19 worthy winners were crowned the best of the best at The Scottish Entertainment & Hospitality Awards 2015's glitzy ceremony held at the Thistle Hotel, Glasgow.
60,000 votes were cast by the general public to whittle down the thousands of hopefuls into a handful of finalists in each of the 19 categories, including new categories like Scotland's best burger.
Restaurants including La Barca, Helenburgh, Taj Mahal, Biggar, and Alston Bar & Beef, Glasgow, scooped prizes at the prestigious event.
Michael Macfarlane, press co-ordinator for the awards, said: "We've got winners far and wide, from Paulo's Italian in Galashields winning Best Italian Cuisine, to the Old Course Hotel in St Andrews, winning our new Best Wedding category".
Other big winners included Chaophraya Glasgow, who will walk away with 'Best Asian Cuisine' and 'Best Mixologist' and Purslane in Edinburgh being crowned "Scotland's Best Fine Dining Restaurant".
A special 'People's Choice' award was given to GiGi's in Bonnyrigg.
The ceremony, presented by Commonwealth Games host Des Clarke, saw entertainment provided by Britain's Got Talent finalist Francine Lewis and The Voice star Barbara Bryceland.
The full List of 2015 Scottish Entertainment & Hospitality Awards winners:
People's Choice Award - GiGis, Bonnyrigg; Scotland's Most Romantic Getaway - Inverlochy Castle, Fort William; Scotland's Best Asian Cuisine - Chaophraya, Glasgow; Scotland's Best Marketing Team - Kyloe, Edinburgh; Scotland's Pub of the Year - Malones, Edinburgh; Scotland's Best Newcomer - The Scullery, Glasgow; Scotland's Mixologist of the Year - Callum Davidson, Chaophraya, Glasgow, Runners up - Iain Sanderson, Tiki Bar, Glasgow (2nd), Calvin Politi, Tonic, Edinburgh (3rd); Scotland's Best Wedding Venue - Old Course Hotel, St Andrews; Scotland's Favourite Family Day Out - Can You Escape, Edinburgh; Scotland's Best Mediterranean - La Barca, Helenburgh; Scotland's Best Italian Cuisine - Paolo's Italian, Galashields; Highly Commended - Gusto, Edinburgh; Scotland's Best Indian Cuisine - Taj Mahal, Biggar; Scotland's Best Independent Hotel - Auchrannie, Arran; Scotland's Favourite Family Restaurant - Bar Aldos, Alloa; Scotland's Best Live Entertainment Venue - Wild Cabaret, Glasgow; Scotland's Best Burger - Alston Bar & Beef, Glasgow; Scotland's Best Fine Dining Restaurant - Purslane, Edinburgh; Scotland's Best Late Night Venue - Why Not, Edinburgh; Scotland's Favourite Gay Friendly venue - The Waterloo Bar, Glasgow.
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