La Vita in East Dunbartonshire

Was 21:40 I call restorant to order collection and someone said we are close now.i ask it “are you sure” he just confirmed yea we are close .i saw the time they actually closed on 22:00 and I was 10 years costumer on this restaurant

Wow from the moment I push open the door of La Vita premises Bishopbriggs (mostly always Friday afternoons) I feel the love & respect from the staff (as if each & every one of them is the owner & has a vested interest in me & making me feel nothing is too much of a bother). I can tell their "clientele & most deliciously scrumcious food", is at the heart of their establishment. The minestrone, pasta dishes, strawberry tarts & pavlova taste as though they are made with love, thought & quality ingredients, This attention to detail is unparalleled with any restruant I have found in Scotland in my adulthood (I'm 56 years old!). I take my hat off to you La Vita & hope to return time & time again. Wishing you many more years of success. I never write reviews however I felt La Vita so deserved one. Thank you from a valuably felt, "by me, from you" customer. You are, without doubt these days, a rare commodity in Scotland's catering industry. 5 stars from me 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 Abigail Clare Simpson Buckley

Little gem of a place. Food, service & ambience, will defo be back

Date 15/03/25. Time of pick up 19.30. In my opinion I would avoid getting a takeaway’s from la Vita in Bishopbriggs. The takeaway portions are small. I ordered 3x penne Arrabbiata, I’ve tasted better in their restaurant. The sauce was more like a Napoli sauce there was no spice. It tasted the same as the sauce I got with the Focaccia Cosa Nostra. The prices are more or less the same as the restaurant prices. It should be the same standard and quality. Sorry but i definitely would not get another takeaway from this restaurant, what a total waste of money ☹️

Staff were great very attentive. Food first class.

Tasted great and still piping hot even after delivery all the way from Bishopbriggs to harestanes. Friendly delivery drivers. No complaints.

Garlic bread was soggy and chips were cold

Went here for my birthday with family. The staff was wonderful, food was exquisite, and the overall experience was perfect. Thank you all so much!! xx

absolutely beautiful again with la vita. hot fresh good quality cooking. spaghetti cabanara the risotto were cooked perfect. we had bruchetta with it too .

you have not yet delivered my food and your phone number is engaged not impressed

Food not too bad, but service very poor. I waited 30 mins from the time of collection and had to constantly interject staff to enquire on my order.

If the food wasn’t so good, I wouldn’t go back as the collection experience is so bad. Typically you will stand at the collection window for 10 minutes before anyone comes to serve you.

‼️WORSE PASTA and PIZZA ‼️ IVE HAD IN A LONG TIME can't believe how much its went DOWN HILL Phone in my order to collect it the time they told me had to wait ages to get served. walk from the restaurant across the road to Morrison car park food was cold pizza chips garlic bread pepper sauce..Pasta was terrible as if the cream sauce had curdle. Phone restaurant told me to bring it back over ONLY for the manager to cause a scene wanting me to go inside the restaurant I said NO as it was to busy as i wanted to stay at the takeaway bit SHE was so rude shouting saying there was nothing wrong with it .with the restaurant door open and everyone looking to see what was going on So UNPROFESSIONAL unhelpful never replaced a thing Can't believe this service from one off my favourite restaurant since the day it opened

‼️WORSE PASTA AND PIZZA ‼️ I've had in along time CANT BELIEVE HOW MUCH ITS WENT DOWN HILL MY FOOD WAS COLD ..SOGGED.. SAUCE CURDLE.. MANAGER TOLD ME TO BRING IT BACK ONLY for HER TO ARGUE WITH ME IN FRONT OF CUSTOMERS ..SO UNPROFESSIONAL SHE RUINED MY DINNER NEVER OFFER TO REPLACE ANY OF IT.. I only went across the road to the car park to eat it so SHE can't blame the time I got home that made it cold as she was trying to make out on the phone

I was at my Granddaughter's baby shower & had a lovely time. Staff very friendly & professional & service very good. Food was delicious so I hope to visit again. Thank you.

We ordered £60 of food from la vita which was extremely disappointing. We have ordered from la vita for years and have seen a gradual decline. Over two hours after placing the order food arrived, after a follow up call. Focaccia was burnt, one pasta was too soft, another too hard and one too dry. Emailed to complain and request refund as phone engaged, voicemail received but not followed up by the restaurant. Tried to call back but given problems in contacting la vita I’ve given up. As someone who has praised la vita in previous years I am dismayed to say I will never order from or dine in la vita again.

Ordered food then phoned the restaurant when the food was half an hour late. Was told my order was next to be delivered. Waited over an hour and called the restaurant back. Whilst on the phone the second time the order was delivered but when the food arrived obviously it had been lying under a hot plate for over an hour before it was delivered so the quality of the food was really poor. From placing the order to delivery was over 3 hours.

Vincent was the loveliest server! Made our night even better

cold food, salty pizza, late delivery no refund given.

Food was 15 mins past the time given and the food was tasteless and cold

Order took over 2 hours. Food is cold & pizza is missing

Placed order via Just Eat at 5:15pm. Food was delivered at 7:40, cold & soggy. Contacted restaurant who were totally uninterested. Very rude and didn’t offer even an apology let alone a gesture of goodwill. Never again 🤬

Food never disappoints, sticky jalapeno chicken starter is a must have, as is the Mia Casa pasta.

food was beautiful .. hot fresh when arrived we had a big order whole lot was good quality food thanks very much especially on valentines day. delivery driver polite and courteous and friendly

Long wait times for food. Took 2 hours to get and eat main and dessert.had to ask for the bill twice. Felt like we were forgotten about.

My husband took me here tonight for valentines dinner. We would normally go to barrachnie branch however couldn’t get a table today. Table booked for 6pm, we were shown upstairs and into a corner, lots of tables very close together. Valentines menu on the table, 2 courses £28.95 or 3 courses £34.95 - sounds reasonable. I’m very fussy and noticed that I didn’t like any of the main courses, spoke to the waiter before we even ordered a drink and asked if I could order macaroni from the normal menu - he said yes no problem. If this wasn’t an option we would have just left. Drinks received promptly. My husband waited a bit of time for his starter, it was busy so we didn’t mind. We then waited an extremely long time for our main - well over an hour. Our mains came minus a portion of chips, we were assured twice that they wouldn’t be long. Mains finished still no chips. By this time we had been there for 2 and a half hours, it was very hot. We decided to patch the deserts as if we stayed any longer we would probably get charged dig money. Asked for the bill and the card machine which was brought quickly (of course it was, a que of people were waiting at the door to get in). Chips were added to the bill, advised the waitress that I didn’t receive my chips. Also noted that I had been charged £22.95 for the macaroni. Male waiter appeared (not sure if he was the manager) a few minutes later advising that he would take the chips off the bill for me … well I should think so since I didn’t actually get them. He told me that I hadn’t been charged the full £28.95 because I didn’t have dessert. Pointed out that macaroni is £13.45 on the al a carte menu … he very abruptly told me that it was valentine menu and that was the price 🙄 I didn’t get it from the Valentines menu 🤷🏻‍♀️ he was having none of it and was actually quite rude so we just paid. A shame that the service was poor and rude because the food was alright. Won’t be back to this branch. Also the steaks couldn’t have been up to much I seen 2 people not eating them.

Absolutely shocking service ,thanks for ruining our valentines night ,waiting for 35 minutes to order then sat waiting for another 30 mins waiting for food while people who came in after us got there food ,left hungry and disgusted won't be going back

My pregnant partner and I waited over an hour for mains, asked for the fillet steak very well done and this came out pink. No check back from any servers and our actual server only spoke to us once the whole night. Spoke to about 5 different servers during our 2 and a bit hours there to have 2 starters and one main. Manageress was nice enough to apologise and offer a discount on the bill however we will not be returning, we ended up having to go elsewhere for food. Original server didn’t seem to care and walked past our uneaten food for 20 minutes before I got the attention of the manageress. Lack of attention coupled with undercooked food and poor service is not what you expect when you pay high street prices in bishopbriggs. Barrachnie branch is far superior from our previous visits.

not given correct information when phoned.

2 hours wait. Missing items. Burnt pizza. Cheers

Order was delivered extremely late. 2.5 hour wait with no apology or explanation, food was cold when arrived and all had to be reheated which is ridiculous as we don’t live far from it, food must have been sitting for a while

Pasta was super creamy and tasty as always. Mozzarella Fritta was great, love the addition of balsamic/tomato/basil it really compliments the mozzarella and Herb sauce and brings the lovely tangy sweet taste!

Family meal, 9 adults. Everyone loved their food. Staff were lovely, service was perfect. Great!

Ordered take away last night at 5.45pm and took over 3 hours to come. Didn’t arrived till after 9pm. Phoned several times to cancel and got hung up on. Phoned the manager today to get a refund as children had already had to be fed before it arrived. Manager wasn’t interested at all and refused to refund or offer any gesture of goodwill. First time ordering from here and will certainly be the last.

Excellent meal, piping hot despite the 20 minute drive home. Food was delicious. Still talking about it 3 hours later. Will be back soon to eat in

Order took 2 hours and 20 minutes to come. The food order was wrong and arrived cold.

Great pizza but over 3 hours for delivery is ridiculous!

Brilliant i will order again 👍 😀

I stated no mushrooms in any dish - the Mia casa had more mushrooms than chicken & straight in the bin

Well done to Julian for the excellent service. Nice atmosphere and excellent dishes.

Excellent food at La Vita Bishopbriggs with exemplary service from Julian

Still waiting at the window 30mins after it said ready for collection.

After being told to collect at 7pm, we were waiting a further 30 minutes to then get the food snd the chips and pasta was cold. Not the first time this has happened at this restaurant

Usually a fan of La vita but last 2 times ordered it’s not tasted normal. Tonight everything tasted funny, unsure if different chef but wasn’t impressed. It’s a shame cause a good la vita is a great takeaway

Had a lovely night with my family here tonight. Great food, amazing atmosphere. We will be back soon!

Worse MIA Casa pasta I have ever had from La Vita, I will not be ordering again. Had many times previously but this was very below standard. No sauce, hardly any chicken or broccoli mainly pasta. Sad I always rated La Vita but this is the 3rd time it has not been good quality

very tasty really enjoyed my meal

Great service from friendly staff. Love a nice lunch or dinner here, always good food and service in a lovely relaxed atmosphere

A really lovely romantic evening

Lovely restaurant, great variety and excellent service.

Food was delicious and piping hot, tastes exactly like it does when you eat in the restaurant. Only issue was the just eat app said my food was ready to collect but when I went into the restaurant I had to wait a further 10 minutes but easy mistake.

Never ready on time the staff completely ignore customers who are not sitting in the restaurant and delivery orders are prioritised over collecting customers left standing at a hatch at the front door! Why does it say “Ready for collection” if it’s not ready to collect what’s the point?

Kids meal was half the size it usually is and it was soggy. I had to air fry it for it to be edible and the lasagna was mostly white sauce and cheese with a tiny bit of mince at the side. I’m not sure what happened there.

delivery time was over 2 hours behind the estimate of 1 hour ( so 3 hours+ total from time off ordering). if wife want able to drive down and request order made up, then we wouldn't have gotten anything because when the order did arrive, 2 off the pizzas were wrong and the pasta was wrong! chips and garlic bread stone cold and completely written off. was mega disappointing because phoned restaurant to check about 1 hour mark after no show and any subsequent calls wouldn't complete!

I ordered penne carbonara & it was tasteless & it had loads of oil at the bottom of the tray, it went in the bin

Food delivered on time and piping hot. Always fantastic food from here.

Service was prompt and food was hot and tasty. Value for money was excellent. An excellent place to go for a relaxing meal, close train station and meters from the bus stop.

This is our favorite place always has been. Service from staff is outstanding always smiling and willing to help out. Food is just out of this world has always. Boss lady has I call her is on point running that restaurant. Well done to you all. ❤❤❤❤🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

Manager was incredibly rude, we had a reservation from 6-7:45 and were waiting to order dessert. At 7:00 the manager came over and demanded the table because they were busy and wouldn’t let us order dessert instead just giving us the bill. When we showed him the reservation he simply said “I believe you” and throwing his hands up as if to say “who cares” disgustingly unprofessional and will not be back

Food was fine however the collection was awful. Collection time set by the restaurant for 18:35 stood and waited until 19:00, asked how much longer I was expected to wait and got told just another couple of minutes when I pointed out I had already been waiting 25 minutes I was rudely told it’s busy - then maybe set a collection time you can actually meet? The attitude from the person in charge was not appropriate nor appreciated considering I had been kept waiting near half an hour.

Had a lovely festive lunch with our family. Could not fault anything. The food, service and atmosphere excellent. Staff very helpful and friendly. Definitely recommend and will return.

I don't think there is a bad La Vita. Excellent food and service. Generous portions.

Worst bolognaise I have ever tasted just bland mince no bolognaise sauce etc and this is supposed to be a restaurant lol , waited over two hours also shocking especially the prices for stuff I know I can cook better and I don’t work in the food industry

The last 2 deliveries from la vita have been early, the food hot and tasty.

There nothing to say but absolutely one hundred % brilliant and delicious 😋

As usual the food was out of this world never had a bad meal from use eat in or takeaway

Piping hot carbonara , super tasty as always

Shambles. Pizza came looked like it had been kicked into the back of the car. Toppings and cheese pouring out the aide of the box Driver clearly dropped the order as the lids were off the containers also. Phoned the restaurant to complain and the manager was not really interested. Said he would speak to the driver but didnt take any details of my order so no clue how he will work that out. Ended the phone call as a table started singing happy birthday and he didnt move away, couldnt hear a word

The dipping sauce lid was not secure and therefore all sauce was over the food and bag

Mia casa is a favourite of mine but this was terrible. It tasted like a tub of salt had been dropped in it. It’s usually delicious aswell. 👎

la vita you can't fault there food or service

Went for dinner this evening with my daughter. Was put upstairs , where I do believe you are forgotten about. Had to ask for Parmesan & black pepper after receiving dinner. Only got Parmesan before he whisked off again? We did a jimmy style , my pasta was a totally different colour/texture sauce to my daughters. I have eaten in this restaurant periodically since it opened & I have tasted Mia Casa like that. Told the waitress who very politely apologised and went to get her Manager. He came to table explaining to him , I was told yes sometimes different. He asked if I still enjoyed it I told him not really as was not as it should have been. Sauce was orange not cream! Ordered a dessert, waited an eternity. When Bill came , no reflection to my comments on the meal not being up to standards. Think that’s me done now, won’t be back.

I've been extremely disappointed with la vita's attitude towards long term customers. I have been a customer for half my life and I will now never return, nor will I order. I would order la vita several times a week. I had an encounter with a staff member who denied there being ice in my drink when you could physically see it. I've never been more baffled by someone's inability to take accountability and simply apologise. Consistently getting orders incorrect with delivery and takeaway. Food standard has gone downhill. A message to anyone who takes the risk of going, when things go wrong, do not expect this to be rectified. They have no desire to resolve issues they cause and appear determined to run their business into the ground. I'm saddened to see a place I cherished turn into this. I have only written a few reviews in my entire life, I'm utterly disheartened by the treatment I've received.

most enjoyable as always the same standard as the restaurants

Started over charging for food, £13 for pasta, an increase of 33% since 6 months ago. More than the price listed on just eat. Total scam. Never going back

Pasta was lovely throughly enjoyed it , pizza was cold unfortunately but still lovely !

Both Just eat and La Vita provided shocking service.

it doesn't matter how many times you order the same meals they are always the same high quality I have yet to get a bad order doesn't matter you in the restaurant or ordering from home

Advised to collect my order at 7:05pm which gave me 45 mins to get there. On route when I was 30 mins away I then received a notification saying my order was ready so my food was then sitting all this time waiting. My chips were supposed to be chunky instead got skinny… pasta was more oil in the dish than pasta itself. Really disappointed as we are loyal customers

This gem of a restaurant is by far the nicest I've ever been to. The food tasted amazing, my party all ordered different meals from the menu and all were delighted by the taste and look. The staff were attentive and went above and beyond to make our night one to remember. We're already planning our next night out at la Vita in Bishopbriggs.

Customer service was poor. Was 5 minute early from the time of our collection time. Was told it would be 2 minutes but waited 30 and soon as i complained it was gave to me. Unhappy

Disappointing didnt enjoy it at all Pizza topping flavour was odd didnt taste good. The bolognese lacked flavour and was dry. Only positives, it was all hot on arrival / garlic bread was good. Wouldn't order again due to tatse.

The food is excellent and there is no difference between takeaway or booking a table

Really well set out and nicely decorated restaurant. Polite and attentive staff. Terrific food. Would highly recommend

Great selection of choice for daytime menu served until 6.30 friendly staff and fast efficient service good value for money

Excellent service from start finish and food was great

We first arrived at the premises waited 100 hrs to be seated once seated we felt as if we were getting forced to order ever two secs someone was at our table we hadn’t even got our drinks orderd and we were getting asked to order food i orderd the tomato and pepper soup and there were flys flying around us main course came and I asked for a side of garlic bread by the time we were ready to leave I still haven’t received them my friend orderd muscles in a white wine sauce and they were small very small and it wasn’t nice at all we went to the toilet and there were bad hand drying wasn’t on and I had to dry my hands on my top salute die grass won’t be back

lavita used to be the best Italian for food imo but lately it has gone right down the hill, you ask for certain food & get something different, the prices are extortionate for takeaway & the portion sizes are nothing like they used to be..Will not be buying again .

Delivery turned up 28 mins after order! it was shown in the food! Not one part was cooked properly! Pasta was hard, broccoli was inedible & the chicken was still cold in the middle, reheated! Would rather wait the usual hour and get edible food.

All 3 of us ordered lasagna that had the appearance of soup with only the tiniest piece of pasta, with the bechamel sauce on the side! Taken away but when returned not really improved, looked like they had scooped the excess sauce out. Waiter superficially apologetic and then very inattentive . Young lady also serving was clearly aware of how we were treated and tried to make amends; she clearly had great customer skills. The people at the next table were also complaining about the quality of their food. For additional information a draft diet Pepsi cost £4.65. A really disappointing experience.

Went for a 16th Birthday dinner . Great food and staff all very engaging and friendly from the start . We were not rushed and able to sit and relax in the great surroundings. Old fashioned booths and great drinks gantry help the ambiance of the place . All in all great experience and definitely be back .

Great restaurant food is always delicious friendly and courteous staff and really welcoming love this place will most definitely be back 20/10!!

Been a couple of times now for wife's birthday and it is really nice. All of us enjoyed the food and the atmosphere. Nice wee touch with sparkly firework etc and them signing happy birthday 🎉🎉

Prices increasing rapidly and portion sizes decreasing. Gelato carmello dessert exemplifies this... now only one scoop of ice cream and topped with lashings of synthetic cream to bulk up hide the small quantum of ice cream.

Was in last week food was fine .soft drinks prices are shocking 😲

Went with my wife & adult daughter. Lovely meal, reasonable prices, efficient service and very pleasant staff. An enjoyable night. Thanks folks, see you again soon.

Never go wrong with a La Vita.

I've dined at Lavitas many times and the food was very good.but unfortunately yesterday Friday the 13th I took my wife for afternoon lunch .we both had the fish & chips ..the food arrived and it was a plate full of skinny fries with a fish on top and a side salad..the fish was tasteless and chewy, obviously frozen, the so called batter was soggy and the chips weren't very hot .so only managed to eat about half of the meal as it was awful. So I ordered the apple crumble which is my favourite pudding only to be once again very disappointed,out came cooked apples with custard no crumble in sight again very disappointed also the apples were cold in the centre obviously heated in the microwave, then to Finnish off we had lavita coffee and again not very hot,so at a cost of £60 I'm very disappointed also me an the wife feel awful as the food was that bad

Love this place,if want a decent meal this should be your go to Italian restaurant.

Lovely food thank you, although we got French fries instead of fat chips as ordered.