[][1]The first grouse at Number One. Tuesday was the 12th of August, also known as the Glorious Twelfth or the day that the game season kicked off. The 5pm Dining blog was chuffed to have been invited to Number One at The Balmoral in...
[https://www.youtube.com/embed/2BoLhGDB70I?feature=oembed] Both the ancient Greeks and the Romans, along with plenty of other people, had haggis, or a haggis-like dish, in their culinary repertoire. However, these days, the dish is best...
[][1]Darren Blackburn, Director of Drygate, and The Gilded Balloon’s Karen Koren toast the new joint venture. Edinburgh’s Fringe may stagger to an end on the 25th of this month but one of the festival’s biggest players is...
[][1]That’s Christmas sorted. It has been a very long time since this 5pm Dining blog writer has been anything even approaching fly. However, we were tickled by a press release telling us all about a new book called Rapper’s...
[][1]Freshen up with an Aperol Spritz at the Aperol Spritz Garden in St Andrew Square. As the boxer Charlie Flynn might put it, Edinburgh is buzzing like a jar of wasps right now and nowhere is the buzz louder than at the Aperol Spritz...
[][1]Naz Aksi contemplates a new, Southside branch of The Indian Platform. Since launching in March this year, The Indian Platform restaurant on Great Western Road has attracted lots of glowing reviews from 5pm Dining customers. Owners...
You don’t need to be a lady to lunch. There’s something very indulgent about taking yourself out to a restaurant midway through the day – especially if there’s a glass of wine or two involved. Edinburgh’s new...
[][1]Bring me sunshine at the Terrace at One Square. The 5pm Dining blog is reeling somewhat with the realisation that we seem to have had two perfectly decent summers in a row. The last time we saw so much sun it was on a wildlife...
Edinburgh has always attracted admirers. The poet John Betjeman thought that ‘Edinburgh is the most beautiful city in Europe’ while Charlotte Bronte waxed lyrical about the place calling it ‘a lyric, brief, bright, clear and vital as a...
[][1]Let the Hendrick’s Carnival of Knowledge light your fire… This 5pm Dining scribbler has always liked Hendrick’s Gin. William Grant and Sons gave the entire gin category a big boot up the bahookie when they launched the...
[][1]Craig Sandle: your dinner is in safe hands. While Glasgow recovers from throwing a massive Games party, Edinburgh has just started cranking up the music and making sure that everyone has a drink as the various August...
[][1]George Street Bar and Grill Chef Andrew MacRobert Andrew MacRobert is Executive Chef of the numerous restaurants in Edinburgh’s Roxburghe Crown Plaza Hotel which includes the George Street Bar & Grill looking over...
Edinburgh New Town is a wonderful place to dine all year round but during the Festival is when it really comes alive. Here are ten Edinburgh new town restaurants to try during festival season. EH2 Tempus An elegant space with high...
[][1]The Aperol Spritz Garden in St Andrew Square is a party hub. Edinburgh Fringe is running at full throttle and nowhere is partying harder than the Aperol Spritz Garden in St Andrew Square. To help your festival go with a swing...
[][1]Calistoga sells a great range of Californian wines. The 5pm Dining blog loves a birthday party. Especially when the treats on offer are rather more interesting than jelly and ice cream. In Edinburgh, the Californian restaurant...
Get to know Edinburgh with 5pm’s expert Edinburgh New Town restaurant guide Arguably, the Castle, perched high on its volcanic plug and visible from most of the city, is the defining feature of Edinburgh. However, the New Town and...
