Run of the Mill......Mulberry Street, Pollokshaws Road, Strathbungo

I may have been expecting too much but I was disappointed with the menu at Mulberry Street but it is pretty unimaginative and is more representative of Mulberry Street as a pub than a restaurant. That said, there's nothing wrong with decent pub food and the place was buzzing on Saturday night. The majority of the tables and booths lend themselves more to parties of diners than couples and most other diners were in large groups, most of which seemed to be enjoying themselves but the noise from the other tables combined with the loud music, which presumably is meant mostly for the half of the establishment which is a pub, rather than the half which is meant to be a restaurant. The poor waitress found it difficult to take our orders over the din.

We were further disappointed, when the waitress failed to mention that there were specials as well as the set menu. My partner opted for the crispy tempura with a sweet chilli soy (£5.70), whilst I selected the monkfish and mussels bouillabaisse served with crusty bread (£5.50). Whilst both were tasty, the temupra was actually served with sweet chilli and soy and the bouillabaisse, to be frank was really a fish stew. In Provence, they say that the more different fish that are included, the better the bouillabaisse. In Mulberry Street, I struggled to find any monkfish to accompany my mussels and the two small slices of soft white bread, where neither crusty nor sufficient for the amount of broth which the mussels were served in. The inclusion of an unopened mussel in the dish, didn't indicate that the chef was showing much care and attention to what was leaving the kitchen.

For our mains, I chose the beer battered fish & chips, served with mushy peas & tartar sauce and my partner decided on the special of chorizo sausages in a caramalised onion sauce over a sweet potato mash (both £8.95). Whilst initial impressions were not great, with the 'special' portion being a bit smaller than we had anticipated and the beer battered fish having been unceremoniously dumped on top of the hand made chips. However both were well cooked and pretty decent. There then followed an unacceptable delay in table service, before the manager, Stuart, arrived with the menus, the two waitresses having disappeared behind the bar. When we did manage to get our dessert and coffees, they were not worth the wait. First of all the coffees were cold, having been served in unwarmed cups hadn't helped, whilst the homemade apple and rhubarb crumble served with ice cream was little short of a travesty.

Cold Comfort -Double Expresso

The crumble had been replaced with shortbread and the rhubarb was completely absent, the ice cream portion could have been best described as a garnish. Despite my partner pointing out its shortcomings, the 'crumble' was returned to the kitchen along with the cold coffee and replaced with hot coffee, served in a warmed cup, however thubarb?here were no apologies or mention of the 'crumble' forthcoming from the staff, one of whom was tiring rapidly, after starting her shift at noon!

Rhubarb.....?

We were not the only discerning customers as another table returned their main courses, complaining that they were under cooked.

Verdict: On the main, this could be a good place to go for decent pub food but it is let down by an apparent lack of care and attention in both the kitchen and the front of shop.