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'Thai food with added oomph' - Ron Mackenna reviews Glasgow's Thai Bar & Restaurant

WELCOME back, the bubbly waitress says to my old mate Joe who responds with a look of surprised delight while I merely hoist a curious eyebrow.

RON MACKENNA 'I drove an hour, enduring Google maps hell, but the fantastic food was so worth it'

RON MACKENNA REVIEW Namak Mandi: Great vibes at tucked-away Glasgow curry house

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RESTAURANT REVIEW Ron Mackenna: A haven for hungry hipsters or a delight for us normal folk?

RON MACKENNA 'This is the sort of old-school Indian restaurant I had forgotten existed. Lovely'

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Ron Mackenna Ron Mackenna's Herald restaurant reviews with eateries ranked from best to worst

RON MACKENNA It's posh and cool so why did Tom Kitchin's latest place leave Ron Mackenna cold?

RON MACKENNA 'It's one of Scotland's hottest restaurants but, woah there, it is pricey'

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RON MACKENNA My trip to the local Harvester ended in a Mexican stand-off over dessert

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RON MACKENNA 'Your table was booked for 6.45pm, sir' Considering it’s 7.30pm this could be awkward

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RON MACKENNA ‘The food is simple and decent but it needs sparkle. It all felt a little awkward’

RON MACKENNA ‘Tiny tables, tinier kitchen. But crikey – this is food I want to be eating'

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RON MACKENNA Here’s the problem. Great service, bright decor but the pasta is a hit and miss

RON MACKENNA REVIEW 'It’s pricey - with the decor of a kitchen sink drama - but the food is fab'

RON MACKENNA PREVIEW Spare me those deep-fried cornflakes, please

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RON MACKENNA REVIEW English chain promises Caribbean flavours but it feels like Blackpool out of season

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RON MACKENNA REVIEW 'There's nothing that isn’t doused in surprising spicing. I can't stop eating'

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RON MACKENNA REVIEW You can keep your boring old chestnuts. I'd rather have pizzas rising on an open fire

RON MACKENNA REVIEW 'This Scots-Med place falls into the same unexciting trap as most hotel restaurants'

RON MACKENNA REVIEW 'It’s not Greece but eating gyros on a Glasgow street, I’ve not a care in the world'

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RON MACKENNA REVIEW 'These pies are like pizzas yet somehow, completely different. My mind is blown'

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RON MACKENNA REVIEW 'Joe coughs and splutters and screeches his chair back at the very first mouthful'

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RON MACKENNA REVIEW 'A masterclass in slurpy, chopsticky eating, this self-cooked food theatre is fun'

RON MACKENNA REVIEW I'm in Larkhall, at a glittering new restaurant. A sentence I've never written before

Ron Mackenna The food does all the talking, which is lucky because the interior design doesn't

'£28 for a pizza? Yup - but it's worth it'. Ron Mackenna's restaurant review

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Ron Mackenna Are the queues worth it to eat at Popeye's in Barrhead? They may well be...

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Ron Mackenna Bobbing boats and salty sea dogs all add to the allure of this harbour restaurant

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"Best kebab in Scotland? In here? Seriously?", Ron Mackenna's review

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Ron Mackenna 'These ancient walls hold Scotland’s best local restaurant. According to somebody...'

Ron Mackenna 'I see none of the exciting selling points I had been told were in this restaurant'

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Ron Mackenna review Our jerk patties are on wooden boards. Greggs should make these, says Joe

Ron Mackenna I’m eating torikara in a secret basement thanks to a reader’s tip. Good shout, Frank

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Restaurant review eórna Edinburgh: Beautiful food, expertly cooked – but something's missing

Ron Mackenna's review: 'I know about ice cream. My Nonno made it in his cafe'

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Ron Mackenna: Are we in Mexico? In a sea of culinary fakes this feels like real deal

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'Not being familiar with Yemeni food I make a schoolboy error' - Ron Mackenna review

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Ron Mackenna's review 'The sommelier is Hollywood handsome. Fairy dust is adrift. Am I in a movie set?'

"The food’s here. Did I forget to mention out loud that it’s vegan?"

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As Southern soul food hits Glasgow, I'm working up courage to try shrimp and grits

Recipe: Lamb & Apricot Curry, a fantastic one pot wonder

"It’s expensive at £190 a head but think of it as a culinary Champions League final"

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The meat is full-flavoured, superb. Is it meant to be this blackened on the outside?

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'Hopefully they'll be braver with the spices next time' – Ron's restaurant review

'It's different. I'm just not sure it's different in a good way' - Restaurant review

A waiter drifts by. Everything OK? Well, seeing as how you ask ... Restaurant review

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'I’m reminded of those Findus pancakes we used to get as kids' - Ron Mackenna review

An English chip-shop chain in the full-fat, beating heart of Glasgow? That’s brave

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Can you spot the tourists here for the Michelin star? Ron Mackenna restaurant review

'Ten whole fine-dining courses for £30' - Ron Mackenna's restaurant review

'Scotland's chippies are disappearing. We mustn't lose them,' says Ron Mackenna

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Ron Mackenna: 'The waiter looms up to check everything is all right. I lie...'

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Check me. A Michelin star lands and I’m here already. But where’s everyone else?

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Ron Mackenna review: Has a fabulous new Chinatown sprung up in Glasgow? I think so

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