Scrub up for the Fashion Show at Merchant Square As we have noted before, the blog’s relationship with fashion is fairly distant. Matching socks and a shirt without a gravy stain represent a triumph of haute couture round these...
The judges, including Albert Roux, centre, get to grips with the dishes at the competition Part of the ScotHot trade show at the SECC, today sees the finals of the Scottish Chef of the Year Award, organised bi-annually by the Federation of...
Tattoo or lunch? Lunch or tattoo? Mother’s Day gifts can be tricky Understandably, every restaurant in Scotland is currently trying to promote their Mother’s Day lunches. If you are still looking for somewhere to take your dear...
Cold beer and hot music are on tap at Bar Gumbo on Byres Road ‘Great music, great food, great drinks’ is the plain talking aim at the recently opened Bar Gumbo on Glasgow’s Byres Road. Formerly The Common Room, the new...
The popular Arisaig Restaurant in Glasgow’s Merchant Square is currently promoting its £15, three course Mother’s Day menu which you can see here. We understand that they are also keen to hear suggestions for appropriate...
Pasta: a linguistic crime In France, L’Academie francaise has always been pretty zealous about guarding the purity of the French language. Nothing is more likely to make an Academy member throw up his mains in horreur than hearing...
Already a staple of Glasgow’s dining scene, with locations in the City Centre and the West End, Bar Soba has opened its first restaurant in the nation’s capital. Bar Soba’s Edinburgh branch landed in Hanover...
The stylish interior at Barolo Grill Just a quick one to draw your attention to the steak nights which Glasgow’s Barolo Grill runs every Wednesday from 6pm. £15 (plus £0.45 booking fee) buys a prime Scottish rump steak, a...
Horses: rather more wary than they used to be of strangers bearing carrots The stories about horse meat in the food supply continue to multiply but, while many people are outraged at being duped, it seems that a fair chunk of the...
Munro’s: chunky as a Yorkie Bar After decades of being about as popular as sand in your swimming trunks, real beer is back with a bang and craft beer bars are opening all over the place. The latest to open its doors is Munro’s on...
Tony Macaroni in Glasgow’s West End: proving popular in Edinburgh The Tony Macaroni company has expanded rapidly since launching in East Kilbride in 2001. As well as branches in Largs, Motherwell, Livingston and Glasgow, the firm has...
The Kelvingrove Cafe many, many moons ago The 5pm Restaurant blog likes the look of the Kelvingrove Cafe which is coming to life on the west end of Argyle Street. It bills itself as ‘Glasgow’s 1st proper Cocktail Bar...
The Bonsai Bar Bistro on Edinburgh’s Southside is soon to have a Broughton Street brother Edinburgh’s Broughton Street always has a buzz about it and the latest news is that Bonsai Bar Bistro, long a favourite with the...
The Grill Room at 29 It’s Friday and all over Scotland workers are looking at the clock on the wall and waiting for the big hand to point to gin o’clock. Hard pressed workers in Glasgow may be interested in a new Friday night, after work...
The recently opened Richmond bar on Park Road is adding to the merriment in Glasgow’s Gibson Street area. The building that once housed Bar Bolo has been completely refurbished and now houses the rather swish Richmond bar and...
The interior of Central Market. Pic by Ash Paterson. Last November, the 5pm Restaurants blog mentioned Central Market, a thoughtful new restaurant which had opened in Glasgow’s Merchant City. Staffed by chefs Andy Lambert and Neil...
