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Lanarkshire 2020/21
SCOTTISH INTERNATIONAL
Scottish
199 Main Street
Uddingston, G71 7BP
01698 818444
SMITHS
Smiths is a quirky bistro
founded by a former college
lecturer that has gone on to
be named Urban Restaurant
of the Year as well as overall
Restaurant of the Year at
an awards ceremony held
at Glasgow Science Centre.
Chef-proprietor Michael Smith
has worked hard to create
a winning formula at his
cosy Uddingston restaurant:
deceptively simple bistro
cooking that lets top-end
Scottish produce speak for
itself.
Its
French-leaning
fixed-price menus certainly
seem to hit the right note with
the dining public, thanks to a
popular two- or three-course
dinner at a fixed price. Dishes
change with the seasons
but you might find a rustic
chicken and pheasant terrine
served with apricot chutney
among the starters; a seared
bass with chive butter or
slow-cooked feather blade of
Scotch beef in red wine jus
to follow. Puddings tend to be
classics with an edge: ginger
crème brûlée and poached
pear or vanilla rice pudding
with rhubarb compote. While it
can be difficult to entice diners
away from central Glasgow,
Smiths more than warrants the
short trip.
