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Robbie Armstrong

Owner / operator · Author — Glasgow food reporting and investigation — the dissenting, reported take rather than the round-up.

co-founder of The Glasgow Bell, Glasgow's independent reader-funded news title; author of its food investigations (e.g. the Paesano quality investigation, Dec 2025; the Curry-Heute profile, Aug 2025).

Their own reviews and picks.

Their own judgment, in their own words, by the piece it appeared in.

• The Glasgow Bell (his line, quoted inside Neil Scott's April 2026 feature; original piece not located) ↗their review · 2026-04-25
  • Mosob Bar & RestaurantCity Centre

    “delicious, affordable and the service is friendly”

Pieces they wrote about these places.

Reporting, openings and roundups. Kept for the trail, and not read as their endorsement — a writer relaying someone else's award is not recommending it.

• The Glasgow Bell, investigation into the post-sale standard; the words quoted are comedian Christopher Macarthur-Boyd's in The Skinny, not Armstrong's own verdict ↗reporting · 2025-12-01
  • Paesano PizzaCity Centre

    “The Di Maggio'sification of the brand has been sudden, jarring, and unwelcome”