[][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...
The team from The Bay in Stonehaven celebrate victory with Rory Bremner The Bay in Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire, was last night crowned the best British fish and chip shop in the 25th National Fish and Chip Awards 2013. You can do your own...
[][1]A new branch of Jamie’s is set to open in Aberdeen in February The 5pm Blog was faced with a tricky decision today: should we lead with the tale of Wigan’s triumph in the pie-eating Olympics or flag up new arrivals on the...
[][1]One Pig being performed The 5pm blog may not be the most appropriate place for this one but, if you are really interested in the relationship between the meat on our plates and the animals that produce it, then you might want to catch...
[][1]Break bread in Peebles this Sunday If you would like your weekend to have a gastronomic bent then head for Peebles on Sunday. The Borders town is hosting a food festival in its Eastgate Theatre. As well as a producer’s market...
[][1]There’s only one place to be this weekend As excitement about tonight’s all male Great British Bake Off final reaches fever pitch, the blog is being bombarded with baking product PRs keen to piggyback on the success of the...
[][1]Ian McWhinney looks at the spoils of a shellfish safari We realise that it’s a bit of a schlep from the 5pm blog’s Central Belt stronghold but, if you are travelling up north for the weekend, then you might want to investigate the...
[][1]Twitchers will find plenty to look at in the Loch Lomond Arms Hotel Loch Lomond has a new hostelry in the form of the Loch Lomond Arms Hotel in Luss. Well, we say new but the site has been a coaching inn since the 18th century and the...
[][1]Some of Scotland’s top chefs are taking part at feastRen The Scottish Food & Drink Fortnight gets underway tomorrow. Taking place since 2009, the annual celebration of the country’s fantastic produce includes a huge range of...
[][1]Say Hello to some Highlanders this weekend If you’re looking for foodie activities this weekend then Dumfries and Galloway is not a bad place to start. Their Flavour Fortnight food festival gets underway this weekend with hundreds of...
