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Ron Mackenna

Critic · Journalist — Glasgow and west of Scotland restaurants; scored, visit-based criticism across the whole price range, takeaways included.

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Ron Mackenna is The Herald's restaurant critic, with a long run in its Best of Scotland section. His reviews are scored out of 30 across food, service, price and atmosphere, written first person from a visit, and specific about what arrived and what it cost. He goes where scored critics usually do not: hot pot canteens, kebab counters and shawarma houses get the same rubric as dining rooms.

Their own reviews and picks.

Their own judgment, in their own words, by the piece it appeared in.

• The Herald, Best of Scotland (scored 24/30; food 7/10, service 5/5, price 4/5, atmosphere 4/5) ↗their review · 2023-10
  • C'mon Inn Hot Pot & Korean BBQCity Centre

    “so deeply flavoured are those broths - the tom yum is masterfully sour”

• The Herald, Best of Scotland, JOINT review of Shawarma King and Lazord, scored 25/30 across the pair (food 9/10, atmosphere 5/5, service 4/5, price 4/5, menu 3/5). The score is not attributable to either venue alone ↗their review · 2023-02
  • Lazord Syrian Street FoodCity Centre

    “probably, my favourite kebab shop in all of kebaborama-central, aka Glasgow”

  • Shawarma KingMerchant City

    “They win awards here. For good reason. And yet ... Not better than Lazord. Just different”