Little Smash
One thin patty, American cheese, griddled onions, dill pickles and Dilly sauce.
£7.50
Ninety seconds on the griddle. Not one more.
Every patty starts as a loose ball of chuck and brisket, pressed flat on steel until its edges turn to brown lace. Cheese on, bun steamed, pickles in, wrapped in check paper and passed over the counter still hissing.
- Beef from one Ayrshire farm
- Potato buns baked in Partick
- Pickles cured upstairs at seven
Six burgers. That's the menu.
Every burger comes on a steamed potato bun with pickles from upstairs. Swap any patty for the Green Room's at no charge.
Double Dilly
Two patties, two slices of cheese, smoked streaky bacon, dill pickles and mustard mayo.
£10.50
Hot Hen
Buttermilk chicken thigh in a hot honey glaze, slaw and bread and butter pickles.
£10
Green Room
Black bean and charred mushroom patty, smoked cheddar, pickled jalapeños, lettuce and tomato.
£9.50
Sunny Dilly
A double smash under a crisp-edged fried egg, cheese and sweet onion jam.
£11
Brine Time
A double smash loaded with pickle chips three ways, crunchy slaw and pickle mayo.
£10.50
On the side
Ask for a gluten-free bun or vegan cheese with any burger.
- Fries, salted hard£4
- Dill fries with pickle salt£4.50
- Pickle-brine lemonade£3.50
- Thick shake, three flavours£5.50
- Glasgow lager on tap£5.50
- Pickleback, whisky and brine£6
Five moves, one griddle.
The whole method fits on the back of an order ticket. We still argue about it every morning.
- 1
Roll
Seventy grams of chuck and brisket, rolled loose. No salt until it lands.
- 2
Smash
Pressed flat on hot steel until the whole underside touches the griddle.
- 3
Scrape
Flipped with a sharp scraper so the crust comes with it, not left behind.
- 4
Melt
American cheese on and a steel dome over it for twenty seconds.
- 5
Stack
Steamed bun, sauce, pickles, patty, then a sheet of check paper.
Take a jarhome£6
Pickled upstairs before we open.
At seven every morning Ruth fills the jars in the room above the bar. Whatever is ready by noon goes on the burgers; the rest waits its turn.
Dill spears
Cucumber, dill, garlic and a long cold cure. The jar on every table.
Bread and butter chips
Sweet, sour and turmeric yellow. On the Hot Hen.
Pink onions
Red onion in hot brine, pink by lunchtime. On the Little Smash.
Jalapeño rings
A quick cure that keeps the heat. On the Green Room.
Green tomato
Firm and tart, the winter jar. Ask what's in it this week.
A room built for elbows.
Forty seats on Example Street: a counter in front of the griddle, booths along the wall and a bar at the back that stays open late.
The counter
Order here, watch the griddle, wait for your name. Twelve stools face the steel, so the best seat in the house is also the loudest.
The booths
Green leather, room for six, a jar of dill spears on every table. Squeeze in; nobody minds an elbow.
The back bar
Glasgow lager, pickleback shots and a check floor that has seen a few things. Open till midnight on Fridays and Saturdays.
Every night has a thing.
Nobookingneeded
Mon
Pickle Club
The new jar from upstairs goes round the room. You taste, you vote, and the winner goes on the menu.
Wed
Two for twelve
Two Little Smashes for twelve pounds from five till close. Bring someone, or don't.
Fri
Late hatch
The street window stays open till one in the morning. Burgers in check paper, nothing fancy.
Sun
Small people
Kids eat free with every grown-up burger, from noon till six.
House rules.
Order at the counter.
We shout your name when it's ready. Loudly.
Hands, not cutlery.
Napkins are free and endless.
The pickle jar is shared.
Use the tongs. Everyone is watching.
Booths seat six. Squeeze.
Seven or more? Book a booth below.
Extra brine is fine.
Nobody judges. We do it too.
Questions we hear a lot.
Anything else, ring the bar on 0141 000 0000.
Do you take bookings?
For six or more, yes: use the form below or call. Smaller groups just walk in; the wait is rarely longer than a song or two.
Is there anything without meat?
The Green Room is vegetarian, and any burger can swap to its patty for free. Ask for the vegan bun and cheese and it's vegan too.
Can you do gluten free?
We keep gluten-free buns, but the griddle and the fryer are shared, so we can't promise there are no traces.
Where are the allergens?
On a card at the counter, burger by burger. Tell us before you order and the cook will talk you through it.
Can I bring the dog?
Dogs are welcome in the booths at the back. There's a water bowl by the door.
Do you deliver?
No. Call ahead and collect from the street window; it will be ready in ten minutes, still hot.
Said at the counter.
Crispy edges like lace, and a bun that doesn't give up halfway.
I asked for extra brine and nobody blinked. That's my place now.
The Hot Hen made me late for a train, and I would do it again.
Booth for six, nine of us, two Little Smashes each. No regrets.
Pickle Club on a Monday is the best thing on Example Street.
My dad asked for a knife and fork. They gave him more napkins.
Come in, or book for six.
Hours
- Mon to Thu
- 12:00–22:00
- Fri and Sat
- 12:00–00:00
- Sun
- 12:00–21:00