Fat Hippo Glasgow is an independent burger restaurant at 86 St Vincent Street in the city centre, a short walk from George Square. The venue specialises in generous, informal food and welcomes both bookings and walk in diners. Collection and delivery are also available for customers who prefer to take the same menu home.
Signature beef burgers and boneless buttermilk chicken patties sit at the centre of the menu. Toppings, house sauces and toasted buns create deliberately indulgent combinations, while fried pickles, chicken tenders, hand cut chips, fries and loaded sides turn a burger into a larger spread. Weekday lunch and tray deals offer shorter, bundled versions of the same style.
Vegetarian and vegan starters, sides and burgers are clearly marked, and a separate selection uses ingredients that do not contain gluten. The restaurant can also advise on dairy free choices, but its busy kitchens cannot guarantee complete separation from allergens. The children’s menu includes both meat and plant based options, making the restaurant practical for family visits.
Beer, cider, soft drinks and milkshakes are natural partners for the rich food, while the relaxed room keeps the experience lively rather than formal. Fat Hippo’s appeal is direct: substantial burgers, distinctive sauces and sides designed for sharing or upgrading a meal. The Glasgow branch brings that established format to a central address with enough choice to serve committed burger fans and mixed dietary groups together.
Address: 86 St Vincent Street, Glasgow G2 5UB, United Kingdom
Fat Hippo Glasgow Menu
Starters
Frickles
Fried pickles + Fat Hippo sauce
Dirty Waffles
Waffle fries, bacon bits + Fat Hippo sauce
Trash Browns
Deep fried tater tots, liquid cheese + Cajun onion strings. Add bacon + £1.
Cheese Balls
Beer battered cheese balls, hot honey Buffalo sauce + ranch. Add bacon +£1.
Freddie's Fingers: Buffalo
Buttermilk chicken tenders, hot honey Buffalo + blue cheese ranch.
Freddie's Fingers: Crack
Buttermilk chicken tenders, smoked chilli jello, garlic butter mayo + Parmesan
FREDDIE'S FINGERS: BACKYARD
Buttermilk chicken tenders, BBQ, bacon bits + sriracha
Wachos
Waffle fries, smashed beef, liquid cheese, guacamole, ranch, Hippo Hot sauce + jalapeños
Veggie Wachos
Waffle fries, smashed plant based patty, vegan liquid cheese, guacamole, ranch, Hippo Hot sauce + jalapeños
Vegan Dirty Fries
Fries, fakon bits + Fat Hippo sauce. Suitable for: Vegan
Dirty tater tots
Tater tots, bacon bits + Fat Hippo sauce
Vegan Dirty tots
Tater tots, fakon bits + Fat Hippo sauce. Suitable for: Vegan
Dirty Waffles
Waffle fries, bacon bits + Fat Hippo sauce
Vegan Dirty Waffles
Waffle fries, fakon bits + Fat Hippo sauce. Suitable for: Vegan
Beef Patty
Vegan Patty
Suitable for: Vegan
Chicken Piece
Vegan chkn
Suitable for: Vegan
Waffle Fries
Dirty Hand Cuts
Hand cuts, bacon bits + Fat Hippo sauce
Vegan Dirty Hand Cuts
Hand cuts, fakon bits + Fat Hippo sauce
Dirty Fries
Fries, bacon bits + Fat Hippo sauce
Vegan Dirty Fries
Fries, fakon bits + Fat Hippo sauce
Dirty Tots
Tater tots, bacon bits + Fat Hippo sauce
Vegan Dirty Tots
Tater tots, fakon bits + Fat Hippo sauce
Onion Rings
Beer battered
Purple 'slaw
Wedge Salad
Iceberg lettuce, ranch, bacon + Parmesan
Vegan Wedge Salad
Iceberg lettuce, vegan mayo, fakon bits + Cajun seasoning
Vegan Starters
Vegan Frickles
Fried pickles + vegan Fat Hippo sauce
Vegan Dirty Waffles
Waffle fries, Fat Hippo sauce + fakon bits
Vegan Trash Browns
Deep fried tater tots, vegan liquid cheese + Cajun onion strings
Vegan Wachos
Waffle fries, smashed plant based patty, vegan liquid cheese, vegan ranch, guacamole, Hippo hot sauce + jalapeños
Beef Burgers
All burgers are served in toasted demi brioche. Includes a FREE SIDE – Choose from hand cut chips, fries or purple ‘slaw!
American
Double patty, American cheese, pickles, ketchup + American mustard. Includes a FREE SIDE of your choice!
Wild Bill
Double patty, American cheese, smoked bacon, Cajun tater tots, BBQ sauce, ranch + jalapeños. Includes a FREE SIDE of your choice!
Burgers
All burgers are served in toasted demi brioche. Includes a FREE SIDE of your choice!
Swiss Tony
Double patty, Swiss cheese, smoked bacon, mushrooms, Cajun onion strings + truffle mayo. Includes a FREE SIDE of your choice!
PB+JJ
Double patty, American cheese, chunky peanut butter, bacon jam + smoked chilli jello. Includes a FREE SIDE of your choice!
Fat Hippo
Double patty, American cheese, smoked bacon, chorizo, onion rings + Fat Hippo sauce. Includes a FREE SIDE of your choice!
Born Slippy
Double patty, American cheese, garlic butter mayo, braised pork rib meat, jalapeños + hot honey. Includes a FREE SIDE of your choice!
Great White Buffalo
Buttermilk chicken, American cheese, smoked bacon, hot honey Buffalo sauce + purple ‘slaw.
Caesar Sando
Buttermilk chicken breast, creamy Caesar, Hot honey buffalo, bacon bits, lettuce + Parmesan in toasted milk loaf.
Katsu Sando
Buttermilk chicken breast, Togarashi hot honey, Gochujang BBQ sauce, pickled slaw, Katsu mayo, in toasted milk loaf.
Five Lies
Single plant based patty, vegan cheese, pickles, ketchup, American mustard + Cajun onion strings.
Harlem Fake
Southern fried plant based chkn, vegan cheese, pink onions, sriracha mayo, lettuce + purple ‘slaw.
Notorious VFC 2.0
Southern fried plant based chkn, Cajun tater tots, vegan cheese, lettuce, pickles, BBQ sauce + zinger mayo.
Sloppy Faux
Winner of the vegan national burger awards 2025 – Single plant based patty, vegan cheese, sloppy faux sauce, BBQ, Chipotle mayo + pickleback’slaw
Little American
Single beef patty, American cheese, pickles, ketchup + American mustard
Little Hippo
Single beef patty, American cheese, chorizo + Fat Hippo sauce
Little White Buffalo
Buttermilk chicken tenders, hot honey Buffalo sauce + purple ‘slaw.
Little Lies
Plant based patty, vegan cheese, pickles, ketchup + American mustard. Suitable for vegans.
Little Ceasar
Buttermilk chicken tenders, creamy Caesar, bacon bits, lettuce + Parmesan. Includes a FREE SIDE of your choice!
Little Crack Strips
Buttermilk chicken tenders, smoked chilli jello, garlic butter mayo + Parmesan
Chicken Burgers
Brined, boneless, buttermilk chicken breast. All chicken is halal. All burgers are served in toasted demi brioche. Includes a FREE SIDE – Choose from hand cut chips, fries or purple ‘slaw!
Semi-Parmed Life
Buttermilk chicken, American cheese, cheesy garlic bacon crumb, lettuce, pickles + garlic butter mayo. Includes a FREE SIDE of your choice!
Hangover III
Buttermilk chicken, American cheese, smoked bacon, lettuce, pickles, BBQ sauce + ranch. Includes a FREE SIDE of your choice!
The Honey Shot
Buttermilk chicken, hot honey, candied chillies, lettuce, pickles + blue cheese ranch. Includes a FREE SIDE of your choice!
Sides
Hand Cuts
Now served in Hippo seasoning.
Fries
Purple 'Slaw
Tater tots
Waffle Fries
Superfries Me!
Half a tray of hand cuts, bacon bits, hot honey Buffalo sauce, ranch + Parmesan
Dirty Hand Cuts
Hand cuts, bacon bits + Fat Hippo sauce
Vegan Dirty Hand Cuts
Hand cuts, fakon bits + Fat Hippo sauce
Dirty Fries
Fries, bacon bits + Fat Hippo sauce
Hand Cuts
Suitable for vegans.
Fries
Suitable for vegans.
Tater tots
Suitable for vegans.
Sauces
Chips need dips. Treat yourself! All £1.
BBQ
Fat Hippo Sauce
Vegan Fat Hippo Sauce
Garlic Butter Mayo
Hippo Hot Sauce
Hot Honey
Hot honey Buffalo Sauce
Liquid cheese
Vegan liquid cheese
Desserts
Baby Spice
Layers of Biscoff sauce, ice cream + Biscoff crumb
Lamar's Bar
Crispy deep-fried battered Mars Bar, drizzled with rich salted caramel, chocolate sauce, crunchy Biscoff crumb + ice cream
Gimme S'more!
Layers of Oreo crumb, chocolate sauce, ice cream + torched marshmallow
Ice Cream Cookie Sandwich
Double chocolate cookies, ice cream, raspberry sauce + expensive sprinkles
Kids Menu
Kids can build their burger their way. Pick a patty and customise with toppings, a sauce and a tasty side. All for just £7.50. This menu is reserved for children 12 years and under only.
Kids Beef Burger
Beef patty
Kids Chicken Burger
2 x Buttermilk Chicken Tenders
Kids VFC Burger
‘Vegan Fried Chicken’
Kids Vegan Burger
Plant based patty
Kids Chicken Fingers
3 x Buttermilk Chicken Tenders. Served with a choice of one side + one sauce.
Kids Sides
Kids Hand Cuts
Hand Cut (424kcal)
Kids Fries
Fries (403kcal)
Kids Waffle Fries
Suitable for: Vegan
Kids Tater Tots
Suitable for: Vegan
Kids Purple 'slaw
Suitable for: Vegan
Kids Desserts
Baby Spice
Layers of Biscoff sauce, ice cream + Biscoff crumb
Gimme S'more!
Layers of Oreo crumb, chocolate sauce, ice cream + torched marshmallow
Kids Drinks
Kids Orange Cordial
Suitable for: Vegan, Gluten Free
Kids Blackcurrant Cordial
Suitable for: Vegan, Gluten Free
Kids Milk
Suitable for: Vegetarian, Gluten Free
Kids Hippo Juice
Fizzy apple + raspberry. Suitable for: Vegan, Gluten Free
Kids Pop: Pepsi
Suitable for: Vegan, Gluten Free
Kids Pop: Pepsi Max
Suitable for: Vegan, Gluten Free
Kids Pop: Diet Lemonade
Suitable for: Vegan, Gluten Free
Kids Pop: Iron Bru
Suitable for: Vegan, Gluten Free
Kids Milkshakes
Upgrade to a shake for an additional £2.50. Served with or without whipped cream.