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

Spicy Mexican!

Hey guys!

The other day my boyfriend treated me to a lovely little day out in the city and I thought I would bring you guys along to have a little look at the food we ordered.  I let him take the lead and he took us to a funny little Mexican in Glasgow called Topolabamba.  It's quite a strange set up they have in there which is different to any other mexican I have been to.  There is a selection of small dishes and a couple of larger ones and you can pick and choose between the two - it's kind of like tapas but mexican style.

While we were trying to pick our food the waiter came over and offered us some nibbles and some water (thank the lord because everything was super spicy).  The nibbles came in the form of some tortilla chips and a salsa of your choice.  My boyfriend went for the medium salsa but even then it was super spicy.

I really loved how the water come out in this cute little jug!  If I ever see one like it in the shops I will definitely pick one up because it just looked so pretty on the table.  

We decided to get three sides to share - salt and chilli pepper fries, jalapeño poppers and some mexican green rice.  I didn't manage to get a proper snap of the rice but it tasted really good!  It was citrusy goodness.  The jalapeños came in a bed of that same salsa and honestly eating those was like setting your mouth on fire.  I'm normally quite good with spice - but I had to have a good couple of glasses of water! 

For the mains my boyfriend decided to get Tostadas which is like the crispy version of a taco.  He really enjoyed them and if I remember correctly he went for the shredded beef option.  If I wasn't a vegetarian I would have definitely stolen some!  I didn't manage to get a snap of his before he wired in so his is a bit of an action shot haha!  I decided to go for a char roasted vegetable burrito which was so delicious and it came with a really nice little dipping sauce.  All I know about the sauce is that it was green - I actually couldn't pin down the flavour, so if you know what it is let me know in the comments!

Overall the meal was really lovely and the atmosphere was great.  I really liked the lighting in there too - I don't know if we just caught it on a sunny day but it just had a really lovely feel.  We were seated super fast and the service was great.  The waiter was really friendly and the food came so fast - we were actually really surprised by how fast the food came.  If you are looking for a nice quick stop that isn't too fancy I would highly recommend it!

I hope you guys enjoyed this Food Friday.  I'm still using my iphone for my images so I hope the quality wasn't lacking too much.  What is your favourite mexican dish?

robynisabella x