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We are a wonderful (even though way say so ourselves!) little family run Italian restaurant located right in the heart of Glasgow City Centr

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Don Costanzo Summer Holidays Reminder!

Just a quick reminder to everyone that as usual, we will be closing up for the summer holidays at the end of June, last day Saturday 30th June and re-opening at the beginning of August.   Hopefully we will see … Continue reading

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NEW BLOG UP AND RUNNING!

Hi all.  Just to let you all know that the new blog is now finally up and running at http://www.doncostanzo.com so for those of you that are receiving email subscriptions, please subscribe to the new one which I promise I … Continue reading

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Paul McBride QC – A Man in a Million RIP

It has been a while since our blog was last updated purely down to lack of time so we do apologise. Silence is broken today though to pay tribute to one of our friends and customer Paul McBride who tragically … Continue reading

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Westenders!

We are back!  What a week we have had, it has been hectic!  It has been fantastic to see all of the old faces again and some new ones too.  We opened as we wanted to, quietly, to allow us … Continue reading

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Is it that time already?

Countdown time, one more day until we open!  Cannot believe that it is finally time to open our doors again, it seems like so long ago, too long, that we closed down in Buchanan Street to make way for the … Continue reading

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It’s a Date!

At last!  We have a date for opening! We are so pleased to tell you that our opening date is Wednesday 9th November, great news!  We are open for lunch and dinner as normal Wednesday through to Saturday and the … Continue reading

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Have I Got News For You!

We are absolutely ecstatic to be able to tell you that we have finally got our Licence! Yesterday we spent the whole morning at the Licensing Board waiting for our case to be heard and we were given the great … Continue reading

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Fingers Crossed Everyone!

Sorry for the lack of updates recently, it has been an extremely frantic few weeks to say the least. We have been working around the clock to get things ready and finally we look like a proper restaurant!  With only … Continue reading

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Going, Going, Gone.

The pictures say it all really.  

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IT’S A SIGN!

Finally, we’re starting to look like a restaurant!  We have signs!  It’s really taking shape now thankfully and with only a bit of painting and decorating to do (plus a huge amount of cleaning) we’re almost ready!  If you look … Continue reading

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Caprese no more.

How sad.  Costanzo took a walk up to Buchanan Street yesterday as he had heard a rumour that the bulldozers were flattening the building.  It’s totally gone!  All that remains is a pile of rubble where we once stood for … Continue reading

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Sneaky Peek!

Hi all, wish it was better news from us but we have still not opened!  Hope you are not suffering too much from withdrawal symptoms with your lack of Costanzo’s food and wit of course.   We are working hard … Continue reading

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Good News and Bad News

Well, that’s us back from our annual getaway to Capri.  It seems it was over in the blink of an eye.  We had a fantastic time as usual although apparently we missed the heat wave that hit Glasgow when we … Continue reading

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Greetings from Capri!

Once again, it’s has been a while since our last blog posting, mainly due to work getting in the way so finally I have a little time to give you a quick update of what we are getting up to … Continue reading

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Good Times

It’s been a while since our last blog entry for a variety of reasons so please accept my apologies for the lack of updates on what has been happening since we closed! We really haven’t stopped since we closed down … Continue reading

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Arrivederci Caprese – Now on youtube!

For those of you that were unable to visit us during our last few days, we’ve made a short video which has been posted on Youtube which captures the atmosphere perfectly.  Have a look and see what you missed!  

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Goodbye Caprese, we’ve had a blast.

So, that’s it then.  The photos are down, the tables are gone and our little place is an empty shell.  We’ve gone up those stairs and locked that door for the final time and it really was quite an emotional … Continue reading

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Farewell Caprese – Part Two

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Farewell to the Caprese – Part One

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