The Battlefield Rest in Glasgow City

Cosy atmosphere with friendly hosts. Tasty, comforting Italian food with good portions. The open ravioli with smoked haddock was delicious.

Lovely atmosphere, fabulous food and excellent service. Highly recommend 👌

It was a lunch visit after many years but the food and service was still excellent. We were advised it was a quiet day but evenings are always busy. Parking is maybe not the best but we luckily got a nearby space.

Stopped in to meet a friend and have a chat and coffee, friendly and accommodating staff. Coffee came with a biscuit, I love it when a business does this kind of little extra. Chatted that much, that we decided to have an impromptu lunch, which was delicious. Good value for money, too. Would recommend.

Was here with a group of 10 people from Sweden. Absolutely fantastic restaurant, fantastically good food, good and pleasant service and an atmosphere like an Italian family dinner. We all ate pasta dishes of different kinds and everyone was equally satisfied. This was the best food and the best night of the whole week we were in Scotland.

Came over from Spain to visit friends, all I can say is WOW , food was spectacular, staff were amazing , everything was fab. Well done to everyone involved x

Cozy and charming ambience/decor; the friendliest and best service from Ian, and obviously very delicious food too. 100% would recommend.

Always had great food experience here. Been a customer since its inception

The best meal on our stay in Glasgow. Really friendly welcoming staff and a brilliant playlist to listen to. We'll be back on our next trip to Glasgow.

Amazing food in a cool restaurant. One of our favourite places to go !

fab traditional italian ! came in for lunch today with my daughter . Super friendly staff and amazing food 🤩

Off to Italy next week, this place sets the bar high for Italian food. Excellent fish dishes, one of the best pizzas I’ve eaten. Great start, great lunch.

It was a really busy Friday evening, and every table was occupied. The service was friendly and brisk to begin with, then almost at a standstill by the end. We would have ordered more drinks, but it was impossible to attract the attention of a server. Fewer covers would be better, I feel that would improve the service. Staff are run off their feet. The food was delicious.

Excellent! Came for dinner with my girlfriend. Luckily we booked because it was rammed. Situated in a charming building a bit off the beaten track. Prices were reasonable, service was faultless, and the food and wine were superb. Very pleased with the menu and the whole experience. Great interior decor too.

Another great meal in the ‘Rest’ Out favourite restaurant in the area. The restaurat was bought over by one of the staff over a year ago, glad the same standards have been kept up! Will visit again soon!! Also, we loved the new blue shirts the waiting staff wear!

Battlefield Rest grabs your attention from the start. Its unique location in an old tram station and its eclectic decor let's you know this place is a special place to eat and socialise. It has been an Italian restaurant for nearly thirty years and it was clear on arrival its reputation is well known. We visited in a group of four on a busy Friday Night. Italian restaurants should always feel busy and have an atmosphere and this place definitely did. The menu is good. Lots of options and several with some great Scottish Twists. Yes you can work Haggis into Italian dishes! The owners Alex and Jen are lovely. They made our meal fantastic and made sure our time there was extra special. I opted for the Surf and Turf pappardelle dish which was excellent but as a group we were all sharing the dishes as there was plenty of food envy going on. The Ragu for example was particularly unctuous. What's a nice addition about the restaurant, is the opportunity to buy one of several artistic prints of the restaurant which have been drawn by local artists. A good restaurant should be an experience that hits all the senses and that's exactly what you get here.

Very nice meal on Saturday night , service was good and the food was super.

Battlefield Rest grabs your attention from the start. Its unique location in an old tram station and its eclectic decor let's you know this place is a special place to eat and socialise. It has been an Italian restaurant for nearly thirty years and it was clear on arrival its reputation is well known. We visited in a group of four on a busy Friday Night. Italian restaurants should always feel busy and have an atmosphere and this place definitely did. The menu is good. Lots of options and several with some great Scottish Twists. Yes you can work Haggis into Italian dishes! The owners Alex and Jen are lovely. They made our meal fantastic and made sure our time there was extra special. I opted for the Surf and Turf pappardelle dish which was excellent but as a group we were all sharing the dishes as there was plenty of food envy going on. The Ragu for example was particularly unctuous.

Was recommended to this place by a friend who lives locally - we were astounded What a fantastic quirky place situated just 10 mins walk from our hotel via the park. We were advised to book and glad we did- excellent service from v friendly staff and what a menu. 2 courses at £22 or 3 for slightly more. I had the crab bisque which seemed to be served in an individual tureen- fantastic flavours served with crusty bread Then the crab linguine Wow 🤩 Fantastic portion which I only just managed to finish- definitely no room for pudding All 3 of us were full - the ladies unable to finish their main course The meal was accompanied by a v nice Chianti The whole evening was perfect and the staff in no hurry - or so it seemed - to get us to leave This was on a “ school night” but apparently did not affect the clientele as most tables were occupied from 6pm onwards We are definitely going to book again the next time we’re in Glasgow 👍 This is definitely a hidden gem for those visitors new to the area

Came here with high hopes. Left after 1hour and 30mins and not a single bit of food in our mouths. If it was busy, I’d understand, it wasn’t. Staff were nice enough but could’ve been more attentive. I had to get up and ask if I could order, as we had been sitting for 15minutes with nobody coming to take our order.

Great food, friendly service and quirky decor given it used to be a tramstop. Gluten free options are plentyful and we were well fed !!

Food was good, service friendly, just a little squeezed in as four people on a table really suited to two or three max.

Excellent quality Italian in an iconic building in the middle of battlefield.

Had a lovely mushroom costini starter. Hubby had Mac & cheese seafood starter. Both delicious.The staff were lovely. The main courses let us down badly. I had a spicy chicken pizza. I could hardly find any chicken on it & it was very dry. Hubby had a calzone pizza which he left half eaten. His was very bland. Won't be back.

Lovely food, seemed like they had set times to order and serve food so was waiting a while to eat

Starter of mussels was good, ordered the special which was tournedos Rossini which I found under whelming ordered a glass of house red which was not nice. On the whole would not be back.

Never had such amazing lamb! Delicious, I highly recommend it!

Was in town for foo fighters gig short walk from hampdon park , just fantastic

Lovely food good atmosphere. Staff very attentive

What else can I say but absolutely fantastic. Beautiful pasta and the dessert unbelievable. Hubby used to come here in the 90s with the kids and always remarked how fantastic it was, so if it isn’t the same family, whoever took it over has kept the high standards.

It's never quiet so you need to book, especially for Friday and Saturdays. It's closed on Sunday. Food is good and they have good selection of beers, wines and spirits. Staff are friendly and courteous, they point out specials. They don't crowd you. If you haven't been try and make time to do so.

Lovely meal with good service. The staff were happy to make adaptations for gluten free.

Great food great prices great service...definitely be back with family..magic

This restaurant was a delight to visit. Staff very friendly and competent. Food delicious and cost reasonable. What more can you ask for?

The service and food was excellent!

Simply worth a visit. Food, atmosphere great. Menu very good, lunch recommended. Let's go.

Not been in a while, and it's still as good as I remember. I had the seafood stew, which I would highly recommend. My daughter had spaghetti carbonara. This place never lost any of the quality and service I remember.

Atmosphere and service is great. Very limited menu for vegetarians and so not offer halal food. The pizza was nice but the pasta was very watery.

Amazing food amazing staff what more could you want !!

We booked last minute for dinner on a Friday evening, managed to get a table within 15 minutes of when we wanted. The service was great, friendly staff and attentive. Lovely food, and the price was reasonable for the quality

We love the Battlefield Rest. Great food really nice people and reasonably priced. Keep it up 👆

Travelled from West end and the food was lovely. The staff were very friendly

Birthday trip .food great , but pizza was a bit dry this time , but a great place to visit Another trip . Fab food as always, staff great Fab food .i have been going there for years. Another great visit 11/8

Love the whole atmosphere of this wee gem of a place 😍

Fab restaurant. Friendly, relaxed. Yummy, quality food. Fairly priced. 10 outta' 10! Buon appetito! ❤️❤️❤️

A small family style Italian restaurant - building has been here for many years - originally part of the old tram network, been a restaurant since 1994. Service was good, attentive without being intrusive. I had earth pizza which I thoroughly enjoyed. Mother-in law loves a lasagne - and is quite fussy - let's just say she cleared the plate - everyone was happy with food and enjoyed the evening. Would I go again - most definitely - I'd go later without the in-laws - have a bottle of wine & soak up the atmosphere, without having to give up the table, by 8 pm. All in all, a great evening - everyone left happy & in good spirits.

Over crowded . Lunch special. Food was over cooked cold & mush . Never again . Plates were hot but food cold

Not the battlefield rest I know and love. I booked a table for 3 and we were squeezed into a table for 2 in the busiest part of the restaurant which made our meal very uncomfortable. My husbands starter portion of pasta was cold and contained no Italian sausage as stated on the menu, my main course of seafood risotto was also cold and warm in some parts meaning it had been heated up in the microwave, my dad's seabass was supposed to have been pan fried and this wasn't the case as he couldn't flake the fish from the skin. This has become an expensive restaurant and cost me a lot of money , I don't know what's changed but the standard of the food has dropped drastically, no food should ever be put down on a table unless it's cooked to perfection and piping hot and sadly that was not the case with us.

Still terrific under new owners, look forward to returning 😀 minestrone superb 😀

Thankyou Alex and all your team on Sunday what a day , the food was outstanding service abs brilliant my family had the best day ever for my brothers 60 th , I had the mussels to start beef cheek ragu for mains and sticky toffee pudding for dessert 10/10 catered brilliantly for my daughter and grandkids so thankyou once again hope to see u all soon Carol Stevenson x

Best Italian food in Glasgow.Food exquisite and wine list superb extenceve and reasonably priced.Location and decoration of the old team halt a joy to behold.Staff so knowledgeable and helpful and always so pleasant. WILL DEFINITELY BE BACK.😋😋😋

Have only being here twice 1st time not so good 2nd time a lot better food wise atmosphere is moon like don’t expect the red carpet I felt on both occasions when paying the bill there was no communication like how was your food and on leaving the same no thanks good buy call back lacks that intimacy and the fact that ypuve came to the restaurant felt non existent cmon staff liven up abit maybe some soft music playing in the background people seem a tad dull. Non appreciative

Must have been an off day, last time we went (about a year ago) was much better. Food was mediocre. Antipasti was clearly a supermarket 'mixed cold meats' packet & a handful of cheap olives out of a jar. And a single piece of square sandwich bread, surely a joke! Pizza was dripping, sloppy. Pasta overcooked, sauces watery wet & my plate was swimming with oil. Two teaspoons of parmesan then whipped away, laughably stingy. Everything bland. Waiting staff were polite but absent & didn't check on us once. Very disappointing. Edit: I just looked at photos from some other reviews, saw the same things we ordered looking totally different and much better, it really must have just been the main chefs day off or something...

The Battlefield Rest is one of those culinary institutions in the Southside that you just have to cherish and hope that they will never disappear. Usually, I start a restaurant review with a few words about the food. But here, I will make an exception, as the building (an Edwardian former tram resting place) and it's uber-cozy interior are one of the main reasons I love coming back again and again. The restaurant is usually well-frequented (typically by locals and regulars) but never gets too noisy. It's this unpretentious, friendly and warm feeling this room radiates that make it so special. Now to the food: Again, if you are looking for honest, unpretentious Italian food (with a Scottish twist here and there), then you will be fully satisfied. I have never ordered the same thing twice. Not because I ever was unhappy with my food (quite the contrary!) but because the menu has so many mouth-watering options to offer. No matter what I ordered, I have always been very happy. The portion sizes are generous and the staff is super friendly.

Great service as always, from a fantastic team of people. Delicious food - it tells you something that they were packed during the holidays whilst all the other nearby restaurants were almost empty.

If I could give them 10* I would. Can't speak highly enough for tge overall wonderful experience. Very friendly staff, lovely atmosphere abd food was exceptional.

The food here is always great. Very busy but everything was perfect for us. Highly recommend a visit!

Top class all round. Went there on the afternoon of Christmas eve... Service was excellent and you never felt you were being rushed out the door even though it was very busy. Food also excellent. Will definitely be back.

Visited battlefield rest for a lunch recently. The food was nice but a tad over priced in my opinion. Ordered the antipasti board which was 1 mozzarella pearl, 5 olives, 1 small balsamic onion, 3 small slices of meat and half a bit of bread….£8.50?! Very overpriced. The interior is traditional and welcoming however the place is in need of a freshen up.

Went into this bistro for lunch was very nice food n good pudding wasn't that busy customer service was good.

On the 14/12/23 I was going to have a meal here until on approach i observed and smelled a chef outside smoking a,what they call a joint. He was in 50's and scruffy with a chefs coat under his jacket.will go elsewhere thanks.

My favourite restaurant. I made a special trip from Ireland just to eat there and I was not disappointed

Excellent service and delicious food in a perfect environment. Brilliant Scottish Italian restaurant

Lovely venue. Beautiful food. Good service.

Always wonderful the best is the best thank you

The Battlefield Rest has the potential to be a very special restaurant indeed, but the dishes we had on this particular occasion were just lacking the wow factor, portion sizes weren't consistent and the starters were very skimpy. Staff were for the most part very professional. I had the crab linguine, which wasn't bad, but the king prawns were tiny and identical to ones you can pick up in a supermarket fridge and the plate was rather small. It was also slightly lacking flavour. Other members of our group had main courses that were much greater in quantity. I would love to be able to give the Battlefield Rest an extra star, but going by its reputation I expected more.

The meal was delicious and the ambience was very pleasant. Very relaxed and the staff were helpful and didn't push us for the table like some other restaurants.

Went in here on a Monday with my friend, and wow! I don’t know how I haven’t been in here yet! The place has such a lovely atmosphere, we were greeted by a very lovely man who showed us over to our table and got us drinks! The food spoke for itself, fantastic! I got the slow cooked beef cheek ragu and my friend opted for one of the Calzones. Both were fantastic! Desserts were wonderful, chocolate cake was fantastic! Although the Turkish delight ice cream wasn’t my favourite! But I only opted to try it because it was an option so not a complaint at all! The flavours they had available were amazing. I will certainly be returning here with the rest of the gang! Thanks for a lovely meal.

We popped into the "Rest" last week and were exceptionally surprised by the quality of the food. The restaurant seems to be situated on an "island" at the junction of a busy interchange (but is easy and safe to get to) . There is lots of seating outside for smokers and the décor inside is traditional for an Italian restaurant. Service was prompt and friendly . We chose from the special lunch menu and we had Bruschetta and Minestrone as our started both very tasty, for mains we had the lasagne and puttanesca both were amazing (best lasagne I have had) . Soft drinks seemed a little pricey BUT overall for the high quality of the food this is amazing value - we plan to come back again when we have more time and are back in this part of the city .

Southside Gem , parking tricky but not imposssible near by, atmospheric and wonderful customer service , and the food and wines take you to 🇮🇹.

If you looking for a genuinely traditional, authentic Italian experience here in Glasgow. Then this is the place🥰🥰🥰 super cosy and full of family vibes. Especially during this time of the year.

Wonderful atmosphere, Lovely welcoming staff, Food fantastic ! Great atmosphere. Great place!

Always busy as always good food

Busy Saturday night and everything was just perfect, will definitely be back

Very welcoming place with lovely food, grea menu choices and great friendly staff. Very tasty and well presented meals.

Fantastic experience, fantastic food, fantastic historical Glasgow South venue. Friendly, efficient and fun staff! Had a great evening with my daughter and grandson, and would rate it 100% worth a visit.

Great menu, difficult to chose with so many Great dishes on offer. Lunch menu , 2 courses for £15.90 is Great value for money. The food was plentiful, Great portion sizes and very tasty. Service was fantastic very attentative and friendly but not oppressive. The waiter Ian got it just right. (Thanks for the photo) Lovely style to the place and Great atmosphere. We will definitely return.

First visit. It is quite compact but the decor and curtains had a cosy feel about it. Given the choice of tables and we sat at a table next the the bar. Unfortunately this was just beside the cappuccino machine and coffee grinder on the bar which at ear level was very noisy and obtrusive. However it was our chaice so put up with it. The food was very good and hot!! Staff were efficient, if a wee bit too quick . Overall enjoyed the visit and the tiramisu was the best I've had in a while. Would recommend, tho maybe not the table by the coffee machine!!

Great food with lots of choice. Lovely 'Italian' atmosphere. Reccomended.

We had a table for 5 booked locally at another restaurant but when we arrived and were lamely told the head chef had SKIPped and they weren't serving anything that night we wandered along to the long established Battlefield Rest where the new managers couldn't do enough to accommodate us and make sure we were comfortable throughout what was a fabulous meal everyone of us enjoyed!! Thank you guys!! A great night and we will be back for sure:)

Excellent 2 course lunch for two of us - mussels and very generous platter of antipasto followed by delicious pasta. Staff very friendly and helpful. Been meaning to come here for ages and very glad we did; definitely worth a visit. Looking forward to our next one.

Best authentic Italian in Glasgow.

Large group celebration staff were fabulous.

Delicious food, lovely atmosphere friendly and efficient staff.

Our favourite Italian restaurant in West of Scotland.

Tried it with a couple of friends and we loved it. Delicious food and friendly & helpful staff, all whilst enjoying a beautiful building with some cute history. Highly recommend!

A must for a night out Alex made sure our night was perfect

Don't miss out on this wee gem!

A place to meet friends with wonderful food

My wife and I popped in for lunch and we were lucky to get a table as it was very popular. My wife ordered the Beef cheek with Rigatoni pasta and I had the Mushroom and Leek Risotto rice, both were very well presented, warm and tasty! Service was a bit slow but that was down to the amount of bodies in the place and just a few staff. Well worth a visit and we will book next time!

Place was rammed as usual but food was excellent. Staff are very cheery.

The Rest was packed at lunchtime today. And no wonder. Two 2-course lunches, three glasses of wine and two coffees - and all for £51! The food was excellent - imaginative - not just the usual tired Italian standards. Can't wait to get back. Great staff as well.

Amazing! Food was great, and staff were super friendly.

Excellent meal and great service

First time and it was fab. Got a last minute booking, place was full and loved the chatter from all the tables. Staff were nice, food qas delicious. I'll defo be back.

Stumbled upon this absolute gem of a place today. Food and service were excellent. Will definitely be back

We were after a quick lunch pre football, and were lucky that they had a table free. Service a little slow, so only managed the one course - indeed no-one even offered us a dessert menu. Food excellent

Only had coffee sitting outside,machine was playing up,so coffee cold and took a age to serve it.

Wow! We absolutely loved this place. Friendly staff, wonderful food, and a lovely space. Try the lamb bonbons!

Great wee gem in the middle off a urban jungle cheek, steak pie my fave the lunch menu is quite extensive lots of great dishes only complaint is what to order some times been going since opening way back