[][1]Innis and Gunn Rum: pairs well with ice cream The 5pm Restaurant blog is a big fan of Innis & Gunn beer and they are always up to something interesting when it comes to matching their beers and food. Happy Birthday The company...
[][1]The Gardener’s Cottage chefs Congratulations to The Gardener’s Cottage in Edinburgh which has just been voted the The Good Food Guide Readers’ Restaurant of the Year for Scotland. Dale Mailley and Edward Murray, from The...
[][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]Neil Forbes of Cafe St Honore demonstrates his flour arranging skills Have Mary Berry, twinkly-eyed Paul and the Great British Bake Off whet your appetite for getting busy with a baking tray? Would you like to be able turn out the...
[][1]Edinburgh Castle and The Caledonian, a Waldorf Astoria Hotel: two Edinburgh landmarks It’s all go at The Caledonian, a Waldorf Astoria Hotel, in Edinburgh. A couple of weeks back, we told you how pleased we were to welcome the hotel’s...
[][1]Dougal Sharp, Head Brewer and MD of Innis & Gunn, at the company’s recent lager launch. Fancy going to an Innis & Gunn beer tasting dinner? Of course you do. Your blogger has been to a couple of Innis & Gunn dinners....
[][1]The 1824 Series was launched this week in Edinburgh Your blogger had an interesting evening in the Pompadour by Galvin restaurant in Edinburgh’s Caledonian Hotel recently. The Macallan were launching their new 1824 Series, four...
[][1]Careful presentation helped Mithas win last year’s award As you read this, the judges of the Scottish Restaurant Awards will be pounding the streets, fork in hand, as they seek out the very best kitchens in the country. The...
This week we’re looking at the top Spring dining offers on 5pm and we’ve got a few crackers on this weekend. Dining Offers Under £10 Glasgow__ Buongiorno on Pollockshaws Road in Glasgow, is a firm favourite of the South Side...
[][1]The team from Cucina are hoping for a hat trick at this year’s Scottish Restaurant Awards The finalists for this year’s highly anticipated Scottish Restaurant Awards have been announced and, to use a technical term, they are all...
[][1]Got a lion-sized appetite? Make tracks for Shebeen. Shebeen, the South African bar which opened on Edinburgh’s Dock Place a couple of years back, appears to have upped sticks and moved to the city centre; on Morrison Street,...
[][1]A Scottish crustacea bar is at the heart of the Galvin Brasserie de Luxe The 5pm Restaurants blog is very proud to point out that the Pompadour by Galvin; Galvin Brasserie de Luxe and Peacock Alley are all now 5pm members. Together...
[][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]Beer Vs Records: everyone’s a winner Tomorrow is Record Store Day and Edinburgh brewer Barney’s has teamed up with the indie record label Song by Toad to mark the day in an unusual way. While most of us wouldn’t...
[][1]The 20th edition of The List Eating and Drinking Guide is out now. The 20th edition of The List Eating and Drinking Guide was launched last night with a bash at the Scottish Cafe and Restaurant on The Mound in Edinburgh. Coming in at...
Afternoon teas are this week’s Spring Fever theme and we’ve certainly got plenty of them on 5pm! Amongst my favourites, for a bit of luxury I would of course include Mar Hall Golf & Spa Resort’s champagne afternoon tea and of course,...
