TONY MACARONI   

4-10 Byres Road
Glasgow G11 5JY

FOOD

she-devil got a burger and chips and, although the burger was good, the chips were only half cooked and hard in the middle so i got lumbered with them in the end. I opted for the (baby portion) of mushroom risotto which was surprisingly tasty but hardly suitable for an adult, two for one deals only work if the food portions arent halved guys!
Oh and bringing the food out in giant plates doesnt make the portions look any bigger so don't even try that shit with me.
Overall not very impressed this time round, which is crap really considering the pizza in here is top nosh.

STAFF

we were seated in about three minutes and served within ten so overall service was good but a smile from just one of the staff wouldn't go amiss, your face wont crack you know...well it might, but i'm pretty sure it wont!

GENERAL LOOK / FEEL

If tacky was good then this place would be awesome, but it's not so instead it's just tacky. If you're thinking of opening a rustic style Italian restaurant then filling your shelves with old pots, jugs and jars just wont cut it, after a while it just feels like you're eating your dinner in some mental old hoarders dusty house. The huge television on the wall did mean i could watch the football and ignore the she-devils random babbling though so i guess you gotta take the good with the bad.

CLEANLINESS

no problems in this respect, place was spotless when we were in, and the toilet was just as clean as the restaurant. Now if they only had their cleaners cooking the chips and sorting out the risotto portions this place would be on the right track.

COST

Not too shabby, drink prices were pretty standard for the west end and the 'two for one' menu covers quite a lot although i would check what special offers are running at the time. If you are going for the special menu then i would advise you go for the burger or the pizza which are tasty enough, and portioned for grown ups and not hobbits.
Just make sure you ask for your chips well done if you get the burger though!

MARKS OUT OF 10     7/10

A few dodgy chips and a baby portion of risotto let the side down badly, grumpy staff i can handle as long as the food is good enough to gloss over it, get the finger out guys...I'll be back!