There are things about Primavera that I like, for one, the staff are always very friendly. However, the service is normally very slow and the prices are phenomenal. Take the goat's cheese crostini – near enough £9 for a piece of bread with two bits of goat's cheese and caramelised onions with a very skimpy, if not downright cheeky, portion of salad on the side. The quality of the produce also doesn't justify the price. It doesn't seem to be worth visiting if you consider that you're being charged restaurant prices to sit in the middle of a freezing cold shopping mall and not getting your money's worth into the bargain.
Nicole Thacker
Great find in the shopping centre. Really friendly service and a lovely lunch!
Callumw78910
Walked into cafe to be greeted by screaming children. I understand this is no fault of the staff but is still not a good look on the business. Staff looked miserable and exhausted and I waited a long time to be seated. The strawberry tart was delectable and the waitress that served me was very polite. Did not catch her name as she got told to “go for an apple” but she was very young with black hair. ?
lakes99
This is a busy cafe/restaurant in the Avenue shopping centre in Newton Mearns. Staff are lovely and service is quick and efficient. Coffee, cakes and lunch items are all good. Only downside is the terrible rattan seats which harbour dust and need a really good clean . Takes my review score from a 5 to a 3 so please give this some attention.
Kirsten Hayman
I decided to visit what seemed like a nice small cafe with my family but was appalled by the food and service. A waitress was horrible to my 4 year old daughter just cause she was on her ipad, she called my poor little daughter, “a disgusting spoilt ipad kid”. This might have been forgivable if the food was nice but it tasted as if the waitresses had all taken turns to spit on it. I will never return to this place. On top of that we were surrounded by old people so the atmosphere was rather drab. I hope this waitress gets fired for making my little princess cry, my daughter has a right to be on her ipad and I stand by that! I recommend to everyone to avoid this business at ALL costs!
Kate Rafferty
Walked into the cafe and was immediately hit with an extremely unpleasant smell. Staff were very rude to me and one of them let out a swear word which I found very innapropraite to say in front of my daughter. All my food was disgusting and the Pepsi max (draft) my family ordered led my whole family to have sickness and diarrhoea. Please do not go here I have never had a worse experience at a cafe like here.
Robert Speirs
Not worth £28 for a half toasted crostini covered in rocket,watered down Marie Rose sauce,jacket potato was sprouting,it was so old,tiny,cheese in a little dish ,didn't even melt on cold potato,2 lattes had a look at the coffee and cake was the only decent thing since it was bought in,they must get rocket at a good price,it was everywhere,even as a side salad,which was all wilted,1 slice of cucumber,1 piece of tomato,and the onion sliced so thinly it disappeared on the plate,1 tiny bit of brown dressing?Definable won't be back.
Not impressed. Presented with an (unasked for) bill even before I had finished my coffee. Bill turned out not to be mine. And was for double the amount! 3 separate waitresses involved and not one apologised. So Unprofessional of them and indeed bad mannered. A smile and a sorry would have helped; that was obviously beneath their dignity!
Gale McQuillan
Thanks so much to all the team at Primavera for making my dad feel so special on his 90th birthday- it was a lovely surprise for us all -you are all amazing!!!! ❤️❤️❤️
Lorna Herriot
Lovely staff, always busy.
Janette S
Primavera is our go to place for lunch and has been for years, staff are great and service pretty good however over the last wee while the quality and quantity of the food has dropped and yesterday was the final straw. Prawn sandwich with hardly any prawns and ciabattia with rocket and ham was miserable in the filling. We didn't say anything to the staff on this occasion but have previously when served a meagre portion of mackerel terrine and hot a bit of a short shrift. Not going back for a while which is a real pity
Nature Breeze
Staff are friendly but They don't seem to know the difference between a flat white, a Latte or a cuppocino. No matter what u ask for they will give you one size and one type. If you want a half decent coffee go to Costa next door and get the proper stuff. Today I asked for a flat white for take away and this gave me this extra large cup without a lid and it was full of watery taste looked and tasted so tacky. I put it straight in the bin
Amazingly friendly staff. Very welcoming.
Excellent service Staff efficient and
A local
There are things about Primavera that I like, for one, the staff are always very friendly. However, the service is normally very slow and the prices are phenomenal. Take the goat's cheese crostini – near enough £9 for a piece of bread with two bits of goat's cheese and caramelised onions with a very skimpy, if not downright cheeky, portion of salad on the side. The quality of the produce also doesn't justify the price. It doesn't seem to be worth visiting if you consider that you're being charged restaurant prices to sit in the middle of a freezing cold shopping mall and not getting your money's worth into the bargain.
Great find in the shopping centre. Really friendly service and a lovely lunch!
Walked into cafe to be greeted by screaming children. I understand this is no fault of the staff but is still not a good look on the business. Staff looked miserable and exhausted and I waited a long time to be seated. The strawberry tart was delectable and the waitress that served me was very polite. Did not catch her name as she got told to “go for an apple” but she was very young with black hair. ?
This is a busy cafe/restaurant in the Avenue shopping centre in Newton Mearns. Staff are lovely and service is quick and efficient. Coffee, cakes and lunch items are all good. Only downside is the terrible rattan seats which harbour dust and need a really good clean . Takes my review score from a 5 to a 3 so please give this some attention.
I decided to visit what seemed like a nice small cafe with my family but was appalled by the food and service. A waitress was horrible to my 4 year old daughter just cause she was on her ipad, she called my poor little daughter, “a disgusting spoilt ipad kid”. This might have been forgivable if the food was nice but it tasted as if the waitresses had all taken turns to spit on it. I will never return to this place. On top of that we were surrounded by old people so the atmosphere was rather drab. I hope this waitress gets fired for making my little princess cry, my daughter has a right to be on her ipad and I stand by that! I recommend to everyone to avoid this business at ALL costs!
Walked into the cafe and was immediately hit with an extremely unpleasant smell. Staff were very rude to me and one of them let out a swear word which I found very innapropraite to say in front of my daughter. All my food was disgusting and the Pepsi max (draft) my family ordered led my whole family to have sickness and diarrhoea. Please do not go here I have never had a worse experience at a cafe like here.
Not worth £28 for a half toasted crostini covered in rocket,watered down Marie Rose sauce,jacket potato was sprouting,it was so old,tiny,cheese in a little dish ,didn't even melt on cold potato,2 lattes had a look at the coffee and cake was the only decent thing since it was bought in,they must get rocket at a good price,it was everywhere,even as a side salad,which was all wilted,1 slice of cucumber,1 piece of tomato,and the onion sliced so thinly it disappeared on the plate,1 tiny bit of brown dressing?Definable won't be back.
Restaurantji Recommends
Not impressed. Presented with an (unasked for) bill even before I had finished my coffee. Bill turned out not to be mine. And was for double the amount! 3 separate waitresses involved and not one apologised. So Unprofessional of them and indeed bad mannered. A smile and a sorry would have helped; that was obviously beneath their dignity!
Thanks so much to all the team at Primavera for making my dad feel so special on his 90th birthday- it was a lovely surprise for us all -you are all amazing!!!! ❤️❤️❤️
Lovely staff, always busy.
Primavera is our go to place for lunch and has been for years, staff are great and service pretty good however over the last wee while the quality and quantity of the food has dropped and yesterday was the final straw. Prawn sandwich with hardly any prawns and ciabattia with rocket and ham was miserable in the filling. We didn't say anything to the staff on this occasion but have previously when served a meagre portion of mackerel terrine and hot a bit of a short shrift. Not going back for a while which is a real pity
Staff are friendly but They don't seem to know the difference between a flat white, a Latte or a cuppocino. No matter what u ask for they will give you one size and one type. If you want a half decent coffee go to Costa next door and get the proper stuff. Today I asked for a flat white for take away and this gave me this extra large cup without a lid and it was full of watery taste looked and tasted so tacky. I put it straight in the bin