#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…

Sunday Lunch at the Roundhouse

The Roundhouse in Nottingham was taken over by the team behind the excellent award winning Bakehouse in Sherwood earlier in the year. We really meant to hit them up for Sunday Lunch back in March but then Covid reared it’s head and lockdown happened so we missed our chance. This weekend we were up by…

Meatball Action at Bar 31K

I love Bar 31K and their meatballs, they really are some of the best I have had the good fortune to have eaten on my on my travels near and far. It is hard to believe that 31K have just reached their 2nd anniversary of opening, but this last week they passed that milestone. It…

Fish and Chips at the Waterside Bar and Kitchen on Trent Bridge

The Waterside Bar & Kitchen has just recently opened on the South Side of Trent Bridge taking up the space formerly occupied by the South Bank Bar. I strolled along the Victoria Embankment this week to see what the food was like. I had heard that the place was a lot fancier than the old…

Tapas at Vida by Lorentes

Vida by Lorentes in the Lace Market is a family run tapas restaurant that has recently opened in the space formerly occupied by The Last Chance Saloon. I popped along recently to check them out and to try a couple of dishes. Spoiler alert is that the food was really tasty so I suspect that…

The Next Episode in Ruddington: serving ‘an assortment of New York style food’

The Next Episode in Ruddington was a really excellent find when we were meandering our way around the South Notts Villages looking for lunch. They are serving , in their own words, ‘an assortment of New York style food’ Now ‘that’ is my kind of eating so I was going to be all over this…

Sunday Lunch at the Hand in Heart

Last weekend we popped into the Hand & Heart on Derby Road for a spot of Sunday Lunch. Many people have told me that they provide a really good Sunday Dinner here and our visit to check that out has been long overdue. I have written about the Hand & Heart before but when I…

Lunch at Botti di Mamma

Botti di Mamma on Broad Street owned by Edin Gondzic is the most recent reimagination of the space formerly occupied by Edins Deli Cafe and Edins Continental Cafe. The last time I was eating here was in July last year when they had knocked the Deli Cafe through into Lee Rosies Tea room to expand…

Alchemilla: The 7 Course tasting Menu with Pairings

Alchemilla on Derby Road in Nottingham, just up down from Canning Circus has been touted as the next Michelin starred joint in town. It is the brainchild of Alex Bond, a locally renowned chef, and I had been told that it was something special so I was really excited to be able to check this…

Edins Continental Cafe – Menu Del Dia

  I first blogged about Edins in Broad Street back in June 2013 when I described my experience as ‘a quite delightful light lunch’. I had just had a simple meal of ‘Ham Hock & Tarragon Pasta Shells with a Dijon Mustard Sauce‘ as part of a lunchtime deal that also included a bowl of…