La Vita Spuntini Reviews Summary

Category: Italian restaurant Glasgow

Address: 199 Byres Rd, Glasgow, G12 8TN, United Kingdom

Phone: +441413394222

Rating: 4.3
based on 253 reviews.

Service

Pros:

  • "Thankfully the staff were incredibly energetic and quick to have us seated."
  • "Wonderful service."
  • "Great service."
  • "Service was lovely and it was nice and cozy with beautiful mood lighting."
  • "Atmosphere was great staff were quick and at tentative."
  • "Great staff very attentive, friendly, and professional."
  • "Very friendly staff. Manager Luca is an absolute gentleman."

Cons:

  • "Service in this restaurant is terrible post covid-19."
  • "Service is rushed, inattentive and got my order wrong twice today."
  • "We had great difficulty flagging down staff who were clearly overwhelmed by how busy the restaurant was."
  • "Service from this waiter was not good."
  • "Service was very slow."
  • "The main problem I had was the running of the restaurant."
  • "When we asked, the waiters were really aggressive."

Food Quality

Pros:

  • "Our meal was superb."
  • "The lunch menu is brilliant - a wide range of choices at really reasonable prices, and good size portions too."
  • "Food and staff are absolutely amazing!"
  • "Food was very nice and I'd eat here again."
  • "The food was amazing and the service was great."
  • "The lobster ravioli was very good."
  • "The food was excellent Fresh Tasty and Plentiful."

Cons:

  • "Cold pizza, pasta with 3 bits of chicken in it."
  • "One of the waiting staff was wearing a creased, dirty looking shirt."
  • "The bruschetta was soggy., the mussels were overcooked and and mostly closed."
  • "Mediocre food and rude waiter."
  • "The tomato and potatoes were also very bland."
  • "The calamari and monkfish stew was overcooked and mushy fish is never good."
  • "For a restaurant that claims to have a vegan menu, the food I received as part of a Christmas dinner was utterly underwhelming."

Ambience and Decor

Pros:

  • "Fantastic place for an evening meal with amazing prices to boot!"
  • "Enjoyed the ambience of the restaurant."
  • "The interior decoration is delightful."
  • "The decoration is more than perfect and that tree in the centre is just brilliant!"
  • "Dinning room is nicely decorated, menu is reasonably priced as is the wine list."
  • "Unique, cozy atmosphere."
  • "Place was very cosy with a nice vibe."

Cons:

  • "Crammed like sardines doesn't work, conversation was overheard either side of us."
  • "There is definitely no social distancing, tables too close together."
  • "The restaurant was a bit loud."
  • "It was very drafty as the door was open."
  • "We all felt it was very warm, with the heat rising from the downstairs kitchen."
  • "The interior is very nice, however the place is prone to becoming really loud."
  • "Small, slightly cramped and busy in the evening time."

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