Las Iguanas

Enjoy the food and cocktails here! I especially love the caipirinha’s! I first tried one when I was in Firenze and it’s great to have a place in Glasgow that sells them. Atmosphere is always great in this place and it is always clean and tidy. This time we just went in for cocktails and stuck to the £3.90 cocktails which had a nice selection. A few weeks ago I went in for food and really enjoyed it. I got the pollo quesadilla to start, which was tasty and perfect size for a starter. For main I had a pollo burrito, but I really didn’t like the refried beans or the rice. The rice tasted like it was microwaved, which I didn’t appreciate. But the flavours of the burrito were on point. I managed to squeeze in dessert and tried churros for the first time. Tbh I didn’t actually like them… I found them too greasy and probably prefer just a donut. But I enjoyed the dips it came with — especially the caramel one! Would recommend here for food and drinks.

I really want to like Las Iguanas. It’s one of the few Latin American restaurants in Glasgow and that is totally my jam. Sadly, while they have an idea what ingredients go in these dishes, they don’t seem to have a good grasp on flavours. The freshness of the food also left something to be desired.
We went in on a Friday night after turning up at Topolabamba with no reservations and finding that we were not getting a table — no sir. Over to Las Iguanas we went and were seated no problem, though it was pretty busy. We ordered pao de queijo (little gluten free Brazilian cheesy bread bites made from tapioca flour) and cassava fries (naturally gluten free but made in a shared fryer, FYI) to start.
The bread was old — it was hard like it had been made that morning and left in a warmer all day. Pao de queijo has to be made fresh or it goes funky really quick. It was awful, do not order (unless maybe you’re the first order of the day at lunchtime.)
The cassava fries were the best part of our meal. It’s a root vegetable, kind of like a potato, but more delicious. They serve it with a salsa that totally overwhelms the flavour — in Brazil, they’d dip it in melted butter.
Then came the mains. My partner had a vegetarian moqueca de palmitas, which is kind of a Latin curry. He said his was alright, though the rice was dry, again like it had been premade and left sitting all day.
I ordered the chile con carne, which was beef and black beans over rice. It was extremely heavy on the meat and light on the beans, which is not typical of chile con carne where I’m from, nor was it similar to Brazilian feijoada, a stew made of meats and black beans. It was served over the same dry white rice. While there was nothing technically wrong with the dish, it just wasn’t good. I was tired of it after a few bites and didn’t come close to finishing.
To their credit, the restaurant did notice that I hadn’t enjoyed my main and offered to bring something else instead. I didn’t take them up on it. In the end, the manager took the stale bread (about 3 quid) off our bill.
The positives: the service was better than I expected, and they actually noticed I didn’t care for my food. This is rare. They have some great drink deals on now with a whole page of cocktails for 3.90.
I’d probably go back for a cocktail and cassava fries, but I’d save my appetite for somewhere else.

I had lunch here with my heavily pregnant sister. I tell you that for two reasons.
1. I had to go back to work so couldn’t sample any of the cocktails.
2. She only had a few weeks to go at that point and admitted that her sense of taste (well, everything) was a bit all over the place.
That said first impressions were good, it’s a nice space, and the friendly greeting at the door was very welcoming. We grabbed a seat and ordered drinks, which arrived promptly, and decided on the lunch specials menu as it seemed like a pretty good deal.
I’m writing this review a few weeks after the fact and will now admit that I don’t actually recall what I had, but that seems to be fitting with my impressions of the food, non-​descript.
Not bad, I can remember eating the food and appreciating that it was ok, but there was nothing to rave about, nothing that made me think ‘Yeah, I wanna go back and try something from the full menu’. Of course maybe after a cocktail or two the food tastes better, and maybe the lunch menu was deliberately limited for time/​cost reasons but unfortunately that means that I won’t be hurrying back.
Price wise the deal seemed reasonable, and the staff were friendly enough, if a little hard to track down when we wanted our bill (a pet peeve that one), so overall it was ok, just not great.

Can’t fault this place at all! Booked two tables for 30 people, after being placed in charge of the work’s Christmas do. Perfect for me as I got to pick somewhere that catered for us vegans/​veggies too. The whole booking process was so easy and only a £5 per person deposit was taken, which is great at Christmas time. There was a few last minute drop outs and the deposits for those people were just taken off the final bill. The best part was, everyone can go on and add their own pre-​orders online. Very handy.
Service on the night was pretty fast given how busy it was and how many of us were there. Everyone was impressed with their food and the atmosphere was great. Can’t grumble about the staff, all very pleasant and patient.
We were given some cayenne and lime Mexican yam sticks to nibble on before our meal. Everyone was divided on these wee things. I really enjoyed them! Same texture as apple without the sweetness.
I went for the vegan spicy pumpkin soup to start with which has a great kick to it and came with lovely, crusty bread. Might have been a bit on the spicy food for folk who aren’t into their spicy food, but was perfect for me.
Next up was the vegan three mushroom fajitas, which came out sizzling like mad. Can’t wait to go back and have them again. Sooooo tasty. Good helping of guac and salsa too, with a wee cute dish of fajita wraps on the side (I get excited about constructing my own food).
Last but not least, I had the vegan coconut cream, mixed berry and mango Trembleque. Beautiful dessert that even a few non-​vegan colleagues were raving about.
All of this came to £25 per person. Fantastic value. Everyone loved their food, happy bellies all round. Drink prices are reasonable too. All the vegan-​friendly wine is also clearly marked on the drinks menu.
I’ll most definitely be back!

Second time coming to Las Iguanas in a week as we couldn’t wait to try the other items on the menu. I am sad to say this time didn’t quite hit the spot, although food was nice and service was great. Again my party loved what they got but I didn’t love mine, like the last time. Maybe I am just being extra critical or picking the wrong items. I was craving the dish tacos with mango sauce which apparently they took off the menu even though they are one of the most popular dishes so I am never going to get to try them. The waitress offered an alternative that they could make up for me, lovely idea but wasn’t that good. My main of Bahia chicken curry (I think it was called) was not that good, one small piece of chicken on the bone with a small amount of sauce, some rice and a small potion of greens of some sort. The chicken was cooked well tbh and the sauce was ok but it sounded more delicious than it was. They also ran out of straight fries which is strange and makes me think they are packet fries :(, got the curly fries and they tasted like frozen ones. The chocolate orange cake and vanilla ice cream was nice and the coffees we got. I don’t think I will be back for a while and will try the other Mexican restaurants first. Service is friendly and helpful so extra star for that.

I was really excited to try here after everyone raving about the menu and I’d read online about the gluten free menu.
We had booked through 5pm so had 20% off which was great. I asked for the gluten free menu and was really impressed by the range on offer although unimpressed that the fries were not gluten free.
We decided to share the standard portion of nachos and I’m glad we did as the portion was huge!
I then had the chicken skewers with honey and garlic and onion rice. This is where I feel disappointed. The sauce came in a separate dish and was just … OK. To be honest I’ve had a similer dish in a well known pub chain that was half the price and tasted better. I felt it was overpriced for what it was.
I probably would go back but only if I had another discount voucher.

Visited here on Wednesday night and was plenty surprised to find that the lunch menu extends till 6.30 pm Mon-​Fri. Great for grabbing a dinner straight from work!
Shared a nachos with friends, fairly standard — nothing that stands out.
I had the chicken enchilada for main. When I asked if it could be served with extra chilli the waitress said it was pre-​wrapped. So sort of suggests not fully made on premises?! Or is this me being wrong. Either way I got given a serving of jalepanos. The enchilada was ok but didn’t taste of much. The black beans were a nice addition, wasn’t a fan of the white rice.
My friends chicken sandwich with salad looked really tasty. I was impressed that a side salad came with avocado.
Overall, okay, standard chain, nothing that stands out

I was excited to go to Las Iguanas when I heard that they had a separate menu for vegetarians and vegans. Love a restaurant that caters to veggies! They have a big selection of food on their menu, which is all reasonably prices, so plus points for that. And the veggie menu is pretty extensive too! I had a really hard time choosing, as everything looked amazing. In the end I tried the vegetarian curry, which was really good, although it could’ve been a bit more flavoursome. I also tasted some of my friend’s patatas bravas, and they were so good.
I also had one of their cocktails, which from Sunday — Thursday (I think?) are 3.90! There were so many to choose from, and they all seemed really tasty.
The service was really good in general, except for a little mishap at the end where our waitress took for granted that we had left a really big tip, and we had to ask to get our change back and clear things up… The waitress apologised and everything got sorted out, but it was a little bit awkward.
I would definitely return, but perhaps not in a hurry.

Had a Brazilian lamb dish and my wife had chicken.
Great flavour from both dishes. Staff were courteous and explained how the lamb was usually cooked so I could choose to have it well done. Helpful advice.
Overall very happy with food and service.

Great happy hour, one of the best Long Island Ice Teas I’ve had in a long time! And, only $ 3.90. Good service, at a casual fun place. They have a very interesting menu, and another just for vegetarians. The squash taco was very tasty, so were our burritos. I especially liked the crunchy cabbage inside. Be sure and make reservations for Fri & Sat. Enjoy

Mid week cocktails are now £3.90!!!
I’ve been a few times now for cocktails and I must say they are pretty good. The staff know lots of different kinds and I am sure they offer classes too as I have seen a few hen parties in my time do this.
The range of cocktails for the £3.90 is huge, there is something there for everyone. My fave is the mango collins. Well worth a try.
My other half has had their Pisco Sour which he highly recommends.
Great for a mid week treat, meeting friends for drinks or pre-​gig drinks!

I’ve been here a couple of times and I love the décor of warm colours, and it’s one of the rare places you can get a menu with clearly labelled vegan options but you can also take friends/​family /​work colleagues along who refuse to go to a fully veggie place. I specifically chose to visit there on that evening (with a vegan friend) because they’d had a menu change and there were new vegan options I had yet to sample.
I like that you’re asked on arrival if there is someone vegetarian, vegan, or glutenfree in your party (no secret vegan menu — there is no customer in the world anywhere who likes secret vegan menus) and you are given a menu with clear codes as to which dishes are suitable for your dietary requirements. The server introduced herself by name and that we could call on her if we needed anything. It had a nice air of formality but still in a comfortably casual environment.
As it was around 6.15pm the lunch menu was still on — a starter and a main for £8.90 (if I remember correctly) up until 6.30pm. I really wanted a dessert, and none of the starters really appealed to me — not a huge fan of sweetcorn, and by the time you remove the cheese and sour cream from the nachos it doesn’t leave much and the squash taco sounded too similar to the main I would have chosen — so I just opted for a main from the regular menu. I deliberately chose one that wasn’t included on the lunchtime deal menu to kind of justify not going for the lunch deal!
I opted for a coconut curry — the Bahia Moqueca. I was brought over a dish that looked a bit like a plantpot, which another dish — that looked like a cross between a plantpot and a frying pan — sat on and contained my curry. I got a bit confused as to what I was meant to do with it. I started forking some veg on to my plate of rice, then after a minute or so of eating I decided just to pick up the whole thing of curry, and ended up pouring sauce into my pot of coconut farofa. I also found it less sweeter than I would have liked it. It was nice to try it, but at £10.95 and a bit of faffing around I might just go for one of the salads next time, or the chilli con verduras.
Sweet potato fries — excellent. I could eat two portions to myself.
I fancied a beer and as the volume size of the bottles were not indicated on the drinks menu I’d asked about one of the beers, and if it was 330ml or 500ml? A big one or a small one? It was £4.60 and if I’m paying that I want a 500ml bottle. The server didn’t really seem too sure at first then said it was just under a pint, so I ordered it and it was 330ml. That was a bit annoying, I think they really should display drink sizes on their menu. I’ve been getting right into craft beers and I think I’ve just come to expect this as the norm!
The Tembleque was fabulous! Very sweet and the flavours of the mango purée and mixed berries complemented the pudding’s sweetness well. A nice change from a sorbet or chocolate brownie. I’d order that again.
(I’d put this as a 4, but actually really the beer thing was my only blip and that’s pretty minor, so happy to quickly change this to a 5!)

We tried this place out as a birthday meal for a friend of mine last Saturday, booked in for seven people and it was night that really didn’t impress at all.
OK, to set the scene I think the bar dishwasher had broken down. There was a complete huddle of glasses on the end of the bar and a lot of stressed looking servers. Obviously when something goes wrong and delays things one of the best ways to measure a place is how they deal with it. Sadly the manager there seemed more interested in standing looking at things rather than dealing with things. She didn’t seem to have a handle on it. Anyway, our drinks order was taken and some 20 minutes later it arrived. I had the Iguanas Cosmo, a cocktail with all the kick of a slug. Tasted like Robinsons Summer Fruits, the least tasty of the range. Not nice, no alcohol to detect either. I know cocktails are not supposed to be strong, but a flavour would be nice!
Then we ordered food and waited, and waited, and waited. Eventually it turned up. I can’t speak for all the others but the general feeling was «It was OK» and my Enchilladas with «Spicy» chicken were anything but spicy and the amount of chicken in there was a little on the mean side. I am being generous there, about ⁴⁄₅ small bits of dry chicken with refried beans and rice. The beans were nice, obviously a chilli mix in them to bring some flavour to an otherwise bland dish but the whole thing was pretty inoffensive and edible. That is probably damning with faint praise to the honest.
I had finished my cocktail off and before we ordered food I ordered a pint, joked with the others in my party that it would arrive after my meal. I really shouldn’t say things like that as the moment I finished my meal the pint arrived. Other drinks had been ordered at the same time and they came in at differing times. I guess as and when they got round to cleaning the glasses. No one in the whole time had coped with the situation at all. The one guy that seemed completely oblivious to the whole thing was the guy making the cocktails. He was going the full Tom Cruise on the shaking, the waving and the performance and you could see the other servers staring daggers at him as he held everyone up. Really if bars are going to do cocktails then have a separate section for it, make it something special!
The bill came, it wasn’t horrific but they had already added the 10% tip to the total. I guess seven people cross the threshold of choice but if I had the option and had been in a party of two my tip would have been to simply learn how to cope in difficult situations.
Am I being too harsh here, but I do think that if a restaurant has an issue with something then the first task of the manager of the night is to get it fixed and then every effort should be taken to not impact the night of the paying customer? There seemed to be no attempt there and no apologies were made, no form of placation offered or given. Having said that, they got a drinks order wrong so simply gave one guy a free drink he neither asked for nor wanted!
We had our own cake there for the birthday boy. The relief on the waiter’s face when we said we wouldn’t be ordering desserts was amusing to see. I think he wanted the night over. To be honest, as a customer I was pretty much thinking the same!

Went here for lunch at the request of my boyfriend who had seen an advert in the paper and thought it sounded like a good lunch deal available on a Saturday — £8.90 for two courses and a drink with quite a lot to choose from… I was in!
The set menu was a bit confusing as had prices next to the mains then looked like you added £2 for starters and drinks taking it above this price but the waitress told us that it was indeed all three things for the same price — may put people off going in so don’t understand why this is shown like this?! Anyway she also then told us that the classic cocktails were all £3.90 each which again wasn’t advertised as being available Saturday. They should be shouting about this!
So onto the food for starter I had the mushrooms in a creamy sauce with tortilla. Not a huge portion but big enough for a starter and tasty. Neil had the lamb empanada which was super good — crisp pastry with spicy tender lamb filling and a sweet pomegranate sauce — he won that round! For main I went for the half chicken with BBQ sauce and salad, it was fine for what we paid (but would be disappointed if getting from the normal menu) the chicken was cooked well but the salad was fairly sad — too many big bits of raw cabbage and not a lot much else. Boyfriend had an open steak sandwich which went down well with some nice fries.
Staff were friendly and efficient and this place was good for what it is, not sure I would ever go back for food without a deal on but would certainly go for cocktails :-)

It is very hard to find somewhere to eat in the city centre at short notice on a Saturday night if you don’t want a burger or to sit on a cold park bench eating a Greggs’ sausage roll. After a bit of wandering and being turned away from a few restaurants Jillian G and I ended up at Las Igunanas.
The staff were really friendly as soon as we walked in and were very helpful in finding us a table. Looking at the menu however, we were almost taken back with some of the prices. £14.50 for chicken fajitas? The had better be the best fajitas I have ever eaten. Instead we both opted for the chilli (£9.95) which sounded pretty nice with braised chunky beef steak, beef mince, black beans and spring onion and garlic rice.
Looking around the restaurant, it became quite clear that most people were not in here for food and just for drinks. Looking at the extensive drinks menu it became very clear why. They are so many cocktail and drink options that we didn’t now where to start. It was £4 for a glass of the Classic Sangria Punch or £14.50 for a litre. So we bought a litre. It seemed like a sensible idea at the time. It was quite delicious and reminded me of holidays as the sangria was laced with other things, just like you had bought it from from a bar on the beach in Spain. The sangria was like alcoholic juice and was too drinkable. It contained red wine, brandy, crème de cassis, vanilla liqueur and orange juice.
The service was actually really quick and a lot quicker than we expected with us getting our food in a very small amount of time. The chilli was really enjoyable with big chuck of beef in it and a little bot of kick. The spring and spring onion rice was perfect with it and will be something I might try at home. The portions were huge and there was normal sized portion left on both of our plates when we had finished. I think both of us would have preferred paying a couple of pounds less for a smaller plate to be honest.
All in all, we had a nice time as Las Iguanas but it did work out to be more expensive that we had anticipated.
It is definitely worth it if you have a huge appetite and if you love a cocktail!

And the one star goes to the waiting staff and the shift manager!
I have attempted to write this review ⁴⁄₅ time. Please do not be put off trying this place — I do believe you have to try it yourself as every one has different tastes however I can advise you what not to order!
Overwhelmed by the amount of food on the menu — I loved the fact you can order while you choose however the breaded whitebait I did not love and it took so long to come out we had already chosen! Kinda defeated the purpose eh? I was torn between the American dream burger and the steak skewers (the name I cannot remember) from the flame section. I went for the skewers– these arrived. My first bite I chewed and I chewed then I attempted to swallow this piece of meat the was still whole. This went on for the rest of the skewer! I started on the salad which was covered in oil and the «chips» 3 breaded potatoes things — they were the most edible thing on my plate!
After the waitress saw that we left over half our dishes! We had a quick chat with the manager, who couldn’t apologise enough. He promised to make some changes and our feed back was noted and for I’m happy to give this one star with maybe one day I may be back to give it another go!

The waiting staff here are really friendly and attentive. The manager that we spoke to after our meal was really good, he acknowledged/​agreed with our concerns and did all the right things to try and fix the situation in the ways available to him.
That is the positive over I’m afraid. On to the food experience.
Starters we shared whitebait with dip and drank a couple of quilmes. Beer was fine. We did not enjoy the breaded whitebait and left most of it. It tasted like it needed much more seasoning and was pretty bland. At this point I put it down to making a wrong menu choice and left it to wait for our mains.
For the mains I had the American dream burger topped with chorizo and cheese. On the side were fries and coleslaw.
Let’s with go the sides first. The coleslaw is tasteless. Has anybody working at the restaurant tasted what they are serving and compared it to other versions?! It’s feels like they can’t of, as it is devoid of any flavour.
Fries now. Totally soft and undercooked. Basically inedible even after covering them in mayo to try and make then better. I left both sides.
The burger now. It had lots of green and brown sauce over it that was pretty tasteless. The chorizo on top of it was disgusting. Burnt beyond recognition but still served up to me. The burger itself seemed ok till about ½ way through and I hit the gristle… Yes gristle. I could not eat any more. It was like big chunks of tough chewy gristle and it was horrible. This is when I gave up and asked for the waitress to come over and take the food away.
I will leave Trudie M to speak about her main course, but I just thought it is worth mentioning she had a different main and also returned hers. So at this point the waitress took away our food and was very apologetic. The manager came out and spoke to us about the food we had. I won’t quote him directly as I don’t think that is fair. But safe to say I left feeling he also agreed the food we had received today was unacceptable. He gave us our «meal» free of charge and offered us more drinks or desserts FOC, but we declined as to be honest I really felt a bit sick and did not want to eat anything else in there.
I have mulled over what star to give this due to them taking care of the bill, but I think at this point it still has to be one star based on the food quality. The fact my main was served to me was criminal as it was so obviously below acceptable standards just from how it looked.
I won’t be back here for a long long time, if ever. So disappointing.

Staff very switched on about vegetarian & gluten free diets.
I’m a huge fan of the Las Iguanas chain, so was thrilled to be trying the new Glasgow branch. Results were mixed.
The dining room décor is pretty snazzy and much bigger than I anticipated. It goes quite a long way back and around the corner where there are some great big booths and banquettes that are perfect for large get-​togethers. For such a big space, its surprisingly cosy and intimate in places.
On arrival our server enquired whether any of our group had vegetarian or gluten-​free preferences. When the answer to both was in the affirmative she explained that some items marked as gluten free on the menu needed a small change to make them gluten-​free, so we should mention this when ordering. So far, so good!
We decided to eat from the lunchtime menu as it was good value, especially when it came to adding a starter for £1.95 or £2.95, or a bottle of brahma beer for £2 — usually an eye watering £3.80 at other times!
I opted for the coconut squash taco starter which came with pink pickled onion and sour cream. It was an delicious & moderately spicy starter and a generous portion to boot.
Also coming to the table for starters were nachos, and a turkey empanada with cranberry sauce. The solitary turkey empanada looked as if it should have been joined by another empanada and was rather a wee portion, though I’m told it was pretty good. Nachos is nachos!
Among the mains ordered were Patagonian meatballs with a large serving of rice (thumbs up), though the half chicken ‘marinated’ in spicy bbq jerk sauce was apparently a disappointment and described as tasting as though overcooked and reheated to order with the sauce being added latterly. The consensus on the coleslaw was that it was tasteless and incredibly watery. I normally love coleslaw, but would rather this attempt had been served in a ramekin. That way I could have discarded it from my plate more easily and it wouldn’t have soaked into my veggie burger’s bun making it all soggy.
This was an enjoyable visit that didn’t quite hit the highs I had anticipated, but I’m definitely going back for another visit — there’s a whole lotta vegetarian on the menu and I mean to try it all out. Maybe next time it’ll be getting washed down with a jug of rum punch rather than a glass of coke.
Other branches of Las Iguanas that I’ve visited have set the bar very high indeed. The Glasgow branch has certainly staffed their front of house with a capable and enthusiastic team, and the dining room looks the business. They just need to keep a closer eye on the quality of whats coming out of the kitchen.

I love trying as many different cuisines as possible so I was pleased that Las Iguanas opened up in Glasgow with its Latin American offerings. The restaurant is nicely decorated — lots of orange and bright colours, with display shelves of condiments you can buy to take home. If I was being brutally honest (which I am) I would describe it as «fancy Nandos.» Whether that is your thing or not is up to you, of course.
They have a separate menu for gluten free, as well as vegetarian and vegan so it’s nice to see a chain catering to people with allergies and dietary requirements. I grabbed a GF menu as well as the main menu and the waitress double checked which dish I wanted when taking my order, as the GF menu has the same dishes on it as the mains but with small alterations.
If you visit between Sunday — Wednesday you’ll find £5 cocktails on the menu which is a pretty good price in Glasgow. I opted for the Dark & Stormy (normally £7.50) and it was served in a large pitcher glass which made it good value.
We tried: Totopos (£2.95) — spice-​dusted corn chips with our home-​made tomato salsa. These were great, the corn chips were a little different from usual and there was the perfect amount of salsa for the amount of chips.
Calamares (£5.40) — whole baby calamari, sliced & coated in crisp crumb cassava. With creamy aioli. I didn’t have any strong feelings about this dish and after trying one piece, didn’t go back for any more. It wasn’t bad, it just wasn’t memorable.
Class Chaminones (£4.95) — thick-​sliced mushrooms in a creamy smoked chilli sauce,
served with warmed soft wheat tortillas. Add a posh topping of truffle salsa, crumbly cheese & slices of roasted red pepper for 90p. Firstly, this dish was REALLY big for an entrée. I would say it was too big, if that is possible. I opted for the posh topping and thought that was a great addition to the dish. The flavour was lovely and smokey, rich and creamy. I’d definitely get this again — it would be a good starter to share between two.
Then, we were onto mains. Yes, I was already struggling at this point and we’d been recommended to order a side with our mains — unless you can eat a huge amount of food, I wouldn’t recommend it.
The extraordinary xinxim (£12.95) — lime chicken in a crayfish & peanut sauce with spring onion & garlic rice & fine green beans. Toasted coconut farofa to sprinkle, sweet plantains for fun. This dish arrives in two parts. This is very important, because if the waitress doesn’t mention it (which she didn’t) you will think you’ve been seriously ripped off. When the chicken does arrive, you’ll be overwhelmed — this is a lot of food. I loved the flavour of the peanut sauce, it was like a satay sauce but more intense. There were a lot of crayfish in the dish (tiny baby ones) and everything on the plate was generous.
Churrasco Fiasco (£14.50) — Marinated & flame-​grilled, with honey peri-​peri sauce, salad & cassava fries. Choose from: Honey-​glazed rump steak, red onion peppers in a paprika & cumin marinade (£14.50) or honey-​chilli chicken, red onion & peppers (£13.95). They asked Graeme how he wanted his cooked but when it arrived there was no hint of pink. I only tried a small bit of the meat and to me, it was too char grilled but some people like that.
Patatas Bravas in bits (£3.95) — Chunky twice-​fried spicy spuds on sticks. Dunk ‘n’ plunge
into smoky chipotle sauce & creamy aioli. Due to extreme over-​eating and over-​ordering, we barely touched these.
We both had a couple of drinks with our meals (Graeme was on a diet coke bender) and at £3.20 a pop for a pint of soft drink, you might want to go with water instead. Or a cocktail. Our bill was just over the £60 mark which I found pretty steep — yes, the portions are generous but the prices are just as generous. I would definitely not order as much food next time, one starter to share and one main each. I really enjoyed the food though so that’s why it still comes in at 4 stars. It all tasted really fresh, interesting and quite different from usual offerings in Glasgow.
Service was really good as well, we have a very friendly waitress (Mariann) who was very attentive all night and paid great attention to things that other servers would miss — for example, making sure I didn’t want a GF meal just because I was looking at the GF menu.

As soon as I arrived at Las Iguanas, I felt relaxed and in holiday mode. The cocktails were flowing, the smell of good food was in the air and the music and maracas made me want to shake my shoulders, all before I had even sat down, so I knew I was in for a good night.
It was the launch of Las Iguanas’ Glasgow restaurant and I was immediately impressed by the size of the place and how it managed to be grand and cosy all at once, while feeling like it had been there all along. Spirits were high, not only in the delicious cocktail concoctions, but all around at the tables and bars, as people chatted excitedly and soaked up the sizzling atmosphere.
Rather unusually and much to my delight, Las Iguanas has separate menus for vegetarian, vegan and gluten free diners, in addition to their main menu, so there’s something for everyone and plenty to go around. I was overjoyed to discover that the guacamole was vegan-​friendly as standard and it was even more delicious than any cream-​crammed counterparts. I also had mushroom fajitas which were wonderful and the mushrooms themselves were marinated so marvellously that they were full of flavour and really packed a punch. My dining companions enjoyed quesadillas, duck taquitos and so many delicious dishes that they were full to the brim, although there’s always room for dessert and an impressive array of cakes and brownies were served as a sweet treat to perk up guests in time for the evening’s entertainment.
Next, in a flurry of feathers, glitz and glamour, out came two dancing dames, who managed to entertain in their underwear, without seeming seedy or inappropriate, with their showbiz smiles and fancy footwork. As the evening went on, the admiring audience were invited up to dance, as the feathered females and the salsa-​dancing staff showed them how it was done.
I had a fantastic evening at Las Iguanas and really enjoyed the delicious drinks, fiery food and scintillating entertainment. It’s the place to go for a feast, fiesta and lively Latin evening in the heart of Glasgow.