La Vita Spuntini in Glasgow City

Within less than 2 minutes of sitting down we were asked what our food choices were - we hadn't even opened the menus! Waiter left seeming somewhat annoyed, 15 mins later he came back and took our order. Sharing starter arrived without side plates, these eventually arrived when we'd almost finished (choose to start rather than it getting cold). Main course arrived, had to ask for cutlery. Table cleared once we were finished and ordered an expresso. Coffee didn't arrive after 20 mins so decided to request the bill. Bill brought to the table, after another 10-15 mins we had to request the card machine. Overall a very poor level of service which is a shame as the food was good.

Excellent service and quality of food, just before a play at Oran Mor. Parking is the only problem in Glasgow, but it is cheaper that £40 each way for a taxi.

Poor quality Christmas dinner left a lot to be desired

I visited yesterday and it was easily the best service I've ever had in Glasgow. The maître d was so welcoming and on the ball, we then had the smiliest waitress ever she just put you in a good mood. Really good food, really good Christmas decorations and our own Santa Hats which I will be wearing for the month of December.

We had our table booked for 1600 for a family Christmas night out which was booked well over a month in advance, we didn’t get seated until 1630 & no food until 1700 which impacted our plans for the night. We could hear others complaining of the same issues, I understand there is demands of working in a restaurant but the more senior staff were dismissive and rude. Waiting staff were brilliant, you could tell they were rushed off their feet but they did their best. The food in the West End restaurant has been very sub par anytime we have went compared to the city centre. I wouldn’t actually go back now, it’s just not a good experience.

The food and service was lovely as usual but the restaurant felt really noisy and chaotic today which really spoilt our lunchtime catch up. One member of staff in particular continually shouted VERY loudly across the restaurant to the rest of the staff which was completely unnecessary and rather irritating. Sadly I would hesitate to return again to this branch

Booked here last minute and just managed to get a table restaurant was absolutely mobbed yet all staff were very attentive and quick with bringing drinks and taking orders which surprised us with how busy it was. Excellent choice of drinks and great variety on the menu food was amazing and the atmosphere here was excellent as well was a great experience from the minute we walked in till we left can’t fault the place one bit and would definitely return in a heart beat

We’ve been to the city centre Spuntini before, but this was our first time in the West End. Family meal celebrating our daughter’s 21st birthday. Quite possibly the most delicious meal I’ve ever had, combined with attentive and fun staff - shout out to Amy for her food recommendations and then Amy and Vincent for a birthday surprise at the end of the meal. Highly recommended and we will most certainly be back.

I just wanted to mention Damian who was waiting my table. He is a fantastic waiter and really goes out of his way to help. Thanks Damien 😊

As always, we had a really fabulous dinner here last night. Such a warm and atmospheric restaurant, the staff are so pleasant and very efficient, the food is delicious! This is, and always will be, our go to restaurant.. it never fails. Back again with friends/family at the weekend and can’t wait. Thank you all ❤️

The food was good. The service was diabolical. The servers missed one drink order and took an hour to rectify it despite 5 different reminders. The wrong starters were served and any mention of poor service was scoffed at and belittled. Zero self awareness of how shocking the service was. Will not return. Nice food tho I guess

Great food and good value for money. Never disappointed

We were in on Saturday for a post Graduation lunch. Staff were superb. Changed table arrangements for us as they saw my daughter had crutches. Food was superb. Well presented and very tasty. Staff were amazing and made my daughter’s day. Thank you.

Nice service, nice setting but won’t return as food was very poor. Had the Italian roast chicken. Smallest chicken I’ve ever seen, very little meat on it. Gravy was poor and roast potatoes were not roast more like boiled. Vegetables were mushy. Overall very poor food. Don’t waste your money

Great pizza from la vita - nailed it again!

Turned up on a busy Saturday afternoon with no booking. No problems they sat 4 of us down. Had the 16.99 choice of 3 tapas size dishes each. Food was excellent, the pasta special was delicious 😋. Small lasagne also get a mention for being so flavourful. Everyone enjoyed their food and agreed that they couldn't finish as it was too much.

Delivery was quoted at time of selection of 30-45 minutes. This ended up being an hour and a half. Didn’t get pizzas (yes, pizzas that take 5 minutes in a pizza oven) until 9:15. Will not order from there again.

We didn't have a reservation so we were asked to wait 5 minutes. 2 tables became available so we were able to get seated quickly but the manager told us that we could only stay for an hour… Not very welcoming. We were served after 30 minutes, which eliminated the possibility of having dessert. We ordered margharita burrata pizzas for £16 but they arrived without burrata. Apparently there were a few small pieces that had melted on the pizza. The waiters were nice and the pizzas were good but not worth the price since they were basic pizzas.

Lovely food! Will definitely order again. 🤗

Picked up takeaway food last night. Was lovely as always thanks 😊

Great location, great food, great staff, great atmosphere. 10/10. The small plates are great for sharing and trying different items on the menu.

Came 15 minutes after the latest estimated time and food was unfortunately freezing! Was all delicious but certain things just didn’t reheat well.

Was difficult to choose what to eat from the extensive menu but what we all chose was lovely. Attentive staff and great Sangria!

Where to start. This place Is absolutely amazing. Juliano the manager quickly became our favourite person. My partner and I first started dating after he asked me out in this restaurant. We have since being going for over 3 years and everytime has been a delight. From a 30 person 21st birthday To an anniversary Dinner To the average date night The cocktails are wonderful, the food is always on point and we are always seated quickly and with a wonderful attitude. If your going to eat anywhere in glasgow I'd say it has to be this place!! Looking foward to our next visit!

Best italian food I had in a while👌👌

Really liked our Tuesday night birthday dinner for 14. Staff were excellent, food was tasty and served at the same time from the tapas menu. Peroni was cold and the sparkler on the birthday cake topped off a lovely evening, well done Sputini team

Ingredients missing from dish & pasta was hard at the ends

Lovely atmosphere and great food at a reasonable price. Ideal for a quiet Sunday lunch with friends. We will be back again.

Massively disappointed with the overall service. Just eat orders prioritised over customers in the restaurant resulting in long wait times. I booked a family meal to celebrate my 40th birthday. The table was booked for 7.30 for 21 people. The table was not ready until 7.45 we had to ask to order drinks and the food order was not taken until 9.05pm. Mains were served before starters and some meals were cold.

Totally loved it!! The small plates are great and allows you to have a mix of food. Definitely recommend

My adult daughter and I visited on a rainy Bank Holiday Monday for dessert and a cocktail. We did not have a booking but we were welcomed in and promptly seated at a lovely table. We opted for Tiramisu and a ridiculously tall strawberry tart. Both were absolutely first class and we tried not to leave any ( not easy as the portions were very generous!). The cocktails were both very sweet which weren't quite to our liking but that's personal choice. Not the cheapest treat but we deserved it! Good banter from the staff and lovely polite service. No waiting around either. One to return to in the future.

Before we sat in, someone asked us to wait at the front door, but no one asked us in after the table is cleaned. No one is serving the menu or water after we sitting down for ten minutes. Extremely bad service.

Took over 2 hours to come. Pasta was nice. Chips were decent. Pizza was a bit grim. Giant doughnut that cost almost £9 was rock solid and inedible.

Went out for a family meal for relatives birthday, great service and the food was excellent. I would highly recommend

First time in here waited half an hour to be served drinks, food wasn't great ordered 2 carbonaras waited over an hour. When they eventually did come pasta was raw(not al dente)and just not very nice. At this point I waited so long on the food I didn't even bother to complain to the manager he was very rude and in our face. Other staff members were very nice. Probably won't be back after this visit. In future say no if you have no space for a table and provide decent service for customers.

We love our tapas at La vita spuntini,staff and service second to none and for the food 😀 it's excellent in my opinion 👌

Great service, good food and incredibly understanding staff. I dropped off four 12 year olds for a farewell dinner between friends and the staff looked after them, treated them like adults and they had a superb time. We had been as a family the week before and he wanted to go back, and I'm delighted it worked out for him.

The Croquettes Italiano are awesome. Love the atmosphere. They got us table even though we didn't have a reservation.

My friend and I enquired about available drinks, and the manager lied to us, sayng: "I need this table in 10 minutes, so you need to go", as well as "this place is too expensive for you". I said I'd buy 2 peronis for £7.50 each, and they were served by friendlier staff. My friend and I enjoyed our Peroni's for up to half an hour before we left, confirming that the lying manager didn't need our table in 10 minutes; he was lying to drive us away because he judged us negatively. Terrible attitude. Go somewhere else where the management are more respectful.

This was wonderful. Two of us tried the three taster dishes, which were a copious size. One of us tried the 12 inch pizza. We had soft drinks.

So today was the second time I have ordered with you guys, and I love your Pizzas!! They remind me of home back in New York. Looking forward to tasting some more of your menu. But I must say your pizzas are Amazing!! Thank You!!

food was appalling ordered garlic bread and good just bread I would like a refund

We came across La Vita Spuntini during a walk around the city and stopped for lunch. The food was amazing, as was the service and the atmosphere. Absolutely superb!! Definitely recommend - wish I lived nearer as I would definitely go back. Thank you!!

Excellent and very attentive Food was outstanding

Really good place to have birthday dinner here! Food tastes good and all stuff are enthusiastic. Have a good time here.

Disappointing, fake Italian food for really high prices. You can just tell everything was just dumped out of a can. Underwhelming, to say the least.

I keep meaning to leave a review - this is one of our favourite takeaways as a family. The food is incredible, the family meal deal is great and means we can get a variety of things to suit all tastes in the house. We’re in Scotstoun and sometimes it’s not as warm as it could be but I put that down to the distance and even then it’s always amazing and delicious. (And tonight it was spot on). I can’t recommend enough, especially for families, it’s such a treat in our house & such good value.

So Italian kitchen has to be!!! Fantastic, delicious!!!! 🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩

Great place to go and try a variety of foods they offer. Small plates, great service and a lovely atmosphere to sit and enjoy tasty food with friends and share dishes. I also think their Spaghetti Bolognese is the best in Glasgow of you fancy a main!

Great service, great atmosphere and food was fantastic. Had a great family birthday dinner. Desserts were delicious!

Food was bland today. Aribiatta was tasteless. Fries were burnt the beef stew was still good. I order here a lot but this was really bad this time unfortunately.

Lovely spot for a gathering in the west end. Wasn't too busy when I went. Service was spot on and food was all great. Dessert portions was huge, so be warned! It was all really nice 👍👍

Staff are always very warm and welcoming

We came here yesterday for my m.i.l 70th birthday and had a wonderful time. The food was delicious and the waiting staff were amazing! They made a big fuss of my m.i.l and made her feel very special, they brought out the cake and had the whole restaurant sing happy birthday which was lovely.

as an Italian IT IS NOT ITALIAN

Food delicious and service great 👍

San Daniele ham got cooked on the hit pizza and Rucola was cooked and mashed... disappointed for 15£ pizza

the pasta with prawns where really oily but the soup was good and the ceaser salad with anchovies was outstanding. there should have been more anchovies though

Cozy place with great friendly customer service....after extremely unpleasant visit with rude customer service of owner's daughter in "pasta+prosecco" on Great Western Rd.

Always the most amazing service here!!! Staff make sure u have the best time and are just so lovely every time. Cannot recomend enough.

Same order £5 cheaper 2 weeks ago. Portions identical. Disappointed in the price hike.

Five star experience in a fabulous location. The friendly staff members were all delightful which enhanced our enjoyment of the delicious Italian meal. Will definitely return for more when next in the West End!

We came on a busy Saturday afternoon June 2024 We had a great deal, 3 small plates (tapas) a sangria and desert for under £20 (although the waiter says the price is set to rise). Good food. Great deal. We will return.

All the staff here are lovely, we really enjoyed all of the food we got and the atmosphere was great. We were here for my mums birthday and the service staff made it really special for her

Booked a table for 3 our first visit to Spuntini.Service was excellent and the waiter very friendly.Food was delicious we all really enjoyed it.The "Straight A's" waitress at the end was lovely..good luck with her uni course...will def recommend 👍🌟

Oft. their signature pasta is insane, wowzaken

very little beef just spaghetti

Highly recommend this restaurant. Can't wait to go back.

Good morning. I have tried since Friday to add this review on your website. Continually saying there is an error. Just some feedback regarding my booking at 18.45 on Friday 31 May. On arrival myself and my partner were escorted to a small two person table on the upper balcony. I had to sit with my foot under the table leg the whole night to prevent the table from rocking. Next without our knowledge our main course was put in front of a large party sitting next to us. It sat there for approx five minutes when one of the ladies at that table asked us if we were waiting on a large chicken and mushroom pizza and a chicken main course. We said we were. The lady stopped one of the waiters and explained what happened and the waiter proceded to lift our meals from the other table and duly sat it in front of us. This was embarrassing and put us both in a position to eat it after it sat at another table for five minutes. We did not want the embarrassment or to embarrass the other large party next to us. Lastly my partner made the excuse to myself that she wasn't hungry after all and after two or three bites of her food decided she could not eat hers. Setting etc was perfect however both of us are extremely disappointed in our visit. Regards. Jim

Me and my partner came here and was put upstairs in the back corner next to the dirty dishes we ordered two pizza’s and there was hardly any cheese on both pizzas and no pizza sauce just the toppings that we asked for really disappointing considering the pizzas are £15.95 if you consider going please ask to sit downstairs at the front and make sure you get cheese and tomato base sauce on your pizza

I went to the byres road shop on Saturday to hand in an order for Sunday staff member extremely rude waving the back of his hand dismissive of me saying he was too busy to take order from me I said I had written it out was only handing in again he was dismissive saying go away so I did we went to a restaurant in Renfrew where they were excellent in service and time of delivery Bill came to £400.00 so Sputinis we won't bother you again 😱rude extremely rude 😨

Amazing as always. Can never fault the staff or the food here🤌🏻💗

Very good food, super tasty pizza, the perfect end to a busy day in Glasgow.

A very nice restaurant with very friendly staff and delicious food

Food amazing, like the place. Too busy when we went. Staff making mistakes with bills etc due to pressure if work. Very nice though. Would go back but it would need to be quieter, it was bonkers busy when there.

Delicious food Beautiful restaurant Helpful staff Fab prices!!

Big Wow for the food, atmosphere and service

Food was cold and nearly an hour late will not be ordering again. Shame as it’s my son’s favourite place to eat.

Excellent food and great staff Highly recommend

Very good atmosphere, top service, very good meal, wine well served, with waiters who make the effort to speak French.

Delicious food in a stylish restaurant, great service and great margaritas

We actually wanted a delivery- restaurant sorted the problem quickly and very fairly. Food was still hot and the usual excellent quality. We are even bigger fans now 🙂

2 hours wait for stone cold food… Do NOT order food for delivery from Spuntini’s. We placed our order bang on 5.30pm when they opened for home delivery. 2 hours later the food arrives stone cold and inedible… Avoid at all costs…

I wanted to give private feedback but "contact us" on their website didn't function. Had lunch today. Lack of interesting veggie or low carb options so went for the only non pizza/ pasta option. Service was friendly on arrival but requested water never arrived and couldn't find anyone to order a second drink. I ordered porcetta which was tasteless and missing the key outer layer. The waiter seemed reluctant to let me have it without being smothered in gravy. I insisted but his ploy made sense when I saw the unappetising dish arrive. Vegetables were cold and greasy. The Tiramisu was inedible- a mass of sugar and fat with no flavour and a huge squirt of canned cream. The desert was unset and floating in an unidentifiable liquid- it didn't taste of coffee and was almost clear so the mind boggles. Given the cost of a solo lunch :£32.20 with one small bottle of bear it certainly was not good value even for the West End. The Yorkshire puddings, Scottish tablet and swizzle lolly with the bill were bizarre touches.

Dinner was excellent- loads of choice. Food was delicious, servers were friendly and very efficient

Was in here (Byres Road) for a surprise birthday lunch (10 of us accommodated at the one table setting). Had a Tapas type lunch with Minestrone Soup. Meatballs with sauce along with a 5" Pepperoni Pizza. The food all came at the one time, so there wasn't any waiting, and everything I ordered was 10/10. Opted for a dessert afterwards and wasn't sure if I would eat it, ordered a strawberry tart and cream. I was thinking it would just be a bit of shortcrust pastry casing with a bit of cream and one strawberry covered in that strawberry syrup that you put on ice cream, and then this giant thing appears exactly as you see in the picture, never seen anything like it before. A Mammoth Tart! Could not be finished, but 75% of it was wolfed! I will be back 🙂👍🏻

Very good place to eat in downtown Glasgow. I can resume my experience in 3 words: Great Italian Food

Lovely meal and friendly staff.

The spaghetti Bolognese taste dull and not tasty Carbonara was normal I’ve never seen mussel pizza cooked with shell Lasagna was pretty normal too

Great food very friendly team great sevice highly recommended to try 👍

Food wasn’t to the usual standards we are used to from here. The hot chilli gamberetti was inedible, the sauce was so overpowered with lemon and the bread was rock solid and chewy. The arrancini was soggy and didn’t have much flavour. Pasta dishes were ok but not as nice as we’ve had previously. Feel like I’ve just totally wasted £45, very disappointing.

Kept getting pushed back and it's now been 2 hours since we ordered

i waiter over two hours for cold food, very unhappy.

Food was great, well cooked and so tasty 100% Recommending

Everything was fantastic ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

The pizza was little more than flavoured bread with virtually no sauce or cheese with a burnt base and the fries were solid and inedible. This is unfortunate as I frequently order from here and have had no issues before but this was an expensive meal that went in the bin.

Food not consistent with previous orders I've had from this Italian restaurant...

Food just ok, not the greatest Italian. Staff lovely. Desserts very expensive.

I’ve been here a couple times with my friend, we love it here, the staff are always super friendly and really nice. The food is amazing!! Will definitely be coming back, 10/10 recommend. (We went on my birthday during Ramadan and the staff was so kind and made everyone sing Happy Birthday to me, very sweet but a little embarrassing 😭😂😂😂)

Delightful driver , fabulous food