Piccolo — Restaurant in Scotland

We visited Dundee for the weekend for my birthday celebration and before travelling we researched Italian restaurants in the City. Based on Piccolos being a local independent business and their excellent looking menu we rang and booked a table. Prior to our visit we were completely aware of the COVID restrictions and the 2 hour time limit. On arrival we were pleased to see that the staff were excellent on the COVID procedures. At 6pm we were shown to our table in a small intimate surroundings but we thought the lighting was rather subdued and we had to use our phone torches to read the menus. The moment we sat down we felt pressurised and rushed to “check in” and order our drinks and food. Upon reading the menu we were disappointed that it was different to the one we read online. We had already decided what we’d like to order from their website menu but once we saw it was different we spent a little longer choosing but we were still constantly asked if we were ready to order. We ordered 2 bottles of wine in order to drink over the couple of hours leisurely over the courses. We ordered our starters and they arrived very quickly. They were both delicious and upon completion our plates were removed and we complimented the chef via the waiter. Almost immediately the waiter brought my wife’s main course which was sea bass wrapped in Prosciutto. Although she enjoyed her food the sea bass still had the skin on which she found difficult to eat as the prosciutto was wrapped around so she had to deconstruct her food before eating it. At other restaurants when we’ve had sea bass we would receive 2 fish fillets but on this occasion there was just the one! My main course arrived a couple of minutes after my wife’s; mine being a fillet of steak, I was never asked how I wanted the steak cooking but it arrived medium to well done when I normally ask it to be medium rare. There was a £7 supplement applied to my meal because it was steak. But the steak I received was 2 small 2” medallions those normally seen on a pub mixed grill! It came served on lumpy mashed potato and the steak was topped with whole green peppercorns. Very strange presentation! The meal should have come with chestnut mushrooms and mine had half of one! I ate the steak but left everything else including the garden leaves (a bit of salad) which was topped with Parmesan cheese which I don’t like but I wasn’t asked if I’d like some. When the waiter came back to remove our plates he asked if everything was ok. I responded by telling him that I was disappointed in the meal as it wasn’t what I was expecting. He then said well apart from that did it taste ok? He didn’t bother asking my wife how her meal was he just removed both plates. Up to this point we had been in the restaurant 45 minutes and we had eaten 2 courses. The waiter asked if we’d like to view the dessert menu and we said we’d like to wait a little while as we felt rushed enough over starter and mains! He arrived back a few minutes later with the dessert menu and left it on the table. We were now feeling so much pressure we drank our wine a lot quicker than we would have liked. Due to the constant barrage of questioning regarding us ordering dessert we decided not to as there was nothing on the menu that appealed to us. We were then constantly reminded that we only had the table until 8pm which we were fully aware of, but even then the waiter brought the bill to our table at 7:45pm obviously wanting us to leave. Our complaints went unheard and we paid the bill and left without a word of apology or complimentary...

My wife and I went for an early Valentine's meal, having looked for well thought of Italian restaurants in the local area. We were both delighted by Picccolo. I had the tuscan chicken liver pate to start, my wife went with some garlic bread. The pate itself was good and the toasted ciabatta bread was really good. The garlic bread was pretty standard. For mains my wife went with the chicken carbonara. The chicken was succulent and the sauce really tasty, all round an excellent dish. I went with the steak tagliata, which blew me away. The steak itself was incredibly tasty, one of the best I've ever eaten and went really well with the rest of the dish. For dessert my wife had the cheesecake from the specials board, which was just stunning and I really regret not chosing myself. I had a gelato and sherbet gelato combo that was very nice. The place had a nice ambience and the staff were attentive. The cost is fair for the standard of food you get. All in all a great meal we will both remember for...

I love Piccolo’s. It’s such a lovely restaurant nestled in the heart of the Perth Road. It’s cozy and intimate, with very chilled music in the background, that lets you chat and catch up with friends without drowning out your conversation. The staff, headed by Athol are fantastic without exception. Nothing is any trouble for them. They recently helped friends of ours arranged an intimate birthday get together for me and Athol went the extra mile to make sure we all had the most wonderful time. The food is authentic and wonderful, you just know it’s made with care. I especially love the pate and my husband loves the King Prawn Pepperoncino. There’s not many places around nowadays where you feel food and surroundings are carefully thought out. Lovely environment if you want something a bit special. Thank you...