Bar Soba Edinburgh
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...
Glasgow Eating and Drinking archives
Steak + wine = good times
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...
Yea or Neigh?
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...
Taps on at Munro's
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...
New openings in Edinburgh and Glasgow
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...
New Glasgow bar
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...
Food news in Glasgow and Edinburgh
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...
It's Fridaaaaaaay!
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...
New openings in Glasgow
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...
Thumbs up for Central Market
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...
Grease is the word
John Travolta as Danny. No need to ask ‘Is he or isn’t he… wearing half a pound of SlickBoy Pomade’ Tomorrow is Burns Night but the 5pm Restaurants blog recognises that not everybody goes completely cray cray for...
Cookbook or doorstop?
[][1]Heston Blumenthal: not many people are confident that they can cook like him Did you get a cookbook for Christmas? Have you used it yet? Think you ever will? The pesto and pasta maker Sacla’ commissioned a survey looking into...
Finger-lickin' on Sauchiehall Street
[][1]No prizes for guessing what’s on offer at Cocktail & Burger. Pic by Pamela Graham for [James vs Burger][2] Never a man to let the grass grow under his feet, Colin Barr, a veteran of Glasgow’s night time economy, is at the...
New restaurants in Glasgow
[][1]Pucker up for Ciao Bella in Burnside 2013 represents a brave new dawn for a number of recently launched restaurants and bars in Glasgow. Thanks to Dram magazine, we learn that Pinxto on Dumbarton Road has become the New York Kitchen....
5pm restaurant sale
[][1]Great restaurants without bank-busting bills OK, we’re not actually selling restaurants – they’re a bit bulky and hard to wrap – but the 5pm January Sale is now underway. We know the festive period can be...
The Sparkle Horse is out of the starting gate
[][1]The Sparkle Horse: a new addition to Partick Opening just before Christmas, The Sparkle Horse is a new addition to the Byres Road/Partick pub circuit. Formerly the traditional Dowanhill Bar, the new venture is trying to stake a claim...