The Sunday Times
“In five long, hard years Gloriosa has become one of the best restaurants in Scotland. I’ll be thinking about everything I ate there for a long time to come.”
Chitra Ramaswamy awarded three perfect scores of 10 – for food, service and atmosphere – to this Mediterranean-inspired restaurant she first visited five years ago, from Rosie Healey, formerly of Quo Vadis, Padella and Ottolenghi in London.
Since that first visit, the restaurant has “grown up… It’s more chic and self-possessed”, feels “very cool, very now, very Glasgow” and is a place where “the serious, but not too serious, foodies of Glasgow flock for an unforgettable meal”.
Chitra heaped particular praise on “the now famous focaccia, hailed by many a restaurant critic as the best in the land. And so it is: chewy yet light at its hole-ridden centre with a thick, undulating crust, crispy little rosemary needles, and the ideal amount of sea salt (ie almost too much).” In the same class was a rack of lamb served with potato gratin in a sensational stock and a dish of tarragon and mint salsa verde – “the greatest lamb I’ve ever eaten; so pink, succulent and itself.”
Chitra Ramaswamy - 2024-12-08
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