Las Iguanas, Glasgow

Me and my friends went out yesterday to see the last instalment of The Hunger Games. After we left we were in search of food and cocktails. One of our usual haunts, The Raven, was full so whilst we enjoyed a bottle of prosecco we debated over where to go. In the end we settle on Las Iguanas situated close to Glasgow Central Station (on West Nile Street). 

Upon arrival we were warned there would be a long wait for food as the kitchen was "struggling". To be honest we were amazed given how quiet the place was that the kitchen staff were struggling so much to keep up with orders. We were also told that a number of the dishes were sold out as the waitress promptly scored out large sections of the menu. By this point it was getting on and we just wanted food and drink so agreed to stay.

Cocktails were decent and standard city centre prices. A few of the girls wanted cocktails not on the menu and the bar staff were accommodating enough to make them for us. Jug of water supplied as standard which I always like when eating out. 

As we knew there was going to be a long wait we ordered some bread & olives and tortilla chips to see us through till our mains came. However, our chips were brought at the same time as one of our mains. The tortilla chips were standard shop bought and incredibly disappointing. You want good tortilla chips: try Hyde in the West End. They do delicious ones. Anyway, by this point I'm wondering how long it takes to put some bread together and mix balsamic vinegar with oil!

Eventually it did come and I can safely say the bread was probably the best part of the whole meal. I think that probably speaks volumes about how good the restaurant actually is. The food was alright. Nothing to write home about. The gambas and chicken wings (yes we did order them hot) were so spicy though that I ended up losing about a million taste buds and found myself rubbing ice cubes over my tongue for a slight bit of relief.

To top it all off, the fire alarm went off and so we were booted out into the street. Can't be helped. But between that, the lack of things available to order and the slow service I would have expected an amount to be taken off the bill or at least some complimentary drinks. But sadly not. The bill came to £106 which for 5 tapas dishes, a taco sharing plate, 2 sides, 4 cocktails and a bottle of Cave was really quite reasonable. However I really would have preferred to pay more for a better quality of food and service.

Sorry there's no photos to include but my phone had died!