Mud Crab Pacifico in West Bridgford – 2 Course Special Lunch with Fish and Chips

Mud Crab Pacifico was the joint of choice for a big team lunch outing this week. I have dined only a couple of times here in the Crab at Bridgford and often feel I should come in more often as it is so close to my apartment. The place always seems popular when I walk…

The Dorset Arms in Compton Acres – A tasty but pricey lunch, Morrocan Lamb Wrap

The Dorset Arms is the new kid on the block in Compton Acres taking the place of the Old Colonial Pub. It ‘sells itself’  as having “been completely transformed into a Mediterranean restaurant with a large open plan dining room enlarged by a conservatory built where the outside tables used to be. The decor is…

The Tall Frog in West Bridgford – An Aladdin’s cave of Deli Delights

The Tall Frog on Melton Road in West Bridgford is a lovely family run deli. I quite often pop in here for a spot of lunch when I am in the area. They have a really good selection of panini, hot and cold sandwiches, pastries, savoury baked items, plus homemade soups and salads. I usually like to order…

Well priced Hot and Cold food at the Wilford Lane Auto’s Café – Cobs, Spuds, Toasties and Brekkie – You can’t go wrong

The Café at Wilford Lane Autos in West Bridgford serves up a lot of your standard truck stop and greasy spoon café favourites. They have cobs, burgers, toasties, jacket spuds and to my delight and joy, an all-day-breakfast. I was not expecting too much when I walked into their café last week to get a cup of tea so that was…

Inferno Pizza in Nottingham

Inferno Pizza, selling quick and fast pizza, is a relatively new concept to the city claiming to serve you your pizza from their oven in 180 seconds. Sounded good and sounded fast and just what you need of you haven’t got long to spare. The reality might be though that you have to stand in…

Wok and Go – A Carton of Tasty Noodles near the tram

WOK&GO noodle bar on Pelham Street in Nottingham is one of those joints where you can get your quick fix of noodles. It is all quite no frills inside, If you choose to eat in; stark benches and communal tables await you. I think that they really do want you to ‘Wok and Go!’ A board of…

Pieminister in Nottingham – Pie, Mash and Peas!

Pieminister, the pie people, from Bristol, have opened up one of their restaurants here in Nottingham up on Long Row. Officially they only opened last weekend, but in reality they have been open for a few weeks now as they got the place up and running with a bit of a soft launch. I have kind…

The Hungry Pumpkin, a deli and café in the Lace Market for lunch

Today I rode up on the Clifton South Tram line from the Embankment stop to pick up some lunch at the Hungry Pumpkin deli café in the Lace Market. This delightful café is located just next to St Mary’s on High Pavement. From the Lace Market Tram stop just head towards the Cathedral past the…

Cured in West Bridgford – Brunching on The Hot Foreigner Burger

Cured on Central Avenue in West Bridgford is one of those places that has been on my radar for ages. Almost every time I walk over that zebra crossing it fills my vision and cries out to me to come in. I know that it is not really an excuse but I never seemed to have enough lunch…

The Bryer’s Deli in East Leake Daily Special is worth taking a chance on – They make excellent sandwiches

I love going to Bryer’s Deli over in East Leake and often pop over to get a sandwich when I am in the area. Now usually my sandwich of choice is the combination of Chorizo with Barbers Cheddar on White Bread, which I have eaten a number of times, but on this visit I decided to let…