The Fish Plaice Pop-up Seafood Kitchen

Had heard this place was amazing but it wasn't. We ordered their house (or cheapest) wine but was told it was not available and the one we could order was more expensive I had cod which was nice but I've just as good elsewhere and my brother had lobster. None of it was mind blowing and the service was terrible.

Admittedly we were there the first night that it had moved location and we arrived at 6.30 when it has supposedly started serving at 6 pm so I guess we should have expected teething problems but the food did not shine, making the the other issues less important. We had the sharing seafood platter to start. It was beautifully presented with a good amount of smoked and cured fish to be worth the 19 quid price. Served with artisan bread, it certainly looked the part (see photo) but it just didn 't live up to the description. The sea bass was cured in blueberries but we couldn 't taste that at all, the Laphroaig smoked salmon was delicious but so very very subtle that we would not have known it had been exposed to whisky had we not been told. We waited so long for the mayo to appear that our main course arrived whilst we were still halfway through the starter. (The blurb on their FB page did mention the 'casual, food served when it is ready approach so we were not surprised when it arrived so soon after the starter). We got to our, now cold, mains (yes, I know we were outside, what should we have expected? they have fleecy blankets on the chairs for cold legs shame the food didn 't get the same treatment). I had the lamb and mint burger (13.50) and my friend had the lobster and king prawn jumbo dog (19.00). Unfortunately there had been a communication problem and so the jumbo dog was returned to the kitchen to have prawns put on it. So I carried on with my burger as no one offered to take it away and keep it warm so I could eat with my friend. The mayo for the first course still had not arrived so I gave up waiting. Three members of staff knew we were waiting for it and it still did not make it to the table. The burger was fine, just fine. Not terribly well seasoned with a hint of mint, it did not stand up well in comparison to other 'gourmet ' burgers I have had in the many fancy burger places scattered around Glasgow these days. So I finished it off and had my plate taken away then we sat for another 5 minutes until the replacement jumbo dog arrived. This time it had all of the ingredients it was supposed to and my companion tucked in. It was 'okay ' she said, reaching for the salt. It was taken off our bill due to the delay and my pal was glad that she had not paid full price for it. It did not meet up with the expectations offered by the description, which is a shame. Had the food been great then the delay would have been forgivable but it wasn 't, so I am struggling to be positive. I love a good pop up restaurant me and have eaten at a few of the blossoming street scene pop ups over the past few years. This venture just didn 't do it for me. I 've been known to travel to Edinburgh Festival to enjoy the delicious innovative food a pop up can provide and am pleased to see at least one of them becoming a restaurant! But this one, from a well thought of restaurant, lacked the sparkle and creativity I was looking for. It is a resounding 'meh ' from this camp I 'm afraid.

We went to the pop up three times. We had nightmarish wait times and mess ups with seating us (at ALL times), the worst being a two hour on off wait! However, overall the sad thing was the food just wasn't amazing. With fantastic ingredients you'd hope to have something better. The monkfish curry is okay, the lobster roll was half empty, the paella not that nice (though full of fish to their credit) but not that tasty, and other fish dishes were simply just average. We wanted to be wowed but it just wasn't any better than Crabshakk or the Finnieston, or even Central Market round the corner. And it wasn't cheap. Ultimately, when you go out you'd hope to try something you couldn't cook yourself. That's not here.

Fantastic pop up fish restaurant in Saltmarket Glasgow. Excellent menu with great choice of fish and seafood, beautifully cooked and served. Has a great ambiance and reminds me of the outdoor seafood restaurants in Barcelona and Madrid. Ricky and his team do a great job, service with a smile and nothing is a problem for them. Outstanding menu with a great and different selection of seafood and fresh fish. Busy and bustling evening with good music. The setting is ideal in a small cobbled stone lane off the Saltmarket. Very enjoyable evening. This plaice is a must to visit before it closes! Please don't close!!!!

Went down to meet some friends and shared some delicious food really enjoyed ourselves! This place is a real find, down a wee narrow lane off the Saltmarket where you can take in a relaxed outdoor vibe and feel cosy at the same time... not an easy thing to pull off in a climate like Glasgow's ; . We had some wonderfully fresh prawns to share followed by some to die for seafood mains! There's a well stocked bar and baby chairs available too... Going back tonight hopefully for more of the same the scallops are definitely worth trying but I had my eye on a juicy seafood burger the boys were eating so I think that's going to be my choice tonight. :