Cultar Group to open fourth Glasgow restaurant

Cultar Group is set to open a new seafood restaurant in Glasgow, in spring 2022, taking the group’s portfolio to four in Glasgow.

The new site, named Shucks, will be an 80-cover seafood restaurant, bar, and outdoor terrace, located in Glasgow’s West End. The kitchen will be serving up offerings from local fish merchant John Vallance at Glasgow Fish Market, all of which are fully traceable to “ecologically approved” sustainable sources. 

The group said Glasgow-based interior architects Surface, who are overseeing the £250,000 refurbish of the site, have fashioned a “casual, yet elegant” environment where guests will be comfortable dining or drinking for any occasion.

Additionally, the venue will generate 30 jobs for the community including management positions, front of house, and in the kitchen. Shucks will join The group’s expanding portfolio that includes Michelin-starred Cail Bruich, Brett and Epicures.

Heading up the kitchen will be chef Shaun Haggarty, previously head chef at Cail Bruich. Combining his “passion” for Scottish fish and shellfish with Asian influences from his international career, Cultar said Haggarty and his team will be utilising a “wide range” of techniques; from in-house curing and smoking to classic fish cookery in the state-of-the-art kitchen.

The drinks menu includes a champagne trolley and seasonal cocktails focusing on providing a progressive drinks selection as well as a carefully curated wine list by the group’s head sommelier.

Paul Charalambous, co-owner of Cultar Restaurant Group, said: “We are delighted to be opening up our fourth venue in our hometown. Like all our venues, we have been working closely with our suppliers from across Scotland to ensure the very best produce will be on the table for guests to enjoy.

“Shucks has been a long-awaited opening for the team and we’re looking forward to opening our doors to the great people of Glasgow and beyond.”