Big Melt Artisan Cheeses Toasties: Checking out the legend of Robin Hood

Big Melt were at the Ruddington Village Market this weekend to tempt and treat us with their excellent Cheese Toasties. Unsurprisingly they were proving to be very popular and they had drawn a decent crowd hungry to chomp on their Sourdough toasted cheese filled sarnies. I first met up with Big Melt at the Nottingham…

White Rabbit Teahouse – Lunch is sorted

The White Rabbit Teahouse in West Bridgford is a place that is simply just a joy to pick up lunch from. It is so charming and feels so quintessentially English. If I was to suggest one spot to take someone to for the perfect afternoon tea experience then this would be the place. At the…

Number Sixteen in Bingham: Breakfast Cob in the Market

Number Sixteen in Bingham is a Cafe restuarant located on the corner of the market place right in the heart of the town. On their website they tell us ‘We pride ourselves on our freshly made to order food. Freshly made does mean it take us a bit longer but we are sure it’s worth…

The Bean and Vine in Newark

The Bean & Vine Coffee Lounge and Bistro is located in Newark’s historic market place inside what was once a chemists. I glean that based purely on the old signage above the front door, not through any rigorous research. At the moment they are just offering takeaway food, which was what we had, but I…

Lunch at Carriages Cafe in Newark

Carriages Cafe & Bar is located at Newark Station, basically on the platform. If you love watching the trains then you are going to love this place as they stop outside your window if you get the right table. It is a grade II listed station and the cafe itself is in a lovely building…

F Doncaster Butcher in Southwell – Excellent Roast Pork Cobs

F Doncaster in Southwell is located on Queen Street a short walk away from the Minster, taking over the current premises in 2016. F. Doncaster is a fourth generation family run butchers that has been trading since 1920. The original butchers is based in Newark but there are now three including this one, the other…

Cafe Olive on Trent Bridge – Quick Lunchtime Snack

Cafe Olive in West Bridgford just off Trent Bridge is a good option for grabbing a quick lunch if you are in the area. I have been coming here on and off since about 2013 usually getting some sort of breakfast situation (read more here) We popped in this week to escape a rain shower…

Brunch at Delilah

Delilah Fine Foods on Victoria Street in Nottingham is a great Deli and also a great place to grab a spot of lunch. Pre Covid It has always kind of felt a little upmarket and was always rammed with people eating on the Mezzanine or sitting at the square bar with a coffee or a…

Lunch at The Bakehouse in Sherwood

The Bakehouse in Nottingham is an ‘award winning artisan bakery and cafe in Sherwood‘, It was the winner of the ‘Best Cafe in Nottingham’ award in 2018 and is pretty much on everyone lips when you ask where the best cafes to eat are in the area. They have just been named as finalists in…

The Little Teahouse in Newark

The Little Teahouse in Newark sits right in the midst of things at the market place. We were in town visiting the market and there were a lot of cafes selling food out of the door to the passing shoppers. I liked the look of this place and as I had never eaten here before…