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Bacco Italia

Bacco Italia
67–69 Kilmarnock Road
Glasgow, G41 3YR
Phone: 0845 226 7031
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  • Food served: Mon–Fri 11am–10pm; Sat/Sun 11am–11pm
  • Pre-theatre times: Mon–Sun 4–6.30pm
  • Bar open: Mon–Sun noon–midnight
  • Number of wines sold by the glass: 40
  • Also offers: Vegetarian options (at least ¼ main courses), Gluten-free options, Children's portions, Children's high chairs, Wheelchair access, Takeaway, Pre-theatre menu, Outdoor tables (smokers welcome), Live music
  • Music on stereo: Italian,
  • Capacity: 80
  • Largest group: 120
  • Open since: May 2007
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  • Average price 2 courses:
     £7.95 (set lunch)
     £21 (evening meal)
  • Pre-theatre price: £11.95
  • House wine: £12.95 per bottle
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Bacco Italia
Eating & Drinking Guide 2009

This review appears in the The List's Eating & Drinking Guide 2009 – in the shops now or buy online.

Often Italian restaurants try to fake a family-run feel with mentions of mama’s secret pasta sauce, but at Bacco Italia there is no deception. Front of house is trained sommelier Luca, while his brother Peppe is owner and full-time chef. The brothers separate passions of food and wine have combined to create a contemporary space where both have equal space to breathe. The restaurant, named after Baccus, god of wine, fittingly offers every bottle on the list by the glass. That’s over 40, ranging from a delicious Montepulciano through to an epic 1999 Patrimo at £66 a glass. Luca offers regular food and wine pairing evenings along with tutored tastings every Thursday in the stylish bar. In the dining room Peppe prepares deep-fried rice balls which are crunchy and golden on the outside, contrasting the sticky, soft interior of mozzarella, peas and parmesan. The mains evoke excellent home cooking: veal is topped with tomato and basil and served with roast potatoes and lovely spiced peas, and thick slices of pork stuffed with herbs, garlic and lemon zest is certainly delicious if not revolutionary. Often asked for his recipes Peppe has gone a step further offering live cooking demonstrations followed by four courses.

  • High point: Wine list to die for
  • Low point: Wine list to pay for

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Lunch: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun

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Bacco Italia

The following information has been provided by the restaurant.

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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Comments for Bacco Italia (67–69 Kilmarnock Road, Glasgow)

1. Yogi Bear, Glasgow Southside – 10 April 2009, 1:39am(5s)Report

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!

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

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!!!

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

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.

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

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.

5. John and Liz, South Side Glasgow – 19 November 2009, 9:30am(5s)Report

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.

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