Aperitivo

I am not sure if it’s just me or Aberdeen doesn’t know what good/​great restaurants are (as per Tripadvisor), but for me, food at Aperitivo is just normal.
Saying that, I don’t mean it was bad, just something I don’t need to go to restaurant for, unless it is a work lunch. Lunches are suppose to be good according to my friends (around £9.95), but the rest of the food is not value for money for me.
First time I was there I had a lasagne and it was rather tasteless.
The second time I had a lamb shank. The lamb was nice and tender, falling off the bone, however the pasta was swimming in tasteless tomato and wine sauce.
I thought third time lucky as friend seemed to like it there. I had a rib eye steak and again, I thought I can get better elsewhere on BBQ and the presentation of all dishes was quite poor. Maybe I was just not lucky to choose the right dishes, as partner had OK creamy pasta.
Food — average
Service — very good and pleasant
Timing — good
Atmosphere — if lucky with weather, they are one of not many places in Aberdeen with sitting outside on the ‘sunny’ side