Viva Ristorante - Glasgow

I'm never sure what to expect when going out for ItalianI have been disappointed in the past with paying a lotfor not a lot.

I went here with Paul M for dinner before a movie and we both really enjoyed it.

My family was visiting for the weekend and we decided last minute to head for an Italian.

After Italmania on Union Street shut down a few years ago I struggled to find an Italian in Glasgow that done a really good carbonara. The carbonara here is delicious. I would recommend the rose wine on the wine list, it's odd but worth it, I would also reccomend the garlic bread with cheese, the bread is more like pan bread and not the usual garlic baggette you get elsewhere. The staff are great, the food is amazing. I used to go here every Friday for lunch (before I bought a house and became permanently skint) and would always get half pizza half pasta with a friend which was always amazing. They also do a thing called Viva Gold, if you say this when booking and it's within the set timescales of the deal you can get between off the food bill depending on the day. Check their website for times before booking.

What a great place. Bought a voucher for for off food. You help yourself to salad bar and servers come to your table with meat options. Servings are small but this is a good thing as you have about or more meats to sample. Lamb was definitely one of my favourites so asked for another helping before we finished. You need to try the Cinnamon Pineapple, great course to finish on.