[][1]Fabrice Bouteloup puts the finishing touches to a dish at Barley Bree There is not long to go before the prize-giving ceremony at the Scottish Restaurant Awards takes place and the finalists in the different categories are beginning...
[][1]Airds Hotel and Restaurant in in Port Appin, near Oban The 5pm Restaurant site is delighted to extend a warm welcome and firm handshake to The Airds Hotel and Restaurant, near Oban. The Argyll business is one of the West...
Here in the 5pm office every day is about restaurants, hotels, spas, food…all the good things in life! Of course, we’re often unable to resist buying our deals ourselves so here are some top picks from people in the 5pm...
[][1]Chaos today, Michelin stars tomorrow. Pic from Three Sisters Bake Over the last couple of weeks, the 5pm Blog has been running its eye over the finalists in the different categories of the Scottish Restaurant Awards. Today, we’re...
[][1]Britain’s finest sailors were noticeable by their absence at last year’s raft race Enjoying this bank holiday Monday? If you want to make the most of the next one then you may be interested in the Mhor Festival which takes...
[][1]Pho at the Hanoi Bike Shop Continuing our look at the finalists in this year’s Scottish Restaurant Awards brings us to the contenders for the Best Oriental Restaurant of the Year. They’re an exciting bunch with a veteran...
[][1]There will be whisky in every direction, as far as the eye can see Monday morning! What finer time than this for our thoughts to turn to whisky? Specifically, the Spirit of Speyside Festival which launches on Thursday. Running over...
[][1]Keeping on truckin’ with Loving Food Looking with envy at the food truck scene in London and San Francisco, the 5pm Restaurant blog has often wished that more people would kick start something similar in...
Now, in case you’ve never checked it out, we’ve got lots of fantastic offers for not only restaurants but hotels, spas, lodges and more on the 5pm Big Deal. Big Deals already have at least 50% off the standard price but until...
[][1]Scottish restaurant award finalists 2013 The finalists of the Scottish Restaurant Awards 2013 have now been announced and there’s a great mix of restaurants across Scotland as well as some 5pm favourites! I’m sure many...
[][1]The world is your oyster at Cook and Indi’s World Buffet The 5pm Restaurants blog has already mentioned the growing popularity of global buffet restaurants. In the last few months, The World in Musselburgh and Cosmo in Aberdeen...
A new glasshouse is one of the major changes at Balloch’s Tullie Inn It’s deffo spring and some of Scotland’s bars and restaurants have been freshening up for the new season. One of the more spendy makeovers has taken place at...
Italia Restaurant at Si! in Irvine Congratulations to the SimpsInns group which opened Si! In Irvine a little over a month ago. Built from scratch on the site of the old Golf Hotel, the new development features a Mediterranean cafe, bar...
A chic ‘n’ boutique motel is the latest venture from the Lewis family Interesting news, believe it or not, from the A84 where the people behind the splendid Monachyle Mhor hotel and Glasgow’s much loved Deli/Cafezique have just...
Michel and Albert Roux pictured at Le Gavroche. Good scoop from Cate Devine in today’s Herald in which she reveals that a branch of Chez Roux, the Roux family’s offshoot empire, will be providing the dining at Cromlix House,...
Jas and Charan Gill: The Quay World is their oyster The Quay World Banquet at the Quay Complex in Musselburgh is the latest venture to combine the buffet restaurant model with a globe-spanning menu. A couple of weeks back, we blogged...
