Mimmo's @ 235 St. Andrews Drive

Mimmo's is a new Italian restaurant in Pollokshields which opened earlier this year on the site of the old Honours Three pub.

The night we decided to try Mimmo's we were torn between it and the more well established L'Aragosta which is a few doors down the street. We've been meaning to try L'Aragosta, (which from the outside looks like a place Tony Soprano would enjoy) for years but the friend we were meeting fancied trying the newer place so we agreed. There seems to be a bit of a connection between the two places. Mimmo Rossi the new owner of Mimmo's appears to have once been the head chef of L'Aragosta. I wonder what L'Aragosta makes of their chef moving four doors down?
Anyways, this review is about Mimmo's. From the outside Mimmo's looks nice but not anything amazing, inside however it is very different, decorated in a modern Italian style, with warm welcoming materials, smart simple furniture and splashes of Italian culture in old signs, posters and prints. The food too was great, there was five of us and the total was about £60 without wine. I had the Tagliatelle Della Nonna which was light creamy and cooked to give the pasta a nice bite. Others went for the Italian sausage pasta, the chicken in bread crumbs, the ravioli and the escalopes of veal which were all good too but I preferred my own choice.

We would def go back, we were on our way that night to the Imax to see Avatar in 3D and Mimmo's is quite a good place to stop off at on the way as there is easy parking. I think next time we go we should try some of the tapas or try and go along on one of the Italian nights which boasts a six course meal and live entertainment from a guy called Leonardo!

In the past I've always found this stretch of road quite strange, it felt slightly like an in between place, on the edge of several different Southside areas, the motorway and the rail works. This unease was probably further exaggerated by the various events that have happened near the Honours Three pub in the past. The pub closing seems to be part of a tentative rebirth in the area, with a lot of new housing being constructed and a few new shops. In Mimmo's they now have a large venue worth travelling to and maybe the area can start to create a proper identity.

Mimmo's Ristorante Italiano
235 St Andrews Drive, Glasgow, G41 1PD
0141 429 4657

Opening House
Mon - Sat 9.30am - 11pm
Sun - 9.30 - 10pm