-
This is our 4th visit in as many months because it always impressed. The food is delicious, the service outstanding and it has a great, funky, vibe. We love it! Thank you!
Susan Anderson - dined in restaurant 16/03/2024
-
A lovely restaurant, the food is delicious and always beautifully presented. The team are so welcoming and it has a great atmosphere. The added bonus of the lunch menu makes it exceptionally good value. Thank you for another lovely visit!
Susan Anderson - dined in restaurant 29/02/2024
Tucked away under Glasgow’s Central Station and entering via the station’s Gordon Street entrance, Alston Bar & Beef is an atmospheric Scottish steak restaurant and gin bar. Built over the site of the 19th century Alston Street, the restaurant has a quirky decor that features tiled vaults, huge mirrors and lights made with decanters. The bar offers a good selection of intriguing cocktails along with some 50 gins, around a dozen of which are Scottish.
With dishes like the smoked chicken, chilli & lime salad and the peanut crusted cod on the menu, diners are by no means limited to beef. However, steak take pride of place at Alston Bar & Beef. A local, family-run butcher supplies the restaurant with specially selected Tweed Valley beef from sustainable farms. Along with their 500g chateaubriand or 1kg porterhouse steaks to share, the beef is available as rump, fillet, sirloin, rib eye and Cote de Boeuf.
Classic sauces, glazed chorizo & pumpkin seeds and beer battered onions are offered as accompaniments along with sides such as jalapeño mac ‘n’ cheese, salad and, of course, double cooked truffle & Parmesan chips.
Located under Central Station, Alston Bar & Beef is very handy for train and the subway. The nearest car park is on Mitchell Street. The restaurant is well placed for trains to the SECC and Hydro. Nearby attractions includes The Arches performance space, the Gallery of Modern Art and Buchanan Street’s shopping opportunities.