Three men stand smiling in a newly renovated traditional bar

Royal Mile Tavern rises from the ashes after extensive rebuild and upgrade

The Iona Pub Partnership stressed that every effort had been made to ‘not only restore but enhance’ the Tavern for future generations of pubgoers to enjoy.
A young woman in a smart suit smiles at the camera

Brodie Green steps up as director of operations at Kimpton Blythswood Square

Green was promoted by IHG Hotels & Resorts following a successful career in food & beverage leadership at its voco Grand Central Glasgow.
A young woman poses with five framed awards

Sonas Collection sails away with five accolades at National Hotel Awards 

Sonas is the ‘passion project’ of couple Anne Gracie-Gunn and Ken Gunn, and began in 2003 with the opening of Toravaig House on the Isle of Skye.
Two smiling men stand outside a Highlands hotel on a sunny day

Aviemore’s Cairngorm Hotel is a ‘perfect fit’ for Turas group’s ambitions

The deal adds the Cairngorm Hotel to a portfolio including the Glen Mhor Hotel in Inverness, the Seaforth Restaurant in Ullapool, and McKays Hotel in Pitlochry.
A man wearing a chain of office presents a shiny spade to three men outside a restaurant

Amore Ristorante wins top ‘Let Glasgow Flourish’ award for floral frontage

The awards were launched in 1983 by The Incorporation of Gardeners of Glasgow and the Robertson Silver Spade was first awarded in 1992.
A young bearded man stands behind a well stocked bar.

Talking taste and ‘consistently good’ mixers with Tigerlily’s Dion Anogiatis

For the first in our series of sponsored features with London Essence, SLTN popped into famously maximalist Edinburgh venue Tigerlily...
A well-dressed man stands behind an elegant bar

Crossbasket Castle appoints Panos Dimou as Trocadero’s head mixologist

The High Blantyre venue has just undergone a £20million transformation aimed at setting a ‘new benchmark for hospitality in Scotland’.
A couple wearing chefs clothes sit with drinks at a restaurant table

Baldry and Keery’s Nàdair named as one of the UK’s best new restaurants

Nádair – which means ‘nature’ in Scots Gaelic – was the only Edinburgh establishment to make the winning list and one of only three in Scotland.
A young woman sits at a round table talking with a heavily bearded man

ScotGov ‘really keen’ to work with and help Scottish hospitality industry

Mairi Gougeon MSP, whose remit includes food and drink, said she considers Scotland’s hospitality businesses ‘hugely important’ to the wider tourism sector. 
A gathering of primary female bartenders sit along a mocked up bar, listening to a man with a microphone

Offering something unusual is now essential for getting customers into bars

Weird drinks and first-class service are the biggest priorities for pub and bar customers in 2025, according to some of Glasgow’s top bartenders. 
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