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Wed Sep 28 2011

Albannach flies the flag of Scotland as deep in enemy territory as you can get: right on Trafalgar Square.

The decor is sleek and modish, but the house speciality is welded to tradition: the drinks list here is all about the whiskies. A map on the menu details the origins of the Highland and Island malts, the likes of a 16-year-old, sherry-matured, cask-strength Bowmore (£13), Bruichladdich 15-year-old (£9) and Bunnahabhain 1968 Auld Acquaintance (£65).

The menu isn’t capped at Scots varieties: there are also Irish and Japanese whiskies, along with bourbons. The cocktails (around £8) aren’t solely reliant on the Gaelic grain, but you may as well investigate a Smoky Martini (Tanqueray or Smirnoff Black with a spoonful of Laphroaig 10-year-old) or Albannach Stag (Pampero Special rum, fresh berries, angostura bitters, lime, ginger ale).

Salmon and haggis feature prominently among the decent if pricey food offerings.

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When ordering a minimum of 2 courses ( one starter, one main). £5 supplement for: Oysters, Octopus salad, Nicoise salad, Beef wellington, Saddle of venison. Excludes: Fillet steak, Sirloin steak and Untrimmed Ribeye on the bone. Includes VAT, excludes service.

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Address:
Albannach 66 Trafalgar Square
London
WC2N 5DS

Venue phone:
020 7930 0066
Venue website:
www.albannach.co.uk
Opening hours:
Open noon-1am Mon-Sat; noon-7pm Sun. Food served noon-11pm Mon-Sat; noon-6.30pm Sun
Transport:
Tube: Charing Cross tube/rail
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1. Albannach
  - 66 Trafalgar Square
    London
    WC2N 5DS
  - 020 7930 0066
  - www.albannach.co.uk
  - 51.507176,-0.128493

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(11 ratings)

Outrageously rude bar staff. The food was reasonable, and the waitresses pleasant, but nothing would make me return here. You expect expensive drinks in this area of town, but the bar staff took ignorance to a new level, treating customers with utter contempt.

Rose T Sat Aug 25 2012
Rated as: 1/5
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Total lack of character or atmosphere. The company I worked for used to make their business celebrations there and it always felt like an extension of the office, with as much atmosphere as you can get in a shopping mall. The food is quite average, the drinks extremely overpriced, and they don't have a good enough range on anything other than whisky. I also visited on a weekend by chance and it was full of pretentious rich teenagers who did not know where else to go to in London to show off their notes. I would not recommend this place for anything but trying different whiskies, and even then you will need deep pockets.

Antonio Mon Jun 11 2012
Rated as: 2/5
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Great food and service, had the private room for my dads birthday, which had good facilities but the air conditioning was broken so a little warm, that said the waiter gave us a fan and opened all windows.

Shirl & Al Sun Mar 18 2012
Rated as: 4/5
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good vibe, great food and a very friendly service. all the small plates are excellent and my beef wellington, a real throw back in time, was superb.

Jono74 Fri Feb 24 2012
Rated as: 5/5
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The manager came over to me today and offered me and my partner a glass of champagne on the house! just because she recognised me! So I feel duty-bound to post a review for the many occasions I've visited this lovely place. (But briefly!) I simply can't get enough of the delicious traditional soup, the cullen skink, and last week, I went for the Elwy Valley lamb cutlets, which were so tender I might make that my choice for the next few weeks. And where the wine list is excellent, the whisky list is insane. They must have over 200 single malts. Which is why I always come back. Not very original, but anybody visiting Albannach will soon find they too will want to come back. And often!

Dannyboy2000 Mon Feb 20 2012
Rated as: 5/5
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+ Classy, modern, with tasty food, charming stuff, fast service. - Noisy, a bit overpriced service charge (12,5%) and NO GUINESS beer????? But we would definietly go again when we are in London Couple from Germany

Annamaria & rainer Tue Sep 20 2011
Rated as: 4/5
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An odd evening of pluses and minuses. On the plus side, the staff are charming and attentive and the food is pretty much OK. The major minus is the fact that this has to be the noisiest place in London. The restaurant is in the bar and the deafening din from a bunch of beer-swilling M&S-suited oiks quite ruined the evening for us.

Ian Freeman Fri Jun 10 2011
Rated as: 3/5
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