Restaurant · Glasgow
Set inside the old fruitmarket in the Merchant City, this is really a covered courtyard ringed by bars and restaurants — so you get several kitchens under one roof and everyone can pick something different. The middle is filled with tables and chairs, all of it undercover, which means a rainy Glasgow afternoon doesn't spoil the plan and there's proper space to park a pram beside you. High chairs and a kids' menu are available. Weekend afternoons get seriously loud, with music and crowds, so if you have a child who finds noise hard, go early — mid-afternoon on a damp weekday it's calm and half-empty. Families rate the steak place and there's Asian food too; portions are filling, though drinks and mains here run pricier than the surrounding streets. Note the cobbles outside, awkward with wheels.
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