The Cave

This is a great little booze shop on Great Western Road.
They have a pretty good selection of wines from around the world — lots of good New Zealand ones to remind me of our honeymoon :) And a great beer selection, with so many of the beers already chilling in the fridge. Great for picking up on the way to a friends or for a last minute BBQ!
The service is always super friendly and helpful (even if I have a grumpy toddler in tow!) and they will order in spirits, wine, specific mixers if they don’t have it in stock and you would like it. Great service!

Amazing beer selection! They carry one of my favorite beers from Michigan (All Day IPA) and also Double Joker IPA. The prices are decent and the staff are really friendly and helpful. They are constantly getting new items in and don’t judge you when you spend 50# on beer by yourself. haha If you’re looking for a specialty beer or wine this is your place!

OK ill start by saying only thing they stock that interests me is the beer
their range is ok and sometimes they get in real gems, from Belgium, the main problem is the opening hours, that they don, t even seem capable of sticking too, a off licence opening at mid day is just not good enough, even then tried to visit yesterday at 12.45 and still closed, must lose loads of buisness.

The Cave is a good place to visit when you have a party to buy for and want to impress your guests, or want to try new styles of drink.
Their wine range is extensive and they have a cabinet of spirits (including miniatures of more unusual brands which may make great gifts, and local gins from Scotland). The reason we tend to return to the Cave is their enormous beer selection, which has beers, lagers and ciders from all over the world.
Non alcohol wise they sell some interesting snacks (crisps and nuts from more high end brands), unusual chocolates and great soft drink range such as Karma Cola, Fentimans, Ting, San Pelligrino and interesting water which I have not seen elsewhere (square bottle, embossed name).

What a cool name for this off license. A cave full of booze!
The cave has sat on GWR for years and for years I have walked past it. I would have opted for maybe Valhalla’s Goat or hippo beers. After being in a couple of times recently I actually prefer the cave. Anything goes really.
On one side there is the wine selection wall to wall of wine. On the other side is beer!
Mmmm. Beer and on the floor you will also have a selection of beer and wine sort of mixed in together, one offs or last ones. Anything goes!
Mainly craft beer on sale here with a few «macro» brews. I love seeing micro Brewers popping up in small one off places with one off stock levels. Educating the world but also keeping the market niche!
In your booze cave you will find labels such like Arran brewing company, fyne ales, jaw brew and the isle of colonsey brewery and some Brewers not so close, rogue brewing company and Bevertown.
Safe to I like it here casual and friendly and Dug pal’lly.

I’m not sure how long The Cave has been about, I’m sure its at least 10 — 15 years. I remember going way back and if im honest not being that impressed really. Back then I probably thought «bloody hell this is expensive» and left to get a cheap 6 pack of beers somewhere else. How times have changed! These days I would rather buy 3 expensive nice beers than get 6 crappy bottles, so this time when I walked in last Saturday I was very very impressed.
It seems to do a mixture of beers, wines and spirits, but focuses more on the first two. The range is very good and on the beers I noticed several interesting cans and bottles that I have never seen before. There were all sorts of obscure American breweries and also some better known ones like Rogue and Stone. I liked the fact they also seem to have lots of different beers from each brewery, rather than just the odd one. I can see myself making my way through a whole brand range to see what I like best. For those not into beer they had some crazy Rogue alco-​pops drink that was bright pink and claimed to be donut vodka.
Pricing looks on a par with Hippo and VG, so it can be expensive, but worth it in my opinion when you manage to search out that sweet hoppy IPA you have been looking for all your life.
Cool wee shop. I will be back.

The beer! The beer! The beer! And the wine! The wine! The wine! Much like the adult version of Aladdin’s magic treasure cave, The Cave on Great Western Road has a mouth-​watering selection of both craft beers from across the UK and further afield — one of several quality beer shops in the area, but definitely the winner for most laid back, least fuss, and best value. I recently described The Cave as the snobby beer shop for people who hate snobby beer shops. If you disregard the sophisticated range of ales and lagers and IPAs and porters and all the other beers under the sun, you could easily mistake your surroundings for a corner shop or convenience store — only full of delicious beer and wine. I don’t want to undersell their inventory of wines, but to be honest, I am so attached to Inverarity One to One on Bath Street that I rarely buy wine anywhere else unless I’m just picking up a bottle at the supermarket on my way home. I have, though, purchased wine at The Cave and have even taken them up on a store recommendation, which they keep in giant wicker baskets — who could resist picking a bottle out of a giant wicker basket? I dream of having a kitchen full of wicker baskets of wine, the best unit measure of wine in my opinion :) In my experience, the recommended bottles have been quality wines that match their descriptions and always have very reasonable price tags.
I would recommend The Cave over it’s neighbour up the road Valhalla’s Goat for value but if you are going to buy wine on Great Western Road and want some fairly high-​falutin’ advice, you may want to try Valhalla’s. If you want some easy-​going, browser-​friendly, no-​Beer IQ-​required craft beer, The Cave is your best bet. If you hail from the capital, The Cave reminds me of Cornelius on Easter Road in Edinburgh, but perhaps even more relaxed and down-​played.
On my last visit I tried a few of the Samual Smith’s fruity beers — not everyone’s cup of tea (my husband was thoroughly disgusted) but if you like a bitter-​sweet Frambozen or even a summery Fruhli, you’ll probably enjoy the Samuel Smith’s organic raspberry ale. To my surprise, however, Sam Smith’s Apricot was the real treat! Tart and sweet and malty all at the same time! I also noticed they have the Tiny Rebel IPA, a brewery down in Wales that does a great range of beers and a label worth keeping your eye on. The Cave also stocks a few of my favourites from back home in the States including Dale’s and even the flagship beer of my university days, Pabst Blue Ribbon *sighs*
Hope you drop in — if you like beer, you’ll like The Cave.

Good selection of beers and spirits, always a good bet for that hard to find item. Friendly, knowledgeable staff who are willing to order in.

A great little off licence. Not the best selection of either beer, wine or spirits but still a good one. Plenty of fridge space allowing them to offer a wide range of chilled beers that is better than most.
They are conveniently located next to kelvinbridge underground giving you easy access to the store. I wouldn’t even attempt to park on the street out front as I think the only time I have ever seen a space is in the middle of the night.
Price wise they are middle of the road. Not a cheapskate off-​licence but not stocking the silly priced top end wine, beers and whiskies either. Their only problem is that there is now a lot of local competition in the area and they don’t seem to have stepped up their game to compete. Others stocking the same and more of the beers and wine are at the same or lower prices.

After reading about the new specialist beer offies in the west end ie hippo and valhallas goat, I thought I would go to both and see what they had on offer, now I have a serious interest in Belgian beer so I was intrigued to see if they stocked the better Belgian ales as there are many really average beers on offer in Belgium, Both shops seemed more interested in american and bottled British beer rather than beer from the best brewing country on earth. They both also tended to stick to the more safe and sometimes the really poor end of this countries beer, VG EVEN had several shelves of the grey sludge posing as hooegarden now made by the international purveyors of blandness in bev, After leaving VG e thought I’d give the Cave a try what a difference roughly the same no of belgian beers but several from the best belgian brewers
including abbaye des rochs, boon oude gueuze and cantillon kreik plus several other
tasty brews including st bernadus and Duvel triple hop most at reasonable prices

Since working and living in France for 10 months in 2010, I developed a fondness for a particular type of beer: Jupiler. It seems this his never really made it to our shores in a big way, unlike it’s brother from the same brewery stable — Stella.
I popped into The Cave to see if they had any bottled Jupiler, which they didn’t, but the knowledgeable and friendly staff pointed me in the direction of three or four alternatives. They also said they would order some Jupiler in, which they did.
On the day I went to pick up the aforementioned Belgian beer, I ended up browsing their cracking selection of beers and gins — and left the place £35 lighter!
A great place to pick up some lesser known beers, to broaden your tastes and to be given good advice.
Smashing!

Having a cheap Valentines so popped in to get a bottle of wine. And it was good…
Always helpful here. Fantastic range of drinks.
Now back to the wine… oh! And the man…

The Cave (of wonders) is a booze deli full of European and international bottled delights. They have an extensive wine selection, including offers on some of their cheaper brands (which are still darn tasty compared to that of the supermarket). They have a massive selection of beers from all across the globe, which I am a big fan of since they stock the cherry and strawberry varieties! There are so many beers I can’t begin to rhyme them off, but expect a number of Czech, German and Belgian options.
They have a great range of spirits, including a lovely selection of malt whisky, and a good selection of rum and gin. The prices are slightly more expensive than the supermarket, but the booze is largely of a better quality. There is more diversity in The Cave than there is in big chain stockists, and a lot of the booze is more refined. With its mini selection of Kettle Chips and other such snacks and its hearty colelction of beers, it’s on the same par as Peckham’s despite its smaller size.
My friend used to have a flat near The Cave and this was our first stop for a Friday night in. 3 bottles of wine, some beer and some nibbles — sorted.
Just one question — they have a beer on display in your window with a pink elephant on the label. Name that brew! I’ve always wanted to try it but I have no recollection of its name, country of origin or its flavour. Enlighten me, Unilocalers!

After returning to Glasgow from a trip to Namibia I had one thing on my mind, and knew the one place that would be my one chance. Windhoek, a heavily German influenced bottled lager produced in Windhoek, the Namibian capital, that has won several awards in Europe. It was cheap, crisp and delicious and now that I am back, I want more… The Cave was the answer.
My quest was a bit of a novelty but I was aware that the Cave are willing to order world beers, being a student though, I had little faith I could afford this extra cost so my gamble was all or nothing, stocked and on the shelf or bust. I walked into the Cave half excited for what could be and half laughing at myself for my delusional hope… but there it was! Sitting on the shelf in its 330ml green bottle, a decisive victory over pessimism, and at £1.69 a bottle — considering the award winning and unique status and mileage of the beer — I’d say that’s fair play.
My hat goes off to those at the Cave

In the words of Homer (Simpson) mmm, beeeer.
If your a fan of the frothy stuff that sometimes makes you fall over, then you will undoubtedly love this little Aladdin’s Cave of wonders (how clever). They have every kind of Samuel Smiths beer here, a serious delight if you’re bored of your everday bottled beer. They also sell a good selection of non-​alcoholic beers, not really my thing but must be a welcome change if you’re looking to relax with pals who are enjoying a glass or two and you’re about to turn orange will all the sunny D you have consumed!
Great wee place and I noticed today that the frontage was getting a nice fresh lick of red paint!

There’s not really any argument. The Cave is unquestionably the best off license in the area in terms of choice and presentation.
As other Unilocalers have stated, this is not a blue bag, warm bottle of Strongbow job, but rather a sophisticated establishment with knowledgable staff who are more than willing to help you find something a little unusual depending on your taste.
With beers from across the world, you can expect it to be a little on the pricey side. However, given the lack of similar establishments in the city, I would imagine a connoiseur, which I’m not, doesn’t mind this one bit.

God dam it!!!
I no longer live near enough to this little gem to be ale to pop in on the way home from work for an interesting ??? beer from Germany, Bolivia or anywhere else you care to mention. The Cave is a great place to pop into as the have a fantastic selection of all the booze you would ever fancy buying.
Not quite in the same price bracket as your odd bins and what not, yet definitely more expensive than your corner shop off license, its still worth a visit if your fancy something other than cheap lager…

Ah, The Cave. Now, let’s get this out of the way right at the beginning — if you’re looking for a bog standard cheap off-​license to buy your two litre bottle of Strongbow from, then The Cave is NOT the place for you.
However, if you’re a client of slightly more distinguished taste, then please — make a trip to The Cave your priority.
This shop feels much more as if it belongs in France rather than Glasgow. Inside it’s wood-​panelled and absolutely filled to the brim with fine wines and world beers. You’ll find a range of budgets catered for here, with wines starting at £4 or £5 and going right up to £10 or £20. You’ll also find a good range of spirits and soft drinks.
Right at the back of the shop you’ll find a little food section. This mainly consists of cakes and nibbles — but there’s also a couple of jars of chicken tonight. (Not really sure who buys Chicken Tonight from The Cave, but there you go). Plus, they have a lovely big fridge filled with ice cream, including a good selection of Ben & Jerry’s.
Finally, another great thing about The Cave is that it’s open late — so it’s a perfect place to stop off at on the way to a house party.

The cave has a fantastic selection of beers and wines and, yeup you guessed it, spirits.
I would best describe it as an upmarket off-​licence which specialises in random beers from around the world. I love going in for a browse as even though it is a little bit pricy it is still a great place to discover some random drinks. It is a little Mecca for Beer located on the Great Western Road.
What I really love about The Cave is the cheeky little deli located at the back of the store. They stock a small range of cheeses and on occasion I have seen some tasty olives on display so if you feel like a little nibble while you have a drink then this is the place for you.
Not that I ever dabble in the ambrosia that is Glasgow champagne– aka Buckfast but I have oft noticed that a bottle is now £7 — ouch. Still, «I suppose that it is a good deterrent,» to quote the curly haired man who sold it to my upmarket friend.

You know the story. Heading somewhere for prenight out drinks, but wait, you’re low on cash, and don’t want to end up drinking paintstripper or vinegar from the offy round the corner, so, the Cave is where you go.
They have a massive selection of beers, spirits and wines that can cater to any need. Personally, I think the staff love a challenge, so go in and try my personal tip: say you have X amount to spend, and they’re to find you a decent wine. They will never fail. I have walked away with a decent bottle of white wine on more than one occassion, for under £4−5. Score!
Watch out though, as I think for a lot of the stuff, it can be quite pricey, however, imported specialities are never going to be cheap, so I can assume that you will expect to pay a bit more for the rarer species of beer/​wine/​spirits.