Our 5pm Dining Sale is in full swing. For the month of January, many of Glasgow and Edinburgh’s top restaurants have reduced their deals to just £12. Here’s our picks for the week beginning 13th January [][2]£12 for two courses...
New year, new diet. It’s always the same. After gorging on food and drink over Christmas, January comes and it’s time to shed the guilt as well as the extra pounds. During this time you may think dining out is an indulgence...
[][1]Our Allison Who hasn’t finished their Christmas shopping yet? Who hasn’t even started? Our Customer Care team leader Allison hasn’t. But before you write her off as stark raving mad, let it be known she’s...
Christmas Day is approaching fast. With less than a week to go ’til the big day, if you still haven’t got all your pressies it’s fair to say now really is last minute. Instead of running around the shops in a flap, take a...
[][1]Our Stephen In the third of our Staff Christmas Picks blog, our Business Development Manager Stephen is filling us in on what he’s planning to buy from our Christmas gifts page. With less than a week to go, time to buy presents...
[//www.youtube.com/embed/wysl0waT0V0] As you may have noticed, here on the 5pm Food & Dining Blog we love a Christmas cocktail. So when Chaophraya in Glasgow offered to create a festive tipple, the “Not So Hot...
[//www.youtube.com/embed/c0cL8KDJfZw] Christmas is an excellent excuse to experiment with some cocktail recipes. Festive ingredients such as cinnamon, cranberry and mulled wine can be used in creative ways to create tipples with a festive...
Edinburgh is a very special city, we all know that, but something particularly magical happens to Scotland’s capital at Christmas time. Maybe it’s the gothic architecture, the cosy pubs, the snow at the foot of the castle, not...
Our restaurants love Christmas almost as much as us in the office do. Every year they put a great deal of effort into their decorations but we have to say, this year they have surpassed themselves. Check out the beautiful Christmas decor...
Well, they’re all associated with hotels we’re featuring on our Christmas Gifts page. We have loads of accommodation deals in hotels around Scotland. You know the drill; stunning scenery, delicious food, comfy cushions –...
Bear Grylls has a lot to answer for. His adrenaline filled tv shows have made every wannabe adventurer think they too can live in the wild, jumping into rivers and running from dangerous animals. Us more sensible folk know...
[][1]Our Phil For our second 5pm Staff Christmas Picks, our projects man Phil Smith has told us what he’s planning to buy his family and friends. It’s still five weeks to go until Christmas but Phil is very organised. “I...
Here in Scotland we are lucky to live in one of the most beautiful countries in the world. With remote islands, sandy beaches and dramatic mountain landscapes, we almost have it all (just don’t mention the weather). Over on our...
What type of Christmas shopper are you? Do you have everything bought wrapped and under the tree by October? (if you’re one of those strange people who puts up their tree in October of course). Or are you rushing around the shops on...
The Christmas countdown is ON. With six weeks to go until the big day, it’s time to seriously start thinking about buying presents. We know how much of a nightmare Christmas shopping can be. Traipsing around the shops in the cold...
Every now and then comes a 5pm competition so good we wish we could enter ourselves (“Can we enter this one ourselves?” “No!” – Ed). Our latest is one such competition. Ladies and gentlemen, we present to you,...
