Giffnock’s Double Dot: their milk shakes bring all the boys to the yard. While most of us may have our eyes on the Christmas finishing line, Santa’s little helpers aren’t the only ones who are still beavering away. In Giffnock,...
Since it’s Friday, we thought you might enjoy a round-up of some of the most unusual food and drink stories to have come out of Scotland this week. Weave a whisky The 5pm Dining blog was gobsmacked to learn that Johnnie Walker and...
Social and Cocktail mixologists take it back to the Prohibition Era. Being a low down, mean and miserable cynical sort, this 5pm Dining blog scribbler found himself unexpectedly touched by the story of today’s blog. Probably too much...
Broughty Ferry has a new Italian restaurant. Named after the northern Italian town of Borgo Val di Taro, Borgatoro is part of the Fort Hotel on Fort Street. Alongside a short selection of pasta, pizza and grill dishes, the menu includes...
In the latest of our series of “a quickfire Christmas”, we spoke to Skeabost Castle’s General Manager Shaun Sim about his perfect Christmas. Located near Portree on Skye, Skeabost is in the beautiful private grounds on...
Fly the flag with Scottish produce. It will soon be St Andrew’s Day and Arisaig restaurant in Glasgow’s Merchant Square is celebrating with a three course dinner and ceilidh on the night. Dinner will be served on the...
From Left to right, the finalists are Ben Louthean, Julija Bernatovica, Paul Donegan. The results are in. The winner of the O.V.D. Discover the Dark Side of Rum Cocktail Competition is Julija Bernatovica from the Kelvingrove Café in...
The Honours is opening in Glasgow’s Malmaison. Last night, the 5pm Dining blog had a sneak peak at The Honours, Martin Wishart’s new restaurant in Glasgow’s Malmaison. As we noted a few weeks ago, this is the second branch of The...
Already thinking of what gifts you’ll be giving this Christmas? Here are some top Christmas gift ideas from 5pm Christmas Gifts to give you inspiration. Something special If you’re looking for something a bit special, for...
[][1]Birchbrae Lodges To put you in the mood for Christmas, we’ve asked some of our partners to answer some quick fire questions on their perfect Christmas. First up Birchbrae Lodges, 4 star Scandinavian lodges in the stunning...
Dads are not always the easiest of people to buy Christmas presents for. The standard Dad response to the what-do-you-want-for-Christmas question is the less than helpful ‘I don’t mind’. Further probing might reveal that he quite fancies...
Marco’s Pool Hall and Pizza Bar: aims to bring pool into the 21st century. Earlier this week, the 5pm Dining blog was at the launch of the new Marco’s Pool Hall and Pizza Bar on Edinburgh’s Grove Street. More veteran Edinburgh...
Back in Black: Paul Condron at the Wellpark Brewery in Glasgow, Scotland. Picture © Andy Buchanan 2014 For as long as the 5PM Dining blog can remember, Tennent’s lager has always been synonymous with the red T. Like the golden arches of...
Celino’s: multiple winner at the Scottish Italian Awards. Italian restaurants on 5pm Dining were very well represented at the recent Scottish Italian Awards. Set up to celebrate up the contribution of Scotland’s Italian restaurants...
With Halloween creeping up on the calendar, the 5pm blog thought this would be a good time to investigate things that go bump in the night. On our 5pm Hotels page, there are a number of inviting properties with ghostly links to the past....
The game tapas will be served in clay pigeons. The game season is well and truly up and running so The Scotch Malt Whisky Society (SMWS) is inviting flavour hunters to experience their Glorious 12 Rare Whisky & Game Tapas tasting...
