We were delighted to welcome travel writer Rebecca Hay to Gael & Grain recently - and even more thrilled to read her glowing review on Our Man on the Ground Travel.

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There’s nothing better than a slow weekend start, and at Gael & Grain, we’re doing it the Scottish way - with a brunch menu full of hearty favourites and local flavour.

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Glasgow's food and drink scene is burgeoning with last year being a bumper year for new openings, 2025 has followed suit with some truly exciting new additions we reckon everyone needs to check out.

Lomond Leisure Group has announced the official opening of Gael & Grain, a newly rebranded pub and dining venue in Glasgow’s West End.

The much-anticipated Gael & Grain is now officially open, bringing a bold new vision to the city's West End.

The Van Winkle in the west end recently shut its doors, and following a £275,000 revamp it's now reopened as Gael & Grain - which promises a unique take on classic Scottish comfort food.

A well-known Glasgow pub has reopened after closing its doors and 'rebranding'. Gael & Grain has officially opened its doors on Sandyford Place, near Kelvingrove, in the city's West End.

Gael & Grain is now officially open in the city’s West End, following a Gael & Grain is now officially open, bringing a ‘bold new vision’ to the city’s West End.

Gael & Grain is now officially open in the city’s West End, following a full venue makeover and rebrand led by Lomond Leisure Group.

The Lomond Leisure Group (LLG) – which operates five hospitality venues in Scotland – is embarking on a joint £275,000 revamp of the Van Winkle bar on Sandyford Place in Glasgow with Star Pubs.

The investment will transform the bar, which will close on 30 March, into Gael and Grain, a pub celebrating Scottish food, drink and music opening in mid-May, creating eight new jobs.

Glasgow bar will shut its doors after last orders on 30th March for a £275,000 revamp.

A West End bar will shut its doors after last orders on 30th March before being turned into a new pub for Scottish food, drink and music.

Van Winkle, formerly known as McPhabbs, on Sandyford Place, will serve its last drinks on March 30 before undergoing a revamp.

Van Winkle, formerly known as McPhabbs, on Sandyford Place, will serve its last drinks on March 30 before undergoing a revamp.

Van Winkle will shut its doors on March 30 for a £275,000 revamp, before reopening as Gael & Grain - which promises a unique take on classic Scottish comfort food.

Van Winkle, formerly known as McPhabbs, on Sandyford Place, will serve its last drinks on March 30 before undergoing a revamp.

The Lomond Leisure Group, which operates five hospitality venues in Scotland, is set to invest £275,000 in a revamp of the Van Winkle bar on Sandyford Place in Glasgow with Star Pubs.