Popular dishes at the 65 seat restaurant are the best seller, Penne Mia Casa, a delicious concoction with chicken and broccoli, as well as classics like spaghetti carbonara and pizzas from the stone oven.Īs it is the festive season, there is a special Christmas Dinner pizza on the menu with turkey, bacon and stuffing.
Both his sons – Omar and Adam – now work there too.Ĭredit also goes to head chef, Jamie Lapsley, who has 15 years of experience and has been with Roma for six. “I’ve actually watched as customers got married and had children and one such couple’s daughter now works here one day a week.”Īlthough Mr Mataj was highly recommended in the Best Manager award, he is keen to share the credit of the success of the restaurant with his 15-strong team, particularly Eddie Marire who has worked at Roma for 25 years and is now a manager. “I grew up here and most of our staff have worked here for quite some time,” said Mr Mataj. He met his wife, Anisa, when she started working there as a waitress and the couple’s little boy, Arlo, makes a regular appearance.
Owner Indrit Mataj, who also manages the restaurant, has worked there for 19 years after starting as a waiter when he was just 17-years-old. It is not difficult to understand why, as many customers have been dining regularly at the trattoria for years and celebrate all their big family occasions at the restaurant where they are always greeted by a smile from the friendly staff.Ĭhildren are welcome, with a special menu to give them a taste of the popular Trattoria Roma fare and there are colouring books to keep them entertained.Ĭhristmas Day is sold out every year and people come for christenings, birthdays, graduation and engagement celebrations, as well as their Christmas parties. The Best Family Friendly award comes after being highly recommended last year. Their reaction to the slew of gongs the restaurant has just won at this year’s Scottish Italian Awards is that they are very well deserved.Īs well as picking up the award for Best Family Friendly Restaurant at the glittering event, Trattoria Roma was also given highly recommended status in the Best Restaurant Manager category and Best Trattoria category, after winning the title outright last year.
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