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The Anchor Line

A first-class restaurant and bar on St Vincent Place, themed on the golden age of ocean travel, with oysters, grills and cocktails.

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The Anchor Line is a grand restaurant and bar on St Vincent Place, two minutes' walk from the Gallery of Modern Art and George Square, themed on the first-class opulence of the golden age of ocean travel.

It is a place for lunches, dinners and drinks worth dressing up for.

The bar is a showpiece, marble columns and brass under a coffered ceiling, with red leather stools lined up at the counter, and the dining room carries on the theme. The menu is a classic city-centre bistro: fresh seafood and oysters on ice with champagne, mussels and lobster, cuts from the grill, rack of lamb and seasonal dishes, desserts, and cocktails late into the evening. There are vegetarian, gluten-free and children's menus. At lunch, from Monday to Thursday and all day on Sunday, there is a market menu of two courses, and every Sunday a roast sirloin of beef with Yorkshire pudding. The Anchor Line is open every day from noon until ten.

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Before you go

The Anchor Line is open every day from noon until 10pm.

The market lunch, two courses from £29.95, runs Monday to Thursday from noon to 5pm and all day on Sunday.

Hours
Daily, 12:00 to 22:00.
Where
12 to 16 St Vincent Place, G1 2DH.

Opening hours

Their website
Monday
noon–10pm
Tuesday
noon–10pm
Wednesday
noon–10pm
Thursday
noon–10pm
Friday
noon–10pm
Saturday
noon–10pm
Sunday
noon–10pm

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Where it is

12 to 16 St Vincent Place, off George Square.

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