Chef and Manager, Gianni Fargnoli opened his first restaurant in Italy, in 1970.
After moving to Scotland, he opened La Capannina in Livingston in October, 1985.
A couple of house moves later, it is now located in West Calder, in West Lothian.
La Capannina offers an extensive menu of Italian cuisine, catering to all tastes and pockets. There are a number of vegetarian options as well as meat-based dishes, a lunch menu and a children's menu. La Capannina is fully-licenced and also has an extensive wine cellar, ranging in price from £10.50p to £1000.
- Opening hours are:
- Monday
- 12 noon - 2pm, 4.30pm - 10.30pm
- Tuesday
- 12 noon - 2pm, 4.30pm - 10.30pm
- Wednesday
- CLOSED
- Thursday
- 12 noon - 2pm, 4.30pm - 10.30pm
- Friday
- 12 noon - 2pm, 4.30pm - 10.30pm
- Saturday
- 12 noon - 2pm, 4.30pm - 10.30pm
- Sunday
- 1pm - 10.00pm
The restaurant has a capacity of 85. Weekends are very popular so it's best to book in advance if you want a table at those times. There is full access for disabled people. La Capannina can also be booked for private functions catering for up to 90 people. Call for more details, or .
Our Reviews
If you don't understand Italian, you'll probably do a dramatic double-take like me, writes Bill Clapperton.
Starters at this two-month-old South Side Italian restaurant include, and I quote, "Ostriche con brut champagne."
I cant imagine how chef Giovanni Fargnoli finds enough bubbly to cook an ostrich. Or even a pan big enough.
But - stupido! - the word turns out to mean oysters.
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The test of a good host is to make you feel welcome, to make you feel you are the most important guest in the room,
to make you as comfortable as if you were sitting at your own table at home, without all the hassle of preparing a meal.
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