Burns Night is coming up on 25 January. From whisky tastings to bagpipes serenading the haggis, we round up the best Burns Night suppers to cheer up a dreary January in London. All of the below takes place on 25 January, unless specified otherwise.
Langan's version of a deep-fried Mars bar
Langan's (Mayfair) - Along with the traditional ‘Odes to the Haggis’ and Bag Pipe melodies, this classic Mayfair restaurant has a Burns Night menu that includes Scottish whisky cured salmon, cock a leekie terrine, haggis, neeps & tatties, braised venison haunch or mushroom galette. There's even a deep-fried Mars Bar for dessert (£95).
Manna (Primrose Hill) - Talking of vegan Burns nights, Manna in Primrose Hill has an all-vegan Burns supper, featuring a ‘wee dram’ of whisky, a starter, vegan haggis, neeps and
tatties and a Tipsy Laird trifle for dessert (£40).
The Cow (Notting Hill) - The pub will be putting on Burns specials in their upstairs dining room with specials including Haggis, Neeps and Tatties, Mince and Tatties and more, alongside poetry and music.
Fortnum & Mason (St James) - If you're looking to take home some Burns treats, Fortnums has dishes to go like a venison and haggis wellington, as well as a special Burns Night selection box.
The Yard sale special Burns Night pizza
Yard Sale Pizza (Various locations) - for one day only, the Ode to a Haggis pizza is back. it's topped with Deeney’s haggis, cavolo nero, black chilli chutney and Fior di latte mozzarella. And this year, there's also a vegan version.
Ginza St James - In a Burns Night twist, celebrate with Japanese whiskies matched with Japanese snacks paired to each whisky, including yellowtail sashimi with tosazu jelly, beef tataki with sesame ponzu, toro and caviar and chicken karaage (£55).
The George (Fitzrovia) and The Cadogan Arms (Chelsea) - the sibling pubs are both putting on a three-course Burns Night menu, teaming up with Aberfeldy Whisky, featuring a venison and haggis wellington as well as two whisky cocktails (£74)
Jamie Oliver Catherine St (Covent Garden) - The chef's new restaurant is putting on Burns Night specials which include an 8oz aged fillet, with neeps & tatties, haggis faggot, and bone marrow gravy.
Addressing the haggis at Bentley's
Bentley's (Mayfair, 22-25 January) - Richard Corrigan's restaurant will have Burns Night dishes on the menu, including Cullen skink and Highland venison loin with haggis, neaps & tatties. Their resident piper, Maggie McNaulty will be on hand and they'll have whisky flights too. (A la carte prices)
Dram (Soho, 25-27 January) - Over three nights, Dram is partnering with three Scottish whiskies for tasting nights. Taking part are Benromach, Talisker and Craigellachie with cocktail and whisky tasting included, as well as haggis. (From £40)
Rotunda (King's Cross) - They've partnered with Glenfarclas whisky for an evening of traditional dishes, bagpies and whisky tasting with dinner including Cullen skink, crispy Scottish mussels, haggis, neeps and tatties and a boozy raspberry cranachan trifle to finish. (£55)
Wiltons (St James) - The classic St James restaurant will have their Burns Night dish on the main menu, which is Blackface haggis, Lancashire turnip and swede purée, with a Bladnoch Whiskey sauce.
Ham Yard Hotel (Soho) - The Soho hotel will have a five-course feast including Loch Fyne smoked salmon, haggis, neeps and tatties and venison Wellington. It'll be paired with whisky from Islay-based distillery Bruichladdich. (£100)
The Wolseley's Burns supper
The Wolseley (Mayfair and City of London) - Both Wolseley restaurants will be adding Burns dishes to the menu on Burns Night, including Cullen skink, haggis, neeps and tatties and cranachan for dessert, so you can have a full Burns meal or just the course you fancy. They'll also have two themed cocktails featuring Macallan whisky.
Sam's Riverside (Hammersmith) - Sam Harrison's Thames-side restaurant has a menu with smoked haddock cullen skink, black pudding Scotch egg, and haggis. They'll have a bagpiper on hand too. (£65)
The Farrier (Camden) - The pub's chef Jake Perry is putting on a special six-course menu billed as a "Burns Night Chip Shop Take Over" which includes courses like "Pie & Mash" with a Haggis pie, neeps & mash and brown sauce as well as a Tea Cake, IRN-BRU, Candy Battered Scraps for dessert. They'll also have Scottish-inspired cocktails. (£45)
The Duke of Cambridge (Islington) - The Islington pub will have a three-course menu that includes Cullen skink, haggis, neep & tatties served with whisky gravy, and clootie dumpling or cranachan, and a full address and live bagpipe performance. Vegan options are available. (£45)
20 Berkeley (Mayfair) - Teaming up with The Botanist Gin and Bruichladdich Whisky, their Burns Night dinner includes dishes like baked Local & Wild haggis served with potato and turnip hash and whisky jus matched with an Oat Fashioned cocktails, featuring porridge oats infused with Bruichladdich Classic Laddie, brown sugar, walnut bitters and orange bitters.
The haggis brioche at Nessa
Nessa (Soho, until the end of January) - chef Tom Cenci has added a twist to his usual black pudding brioche to the menu in the shape of a haggis brioche. It's served with brown butter noisette, neeps, tatties and gravy.
The Sun Tavern (Bethnal Green) - Their cocktail menu for the night sees them teaming up with Aberfeldy 12yr and drams will also be available. And on top of this, they'll have Haggis Bites from Broadway Market's Deeney’s doing the rounds for free. (Free entry)
Galvin Bistrot and Bar (Spitalfields) - The Galvin Bistrot in the City has a menu that, alongside the usual haggis and Cullen skink, features Loch Duart smoked salmon and a raspberry cranachan to finish, with whisky pairings available. (£70)
La Bibliotheque (Dalston) - This new restaurant is celebrating its first Burns Night with a Scottish-themed, five-course feast, including a Macallan Double Cask 12yo cocktail to start. The courses include Macallan cured trout, haggis, neeps and tatties, Isle of Mull scallop and a Fried Mars Bar with Buckfast ice cream (£110)
Origin City (City of London) - On the night, this City restaurant will have a menu featuring bread with bone marrow and whisky butter, Loch Fyne oysters, Cullen skink, haggis, neeps and tatties and finishing up with clootie dumpling (£75). Plus all the meat in the restaurant comes from the owner's 600-acre organic farm in Argyll, Scotland.
The Audley (Mayfair, 25 January - 1 February) - This pub will have some special snacks on the menu for Burns Night, including a haggis Scotch egg and a deep-fried Mars Bar served with vanilla ice cream.
Acme Fire Cult (Dalston) - They're working with Ardbeg whisky on the night for a three-course menu paired with whisky and cocktails. Courses include oak-smoked salmon and whisky-heather honey glaze as well as smoked haggis, neeps and tatties with Ardbeg whisky mushroom sauce and Caledonian cream. (£100)
Carousel (Fitzrovia, 26 January) - Scottish chef Tomás Gormley of Heron and Skua is back in London for a special Burns event that will be showcasing the best of Scottish produce.
Youngs Pubs (Various locations) - Many Youngs pubs have special Burns Night events planned, from pub quizzes to special Scottish cheese nights.
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