The Tearoom @ The Butterfly and the Pig

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The 'odd pair', it states in the blurb, and they could be talking about the mismatched cutlery and crockery. A step back in time to a more genteel age awaits on climbing the stairs to the sister venue of the Buff Club and companion piece to the pub/restaurant below, though it feels like a world away from DJ sets, comedy nights, and everything post-1950. Here it’s conversation, afternoon teas and an array of utterly delicious home-made cakes. Before the quaint old tradition of high tea is served, there’s a lunch (and all-day breakfast) menu for toasties and sandwiches, specials such as ploughman’s lunch and various 'open sanners' that fill a hole but aren't prize-winners for imaginative fillings. The post-5pm menu, however, is fresh-tasting and restaurant standard – fish batter is light and crispy and the chips genuinely hand-cut, while the stuffed mushrooms with salad is a pleasant light meal. Other options may include vegetable frittata, mixed grill or chicken and leek pie.

• High point: Granny chic, and using local ingredients
• Low point: No surprises on the daytime menu

1. succulent sausages, glasgow – 29 December 2009, 1:21pmThe Tearoom @ The Butterfly and the PigReport

butterfly and pig was amazing "fish cake"was glory on a plate.