Our favourite sweet and savoury fondue spots in Glasgow

There’s an entire starter menu for “partager” (sharing) at this classy French brasserie. And on it you’ll find the Camembert Fondue de Normandie. This comprises a baked whole 250g Camembert melted as fondue with rosemary and sea salt and sides of red onion and mustard marmalade, with toasted pain de campagne.

The restaurant occupies the original booking office of The Anchor Line shipping company and is evocative of the 1930’s. During this period, vessels would travel from Glasgow to many parts of the globe, including France. As such, they were responsible for introducing many locals to the delights of French fare, including the fondue. The chic atmosphere and upmarket service style make the Atlantic Brasserie a great choice for a date — and the fondue is the perfect sharing dish over which to bond.

Fondue is such a big deal at Brel, that there’s an entire menu dedicated to it. Its raclette and Gruyere version (presented with crispy potatoes, soda bread and cornichons) has grown to be iconic. However, you can also get a vegan option with plant-based “cheddar”. And let’s not forget that fondue isn’t just confined to the world of fromage. Here you can try a meaty fondue, with beef broth and rump steak served with frites, chimichurri, gotcha ketchup and chipotle.

Make your fondue as healthy or as hearty as you desire, by picking more dipping ingredients from the range of garlic mushrooms, roast cauliflower, broccoli, crudites, hash browns, asparagus, surf and turf, chorizo, chicken bites, Toulouse sausage, fried squid, parma ham and beef meatballs. If you want your fondue for less, pop along on a Tuesday when there’s a weekly offer on both fondue and raclette, with a bottle of house wine or some beers. And do save room for pud. Brel delivers a choccie version of the fondue, with waffle fingers, fresh fruit, marshmallows and meringue to dip into the sweet gooey goodness.

Not far off a quarter of a century old, the family-run Bier Halle is one of the longest-standing German bars in town. While you won’t find a solitary pot of fondue here, you will be able to order a couple of fondue-related dishes. Go for some fondue fries topped with fondue-style cheese sauce, or the Bier Halle Board, which includes a selection of prosciutto and German sausages accompanied by a cheese fondue which comes with kraut, pickles and crusty bread. Tuck into this along with a German beer and you’ll just like you’re in the mountains of Bavaria.

An Italian chain restaurant may not be the first place you’d expect to find a fondue. But Zizzi delivers the goods in the form of a fonduta. This melting pot of formaggi fondue is served either simply with Little Soul Breads to dip; or with a more generous board of additions (garlic bread, mozzarella arancini, purple gnocchi, tomato and pesto crostini, a Roquito hot honey dip and wild garlic aioli) which is big enough to comfortably feed two as a starter. Zizzi’s Glasgow outlets are located in the West End, at Silverburn Shopping Centre and at Princes Square in the city centre.

If you’re on the Southside and want a chocolate fondue in a hurry, stop by Chocoberri. You’ll be able to choose three dips to go with it, from the following; chocolate brownie, strawberries, bananas, marshmallows and kiwi. The dessert shop sells lots of other sugary favourites too, alongside smoothies and milkshakes.