In a novel Father’s Day promotion, a Glasgow restaurant is offering dads a free pie and a pint – just in case no-one else bothers to buy them one.
Trading figures for the Di Maggio’s Restaurant Group suggest that fathers get left behind when it comes to family celebrations, with 56% more bookings made for Mother’s Day celebrations than Father’s Day.
In a bid to level that playing field, The Citizen on St Vincent Place is offering a complimentary steak pie and pint of Tennent’s to fathers on Sunday 15 June – so long as it is booked in advance via the Restaurant Rewards programme.
A spokesperson for The Citizen said: “Every year it’s the same – mums get the fizz, flowers and everything else. Dads? They’re lucky if they get socks.
“We find it’s always the dads that are left behind, so we thought it was about time someone stuck up for them. So, this Father’s Day, we’re putting things right with a proper plate of comfort food and an ice-cold pint, on the house,” said The Citizen.
“It’s our way of saying cheers to all the dads, grandads, stepdads, and father figures who quietly do the hard graft. They’ve earned it – flaky pastry, gravy and all.”
