Di Maggio's East Kilbride - Glasgow

Alan Shuff

Always loved Di Maggios before the refurb. I've been a couple of times since, and it's okay, but the food isn't as good as it was in the past. Service can be patchy unless it's quiet, but a big no no for me is the automatic 8% tip they add to the bill, regardless of group size.

My most recent trip (29Jan) saw us (2 people) arrive 6pm on a Tuesday. Initial service was good - order taken quickly and the starter was out quickly.

We got the Louisiana wings to share. They were really not hot at all, and this has been the case the past few times. Really small wings too. The badass wings were legendary many years ago - very saucy, and very hot. And very painful if you had any exposed cut on your fingers. Progressively they seem to have been toned down, even before the refurb. The wings yesterday, however, were so dry with minimal sauce applied, and therefore not hot at all. Perhaps applied as a mist rather than a sauce. The plate was virtually clean afterwards such was the lack of sauce, and what was left on the plate was more watery than saucy. 10 wings each and we were still starving. The plates were taken away quickly and mains out soon after.

I had spag bol - it was great to be honest, but felt a bit stingy on the amount. While it's a deepish bowl, there wasn't much and I was done in a couple of minutes. My son had the lasagne. Like the badass wings, the lasagne was legendary in the past. Yesterday, it was reasonable. But like the newer wings it felt quite dry inside it. Taste not amazing, quite a carroty taste in my opinion, but still good enough that it was finished. Good size though - no complaints on that.

As a side note, and having had other meals as dine in and takeaway here, it does seem that anything with a sauce is given the bare minimum. I've had a few Mac and cheese (which I love) but they are a bit dry at times.

At this point we were happy enough, but it's also at this point it went a bit downhill. The restaurant was fairly busy, but there were still a good number of staff running around. We wanted dessert, but it took about 40 minutes from finishing our main to be asked. After about 20 minutes, we tried to proactively catch someone to ask for the menu, but only succeeded after some time. Maybe we need to be more bold, but it seems that rather than certain staff dealing with certain tables, it just seems like all staff deal with all tables, so it's a bit chaotic.

Dessert turned out to be nice (desserts always are) but we noticed it was sitting for a good 5 minutes on the counter and the bell was rung a few times before it was brought to us. Not great when a hot chocolate fudge cake is sitting with ice cream.

Then we got the bill, and it came with an additional 8% tip already added. There was only 2 of us, and it's happened before, and this is a bit of a no no for me - I should decide if I tip based on service and how much. It's not a tip if it's already added on. I would always tip anyway, so I didn't complain and paid it, but it's little things like that which can put a negative ending on the experience, and can override any positives from your visit. And because it's already added, it doesn't seem as appreciated when payment is taken.

In the end it was just a few pence under £70 for 2 people (including 3 drinks and the automatic tip).

Put it this way, I typically don't leave reviews for food. But I felt I should, because how can a place improve if you don't share your experience.

Lees Bell

First visit since the refurb, I don’t think I’ll be back. We were seated for 30 minutes and were checked on all the time, it was a bit overkill. Felt really rushed, the food tasted like it wasn’t freshly made as it came out so quick and I felt sick afterwards. And who doesn’t slice a pizza before serving to a child! Gratuity tip should not be added onto the bill! This is a customer choice!
Overall, I think I’d rather spend my money elsewhere, wish I had gone to carrigans!

Kimberly Hawke (Kimby)

Location is actually really good. Great parking, ramp to door and ground floor seating makes it really accessible. Spacious inside and nice light decor, great for large party tables or booths for 6. Food was just about average unfortunately. The mushroom aranchini (pictured) was very good, creamy and flavorful. Ying yang chicken (pictured) we got as a starter. Chicken was fine but sauce was quite rich, doesn't go at all with the thousand island sauce you get with it. Very samey so glad i took it as a starter and not a main. We also had peppercorn chicken and veggies with fries, good and i had a tomato penne with roast chicken, this was the one that wasn't great. Needed salt/pepper and pasta was VERY all dente. All cooked well and came out hot but just nothing very stand-out about it for us. Drinks menu is good for cocktails and the disney star martini (mocktail) was very sweet but nice.

Indre Johnston

First time visiting. Went there for lunch, food was good, had chicken wings, loaded fries and brushetta
Chicken wings weren't that spicy, luisiana hot sauce wasn't spicy and was quite runny, not like the one you get at frenkies but it was still nice enough.

I will go back to try pasta at some point

alistair small

The food is amazing quality and tastes good too. Very good atmosphere chilled and the sound of people enjoying themselves. Owners have done reliant renovation. Have already been 4 times since it reopened. Definitely recommend .

Gianni Di Meo

Lovely setting, just popped in for an ice cream, coffee and churros. Service was good very friendly waitress and manager. Only thing I’d say a service charge which is no issue for me as would have left a tip anyway but shouldn’t be on a table for 2 imo, obviously is up to customer anyway. Everything was good anyway and the place is spotless.

Dan Ashman

This is a large restaurant which attracts a lot of families with young children. The soft play area is a massive bonus for families. We were having a family reunion and there were about 25 people at our table. The restaurant managed to deal with this large booking really well - there wasn't a single mistake with our orders and I can't fault the service (although one dish arrived slightly cold, which was corrected promptly).

The food was all really good, and represents good value for money. I would definitely return.

Only slight downside was the noise levels. We visited at a time when there were lots of children and the noise from the soft play area was a bit intrusive. But this is only a small issue and was far outweighed by the benefit of being able to let our children play while the order was coming.

All in all, an extremely positive experience, thank you Di Maggio's

Ronnie Savage

Gone to DiMaggios (East Kilbride) many times over the years and always enjoyed the experience. 1st time back since refurb and it looks bright and family welcoming.

Staff were friendly however not very attentive.

Food arrived in good time considering how busy it was for Father's Day.

Kids enjoyed their pizza pasta and garlic bread with just the right portion size. Wife enjoyed her pasta portion size and taste.

The only disappointment of the night was my own meal.

Ordered my usual full rack of BBQ ribs and it tasted as good as ever however recieved barely a half rack portion (5 rib bones). When asked if it was indeed meant to be a full rack I was answered yes.

To be fair we had money removed from the bill (gratuity charge + 10%) however still a disappointing experience.