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I know plenty of people who refuse to order steak at a restaurant.
‘It’s boring!’, they cry, followed by a dubious claim that they whip up the same experience at home with a pack of Tesco’s Finest Rump cut and some oven chips foraged from the depths of the freezer.
That’s fine.
The destiny of their dinner is their own to decide, and if they’re keen to get adventurous whenever someone else is doing the cooking then more power to them.
But if it’s there on the menu, there’s little I can do to resist the call of a fat fillet steak, served medium rare with crispy golden chips and a full-bodied Malbec on the side.
Maybe it’s the part of me that still feels it’s an act of rebellion against after years of following a vegan diet.
Or maybe, it’s a case of craving something simple when eating out off the clock, knowing that without a pending review, I don’t have to choose the most flamboyant of dishes or attempt to identify the long list of ingredients usually involved in its craft.
Either way, to me, there’s no greater indulgence than a perfectly cooked steak.
Cue the latest update from Six Company, the hard-working group behind Six by Nico which has in the past year been dipping its fingers into many a pie in the Scottish hospitality scene.
The group’s Beat 6 in Bearsden, a project which has raised astonishing amounts of money for the Beatson Cancer Charity, has this month been reinvented as a Spanish steak restaurant with an interior makeover to boot.
The fundraising mission, however, remains the same with an ambitious goal of reaching the £ 2 million milestone under the new persona of Bamboleo.
We visited on their first Saturday in business, making the most of a lazy afternoon to embark on the 20-minute train journey from Glasgow Queen Street to Hillfoot.
Guided in our menu choices by a fantastic team, we start with pork cheek that melts with the lightest of pressure into a rich stew-like sauce, sourdough bread with tangy olive tapenade and serrano ham with fresh mint leaves.
As for the mains, sharing platters of cote de boeuf or chateaubriand are proving very popular with the tables surrounding us, but we instead decide to keep things simple by sticking to our own preferences for cut and cooking.
Both the sirloin and ribeye are knockouts, with thick chips sizzling hot from the frier and a side of zingy, fresh tomato salad to add a pleasing pop of colour to these otherwise veggie-free plates.
Then there’s that peppercorn sauce, so good, it takes all of one taste for my friend to order her own pot in a fit of food envy.
It’s all you could ask for in a slap-up weekend lunch and more, in a restaurant which already feels right at home in its cosy corner unit in suburbia.
And with all the profits going straight to the Beatson Cancer Charity, what better reason could there be to indulge?
Bamboleo is located at 149 Milngavie Road in Bearsden.
For more information visit bamboleoglasgow.co.uk.
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