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"all i want is good service and good food. is that so hard?"

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June 2009

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15 Royal Terrace
Glasgow G3 7
0141 331 0066

15 Royal Terrace Day Spa  

Category: Day Spas

1 star rating
 6/4/2010   First to Review
UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES LET THESE PEOPLE NEAR YOU! i went last week for a bikini wax and am still paying the price for it. when i got there the place looked very nice. the waiting room was clean and there were refreshments. i found it odd that they had a man answering the phone (and any beauty questions asked) but i was happy to let that go. when i was shown to the room the girl told me she had just finished a massage and told me to get ready and hop up on the table. the towels on the table were the ones that were used for the previous massage, covered in brown oil and still uncomfortably warm. again i let it go coz i just wanted to get it done. she obviously had very little experience. she covered me in strings of wax as she went to and from the wax container, to the point where i asked if i could use the shower there. it was all over ,my arms, torso and clothes. on several ocassions as she was pulling the strips, she would lose her grip and have to restick it and try again. it has been 3 days and not only am i still not fully waxed (because i told her to stop) but where i was waxed i am red raw and bruised. at the time my skin bled. never have i had such poor treatment, so ladies, be kind to yourself and don't set foot in the place. i intend on speaking to the owner as soon as i am able to put on a pair of jeans and get back down there. an utter disgrace.

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39 Ashton Ln
Glasgow G12 8SJ
0141 342 4966

Brel Bar Restaurant  

Categories: Belgian, Gastropubs, Music Venues

1 star rating
 16/2/2010  
i can't believe theres so many good reviews for this place! the place is under staffed, under cleaned, over priced and over rated. the waiters took almost 30 mins to take our order and then it took a further 40 mins to arrive. i ordered a burger but got a rock hard piece of charcoal instead. when i showed the waiter he apologised and took it away to replace it with yet another blackened piece of crap. the problem is all their food is precooked early in the day and when you order you get reheated rubbish. my friend bravely ordered the mussels and was glad the food was comped as she didn't hang on to them for long! i can only imagine the people who got good food here either managed to hit it on a good day or had already amply sampled from the bar.

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473 Duke St
Glasgow G31 1RD
0141 554 3822

Coia's Cafe  

Category: Delis

3 star rating
 13/11/2009  
they're lunch menu is cheap and cheerful and the staff are real nice. go for snacks or sandwiches or icecream but don't go for a dinner. the food is OK-ish but the portions are too small and the price is too high. since me and my son don't eat fast food, this is the place we go for a last minute, cheap bite to eat.

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566 Dumbarton Rd
Glasgow G11 7
0141 334 6677

Velvet Elvis  

Categories: Bars, American, Brasseries

1 star rating
 13/11/2009  
when we called to book a table for the following night we were told they were booked out for the next 6 days. we took this as a good sign and booked for the first available night (wednesday). we arrived 10 mins early and were told there was no reservation made. once my friend had snatched the book from the staff member, she found our reservation for the next night. apologies were made and we were told they would find us a table. the barman had real problems understanding my drink order (half vodka, half coca cola, no ice. how hard is that?) and then under charged us (which we thought was fair coz even after screwing up the reservation and making us wait, we weren't offered a free drink) then chased us outside to ask for the extra pound or so. the decor was rank. looked like it hadn't been cleaned since it was a butchers shop, and the tables and chairs outside were all wobbly. the first chair i sat on was broken and collapsed underneath me. when i told the waiter, he just moved it to another table. it was at this point we left. the menu looked boring and very overpriced. as low as your expectations might be, i garauntee you'll be disappointed.

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97-103 West George Street
Glasgow G2 1PB
0141 229 1468

Wagamama  

Category: Japanese

2 star rating
 13/11/2009  
when i first ate there within a few weeks of opening, i was quite impressed. the food arrived quickly, the staff were friendly and it was tasty. however it was obvious this was because the place was quiet at that time. since then i've gone twice, once under my own steam and then i was dragged there by friends. the staff are crap, rude and rarely get an order right. the food arrives as its ready so i ended up sitting with nothing while everyone else ate. it's too expensive for what you get and i don't like paying restaurant prices when they're going to slam a fat, smelly stranger down right next to me on the bench. the food is ok taste-wise but once you've had it once it's doesn't really draw you back. maybe its just because i like nice, private service but i won't be going back.

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315-317 Great Western Road
Glasgow G4 9HR
0141 339 5544

Mancini's  

Categories: Italian, Wine Bars

4 star rating
 13/11/2009  
i came here years ago when it was in a different part of great western road, but we ate there this week and it was just as good as always. there were 4 of us in the party including my 6 yo son and we all left happy and full which is what you want really! the staff were lovely, the food was great, nice sized portions and the service was quick. it's not exactly fine dining but then it doesnt advertise itself as such. we all had 2 courses and drinks and i was surprised to realise the whole thing only cost us £11 a head. that included a mussel dish and a seafood linguini. definately worth going for a nice cosy wee dinner. big thumbs up from us!

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84-86 Albion Street
Glasgow G1 1NY
0141 552 9475

Gandolfi Fish  

Category: Seafood

5 star rating
 13/11/2009  
place was fabulous. food was exquisite and the staff were nice enough. plates were cleared from the table quickly (dirty plates left on the table too long is one of my absolute hates in a restaurant) and the courses arrived with just the right amount of time between them. i had the mussel starter and the langoustines for mains. perfect in every way. if you like seafood then forget going to rogano (its really gone downhill in the last few years) and go here.

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20 Woodlands Road
Glasgow G3 6UR
0141 353 3278

Grassroots  

Categories: Health Food, Massage, Delis

5 star rating
 13/11/2009  
have been a shopper at grassroots for a few years now and can't express how much i love the place! the selection is vast, the shop itself is like a little slice of olde worlde and the quality is superb. most of the people who shop here are vegan or vegetarian (not me) but thats not what keeps me going back. everything from the veg to the soap is organic and the vast majority is also fair trade. yes, it's more expensive than asda but if you like your food healthy, tasty and not made by employing 3 year olds to work til they drop then this is the place for you. the weekly fruit and veg box is more than enough for my family and lets us try foodstuffs you never see in the supermarkets. plus at £10 a week it's a bargain. a few months ago they started selling organic meat (which meant i didnt have to slog to the country once a month for it) and it is delicious. with regards to the previous reviews concerning the prices, i wouldn't say they were overpriced, but then you get what you pay for! go have a look for yourselves and see what you think.

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861 W Harbor Dr
San Diego, CA 92101
USA
+1-619-232-7581

Edgewater Grill  

Categories: Seafood, Bars

1 star rating
 Update - 19/10/2009  
hi again, just thought i'd let you all know that i have been contacted by 3, yes 3, members of staff from this restaurant! all of them have apologised and told me they felt like crooks working here so there you go. it's so hard to get work in san diego that people will do any job even though they feel like they are robbing the public. i think in britain, we have far more jobs to go round so as a reasonable person i have never worked a job where i have felt this way. but good on you staff of edgewater, at least you had the decency to apologise to me, which is more than i can say for the owner of this fetid, e-coli ridden hole.

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  • 1 star rating
    4/7/2009

    ok as i suspected both my friend and myself saw our meal again that night and there wasn't much difference in taste. the only saving grace was that the waitor was absent. i went back to edgewater grill the next day and spoke to the manageress. she felt i was "hostile". really? i would have thought after a trip to the hospital and 12 hours of throwing up i would have been in a chipper mood! i was told to return in 2 days as "we can't refund cash, head office has to issue a cheque." i gave my name and number and left. 2 days later i returned and was given cash in an envelope. where was the cheque from head office you ask? i didn't care just so long as i never have to set foot in the place again. i did tell the manageress that http://yelp.com  was full of terrible reviews. she said it wasn't. am i hallucinating? i could be but if i am it's from the sickness i got at edgewater grill. adios folks!

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  • 1 star rating
    30/6/2009

    Sorry that this is going to be so long but I feel the need to make sure you all know just how appalling this place is.
    So ,we walk in and a member of staff walks up to us smiling. I ask if we can have a table for 3 outside. The smile vanishes and she says " I don't do that. You need the hostess" and promptly walks away. The hostess then tells us there's a 15 minute wait for outdoor seats and begins to lead us to an indoor table. We stop her and tell her we'll wait for it. Quizical look, then shrug.
    15 mins later we get our table. 2 minutes later i sense someone behind me and discover the dirtiest, most poorly dressed and groomed waiter, leaning on the back of my chair. He says " What do you want?"
    We order and off he schlups. 20 minutes later we get our food. My fried shrimp was probably very nice about 10 minutes before they stopped cooking it but is now shrapnel. As are the fries. My friends "seafood medley" is less of a medley and more of a "solo". 2 clams, 2 shrimp and a piece of unidentifyable white fish does not a medley make!
    The waiter became a little more friendly when he heard me say that I wouldn't be leaving a tip however it was not enough to stop him taking the $50 note for a $43 dollar bill and trying to walk away with the change. He was promptly stopped and I did recieve my change. It has been 4 hours since we ate and i think i may see my meal again before the night is out. Make no mistake i will be returning tomorrow when i'm able to move without feeling like throwing up, and i will be receiving a full refund. The manager will dread a glaswegian accent from this day forth.
    Please folks, be kind to your digestive system and don't eat here.
    Thanks for listening.

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15 John Street
Glasgow G1 1HP
0141 552 4433

Piaazza Italia Restaurant  

Category: Italian

4 star rating
 2/8/2009   First to Review
always great sevice and always great food. the menu is diverse without being confusing and all the food is fabulous. it has an outdoor heated area for us smokers and the drink is free flowing and doesnt have the "restaurant" price tag attached to it. go, eat, be merry

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    Yay! Loving your new Glasgow reviews, Eva. :)

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