CUKU is a neighbourhood deli, cafe, wine shop and dining spot at 1 Kirklee Road in Glasgow’s West End. It moves comfortably from morning coffee and breakfast to brunch, evening food and drinks, while shelves of provisions and wines add a retail element to the room.
Breakfast and brunch focus on fresh seasonal ingredients, with lighter choices sitting alongside more substantial classics. The daytime format works for a quick coffee, a relaxed meal or lunch with friends, and walk ins are welcomed before the evening booking period begins.
Dinner shifts towards bold seasonal flavours across small plates, grazing boards, fresh salads, handcrafted pizzas and comforting mains. The range is designed to suit sharing as well as individual meals, with weekly specials and one off events keeping the offering responsive.
Carefully selected wines, local craft beers, cocktails and soft drinks provide pairings for the evening menu, while tastings and special feasts extend the venue beyond ordinary service. Diners with allergies should discuss the current dishes and preparation with staff, particularly because seasonal menus and event food can change.
Address: 1 Kirklee Road, Glasgow G12 0RL, Scotland
Cuku Menu
Small Plates
Hummus & Oatcakes
chose between plain or beetroot & rosemary
Soup of the Day
with sourdough bread
Gambas Pil Pil
with garlic bead
Mini Thai Fishcakes
with pickle salad & sweet chili sauce
Chicken Skewers
with peppers, red onion, salad & mojo rojo dip
Halloumi skewers
with peppers, red onion, salad & lemon yoghurt dip
Aubergine Tartar
with mixed olives & grilled sourdough
Lamb Meatballs
with roast garlic & tomato sauce, crumbled feta & garlic bread
Cuku Chicken Wings
Choose hot honey, gotcha ketchup or garlic & lemon
Mains
Baked Salmon
with salardaise potatoes, creamed leeks & langoustine sauce
Ribeye Steak
with cherry tomatoes, rosemary potatoes & peppercorn sauce
½ Rotisserie Chicken
with rosemary potatoes, tenderstem broccoli & gravy
Hoisin Pork Belly
with stir-fry vegetables & gochujang ketchup
Paprika Roast Butternut Squash
with toasted nuts, Asian slaw & sesame soy dressing
Baked Cod
with asparagus, hasselback potatoes & lemon veloute
Braised Beef Short Rib
with dauphinoise potato, baked carrots & red wine jus
Cuku Pork & Beef Lasagne
with garlic bread & salad
Cuku Four Cheese Macaroni
with garlic bread
Baked Veggie Taquitos
with avocado sauce & tomato salsa
Burgers
All served in a brioche bun with baby gem lettuce, gherkins, tomato, mayo, roast potatoes & side salad
Beef Burger
Spicy Chicken Burger
Plant Burger
Salads
Roast Beetroot & Warm Goats Cheese
with dukkah and mustard & beetroot dressing
Cuku Caesar Salad
with gem lettuce, parmesan & garlic croutons
Roast beetroot salad
warm goat’s cheese, dukkah, beetroot & mustard dressing
Smoked salmon salad
lemon mustard chilli dressing, toasted crostini
Pizzas
Margarita
Verdura
mushrooms, spinach, black olives, red onion
The Sophia Loren
creamed leeks, smoked pancetta, scarmoza & roast pistachio
The Carbonara
guanciale, pecorino sauce, black pepper & egg yolk
The Lebanon
babaganoush, baked aubergine & mushrooms
The Diavolo
sugo picante, sciachiatta picante, nduja, & red onion
The Lombardi
bresola, feta, olives & rocket
Classic Margarita
tomato & mozzarella
The Verdura
mushrooms, spinach, black olives, red onions
The Catalan
spicy chicken & chorizo
The Chistorra
cured sausage, black olives, red onions
The Sicilian Job
Tuscan sausage, nduja, pepperoni
The American
sliced pepperoni
The Pearl
capers, anchovies, red onion & Bocconcini
Grazing Boards
Cuku big board
Iberico Ham, pistachio mortadella, iberico chorizo, selection of cheeses, sourdough bread, house pickles, mixed olives
Cuku cheese board
Selection of cheeses (see server), quice, grapes & crackers
Cuku meat board
Iberico ham, pistachio mortadella, Iberico chorizo, sourdough bread, house pickles, mixed olives
Mezze board
Hummus, babaganoush, feta cheese, mixed olives, pickles, garlic bread
Sides
Rosemary Roast Potatoes
Patatas Bravas
Gordal Olives
Garlic Bread
Side Salad
Garlic & Chilli Greens
Patatas Bravas
Garlic bread
Side salad
Roast potatoes
Side of olives
Bread and olives
Breakfast
Available from 8am to 2pm
Granola
Low fat yoghurt, mixed berries, honey
Full Scottish Breakfast
Lorne sausage, black pudding, bacon, tattie scone, tomato, mushrooms, beans, egg
Full Veggie Breakfast
Halloumi, tattie scone, veggie sausage, avocado, tomato, mushrooms, beans, egg
Morning Rolls
Available to take away. Served in a Morton’s Roll. Extra fillings £1.75 each. Fillings: Lorne sausage, veggie sausage, tattie scone, bacon, black pudding, egg (scrambled, fried or poached)
Morning Roll
Served in a Morton’s Roll
Cuku eggs
Scrambled or poached egg on toast
Fried egg, nduja, toast, yoghurt, sesame seeds
Eggs Benedict
poached eggs, bacon, hollandaise sauce
Eggs Royal
poached eggs, smoked salmon, hollandaise sauce
Eggs Florentine
poached eggs, spinach, hollandaise sauce
Eggs Stornoway
poached eggs, Stornoway black pudding, hollandaise sauce
Brunch
Available from 12pm to 4pm
Soup of the day
Toasties
Available to take away
Croque monsieur
smoked ham, Swiss cheese, cheese sauce
Croque madame
smoked ham, Swiss cheese, cheese sauce, fried egg
Tuna melt
tuna, capers, spring onions, red onions, cheddar
Cheese & onion
cheddar, red onions
Cheese, ham & mustard
cheddar, blacky ham, Dijon
Hot Brioche Buns
Available to take away
Crispy salt beef
rocket, tomato, pickles, sauerkraut, mayo
Tuscan sausage
rocket, pickles, tomato, aioli
Grilled goat cheese
pesto, pickles, rocket, tomato, mayo
Beef burger
brioche bun, baby gem lettuce, house pickle, tomato, mayo, roast potato salad
Plant-based burger
vegan brioche bun, baby gem lettuce, house pickles, tomato and vegan mayo
Cuku’s own four-cheese macaroni
garlic bread
Coffees
Italian Aroma Coffee (also available as decaffeinated)
Espresso
Double Espresso
Americano
Iced Americano
Teas
Plantation Tea Co.
Breakfast Tea
Earl Grey
Peppermint
Green Tea
Cocktails
Aperol Spritz
Limoncello Spritz
Hugo Spritz
Classic Margarita
House Spirits
Absolut Vodka
Beefeater Gin
The Botanist
Kintyre Gin
After Dinner
Bowmore 12 year
Glenlivet 12 year
Martell Single Distillery Cognac
Quinta Do Noval Tawny Port 10 year
Fizzy Drinks
Coke / Diet Coke
Palestine Coke
Irn Bru / Diet Irn Bru
San Pellegrino
Lemon, Orange, Pomegranate & Orange
Smoothies & Milkshakes
Smoothies £4.75, Milkshakes £4.75
Pash N Shoot
Mango, pineapple, apple, passionfruit
Blueberry Thrill
Blueberry, raspberry, banana, flaxseed
Strawberry Split
Strawberry, apple, banana
Wine
125ml, 175ml, 250ml, Bottle
Brilla Prosecco
Veneto, Italy — Vegan
Grande Crevette Sauvignon Blanc
France. A dry, fragrant Sauvignon with classic notes of citrus leading into a fresh crisp palate. A great alternative to New World Sauvignon.
Castillo de Monjardín
Navarra, Spain. Upfront & intense aromas of green apple. The mouthfeel is powerful, unctuous and rich with well balanced hints of acidity and sweetness. Pleasant lingering aftertaste.