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Back at Poco Havana (Glasgow) : Review

48a West Regent Street
G2 2RA Glasgow

Tel : 0141 353 6098
Website : www.pocohavana.com

A colourful, vibrant basement bar/restaurant featuring the best of Cuban, Mexican and Spanish cuisine. Mixed in with our sunshine-vibe cocktails, quality craft beers and eclectic mix of great tunes, our Poco Havana is the finest corner of Cuba in Glasgow

Visit Date : Saturday 4th January 2017

Poco Havana Glasgow : Table Candle
Poco Havana Glasgow : Inside
Poco Havana Glasgow : Inside Sauce Wall

Most of you that have been following this blog know i’ve been to Poco Havana a few times, you can read my previous reviews here and here

I have been hitting the Glasgow restaurants very hard recently, and spent a little more than I wanted. When I recently came across an itison voucher that I purchased a while back, and noticed that it was expiring soon so I thought lets head back and use it for a cheap weekend dinner.

My voucher was for two mains, so I will still show the cost of the dishes so you know what they would have been.

Main Course :

Chipotle Pulled Pork Burrito 12″ £8.95 (normally but I had the voucher)
“FILLED WITH ZINGY CITRUS RICE, REFRIED BEANS, GRATED MONTEREY JACK CHEESE, SALSA, SOUR CREAM AND YOUR CHOICE OF FILLING IN A 10” OR 12” FLOUR TORTILLA”

Poco Havana Glasgow : Burrito 2
Poco Havana Glasgow : Burrito

This was the first time I have had a Burrito at Poco Havana, so I was looking forward to seeing how they did them and also how it tasted.

I know in my recent previous posts I said I would try and be more critical and not always say it was really good, well this was really really good. With every bite I had my mouth was bursting with flavour, and I could have easily had another.

Sorry I didn’t show how it looked inside, I was enjoying it too much it was finished before that thought pop’d in my head.

Cocktail :

Again I have had a few cocktails here in the past, so I decided to try something new.

Frozen Margarita/Daiquiri £13.50
“Sharing jugs of our classic Margaritas and Daiquiris”

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My girlfriend and I opted for the Mango one.

As you can see from the photo, you get a large amount since its a sharing jug. You get about 2 glasses full each from this, so its really worth the money.

Overall :

This was a very enjoyable visit, I felt very relaxed and enjoyed the food and cocktails.

Poco Havana have had a few deals on itison, so if you want to check it out but worries about trying somewhere new then this is the option for you.

The staff have always been very friendly and very helpful, and if you like burritos then you should check Poco Havana’s.

  • Child Friendly : Yes
  • Service : 5
  • The portion sizes and taste : 5
  • Atmosphere : 4
  • Value for money : 5
  • Overall : 4.5

Return to Pizza Punks (Glasgow) : Review

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90 St Vincent Street
Glasgow

Pizza Punks is open:

Monday-Friday: 8am-1am
Saturday: 10am-1am
Sunday: 11am-1am

T: 0141 237 8020
W : www.pizzapunks.co.uk

Visit Date : Sunday 29th January 2017

Since my last visit I have heard from several people (including some bloggers) that after their first visit to Pizza Punks, the second visit was very poor service etc I decided to check this out for myself.

I didn’t have any problems with my last visit, so I was interested to see if this news was true.

Check out my previous review of Pizza Punks

Pizza Punks Glasgow : Kitchen
Pizza Punks Glasgow : Inside

We entered tonight and were greeted and shown to our table, tonight was actually the busiest I’ve seen here (but then again I only glance in when passing).

I have always liked the way Pizza Punks is inside, it’s a very modern and funky look and my feelings tonight are just the same.

We were seated at the window, so we got a nice view of Glasgow and the passing people.

Starter / While we wait :

chilli cheese ,garlic and rosemary foccacia topped with honey £3.50

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Firstly this wasn’t Foccacia it was more like bruschetta with the topping.

Apart from it being more like bruschetta, this was really tasty and had a little kick to it.

This was probably too much as a starter for me, even though we had half each as it was very filling.

Pizza :

nduja + chorizo sausage, scorched red peppers, caramelised red onion £9

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Tonight I shared the pizza and just like last time this pizza was very nice, the base was just thin enough which is just the way I like them.

The flavour was nice to, not very spicy which is perfect for me and an ok amount of chorizo. Personally, it could have had more chorizo but that’s a personal thing.

Overall :

Overall just like last time I had a nice evening, and can’t really fault the food or the service.

For value for money, you can’t go wrong with a £9 pizza, with any topping of your choice. Pizza Punks and Paesano Pizza are my two favourite places in Glasgow so far for Pizza.

I don’t know what the issues other people have had here are, either it has been bad but I have just been lucky or they might have just been in on a busy day and that’s affected things.

  • Child Friendly : Yes
  • Service : 4
  • The portion sizes and taste : 4
  • Atmosphere : 4
  • Value for money : 5
  • Overall : 4

Club Sock : The First Sock Review

I recently saw on Twitter another Glasgow Blogger reviewing Club Sock, the idea sounded cool so I thought let’s give them a try and see what it’s like. As you may have read I tried Cheese Postie in December so I wanted to try another subscription service.

There were two I had in mind, one was Club Sock and the other was for guys’ boxers…I selected Club Sock.

Twitter : twitter.com/ClubSock
Website : www.clubsock.co.uk

If you know subscription services like Netflix etc then this is just the same but with socks. You pay a monthly fee for however long you like, and each month premium socks are carefully selected and sent to you via the post.

Club Socks subscription is split into two :

  • £7.99 a month
  • £23 for a one-off pay

I went for a one-off payment of £23 for a 3-month subscription, as I thought let’s see what style and quality they were offering.

Basically when you subscribe you don’t know what colour, brand or design you get till they arrive, so it’s a fun time when they arrive and you open your package for the first time.

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As you can see from the above photo, this is how they arrive via the post. This is good, as there is not a lot of wastage since it’s just socks.

Now was the reveal of what the socks looked like.

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First Impressions :

My first impression was “pink“

Pink is not normally or really ever a colour I would choose, I am more of a Black, or Blue person so this was a little disappointing.

The quality of the socks is really good, and the fit is very nice and comfy but it’s just the colour for me.

Yes, I did try them on, but due to the colour, I wouldn’t wear this one so I am now hoping the next one is a better colour….well one that is more to my taste.

Overall :

Overall the idea is very nice, and the quality of the socks is really good. For me this first one was a little disappointing due to the colour, maybe someone out there doesn’t mind but for me, it’s not a colour I would normally wear.

Looking forward to my next one now.