but we complained about the time it took for our drinks to arrive and the manager took a round of drinks off the bill. One of our friends has been there several times and says normally the service is as good as the food.

Been here a few times, service was very slow and the waitress tried to lift my mums plate when she was finishing off her starter apart from that couldn’t really fault it.

STORYTIME: Buckle up children, we're in for a bumpy ride. (FYI I am not one of those people with a 'Can-I-Speak-To-The-Manager' haircut who complains about everything. I am a rather peculiar 22 year-old theatre student with anything but a 'Can-I-Speak-To-The-Manager' haircut.) Our story begins a few months ago when I noticed the aforementioned Avant Garde were hiring staff. I emailed and got offered an interview so went along and met *checks emails* Billy who I believe is the general manager. He was really rather lovely and the meeting was pleasant and he said he would get back to me. Billy then got back to me a few days later saying that unfortunately he hired someone with more experience but thanked me for coming in. Water off a duck's back, I was fine with that. Fast-forward to the present day where myself, aforementioned peculiar 22 year-old theatre student, has now found herself a job in a nice little restaurant and is now occupying an evening in Avant Garde. She is with her family as well as eight other guests from England and Belarus (long story, don't ask). She tried to book a table for twelve earlier in the day but did not get a confirmation so her mother phoned and was told they are fully booked but can make room for us. So we are all there, having drinks and enjoying the ceilidh (which is superb) and waiting on food. Food did come eventually but not together, oh no boys and girls, in wonderful drips and drabs, so much so that I was well finished before the last person actually got their meal. We also had several wrong plates but having waited so long people just ate what they were given, hey-ho I would have done the same. More plates then came later on after we had finished with the right meals and we were made to feel like it was our fault for eating the wrong stuff that was given to us. Anyway, trying not to be a 'Can-I-Speak-To-The-Manager' haircut kind of people we asked for the bill after our frivolities as we were to leave. Not only was nothing done to try and compensate for the a fact we had wrong and late food, but drinks were added on to our bill too. Once the errors were corrected we had Billy (oh yes he's back) come up to us with a card machine and wait for us to give him our money in cash. As both my parents and myself tried to inform Billy of our grievances, he gave us a look of what can only be described of a rather bored goldfish. Now I may only be a waitress of a humble little restaurant, but my experience of dealing with quite large tables is that you check and double check what everyone is having, make sure everything is ok, and if there are any problems you apologise and do what you can to make up for any mistakes. But Goldfish Billy wasn't having any of this, even when I pointed out that I came for an interview and know what it's like to work in a restaurant. He continued to be completely nonchalant and even said "that's not nice, I don't like that" when my dad pointed out that he had guests from England and Belarus. I don't know what Billy's issues are with England and Belarus but to me they're pretty alright countries. Anyways, I digress. Sure Avant Garde is a great place for drinks and ceilidh. I love shouting dance moves at people more than the next person. But perhaps they could learn how to actually deal with people. Just my humble opinion.

Sincerely,

A peculiar 22 year-old theatre student.

What great place made welcome & looked after by Darren, food was great & music excellent thanks to Angela Peter & Blue Milk great way to spend a Sunday afternoon to evening 😃

What a lovely venue. Food was amazing

The waiting staff are so lovely and remembered us from our first visit

Music was so good

Great way to spend a Saturday

Will definitely be back

What a great way to spend a Sunday afternoon, Darren and all the staff were fabulous, Angie & Pete and Blue Milk were great, Food and Drink was top notch, definitely recommend if you in Glasgow to pop in

This is a lovely place to Siena your Saturday afternoon I wish we had one I Hertfordshire a chill afternoon watching people enjoy themselves what more can you want ��

Thanks for a relaxed excellent meal with very friendly staff and I think the Canadian and American nieces were impressed with the dancing.

A good choice of menus really well done to all.

Really enjoyed my afternoon at the Avant Garde. Lunch was really nice although l think the chef over done it on the balsamic vinegar, but the haddock and chips very nice. Dessert was millionaire cheesecake mmmmmm.



Had two lovely classes of Rosie wine to help the food to go down.



Staff where very nice and always smiling which is getting unusual for some bars in Glasgow



The jazz swing band are superb, will definitely be back .,



Lorraine (Renfrew)

Really enjoyable dining experience! Music was great as was the service we received from the young man with the trendy shoes 👌🏽

Quality and Quantity?

What a wonderful "hidden gem" in the heart of the city. Apart from the excellent food, friendly staff, and a great selection of drinks, the entertainment is varied and of consistently high quality.

Well worth the visit. Will be back as often as possible!

I love it in here, been a few times now and never once been disappointed. The food is amazing and so fresh and the customer service is really outstanding. �

I go here regularly on Saturday evenings to enjoy ceilidh. This was a first for a Friday evening and both my husband and I appreciated the band who were playing a mixture of blues and other music from 1970 era. Will definitely give it another visit on a Friday evening.

Had lunch here yesterday with my mum, Service was fantastic, very polite, well mannered friendly staff. The food was excellent, very well presented and tasted fantastic, I would highly recommend Avant Garde, i will certainly be back x

Had a lovely meal in avant garde, the food was absolutely delicious, house wine was very good and the ice cream with honeycomb was to die for!!! Ambiance very good a great jazz swing band playing but not too loud, our waitress was very attentive & couldn't have been nicer. All in all a great experience, thank you ��

Had a fantastic night lastnight,was a group of 18 of us ,service was fantastic,food was excellent.highly recommend a visit and I will def be returning,excellent value ,massive choice of menu,had the meatballs as my main ,best I have ever had

Had a fantastic day on Sunday from 1.30 to 9.00 pm listening to the bands and having dinner and drinks. The staff are friendly and a good time was had by all in a great atmosphere. Well done Avante Garde 👍

Had a fab night in Avant Garde on Sunday evening watching and dancing to the 70’s band Higher Ground. Hope they will be back there soon 👍

Great wee find via 5pm...great food, great atmosphere and live Sunday afternoon music a bonus too. Very friendly staff without being intrusive...look forward to visiting again soon.

Great food. The live music is wonderful. An older crowd just out to have fun and dance a little.

Great bar. Friendly bar staff. Good vibes on Saturday and Sunday afternoon, with live jazz music.

Food was excellent as was the choices from both set menu and A la carte, which the staff managed to charge at the 3 course standard rate, very much appreciated.

Presentation, service and quality was top drawer on all courses, absolutely brilliant.

Fantastic venue. Darren (General Manager) and all staff were extremely welcoming. The food speaks for itself - delishus! Serving are all freshly made within 20mins and some of the party opted for 3 courses! Absolutely amazing tasting fresh food. Prices are extremely competitive and I would not hesitate on recommending this venue or returning!

Fantastic place to go for a great night out. Music is second to none and the atmosphere is awesome. Was made to feel very welcome by the bar staff thank you Lee numan top quality service sir :-) and you need to show me some more of your magic tricks you blee my mind with that coon last night will recommend this place to all my friends and family will be back soon.

Brilliant bar, fantastic music and friendly staff. This is the best live music bar in Glasgow. Sunday sessions from 4-7 are not to be missed. Always fantastic service.

Best place in Glasgow for food and music

Staff the best

Avant Garde has the best ceilidh in the world every Saturday. Been going there almost every week for last three years and it only keeps getting bigger and better. Lovely international crowd (always some first timers) dancing to traditional Scottish tunes in a fun and cosy setup. Last Saturday I took my girlfriend (that became my fiancée that night) for a dinner before proposing to her and their yummy food got the night off to a great start which made her very happy and helped to relax my nerves (just a bit :P ).



We had the 3-course a la carte deal and thoroughly enjoyed all six of the dishes (Calamari, Mussels, Seabass, Smoked Haddock Risotto, Millionaires Cheesecake and Fudge Cake) and wine. Their menu has a great variety (plenty of both meat and vegetarian options), so we were spoiled for the choice. We also got cocktails and some other drinks which were all gorgeous too. The service made everything even more enjoyable. The staff was quick, attentive, friendly and provided recommendations to get the best out of the available options. Would definitely go back to try the rest of the dishes. Thanks a lot for making our engagement really special, Avant Garde. Love you <3

Amazing place, tasty food, very nice atmosphere, loved life music, professional staff, lots of space, perfect for big parties, massive function room,

Thanks the owners and staff for unforgettable birthday party!

For sure came back for many more....

Absolutely democratic place with big choice of the food and live music, private and disco hall!! Lovely restaurant!!

Absolutely delicious food! Staff are so friendly and professional! Just an amazing dining experience xx

We ordered from the 2 course pre theatre menu and thoroughly enjoyed it.Portion sizes were good.The service was excellent,the girl who was attending to us was lovely,chatty and helpful.I think it's a great place and will definitely be going back.

Uncomfortably stuffy on warm days. Could be doing with spending some of the profits on aircon....

Lovely meal nice atmosphere-very warm inside but cooler down near the bar-all in all great afternoon x

I like it. Nice place and atmosfhere. The best music. Many thanx.�

I having been going for a few years and love the food had my 50 birthday celebration and was very good nice ambience friendly

Had a lovely afternoon listening to music and dancing. 2nd time here and will be back.

Great food, great service lovely staff and super music

Great entertainment on the Saturday. Loved the jazz music and the traditional Scottish dancing later on at night. Bar staff are lovely, prices reasonable and food was good. Mussels were especially tasty �

Good food , staff very attentive and friendly, would recommend to friends and family

Food was excellent. Menu had good choice and was varied enough for our table of 6. Service was poor as the waitress wasn't very good, but we complained about the time it took for our drinks to arrive and the manager took a round of drinks off the bill. One of our friends has been there several times and says normally the service is as good as the food.

Been here a few times, service was very slow and the waitress tried to lift my mums plate when she was finishing off her starter apart from that couldn’t really fault it.

STORYTIME: Buckle up children, we're in for a bumpy ride. (FYI I am not one of those people with a 'Can-I-Speak-To-The-Manager' haircut who complains about everything. I am a rather peculiar 22 year-old theatre student with anything but a 'Can-I-Speak-To-The-Manager' haircut.) Our story begins a few months ago when I noticed the aforementioned Avant Garde were hiring staff. I emailed and got offered an interview so went along and met *checks emails* Billy who I believe is the general manager. He was really rather lovely and the meeting was pleasant and he said he would get back to me. Billy then got back to me a few days later saying that unfortunately he hired someone with more experience but thanked me for coming in. Water off a duck's back, I was fine with that. Fast-forward to the present day where myself, aforementioned peculiar 22 year-old theatre student, has now found herself a job in a nice little restaurant and is now occupying an evening in Avant Garde. She is with her family as well as eight other guests from England and Belarus (long story, don't ask). She tried to book a table for twelve earlier in the day but did not get a confirmation so her mother phoned and was told they are fully booked but can make room for us. So we are all there, having drinks and enjoying the ceilidh (which is superb) and waiting on food. Food did come eventually but not together, oh no boys and girls, in wonderful drips and drabs, so much so that I was well finished before the last person actually got their meal. We also had several wrong plates but having waited so long people just ate what they were given, hey-ho I would have done the same. More plates then came later on after we had finished with the right meals and we were made to feel like it was our fault for eating the wrong stuff that was given to us. Anyway, trying not to be a 'Can-I-Speak-To-The-Manager' haircut kind of people we asked for the bill after our frivolities as we were to leave. Not only was nothing done to try and compensate for the a fact we had wrong and late food, but drinks were added on to our bill too. Once the errors were corrected we had Billy (oh yes he's back) come up to us with a card machine and wait for us to give him our money in cash. As both my parents and myself tried to inform Billy of our grievances, he gave us a look of what can only be described of a rather bored goldfish. Now I may only be a waitress of a humble little restaurant, but my experience of dealing with quite large tables is that you check and double check what everyone is having, make sure everything is ok, and if there are any problems you apologise and do what you can to make up for any mistakes. But Goldfish Billy wasn't having any of this, even when I pointed out that I came for an interview and know what it's like to work in a restaurant. He continued to be completely nonchalant and even said "that's not nice, I don't like that" when my dad pointed out that he had guests from England and Belarus. I don't know what Billy's issues are with England and Belarus but to me they're pretty alright countries. Anyways, I digress. Sure Avant Garde is a great place for drinks and ceilidh. I love shouting dance moves at people more than the next person. But perhaps they could learn how to actually deal with people. Just my humble opinion.

Sincerely,

A peculiar 22 year-old theatre student.