The Islay Inn is a traditional Scottish bar and bistro at 1256 Argyle Street in Glasgow. It combines a busy local pub atmosphere with a substantial freshly prepared food menu, making it as suitable for lunch or dinner as it is for a dram and live music.
Scottish ingredients and pub classics shape the main selection. Cullen skink, haggis with neeps and tatties, battered haddock and a steak and red wine pie sit alongside burgers, salmon, duck and changing seasonal dishes, creating a menu with both familiar comfort and wider choice.
Weekend brunch begins with the generous Finnieston Fry, bringing together sausage, bacon, black pudding, haggis, tattie scone, egg and the usual breakfast accompaniments. A vegetarian breakfast, eggs on toast, pancakes and breakfast rolls offer lighter or meat free alternatives.
The bar’s wide range of malt whisky and Scottish beer is a natural companion to the food, with cocktails available for something different. Regular live music and Sunday roasts give the week its own rhythm, while the relaxed service and long opening hours support everything from a quick bite to an evening with friends.
Address: 1256 Argyle Street, Glasgow G3 8TJ, Scotland
The Islay Inn Menu
Starters
Maldon Butter & Artisan Bread
Chef's seasonal soup of the day
Giant Hand Crumbled Mozzarella slabs
House Chilli Sauce & Parmesan
Rope Grown Shetland Mussels
Shallots, Cream, Garlic, White Wine, & Fresh Chives
Sticky chilli & irn bru chicken tenders, ranch sauce
Roasted smoked cauliflower, butterbean puree & salsa verde
marinated rare scotch beef, kimchi stlye pickle
Smoked Haddie Cullen Skink
Crusty Bread
salt & pepper baby squid
crispy shallots & tangy aioli
Mains
Smashed Aberdeen Angus Beef Burger
Cheddar, Caramelised Onions, House Sauce, Brioche Bun, & Chips. ADD BEEF BRISKET £3
Buttermilk Chicken Burger
Hashbrown, Cheddar, Brioche Bun, Sriracha Mayo, & Chips
Argyll venison burger
stornoway black pudding, smoked bacon
Vegan Burger
Vegan cheese, avocado, chips, & dressed salad
Tennent’s Battered Haddock
Chips, Tartare Sauce, Pickled Onion, & Peas
Ramsay’s Haggis, Neeps & Tatties
Peppercorn Sauce (veggie option available)
Baked fillet of scottish salmon on a bed of nicoise salad
confit duck leg
braised red cabbage, fondant potatoes, green beans & jus
Steak & Alba Merlot Pie
Creamy mash OR chips, honey glazed vegetables
Breast of chicken & crispy bacon caesar salad
roast rump of lamb, jersey royal spuds, buttery asparagus & peas, chorizo chimichurri
Sides & Snacks
Haggis Loaded Fries
Cheddar, Haggis & Pepper Sauce
Salt & Chilli Chicken Loaded Fries
Onions, Peppers, Cheese, & Curry Drizzle
Beef Brisket Loaded Fries
Cheese curds, gravy & crispy onions
truffle parmesan fries
Breaded Whole Tail Scampi
Homemade tartare sauce
Tattie Scone Nachos
Stornoway Black Pudding, Avocado, Cheddar, & House Sauce
Tennent’s Battered Onion Rings
Sriracha mayo
Marinated Olives
Artisan bread
Arran Mac n Cheese
Poke of Chips
Desserts
Dubai pistachio & chocolate cookie pie
vanilla Ice Cream
Glesga Clootie Dumpling
Custard
Sticky Toffee Pudding
Vanilla ice cream, butterscotch sauce
blairgowrie strawberry Pavlova
& vanilla Ice Cream
Peach and raspberry Ice Cream sundae
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- Sticky toffee pudding Typical in Glasgow: £7.25 £7.00
- Chicken burger Typical in Glasgow: £13.00 £16.00
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