The Anchor Line bar and grill.

In this next feature we are going to look at ‘The Anchor Line Bar and Grill’ located just off of George Square in Glasgow city centre.

Location:

The grade A listed building is located in Glasgow city centre making it easily accessible for everyone. Located in the former booking offices for ships between Glasgow and New York, the restaurant aims for a New York bistro feel.

Interior:

The Anchor line boasts an extensive history and this can be felt throughout the interior, exhibits can be found at the back of the restaurant that can enlighten you on the history of the ocean liners travelling between Europe, United states and beyond. The interior design is reminiscent of a classy New York bar from the 30s or 40s, as many of the original features of the building look to be incorporated into the restaurant.

The main event;

The Anchor line has an extensive range of alcoholic drinks, ranging from signature cocktails to local Scottish and American beers, there truly is something for everyone’s taste, if your desired cocktail was not on the menu, bar staff are happy to make the drink for you too.

With the standard A La Carte there are also additional Sunday lunch and pre-theatre menus.   There area range of options available, for starters you can choose from seafood dishes such as: Oysters, scallops or prawn cocktail. There’s also the options of smoked ribs and duck parfait but if you’d prefer something lighter there is also grilled asparagus or seasonal soup.

For mains the focus seems to be on classic dishes: Scotch lamb, smoked ribs and signature burger. The restaurant offers a range of steaks, including steaks for two, we did attempt to order the porterhouse steak and chateaubriand but were disappointed to discover these were not available at the time, very disappointing! Instead we opted for the fillet, there most expensive option at £29; it couldn’t be faulted, we ordered medium-rare and it was cooked to perfection.

On the dessert menu there is, again, something for everyone: from classic summer berry cheesecake to chocolate brownie. As well as gluten free options and a range of liqueur, sheery, malt whiskies and cognac.

 

Hope you all enjoy and cheers for reading!