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  • By Guy Dimond

    Updated: Thu Jan 15 2009

  • January 25 is Burns Night. Here are some of the best Burns suppers in London, with whisky, cranachan and, of course, haggis aplenty to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the poet's birth

    Best Burns Night restaurants

    A new take on the traditional Burns Night trappings at Albannach

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    Albannach
    Celebrate the 250th birthday of Roberts Burns on January 24 or 25 with Albannach’s sumptuous five-course feast, made with the finest Scottish ingredients and including a traditional toast to the haggis. The festivities will begin with bagpipers, followed with poetry reading and céilidh dancing throughout the night. Costs £125 per person.
    Albannach, 66 Trafalgar Square, WC2N 5DS (7930 0066/www.albannach.co.uk). Leicester Square tube or Charing Cross tube/rail. Five-course menu: £125 per person. Feature continues

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    Cosy dining at Boisdale

    Boisdale
    Scottish restaurant Boisdale is taking bookings for Burns parties of eight or more diners to be held from January 19 until January 28 (Belgravia branch); January 20 to January 23 and January 26 to January 29 (Bishopsgate branch). Book in advance for any of the Burns night set menus, which feature the best of Scottish produce served with Johnnie Walker whisky. At the Belgravia branch, there will be live jazz from 10pm until midnight.
    Boisdale    , 15 Eccleston St, SW1W 9LX (7730 6992/www.boisdale.co.uk). Victoria tube/rail. Branch at 202 Bishopsgate, EC2M 4NR (7283 1763). Liverpool St tube/rail. Set menu: from     £38.50 (Bishopsgate); £47.50 per person (Belgravia), plus £4-£8 per person for piper and speaker depending on size of party.

    The Cow
    Head down on January 25, for a traditional night of haggis, neeps and tatties, malt whisky, poetry reading and music.
    The Cow, 89 Westbourne Park Rd, W2 5QH (bar 7221 5400/dining room 7221 0021/www.thecowlondon.co.uk). Royal Oak or Westbourne Park tube.

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    Quality Scottish produce and whisky tasting at Prism

    Prism
    From January 19-30, this sleek City restaurant will be celebrating 'all things Scottish' with an impressive five-course tasting menu featuring creative dishes made with premium Scottish produce. Whisky pairings by expert blender Rachel Barrie will accompany each course.
    Prism, 147 Leadenhall St, EC3V 4QT (7256 3877/www.harveynichols.com). Monument tube or Bank tube/DLR. Five-course tasting menu: £75 per person.

    St Pancras Grand
    Wear a kilt to dinner and get 50 per cent off the special Burns Supper menu, which would normally cost £40 per person. The four-course feast features the best of Scottish classics, including cullen skink (a soup of smoked haddock, potatoes and onions); haggis, neeps and tatties; Scottish sirloin; cranachan. They also promise that there will be no bagpipes.
    St Pancras Grand, Upper Concourse, St Pancras  International, Euston Rd,  NW1 2QP (7870  9900). Kings Cross St Pancras tube/rail. Four-course meal: £40 per person (50 per cent off if you wear a kilt).

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