Crunch in West Bridgford is one of those ‘build your own’ bowl spots, the sort of place I usually avoid in expectation of a boring buddha bowl or something piled high with salad and bereft of much joy. So imagine my delight when I found that they offered up a kind of Roast Dinner! I…
Category: West Bridgford
Burg Burgers in West Bridgford
Burg Burgers just opened their third branch in the county this time in West Bridgford serving up more of their excellent Smash Burgers. This was fantastic news especially as this one is in walking distance from my flat down by the river although that could be dangerous to the waistline when I get the burger…
Baba Dough Pizza in West Bridgford
Baba Dough on Radcliffe Road in West Bridgford are slinging out some pretty decent pizza for our delight. Located in the space formerly occupied by the Olive Cafe by Trent Bridge they are paying homage to their Dad and former owner of the Cafe who they know as Baba I used to enjoy eating at…
The Cod’s Scallops in West Bridgford
The Cod’s Scallops opened their latest restaurant on Wilford Lane in West Bridgford back in April. It is the sixth location for this much lauded small chain of chip shops one of which won the National Fish and Chip Shop of the year awards back in 2020. I have enjoyed eating at both the Sherwood…
Breakfast, Lunch and Pies from Nice Pie in Compton Acres
Nice Pie Cafe & Tea Room have recently taken over the unit in the Compton Acres previously occupied by the Stone Roasting House and Artisan Cafe and briefly by Compton Harbour. Nice Pie hail from Melton Mowbray and are apparently known for their award winning pies which they serve at lunch and have for sale…
Chippy Lunch from the Bridgford Fish Bar down by the river
I popped into the Bridgford Fish bar this week just because I saw that it was open as I was passing by. I had not seen the lights on for ages. It does not take much of an excuse to grab a chippy lunch and this is probably the lamest excuse I have come up…
Porchetta by Porco
I do love a bit of Porco action and I am always happy to see his stand around town, usually it is in Lady Bay or West Bridgford. This particular time I chanced upon them at the West Bridgford Xmas Lights switch on event where they were serving up their infamous Porchetta It was Jez’s…
Wagamama in West Bridgford
Wagamama have recently opened up a branch in West Bridgford on Central Avenue in the location that formerly housed Carluccio’s that sadly closed during lockdown. I did once write about the Wagamama at the Corner House in town back in 2013 when I had some chicken noodle soup but I have never been to one…
Breakfast at Stone Roasting House and Artisan Cafe in Compton Acres
Stone Roasting House and Artisan Cafe can be found on the Compton Acres Shopping Centre in West Bridgford. It is located in the space formerly occupied by Lowes @ No.8 between the Tesco Express and the Ala Turka restaurant. It opened back in July with talk of it being a go to place if you…
Jerk n Tings on London Road: Mutton Curry and Jerk Chicken
Jerk ‘N’ Tings have taken up residence with their Food trailer at the hand car wash on London Road not far from Trent Bridge serving up a whole load of Caribbean Food action. I really like this style of food and was pleased to spot them in the car park a couple of weeks ago….