Gamba Reviews Summary

Atmosphere & Decor

Pros:

• "The atmosphere was lovely and intimate, all around perfect night out."
• "Lovely cozy seafood restaurant, amazing food."
• "The atmosphere is surprisingly cosy and the staff will make you welcome immediately."
• "A warm decor focusing on the relationship with the sea."
• "The place has the atmosphere of a very well-established fish restaurant."
• "The atmosphere in the restaurant was nice and calm."
• "Wonderful staff, excellent service, fantastic menu, lovely decor and ambiance."

Cons:

• "The restaurant is underground and a bit too warm stuffy."
• "The decor was great apart from the toilets, quite dated - however clean etc."
• "The decor has certainly seen better days."
• "However, I think the place could do with being refurbished as it felt a bit tired."
• "Within half an hour, we were the only customers so a pretty dead restaurant."

Service

Pros:

• "Staff friendly, funny attentive and charming."
• "The staff were welcoming and attentive but also left you time between courses and at the end, never feeling that we were rushed and able to enjoy the evening."
• "Lovely friendly and efficient service made for a truly excellent experience."
• "Service was perfect."
• "The staff very attentive and caring."
• "Staff very friendly, professional and attentive from the minute you walk in until you leave."
• "The staff are always welcoming always knowledgeable on the food and the wine. and nothing is ever too much trouble of them."

Cons:

• "Not a good experience, the waitress was amazingly condescending food was not as good as expected so I won't be back!"
• "The waitress was not friendly and rarely came over."
• "Waiters were a little snooty."
• "Service was slow at times."
• "The service was efficient, although, I felt they were in a hurry."
• "The waiter was full of attitude and confrontational."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Had the better chicken liver parfait ever tasted and the lobster thermador was beautiful."
• "Some of the best oyster and scallop I've had the pleasure of eating."
• "The food itself was some of the best I’ve ever had."
• "Food was really good and service was great."
• "The seafood soup was delicious, thickened with crab meat (no gluten!) and the grilled fish was beyond crispy and fresh."
• "Really good seafood... great service."
• "The food and service was amazing. We enjoyed the wonderful lunch menu, which was fantastic value for three courses."

Cons:

• "Almost all of the scallops I received were undercooked."
• "So disappointing...I found all the food to be loaded with sugar....had high hopes for the fish soup..crab and ginger...it tasted like some overly sweet sauce."
• "We had oysters which were surprisingly bland, without the usual strong flavour."
• "The one meat dish (steak) was fairly tough and drenched in an oversweetened and oversalted gloop."
• "Monkfish wasn’t cooked correctly to bring out the flavor and it was served with herbs and a broth that overpowered it even if it was cooked correctly."
• "The cod in the main was over cooked, and the sauce was so watery and salty that it made it quite impossible to enjoy the rice as it quickly collapses into the sauce."
• "The food was average and very bland."

Price & Value

Pros:

• "The pre theatre menu is particularly good value."
• "The Market Lunch deal was fantastic."
• "Pre-theatre menu very good value with a glass of good wine included."
• "The food is of high quality. and amazing value for money."
• "Pricey but worth every penny, and the portions are much larger than expected!"

Cons:

• "Let's start with the Price, 30% more than my usual restaurant in Lanark, a little pricey."
• "Food was really good and service was great. However, I think the prices were too high."
• "Very overpriced for what we got and very disappointed on our return."
• "It is very expensive hence 5 stars."
• "Be ready to spend a pretty penny, we spent over 350 pounds for 7 people."
• "However, I think the prices were too high and the place could do with being refurbished as it felt a bit tired."

Family & Group Friendliness

Pros:

• "This is without a shadow of a doubt the best seafood restaurant in Glasgow."
• "Highly recommended for a celebration of seafood culinary excellence."
• "Found the dishes excellent, not cheap but great atmosphere and ideal venue for those special occasions,...very attentive staff,...Oh to be a rich git...."

Cons:

• "Repeatedly, we were told 'Gamba isn't the kind of place kids you bring kids'."
• "Perhaps this restaurant only suit for small group not for large group."
• "We felt completely discriminated and unwelcome as management continued to argue over £10."
• "Accepted a reservation for a table with kids and a high chair then asked my wife to leave with the baby when he made a bit of noise."