Experience the Best Sunday Lunch at Piccalilli Nottingham

Exterior view of a restaurant building with white-washed walls and a black door, featuring a sign that reads 'Piccini'. Black window bars are visible, and there's a pathway in front.

Piccalilli in Nottingham located up inside Cannon Court just off Long Row, is a Michelin Bib Gourmand restaurant run by the excellent Local Chef Dan Coles.

I first encountered Dan and his food when he ran a pop up here in the same space in the restaurant that was formerly Kushi-Ya some years back and I have followed his food adventures ever since.

I have somewhat errantly not managed to cross the threshold of this latest venture but today we were taking our chance as he was running a Mothering Day Sunday Lunch and I brought the Mother over just like many others to try one of his Sunday Roasts

A printed restaurant menu featuring a variety of dishes including snacks, roasts, sides, desserts, cheese selections, and beverages, with prices listed next to each item.

The menu was very similar to the normal Sunday Lunch only with a few tweaks to the accompaniments and with an offer of two courses for £30 or three for £35

ROAST & BRAISED BAVETTE OF BEEF

A plate featuring roast beef with gravy, a Yorkshire pudding filled with shredded meat, and grilled cabbage, accompanied by crispy roasted potatoes and a small serving of macaroni and cheese.

We forgo the starters and jumped straight to the mains both ordering the Roast and Braised Beef Bavette served with Hispi Cabbage, Carrot purée, Roast Potatoes, Yorkshire Pudding and a Jug of gravy, side dish of Cauliflower Cheese had to be added

A plate of traditional British roast dinner featuring a Yorkshire pudding filled with shredded beef, accompanied by roasted potatoes, sautéed cabbage, a creamy shrimp dish, and a drizzle of gravy.

The Yorkshire pudding was filled to the brim with a pile of Mouth-wateringly juicy braised beef . It could easily have been a meal just by itself and it was fabulous in its own right. I would come back here again just to eat another one

Along with the braised meats you got two generous slices of roasted bavette both of which were pink and tender just as I prefer. Maybe not everyone likes their meat so rare, each to there own I suppose, I think that they are missing out on so much flavour from the meat juices.

The side of Hispi cabbage, charred lightly was a nice touch, albeit rather large, I enjoyed the almost meaty texture and soft succulent bite , it went well with the the carrot purée that was sweet and smooth giving a nice pop of flavour

A small cast iron skillet filled with baked macaroni and cheese, topped with a golden brown crust, sitting on a wooden table.

The cauliflower cheese made with Red Leicester is possibly the best I have had, super crispy on top, thick gooey sauce and perfectly cooked cauliflower inside. I was happy to pay the extra £6.50!

The potatoes cooked in beef dripping were generous, crispy outside and fluffy inside. We couldn’t finish them all. I did try eating 4 big ones

The gravy was excellent too, deep and rich, packed with flavour bringing everything together on the plate.

As a main course, this was huge and I saw plenty of people taking home some of their dinner in a takeaway box!

MARMALADE TART WITH BURNT MILK ICE CREAM

A slice of dessert featuring a rich, crumbly crust topped with a smooth scoop of caramel-flavored ice cream, garnished with orange zest.

Despite being totally stuffed we gamely attempted to eat some puddings. When asked if I wanted to see the desert menu I quipped that I really hadn’t a choice as we didn’t pick a starter so I had to at least try to eat my pudding!

For myself the Marmalade treacle tart served with burnt milk ice cream. I loved it and I am not a pudding person! The treacle tart was gooey, the ice cream was like a salted caramel in flavour.

It reminded me of those rich sticky tarts you sometimes got at school only 100 times better

CHOCOLATE PAVE AND CHERRY SORBET

A plate featuring a rectangular chocolate dessert topped with a sprinkle of salt, accompanied by a scoop of red fruit sorbet and chocolate crumb pieces.

The other pudding was the Chocolate Pave and Cherry Sorbet. The chocolate log was exceptionally rich, very chocolatey, too much for my savoury tastebuds but I suspect an absolute dream for the lover of chocolate. The cherry sorbet surprisingly refreshing, not quite a palate cleanser but light enough and certainly a great end to the meal

Sign for Piccalilli restaurant featuring a floral illustration and stylized text.

Today was good day and a fantastic meal. I would heartily recommend coming to Piccalilli for a Sunday Lunch, I reckon it is the best one we have eaten in Nottingham over the last year and I am contemplating my next visit to eat one again!

Located at 1A Cannon Court in Nottingham, NG1 6JE you will find Piccalilli just off Long Row up a small alley. If you knew where Kushi-Ya or the Alley Cafe used to be you will find it

Check them out on their Website, Instagram Feed and Facebook Page for up to date details and picture of the food for you to drool over

FLOWERS FOR MUM

A vase with yellow daffodils and buds, accompanied by a brown tag that reads 'Happy Mother’s Day!'

Finally a thanks for the bunch of daffodils presented to my Mother and indeed all the Mothers today. It was a lovely gesture and one most appreciated by all.