The Keans Head is located opposite St Mary’s Church in the historic Lace Market district of Nottingham on the narrow cobbled pavement of St Mary’s Gate. I read that the building once housed a factory producing Nottingham lace, but these days it is one of the numerous Castle Rock Brewery pubs scattered throughout the area. It…
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The Sobar Breakfast
The Full English at Cafe Sobar is described as being 2 bacon, sausage, egg, beans, hash brown, mushrooms and white or brown toast for £7.95. You can double it up a bit to get an extra egg, sausage, and hashbrown if you pay £2 more, ooh and then you get black pudding too. If you…
Kushi-Ya: The lunch special
Kushi-Ya Japanese Grill do a very reasonably priced lunch time offer. For just 10 quid you can get 1 Snack, 4 Skewers and a Rice, now that my friends is a real bargain. I came and dined here shortly after they opened and spent about £50 eating many of the same sorts of dishes that…
Fish and Chip Friday at Fellows, Morton, and Clayton
Fellows, Morton & Clayton on Canal Street in Nottingham has been a long standing member of the local real ale pub community. Over recent years it has had a bit of a turbulent time, it has been opened and closed down a couple of times, and throughout all that time I think we have all…
Breakfast at Yolk in Hockley
Yolk serving coffee and breakfast has opened recently next door to Bar 31K on Goosegate in Hockley. It’s location alongside the guys serving up meatballs and cocktails in the cities 2019 NRBA award winning bar is no coincidence as it is being run by the same guys. The food even comes from the 31K kitchen…
The Kitchen On Pelham Street: Breakfast for Brunch
The Kitchen on Pelham Street is located unsurprisingly enough on Pelham Street, the (mostly) pedestrian lane that leads up from the back of the council house up towards Hockley. We stopped by over the weekend to grab some Brunch which turned out to be Breakfast as they had one on the Brunch Menu. Their social…
Big Mouth Gyoza at Nottingham Street Food Club
Big Mouth Gyoza Big Mouth Gyoza from the Yorkshire Dales were the guest trader at Nottingham Street Food Club over the weekend. Now those of you who know me will be aware just how much I love dumplings, so it will be no surprise when you find that I took a trip into the club…
Goose Gate Cafe in Hockley: Nepalese Dumplings and Chicken Biryani.
Goose Gate Cafe in Hockley is located (unsurprisingly) on Goose Gate in Hockley. At first sight you might think that it is just another cafe selling lattes and sandwiches, and to some extent you are right. But look closer, come inside and you will find a Nepalese chef serving up food from his homeland. I…
The Pop In Cafe in West End Arcade: Chinese Street Food Snacks
The Pop In Cafe in the West End Arcade in Nottingham has taken over the space formerly occupied by Audrey’s Creperie. This brightly coloured pink cafe is now serving bubble teas and a variety of Asian Street Foods. The menu includes dishes such as fried chicken, dumplings, steak, braised beef, and somewhat ironically given the…
Breakfast at Hartleys
Hartley’s Cafe lies Carlton Street right on the confluence of Broad Street, Goose Gate, and Stoney Street., and is as they say in their own words “In the Heart of Hockley” I had been walking past over recent months, often mid morning on a weekend and had seen loads of people sitting in the window…