Anticipation could not truly express my feelings this morning when finally the day I have been waiting for had arrived with Five Guys opening it’s doors on Long Row in Nottingham. I have eaten at various Five Guy’s Burger Restaurant’s numerous times over the years mostly in Chicago while travelling up and down the Elevated Rail tracks…
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Rock and Roll Burgers at the Lion in Basford – Awesome and Messy in a good way
The Lion at Basford is one of the pubs along the Nottingham Tram Line that should be on your list of pubs to visit. It has a lot going for it; a fantastic selection of beers and real ales, a lot of regular good music, and for a writer of a food blog and self confessed glutton,…
Lunch-time Burgers at the Missoula Montana Bar and Grill in the Lace Market
This weekend I finally made it over to Missoula ‘Montana Bar and Grill’ in the Lace Market for lunch. I have been trying to find the time and the space in my stomach for a while. I had a chance to come in on the Opening night and had other invites to try but sadly was just…
Entering the Wildwood Resturant to track down a Wild Boar and Chorizo Burger
Wildwood in Nottingham is located just up from the Old Market Square on King Street. It sits nicely in amongst a number of other restaurants near to the Brian Clough statue in the ‘Leisure Quarter’ in what is becoming known as ‘Nottingham’s Restaurant Triangle’. It is just over the road from the recently opened Bills restaurant…
Goose Fair in Nottingham – Sampling a few fairground and street food snacks
From a distance Goose Fair assaults your senses with a blanket of noise and a sea of light, once inside, walking along the paths between the food stalls and the rides, the smells and sights of the food gets your tastebuds a tingling and your stomach a rumbling. As you duck to avoid bags…
Big Burgers in Bingham at The Chesterfield
This Friday we hopped onto the bus and took a trip out to Bingham to visit The Chesterfield Pub and Kitchen. It is a pretty easy trip out from the city just 20 minutes on the Green Line from Friar Lane to Bingham. It did cost £5.50 return which we thought was a little bit…
The Hawksley – Hamburger and a Pint
The Hawksley on Derby Road is another one of the Nottingham City Centre pubs that features part of the cave system. It is right next to the Hand and Heart pub which we have visited before that has a restaurant inside the caves. Here at the Hawklsey the pub kind of adjoins the sandstone and there…
Long Island American Diner – Bottle of 312 and a Decent Burger (Bogart style)
Long Island American Diner at the Long Island bar and night club on Market Street opened in mid May, as the name suggests they are selling ‘American Diner’ food. On their Facebook page they ask “Want a taste of the American life? Why not come down to Long Island’s American Diner” and then give a…
The Navigation Burger Bar – An easy recommedation – Eat Here
This week I visited The Navigation Burger Bar at the Navigation Inn on Wilford Street. I have to say it is Good to find that burgers are being flipped there once more. After a short hiatus following the departure of Annie’s Burger Shack to the Lace Market, a new chef is in place and they are…
White Horse Pub and Kitchen in Ruddington
The White Horse in Ruddington has recently been refurbished and re-launched as The White Horse Inn and Kitchen, a ‘family gastro pub’ . I had not been into the old White Horse that much in the past, but when I had frequented it I would have described it as ‘comfortably scruffy’ and ‘somewhere to get a…