What a year 2014 was for Glasgow and Edinburgh’s restaurant scene. There seemed to be more and more restaurant openings, each one pushing the standards higher for innovative food in stylish surroundings. It’s no surprise our 5pm...
Hardeep Singh Kohli is looking foward to cooking up a storm in Leith. As we noted yesterday on the 5pm Dining blog, 2014 was a hectic year on the Scottish restaurant scene and 2015 is shaping up to be just as busy. Edinburgh’s...
Happy New Year to all the 5pm Dining blog readers. 2014 was a busy one on the Scottish restaurant scene and, already, 2015 is looking to be just as action-packed. While we have been hoovering the mince pies, Glasgow’s restaurateurs have...
The Anchor Line bar The Central Belt’s restaurateurs didn’t take their feet off the accelerator as 2014 whizzed through its final months. The final three months of a busy year saw plenty of new openings including a couple of biggies. As...
Marco Pierre White set up shop in Glasgow. With the Commonwealth Games, Edinburgh Festivals and the Ryder Cup taking place between July and September, it was a hectic period for Scotland’s restaurateurs. Two restaurants in particular will...
With Scotland gearing up to host the Commonwealth Games and the Ryder Cup, April to June were busy old months on the restaurant frontline. The Taste O’Tartan vending machines never really caught on. On April 1st, 5pm got off to a...
January to March Tiki cocktails made The Pacific sparkle. As is traditional, the 5pm Dining blog has compiled a run down of the blog’s highlights over the last year. New openings, quirky stories and general food-related shenanigans...
Make tracks to The Black Fox. Leith Walk’s animal population is growing. In addition to the well established Woodland Creatures and The Brass Monkey bars, The Black Fox has now taken up residence on the Walk’s Albert Place. The premises...
One Square’s gingerbread Edinburgh Castle. Readers whose brains have yet to be addled by too many Christmas parties may recall that in November we blogged about the gingerbread show piece on display in Edinburgh’s Sheraton Grand...
Chia seeds: mouthwatering? The 5pm Dining blog is busy compiling its 2014 in food blogs. Our annual look back at Scotland’s restaurant scene, it’s a comprehensive examination of the year’s big openings and trends. With a fair wind, we...
The Hangover Pizza from Bite Me Pizza. The 5pm Dining blog recommends that everyone should stick well within their government weekly sanctioned ration of alcohol units. And that doesn’t mean drinking them all in one night. However, we...
Afternoon tea at The Turquoise Thistle can be unconventional. Turquoise Thistle, the restaurant and bar at Hotel Indigo on Edinburgh’s York Place, has extended its afternoon tea menu. The rather elegant venue already offers an indulgent...
Your cheese awaits. Matching whisky to food is not a new idea. The 5pm Dining blog has been lucky enough to be at various events where chefs have matched whisky with seafood, game, lamb and chocolate. Some were more successful than...
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,...
Feeling fruity? Try the Cafe St Honore Christmas Pudding (Photo: Paul Johnston Copper mango) Christmas is a time for spoiling friends and family. The following restaurants are all lavish, opulent places where the surroundings, the service...
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...
