The best restaurants serving Italian food in Scotland

Great food and good price kids loved it

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.

The pizzas were cold and we had to reheat in the microwave so I am very disappointed. We usually order from Pizza Hut or Papa John's with no issues. This was made worse by the cost of the pizzas, which did not match up to the poor quality.

16.95 for a tiny cold pizza won't order from hear again

Popped in for lunch after shopping & was disappointed. Got the calamari for starter & it was the thinest piece of calamari with lots of batter so absolutely no flavour from the squid as it was tiny also overcooked as it wld be being so small. Main was spaghetti bol with Garlic bread wich was burnt black around all the edges. The spaghetti was bland with no salt or pepper just watery, garlic tomato sauce. Floor & table where both sticky. Toilets where clean although they where just open for lunch. 10% Added to bill without asking??? Disappointed. Avoid as expensive.

Waiting staff fantastic pastas very bland shop bought not made on site pizza burnt and very lacking on toppings could do a lot better if the cook had pasha

Very welcoming waiter showed us to our table . Nice warm atmosphere. Isle of lewis mussels tho very small were very fresh and served in a fabulous interesting broth . Two of us ordered the burger with smashed avocado on top,very tasty but couldn't eat the bun it was served on as soggy underneath due to other filling. The lamb shank was excellent apparently.Good selection of wine. The young waitress who looked after our table was excellent , it was her first night back after having time off ,she was very attentive and patient with us but not overbearing.

My family was staying next door at the Holiday Inn Express so this restaurant was convenient for us to enjoy dinner on two occasions while in Edinburgh. The first meal we ordered was a fresh pasta for me (L15.40) and a Risotto Giuliano (L16,50) for my wife. Service was efficient,, the meals wonderful. Returning to the hotel a week later, we decided to dine again at Giuliano’s. For tis dining experience I ordered a Tagliatelle Bolognese (L13:50) and my wife their Vegetarian Penne pasta. Both tasted every bit as good as our first meal. Highly recommend Giulianos.

La primera vez que revisé este restaurante, a la entrada el personal era muy amable cada uno tomando tomo para reconocernos, bebidas ofrecidas muy rápidamente. El personal nos dio tiempo para revisar el menú, sin prisas, es un restaurante que atiende mucho al teatro que está justo enfrente, así que me sorprendió que no nos apresuraran. En persona en el 5 quería “Gamberoni king prawn only”, pensé que extraño, pero volveré a ello. Debo decir que la comida se veía apetitosa, sopa, lasaña como entrante, bolas de arroz, todo se veía encantador. Fui a por espaguetis papoletti , es muy común que la carne esté seca, pero me impresionó! , jugosa y sabrosa, la pasta también tenía muy buen sabor. La persona que pidió el “gamberoni king prawn”, obtuvo precisamente lo que pidieron, solo gambas con una ensalada, esto no fue culpa del personal, pero lo menciono ya que trataron de remediar la situación aunque fueron irreprochables. Lo cual fue bueno de ver. Pude probar un “langostino y estaban rellenitos y sabrosos! ¿Fue el tiramisú hecho en casa?’ La siguiente pregunta, fue contestada honestamente con un ‘no’. ¡Pero no impidió que se ordenara! Parecía muy sabroso, pegajoso pudín de toffee con helado parecía un ganador. Un buen restaurante sólido, se parece bastante a mamá solía hacer desde el interior, pero disfruté de la experiencia, el personal era abundante y feliz de ayudar, especialmente cuando se puso muy ocupado, volveré. La próxima vez, voy a comer Gamberoni lingüina!

Staying in the local area and wanted a simple tea in a warm environment on a very cold night .One of us had haggis supper n one halal fish supper ,need to watch the cholesterol so it's great to have this option and it was delicious 😋 Staff friendly and place spotless

Fantastic pizza, garlic bread and spaghetti pomodoro. Their wine selection is fantastic quality at reasonable prices. The chianti classico and the Amarone della Valpolicella (both by zonin) are outstanding. The service was attentive and pleasant. We have eaten at several other Tony Mac’s but this one, for whatever reason, is head and shoulders better than the others. A real plus point is that at the end they point out the price and give the OPTION of a service charge. In fact the lady was only going to charge the basic price until we said no add in the service! This is the ONLY restaurant we have encountered that does that. Massive brownie points in our view.

Went here for lunch was overpriced and food was basic. For 3 lunches and 3 drinks (soft) was almost £80. My starter was very poor size (mushrooms) lasgna had one sheet of pasta with a ragu sauce. Very poor

Can't believe I hadn't tried this gem of a restaurant before! The surrounding, food and service were outstanding!! Fabulous family restaurant, can't wait to return for more 😀

Felt our experience was rushed in &out in 50 mins Staters King prawns were NOT even cooked in sauce just taken out fridge & layed on sauce (4 PRAWNS) £2.50 per prawn OMG Mains Ravioli/lobster not a sniff of fish in sight. Tagliatelle /salmon both main dishes had exactly the same sauce, sorry won’t be rushing back All for £77……..NOT value for money

We ate here on our second evening in Ayr following a recommendation by the owner of the guest house where we were staying. Seating is very comfortable and the restaurant is quite spacious. There’s a full menu of primarily Italian dishes with a good selection of pasta dishes and pizzas. The lasagne and pasta carbonara were very tasty along with a risotto dish. Service was very good…friendly and professional and despite being busy, staff were very observant. There’s a very large bar serving a particular good selection of cocktails. We thought prices were about average for the area and we enjoyed the experience of eating here.