Gamba
Price guide: Expensive
225a West George Street, Glasgow, G2 2ND
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Expert review of Gamba
Glasgow’s Mediterranean seafood don has more flavoursome hits than the Sicilian mafia.
This is one of the city’s longest running fine dining experiences. With a distinct southern Italian flavour, mulled over with an unbeatable selection of the west coast’s best seafood, I think it is the perfect stopping point for a romantic lunch with my girlfriend – she has a crustacean fetish –an evening meal with business colleagues or an extravagant splash out with family for special occasions.
Food and drink:
What’s not to like? There’s Isle of Gigha halibut, red pepper cream, tomato concassé, pesto; yellowfin tuna, crab niçoise salad, lemon olive oil; and whole roasted line caught sea bass, tomatoes, kalamata olives, garlic, lime, sweet soy. Though its heaven for fish fanatics, a few token meat and vegetarian dishes do enough to satisfy the Finding Nemo fans.
Recommended dishes:
Gamba has a number of signature dishes, including its trademark fish soup with crabmeat, stem ginger and prawn dumplings and the panko breaded scallops, chorizo Provençal & capers, which instantly transport me to a chic restaurant in Cannes. Its premium Buccleuch Estate beef is also divine.
Ambience:
With clean, white wood interior décor – reminiscent of the best eateries from Sardinia and the Greek Isles – Gamba soothes any holiday blues and is a reminder that not all great Mediterranean food comes with a beachfront view.
Service:
An AA Rosette winner and The List magazine’s restaurant of the year in 2003 and 2004, Gamba knows how to impress the critics.
Location:
On the basement level of West George Street, the restaurant is round the corner from the Georgian terraces of Blythswood Square.
Price advice:
With starters ranging from £7.50 to £14 and main courses on the a la carte menu reaching £23, make sure you bring your credit card. The pre- or post-theatre menu is great value though with £15 for two or £18 for three courses.
More information on Gamba:
- Price guide:
- Type:
- Restaurant
- Food:
- Mediterranean, Scottish, Seafood
- Address:
- 225a West George Street, Glasgow, G2 2ND
- Telephone:
- 0141 572 0899
- Website:
- http://www.gamba.co.uk
- Serves:
- Lunch, Dinner
- Opening times:
- Mon-Sat noon-2.30pm and 5pm-10.30pm.
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Reservations:
- Suggested
