Rudolf? Is that you? The Khublai Khan Mongolian BBQ team terrified the 5pm office recently by sending us an email which threatened that ‘Santa Claus will not arrive this year as Khublai Khan Restaurant has Rudolf and his mates on the...
It’s beginning to look at lot like Christmas in Glasgow. The lights in George Square are on, Buchanan Street shop windows are filled with festive displays and Saturday shopping is beginning to take more of a harassed air. Every...
Feeling fruity? Try the Cafe St Honore Christmas Pudding (Photo: Paul Johnston Copper mango) For the last few years, Neil Forbes, the chef at Café St Honoré in Edinburgh, has been selling his Christmas puds to happy diners who can take...
If you’ve not noticed, 5pm Dining has lots of festive dining offers and in this week’s round up, we’re bringing some spice with some Indian restaurants with festive offers. Ashoka For those looking to head to...
Crinan Hotel has a beautiful location on the Argyll coast. The 5pm Dining blog learnt the hard way that buying his better half cigars for Christmas was unwise. Avoid sleeping on the sofa by choosing carefully from the 5pm Christmas gift...
We chatted to Billy from The Pacific restaurant in Glasgow’s West End, about his perfect Christmas. Anyone familiar with The Pacific will know that it’s all about sunshine and the sound of surf and it brings a Polynesian,...
Scotch and Soda circus will get the joint jumping. Edinburgh’s winter festivals get underway from next Friday as the ice rink opens in Princes Street Gardens and attractions such as the Star Flyer and North Pole Slide come to life. Friday...
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...
Loch Etive Peat Smoked Trout infused with Sheep Dip Whisky. Last week, the 5pm Dining blog had the good fortune to be at the launch of two new limited edition products from RR. Spink and Sons. Well known for their smoked and cured fish,...
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...
This week we’ve got a round up of restaurants with a party atmosphere that make fantastic options for Christmas celebrations. Lucky 7 Canteen Photos from Lucky 7 & by Carlo Paloni On party street Bath Street, in Glasgow City...
As we may have mentioned before (several times, Ed.), the 5pm Dining blog remains nostalgic for the good old days of the drink-enhanced lunch. We’re not talking anything daft. Just a G’n’T snifter while perusing the menu followed by...
Despite the whispers of friends and family, the 5pm Dining blog likes Christmas. No, really, we do. It’s just that the traditional Christmas bricks and mortar shopping expedition has never filled our heart with joy and goodwill to our...
Welcome to the first of our weekly round ups of 5pm Dining’s Christmas offers. We’ve got 100s of festive dining offers available to book from late November and this week we’ve selected a few with a Mediterranean...
We know it’s only just November but people do start thinking early about this particular time of year…dare we say it… Christmas! And we’ve started early, 5pm Christmas Gifts has launched today with sparkles...
