Sunday Lunch at the Old Ship Inn in Lowdham

The Old Ship Inn in Lowdham is located on the Main Street running through the middle of the village. According to their website this pub “Situated in the heart of lowdham, the Old Ship has been the local pub dating back to the first known landlord in 1788” much older than I thought. As well…

Breakfast at Piginns on Carlton Hill

Piginns Cafe and Bar on Carlton Hill is the latest spot in town that I have found to take part in one of my favorite hobbies which is eating breakfast. While I do enjoy a fancy breakfast with ingredients of provenance sourced from the local farmshop, I am equally happy with a far more humble…

Prickly Pear at the Golden Fleece

Prickly Pear are in residence in the kitchen of the Golden Fleece pub on Mansfield Road serving up a whole lot of tasty food from their vegan menu. If the name sounds familiar well it should be as they have been around for a while in town formerly occupying their own cafe further down the…

Smash-burgers at Onur Burger

Onur Burger on Alfreton Road appears at first sight to be just another halal takeaway joint but reading their website they appear to have loftier ambition and a calling “Our restaurant was inspired by the desire to let everyone in Nottingham try what they have always been missing out on, the ONUR patty. This secret…

Caribbean Food at Wavey Kitchen

Wavey Kitchen on Meadow Lane has recently opened and are serving some Excellent Caribbean Food action. The sign above the door says ‘Waves of Flavours’ and based on our visit and what we ate I have to say that is very true. We popped our heads around the door last weekend looking to see if…

Brunch at Bread & Lard Island

Bread & Lard Island is located on Trent Blvd one of the main thoroughfares in Lady Bay and seems to be very popular amongst the locals. The cafe was busy when we visited and I felt slightly out of place sitting there in my walking gear amongst the ‘posh’ people all dressed up out for…

Banh Mi at Boulangerie de Saigon

Boulangerie de Saigon, a Vietnamese Coffe shop, recently opened on Freckingham Street in Sneinton Avenues. It is being run by two sisters Aivi and Milly Nguyen inspired apparently by their grandmas street food stall in Vietnam. I do like the tastes of Vietnam so when I heard I was really keen to check them out…

Pizza at Pizza Pilgrims

Pizza Pilgrims ambled in to the Nottingham Pizza scene last month taking over the space formerly occupied by Edin Gondzica’s Sexy Mama Love Cichetti on Carlton Street in Hockley. They have totally transformed the former Jewellers Store with just the clock left on the outside to show the buildings former use. Inside it has been…