Glasgow

Pizza Punks

One of my favourite places to go for pizza in Glasgow is Pizza Punks! Located on St Vincent Street in Glasgow, Pizza Punks is a great place to go to get exactly what you want on a pizza! There are also restaurants in Belfast and Newcastle. Their menu is simple yet accommodating to everyone. The menu consists of great options including sides such as salads, garlic breads, chicken wings and mac ‘n’ cheese. The main attraction to the restaurant is its create your own pizza section which they call ‘punk up your pizza’ which is £10. Customers are given 5 steps into creating their pizza, these are; choosing from their base, picking their sauce for the pizza, choosing a cheese they would like on their pizza, picking an oil and finally choosing as many toppings as you want!! For those who aren’t fussed or simply cannot choose what they want, there are options for pizzas that the restaurant has already put together, such as Messy Mexican or Hot Punk! The menu also has desserts for those who would like a sweet after if they have any room… These are milkshakes, ice creams and nutella & banana pizza. The restaurant also has a great drinks menu that has many tasty cocktails, would highly recommend the Sherbet Cherry which is gin, raspberry liqueur and cherry sherbet foam!

During my visits to Pizza Punks, I always create the same pizza as I am quite fussy and just love what I pick. My pizza is Domino’s inspired Texas BBQ pizza with some slight changes; BBQ base pizza with mozzarella cheese, along with chicken, bacon, pepperoni and grilled peppers! I love this pizza and the food has been great every time I have went!

Halloumi

Last week I visited Halloumi, a Greek-Cypriot restaurant located in Glasgow. The restaurant has both a lunch and main menu at different prices, which recommends visitors to pick 3 mezes per person to be adventurous and creates a good opportunity to try out new things whilst sharing with friends or family! The menu consists of amazing foods from the Greek and Cypriot culture, from Greek dips, salads, sides, seafood and food from the grill.

During my visit to Halloumi, I was unsure of what to order from the menu as I am quite the fussy eater, but I was eager to try some stuff out! My boyfriend and I shared the chicken souvlaki, garlic bread and hand cut chips with grated halloumi, along with having a chicken gyro each which consists of a toasted flatbread wrapped up with tzatziki, chips, salad and chicken inside. The food was great and it was amazing to try new things! My favourite dish has to be the chicken souvlaki, it had a great chargrilled taste to it which I love and was just amazing overall. I also really enjoyed the garlic bread and hand cut chips with grated halloumi, such simple dishes tasted really delicious and it was my first time trying halloumi which was tasty. Despite the chicken gyro being the main dish, I must admit that I preferred the other dishes but I think that is because I didn’t like tzatziki dip within the gyro!

Overall, I would recommend this restaurant as the food is great to try out and the mood is very chilled and relaxed, along with quick and great service this place is worth a try!