][1]After a good number of decades delivering dinner dances and Italian classics to Glasgow,the much loved L’Ariosto closed its doors in March.
Ever since then, the old warhorse has been stripped down, reassembled and generally refitted in a sort of Bionic Man stylee.
The dates are still a bit sketchy but it looks as though it will re-open mid-June as the all new Barolo Grill.
According to boss Mario Gizzi, it’s going to be a ‘smart, modern, Italian steakhouse’.
Pasta and wood-fired pizza are on the cards but top notch steak from Simon Howie will be at the heart of the menu along with big, chunky Barolos.
Gizzi , whose family company also owns the Di Maggio restaurants, the Cafe Andaluz restaurants and Amarone, says that it will be in a similar vein to Amarone.
Continuing the Italian vibe, the success of Jamie’s Italian Kitchen has prompted several chain operators to start investigating Glasgow.
Although it won’t happen anytime soon, Carluccio’s look likely to open a branch in the city while Pesto, which already has operations in Manchester and Liverpool, has a countdown running until they launch on St Vincent Street.
If all is progressing to schedule then they should be welcoming their first guests around the end of August.