Day Trip to the Cinema

Hey guys!

Today my friend Laura came and picked me up and we went on a little road trip to Braehead shopping centre.  We had planned a couple of weeks ago to go up today because we both had a day off at the same time and we both wanted to see Cinderella in the cinema (neither of our boyfriends were keen to accompany us)  and she had a discount voucher.  

Before we went to the cinema we decided to run into Braehead and get some food.  My friend is super discount and offer savvy so she suggested we go to Prezzo because she had an app that gave us 30% mains in there.  Prezzo is a nice little Italian and it's in a really nice spot of the food court.  In terms of the options they weren't that great for vegetarians but really lovely options for everyone else.  I say that but it is a little unfair - I am one of those awkward vegetarians that doesn't like mushrooms - so really they did have a good choice, it just seemed that all the vegetarian dishes heavily featured mushroom or were so plain and boring and I just wanted something a little more adventurous for some reason - alas I went for a margarita pizza.  I know, super adventurous but honestly nothing else appealed to me.  My friend went for bolognese and it looked delicious.

Once we finished our food we ran over to Xscape (now called something else but it always has been and always will be Xscape to me and honestly I can't remember what it's called now) to catch Cinderella in the cinema.  We actually had plenty of time once we got there which I loved because that meant we had plenty of time to get popcorn and drinks and we would catch all the trailers which I really enjoy.  I went for a tango ice blast (both flavours mixed of course) because it is my all time favourite and I don't think I could go to the cinema without getting one.  Laura went for a coke I think.  

The film starts with the new Frozen short which I was so excited about because I didn't realise it would show before Cinderella.  It's really cute and if you haven't seen it I would suggest you look it up.  Cinderella was pretty good but I think I would have liked it to follow the Disney animation a little more closely -  I did like that the mice didn't talk though it made it more realistic, but they should have been featured more in my opinion.  If you like cheesy films, you'll like this and you should go and see it.

Afterwards we went and did a little shopping.  I didn't get much but what I did get I'll show you all on Monday so stay tuned for that!  Have you seen Cinderella?  What did you think of it?

robynisabella x

Lunch with Friends

Hey guys!

This week I met up with my lovely friends and so far the encounter has dominated my blog posts.  That fact is not going to change today because it's 'Food Friday' and what better to talk about than the lovely lunch we had!  We met up and the first thing on all of our minds was 'where do we go for food?'.  Now that might seem like an easy question to answer but in the city with so much choice it was actually a little overwhelming!  Eventually we settled on a little Italian that sits just on the edge of George Square called La Vita.  It's a gorgeous little place that I have frequented a few times now and the food is really good.  The building itself is also pretty cool because it has a small downstairs with an over hanging balcony and then another level above that.  I've never sat on the balcony but I've always wanted to!  As soon as we were seated on the top floor the endless chatter began - luckily we managed to squeeze in some food between all the catching up we had to do.

All three of us started things off with my absolute favourite starter ever.  Mozzarella Balls.  Oh holy goodness I love those things!  I've tried my hand at making them from scratch at home and it failed pretty horribly.  Any of you got any handy tips 'cause I could certainly use them?

For our mains my gals went for a vegetable risotto and a pizza.  I've never been a huge risotto fan but my friends looked and smelled amazing and she gave it high recommendations.  My other friend gave me a slice of her pizza and it was sooo nice!  I love pizza though so... it couldn't do wrong really!

I played it safe and went for a cheesy pasta.  It was especially cheesy which I really liked and I thought it was interesting that they went for that funny shaped pasta instead of macaroni.  I would definitely order it again but probably with a little bit of garlic bread to break it up a little.

All in all we had a great meal to set us up for our day of catching up!  If you are ever in or near George Square in Glasgow and stuck for something to eat I would definitely recommend you try La Vita or if you are short on time their street food take away - sit in restaurant Via Italia is so amazing!  It sits just beside Central Station and is a great pit stop.  You get to choose your pasta, sauce, toppings - it's so good and they do a nice variety of options.

I hope you guys liked this post!  Don't forget to follow for more from me next week!  Out of the three dishes, which one would you pick?

robynisabella x