A new restaurant and takeaway has opened its doors in East Renfrewshire and is already winning rave reviews from customers.

Family-run Golden Valley, which is situated on Newton Mearns’ Harvie Avenue, welcomed its first diners on Tuesday (December 12).

The establishment describes its food as “inspired by authentic Southeast Asian cuisine” and offers home delivery to Newton Mearns and surrounding areas.

Following their successful grand opening, a post on the restaurant’s Facebook page said: “Last night we celebrated the opening of Golden Valley Newton Mearns.

“It is heart-warming to see all the love and support from those who like, comment and share our posts on social media, to those who came to visit our restaurant and to those who chose to dine with us.

“We wanted to express our gratitude by saying thank you.”

Many of those who headed down to try it out, shared their views on the experience online this week.

The first customer through the door said: “We absolutely loved it.

“Food was amazing and service fantastic. We’ll be back.”

Another added: “The food was fabulous during today’s visit, and I’ll definitely return.

“The staff were exceptionally pleasant.”