Bill’s

Exterior
The interior is a rather odd confection. It feels like a cross between a burger bar in a beach house and a branch of Carluccio’s, which was only heightened by the sight of Carluccio’s just over the road. There are little chandeliers hanging from exposed industrial ducts. If you were feeling generous you’d call it eclectic; otherwise it was a bit confused.

Breakfast
This quickly arrived and was rather more structured than I’d envisaged. It was essentially mushrooms and hummus on toast, then avocado, poached eggs and sweet chilli on toast, with a couple of tomatoes straddling things.

Interior
So overall, Bill’s felt rather muddled to me. I like the basic idea and they have a good range of in-house developed ingredients and products, but it all felt like it had been boiled down to the low common denominator to brand it and spread it as a chain. I kept thinking “vanilla”. There are good ideas and good cooking on show, but there’s a pressing need to trim away the less successful pieces from this puzzling assortment.
Scores
Blythe scores Bill’s
3/5 for food
3.5/5 for presentation
3/5 for setting
3.5/5 for service
giving an overall 13/20
I ate: veggie breakfast
I drank: tea, water
I wore: pinstripes
Total bill: £10.05
Address: 22-24 West Nile Street, City Centre, Glasgow G1 2PW