Restaurant Glasgow

Brel is a small Belgian Bar on Ashton Lane, a street that I am quickly becoming accustomed to and falling in love with.

I have enjoyed the majority of the bars I have visited on Ashton Lane so far, the atmosphere in the bars and the lane itself is electric; although it can get incredibly busy in the small bars the variety of people coming and going makes it worth the while. Brel is no exception to this, although, like everywhere else on the lane, it is incredibly small Brel still manages to offer a beautiful interior, complete with conservatory glass area at the back, and brilliant service.

Being a Belgian bar of course they carry an impressive range of Belgian beers and the menu is laden with sausages and frites, all very bistro and delicious when washed down with a Leffe Blonde.

On the day of my visit to Brel, a Saturday, they were hosting 12 hours of back to back live music as part of the West End Festival, so it was absolutely packed to the rafters. This was not a big problem for my group of friends, but I would advise against taking children or large groups of people in, as there are only a handful of tables and the majority of people were standing making it difficult to navigate your way around. However, the live music was brilliant, and even though the weather was miserable, the crowd’s spirits remained high.

I would recommend this Belgian bar to anyone looking for something a little bit different and with a atmosphere as Brel has it in the bucketloads.