Description: The Glass House in St Andrews is a modern restaurant (part of the House restaurant series, or chain) which is located in a former Salvation Army church hall opposite the historic university quadrangle on North Street. The restaurant thus combines a historic, rather ancient structure with very modern, quite sharp design: the name is apposite as a lot of the front facade is a large window, and inside there are mirrors and sleek wood.
The restaurant claims to use locally sourced and seasonal produce, and thus has a changing menu. We were attracted by a lunchtime offer of two courses for 5.95 GBP (which is excellent value for a proper, sit-down meal in St Andrews) and we were not disappointed.
The menu is mostly Italian based, with a good selection of pizzas, properly stone baked, with a thin crust and imaginative selection of toppings. The more expensive dishes carried a supplement: in addition to pizzas we had steak (which, even with the supplement of 4 GBP, was still a very good value, and decent quality too). My duck salad was perhaps the relatively lowest point of the meal, with the duck being slightly too flaked, but still perfectly palatable.
The service was cheerful, friendly and understanding of a family with two small(ish) children (they even provided crayons and paper to draw on).
All in all, an excellent option for relaxed, great value lunch.
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