Topolabamba Reviews Summary

Atmosphere & Decor

Pros:

• "Very clean and energetic atmosphere."
• "The place has a great atmosphere and vibe."
• "Brilliant and lively restaurant with a decent menu to suit anyone no matter how spicy they like their Mexican food."
• "Nice restaurant, good environment, friendly staff members, fast service."
• "Quite a quirky restaurant."
• "Love the decor and good atmosphere."
• "The place has great looking Mexican decorations all around which added further to the Mexican feel of the place."

Cons:

• "Of course if you have mobility issues be aware that the toilets are in a basement near the Earth’s core like too many Glasgow city centre restaurants and bars."
• "The music is too loud."
• "The atmosphere was dynamic, positive and buzzing!"
• "The interior decor and the restaurant atmosphere feels fun, exciting and cosy at the same time."
• "Relaxed atmosphere."
• "The atmosphere in the restaurant was great and the food was excellent."
• "Super cute restaurant. Great atmosphere."

Service

Pros:

• "A very polite lady at the bar made the experience extremely welcoming."
• "Waitress was super nice."
• "Nice restaurant, good environment, friendly staff members, fast service."
• "The owner was at the door and he was so helpful."
• "Amazing!!! 5* for sure! Delicious food, friendly staff and incredibly quick service."
• "Really attentive staff who deliver quick and friendly service."
• "The staff is very attentive, friendly and efficient."

Cons:

• "We were waiting at the entrance for somebody to help us find a seat."
• "Food was fine, drinks fine, service was so depressing. We all felt so unwelcome."
• "I just got in this place... someone came one minute later very rude saying 'you need to speak to me at the door first before sitting ok?'"
• "The old balding barman was unprofessional and had lots of attitude."
• "The manager who was in charge of ‘mansplaining’ the process was arrogant and rude."
• "The second waiter looked at me snickered and said em in a minute I'm busy and then drew his eyes off of me."
• "The male staff were rude and kind of looked down on us."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Really great cocktails."
• "First time visiting Scotland and decided to check out where people head to for good food, was not disappointed."
• "Food was very tasty and presented well."
• "The tapas style of food is great. It was nice to get a few different options and there were plenty of vegetarian options."
• "Food was decently good. I think it was the closet thing to authentic mexican food you're gunna get in Glasgow (I'm Mxn btw)."
• "The food was outstanding."
• "The food was top notch."

Cons:

• "Cauliflower was awesome, bean tacos with tofu were stone cold and rubbery."
• "Chips were cold."
• "Food came out SO fast, it beat the drinks. We were originally impressed until the meat dishes started coming out just as fast. Both myself and my partner now have food poisoning."
• "The loaded fries was £7 for 15 skinny fries with no flavour meat on top and the jalapeño poppers £8 for 2 !!!"
• "£53 for tasteless tapas food for two? There are definitely better establishments out there who offer more meat and better quality."
• "The chicken quesadilla was like eating a dry blanket & the crab tortilla wasn't fresh."
• "The cauliflower in the cauliflower wings was raw and crunchy... I can't believe this would be intentional."

Value

Pros:

• "Reasonable prices and tasty food."
• "Probably mid-range in terms of cost (c£35 per head) but there are usually some useful discounts and promotions available."
• "The prices were more than affordable and the food was excellent for sharing portions."
• "Food for two, with cocktails, came to about £40."
• "Great prices and portion sizes."
• "Prices are very reasonable."
• "Very reasonably priced food and good portions."

Cons:

• "Virgin Margaritas are pretty small."
• "Everything was great, only downside is I ordered drinks off the drinks menu and when the bill came the drinks were more expensive."
• "Also the 'Automatically added yet optional (🤷🏻‍♂️) service charge' of 10% is a bit of strange way to claim the service was good."
• "There is absolutely no value here in my opinion."
• "Costly option with realistically a very limited menu for anyone with a nut allergy."
• "The glasses for our drinks were dirty, disappointing."
• "They add 10% service even if you’d order only drinks and be in a group that is Less than 5 people."