The bar at Cairn O’Mount. There is an argument that Scotland doesn’t really do country pubs. Or at least not with the same gusto as our neighbours south of the border. One venue that could make the counter argument is the...
Tony Singh is among the chefs taking part in the Glasgow Restaurant Festival. Given that Glasgow already has numerous festivals for comedy, books, films and assorted musical genres, it was only a matter of time before it announced a big...
CUE: it’s all about the barbecue. To the far north. Or at least as far north as Aberdeen. The Granite City’s chefs and bar owners have been busy. Of most interest to 5pm Dining is the news that The Courtyard Restaurant on...
The B’s Knees: as drunk by the cream of the pop world. For reasons which we can’t fathom, it seems as though the organisers of tomorrow’s BRIT Awards have, yet again, forgotten to send an invite to the 5pm Dining...
Creative salads are part of the appeal at the new Festival Theatre Cafe, Edinburgh. Pic: www.philwilkinson.net Culture vultures will have plenty to dip their beaks into as Edinburgh’s new Festival Theatre Cafe launches officially...
More and more Edinburgh restaurants are joining 5pm Dining. One of the latest is The Cellar Door, a welcoming Scottish restaurant on George IV Bridge. Actually, the restaurant is tucked away under George IV Bridge. It’s an...
Yogurt: a food with a long history but surprisingly rare in the Seventies. Pic via [Wiki][1]. The government has just released the latest update on its National Food Survey. First established in 1940, the survey was set up to monitor what...
Head Chef Caoimhe likes to keep it local at Edinburgh Larder Bistro. ‘Local, sustainable and ethical’ has long been the mantra for many a restaurant. Some even mean it. At Edinburgh Larder Bistro, the idea of using local...
The 5pm Dining blog recently swung by the new Tutto Matto pizza restaurant in Edinburgh. It’s on Nicolson Street, just opposite Edinburgh Festival Theatre and a hop, skip and a jump from the George Square HQ of Edinburgh...
Cajun mackerel sarnie from Tapa. In Glasgow, team Tapa are expanding again. Tapa Kelvinbridge opened at the weekend on Great Western Road. The new Tapa joins Tapa Coffee on Pollokshaws Road; a branch in Kilmacolm and the original Tapa...
Marmite: surprisingly popular in Madrid. The 5pm Dining blog was tickled to read that Spain has an increasingly ravenous appetite for British food and drink. We’ve long known that the Spanish and the French are head over heels for...
Craft beer, cocktails, street food and live music are on the menu as North Hop hits the road. Less than two years since the first North Hop festival took place in Inverness, the organisers are taking their craft beer hooley on the road...
Petra Wetzel and her new NIX beers. The team behind Glasgow’s two WEST venues – WEST at Glasgow Green and West on the Corner – have been busy. First up, the brewery on Glasgow Green have just launched NIX, a new brand of...
Seared tuna at Ocho Delicatessen. We’ve just added a couple of new restaurants to the 5pm Dining roster in Glasgow. Just opened in the last week or so is Dim Sum Restaurant on West Nile Street. The split level restaurant sits in the...
As you know, Valentine’s Day is fast approaching and the wise diner will already have made extensive plans for where they are going to celebrate the day. But what if you’re trying to pick a restaurant in which to propose to...
This 5pm Dining blogger was over the moon at the news that Morrisons supermarket is selling oysters at 25p a pop this week. You need to shell out (?!? I’ll get my coat) about 70p each for them in my local fishmonger and,...
