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…

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…

Sunday Lunch at the Keans Head

The Keans Head  is located opposite St Mary’s Church in the historic Lace Market district of Nottingham on the narrow cobbled pavement of St Mary’s Gate. I read that the building once housed a factory producing Nottingham lace, but these days it is one of the numerous Castle Rock Brewery pubs scattered throughout the area. It…