[][1]Texas comes to Dennistoun Forget about Dutch tulip mania and leave aside the possible Bitcoin bubble, if you are looking for a bandwagon to jump on then the 5pm Dining blog suggests the BBQ rollercoaster. As a new BBQ joint opens in...
[][1]Urban’s poinsettia cocktail: will bring a glow to the cheeks Christmas. A time for giving and also a time for inventing new cocktails. The clever boys and girls behind the bar at Glasgow’s Urban Brasserie have come up with...
[][1]Noodles for breakfast. A surefire hangover cure? The 5pm Dining blog liked this cheeky wee PR stunt from the Kabuto Noodle people. The company is trialling what it calls the ultimate hangover service – the Kab-U-To Work.See what they...
Our restaurants love Christmas almost as much as us in the office do. Every year they put a great deal of effort into their decorations but we have to say, this year they have surpassed themselves. Check out the beautiful Christmas decor...
[][1]Buddy’s Bar Diner Grill on Pollokshaws Road The last year or so has seen Glasgow go loco for upmarket street food. Burgers, dogs and pulled pork have become the hot picks on all the most fashionable menus and, on blogs such as...
[][1]Buddy’s Bar Diner Grill: now open It’s been a long time in the pipe line but Buddy’s Bar Diner Grill opened last night on Pollokshaws Road. The Skirving Street takeaway, now just over a year old, was a finalist in...
[][1]Enjoy Cafe Bistro has a bright and fresh new look Along with his wife Manuella, Sebo Brestovca owns and runs Enjoy Cafe Bistro on the Great Western Road. The business first opened seven years ago and rapidly gained a reputation as a...
[][1]Get your ho ho ho on The 5pm Dining blog is already knee-deep in tinsel; fairy light testing is underway and we have a turkey with our name on it. We are not alone. In Edinburgh, the Christmas markets have just launched. On The...
[][1]Galvin Brasserie de Luxe is well stocked with Beaujolais nouveau. After a few years when the habit of celebrating the first wine of the last harvest seemed to have slipped, restaurants are once more encouraging us to shout ‘Le...
[][1]The White Elephant: hard to miss To be honest, new restaurants and bars are proliferating in Glasgow faster than the 5pm Dining blog can scribble them up. No sooner do we hit the publish button then something else pops up – all...
[][1]Skinny’s Thai beef burger: the name may be Skinny’s but the burgers are fat. We don’t know whether it’s because the economy is looking up or because someone has dropped something into the water but Glasgow has...
Perhaps we are just grumpy this morning but the 5pm Dining blog is not big on celebrating Thanksgiving in the UK. It seems like hijacking another country’s customs. Naturally, we make an exception for the Edinburgh restaurant Calistoga....
So how’s your Movember going? This 5pm Dining blog scribbler currently looks as though something has died on his top lip. The Mo’ bros at Glasgow’s Butchershop Bar and Grill are having considerably more success. They have been...
[https://www.youtube.com/embed/4LLx3FIH-kA?feature=oembed] The 5pm Dining blog is delighted to salute the fifth birthday of our fellow bloggers – Trampy and the Tramp’s Glasgow of Curry. Since 2008, this intrepid band of...
What type of Christmas shopper are you? Do you have everything bought wrapped and under the tree by October? (if you’re one of those strange people who puts up their tree in October of course). Or are you rushing around the shops on...
The Christmas countdown is ON. With six weeks to go until the big day, it’s time to seriously start thinking about buying presents. We know how much of a nightmare Christmas shopping can be. Traipsing around the shops in the cold...
