Di Maggio's East Kilbride

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• G

  Google user

  ·3 weeks ago

  “Called to make a reservation and the girl / woman who answered the call was extremely prickly and rude and made me feel awkward for asking if I needed to book or if I could come in. She has left a bad taste in my mouth and I am going to go elsewhere as it was as though she was giving me into trouble or annoyed or angry at me for having called up to ask something (not an outlandish question - it is a Saturday and the first weekend after payday for most people). She was really rude and abrupt. I tried to engage her but was met with a strong, awkward silence. So. I will not be going there now, and I shall give my hard earned money to someone else today. Also, and I disagree with this, they automatically add a substantial service charge onto the bill. It’s extremely embarrassing to ask to remove it but I want to choose my own tip if I tip and to know that it goes directly to my server. It’s really embarrassing to remove it, so I don’t and most folk probably don’t, but it’s morally wrong and likely will go directly into the pockets of management. And also, I bet a lot of folk just put their card down and don’t look. It’s wrong. It’s presumptive. And I’d be interested to know exactly what it falls under in their account process. It’s wrong. This is not central London, and although I think it’s still wrong in central London, I can slightly understand it more given the astronomical operating costs there. In EK, when you’re paying close to a fiver for a coke already, draft, not even a bottle or can, no. It’s wrong. I shall never ever go back there and I will actively encourage others to take a left into Punjabi tadka or the Richmond instead - they do not add on suspicious service charges. You can tip if and when you want to.”

• G

  Google user

  ·2 months ago

  “Excellent place for an easy mid-week lunch with kids during school holidays. Great play area for kids, although all the kids and their adults seemed to be seated near it so it was a bit noisy. Just one thing, staff should be more forward about offers available; I'd looked beforehand about the kids eating for £1 during school hols, downloaded the app, believed I met all the t&cs but was charged full price anyway”

• G

  Google user

  ·3 months ago

  “I have to say I am extremely disappointed in my visit to here, we decided to come here because of the softplay for my wee one so we could keep him busy which definitely was a plus from our visit but I had came in early to drop off a cake and a balloon for my husband birthday this was due to my son wanting to hear the restaurant sign happy birthday to his daddy with a cake he had chosen all by himself I also dropped a balloon off at this time we then came back for are dinner at 19:00pm and as we walk in we where 2 min early but I could see the balloons be placed into the both not tied to anything like I had asked but I even said it wasn’t to much of a bother my son loved seeing the balloon he had picked there so that was fine, fast forward to the end of our meal and we wait around 40min of waiting to see if the cake was coming my husband guessing what was happening my son becoming very restless o had made eye contact with a few staff but I didn’t want at that time for my husband to see so he wouldn’t guess but I mean it was common sense that we wanted the cake to come out my husband then asked for the bill and very quickly it was handed to him then he had went to the toilet with my son and I was paying for the bill still no can we bring your cake out or anything I then had said I had bring a cake in early can I just get it back now and instead of the staff apologising it was an “okay” and then when they brought it out they then said” there you go “again no sorry or nothing I don’t know what I expected as we don’t go out for birthdays very often but due to my son loving birthday at the minute we thought this would be a great family memory instead we left disappointed and ruined our evening while leaving the restaurant my son said no wait we didn’t sing happy birthday or have cake and the girl at the maître didn’t even look up… I wanted to post this for the restaurant to train their staff a bit more on common sense I mean around 40min we had waited from when we finished our main to when we left”

• G

  Google user

  ·3 months ago

  “Dined here tonight with some friends from Cambuslang (20th June 2026) and had a lovely meal. The food was excellent. The only two things that slightly spoiled it were the extremely noisy kids that were sat at the table next to us where the kids proceeded to scream their heads off in excitement of the play park. The other thing was that we had to hunt someone down to get our bill, and even then we had to again hunt someone for the card machine.”

• G

  Google user

  ·3 months ago

  “We would just to give a massive thank you to the chef yesterday! Our son is disabled & only able to eat his food blended / puréed & when we asked if it was possible for them to blend their carbonara for him the chef said yes! No hesitation! It may seem silly & so simple to others however we have only had 1 other restaurant that’s willing to do this out of the whole 3yrs since our son was diagnosed. It takes massive pressure of us knowing that there is a restaurant we can go to & not have to worry about preparing food for our son & just be able to turn up like everyone else & enjoy a family meal out together. Every restaurant we’ve asked so far have said no or suggest our son who is 5yrs old this year to maybe eat their baby sachet food i.e. Ella’s Kitchen!! Thank you so much again! My daughter also loved your food & the staff were so helpful so we will most definitely be back 🙌🏼☺️”

• G

  Google user

  ·4 months ago

  “Great family restaurant. Menu has something for everyone, and the fact they have a soft play for young kids is fantastic, as many restaurants that used to have one have done away with it! Staff are friendly and attentive. Place is very clean and spacious. Booth seating isn’t too snug, if you’re a larger person. Nice atmosphere and lighting inside. Takeaway is just as good as the main restaurant. Can’t fault this place and I hope they continue to do well and thrive in East Kilbride.”

• G

  Google user

  ·8 months ago

  “Came here for my birthday dinner and it did not disappoint , the place looked stunning ! It was like a retro / American feel , food was outstanding and very filling , would definitely be back 😋”

• G

  Google user

  ·1 year ago

  “I LOVE di maggios. Have been a returning customer for a very long time. Their ying yang chicken is unbelievable! Very small wait time & the staff are all lovely & friendly!”

• G

  Google user

  ·1 year ago

  “First time back in around 10 years. The place looks nice, clean and welcoming. Girl at the door was lovely, and was probably the only good thing about this place, props to her. Service during our food main meal was good, however we tried to get some desserts to takeaway, we waited at the counter for 10 minutes, was ignored, then my sister asked the girls behind the bar if she could get served for some ice cream, waited another 5 minutes, nah nothing, we walked out. Food is okay, pizza is doughy, very thin, a poor imitation of a thin Italian pizza. Pepperoni was pretty awful. Mozzarella dippers meh, food is 2/5. If you’re looking for mid meal, with decent service, this is the place for you. Visit Sunday 2nd March 14:00”

• G

  Google user

  ·1 year ago

  “Always loved Di Maggios before the refurb. I've been a couple of times since, and it's okay, but the food isn't as good as it was in the past. Service can be patchy unless it's quiet, but a big no no for me is the automatic 8% tip they add to the bill, regardless of group size. My most recent trip (29Jan) saw us (2 people) arrive 6pm on a Tuesday. Initial service was good - order taken quickly and the starter was out quickly. We got the Louisiana wings to share. They were really not hot at all, and this has been the case the past few times. Really small wings too. The badass wings were legendary many years ago - very saucy, and very hot. And very painful if you had any exposed cut on your fingers. Progressively they seem to have been toned down, even before the refurb. The wings yesterday, however, were so dry with minimal sauce applied, and therefore not hot at all. Perhaps applied as a mist rather than a sauce. The plate was virtually clean afterwards such was the lack of sauce, and what was left on the plate was more watery than saucy. 10 wings each and we were still starving. The plates were taken away quickly and mains out soon after. I had spag bol - it was great to be honest, but felt a bit stingy on the amount. While it's a deepish bowl, there wasn't much and I was done in a couple of minutes. My son had the lasagne. Like the badass wings, the lasagne was legendary in the past. Yesterday, it was reasonable. But like the newer wings it felt quite dry inside it. Taste not amazing, quite a carroty taste in my opinion, but still good enough that it was finished. Good size though - no complaints on that. As a side note, and having had other meals as dine in and takeaway here, it does seem that anything with a sauce is given the bare minimum. I've had a few Mac and cheese (which I love) but they are a bit dry at times. At this point we were happy enough, but it's also at this point it went a bit downhill. The restaurant was fairly busy, but there were still a good number of staff running around. We wanted dessert, but it took about 40 minutes from finishing our main to be asked. After about 20 minutes, we tried to proactively catch someone to ask for the menu, but only succeeded after some time. Maybe we need to be more bold, but it seems that rather than certain staff dealing with certain tables, it just seems like all staff deal with all tables, so it's a bit chaotic. Dessert turned out to be nice (desserts always are) but we noticed it was sitting for a good 5 minutes on the counter and the bell was rung a few times before it was brought to us. Not great when a hot chocolate fudge cake is sitting with ice cream. Then we got the bill, and it came with an additional 8% tip already added. There was only 2 of us, and it's happened before, and this is a bit of a no no for me - I should decide if I tip based on service and how much. It's not a tip if it's already added on. I would always tip anyway, so I didn't complain and paid it, but it's little things like that which can put a negative ending on the experience, and can override any positives from your visit. And because it's already added, it doesn't seem as appreciated when payment is taken. In the end it was just a few pence under £70 for 2 people (including 3 drinks and the automatic tip). Put it this way, I typically don't leave reviews for food. But I felt I should, because how can a place improve if you don't share your experience.”