Mud Crab Pacifico is on Central Avenue in West Bridgford. It occupies the space that until recently housed Fellicino. So no great loss there then. It is one of a small stable of four restaurants from Mud Crab Industries, the other three being in Sheffield, Didsbury, and Manchester. They say that “We’re the best friends…
Category: Nottingham
The Cod’s Scallops – Fish and Chips friday
Once I discovered that the Moleface chain had a Fish and Chip shop inside it’s stable of pubs and resturants then I had to check it out. The Cod’s Scallops is located up near Wollaton Vale on Bramcote Lane. I was actually expecting to find a pub style restaurant but instead I was…
The Sandwich Bar – A nice ‘bacon butty’ by the tram line
The Sandwich Bar is a tiny little cob shop just next to the car park by the Moor Bridge Tram stop. It was a case of one in one out when I chanced upon it. There were two people inside getting their food and one had to step aside to even get the door open….
Ethnic Goodies in Hyson Greens – ‘Medina Food Store’ and ‘Shariff & Sons Superstore’
Even until recently if you wanted all the ingredients, spices, and exotic sounding vegetables and roots to make those Indian and Asian recipes that you have been drooling over, you had almost no chance of sourcing them all from your local chain supermarkets. Instead we quickly learnt that we should head over to the neighbourhoods where a lot…
“Tramwiches” the perfect name for a Sandwich shop by the Tram!
I alighted from the Tram on Shipstone street and walked back down along Radford Road towards Hyson Green looking for some tram side food outlets to get some lunch. About 5 minutes walk down just before the Hyson Green stop I saw the chalkboard and sign for “Tramwiches”. This had to be an omen, what…
New Art Exchange – ‘Home-cooked’ food in Hyson Green
As you cross the street from the Forest Tram Stop heading along Gregory Boulevard into Hyson Green you are faced with the New Art Exchange just across the road. I was not expecting there to be any food options, but in the distance I could see a chalkboard so I headed over to investigate. I…
Food Market in The Old Market Square – Which Random animal shall we consume today?
You can always rely on the British to be an adventurous bunch, especially when it comes to putting a random animal in between two burger buns. At the Farmers Market in Nottingham’s Old Market Square this last weekend I was not disapointed. I could have gone for something traditi0nal such as a Lamb Burger from the…
The Silly Sausage Cafe – A not so greasy ‘Greasy Spoon’
While I am in the UK. I am spending my time ensuring that I promote a stereotypical or is it a ‘rose tinted’ view of what this country has to offer foodwise by portraying my English Culinary horizons. To ensure that plan of attack I just had to seek out a traditional Greasy Spoon cafe, and…
A traditional night out in England – Friday Night Pub Crawl
If beer was food then this blog entry is about consuming a lot post work on a Friday night. It does lead up to a Food Blog entry but that is a seperate post. This Friday I was back in my home town of Nottingham becoming reaquainted with some English Beer and some of my old drinking…