DJ sets, cocktails and late night kitchen
Sebb’s, to the best of our knowledge isn’t named after any famous Sebastians but is instead an anagram of Sixty-Eight Basement Bar, and you will find the red door at 68 Miller Street in the Merchant City. Next door to Margo, which opened just a few weeks before Sebb’s. It’s owned by Scoop Restaurants Group Ltd, the same people as Margo, who are also behind the Ox and Finch and Ka Pao. Of all their establishments, this one has more of a bar feel, but food is also an integral part of the experience too.
The bar can be reached by stairs or an elevator, and it clearly has the feel of a basement bar with low-vaulted ceilings.
On Thursday to Sunday evenings, DJs also play, and this is emphasised by the vinyl on display at the back of the bar.
Just beside here you will also find a curtained, private dining area.
Going back to the main restaurant, it has a Seventies – Eighties aesthetic, as does the menu. Let’s take a look…
Food Menu at Sebb’s
Drinks Menu at Sebb’s
What we drank at Sebb’s
With such an array of cocktails on offer, it would have been churlish not to try a couple, so I had…
...a chocolate banana negroni (£10.50) – chocolate Campari, banana rum and sweet vermouth. Strong and boozy with the expected sweet chocolate and banana flavour; and a miso and malt old fashioned (£11) for Mark, made with miso and brown butter whisky, passionfruit and a Guinness reduction. So like an old fashioned but with more depth.
We ordered olives (£4), which were plump and tangy.
Carlingford oysters, grilled with spiced lamb fat (£7), lightly cooked oysters with a delicious oleogustus flavour.
pakora, Lord of the Hundreds and piccalilli (£6) Lord of the Hundreds is a raw sheep’s milk cheese, known for its nutty flavour, specifically like that of hazelnuts; and here it had been grated and melted on top of the pakora, ensuring that this was quite different to the typical Indian representation of pakora.
Tequila verdita stone bass ceviche (£9.50), ceviche that was both fresh and spicy.
Chuck eye steak, cowboy butter and charred lettuce (£15). Chuck eye, the ‘poor man’s rib-eye’ is not a cut you really see on restaurant menus, not as a ‘steak’ anyway as it’s mostly used for slow-cooked stews and casseroles. Undeterred, we dug in and found it to be more tender and flavoursome than we expected. We weren’t asked how we wanted it cooked but it arrived quite pink, with a good caramelisation providing flavour and texture. Dolloped on top was some ‘cowboy butter’, which seems to be butter flavoured with an assortment of herbs and spices.
grilled cauliflower, hummus, rayu and pinenuts (£9)
We are ardent cauliflower fans so it’s rare when a cauliflower dish is on the menu and we don’t order it. This had a bit of crunch, and spice and umami from the rayu, which is a Japanese chill oil.
Fritto misto, preserved lemon mayo (£12)
A tasty assortment of fried seafood with blistered padron peppers.
For pudding we then had…
Barbecued plums, coconut yoghurt and pistachios (£6.50). Plums that had been scorched so had that sweet, sticky, caramelised taste; which were resting on coconut yoghurt. Add crushed pistachios and you have a satisfying blend of sweet and nutty, and smooth and crunchy flavours.
Tiramisu (£6.50). This was heavenly – so creamy and boozy, and in fact probably one of the best we’ve had in Glasgow, and better than what’s offered in the average Italian restaurant.
The toilets are rather funky too.
Overall verdict
Sebb’s is a super relaxed, casual place that you can visit for food or drinks. It has its own character so isn’t really like anything else nearby but it has a bit of a similar feel to the West Side Tavern in Partick. The food is small plates delivered to your table when ready, and all dishes were came out promptly. The food was great and quirky, so there are plenty dishes here you won’t find anywhere else in town so we look forward to see what pops up on future menu changes. Staff were friendly and helpful throughout, and the toilets were super clean and well-maintained.
Miller Street has become one of the top streets for food in Glasgow over the last few years and we predict that Sebb’s will ensure that this remains the case for many years to come, and we have already been back for cocktails (and you can find a recipe for their Miller Street Slipper cocktail here), so now we need to visit Margo upstairs. Keep your eyes peeled for when we visit there!
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Where is Sebb’s
Sebb’s, 68B Miller St, Glasgow G1 1DT
Author: Glasgow Foodie
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