The Bridgeway Fish Bar in the Meadows is as one may have surmised located at the Bridgeway Shopping Centre in the pedestrianised precinct of shops that runs through the New Meadows area. It is just a couple of doors away from the excellent Andrew Marsden Butchers, a local supplier that in these times we have…
Fish and Chips from Carringtons near Nottingham Train Station
Carringtons Fish and Chip shop on Carrington Street in Nottingham is open serving up your classic Chippy and Kebab needs. At the moment they are operating on a 2 in at a time policy and they are takeaway only. The seats inside where we used to hangout eating a tray of chips on a Friday…
Fish and Chips from Georges Tradition (Click and Collect)
George’s Tradition Fish and Chip shop on Melton Road in West Bridgford is one of the chippies in the George’s group that is open and offering a ‘Click and Collect’ service. I have missed Georges over the last month as I used to quite often pop in during lunchtime from work to take advantage of…
Breakfast at Sans Patrie on Canning Circus
Sans Patrie opened a week ago at Canning Circus on Alfreton Road in Nottingham. It is a really cool spot to hang out at with a great sounding menu that includes breakfast and pizza (two of my not so guilty pleasures). Inside it is laid out really well, it’s casual almost Scandanavian in style serving…
Sunday Lunch at the Cock and Hoop in the Lace Market
The Cock & Hoop pub in the Lace Market District has been a public house since 1833 when it was called the Country Tavern. In 1933 it was taken over by Home Ales and you can still see the brewery name built into the window at the front. Even though the original brewery has been…
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…
Several Fridays at the Vat and Fiddle
We seem to start most of our Friday nights in Town with a pint or two at the Vat and Fiddle which has been our ‘local’ or one of our ‘locals’ for many a year. Surprisingly I had only written three blog posts about the place, I hadn’t realised that until recently when I finally…
Edwalton Coffee and Snack Bar: Checking out Breakfast and Brunch
Edwalton Coffee & Snack Bar on Earlswood Drive is located in the Post Office and takes over the space formerly occupied by The Tea Cosy Cafe and before that Chai and Coffee. They are serving up a decent selection including Breakfasts, Cobs, Wraps, Sandwiches, Panini, Jacket Potatoes, Salads, Burgers, Tea, Coffee and Cakes. Basically all…
Fish and Chip Friday at The Sir John Borlase Warren
The Sir John Borlase Warren lies up at Canning Circus in Nottingham. It is on the triangular island where the road splits into Derby Road and Alfreton Road and sits next door to the Falcon Inn where we recently scoffed a Sunday Lunch (read more here) This Friday though we were here in search of…
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…