Carluccio's - Glasgow

I had the pleasure of meeting Mr. Carluccio in the past, where he signed his last book for me. My former employee organized a dinner in his honor, and I found him to be a very pleasant man who took the time to chat with everyone he met, including guests and employees. The combination of an Italian deli, food store, and restaurant seemed like a good idea to me, and I had already planned to visit one in Glasgow. I was eager to see if it lived up to the reputation of the great man himself.

Beautiful staff, good eating. I wanted a quick early dinner on a Monday night and thought most places would be empty and boring, but carluccio had a very nice ambiente on a cool autumn night. the staff were friendly and efficient and manager(ess) was a particularly beautiful lady. the food was delicious. music good and not too loud. the selection of the timelines was practically for the lonely. it was quite busy for a Monday night, so other people must also enjoy it!

A little cold and frightened. the food proportions were on the small side, the lasange was bland, the zuppa zucca too sweet, the ravioli very good, the lamb stew very tasty. the service excellent.

The salad was very disappointing, the risotto was bad, and there was a lack of attention to detail. Our waitress was very nice, but we will definitely not be returning.

...I decided to have a random meal out on Tuesday (I'd had a long, horrible day at work and was fed up) so decided to give Carluccio's another try as a friend had mentioned recently that she thought I might like it. (She didn't know about the last time I had my camera this time so these are all my own photos (tried to be subtle so they're all a bit dark I'm afraid).