Tuesday, May 19, 2009

A moment of silence please...

This evening we were dealt a body blow to our theatregoing experience in Glasgow. More often than not our trips to the theatre are midweek events, and managing to grab dinner pre-theatre was never easy. We were regularly reduced to a sandwich in the Citz car park to get us through the evening before picking up takeaway on the way home. But then we discovered Salsa on the south side of the Clyde...

Less than 5 minutes drive from the Citz (2 minutes if you catch the lights just right) serving great mexican food, with friendly service and ensuring a two or even three course meal could be completed in 45 minutes it was perfect for us. We became regular diners over the last couple of years and the staff would always ask what we were off to see that evening but on arriving this evening we discovered to our shock and dismay that it had closed down two weeks ago. In a bit of a panic we headed back into the city centre and managed to grab a quick main course in a nondescript Italian restaurant (leaving my shirt spattered with bolognese sauce) but we're now desperately on the look out for new places that are (A) easy to park at and with easy access to the Citz (B) we don't need to book for, and (C) can reliably turn us around in 45 minutes.

But that's for another day. Tonight we are remembering all the good times we've had in our favourite pre-theatre haunt, and wondering if we'll ever find anywhere that serves cinnamon tortilla chips with ice cream quite like they did. Salsa - gone but not forgotten.

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Bluedog said...

Yes, like finding your short-cut which you have used for years now closed off with bollards, or someone has built on that secret car park that only you knew about ..... it is really upsetting when a well liked eaterie closes.

We don't get to the Citz much, but we went to a place called Cranberry's in the Merchant City which had good food. Quick turnround and reasonably priced. http://trustedplaces.com/review/uk/glasgow/cafe/1z22071/cranberry-s