Blue Dog

The ambiance is dark and moody. The staff is pleasant enough. And the the drinks were good. Live music that was amazing!!! Jazzy and blues.

Excellent spot for attentive staff, live music and cocktails. This is the kind of place that becomes your favorite spot for cocktails and live music in Glasgow. Tapas are fresh and tasteful also! We came from NYC and Florence, Italy and found it as good as any we have been. Highly recommended!

I booked a table for 2, 8pm on a Friday. You get a 2 hour slot. Shortly before 10pm the manager said we were welcome to keep our table, despite the place being jumping. We did, and stayed another 3 hours! Really good customer service, most rounds were delivered to us despite it being bar service only that night. Staff are friendly and knowledgeable mixologists, try the house signature cocktail in both original and zombie versions - delicious.
The pianist was excellent and had the whole bar up and dancing (well, it is Xmas!).
The restrooms were kept clean and tidy. They are downstairs, so remember that cocktails get you drunk from the legs up!
I may have missed it, but the option to buy some bar nibbles eg mixed nuts, olives, would be a further enhancement.
A really good night out and I would say good value based on all the above. We'll be back.

We popped into Blue Dog before heading off for the night, and I have to say this was a great spot to start the night off right.

This is a cocktail bar, and after I checked out the nightly special without even thinking I went for the Long Island Ice Tea, and then thought to myself , way to go playing it safe at an cocktail bar by ordering something you can have back at home. But before I could even get to upset with my choice the drink was right in front of me. It was a good looking Long Island Ice Tea, and I quickly got over the fact that I didn't try something local, because these guys know what they are doing!

Blue Dog has a great jazzy vibe to it, if we didn't already have plans I would liked to stick around and hear some more music. If you haven't stopped by Blue Dog, you really should, these guys know what they are doing!

I am definitely a crafty cocktail kind of gal, and I love the 'old school' classics. Blue Dog definitely delivers, and they have that New York jazz lounge vibe to set the mood. All the bartenders here are wonderful, I do have my favorites, but that probably just means I'm a regular, you really can't go wrong! The cocktail menu is more like a book. There is a range of classics, fruity frufru drinks, more adventurous cocktails, fancy cocktails, and some straight-up relatively cheap options.

My primer drink is usually something more adventurous that I have never had before, or a negroni if the bar is busy. My second drink is usually something that most people would think makes you breath fire, like a Sazerac, Manhattan or an Old Fashion. At that point my taste buds are usually quite inebriated, so there is no point in drinking anything fancier than a gin and soda with a lime squeezed.

Blue Dog is open late every night, and they have some great music. I have been in during the week for cocktails after dinner, or on the weekend when it is a full house, hopping with a lively ensemble jamming; I have never been disappointed. Whenever I have a visitor in town this is one of my go-to places to show off Glasgow, or if I feel like rolling out the red carpet for somebody, or if I just need a good stiff drink Blue dog is the place!

I love the cocktails here! Such a huge selection... But I often find myself with a trusty favourite in hand. The strawberry Daquiri! I adore a frozen cocktail - and this one is delish.

They also have a loyalty programme which means certain cocktails (including my favourite) are at a reduced price. Yippee! They just handed one of these cards to me on a previous visit.

Some really great cocktail concoctions here. The drinks always presented well. It's sometimes really hard to find a seat - which is the only thing that lets it down for me. I do like to sit and have a chat with a cocktail in hand.

The vibe is super cool and relaxed. Apparently there is a jazz guy - but I'm yet to witness this!

Ohhhh how have I missed out on the joys of Blue Dog for so long? Yelp tells me I've been here three times (I can only remember two) and actually, I really like this as a bar. I think I always assumed it was for an older crowd but you can't argue with their Top Dog drinks list.

Top Dog is their membership programme - just ask at the bar and they'll give you a card which means you can order standard cocktails, beers/spirits for really good prices. I got a strawberry daiquiri for £5 and there's also standard mixers for £2.75.

Both times I've visited recently we were the only people there, but that's because it was 4pm on a Sunday. It's a pretty dark bar inside, better suited to evening visits but they have an outdoor seating area too if you're lucky enough to get a summer's day.

OK, so I'm not a cocktail kinda dude, but I popped in here a while back with some friends.

It had a very slick feel to it. Lots of dark wood, mood lighting and an awesome grand piano.

The menus are fairly straightforward, and thankfully are clear on the prices. You really want to keep track of what you're spending here - like with all cocktail places, it's not particularly cheap. But you don't want to accidentally order a few of the £25 ones!

I ordered one of their mocktails. I can't remember the name of it, but it was awesome - strong bitter orange, accented with fresh raspberries. The mocktail range here is excellent. I tried a friends alcoholic cocktail - it was a raspberry/strawberry taste explosion. If we'd been staying longer, I'd definitely have had one of these!

All in all, we had a nice, quiet afternoon drink - I'd like to come back some evening (apparently it gets really busy then) and hear that piano being jazzed on.

My first time here, my guy and I started out our little date night pub crawl here with some classy drinks and a cheese board. It was really great.

The atmosphere here is really great. The lights are dim, the music is great and the staff are knowledgeable and friendly. The only thing is that the staff thought we had ordered our drinks when they brought out our cheeseboard (meaning they didn't take any drink orders from us to start- when they normally would have), so we waited a while before being told we had to order (more) drinks at the bar.

My guy opted for your basic mojito and I decided to go with a drink called bolt from the blue which had spiced rum, ginger liqueur, apple and earl gray liqueur, fresh blueberries, fresh muddled apple, fresh lime juice and fresh apple juice. It was pretty delicious! The cheeseboard, in my opinion could have used loads more oatcakes, but that's just because I'm a cow and we had loads of cheese leftover. No bother, we ended up eating the cheese on it's own and with the fruit and marmalade that came on the board.

We only stayed for one drink and headed up the road, but I think this is a great place, and will definitely be back. They have a piano...I'd love to hear some tunes on that thing!

I absolutely love this place. Blue Dog, you can be my new favourite bar of all time. Cocktails, a grand piano in the corner being played and just general fabulousness all packaged up is what this place is.

Colin and I went in for drinks after Hairspray at the Kings on Tuesday night. The place is open till 3 most nights, and at weekends there's normally a pianist on till close, but on Tuesday there wasn't. The temptation to go up was absolutely killing me. The substantial cocktail menu got my seal of approval and I sampled a few - all delicious. The staff are all so well dressed and make each cocktail with ease - even if you ask for something not listed.

You can also get a blue dog card, which gets you specific discounts and deals depending on what's written on the "Blue Dog Card Holders" board on the wall, which is good because it's a pretty expensive bar to stay in for a substantial period of time. Fab place though, shall be back more than once!