La Lanterna West End

The La Lanterna brand is held in lofty esteem in Glasgows culinary circles so I had high hopes in trying a fairly affordable lunch deal. The restaurant itself is quite small and decorated with a simple Mediterranean charm. Bright and airy it feels intimate and upmarket. Location on Great Western Road is a nice compromise between Central and Byres Road. The food was hearty and flavourful. Rich tomato, fresh and wholesome. At £17.95 for two courses it was good value too. However, if coming again I would opt for an evening meal as it just felt like it wasn’t in full flow and more going through the motions. The warm up if you will. Missing the X factor of a little buzz or exceptional service to elevate it to a full five star experience on this occasion. Quasi!!!

Classica Bruschetta is a MUST get! The last time we had such nice tomatoes were when we visited Rome a few years back. Nobody here in Glasgow does such nice bruschetta, except La Lanterna. You can totally tell they were imported from Italy and the tomatoes were home grown under the amazing Italian sun. Gobsmacked! Well done you guys! Oh and my main, the Linguine Pescatora was next level stuff. Super fresh seafood medley. Juicy king prawns. Calamari. While mussels on shells. Wow! Thank you, we'll be back !!

Been here twice and both times were 10/10 for the food, service, atmosphere and just everything in general. Definitely my favourite restaurant to dine in the west end. Came today for my 21st birthday and the staff were lovely and very accommodating. The starter, main and dessert I had were total perfection and the drinks were great also, especially the strawberry margarita 🤩

Went to the West End branch of La Lanterna for my graduation dinner. I had a booking at 7, but showed up slightly later than that and waited at the door. Though there were three staff members on the floor I was not acknowledged for 3-5 minutes which was not ideal However the rest of the experience was great, the food was incredibly tasty, the wine selection was really good and the Tiramisu' I tried was the best I ever tasted in Scotland. More attention could be given to the service as this felt like a semi-luxurious restaurant, but recruited unattentive staff

Great food, excellent drinks & exceptional staff! I accidentally left a laptop there during closing time, and went back the next morning and not only had they safely put it aside for me, they also had a note to make sure that the correct patron came to pick it up. The attention to detail and kindness in regards to customer service is unmatched!