Stopped by for dinner last week and really enjoyed our meal. Great views of George Square, so lots of people watching. Service was very good and attentive. I started with haggis arancini, which was very good. For our main meal, I ordered a pizza with pepperoni and sausage. Also very good! If you're in the area, be sure to stop in. read more

La Vita - Restaurant - Pizza Near Me - Glasgow, GLG

This was right across the street from our hotel. We have had the Haggis, black pudding and fish and chips. So this place caught our eye as something that was not traditional scotch food. I had pasta and my wife a calzone. The pasta was absolutely amazing. Her calzone was gigantic and also tasted delightful. The serving was great and the atmosphere topped it all off. We enjoyed so much we came back for breakfast. Which was equally as good as the supper. You will not be disappointed. read more

We came in close to closing, the staff were very kind and understanding. The atmosphere was excellent, and the food was outstanding. The Penne Mateo was hands down the best pasta I have ever had would definitely recommend. Food came out very fast, and the servers were very nice. Definitely coming again read more

La Vita is in a great location just at the edge of George Square. Good corner for people watching if you grab an outdoor table. I happened to be here during the military dedication to King Charles III and got to hear bagpipes in the background. I had the bolognese with tagliatelle and the sautéed mushrooms. The portion is really large and could easily be shared by two people. read more

La Vita - Pasta bolognese with sautéed mushrooms - Pizza Near Me - Glasgow, GLG

I am a Yank, and we had a Margarita Pizza. Very different than USA. This was essentially cheese over sauce. In USA, the crust would be quite crisp, with thin Tomato slices on sauce with cheese. Being a visitor to Glasgow, I have no basis to compare. Service was very quick and cheerful. We found that in General, Scots are a very genial people. Pizza was good, and I would recommend it. Nice outdoor seating area, but was cold the day I was there, and no outdoor heaters were operating, so we took it back to hotel. Antipasto salad was quite good read more

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I was craving pasta like never before and since this was my first time in the UK I felt like it was the only logical thing to do and I was right. This place was recommended to me by the City Sightseeing Big Bus tour guide. I asked him where the best Italian food is and without skipping a beat he immediately said La Vita. When I arrived it was warm, cozy, and the aroma of fresh bread and pasta was immense. I was practically watering at the mouth upon entering. This place really felt like the Italian restaurants I'd seen in international movies, it was small, dimly lit, and bustling with conversations. I ordered the Pornstar Passion fruit Martini with a shot of Prosecco on the side, the fried mozzarella bites and the MAMMA pasta with strips of bacon and mushroom sautéed finished with a touch of cream and Napoli sauce. I wasn't at all prepared for how fantastic this was all going to be. For starters the drink was so tasty, I love passion fruit so that was a win win for me. I'm also obsessed with mozzarella cheese and the fried bites were perfectly breaded sitting on a bed of pesto sauce and diced tomatoes with a hint of balsamic. I couldn't have picked a better dish to start with. Then the main event, the pasta was warm, fresh, and smelled sooo good when it arrived. They were certainly generous with the bacon and mushrooms, felt like every bite I took had both in it. I felt myself getting full but I sincerely couldn't stop eating, I didn't want the flavors to stop. Hands down best pasta I've had in ages! 20/10 would recommend. read more

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Popped in for something to eat and managed to get a table just around 5pm without booking which was excellent and we were very grateful. The place was jumping with people who were just finishing their shopping and others starting their night out. We ordered soft drinks and the waitress then offered us water. We ordered garlic bread with mozzarella to share and it was simply divine. I ordered the gnocchi and it was to die for - I'm sitting at home now and still thinking about how good this dish was. I'm definitely coming back here. Apologises for no photos - I ate the food too quickly! I couldn't get logged onto wifi so not sure if it was available. read more

Nice little authentic Italian conveniently located sort of overlooking George Square - good if you bag an upstairs seat and can watch the world go by. It is very small but doesn't seem too cramped when seated - different story when trying to pay the bill and squirm your way out. The staff are so attentive - perhaps a little too attentive. At times I felt I should try and bring him into the conversation since he was watching us so closely. Food was tasty but I have a gripe. If sharing a pizza (which my boyfriend and I did as well as ordering a side salad as not toooo hungry) you have to pay something like £2 for the privilege. Since we were paying the same as two mains (the salad was large & pricey) and it didn't cost them anything extra to make or any hassle except providing an extra plate (which I'm sure we could have managed without) this seemed unreasonable. Bang went their tip. This is not on the menu and so we didn't know until we had ordered and I was really disappointed. It just seemed greedy and would put me off returning with so many other Italian restaurants nearby. read more

La Vita - Pizza Near Me - Glasgow, GLG

Lunch at £9.95 for 3 courses is brilliant value at La Vita. The food is home-style Italian, the dining room cosy, and the staff friendly. La Vita isn't trying to be high end dining. Its more a family friendly eaterie serving familiar favourites at a budget friendly price. Starters were tasty and generously portioned, the lasagne was apparently very good, and the italian meatball pizza was woofed down without a grumble. The obvious vegetarian choice for me was the Pizza Vegetali which was described as mediterranean vegetables on a tomato base sprinkled with mozzarella. The main components of a good basic pizza were all present and correct, but the vegetable toppings (green peppers, watery chunks of courgette, butternut squash and aubergine) were curiously tasteless and seemed to suck all the joy our of my pizza. I would have preferred La Vita's vegetarian pizza if those particular vegetables had been left off and replaced with a few leaves of basil and a single olive, but thats just a personal preference. You can't please all of the people all of the time! If I make a return visit I'll go for a pasta dish instead as they all looked pretty good. The apple crumble was just like my own Mum used to make, with nice recogniseable slices of apple and a good crumb topping. No complaints on that score. Pricewise, a pint of Peroni is a bit eye-watering at £4.85. My wee glass of coke cost £2.45 and the hungry one's pint of coke was a far more sensible £2.95. I definitely slipped up by not getting the big coke. Tip: Go large on soft drinks - you know it makes good financial sense! La Vita is understandably very popular with young families. They know how to keep the young 'uns happy. Thanks for the lollypops :) read more

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Easily one of the nicest places I've been in the City Centre. Pricy, but excellent, with really good service, this Italian has a great variety of food with about 11 million different menus including a reasonbly priced lunch menu. It can get busy come evening time, with pre-booking encouraged. The interior is lovely and rich with lots to look at, with super nice cutlery and condiments. It can be quite cosy in a bad way, but thats because it's always busy, which, in my book, speaks volumes. Recommended. read more

La Vita - Pizza Near Me - Glasgow, GLG

Went in this afternoon 3 ladies for lunch service and food was excellent we left just after 4 due to the crowds in George Square hope the restaurant makes up for the loss of earnings in this Covid time staff were very nice and let us out to safety using side door would recommend and go back read more

La Vita Pizzeria is quite expensive and very easy to miss. I have been going to uni for almost 5 years now, walking past this every day for the best part of 4 years and barely even looked at it. One day at Queen Street Station, I was handed a leaflet advertising the breakfasts to go. I thought the paninis sounded good, so one morning I got a potato scone and fried egg panini. It's such an unusual idea to have breakfast paninis, and it was quite nice. It's not the cheapest of breakfasts though, but I've heard it's good for dinner in here, so I think I will try it soon. read more

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Very good food and service. We had a very large group and we were all very happy. I ordered the rib eye and tasted a friend's pizza

Although I'm not a big fan of Italian restaurants (I'm of the, possibly deluded, belief that I can do pasta just as well at home, so why pay 8-10 quid for it) I enjoy treating myself to their lunchtime takeaway deal; any pasta or pizza for £4.95. The pastas are a hearty portion, and you get a full 12 inches for your pizza (Ladies, calm yourselves!). You do pay extra for seafood and some specials, but the Scosezze (I'm sure I haven't spelled that right!) is the standard fiver and absolutely divine. Penne pasta with black pudding, chorizo and sun dried tomatoes. Mm mm mmmmm. You order from the chef in the vestibule, before you enter the main restaurant, which can get a bit crowded during busy times, and is not very clear when you go in for the first time, and service is usually pretty quick, so ideal for a lunch hour treat. read more

This used to be my morning stop off for a roll and bacon, freshly made and served in a ciabata roll. Coffee if always nice too. I have used it for their lunch menu which is great value for money and you get some lovely food. It isn't the best Italian food in Glasgow but it is no where near the worst. read more

If you're looking for an good authentic Italian experience in Glasgow, then this place is for you. From the moment you walk in the door, the smiling staff are quick to take care of you, getting you seated with menus and drinks, providing service with a smile. There tends to be around four waiters fussing around each table, remembering orders accurately, while they engage in witty conversation with their customers and colleagues. The massive menu takes a bit of time for an indecisive diner like myself to decipher, but the options are marvellous and many. A popular choice is any pizza and pasta "Jimmy Style", which means they are shared between two diners, already dished out on the plates, saving the usual palaver of scraping your plates on to one another's in an undignified manner. Not only can you choose your preferred type of pasta, but they also offer the option of gluten free pasta, which is a lighter option that saves the usual belly bloating from the normal stuff. The food here is consistently good, with a great atmosphere and superb service. As you would expect, it is packed most nights, so I would advise booking beforehand to avoid disappointment. A great place to catch up with friends or family, with a warm and welcoming atmosphere. read more

Came here as a party of 6 for a xmas lunch/early dinner , we ordered food of both the Xmas set meal and the A La Carte. Our table was ready for us and we were escorted to the third floor where we quickly got our drinks ordered. There was no rushing to get our food order as it is quite an extensve menu.It had a very lively but comfortable atmosphere. Food was ordered and it arived very prompty as our food order was quite varied , it all arrived hot and was really nice, i have the meatballs on Tomato and Cheese Sauce followed by the New York Pizza (12") , it came to approx £15 , both course were really nice as was all the food we recieved at our table. Would definately go back , so must have been pretty good. read more

No wonder they are everywhere.. from the first time you set your foot here, you will be greet very nicely and they will definitely set their seat for you even though you dont have any reservation before. Thumbs up for all the staff! Great service! I order bolognaise, husband order carbonara..! Both are Super good. But unfortunately for me.. the portion a little bit to big. However, still love the taste! read more

One of my favourite restaurants in Glasgow, just along from Buchannan and Argyll Streets. I used to work down the street and they would do takeaways at lunchtime. Love going in for a proper dinner though with my friend with a few drinks. Authentic italian food, friendly staff who look after you. Note some tables are cramped in together, possibly to accomodate demand! read more

Went here with a group of ten on a Friday night. Used their online booking app which worked a treat. The food was great. Did find the tables a bit crampt though. read more

Food was very nice, albeit VERY oily. Maybe that is just the authentic italian way. We both had pasta which was very tasty. We sat upstairs and the seating arrangments were far too cramped. Also felt a wee bit like we were on a conveyor belt - get in- get out. Price was average and a pasta dish was under a tenner a head. Pretty good portion. Was a nice meal in a nice resturant, but pretty forgettable. read more

Oh La Vita, I'm so painfully disappointed in you. Yesterday I went to La Vita for late lunch/early dinner with Colin and our friend Maria (who I think I have managed to possibly bring to the yelp side, look out for her review of here!) I've been to La Vita 3 or 4 times before, and I've always had a generally good experience. This time couldn't have been more different. We arrived around quarter to 4, and were seated on the ground floor of the restaurant. La Vita has 3 floors of seating, and I've never been placed on the ground before, so I was looking forward to see if it would change the experience at all. We were given the regular menu, even though the lunch menu was still applicable at this time, so we asked to see the lunch menus as well. After browsing for a bit, we decided on what we wanted and waited patiently for our waiter(s) to come over. I think over the course of the meal we were served by 8 different waiters, so I was never really sure who our waiter was. After making us wait about 20 minutes, someone came over to take drinks, but not the food order yet, even though we were ready to order. We had to wait another 10 minutes until the drinks came for us to order the food, which didn't really make any sense to me. Maria and I ordered the bruschetta to start and Colin ordered the minestrone and a bread board as he was hungry, and for the main course I ordered the New Yorker Pizza, Maria the mussels in a tomato sauce, and Colin the chicken paella. The starters were brought over relatively quick by yet another waiter, and we tucked in. The bruschetta was not particularly pleasant. The ciabatta bread it was on had been buttered, which I've never experienced before in bruschetta, and therefore with the tomatoes and the butter, was incredibly soggy, and Maria found the same. I did finish it, as it did taste okay, but was slightly confused when, after grinding me some black pepper, the waitress offered me Parmesan. On my bruschetta. Strange. I'm not particularly sure who is the manager in La Vita, because even though there was 10 waiting staff all wearing completely black, there were also various men wearing dress trousers with a coloured dressed shirt, who all looked like managers. Regardless, it was one of them who served us our main course, and kept referring to one of the waitresses as his 'glamorous assistant', which made me feel really uncomfortable. When he placed our main courses down, Maria noticed they had given her the mussels in the white wine sauce, which was not what she had ordered. They apologised and took it back to change it to the tomato sauce, and though Colin and I offered to send ours back to be reheated while she waited, she said it was alright. So I started eating my pizza which was basically a margarita with sliced chunks of pepperoni, sausage and salami on it. It was absolutely foul. I cut the whole pizza into 8 slices, and started eating the first one. The meat tasted off, and so I tried picking it off and just eating it as a margarita, but I could still taste where the meat had been cooked onto it. So I called over one of the manager looking people and asked to send it back to the kitchen because I didn't like it, much to his surprise. He acted as if, in La Vita, sending food back is just not done. Well maybe normally it isn't, but it will become something that's done frequently if you give food that tastes like it's weeks old. With much dismay and shock, he asked if I'd like anything else instead, and I said I'd like the carbonara. So he took the pizza away, and brought me the carbonara about 15 minutes later. For the next half hour, I lost count of how many whispers were exchanged between staff and how many staff members we caught staring at our table. Even the chef came out from the kitchen, was whispered to, and stared at our table as if we had just been exposed to high levels of radiation and our skin was melting into our food. I ate half the carbonara, as the taste from the meat still resonated on my lips, and we were finished our main courses. Maria was the only one who finished hers, but I must say the mussels were lovely. With all of us terribly dissatisfied with our experience, we pondered over spending more money there on desserts, but decided we would, and I think I needed the sorbet to cheer me up. Colin ordered the tiramasu, Maria had just a vanilla ice cream with tablet sauce (yum!), and I had the lemon sorbet, and that sorbet is the only reason this review doesn't have one star. The sorbet was lovely, and the desserts were brought to us awfully fast, but we didn't really consider why that was. We soon found out. Once we had finished our desserts, the waiter immediately came over and asked "Would you like any teas or coffees?", to which we replied no. He then said, (CAN YOU EVEN BELIEVE HE ACTUALLY SAID THIS TO US), "Good, because we need the table." 'GOOD, BECAUSE WE NEED THE TABLE." Safe to say I won't be returning here. read more

Attended recently love coming here spicy bbq wings are amazing I got the Jimmy half pizza half pasta amazing and decent prices meal for 2 with drinks £45 only thing would change is the waiters asking every two mins is the food ok is your meal ok I felt like spitting it out and saying yes as they asked when my mouth was full all the time let me eat my food please read more

Recently arrived in Glasgow from the airport, bags in tow, super hungry. The staff didn't even blink about the bag and thoughtfully stowed it for me. The restaurant was very cute, good atmosphere. Pizza was definitely tasty as well. read more

The waiter was extremely rude, instead of seating waiting guests, decided to answer the phone instead. Restaurant refused to serve the "Day menu" because it couldn't be shared for no other reason than "because it says so on the menu" which was also delivered in a rude manner, needless to say we ate elsewhere read more

This is my favourite italian in glasgow. Its location is really central for both shopping ends of glasgow (sauchihall street and argylle street). The food is delicious and the portions are huge! It is very reasonably priced and not to fancy which is ideal for people like me who pop in after a long days shopping! You don't always have to have booked a table for smaller parties, only once have we been turned away because of it being too busy and to be fair this was on a saturday night. They have Peroni on tap which always goes down well with the other half, as doe the drumstick lolly you get with your bill! The service is excellent and the staff are very efficient and friendly. All in all I would highly reccomend La Vita for any occasion! read more

This was out spot for the office Christmas lunch! And I have to say that we were very lucky! We reserve a table, and it was ready upon arrival! The restaurant was v v busy, but we never felt that staff were late! Not at all. Food was very delicious and I'm very happy with my order of penne pasta with chicken chill and hot And I'm coming back to try other things ! read more

Great food ideal for a lunchtime break or evening meal. Reasonably priced and a nice fresh interior. Excellent _ highly recommended read more

la vita is typic of a very busy family italian restaurant - fantastic food - very generous portions - can't wait to go back

I did find it a good place to have a meal..It was always pretty busy..I found that I did not want to keep going there..Why ?? The person that seemed to own or run the place had seen me going in for weeks and weeks and weeks .Instead of having a welcoming smile,cheery manner one weekend,he just looked at me and asked if he could help me..It was as if he had never seen me before in his life,and if you do not feel welcome in a place you might not feel like going backO.K.he may have had a bad day,but I work 365 days of the year with the public.You just have to put a face on ..... read more

value for money, efficient service, good food.

great italian restaurant. the food is really good and its well priced. it has a nice relaxed atmosphere.