Tinderbox
- Telephone 0141 221 5557
- Bar open Mon–Sun 10am–10pm
- Food served Mon–Wed 9am–8pm; Thu–Sat 9am–10pm; Sun 11am–8pm
- Average price £8.50 (lunch); £8.50 (evening meal)
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Tinderbox’s original Byres Road coffeshop café opened in 1998 but the interior still feels contemporary and enticing. No food is prepared on the premises though, with savoury options being either pre-prepared sandwiches or salad/noodle bowls. It’s an extra £1.50 to eat-in with a sandwich, which includes a packet of unbranded crisps and a small pot of mayonnaise. Mayonnaise with a sandwich being treated as a form of bonus could raise an eyebrow or two. Tinderbox’s cakes feel much better on the eye, the tastebuds, and the pocket. As well as usual favourites like carrot cake, there are also more unusual but equally delicious options like a parsnip version, as well as a range of tempting-looking cupcakes. People looking for a café to work in should be aware that none of Tinderbox’s three branches offer free WiFi, only paid.
- High point: Delicious cakes
- Low point: No free WiFi
- Number of wines sold by the glass: 5
- Provides: Vegetarian options (at least ¼ main courses), Children's high chairs, Wheelchair access, Free wi-fi
- Music on stereo: Indie
- Capacity: 109
- Open since: 2009
- House wine: £14.20 per bottle
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Roberto – 26 May 2011, 4:08pm
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Nice place but SLOW service. There are better places in princes square.
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Emu – 2 Feb 2011, 4:56pm
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Excellent sandwiches and salads and particularly delicious cakes and pies and soup. I'd recommend that they did some sort of deal where if you buy a sandwich and order soup too you don't then get a bowl of soup, a bread roll, a sandwich and a packet of crisps. With just the soup the roll is delicious and with just the sandwich the crisps and pot of dip are a nice touch but when you want soup and a sandwich you don't really need an extra roll and a packet of crisps too. Knock a quid off the price and don't overfeed people. Aren't we always being told food waste is an evil deed against the planet?
Average rating /5 from 2 reviews of Tinderbox.
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