Restaurant Review: Number 16: Good Things Come in Small Packages

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I NOW UNDERSTAND the suffering of cats who've met their demise after climbing into a tempting cubbyhole in the utility room, as travelling on Glasgow's "clockwork orange" is a little like being in a tumble dryer on a medium setting. Well, that's what Rolf and I thought, as we were shoogled along the tracks from St Enoch Street station, en route to this eatery which is, handily, just a few yards away from the Kelvinhall subway exit.

Craving space (after being squashed into a cylindrical tin like sweaty sardines), the first thing that struck us about Number 16, which has recently come under the ownership of Joel Pomfret and Gerry Mulholland, was its titchyness. Rolf could easily reach up and press the flat of his hand against the wooden-beamed ceiling, while the kitchen is broom cupboard-sized, and front-of-house only wide enough to swing a cat who's shrunk in the wash.

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Restaurant Review: Number 16: Good Things Come in Small Packages

However, they have made the most of their (lack of) premises, with white-washed brick walls (decorated with a long stick of bleached driftwood), that keep it fresh-looking. During our visit they also...

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