The Navigation Inn on Wilford Street lies right next to the Castle Gate Lock and on the city side of the bridge over the canal. This Friday we were hunting around for somewhere to grab a bit of food and a pint, and remembered this place so we came along to see if we could…
Category: City of Nottingham
Faux Butcher in Sherwood: Checking out the Vegan Sandwiches
Faux an ‘Artisan Vegan Butchers & Delicatessen‘ has recently opened it’s doors on Mansfield Road in Sherwood. It is the latest venture of Richie Stainsby and Lauren Nally, the owners of the well renowned No. Twelve restaurant in Nottingham. As you may expect from the tagline of the place, they are selling a whole load…
Studio Chocolate: Loving their Fabulous Mini Tarts
Studio Chocolate a fantastic local bakery and chocolate shop are based in Cobden Chambers, during lockdown they have been operating online but I understand that the shop is about to re-open. I found my first taste of their superbly delightful baked treats this weekend when visiting Faux Butchers in Sherwood to whom they are supplying…
Hello Vietnam: Crispy Belly Pork and a Banh Mi
“Hello! Vietnam” is an Oriental Food Market and Vietnam Street Food Deli located at the top of Derby Road in Nottingham. I first stumbled across this place back at the end of 2019 where I bought some ‘harder to find’ ingredients to rustle up some Vietnamese inspired meals. While there I learned that they were…
Lombardo’s Lasagne – You need to try a slice of this!
Lombardo’s Lasagne aka Alessandro & Ashleigh are serving up the best Lasagne I have tasted and eaten for a long time in Nottingham and perhaps anywhere else. On their website they implore us to “Discover the real and authentic taste of Italian Lasagne” so we Did! Honestly if you like Lasagne? Well their Homemade slices…
Royal Sweets in Hyson Green: Curries, Samosa, Naan and Pakora and more
Royal Sweets in Hyson Green is a great place to grab a takeaway, they have a fantastic counter filled with trays of curries and rice dishes. It is also one of our favourite places in Nottingham for getting a samosa. SAMOSA ON COUNTER Whenever I am over that way getting my herbs, spices, and produce…
#MommaBains checking out the Homestyle Punjabi Food from Sat Bains and his mum
Momma Bains launched back in late November with their offering of Homestyle Punjabi Food, recipes and meals cooked by Sat Bains, his Mother, and the ‘family that is Restaurant Sat Bains’ Initially they started out selling a Chickpea Curry, tamarind chutney and samosas that are available at several chip shops, we tried that out first…
Momma Bains – Samosas, Chickpea Curry and Tamarind Chutney from the Chippy
Sat Bains launched #MommaBains during the latest lockdown at the end of November featuring the home cooked Punjabi recipes and food from his Mums kitchen that he and his family have enjoyed when they are at home. All the backstory and details of their offerings can be found on their website (read more here) The…
Fish Bites from Moulin Rouge
Today we were having a very simple meal from the Moulin Rouge in town, everything was shutdown and there were not too many options. No dining in, so chippy action seemed to be the best of what we could find. I have been to eat inside the Moulin Rouge in the past (read more here)…
Sunday Lunch at Fellows Morton and Clayton
Fellows, Morton & Clayton or FMC as we call the place for short was our port of call by the canal for Sunday Lunch this week. I have eaten and imbibed here a lot over the years and have blogged several times about the place. In that time a number of landlords and Landladies have…