Sugar Boat
Dining areas
Additional information
- Dining style
Casual Elegant
- Cuisines
Bistro
- Hours of operation
Mon–Sat 9:00 am–12:00 am Sun 10:00 am–12:00 am
- Phone number
01436 647522
- Website
- Payment options
AMEX, Contactless Payment, MasterCard, Visa
- Dress code
Casual Dress
- Executive chef
Oliver Nodwell
- Neighborhood
Helensburgh
- Cross street
Colquhoun Street
- Parking details
A large car park is adjacent to the restaurant accessed via an archway from Sinclair Street & offers free parking for 2 hours. Free parking on local shopping streets for an hour or a couple of streets up the hill with no time limit. There is free parking too on the pier (5 minute walk).
- Public transit
Trains run direct to Helensburgh Central from Glasgow; Edinburgh (2 min walk). Trains run direct from London Euston to Helensburgh Upper (10 min walk). Local bus services drop you in the square from neighboring villages & towns to Central Glasgow. The Waverley Paddle Steamer regularly stops at the pier in Helensburgh between Easter & October.
- Additional
Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cafe, Cocktails, Corkage Fee, Full Bar, Gender Neutral Restroom, Outdoor Smoking Area, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Vegan, Wheelchair Access, Wine
Menu
Starters
Tomato Salad£6.50
wild garlic, lovage, fried bread
Crisp Ox Tongue£6.50
pickled mushrooms, green sauce
Charred Wye Valley Asparagus£9.50
black pepper mayo, hazelnuts, parmesan
Courgette Salad£7.00
home made ricotta, pomegranate, ed's bees glasgow honey
Mackerel£8.50
cucumber, lemon
Mains
a donation of £0.50 is made to Helensburgh RNLI for every sale of this dish
Potato Gnocchi£11.50
rainbow chard, wild garlic pesto, pecorino
Roast pork loin£13.50
peas & broad beans, baby gem
Pan-fried Cod£16.00
young courgettes, cockles, sea vegetables, capers
Grilled Bavette Steak£17.50
mushrooms, ox shin and beef dripping boulangère potato
Sugar Boat Bouillabaisse - Mullet£18.50
bass, cod, fennel, potato, leek
Sides
Hand Cut Triple Cooked Chips£3.00
Broccoli & Kale Salad£3.00
Grilled Hispi Cabbage, Sobrasada Butter£3.00
Jersey Royal Potatoes, Seaweed Butter£3.00
Bread & Butter
- per board£3.50
Desserts
Ecclefechan Tart£6.50
clotted cream
Cold Chocolate Mousse£6.50
passion fruit & praline
Almond Clafoutis£6.50
salted caramel ice cream
Gariguette Strawberries£6.50
vanilla cream, mint
Selection of George Mewes
cheeses, highland oaties
- For 3pcs£7.50
- For 5pcs£12.00
What 215 people are saying
Overall ratings and reviews
Reviews can only be made by diners who have eaten at this restaurant
- 4.6Food
- 4.4Service
- 4.4Ambience
- 4.3Value
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JimC
Dunbartonshire
2 reviews
overall5food5service5ambience45.02 reviews
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JordanD
Dunbartonshire
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Dined 3 days ago
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Katie
Glasgow
5 reviews
overall4food4service4ambience54.05 reviews
Dined 5 days ago
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AnneP
Central Texas
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Dined 6 days ago
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LindaH
Dunbartonshire
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Dined 6 days ago
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dogwalker
Glasgow
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Dined 7 days ago
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Dined on May 18, 2022
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Dined on May 15, 2022
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Dined on May 14, 2022
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Dined on May 11, 2022
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RichardB
London
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Dined on May 4, 2022
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Glasgow
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overall5food5service5ambience55.01 review
Dined on May 4, 2022
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overall5food5service5ambience55.01 review
Dined on May 4, 2022
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Saskia2014
Glasgow
3 reviews
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Dined on May 1, 2022
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Bsting
Dunbartonshire
1 review
overall3food5service3ambience33.01 review
Dined on April 30, 2022
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Sophia
London
1 review
overall5food5service5ambience55.01 review
Dined on April 29, 2022
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AlistairH
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Dined on April 27, 2022
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celine
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Dined on April 26, 2022
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RobertC
Dunbartonshire
1 review
overall4food5service5ambience54.01 review
Dined on April 24, 2022
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London
2 reviews
overall5food5service5ambience55.02 reviews
Dined on April 19, 2022
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SuziQ
Dunbartonshire
1 review
overall5food5service5ambience55.01 review
Dined on April 16, 2022
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KevinC
Dunbartonshire
1 review
overall5food5service5ambience55.01 review
Dined on April 16, 2022
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GillyB
Glasgow
1 review
overall5food5service5ambience55.01 review
Dined on April 15, 2022
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overall5food5service5ambience45.01 review
Dined on April 15, 2022
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GemmaQ
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Dined on April 15, 2022
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OpenTable Diner
Glasgow
1 review
overall5food5service5ambience55.01 review
Dined on April 11, 2022
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Julie50
Aberdeen
2 reviews
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Dined on April 10, 2022
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dc64
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Dined on April 10, 2022
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JohnD
Dunbartonshire
1 review
overall5food5service5ambience55.01 review
Dined on April 10, 2022
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Saskia2014
Glasgow
4 reviews
overall5food5service5ambience55.04 reviews
Dined on April 10, 2022
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HeatherS
Glasgow
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Dined on April 10, 2022
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IreneH
Dunbartonshire
1 review
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Dined on April 9, 2022
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PaulD
1 review
overall4food4service5ambience44.01 review
Dined on April 6, 2022
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MarionA
1 review
overall4food4service5ambience54.01 review
Dined on April 2, 2022
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SimonE
1 review
overall4food5service4ambience44.01 review
Dined on April 1, 2022
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IreneH
Dunbartonshire
2 reviews
overall5food5service5ambience55.02 reviews
Dined on April 1, 2022
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LauraE
1 review
overall3food3service5ambience53.01 review
Dined on April 1, 2022
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stephenb
London
10 reviews
overall4food4service4ambience44.010 reviews
Dined on March 30, 2022
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JackM
Portland
1 review
overall5food5service5ambience45.01 review
Dined on March 30, 2022
Safety precautions
Cleaning & sanitizing
- Surfaces sanitized between seatings
- Common areas deep-cleaned daily
- Contactless payment available
Protective equipment
- Waitstaff wear masks
Screening
- Sick staff prohibited in the workplace
- Contact tracing information collected
FAQs
Sugar Boat is rated 4.5 stars by 215 OpenTable diners.
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30 Colquhoun Square Helensburgh, Dunbartonshire G84 8AQ
Dining areas
Additional information
- Cross street
Colquhoun Street
- Neighborhood
Helensburgh
- Hours of operation
Mon–Sat 9:00 am–12:00 am Sun 10:00 am–12:00 am
- Cuisines
Bistro
- Dining style
Casual Elegant
- Dress code
Casual Dress
- Parking details
A large car park is adjacent to the restaurant accessed via an archway from Sinclair Street & offers free parking for 2 hours. Free parking on local shopping streets for an hour or a couple of streets up the hill with no time limit. There is free parking too on the pier (5 minute walk).
- Public transit
Trains run direct to Helensburgh Central from Glasgow; Edinburgh (2 min walk). Trains run direct from London Euston to Helensburgh Upper (10 min walk). Local bus services drop you in the square from neighboring villages & towns to Central Glasgow. The Waverley Paddle Steamer regularly stops at the pier in Helensburgh between Easter & October.
- Payment options
AMEX, Contactless Payment, MasterCard, Visa
- Executive chef
Oliver Nodwell
- Additional
Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cafe, Cocktails, Corkage Fee, Full Bar, Gender Neutral Restroom, Outdoor Smoking Area, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Vegan, Wheelchair Access, Wine
- Website
- Phone number
01436 647522