Di Maggios in Glasgow City

Tried this place for my friend's birthday, and while the place is beautiful, the experience was not very good. We had a table booked for dinner at 8pm, but when we got there it wasn't ready yet. We were seated upstairs at the bar for a bit which we were not too bothered by however, we did have another reservation for drinks in Glasgow at half nine, so we were hoping to get started quickly. After almost half an hour waiting without even being offered drinks we were seated at our table. The waiters we had at the table were lovely & took our drinks orders as soon as we sat down followed by our food orders shortly after. Unfortunately it did take another 20 minutes before our drinks arrived. By the time our food came, it was about 21:10. My friend and I ordered the "Giuseppe's Italian sausage pizza" to share, which was supposed to have "wild broccoli" on top. Instead, it was just plain, unseasoned boiled broccoli placed on top of the pizza (see picture) we actually did find this quite funny however, it's still not what you would expect paying these sorts of prices! The pizza also had a very overpowering taste of Anise, presumably coming from the sausage. Now I am aware that Italian sausage often contains Anise however, this was so strong that it could be comparable to eating a pizza topped with a box of liquorice Assorts!!! The other girls had pasta dishes which they seemed to enjoy so maybe it's just a case of ordering the wrong thing? I did try a bit of my friend's Lasagne which was nice enough but definitely lacking flavour. Charging £18+ for very basic pasta when there are much nicer places for half the price does seem a bit ridiculous. I think with this restaurant you are definitely paying for the aesthetic and not the food so if that's what you're into then go for it. It has smartly dressed waiters, monogrammed napkins and a big tree in the middle of the room which was a plus! If you are looking for great Italian food I would recommend visiting il Pastaio 5mins up the road which has absolutely delicious pasta for half the price! Another great place is Italian kitchen slightly pricier but you get what you pay for as expected. My conclusion is that it's a good place to go for taking instagram photos but not for good Italian food.

Terrible Got sausage supper sausage was hard. They don't even make real chips thin frozen chips served. Won't be back

Far too long for food, over an hour but it’s bangin

I was so looking forward to Valaria after seeing all the hype on social media. Don’t get me wrong, the interior is aesthetically pleasing. We were originally sat at a table next to the door and were moved to a better area. It took some time for service and to place orders then a goooood while for our food to arrive. When it did arrive, the croque Monsieur looked lovely and I went for the salmon Benedict— now, for £14 it was a small portion & quite frankly didn’t look anything fancy. When I cut into the poached eggs they were both well done. I tried to get the attention of a member of staff for some time to no avail leaving me to get up and quickly get the attention of the greeter at the door. I asked if I could get my eggs runny she just replied “ok”, no apologies— I know that it wasn’t her cooking them but her customer service was shocking. Maybe she was just having a bad day, as she looked like she didn’t want to be there and her attitude reflected it, however, upon reading most recent reviews the service appears to be poor so who knows. When I received my replacement it was just put down to me with a “here you go” no apologies, sorry about your wait etc. This time around I was given more of the beetroot hollandaise which made the dish less dry. However, if I didn’t know that it was made with beetroot then I really wouldn’t have been able to say that it contained beetroot, it was rather flavourless. We ordered more drinks and both times the glasses came out warm and the waitress stated they were short on glasses? Perhaps this was the wait?! I was quite fed up by this time, however the cakes DID look good so we caved in and got some. My friend went for the sticky toffee biscoff and enjoyed and I had the cherry choux bun and I must say it was delicious and stuffed with cream. They did, again, take a while to arrive at our table which I couldn’t understand as they only needed to be put on a side plate- I would have been quicker doing it myself. I wish that I settled for a couple of cakes instead. I definitely would not do brunch again, and I know they do evening tapas now and my experience today has put me off. If anything, I would get a take away cake. Also, there’s an added 10% tip charge— I always tip anyways but what i have noticed in places which have this automatically added to the bill the service lacks as if it’s just expected now as I doubt many ask for it to be removed.

My daughter loves the donner hoagie...lots in it weighs a ton would do two people. Got the spicy chicken n chips..now I love spicy madras etc but this was on another level. Two mouthfuls and my lips were stinging. Had salad with it and topped it with mayo to try and cool it down. Think you need to bring the spice levels down a bit guys just a tad too much. Anyways enjoyed the meal.