Follow the neon burger down the steps on Market Street and you’ll find yourself in Butch Annie’s, one of the city centre’s top eateries. A relaxed atmosphere and emphasis on amazing quality ingredients has made this place an in-the-know favourite since it opened in early 2015, with the eaterie’s success encouraging the owners to open sister restaurant Tabanco (on Green Street) three years later. If you’ve not tried Butch Annie’s or want to revisit, now’s the perfect time, as the restaurant has just launched a series of steakhouse pop-ups, set to run on Friday and Saturday nights for a limited period. Taking place in the candlelit back room, these events see the restaurant expanding its menu into a variety of premium steak cuts, plus spicing up the drinks list with new cocktails and wines.
As with everything that Butch Annie’s serve, the meat has been carefully sourced to ensure maximum flavour and quality: in this case, steaks are from grass-fed, naturally-reared beef provided by one of Scotland’s top butchers. Diners can choose between a flat iron steak or a fillet skewer, the latter arriving suspended from a hook with charred peppers and a bowl of delicious, buttery sauce. If you can’t resist a burger, there’s Butch Annie’s Classic on the menu: a rich, well balanced burger with a prime beef patty, encased in a bouncy bun. The food is pretty great value, too, with steaks coming in at £10 and the burger just £7.50.
