Bacco Italia

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Bacco Italia

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Close to Shawlands Cross, BACCO is a stunning Italian style wine bar and restaurant. At BACCO we strive to recreate the very best in modern Italian restaurant food, with a large degree of influence from the Chef/Owner's home town of Sorrento in the South of Italy.

A relaxing, sunny interior creates a casual yet sophisticated atmosphere which gradually evolves as the day progresses. Early risers can start the day with BACCO's own roast coffee and Italian breakfast menu, and ladies who lunch can catch up over some Insalata Caprese whilst business types in a hurry, can still have pasta on the run from our Business Lunch menu. As the lights go down evening diners can enjoy great service and superb Italian food with our changing 'Daily Specials'; those out simply for a drink can unwind with a cocktail or glass of wine in our chic Wine Bar area.

We pride ourselves on having the largest and most innovative Italian wine list in Scotland. We source our wines from a variety of regional producers known for their award winning wines. And great news! Each and every one of our 50 odd wines is available by the glass. So, enjoy a glass of wine, cocktail or a beer with friends in a grown up , sophisticated atmosphere.

Our wine bar area is Open 7 days till 11.30pm and midnight Fridays and Saturdays.

Promoting contemporary Italian food and wine is BACCO Italia's mission. Join our Food and Wine Club. Enjoy our unusual programme of wine pairing events, regional food speciality nights, Ladies' Nights, live music and much more. Book via our website and benefit from our special promotional offers.

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10. Aldo, Shawlands – 11 November 2010, 7:58pmBacco ItaliaReport

Absolutely the worst Italian restaurant I have ever visited.
Terrible food, Waiters who couldn't give a damm and the owners who sauntered around only paying attention to the female guests. YOU give Italians a bad name guys.
Not impressed and I would not reccommend to anyone.

BEWARE; Has rebranded as Bellini's . Same owners and dreary staff.

9. claire83, glasgow – 15 July 2010, 10:07pmBacco ItaliaReport

Was told by a friend that Bacco was a really nice place to go in Shawlands so i took my friend who was back in glasgow for a visit from Palma. Was a really lovely meal, including some delicious cocktails. The staff were really friendly and gave us some great recommendations from the menu. One of the nicest italian meals i have had outside of Italy.

8. AC, Glasgow – 9 June 2010, 9:26pmBacco ItaliaReport

Best Italian in Glasgow!!!!! the real Thing...very friendly staff and great service...you need to go and try the Pizza too, feels like to having a pizza in one of the Napolitan pizzeria.

7. H and J, Glasgow – 28 May 2010, 8:26amBacco ItaliaReport

I am afraid that our experience was extremely negative. We booked on the List's recommendation, to give a New Zealand friend dinner before his departure, but found that we had been placed next to a loudspeaker which was blaring out loud music, to the point that we could not hear ourselves speak. Two requests to have the music lowered produced only a small reduction in volume and the second request was met by open hostility on the part of the staff. We left without ordering, so cannot comment on the quality of the food, but we will not be going there again.

6. MCG, Glasgow – 13 May 2010, 3:16pmBacco ItaliaReport

I was taken out for my birthday by some friends. Had a thouroughly enjoyable meal followed by cocktails in the wine bar which is really nice and cosy great for a drink with friends. The cocktail and wine menu is great lots to choose from. I would personally recommend the cosmopolitan. Delicious!!

If you are looking for a nice meal and somewhere to have a drink afterwards I would definetley recommend Bacco.

5. John and Liz, South Side Glasgow – 19 November 2009, 9:30amBacco ItaliaReport

Just had the best birthday buffet lunch with 30 friends and family in the private upstairs area of Bacco. The food was fantastic and they just kept bringing out more fabulous dishes. We had mussels, prawns, italian meats and cheeses, olives, pizza (which was the best I had ever tasted), smoked salmon and wonderful Italian meatballs and much much more. The service was great and the staff lovely I had such a fabulous day and nothing was too much trouble for them. Every one of our guests commented on how good a day it was.
We have also eaten in the restaurant on several occasions and would highly recommend Bacco if you are looking for good authentic Italian food and excellent wine.

4. Awful place, Southside – 7 November 2009, 4:25pmBacco ItaliaReport

Negative points:
- The customers and the waiters seems to be unhappy to be there
- The waiters are really unpleasant
- The most of the customers are looking their clock watches
- The service is unsatifactory: my boyfriend ordered "mussels with garlic bread" on the menu. No garlic bread served, he asked the waiter for his garlic bread and the guy checked on the menu list to be sure that he had to serve this bread with the dish ... not at all professionnal In another dining table, the customer asked the waiter to take back his lasagna because it wasn't hot ...
My risotto was so banal, I am able to cook the same at home. Not at all the same quality that in Italy. Not at all.
We wait our desserts a long time and unfortunately no italian desserts offered in the lunch menu.
At the end to pay the bill we asked to pay by card and the waiters lost their card machine! We wait still a long time before someone looks after us.

The bottles of wine are storing under spotlights, just horrible for the preservation of wines! and it is a French girl who is speaking about that!

The decor is just unimaginative.
"Maybe" just the music is not so awful in this place.

3. upset customer – 5 October 2009, 10:08pmBacco ItaliaReport

this place is awful. just like the unhappy customers we booked on 5pm.com for a nice girlie catch up and ended up feeling frustrated with service and uneasy with the male attention from the older men. do not waste your money and time there unless you like eating mediocre food and being sleazed upon.

2. UNHAPPY CUSTOMERS – 28 June 2009, 7:36pmBacco ItaliaReport

I have just been for lunch at Bacco Italia in Shawlands and had recommended this restaurant to a few of my friends for a special lunch, for a birthday. I read the reviews and thought it sounded great, WHAT A DISSAPOINTMENT!!!!
We booked through 5pm.com and it seems the advert is not very clear!!! That aside, we chose our main meals and a friend asked if the starter could be dished up as a main meal. We were told that it would not be a problem. When two of my friends got there meals, I was told that mine had been taken to the wrong table and that I'd have to wait for mine! When we suggested that there had also been a mistake with the meal that was meant to come as a main meal but looked like a starter we were told that its the same dish for starter and main meal, as he scurried away!!! I DON'T THINK SO!!! A few minutes later a waitor came up and said there had been a mistake but by that time we were pretty fed up with the service. The bill came to approx £50, for lunch which was well overboard for a mediocre lunch and bad service. I will making a point of letting friends and family know not to waste their money there and to choose a different restaurant. I wish we had!!!

1. Yogi Bear, Glasgow Southside – 10 April 2009, 1:39amBacco ItaliaReport

What can I say about Bacco? It's the best Italian restaurant I've been to by far. Beautiful fresh food, great selection of wines.....mmm think I'll have to go there this weekend!