Glasgow’s Urban Bar and Brasserie was formerly home to the Bank of England’s Scottish headquarters and it still looks like a million dollars. The food is modern European but the decor blends old school elegance with a contemporary edge. You would be as happy entertaining clients here as you would bringing your mother for lunch or a date for dinner. Thanks to its address in the very heart of Glasgow city centre, the Urban Bar and Brasserie also attracts plenty of shoppers and theatre goers.
Modern European
Wherever possible, Glasgow’s Urban Bar and Brasserie uses locally sourced and seasonal ingredients to execute the dishes of the executive chef David Clunaf. Urban was awarded two AA Rosettes within months of it opening and this was thanks to dishes like the starter of smoked organic chicken with shredded fennel, orange, roast almonds and sesame or main courses like the duck leg confit with wild boar sausages, Rosevale potatoes and onion gravy. Some of the dishes, like the beef Bourguignon with Pommery mustard mash are timeless European classics. Others, like the fish soup with stem ginger, prawn dumplings and coriander, take their cue from further afield. Add in a well thought out wine list and it’s no surprise that the Urban Bar and Brasserie has plenty of regular fans in Glasgow’s city centre.