Naked Soup

Went there for a nice catch up with lovely fellow Unilocaler Rosie last Friday. I was pleasantly surprised by the wooden interior, with a nice retro warmly feel. I ordered the chicken, Manchego and coriander mayo sandwich which was lovely. Not quite sure about the side tomato and red pepper soup though which was a bit bland. Only 2 soups on the menu this day, lil surprising for a place called «the naked soup» but ey.
Little overpriced I thought too, would be nice to have a lunch deal going on. Total bill for myself 6,20 pounds for a small sandwich and a side soup with no drink. The website though, advertises a lunch deal for around a fiver. But as I understand it, the place has changed owner last year, so the website still needs updated (one year!!!)

I love the concept of this place; soup and some good hearty bread. But the menu itself is disappointing. Visited here today at 1pm and they were down to 2 soups. Having sold out of the third. For a soup place you would expect some more options!
The mushroom soup I had with brown bread was delicious and quite filling. Priced at £4.
Cash only which is always a bit of a pain! Could do with some more soup options and a card machine.

I’ve been frequenting Naked Soup since it was located on Byres Road back in the day (2003?). I’ve been an occasional visitor, a regular for a few years and then in the last couple of years it’s dropped over my radar after a couple of bad experiences (unclean tables, mixed up orders, price rises). I decided to give it another go since it’s been ages and I was in need of some simple tasty soup for lunch.
I was a bit sad to find the place has now become a generic coffee shop that somehow still serves soup. The décor is aggressively dull! The menu is very short with a couple of soups, a couple of sandwiches and a couple of baguettes. Nothing wrong with that though, I’m a fan of simplicity. I had some brocoli and stilton soup with a ham, cheese and apple chutney toastie. The food was ok but nothing special. There was way too much chutney on the piece, it was like a jam sandwich with meat and cheese! The bread was nice and crisp with a good flavour. The price was also good at £5 for a generous portion. The service was a bit tense but I accept this might not be typical. I don’t think there’s much on offer here to keep me coming back unfortunately.

Fantastic little café serving soup and sandwiches. Great atmosphere that reminded me a bit of the diner in Batteries Not Included. They show a film on a big screen too which is nice.
Soup and sandwich is a great deal; I had mushroom soup with an excellent pastrami and pickle sandwich.
Super friendly staff too.

Usually buy the Brie And Grape sarnie from M&S but decided to try Naked Soup’s Brie and Cranberrry Jam sandwich/​Roll this morning.
One word: Amazing!
It was so tasty. I know they don’t make the cheese themselves but the jam and the fresh rocket salad was so good. It just tastes really fresh and not «generic.» I’d definitely walk the extra five minutes to pick something up from them more regularly.
They were also prototyping nacho bowls which looked really good also.
Well worth a try!

I’ve been wanting to try here for a while and finally got around to it last week. Nice handy location just off Great Western Road and 2 minutes from the end of Byres Road. It’s very small inside but I was lucky to grab the one seat left when I got there and this was late in the afternoon. There are a few booths and some seats around the window, outside seating is available but well we all know what the Scottish weather is like.
I chose the lentil, sweet potato and coconut soup and it was delicious. It came with a giant piece of bread and a piece of fruit, chuck in a drink and it came to just under £5. There are usually 3 soups to choose from but there are also plenty of other options available, waffles, all day breakfast, sandwiches etc Saw a range of things served when I was there and it was good quick service considering how busy it was.
The staff were really friendly and helpful. The place seems to attract every type of customer from students to tourists which has got to be a good sign. Definitely need to go back to try some other soups but I’m sure it will be just as good. Think this might become a popular lunch spot for me

The Naked Soup is a great stop for a cheap bite or coffee when in the West End. Its location, just nestled down a side street from Great Western Road, makes you feel like you’ve just discovered a homely hidden gem tucked away from the business of the city. It’s a very small space inside, but in the summer there are tables out front which add to its relaxed vibe.
For food we chose the meal deal — soup, sandwich/​salad, fruit all for around £5 — as it was too tempting an offer for a pair of permanently poor students, but the main menu had lots of great options, particularly the wide choices for veggies, and I’ll need to return to trial them all. Their eponymous soup was the highlight: it was hot, thick and flavoursome. For such a small price I was concerned that I would be presented with a watery thimble full, but the Sweet Potato and Coconut was served in a very generous helping. When leaving I decided to grab a take-​away coffee and was pleasantly surprised when I was given a complimentary piece of homemade caramel shortcake to accompany it! This small touch sealed it for me.
My only criticism is that, as said, the space inside is very small so when busy — and it appears to always be so — it is very cramped and you find yourself sitting on your neighbour’s lap.

This place is literally a five minute walk from my school and so i like to pop in whenever i feel like i need a caffeine fix. Having only tried their coffee and waffles i cannot so much about their food. However their coffee is very nice and fresh (not a bad price either for what you get). The waffles and syrup were lovely, i had never liked waffles before i tried them here to i have been converted and seen the light!
Never been able to sit inside because it’s pretty small and busy which is always a good sign c:
Being close to botanics means that you can have a nice coffee on a cold walk through the park (-:

I cannot believe this wasn’t my first review! The best soup in this area by far! Hidden a away off Great Western Road if your passing stop for a coffee or even better some soup!
What to start with! Sweet Potato and coconut soup, this has been on their menu for years probably since it has opened! I’m guessing I’m not the only person that loves it! Then the bagel with crème cheese with the option to add salmon! Now your probably thinking you can get this anywhere and yes you can however when in other places I just feel they scrimp on the cream cheese and on the salmon! Naked soup portions are very fair, they will even tailor your order!
Now for my fave! The waffles and maple syrup! Sometimes you can add ice cream they toast the waffles just right! You can also have the choice of takeaway or sit in! If you sit in you always have daily news papers and if you don’t fancy a paper there is sky news on in the back ground!
Perfect for a lunch time stop or a before work breakfast! Coffees are great too!

Located just off Great Western Road on Kersland Street the vibe here is welcoming, cool and laid back, they mostly supply the good people of the west end with take away, but you can find a few booths inside and a small seated area outside to eat in if you prefer. This is not really somewhere I would linger for long, not because the staff wouldn’t make you feel welcome but because it is so busy at lunch time I would hate to take up a table for too long.
The staff are pleasant and will usually say hello and have a smile for me when I come in but on the whole are normally too busy to engage in more than the briefest of conversations which I don’t mind, like I say they are super busy so I don’t take it too personally. There are a few members of staff who are perhaps a tiny bit on the glum side… but I think this is just their personality so again don’t let this put you off. :-)
Food wise as you would expect there are lots of soups on the menu — always on the board is lentil, sweet potato and coconut soup, then usually another 2 options which change around. Some of my personal favourites include — cumin & parsnip, tomato & celery and a chicken & rice (which is hardly ever on but amazing) If you are unsure if you will like a soup just ask them for a little sample to try which they are always happy to give you. Now you may think initially that the soup is a little expensive at £4.20 for a medium carton but this includes a huge chunk of fresh bread and a piece of fruit so in fact is pretty reasonable.
Also on offer is a selection of all day breakfasts my favourites being the square sausage roll which is always awesome and freshly made pancakes which are fantastic, but you do have to wait a wee while for them. There is a beautiful selection of sandwiches, paninis and cakes to tempt you too.
To top it all off they also make a pretty mean latte… well worth trying when you are next in the west end and looking for some lunch.

Oooooh, you make me feel NAKED, but in a good way, not a in a «Holly Molly! I’ve been sleep walking in the middle of the night and now I’m locked out of my flat naked and cant get in no more» kinda way.
Anyway, enough of the mindless ramblings and onto the salty, good liquid grub.
Naked Soup is a really well established soup café that has been serving top notch, original soups for years. Hence it being a main stay of the West End.
Hearty, quirky and tasty soups are freshly prepared each day and are obviously the main attraction here. Of note is the excellent value lunch deal, that, for a mere £5, you can take home, a soup of your choice, a sandwich of your choice, a piece of fruit and a drink. Wowzer!
This is a really busy lunch spot so be prepared to wait a while if you are looking for a seat.

Great lunch spot! I LOVE their cheddar and cole slaw sandwich and their lentil, sweet potato and coconut soup. Also, their food tastes very wholesome and fresh. Their meal deal is a really great deal… A sandwich, soup, piece of fruit and a drink for five pounds! Best healthy lunch deal in the West End.

This is a place I have fancied trying for some time now but alas every time I walked by it’s been in the evening when it’s closed. I had a day off and was round at my man’s and we were out on some errands and I suggested there for lunch. Before we headed round Ian firstly thought it was the Two Fat Ladies restaurant or a another branch of theirs but happy days it was Naked Soup.
Please note there is no nakedness involved, well I suppose the soup doesn’t have clothes on so then I guess they really are naked. Oh my! We decided to opt for the meal deal, which involved a soup, sandwich/​panini, piece of fruit and a soft drink/​coffee. Watch out though, as the panini costs a wee bitty more as part of the meal deal.
At first I was going to just have the soup but when I saw the size of the crusty bread, I was worried my jaw might just break off. I decided to go for the lentil, sweet potato and coconut soup, a brie, bacon and cranberry panini, an apple (they only had the choice of apples or tangerines), and a cheeky wee can of Irn Bru, because I’m that classy. Ian had the same soup but had a ham and cheese panini, tangerine and a coffee.
It was absolutely mobbed and mostly full of students, no seats inside or out so decided on taking away, since it’s only 5 minute walk away back to Ian’s. We did have to queue for a bit. The guy who served us was very nice, we said this was our first visit and he welcomed us, which I thought was really nice of him. The other guy helping him was a busy bee too with making up the sandwiches at the back and serving and clearing tables. It’s definitely a whoosh of activity and I would advise going early or when you’re not in any rush.
The food was deeeeelicious, I would highly recommend as they did have a good choice on offer at a reasonable price. I really want to try the breakfast, especially the American pancakes with maple syrup. Yum! Just need to get back there soon, when it’s open.

With such close proximity to my flat, and the perfect breakfast stop off post-​gym, its safe to say i spend a fair amount of time in and out of here. Mainly for the reasonably priced breakfast sets. The american pancakes are BIG and great value for money, and the veggie breakfast is pretty swell too!
Great value Soup deals at lunch time, and each coffee comes with a wee slice of a super tasty caramel biscuit, which is a nice touch. Can get absolutely rammed at lunch time though, so i prefer to come here in the morning/​late afternoon for a bit of a chill out.

Naked Soup rocks! The soups are delicious (my favourite is the Lentil, Sweet Potato & Coconut) and are made fresh daily on the premises. The coffees are really nice too and they each come with a small slice of caramel shortbread.
Everything on the menu is excellent value and prices are much cheaper than most other cafes in the area. The staff provide fast and friendly service (especially if you consider how busy this place is). The café is often packed, so if you can’t get a table, take your lunch to go and enjoy it in the Botanic Gardens (you can sit on a bench in the main glasshouse if it’s raining).

This place still does it for me. Great soups (usually 3 – 4 options per day), served up with a slice of bread that you’d have to dislocate your jaw to be able to eat (I’d recommend tearing it up tbh).
Whack a wee piece of fruit onto the side and you have yourself lunch for 3 of your earth pounds… AWESOME!
I plonked myself inside for a spot of lunch and initially cursed the fact that I had to perch myself on one fo the stools by the window. Now usually I have the fear taht these chairs are either going to break under me (damn you CM role for my growing gut!) or, I’m suddenly going to get dizzy and tumble to my demise from the heady height of 2ft (or whatever height it is). But wait! ‘Dem stools is sturdy with a capital woooft. Next time your in, just try to pick one of them up… to hell with the funny looks as you stride past the counter and announce that you shall now ’ pick up one of your stools… for Unilocal has spoken (Disclaimer: Unilocal does not take responsibly for any of the suggestions made by its Community Manager, or indeed for any legal /​medical actions taken by the state post actions).
Like soup? Then get naked.

My experience at Naked Soup sucked harder than an angry squid. The soup was good enough but you will not BELIEVE what happened as I went to sit down and eat it!
It was a busy day and pretty crowded. I was moving a stool so that I could sit on it — not the easiest of manoevers when you’re eight months pregnant — when someone shoved me from behind and told me to get out of their way. I lost my balance and nearly fell on my bump — pretty rude and dangerous, I’m sure you’ll agree, but no reason to criticise the eatery, right? Wrong, cos that man was the OWNER!!!
He proceded to tell me off for my lack of manners for not getting out of his way, and told me I had better improve my ways if I wished to return to his establishment (to which I replied it was unlikely I would — that’s literally what I said as I was too shocked to think of something suitably sweary!). When I relayed events to my husband, who had been up at the counter, I had to restrain him from punching the guy for endangering his unborn son and slighting me.
To explain this I should point out that I am hard of hearing, and it’s entirely possible that I was asked to move politely before being attacked. It’s not the only time I’ve had an angry or impatient person assuming I was for some reason deliberately ignoring them (despite the fact no-​one I know has done that since primary school). However, lack of understanding of a hidden disability does not permit shoving, especially not of five foot tall heavily pregnant ladies who appear to be alone.
Random rudeness, we deaf folk are used to, but this was inexcusable. Please people, just tap me on the shoulder and say it again, and be sure that what you’re saying is along the lines of «let’s eat someplace else!».

Keep your bottles of Irn Bru, packets of Paracetamol and hours tucked up in bed. The only thing that I need to cure a hangover is a visit to my local one stop lunch shop!
Named for it’s soups and rightly so! Naked soup has been churning out the best in home made goodness since I moved to Glasgow. Recently had a Chorizo broth that would have blown the face off of a buffalo, but spicey is how I like me grub! The sandwhiches in here are also very good and all home made as well. £4.95 sees you walk away with a soup, sandwhich, drink and peice of fruit. Bargain considering how good the stuff is!
Nice atmosphere to sit in, but it is usually quite busy so I usually enjoy the delights of Naked Soup with my flatmates infront of our telly!

Tremendous little café which fully deserves its success.
Unlike many other similar-​sized West End eateries, this place works hard to offer original and appropriately priced snacks, particularly in tems of its soup.
The only problem is how busy it tends to be at lunch times. Getting a seat can be impossible so hopefully it may extend or open another branch in the future.

I cherish the day I found Naked Soup. If you like going out for lunch, eating healthy and saving money this is the place for you. It does fantastic meal deals, such as a sandwich, drink, soup and piece of fruit of your choice for under a fiver.
The soup is homemade and delicious, and the two guys behind the counter are absolute gents. The only downside to Naked Soup, is it’s a best kept secret that everyone knows about; it can be hard to get served on a busy lunch time without a lot of queuing, plus there isn’t a lot of seats so you may find yourself having an impromptu outside lunch in the park, so pray for good weather.
If you’re lucky enough to get your next lunch from Naked Soup, try the lentil, sweet potato and coconut soup, with the meal deal. Fantastic value for money!