[][1]The Red Hot Chilli Pipers are just one of the bands playing at this weekend’s Bowfest You know what your weekend probably needs? Pipers, whisky, venison, Fyne Ales and a bouncy castle. Not all at once, obviously, but that...
[][1]Hervè the food truck is at the heart of Loving Food If you are in Stirling on Saturday then you might want to head along to Feast-ival, Stirling’s first street food festival. It will take place at Stirling’s Old Town Jail yard. Along...
[][1]Martin Lawrence, General Manager of the Marine Hotel (l) and Ryan James, proprietor of Two Fat Ladies (r), check the dishes from Andrew Beattie, head chef of the imminent Two Fat Ladies at The Marine While stoically resisting the ‘Two...
[https://www.youtube.com/embed/Yp-S7E0-bXs?feature=oembed] The Scottish Food and Drink Fortnight gets underway from Saturday. Over the next fourteen days, organisers expect there to be over 200 food and drink related events held...
[][1]Craig Sandle is Executive Chef at The Pompadour by Galvin and Galvin Brasserie de Luxe, both new entrants in The Good Food Guide Scottish restaurants have a good showing in the latest edition of The Good Food Guide which is published...
[][1]Black Cow Vodka is made in West Dorset Some readers may recall the Knorr stock cube ads which involved a hapless bloke marvelling at the mysteries of his wife’s soup. The dim-witted husband was perplexed as to how his wife could...
At 5pm we really do have some brilliant deals, even if we say so ourselves. We believe you don’t have to spend a fortune to enjoy a good meal in a top quality restaurant – and thanks to us, you don’t have to. Here’s...
[][1]Nick Nairn is to open a new restaurant in Aberdeen According to The Herald, Nick Nairn is to open a new restaurant in Aberdeen. Like the Kailyard in The Doubletree by Hilton at the Dunblane Hydro, his new venture will be part of a...
This month we have not one, not two, but THREE amazing competitions for you on 5pm. Award winning Lake of Mentieth Stay with dinner – worth £230! The beautiful Lake of Menteith near Stirling is giving 5pmers the chance to win a...
[][1]Alison and Fabrice with both their Scottish Restaurant Awards prizes Since 2007, chef patron Fabrice Bouteloup has run Barley Bree in Muthill, Perthshire, with his wife Alison. A restaurant with rooms, Barley Bree was named...
[][1]The Kitchen crew at Cook and Indi’s Bishopbriggs The 5pm Restaurants blog is always keen to blether about hot dogs/ceviche/pickles/whatever being the latest hot trend on the food front. But while we get all excited about...
[][1]Scottish langoustine: best food ever? Did anyone else see the story about the Dorset beach hut which is for sale at a cool £200,000? Now the 5pm restaurant blog likes to be beside the seaside as much as the next salty old seadog but...
[][1]Whisky maturing in the cask at Deanston Distillery With exports booming, these are joyful times for Scotland’s whisky industry and the entire sector seems to be fizzing with activity. Formerly mothballed distilleries such as Tamdhu...
[][1]Graeme Pallister: busy, busy man Graeme Pallister is the chef owner at 63 Tay Street in Perth as well as being the executive chef at the city’s Parklands Hotel. He recently won the Chef of the Year award from Catering in Scotland, the...
[][1]Martin Morales is taking ceviche around the UK The Peruvian dish of ceviche, or fish ‘cooked’ in citrus juices, has been one of the hottest trends on the London restaurant scene for around a year or so. Chef Martin Morales is one of...
[][1]Graeme Pallister: one of Perth’s most talented pan-rattlers We have a couple of rather cool looking events and promotions which you may want to book in for over the next few weeks. First up is the Highland Park Dinner which is...
