G H Porter Provisons is one of my favorite delis and butchers in town and probably the whole country. Officially they describe themselves as ‘a smokery, butchery, and delicatessen‘ and have been trading here in Newark since 1890 I last wrote about this place in 2013 when I moved back to Nottingham from Chicago (read…
WonderPho in Nottingham
WonderPho is the latest Vietnamese restaurant to open in Nottingham taking over the space formerly occupied by Oscar and Rosies on Thurland street. Owner Jade Nguyen and husband Jinhai Chen are the driving force behind the place and say that they would be offering ‘traditional foods such as Banh mi, Pho, slow cooked beef and…
Secret Burger Club at the Garage in Chilwell: Eating all the Classics
I love eating the burgers from Secret Burger Club and take any opportunity to track them down for a taste whenever I can. Recently that has been a bit harder as they haven’t been in town a lot over the last year or so but happily this weekend they popped up on my feed as…
Lunch at the Canalside Heritage Centre at Beeston
The Canalside Heritage Centre was our port of call today for lunch after a walk along the canal from Nottingham towards Beeston Marina. It is located just at the point where the canal meets the River Trent by the lock gates and lock keepers house. They have a tea room, really nice garden, visitor centre…
Breakfast All Day at the GB cafe in Sneinton Market
The GB Cafe & Restaurant on Gedling St at Sneinton Market in Nottingham is a great place to get your fill of classic old school ‘greasy spoon’ breakfast fodder. Over the years we have frequented this place and it has been ever reliable when needing a comforting plate of food at a good price to…
Phat Buns in Radford
Phat Buns have recently opened up a branch in Radford on Hartley Road in Nottingham to add to several other outlets across the midlands in Leicester, Loughborough, and Birmingham They have a mission statement “To be the innovators in the business of selling Burgers, Shakes, Wings & Hot Dogs” It was the promise of a…
Cods Scallops in Wollaton
The Cod’s Scallops in Wollaton is the groups original restaurant and also the one that won the award of Best Fish and Chip shop in the UK in 2020 I last wrote about this place in 2013 (read more here) and I really cannot believe how time has flown past since in the chippy world….
Pub Lunch at the Bread and Bitter
The Bread and Bitter, another one of the excellent Castle Rock pubs in Nottingham, sits up at Mapperley Top on the Woodborough Road. It is tucked away off the main road alongside the spoons pub and is located within a former bakery I have supped a fair few pints in this pub over the years…
Pho in Nottingham
Pho Restaurant opens in Nottingham this week located in Hockley inside the space formally occupied by the National Videogame Arcade. It has been a long wait for them to arrive as it was first announced back in 2020 that a restaurant was coming to the city. I had never been to this chain before but…
Game Casserole at the Lincolnshire Poacher
I love visiting the Lincolnshire Poacher on Mansfield Road. It has an excellent beer selection and serves some really great food. It is a proper pub with lots of different rooms and spaces to sit in, so you get a real mixture of people drinking there and each find their own spot in the pub…