A while back we were over in Ruddington trying out the hospitality in some of their local hostelries, or should I just say we were on a bit of a pub crawl? We found ourselves eventually at The Red Heart Public House on Easthorpe Street. If you don’t know much about this pub well I…
Category: Ruddington
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…
Gracie’s Cafe in Ruddington – Homemade Pie and Really Good Homemade Chips
Gracies Café on the High Street in Ruddington (number 14) is one of your old school cafés that is not trying to be a bistro, not trying to get bonus points by using all the ‘local organic produce’ that has been handpicked by a lithe old chap from his allotment or small holding that has been…
Ruddington Village Butchers – “Harvest Pale Sausages?, yes I want some of those!”
Ruddington Village Butchers is located just across from the bus stop facing the church at 15 Church Street in Ruddington. Run by local butcher Stewart White they note on their website that they ‘sell only locally-sourced meat’. I have walked past and looked into the window a few times over the last month and my…
The Old Bakehouse and Tearoom in Ruddington
Last week thanks to a feature in the Nottingham Post, I was reminded that it was about time that I popped over for lunch at the rather homely Old Bakehouse Tea Room on Church Lane in Ruddington. The Tea Rooms are located a mere stones throw away from the Church and just yards away from…
Matthew’s Café & Deli in Ruddington – Possibly the Best Pork Cob Sandwich in the South side of the County
Matthew’s Café and Deli is on the main stretch in Ruddington village at 24 High Street. It has only been open since January of this year, but from what I have seen so far it appears to be flourishing. To be perfectly frank having sampled their food on quite a few occasions over the last…