A popular Glasgow steak restaurant has been named among the UK’s 100 best restaurants, with three Scottish venues making the list.
The Butchershop Bar & Grill on Sauchiehall Street is the only Glasgow restaurant to feature in OpenTable’s Top 100 Restaurants for 2026, which has been compiled using more than 860,000 diner reviews.
The west end favourite, which has been serving customers for more than 16 years, joins two Edinburgh restaurants in the annual selection.
Located opposite Kelvingrove Park, The Butchershop has built a reputation for its Scottish beef, New York-inspired atmosphere and extensive wine and whisky selection.
The restaurant, owned by James and Louise Rusk, describes its approach as combining “the hustle and bustle of Manhattan, superb Scottish beef, excellent service” with a lively dining atmosphere.
It specialises in grass-fed Scottish beef, working with Edgefield Craft Butchers to source cattle that are dry-aged to develop flavour and tenderness.
Its menu includes traditional cuts such as fillet, sirloin and rib-eye, alongside larger sharing steaks including porterhouse, tomahawk and châteaubriand.
The restaurant currently has a 4.8 out of five rating on OpenTable.
The other Scottish restaurants recognised in the 2026 list are Cafe Calton and The Cottage at Royal Terrace, both in Edinburgh.
Cafe Calton, perched on the city’s famous Calton Hill, offers panoramic views across the capital alongside breakfast, brunch and evening dining. It has achieved an OpenTable rating of 4.8.
The Cottage at Royal Terrace, which has a rating of 4.9, offers seasonal Scottish dining in a restored 19th-century gardener’s cottage designed by architect William Playfair.
The restaurant focuses on locally sourced ingredients, including produce from its own kitchen garden.
OpenTable’s annual Top 100 list is based on verified diner reviews and booking activity rather than the assessments of professional restaurant critics.
Restaurants were assessed using factors including customer ratings, the proportion of five-star reviews, advance bookings, demand for tables and direct searches.
The final selection is presented alphabetically by location and restaurant name, rather than as a numbered ranking.
The recognition comes as new research from OpenTable suggests Scotland’s restaurant industry is enjoying growing demand.
Its latest dining trends report found that the number of diners seated through the platform increased by 22 per cent in Edinburgh and 14 per cent in Glasgow during the first eight months of 2026, compared with the same period last year.
Aberdeen also recorded growth of 22 per cent, while Inverness saw an 18 per cent increase.
Across the UK, dining increased by 10 per cent, with 65 per cent of surveyed consumers expecting to eat out as often or more frequently in 2027.