Italian
Scottish Italian Awards
Vote for the best in the Scottish Italian Awards It’s time again to vote for your favourite Italian restaurant, deli, [Read more]
Italian
Food
Review: Carters at The Busby Hotel, 1 Field Road, Busby, Glasgow
The Busby Hotel re-opened just before Christmas after a complete refurbishment. We had never been before as the building looked [Read more]
dinner
Food Review: Gusto, 14-18 Bothwell Street, Glasgow, G2 6QY
The new Gusto Restaurant and Bar is now open on Bothwell Street after a £1.3m refurbishment. With its Gatsby-era feel, [Read more]
Food
***CLOSED***Food Review: Fazzi, 65 Cambridge Street Glasgow G3 6QX
Once an institution…should now be institutionalised! Fazzi is an Italian restaurant with a cafe atmosphere – too many tables close together. [Read more]
Edinburgh
Food review: Tony Macaroni, Parkgrove shopping centre, Queensferry Road, Edinburgh
New Tony Macaroni’s now open in Edinburgh Tony Macaroni is ever-expanding with 11 restaurants currently in Scotland and more on [Read more]
Edinburgh
Food Review: Polentoni, 38 Easter Road, Edinburgh, EH7 5RG
A visit to Edinburgh to drop off my secret Santa gift saw me having a spot of lunch at Polentoni [Read more]
Food
Review: Di Mambro Delicatessen, 176 Quarry St, Hamilton ML3 6QR
Di Mambro delicatessen is a family-run deli located on Quarry Street, Hamilton, less than 5 mins walk from Hamilton Central [Read more]
Food
CLOSED Riccardo’s Italian Kitchen, 512 St Vincent St, Glasgow G3 8XZ
We headed along to Riccardo’s armed with a Groupon voucher to the value of £49.75 for 2 courses for 2 [Read more]
Food
Review : Yes Bar (Vespbar), Address: 14 Drury Street Glasgow, G2 5AA
It was time for some lunch with the Colonel and seeing as it was post referendum week, and being all [Read more]
Edinburgh
Lunch review: Locanda de Gusti, 102 Dalry Road, Edinburgh, EH11 2DW
Not your typical Italian restaurant Locanda de Gusti used to be at the bottom of Broughton St in the New [Read more]
Drink
Artisan Italian food and drink expo, Edinburgh
Amazing cars, food and wine – it has to be Italy Surrounded by some of the best cars in the [Read more]
Glasgow
Laboratorio Espresso, 93 West Nile Street, Glasgow
Laboratorio Espresso, 93 West Nile Street, Glasgow Best coffee in Glasgow? This is a fab coffee shop. Funky design, [Read more]
Food
Pulcinella, 167 Hope Street, Glasgow
Pulcinella is a traditional Glaswegian Italian restaurant, filled with knock knacks, images of Italy as well as checked tablecloths. Located [Read more]
Food
Mira Mare, 82 West Clyde Street, Helensburgh
We were in Helensburgh for a jazz night and decided on a wander about to find somewhere which attracted our [Read more]
Food
***CLOSED*** Dino’s, 35 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow
In operation since 1966, this Glasgow institution will soon be gone to make way for a bank of all things! [Read more]
Food
Pizza Express, 20 Provan Way, Glasgow Fort, Glasgow, G34 9DL
Pizza Express goes east The Vue cinema complex has now opened at the back of the Glasgow Fort in Glasgow’s [Read more]
Food
Italian Night at Tullie Inn, Balloch
A menu with matched wine and chat from Bibendum wines. Belstar Prosecco to start. Sweet, light, fruity but with [Read more]
Food
Bella Napoli, 85 Kilmarnock Road, Glasgow
Bella Napoli, 85 Kilmarnock Road, Glasgow MENU It had been a while since we had ventured into Bella [Read more]
Drink
Inn Deep, 445 Great Western Rd, Glasgow G12 8HH
We are big fans of William Bros beer and love their bar, Inn Deep. Located where Big Blue [Read more]
Food
Refurbishment of Zizzi at Princes Square Complete
With Zizzi celebrating their 10th Anniversary at Princes Square, it was time for a wee wash and brush up. The [Read more]
Food
Zizzis, Royal Exchange Square, Glasgow
Recently opened on Royal Exchange Square, Zizzi REX, utilises the space vacated by the old Borders Bookshop well. It [Read more]
Italian
Aromo Coffee – Espress Coffee Pods, Beans and Ground Coffee
We were asked to try out some espresso coffee from Aromo. The coffee comes in beans, grounds, Nespresso, [Read more]
Food
Browns, Bar and Brasserie, Glasgow
Location: 1 George Square, Glasgow Visited Feb 2013 We have nipped into Brown’s for drinks a few times due to [Read more]
Food
Tennent’s Training Academy – Hospitality and Leisure Courses
We recently won a competition on twitter (@tennentsacad) to win a Pizza Making Masterclass. at Tennent’s Training Academy. The [Read more]