Saramago Café - Glasgow United Kingdom

On Thursday, August 3, 2023 that it is closed. The space , inside the cca is sometimes a bar

I have been singing the praises of this alter to fine food for weeks! Saramago has personally taken the former culinary reputation of Scotland on its shoulders and tossed it away! We came for their theater menu, because we are cheap, and this allows us to order more food! We got a roasted cauliflower steak, a seared cabbage dish, mezze, and an other cauliflower dish with pomegranate. 2 expertly crafted libations! . I am completely confident in recommending anything off the menu. Why? If you can make two so completely different dishes out of cauliflower and make both of them dance on my tongue like a bird of paradise during mating season, you have people back there that care about what they put on the plate and know what they are doing. This is honestly a destination worthy restaurant, if you find yourself within a days drive this is a must try. I promise you will be watching this place on one of your fancy cooking shows soon and then guess what? They won't have any seating for the likes of you! So go now, right now, don't wait!

Hellooooooo beautiful, affordable vegan eats in an amazingly beautiful, well lit environment! What a find this was! My husband remembered loving this place even back in the days when he lived in Scotland, so I was excited to try it out! We had a lovely effervescent server who was quick to bring us water and coffee, provide suggestions, and take our order. I had an incredible pizza loaded with artichokes, olives, basil and arugula on a crispy thin crust topped with a light red sauce. The portion was enormous bigger than a plate! and fresh, flavorful, and delicious. I had a cup of the mushroom and tarragon soup to begin and that, too, was incredible! I love when places aren't afraid to go hard in the herb department, and this place did not disappoint. My brave husband had the veggie haggis and LOVED it and while I wasn't bold enough to try it, I will say the presentation was beautiful! I wish we lived here if only to return early and often for this delicious vegetarian gem!

Waaaay back before the CCA was the CCA and it was called the 3rd Eye Centre, they still served a damn fine veggie lunch in the cafe, and thankfully Saramago is continuing that tradition. It's not huge so it can be difficult to find a table at lunchtime, but out of hours it is a wonderful space to chill out in over a coffee and a book, and they have free Wi-Fi too if you have work to get on with. The old centre was housed in a couple of tin-roofed sheds and the transformation into the CCA has been nothing short of miraculous. Who knew that there was a wonderful town house hiding behind the old buildings? This was a showpiece job for the architects Page Park, who have created a wonderful cosmopolitan atrium courtyard that feels like it should be outdoors somewhere on the Mediterranean and really shows off the best of the buildings that it connects with its higher-level walkways. The food is always pretty good, and they do a reasonable soup wrap lunchtime deal for £6.50. Finish off with a cup of their excellent coffee or a Suki tea and you're all set. Even if you're not hungry, pop in here just to have a look at the space. It's a great example of creative architecture in action.

My vegan experience in glasgow just kept getting better and better! Saramago serves a great range of delicious, high quality food in a funky venue on Sauchiehall Street. We went here twice and tried the pasta, pizza, haggis, Sharing plate and the chocolate brownie with vanilla icecream (made with soy milk).It was all amazing! If only I lived closer and could eat here all the time! Seriously, try the brownie with icecream so, so good!