Sonny & Vito’s

When I moved to Glasgow four years ago, my walk to work in the morning would take me down Park Road and onto Woodlands, so Sonny & Vito’s soon formed part of the commute.
I am pleased to advise that Sonny & Vito’s is still a regular. Though a little off the beaten track, I am always happy to take the time to head here on my lunchbreak. This is a lovely, bright little place and the staff take the time to come and say hello even when they are overrun.
I usually opt for the soup and a sandwich deal, which is very reasonable at £6. For this, you get a half sandwich (I go for ham and cheese with a mustard mayo) and a cup of their delicious homemade soup. To accompany this, I will go for a cappuccino, which is always great.
Ideal for a light lunch, or even just for a coffee on a nice sunny day. Make it so.

Lovely small café and deli with really tasty food. I like the cosy décor in here during colder months and it’s a nice place to sit outside when the sun appears. I love the selection of products on the shelves too, you always find something interesting in here. Some beautiful things that would make great gifts. They also sell bags on Union Direct Trade coffee including whole beans. They do great home baked cakes, soup, sandwiches, savoury tarts and daily specials. The rosemary ham is really delicious and they deliver on the side salad front too with lovely fresh veg, nice dressing, plump olives and crunchy croutons. The half sandwich and soup for £5 is a good deal.
The only downsides here are the fact that it’s very small so you might end up sharing a table. The service is usually good but I did see one waitress brush food off a table onto the ground with her hand which didn’t really fill me with hope about their hygeine standards! My only other bad experience here was when I ordered the coconut cake which is usually delicious and found it was filled with marmalade, just not right.

I’ve been here a few times before, not too sure why I haven’t reviewed it, so here it goes. Came by S&V today to have a simple lunch while I rested (wasn’t feeling too well!). The environment in S&V is great! It’s always busy, and filled with locals from around the area. I assume it’s one of those neighbourly café delis, where everyone knows everyone! It’s nice and refreshing.
Didn’t feel like eating too much today so I went for a cup of soup (mixed veggie and lenthil) and an organic parma ham sandwich! The partner had the same except his sandwich was dolphin-​safe tuna!
I think the ingredients they used are really fresh and delicious. The veggie soup was comforting and, well, I’m like a mega fan of parma ham, so when I bit into that sandwich, I was just like … mmmmmmm ohh yeahhh (lol). It’s nothing extravagant, but it was a nice, simple meal that hit the spot.
Couldn’t resist some dessert so I ordered a caffe latte while the partner ordered a cappuccino. And we also had a slide of orange and chilli cake! Coffee wise, yes, they make good coffee (roasted beans by Union). And that cake, also yes, they make could cakes. Wonderful light flavours!
I think I’m gonna make it a habit to visit S&V more often. It’s such a comfortable place! Feels like you’re in someone’s home. :) Staff are also friendly! And they have a decent selection of wine and Italian goods on sale.

So I am a huge sandwich fan! Love them and can’t think of a nicer way to spend a sunny afternoon than with a super yum takeaway sandwich (and a liquid refreshment or two!) whilst sitting in kelvingrove park watching the world go by — hello spring!
I love sonny and vitos and so this is where I headed for and ordered us both Parma ham, Gorgonzola and rocket pesto sandwiches on granary bread. We have had these before and loved them so to be honest neither of us even considered another option. The other things that did catch the eye whilst waiting were the superb looking chorizo sausage rolls (drool!) and various savoury tarts — another day!
The sandwiches were amazing — salty Gorgonzola, garlicky pesto and sweet Parma ham — what’s not to like — only one thing — my boyfriend found a chunk of the plastic that separates the Parma ham slices in his sandwich but he pulled it out and kept munching happily :-)

This is a classy part deli, part café in the West End which I hadn’t really heard much about before. I visited at lunch time during the week for a meeting and was really impressed as soon as I entered — a long counter showcasing some delicious looking cakes as well as shelves stacked high with interesting condiments and ingredients. There’s a long bench table in the middle which means you might end up sitting next to a stranger, but that shouldn’t deter you.
I had a cup of tea followed by soup and a sandwich. This isn’t really an option I normally go for but my lunching companion recommended it and said it was a good sized serving of soup with ½ a sandwich. Other options were more pricy and seemed more filling than I had room for, so I opted for the mushroom soup and a proscuitto and pesto sandwich. I don’t eat mushroom soup very often but this one was delicious — creamy, rich and the perfect size. I also really enjoyed the sandwich — on really fresh bread, and I thought the filling was unusual but very nice indeed. The deal was somewhere in the £5 area — possibly closer to £6 but not a bad deal.
Staff were friendly and unobtrusive. I didn’t linger too long to look at the cakes as I didn’t have my sweet teeth in that day, but I’d definitely head back here if I was in the area — and to check out the deli items a bit more closely!

I’ve been here four times now, having quick business meet ups with a graphic and web designer friend of mine.
Got to say, they do a mighty fine cappuccino and cake here. Not eaten any food off the menu, as I’m only in for an hour if that. Its a relaxed atmosphere to casually hang out, that makes it a great place to meet up.
Deli looks fantastic with a wide selection to choose from — again, I really must pay more attention to whats in front of me!
Happy to have discovered this wee gem — If I get around to the eating of food, I’ll update this review. For now, great coffee, great cake & a very chilled hang out!
You Gotta Drink Here (eat cake) — For Sure! :-D

A great wee find.
Was in the area and gasping for the ultimate caffeine fix to get me through the afternoon so this was the first place we came across.
The selection of goodies on display were unbelievably tempting, was so hard to resist… Great Coffee too!
Its not just a coffee shop either. Also on sale were an amazing selection of multicoloured pastas, chutneys, jams, sauces etc, so if your a bit of a foodie, you wanna impress the guests and are in the area this place is its well worth a visit.

The most delicious selection of cakes. Merci, Sonny & Vito’s, I love you!

I love Sonny & Vito’s. Their café is darling and the food– FRESH! My favorite is the goat cheese salad. My mouth starts watering at the mere thought of it. It is loaded with beautiful fresh veggies and is just big enough to fill you up for lunch. They also have some lovely baked goods.
I like bringing friends and family who come to visit here. Its close to Kelvingrove park and a nice place to have a relaxed delicious breakfast or lunch.

I don’t live in the area… I will be moving into the area… having tried a cheeky wee take away in here the other day, i’m soooooo glad this place exists!
Great coffee, splawesome looking snacks and a hole host of sundries and schtuff, this is a cool wee deli, with a laid back vibe, high end grub and a name that sounds right out of Goodfellas.
With it being just out the way (two blocks off Great Western Road), it’s not on the beaten track, but well worthy of making the effort to reach it.
You will not be disappointed.

An Italian deli stocked with all sorts of fantastic products, which also has a few waited tables with which to enjoy this great food with a coffee over lunch. It’s always very busy though, so you’ll have to be lucky at peak hours to get seated, but it is one of the most pleasant places to enjoy a good lunch in the area.
Almost every dish comes with a large and tasty Italian salad, but it’s the regularly changing specials that make this place a favourite of mine. Every one from the Spanish chorizo sausage rolls to the tuna salads and lentil stews has been a memorable dish. Good coffees and cakes too.
They also serve breakfast, but it’s of the healthy variety, which doesn’t excite me much.

This is a top Deli. Friendly staff, great food, delicious goods for sale. It is relatively expensive but justifiably so (don’t grumble if it’s so obviously better than the basic and cheap fare elsewhere, people). Only the over-​roasted Union Coffee and poor prep loses them a star.
A delightful place to grab a bite or spend an intimate while with a fellow foodie.

With a suitably Soprano’s style name, on a visit here you expect to encounter a few straight-​talkin wiseguys, who’ll make you up a tasty sandwich before shooting you in the back on your way out.
Thankfully though, it’s just a pleasant enough little Italian-​style deli, with particular note going to the brilliant selection of sweets and cakes. The whole look and feel of the place is just spot on, and while it doesn’t quite scale the dizzy heights of Little Italy, it’s not too far off.

This darling and delicious little deli is the perfect place to duck into on a frosty December day, to indulge in a lovely long lunch, as I discovered today. The window filled with cakes, croissants and the promise of hot coffee was enough to draw me inside.
With its warm and welcoming atmosphere, it’s no wonder that the tables and chairs were filled with friends enjoying lunch and laughter. I was spoiled for choice, with the counter piled high with freshly baked cakes and an array of cheeses and fresh pesto.
I opted for a cheddar, pesto, sunblushed tomato and rocket sandwich, which was served on thick doorstop sized crusty wholemeal bread — absolutely delicious and costing little over £2.
I’ll be back to browse through the shelves full of authentic Italian sweets, cakes and coffee. Good old Italian food at good old prices.

This is a cool local delicatessen that specialises in organic, healthy food.
Situated in the heart of the West end near Kelvinbridge Underground, it’s a great place to sit outside on a rare sunny day, drink chai tea and have lunch. With its big windows its always brightly lit, and the service is friendly and relaxed. Fresh bowls of olives usually greet you as you enter, just one of the many delicious treats it has to offer. For a friends birthday recently I purchased one of Sonny and Vitos ‘Gift boxes’, basically a nice red box which you fill full of anything from organic red wine to toffee waffles, topped off with a greeting card and a pretty yellow bow. It made a great, unusual, reasonably priced gift.

not only a good deli, but a nice spot for a bite to eat as well — but be warned, there’s not much seating in there and i’ve had to walk away without my fix of tasaty treasts on occasion. grumble, grumble

Great eats, but how much did you say? This is an expensive deli, although the quality and range does meet the grade. Warm scones bakes on the premises are a must.