Top 5 Liverpool supper spots to celebrate Burns Night in 2023

The Art School is known for its unique dining experience with four different eating spaces, along with various menu choices which cater to different tastes. You’ll also find an excellent selection of wine and champagne, which can be enjoyed in the relaxing bar area.  

Celebrate Burns Night in style with The Art School’s Excellence menu. Those opting for this experience will receive a glass of champagne on arrival and be treated to a delicious nine course tasting. There are three different menus which cater to meat eaters, pescatarians, vegetarians and vegans. In honour of Burns Night, the meat menu features the loin of Highland red deer venison with haggis forcemeat, pureed and salt baked Jerusalem artichokes, red cabbage, girolles, romanesco and black truffle sauce.

Right next to The Art School is the Philharmonic Dining Rooms (or The Phil to locals), which of course is just a hop, skip and a jump away from the famous Philharmonic Hall, where you can catch a show before or after you eat. 

The Phil hosts Burns Night Supper from 20th January up until Burns Night itself on Wednesday 25th January, which includes three Scottish-inspired courses. To start, you can choose from the smoked Scottish salmon or a hearty Scottish broth. The main event of course includes haggis, neeps (swede) and tatties (potatoes) with a muckle (plenty) of gravy or try The Phil’s vegan alternative – puy lentil cottage pie. Finish off your Burns Night supper with a traditional Scottish cranachan, which consists of whipped cream, raspberries, honey, toasted oats and, of course, a wee dash of whisky. Alongside the Scottish food, you’ll also be treated to The Phil’s ‘Address to a Haggis’ event on 21st January, which will be filled with Scottish traditions, from a traditional bagpipes performance to recitations from Robert Burns’ most notable poems.

Delifonseca Dockside is the ultimate foodie spot, as it offers a three-in-one delicatessen where you can shop for food, get what you want from the butchers and then sit down for a nice meal and a well-deserved drink. 

Delifonseca is the perfect place to celebrate Burns Night with your loved one, as it is hosting its Taste of Burns Night in the stunning but informal restaurant and bar. For just £40 per person, you’ll receive an “Irn Bru” bramble on arrival, as well as your choice of starter, main and dessert. Standout dishes include Martin’s classic vegetarian haggis with neeps and tatties and the Darne of Scottish salmon with creamy mash, kale and Loch Spelve mussel sauce. For dessert, you may want to try the traditional Scottish delight known as cranachan or forget the new year’s diet completely and indulge in a deep fried mars bar with Cheshire farm ice cream.

One of the most popular Burns Night events in Liverpool is at St George’s Hall, where every year the beautiful Grade I listed building hosts the annual Burns Night Ceilidh. Here revellers are encouraged to banish the January blues, dust off the tartan and enjoy the Scottish festivities. At St George’s Hall, you’ll be treated to a rendition of the Address to a Haggis, which was a poem written by Burns himself. You can also enjoy plenty of poetry, traditional bagpipes, haggis and whisky drinking, which means Dry January will have to be cut short for the night, so you can let your hair down and go aff yer heid!

Tickets for the event are just £23, which includes a glass of whisky punch, a traditional Scottish pie and entertainment from the Kilted Burns Night Master of Ceremonies, with dancing, ceilidh band and caller.

If you’d rather skip the haggis and jump straight to the whisky, why not head to one of the best whisky bars in Liverpool – Mackenzie’s. Here, you will find an excellent offering of some of the best whiskies, including a large selection of Scottish specialties. If you’re planning a long night ahead with plenty of Scotch, then you may want to take a look at Mackenzie’s food menu to soak up the alcohol. If you are starting early, you could try brunch with classics such as a classic full English or pancakes. 

Mackenzie’s also serves up traditional pub food later in the day, and if you are carrying on the festivities over the weekend you can cure your hangover with a delicious Sunday roast.