Ubiquitous Chip has an illustrious 40 year old history and it seems to be part of the foundations of Glasgow. It has made Ashton Lane fashionable in gastronomic terms. Essentially the cuisine is Scottish with more than a modern touch. There is a menu for every occasion with the finest seasonal Scottish produce. The à la carte carries soup of the day, a filo tart of Buckie crab with Hollandaise, red pepper and chambery sauce and horseradish cream, or maybe some Dumfriesshire rabbit, a pear and pistachio nut sausage with basil cabbage.

Main courses pursue the same route with ling landed at Scrabster on clapshot with chilli roasted red pepper, or blackface lamb, fed on heather at Smeaton Farm, lamb and apricot stovies with peas and shallots in mint. For those with a penchant for cheese, and there seem to be a lot of them at UC, the cheeseboard is one of the best, well-kept and never slow to pick up on new cheeses as they emerge. However, for those with a nagging sweet tooth don't miss UC's Caledonian oatmeal ice-cream with fruit compote - seriously compelling. Successive wine merchants have seen to it that UC carries a cellar to compliment well its fine food.