THE cream of the Glasgow entertainment industry took top honours at a Scotland-wide awards ceremony.

Among the winners at the glitzy gala final of the Evening Times-backed Scottish Entertainment and Hospitality awards were six from Glasgow.

They included Chaophraya (Best Asian Cuisine) Wild Cabaret (Best Live Entertainment)The Scullery (Best Newcomer) and Alston Bar and Beef (Best Burger). The Waterloo bar was named best gay friendly venue.

The fourth annual awards bash, which celebrated the best of the best across Scotland, took place at the Thistle Hotel.

More than 60,000 votes were cast by the general public to

whittle down the thousands of hopefuls into a handful of finalists in each of 19 categories.

It was then down to a panel of expert judges to visit and score each venue to give the overall winner.

Michael Macfarlane, press

co-ordinator for the awards, said he felt this year's winners were "a true representation of the Scottish hospitality sector."

He said: "We've got winners far and wide, from Paulo's Italian, in Galashields (Best Italian)to the Old Course Hotel, in St Andrews(Best Wedding).

"Lesley Ann McWirter, the judge for the wedding category was so impressed she has booked The Old Course for her own wedding next year."

Other big winners included Chaophraya, which walked away with 'Best Asian Cuisine' and 'Best Mixologist' and Purslane, in Edinburgh, Scotland's Best Fine Dining Restaurant. A special 'People's Choice' award was given to GiGi's, in Bonnyrigg.

The ceremony, presided over by Commonwealth Games host Des Clarke saw industry professionals from across Scotland gather to celebrate a successful year for Scotland

Herald and Times senior assistant editor Graeme Smith said: "We are delighted to support these awards which recognise an incredible range of venues."

And the winners were...

People's Choice: GiGis (Bonnyrigg)

Best Asian Cuisine: Chaophraya (Glasgow)

Mixologist of the Year: Callum Davidson (Chaophraya Glasgow)

Best Newcomer: The Scullery (Glasgow)

Best Live Entertainment: Wild Cabaret (Glasgow)

Best Burger: Alston Bar & Beef (Glasgow)

Scotland's Favourite Gay Friendly venue: Waterloo bar (Glasgow)

Most Romantic Getaway: Inverlochy Castle (Fort William)

Best Marketing Team: Kyloe (Edinburgh)

Pub of the Year: Malones (Edinburgh)

Best Wedding Venue: Old Course Hotel

(St Andrews)

Favourite Family Day Out: Can You Escape (Edinburgh)

Best Mediterranean: La Barca (Helensburgh)

Best Italian Cuisine: Paolo's Italian

(Galashiels)

Best Indian Cuisine: Taj Mahal (Biggar)

Best Independent Hotel: Auchrannie (Arran)

Favourite Family Restaurant: Bar Aldos (Alloa)

Best Fine Dining Restaurant: Purslane (Edinburgh)

Best Late Night Venue: Why Not (Edinburgh)