Glasgow baked potato spot shows off unique new dish
Boston Spuds, which opened in April in the East End, took to Facebook to show customers its new baked potato topping - doner kebab meat.
The venue, which specialises in baked spuds, showed off the new dish in a video on the social media app, where they asked: "Is this Scotland's first baked potato kebab?"
READ MORE: Exciting new baked potato spot opening in Glasgow
The clip opens with a staff member saying: "Kebab topped totty."
It then shows off the delicious kebab-topped spud before a punter tries the dish out.
They said: "Came all the way back from Santa Ponsa (Majorca, Spain) to try the new kebab baked totty here at Boston Spuds, let's see what it's all about."
After trying the dish, the customer said: "Different class. I didn't think it would work, but it's class."
READ MORE: Popular Glasgow restaurant named one of the best 'al fresco' spots in the UK
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Ahead of its opening in April, we reported how hungry foodies were left buzzing about the new spot.
The new baked potato diner opened in the city's East End on April 9, 2025, on Alexandra Parade.
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