Seminars and company events
The Bothy is a Scottish restaurant on Ruthven Lane in Glasgow's West End that hires out private rooms for meetings, day delegate sessions, team dinners and celebrations. Private rooms seat from 8 to 30 guests, and the main restaurant can be sectioned off for larger parties. Conference facilities are arranged on request.
For daytime meetings, the venue sells delegate packages. These include room hire, a projector and screen, internet access, stationery, a flip chart and support from the events team. Half-day, full-day and full-day-plus-dinner formats exist, with breakfast rolls, pastries, a lunch of soup and toasties or a Scottish grazing table, and tea and coffee. A room-only day option is also listed. The team can also build a breakdown rate around catering, room hire and AV equipment.
An evening can follow the meeting. The full-day package with dinner moves the group into the main restaurant from 5 pm, and a whisky experience is available in the private rooms: a host pipes the group in, talks through whiskies chosen from the collection and serves a three course Scottish meal.
Weddings and receptions
The Bothy hosts what it calls little weddings. Couples can book exclusive use of a chosen space with a three course set menu, and the packages are named after Scottish places: Glenmore, Galloway, Trossachs and Cairngorms. The Glenmore package runs on Monday to Thursday. Wedding open days are held by appointment, with one listed for November 18, 2026, and the wedding team arranges show rounds by phone. A wedding brochure is available.
Rooms and capacities
The Scullery is the private dining room on the first floor, with an original fireplace, exposed stone and natural light. It is set for seated groups of 14 to 24. The Drawing Room takes up to 30 guests at a long central table or at tables of two and four. The Snug seats up to 8 at one round table and suits a family dinner or an engagement meal. The Main Restaurant has a small bar and leather sofas, and sections of it can be closed off for larger groups. The Bothy Garden is a terrace that cannot be booked online, so enquire with the team.
Set menus for large parties are offered for 6 to 24 guests booked in advance, with a minimum of 14 for the Glenmore menu. Large party menus are served between 12 pm and 6 pm Monday to Thursday and 12 pm to 5 pm on Friday and Saturday.
Catering
Food is in-house and based on seasonal Scottish produce. Set menus include Kibble, Botanics, Kelvin, a feasting menu, a vegan set menu and a canape menu. A whisky flight menu and a sample wine list are available. Drinks only bookings are possible.
Getting there
The Bothy is at 11 Ruthven Lane, Hillhead, Glasgow G12 9BG, opposite Ashton Lane and less than one minute from Hillhead Subway Station, which makes it easy for delegates arriving by public transport. The restaurant opens at noon every day.
