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Red Bus Bistro

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👍👍 Highly recommend trip on this. The bus is terrific & seating is well laid out. Afternoon tea was very tasty (sandwiches, filled rolls, small quiches, cakes & scones with tea of coffee). Gin tea pots were delicious. It’s really good that you can also buy other drinks (soft & alcoholic) during trip. S... People often mention experience, Glasgow, lovely, great, recommend, staff, afternoon, tasty, Danielle, time,


Address

36 Shuttle St, Glasgow G1 1QA, United Kingdom

Website

www.redbusbistro.co.uk

Contact

+44 1355 229448

Rating on Google Maps

4.00 (167 reviews)

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  • 5/5 Alan M. 2 years ago on Google
    Highly recommend trip on this. The bus is terrific & seating is well laid out. Afternoon tea was very tasty (sandwiches, filled rolls, small quiches, cakes & scones with tea of coffee). Gin tea pots were delicious. It’s really good that you can also buy other drinks (soft & alcoholic) during trip. Staff are very friendly & helpful. Nice to also see parts of Glasgow you might not normally visit too.
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 divya -. 9 months ago on Google
    I booked High Tea for two after seeing the bus on the roads of Glasgow and do not regret it. Very pleasant way to spend an hour and a half! The sandwiches, cakes and scones were delicious, the interior of the bus is well-decorated and the staff was lovely. Shoutout to Danielle who made it a real blast!
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 Elizabeth S. 1 year ago on Google
    We booked Afternoon Tea as a special treat for my best friends 70 th birthday and as her sister was here from Florida too we thought it would be something different. 1 and a half hours before we were due to go on bus, we got a phone call telling us that booking was being cancelled due to staff shortages!!!! Absolutely disgusted at this and having to try and book somewhere else at short notice just added to our disappointment.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Sandra S. 1 year ago on Google
    We had a brilliant time yesterday. A wee hiccup with puck up point & waiting on people to arrive but staff made sure we were happy with another prosecco!! Food was lovely & fresh & so tasty. I would highly recommend booking as it's so lovely inside & something different for a Saturday afternoon.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Annmarie C. 6 months ago on Google
    This was a lovely experience the food was lovely. Danielle, Daryn and Jim were lovely hosts . Had a lovely time on my birthday
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Scott M. 6 months ago on Google
    Went on a Saturday night in Glasgow. Only 10 on the bus. Had a brilliant time. Food was great. We had the antipasti. Danielle the host was brilliant and was such a great laugh, got everyone going. What added to the experience was trying not spill your drinks going over the potholes in Glasgow 😂.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Jacquie A. 5 months ago on Google
    Wonderful afternoon tea despite the weather. Food delicious and team on board very friendly and entertaining. A tour around Edinburgh also great afternoon out.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Gillian R. 5 months ago on Google
    What a lovely experience! Many thanks to Danielle, Darren and Jim for taking such good care of us and making today such a happy memory. From the tasty food to the most enjoyable sing-a-long, it was spot on. As a birthday celebration it was great fun. Being on the top deck allowed us to admire so many aspects of Glasgow that we hadn't seen before. Very well done.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 2/5 freepal1 1 year ago on Google
    Fun night but absolutely NOT value for money. Buyagift voucher was for dinner and cocktails but apparently the Red bus bistro don’t do this tour anymore. Instead, we received 1 pizza between 2 (half each) 1 small red wine and 1 glass of lemonade. Due to problems making the pizzas we were offered another free drink. The total cost was £79. We could have bought an all day Glasgow bus ticket, a huge pizza each, a full bottle of red wine, numerous cans of lemonade and still had change….£79 ridiculous. Would not recommend.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 lorna d. 1 year ago on Google
    my sister got me the voucher for my birthday as I had mentioned I fancied it. We both had a really nice time it was a lovely experience and great seeing the city you otherwise rush past. Our bus was a bit jumpy but what do you expect from a 63yr old bus. The girls we were sat with were smashing enjoyed and would recommend it

  • 2/5 Jane S. 1 year ago on Google
    Asked for no cucumber, half the sandwiches were cucumber. My 10 year old niece had prosecco left out for her. Was kept waiting in the rain for 20 minutes due to staffing issues. £42.50 for an indifferent afternoon tea Is ridiculous. You have to hold onto your glass or it goes everywhere its so bumpy. My niece ended up covered in diet coke. Staff were nice and tried their best in a difficult work environment. Don't waste your money go to Cup instead

  • 5/5 Zee I. 1 year ago on Google
    Booked a reservation during our trip to Scotland in November and it was soo much fun! The service was great and the music playing set the tone for a fun day driving around Glasgow. This is completely different from your typical sit down High Tea. Was a fun experience and would absolutely recommend!

  • 5/5 marie M. 1 year ago on Google
    My son got this for Christmas Eve family day out, we done the Glasgow tour, it was a brilliant afternoon outing the food was great plenty to eat, Helen the host kept coming around offering more she was the perfect host and funny with it. Santa was on the bus for the kids, the music was great everyone was singing along to the Christmas songs. I would definitely recommend, we are hoping to do it next Xmas eve

  • 5/5 Margaret W. 1 year ago on Google
    Been wanting to do this for so long and kids got it for me for birthday. Was a fantastic wee day and great experience and so nice to do something different. Plenty food and the prosecco and gin went down a treat - even fitted in another bottle prosecco which is really reasonably priced. The staff all so cheery and helpful and must be exhausted at end of day they never stop! Can't wait to do this again and will give the Edinburgh bus a try next. Fantastic afternoon

  • 2/5 Chris D. 4 months ago on Google
    We had this booked as a wedding gift. We were really looking forward to it. Sadly, the experience didn’t quite live up to our expectations. Having paid an extra £6pp to ‘upgrade’ to a front seat on top of the bus, we were left feeling quite underwhelmed by the experience. There were two issues. First, the upgraded seat was a typical bus seat where we both shared the one seat. This was advertised as being the best means to avoid others sitting with you, but each table in the rest of the upper floor had a single person in one two-person seat and a table between them. For no extra cost, they had far more space. Secondly, given the temperature outside, the condensation on the windows didn’t really allow you to see anything properly outside the windows. I get that the weather can’t be controlled, but a cloth or something could’ve been given to allow us to at least wipe the windows. We used napkins, tissues and a laminated brochure to try to clean the windows throughout the hour-long journey. I mentioned to the staff member that it was disappointing that we really couldn’t see anything on the tour but that was left with a vacant look and blank response. Had we not paid an extra £12, I’d have accepted it as being just one of those things, but this seat came at an extra cost and to say it was an upgrade was comical. The food (albeit a smallish portion) and singer were both good but I’d avoid ‘upgrading’. It is what it was but it wasn’t worth £90.

  • 5/5 Simon H. 2 years ago on Google
    Great fun trying to drink tea or coffee on the move on top deck of Routemaster Bus 😂 (the cups have travel tops👍). The afternoon tea was tasty & of good quality, staff very pleasant & made every effort to make it an experience to remember. Plenty of optional extra drinks🍻, the Prosecco🥂 was flowing well 😁

  • 5/5 Gina M. 11 months ago on Google
    Received this as a mother's day present and finally went today, wasn't too sure of what to expect but it was brilliant. The right amount of food and everything was tasty. Danielle who was our server was amazing, she dealt the being a staff member down and served everyone herself and did a fantastic job, she kept everyone entertained, will definitely recommend it to everyone I know, can't wait to come again. Well done Danielle & Ricky

  • 5/5 Margaret M. 1 year ago on Google
    Fabulous experience on the Gin bus tour. Had Prosecco, sandwiches, cakes, scones and jam a choice of Gins. Hospitality and jokes were in abundance. The bus took us round the sights of Glasgow. Would highly recommend. Lasted a good hour and a half.

  • 5/5 Tracey N. 8 months ago on Google
    We had a lovely experience. The two lady hosts and driver were great fun and the food was delicious. Highly recommended !

  • 4/5 Betty I. 1 year ago on Google
    Hi my husband and l went on the Red Bus Bistro on Friday noon trip. My husband suffers from Dementia and the staff was more than helpful. Would like to thank them again on making it a special day out for him.. the food was very tasty and John enjoyed the cakes and scones. Unfortunately the time we got home he didn't remember but can look at photos the staff took. Would recommend it to anyone. wereplenty

  • 5/5 Pamela P. 1 year ago on Google
    Visited Edinburgh this time for the Afternoon tea tour. Fabulous experience. Staff were wonderful and worked their socks off even though they admitted they were short staffed and struggling to keep the tours running. Amazing job. Well done to all!! See you next weekend in Glasgow.


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