<span style="font-size: small;">It's that time of year again when Scots at home and abroad celebrate the birthday of Scotland's national poet, Robert Burns, with traditional haggis and poetry readings – and Scots expats and Burns fans alike have two great options to choose from in Abu Dhabi and Dubai. </span> Le Deck at Monte Carlo Beach Club.(Courtesy: Monte Carlo Beach Club <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: small;">In Abu Dhabi, the Monte-Carlo Beach Club on Saadiyat Island is hosting a five-course dinner in honour of Scotland's bard on January 24. The special menu, created by the executive chef Gavin Gleeson, features an amuse bouche of cock-a-leekie soup, a smoked salmon starter, traditional haggis with neep and tatties, a main course of roast saddle of lamb with winter vegetables and a Scotch tart with butterscotch ice cream for dessert. The traditional address to the haggis will be performed. Dh550 per person, for reservations, call 02 656 3500. </span></span> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Over in Dubai, the Reform Social & Grill in The Lakes is offering an a la carte menu of Scottish fare, including cock-a-leekie soup; smoked haddock with potato rosti, poached egg and Hollandaise; or wild mushrooms on toast to start. Main courses feature haggis, neeps and tatties; pan-roasted cod with skirlie mash; braised venison with clapshot; and a vegetarian option of roasted root vegetables and kale with a pearl barley casserole. Desserts include a traditional clootie dumpling with custard and Tipsy Laird. For reservations, call 04 454 2683 or email <a href="http://email reservations@reformsocialgrill.ae">reservations@reformsocialgrill.ae</a> </span></span>
