The Boat Inn in Lenton – Real Ale and Pub Grub

The Boat Inn at Lenton is a proper local, serving a decent pint and plenty of simple pub grub to soak it up with. The pub is tucked away on Priory Street  a small side road joining up to Abbey Bridge one of the main roads running past the QMC and backing on to the…

A Bowl of Chilli at the Vat and Fiddle – Classic Pub Food

The Vat and Fiddle on Queens Bridge Road in Nottingham is one of my favourite boozers in Nottingham. I have been supping a pint or three here about as long as the Castle Rock Brewery has been filling the place up with barrels of beer. It has been our traditional Friday night starting point for…

Dancing Dragon at Canning Circus – Spicy Sichuan Fare.

The Dancing Dragon Chinese Restaurant, specialising in dishes from Chongqing, up at Canning Circus is another one of the City’s restaurants serving up authentic Sichuan food. I have walked past this place on a few occasions on my way back from some of those excellent pubs in the circus and had also been curious to see what…