Bar + Block Steakhouse Menu Guide
Bar + Block Steakhouse Menu Guide
Bar + Block is the steakhouse arm of the Whitbread family, which means most sites sit next to a Premier Inn and most menus follow the same national template. The brand’s one real point of difference is that every steak is hand cut on site rather than portioned in a factory, and the cuts are matured for 30 days before they reach the grill. This guide covers the three locations people search for most, Milton Keynes, Glasgow and Edinburgh, with reported prices, the deals that are actually worth planning around, and an honest comparison with Miller and Carter.
Prices below are reported from recent menu listings for these sites. They move with the seasons and differ between cities, so treat them as a guide and check the booking page for your date before you commit.
The Bar + Block Menu in One Page
| Feature | Detail |
|---|---|
| Style | Steakhouse with American grill influences |
| Steak | Hand cut in house, 30 day matured |
| Mains | Roughly £15 to £40 depending on cut |
| Standout deals | Bottomless brunch, 2 for 1 cocktails all day |
| Breakfast | Unlimited cooked and continental, kids eat free with an adult meal |
| Good for | Groups, brunch, families, pre train dinners |
What a Meal Costs: Reported Prices
| Dish | Reported price |
|---|---|
| 12oz fillet | Around £37 |
| 16oz Chateaubriand for two, with asparagus and peppercorn sauce | Around £65 |
| Mighty Block burger with beef burnt ends | Around £18.50 |
| Plant based cheeseburger | Around £15.50 |
| Fish Block, with prawns, scallops and seabass | Around £22.50 |
| Small plates, any four, including BBQ sticky chicken wings and salt and pepper squid | Around £22 |
| Bottomless brunch with prosecco | Around £36 per person |
Fillet sits at the top of the price ladder, as it does everywhere, while the Chateaubriand for two is the best value way to eat fillet if there are two of you. Burgers and the Fish Block land in the middle of the menu, which makes Bar + Block a workable pick when not everyone at the table wants steak.
Milton Keynes: Avebury Boulevard
The Milton Keynes restaurant sits on Avebury Boulevard in the city centre, about a seven minute walk from Milton Keynes Central station, which makes it an easy dinner stop before or after a train. The steak lineup is the standard national one: 30 day matured sirloin, ribeye, rump and fillet in a range of weights, plus rotating Butcher’s Block specials that change more often than the printed menu.
For non steak eaters there is the Mighty Block burger, a plant based cheeseburger, and the Fish Block with prawns, scallops and seabass. Small plates can be mixed four for around £22, which suits a group that wants to share. On Sundays the roast menu runs Angus roast beef sirloin, roast chicken, roast lamb rump and a Chateaubriand roast for two. Breakfast is unlimited, cooked and continental, with kids eating free alongside an adult meal.
Glasgow: Howard Street
Glasgow’s site sits on Howard Street by St Enoch Square, attached to the Premier Inn St Enoch, a short walk from Glasgow Central station. The steaks match the national menu, but Glasgow is the city where the deals do the heavy lifting. The brunch deal gives you three small plates and four drinks each for around £30 per person, with an option to upgrade the drinks to cocktails for an extra £10, taking it to around £40. A lunch and early dinner deal runs Tuesday to Friday from 11:30am to 5pm.
Cocktails are 2 for 1 all day every day, which is printed on the drinks menu rather than hidden in a happy hour window. That single policy makes Glasgow the strongest Bar + Block in this guide for a long, cheap afternoon.
Edinburgh: Off Princes Street
The Edinburgh restaurant sits just off Princes Street, near the castle end and an easy walk from Edinburgh Waverley station. The menu to look out for here is the Steak Sampler, which puts three different cuts on one plate for anyone who cannot choose between fillet, sirloin and ribeye. Availability moves with the Butcher’s Block rotation, so it is worth asking when you book rather than assuming it will be on.
Edinburgh also runs the unlimited cooked and continental breakfast, with kids eating free with an adult meal, and a lunch and early dinner deal Monday to Friday from 11:30am to 5pm. It is the calmest of the three sites in this guide, and the best pick if you want the Bar + Block menu without the Glasgow brunch crowd.
Deals Worth Booking Around
- 2 for 1 cocktails, all day every day, not just a happy hour window
- Bottomless brunch with prosecco, around £36 per person depending on city, with a cocktail upgrade usually available
- Kids eat free at breakfast with every adult meal, cooked and continental included
- Sunday roast with Angus sirloin, roast chicken, lamb rump and a Chateaubriand roast for two
- Lunch and early dinner deals, typically 11:30am to 5pm on weekdays, the cheapest way to try the menu
Bar + Block vs Miller and Carter
Miller and Carter is the comparison most people make, and the difference is mostly about positioning. Miller and Carter leans more upmarket in room design and pricing, with a quieter dining room. Bar + Block leans into deal based dining: the bottomless brunch, the 2 for 1 cocktails, the weekday lunch pricing. If the occasion matters more than the bill, Miller and Carter usually wins. If value per pound matters more than the room, Bar + Block usually wins.
Before You Book
Book ahead for Friday and Saturday evenings at all three sites. Glasgow and Edinburgh fill fastest, and the brunch sittings go before the dinner ones. Some sites have run reduced Monday hours for staff training at various points, so check the live opening times on the Bar + Block site before travelling any distance.
Ask about the day’s Butcher’s Block special when you arrive. It often is not printed on the main menu, and it is usually the most interesting thing the kitchen is cooking that week.
If you are comparing cities, our guides to the best steakhouses in Glasgow and the best steakhouses in Liverpool put Bar + Block in context against the independents, and our Beefeater menu and locations guide covers the other big Whitbread grill brand.
Go in hungry, order the cut you actually like rather than the one that sounds impressive, and let the deals do the rest.