Qua Italian Restaurant

I visit regularly for lunch as I know that the quality of food and service will always be very high. I thought that it was about time that I posted a review. The two course lunch menu is amazing value for money. I have tried the nearby Italian restaurants as I work beside the Merchant City and this by far is the best in terms of value for money and service. The staff are always very welcoming and happy to oblige and I know why I usually see the same faces when I go for lunch- as customer service is clearly very high on their list of priorities. The restaurant looks great too. What more could you want? I haven't been to another place for lunch in months!

Been visiting this restaurant for months now and thought it was about time to leave a glowing review about this marvellous restaurant. Whether it be a jam-packed Fri or Sat night,a Sunday lunch or a quiet mid-week night,the restaurant is always staffed with friendly and attentive waiters and the food is always really tasty and value for money. Since I've been going they've changed their menus more than once and I thinkthis is really important as it keeps the options varied. The family that run this place certainly know what they're doing.

Was here with my partner last week.. came across this site while searching for the number to book the table for our next visit and thought I should review!
I will start with the food, it was beautiful. Tasted beautiful and looked beautiful. Portion wise it was something else too, I wasn't left feeling hungry and I wasn't left feeling heavy and bloated, the portions were spot on.
The service was good too and although the place was busy I was made to feel like I wasn't just another customer but a valued customer too (even though I had just walked in) and were made to feel very comfortable. We even sat on for a couple of drinks at the end of the night as there was no hurry for us to leave after our meal.
Value was amazing too... and the way things are just now thats what I know I'm looking for. At £10.95 for a three course meal I couldn't grumble at all and will definitely see myself trying the £5.95 2 course meal when I'm in Glasgow again.

Great fresh produce and friendly, attentive service. I visited with my family for a birthday celebration and we all went for their value 3 course pretheatre menu which they were offering until 10pm that evening. £10.95 for this standard of food is absolutely exceptional. My dishes of sauteed sliced mushrooms, spaghetti with italian sausage (which they were happy to have the chef cook al dente for me) and tiramisu were fresh, tasty and clearly prepared by chefs using good quality ingredients. The place was packed yet the waiting team remained friendly and attentive throughout. I would urge all passers-by to visit here as it is without doubt the best Italian restaurant in the vicinity (I have tried them all!). Well done to all.

My husband and I have now been QUA restaurant on 5 occaisions on each visit we have been met by the most friendly and wonderful staff .. The food has always been of the highest standard with the finest ingredients and beautifully prepared and served with a smile ... Nothing has been to much trouble and their desserts are to die for yum .. I cannot recommend QUA highly enough as we dine out often and are going back tonight !!

I was very disappointed with my visit to Qua. I have been to this restaurant with my boyfriend on several occasions and always enjoyed it. On this occasion we took friends from abroad with us and I have to admit we were embarrassed at having exposed them to this place.

The whole experience was terrible from start to finish. The waiting staff were rude and when serving our starters, mumbled what they were and were angry at us when we didn't understand them. My boyfriend's salad was brown and definitely not fresh. The main courses were also disappointing. We ordered penne pasta and in the menu it was described as being in a creamy tomato sauce. It was however dry, inedible and bland. He is not a fussy eater at all, but even he could not eat this. It was more like stew than pasta. The pasta was so overcooked it was mushy.

We were then served the wrong desserts and when we told the waiter this he just took away the desserts with no word of an apology and we didn't even know if he was going to bring any back. After our meal we did not want coffee, this seemed to annoy them and they just gave us the bill. This really angers me as we were just finished our meals and still had full drinks and were wanting to sit and chat. The restaurant was empty and they clearly did not need the seats and I feel that bringing the bill without us asking for it really put an end to the meal. This was a way of us saying goodbye to our friends from abroad and this meal abruptly brought their trip to an end.

When we paid for our meal they brought back the wrong change. It was £1 short, I know this is only £1 but at this point it was the principle of the matter and we were so annoyed at the way we had been treated. We told the waiter it was a pound short and he had to count it three times, go away and come back to count it again before he believed us. He then shouted across the restaurant to another waiter that we were asking for a pound, who proceeded to snigger in our faces about a pound!

The food is cheap but it is reflected in the quality and there are much better places around Glasgow with better food for the same price where you are treated with respect by the staff. The service is awful. We were in and out of the restaurant in less than an hour, clearly this food cannot be fresh or made to order. You have been warned this place has went downhill, DO NOT GO UNLESS YOU WANT RUBBISH FOOD AND TO BE RIDICULED BY THE STAFF.

lovely restaurant and attentive service but not particularly impressed. mozarella sticks were no better than those from a take away - did not taste like fresh decent ingredients were used. veal milanese was mediocre - veal was well cooked but the batter was soggy and the penne and tomato sauce fairly standard - expected slightly higher calibre for a restaurant. tiramisu was lovely however.

service charge of 10% was added at end of the meal. was happy to pay for this however surely it is common courtesy to state this on the menu or to inform your customers in some way, rather than sneaking it onto the bill? we were also charged for an extra bottle of wine - very sloppy.

there are much better italians in glasgow, namely the italian kitchen next door and amarone. go there.

I have been here a few times now for the excellent value pre-theatre menu. I had a totally different experience to the above and have never had better service as they were extremely efficient. 3 courses for £9.95 was great and our group of 6 all had a great meal!

Awful service booked through a website and because I was 10 mins late questioned by slobby manager. Went through with the booking anyway although service continued to be terrible and food was bland - dessert was ice cream with strawberries? Better Italian restaurants stones throw away. No wonder they are doing a 241 offer now but do not be tempted by it being cheap - there is a reason.