Survival Guide - Discover Scotland: Experience the Best of Scotland - page 649

Business Hours
In the Highlands and islands Sunday opening is restricted, and it's common for there to be
little or no public transport.
Opening hours are as follows:
Banks 9.30am to 4pm or 5pm Monday to Friday, plus some are open 9.30am to 1pm
Saturday.
Nightclubs 9pm or 10pm to 1am, 2am or later. Often only open Thursday to Saturday.
Post offices 9am to 6pm Monday to Friday, 9am to 12.30pm Saturday (main branches to
5pm Saturday).
Pubs & Bars 11am to 11pm Monday to Thursday, 11am to 1am Friday and Saturday,
12.30pm to 11pm Sunday; lunch is served noon to 2.30pm, dinner 6pm to 9pm daily.
Shops 9am to 5.30pm (or 6pm in cities) Monday to Saturday, and often 11am to 5pm
Sunday.
Restaurants Lunch noon to 2.30pm, dinner 6pm to 9pm or 10pm; in small towns and vil-
lages the chippy (fish-and-chip shop) is often the only place to buy cooked food after 8pm.