Crispy fried calamari served with a tangy marinara sauce for dipping.
Pizza • Asiatic • Seafood • Italian
"The restaurant must have recently hired a new chef because the quality of the food has significantly improved. The dishes are now spicier, more savory, fresh, and delicious."
Wine • Pizza • Drinks • Italian
"Food is good, service is very good. Only negative note is that when I book a table in advance I expect a decent table. I was given one close to the waiters desk, bit uncomfortable, you know the one you are given when you arrive unplanned and they make an effort to accomodate you. There were other tables available but I was said they were booked I booked too..... so overall not happy"
Cafés • Pizza • Pasta • Seafood
"I visited Picanha for the first time in December, just after the second lockdown was lifted. I was disappointed with my experience as it did not meet my expectations. As a fan of Fazenda, I am familiar with the concept and the food they offer, but this location fell short. While the meat selection was good, we encountered issues with the vegetarian dish being undercooked twice. Additionally, most of the sides were overly oily and had far too much salt. The service was another letdown; we had to wait a long time to order drinks or extra sides, while the wait staff appeared to prioritize tables that ordered expensive wine or champagne. Despite spending £100 on lunch, we felt ignored and expected better service."
Cafés • Pasta • Coffee • Italian
"A beautiful experience at Cafe Murano, this came highly recommended by family, and I was so pleased they were able to squeeze me in last minute, at the bar, for a pre-theatre supper (though booking is recommended! The staff were very friendly and able to recommend excellent dishes on the menu to help me decide. I opted for the Primavera Risotto, which was gloriously silky smooth risotto with yellow courgette, asparagus, and wafer-thin spring onion slices. It was light, fresh and very flavoursome, and not ‘claggy’ like some risottos can be. The rest of the menu looked delicious and I will definitely return with more people and for more courses! Whilst waiting I was served some focaccia and a dish of olive oil, both delicious. There is also a set menu which is £23 for two courses which looked great value too."
Cafe • Wine • Coffee • Italian
"We enjoyed a late lunch at Mandarin Bar Bisto on the day when we had 8 PM tickets for La Scala (it's difficult in Milan to find an early pre opera dinner reservation, so this solution worked beautifully). We both had the octopus first course and a risotto (my dining partner had squid ink and I had milanese). All of the food was perfect. Nice wine selection. But the standout part of the experience was the exceptional service (thank you, Francesco) the pacing of the meal and the attention to detail was faultless. Highly recommended."
Pasta • Steak • Italian • Seafood
"I have been to signor sassi's Bangkok branch but never to the london one. The aroma here is everything you would wish for in an Italian restaurant. I went there on a Friday and I don't think you SHOULD reserve a table because the restaurant is quite big. The service there is fantastic and the food was good. The fried calamari was crispy and the sauce that it accompanied with was outstanding. The truffled mash potato was the highlight of our meal. The truffle's taste was so strong and I LOVED IT!! The burrata didn't taste fresh at all unfortunately. It wasn't as tasty as the ones I have tried in C London/ La Petite Maison. The prawns dish was so spicy, buttery and soft. Loved this one. The...read more"
Vegan • Italian • European • Vegetarian
"This place was such a little treat! We were desperate for some authentic Italian food. They work on meze sized portions... so the idea is that you order a few dishes to share. We ordered a variety of pastas and salads. I wouldn't say that it was cheap, but never is when converting into sterling. All in all, delicious with excellent service! We may have eaten the tomatoes which they placed on the table as decor... oops. I blame them for giving mixed messages around the decor."
Italian • European • Breakfast • Vegetarian
"Really disappointing meal out here. 6 of us in a subterranean booth, almost in the dark, no additional light sources and a point9 font menu is already a bad start..... once we’d deciphered the menu, using phone torches, attention from staff poor, no help pouring wine or water, service slow to the point of asking for the bread twice guys it’s the bread basket how can you be so slow with this? The tomato and red onion salad was a joke one small tomato and a sprinkling of red onion slices plonked on a plate and chilled, with no dressing or seasoning is NOT a salad and certainly not worth £4.50. The pizza featuring burrata I love burratta but am sure there should not have been ice crystals within. Effectively we’d have had a much better, warmer, brighter and less expensive meal, with far better service at Pizza Express. What a shame."
Beer • Wine • Casual • Italian
"Orso exceeded our expectations with its intimate atmosphere, making it the perfect spot for a romantic pre-theatre meal. Fortunately, our group had decreased in size to just."
Wine • Full • Italian • Bar-lounge
"One of our favorites when in London. We had the salt encrusted sea bass and it was outstanding. They have a grilled option but have the salt encrusted. The flavor is enhanced. Very flexible menu with choices for anyone I your party. We had a group of 10 earlier in the week and no one was disappointed. The wines are excellent. We had an early dinner before seeing Phantom and it was excellent and convenient. The staff is very helpful and charming. WE make it a point to visit every time we are in London."
Beer • Cafés • Pizza • Italian
"I visited this restaurant again with my father recently. While I still found the food to be good but not exceptional, I was pleased to see that the service had improved significantly."
Cafe • Wine • Full • Italian
"A fabulous Italian restaurant great atmosphere, fabulous service and food, and lovely staff. A group of six of us had dinner there on Saturday night after seeing Abba Voyage and when the staff heard where we had been they put Abba music on! It was my birthday and although no one in our party had told the staff they overheard us talking and made my dessert extra special with a huge sparkler. We had a great night and will definitely go back."
Pasta • Steak • Italian • European
"Our third time at La Lanterna, it’s reputation for the best Italian Restaurant in Glasgow is well deserved. The food is superb and authentically cooked and presented by wonderful and friendly Italian staff, who know their dishes and are proud of the quality of the food they serve you. Fantastic wine list with lovely Pinot Grigio, Trentino and Sicilian Grillo whites, being our favourites, but there are dozens more of all types, reasonably priced. The dishes from the wonderfully light dipping bread, crispy arrancini and mouthwatering scallop starters, followed by veal Milanese with wild mushroom tagliatelle and my wife’s rich flavour packed lasagne were fantastic. I had the Zabaglione alla Marsala which was a revelation and is now favourite dessert!, my wife had the chefs special chocolate mousse which was so light and melted in your mouth, gorgeous. All of this delicious food was helped along with a bottle Grillo too. Not cheap, but I think very reasonably priced for the high standard of the meal and service from the staff and chefs. Quality is not expensive, it’s priceless! We will definitely return. Outstanding Italian restaurant."
Cafés • Seafood • European • Fast Food
"6 of us booked to celebrate a special birthday 3 ordered calzone, all 3 found this to be cold in the middle (due to a lot of filling we were told) 1 was reheated in a microwave which made the whole dish soggy We all received a replacement pizza but this was disappointing and seemed to be quite salty One of the pasta dishes ordered seemed to be very salty especially in the middle My wife ordered tagliatelle but received a risotto- she ate it rather than make a fuss on her 60th birthday Although the manager was eager to offer us replacement pizza we all felt the evening was ruined by then No effort was made to offer any compensation Maybe it was just a bad night and we can all have those but I cannot imagine visiting this restaurant again I left feeling very embarrassed and sorry for my wife who should have had a memorable meal for the right reasons"
Pizza • Italian • European • Vegetarian
"our party of 9 celebrated here tonight a birthday, first visit for most of us and I must say we had an amazing time. the personal was very friendly and fun with the children. eating was absolutely amazing. not only was delicious, but it was so full. I can honestly say that this is now my 'go to' place for a meal. so many people have been telling me for years how good it is and I can now say that they are right. a massive thank you to all those who make our evening spectacular"
"In my first course, I was served three slices of bread with a variety of toppings. One was delicious (mushrooms in cream), but the other two were diced tomato and something bland that lacked flavor. They were both unimpressive and uninspiring. For my main course, the sauce surrounding the pasta and meatballs was cold, and even after bringing it to my attention, it was only slightly warmed up. However, the dessert, a Panettone bread pudding, was a standout success."
Beer • Pizza • Pasta • Drinks
"We were pleased to find this place, and the food was great, the service warm and welcoming, with a decent wine list. But we won 't be back. Our starters mozzarella in carrozza, and sea scallops with pancetta, were superb, and portions were much larger than we 'd expected! We both had the 'special ' lemon sole, which was perfect. No space for desserts. We would 've stayed for coffee and grappas, but by that time, we 'd looked up the meaning of the word figa . I can 't give it, here you 'll have to look it up for yourselves. Just to say, there 's no pun, no witty wordplay; it 's simply a boorish and offensive term for part of a woman 's body. I 'd suggest a rebranding fast."
Beer • Wine • Pasta • Pizza
"This is our local Italian deli, with the restaurant to the rear of the shop. The food is never anything less than wonderful, We've eaten here a lot and never had anything but a great experience. The kids menu is small, but adequate with pasta and pizza on offer and it's possible to tweak the items. The calves liver is my personal favourite, but having eaten most things on the menu at some point, you really can't go wrong here."
Pizza • Cafés • Seafood • European
"I have to highly recommend a visit to Riva. Friendly welcome on arrival and beautiful relaxing decor. Staff attentive, varied menu with something for everyone. Food fantastic and reasonably priced. Can't wait to visit again."
Cafés • Seafood • European • Vegetarian
"We were looking for something to eat before the rugby and regards to the reviews we thought it would be good restaurant with nice food ! But not sure who writes the reviews as the food was awful! Not worth a penny! Pizza is definitely not a home made pizza and you can get much much better in Waitrose ! The tomatoes on the bruschetta was definitely old and not a good quality and tasted awful. Very disappointing!"