A new restaurant, which melds Scottish produce with Spanish flair, is opening in Glasgow’s Merchant City this weekend. The Spanish Butcher at 80 Miller Street is the latest venture from restaurant group Rusk & Rusk, which owns award-winning venues The Butchershop Bar & Grill and Hutchesons Bar & Brasserie. The 80-cover venue will continue in the same vein as its sister restaurants, with Spanish meat and fish taking centre stage.

With Galician steak, 30-month salt-cured Iberico Jamon, whole turbot and grilled octopus on the menu, along with home-grown produce from Scotland’s larder, the emphasis is on delivering a unique interpretation of steak and seafood.

Chef John Molloy said: “The menu is inspired by Spanish & Mediterranean flavours, but we’ve always been champions of great ingredients grown here in Scotland, so we’ve looked where possible to merge them with the best produce from Spain."

Commenting on the Spanish theme, co-owner James Rusk said: “We’re renowned for using the very best of Scotch steak in our restaurants, so for us, this was opportunity to showcase our passion for world class beef by introducing steak from Spain’s Galician region.

"The difference between the two is the length of time the cattle are reared, Spanish cows are considerably older than ours, by over a decade, so the flavour profile is something else altogether, and it’s very exciting to be sharing that with the people of Glasgow”.

Rusk said he wanted to deliver a highly stylised decor, taking inspiration from New York’s dining scene, with the end result being a mature, Manhattan loft-style vibe.

Over 1,000 people have already made their reservations in the first two weeks since bookings at The Spanish Butcher were officially opened.