This weekend has been beautifully sunny, and I headed to the Festival of food and drink at Clumber Park, to delight in all the food and drink I could. By the time we got there it was extremely hot, much hotter than any of us anticipated, and I really regretted wearing jeans. As we approached…
Category: Nottingham
Be At One Bar – Nottingham
The newest cocktail bar in town, Be At One, opens it doors tonight, and I headed down for the launch last night. What a night! It’s where Tantra used to be, but couldn’t be more different. Not a bed, or pole, in sight. The bar is huge, impressively stocked, and kept clean and tidy at…
Bar Iberico – Nottingham
Last week a man took me to dinner. A real life, bearded man, with nice eyes, took me out. Let’s call him LBM – the Leicester Beardy Man. I don’t usually blog about my dating life, because quite frankly it is ridiculous. I have had the ‘moaner’ , the ‘let’s slate your job’ guy, the…
Cosmo – Nottingham
Cosmo… Out of this world?? Having tried most of the buffet restaurants in Nottingham, and finding them lacking in both service and cuisine, I wasn’t particularly interested when Cosmo opened its doors a little under year ago. My best friend (or to quote Friends, my ‘GalPal’) Trace, who I’ve not seen in a couple of…
Escabeche – West Bridgford
As you will all know if you have read my post about Baresca, I love Tapas. I also love Escabeche. I’ve been a fair few times, one memorable date with an older man (he turned out to be a bit of a douche) and last week, for lunch, with my lovely ex workmates. The atmosphere…
Notts Food Fest – Wollaton Par
Having just arrived home from the Nottingham Food Festival held at Wollaton Park this weekend, I couldn’t wait to get back and blog about it. It started off a little bit cloudy, but by 2 PM the sun was blazing and we had a fantastic day. Living heritage, the guys who organise the Northampton and Sandringham…
The Grosvenor Pub – Nottingham
A couple of years ago I went on a horrific date to The Grosvenor pub on Mansfield Road. It wasn’t just the guy that was awful, the pub was dark, dingy, dirty and unpleasant. I had heard that it had been through a huge refurbishment, and you can’t really miss it as you’re driving…
Marrakesh – Nottingham
Having been to Morocco twice in the last few years, I couldn’t wait to go to Marrakesh restaurant on Chapel Bar. I have walked past it maybe a hundred times but haven’t yet visited. My friend The Gastronomic Gorman and I went during our lunch break on Friday as a bit of a treat. It…
Reds True BBQ – Nottingham
I love BBQ food, and so have frequented Reds True BBQ a few times and thought it best that I write about it! Situated on Queens St in the city centre right next to Georges Fish & Chip Kitchen, it is much lager inside than anticipated from the outside. Exposed brick, metal and used tyres…
Rye – Beeston
It was a beautiful sunny day today, and so I decided to take my friend for a little boozy lunch. Situated on the main high street of Beeston is Rye Cafe Bar, a lovely classy coffee shop-cum-bar. The exterior is swanky and cool, with an outside seating area comprising of a few wooden tables and metal…
Iberico World Tapas – Nottingham
Earlier this week a friend took me to Iberico for dinner. I have been wanted to go here ever since I moved to Nottingham but haven’t really had the opportunity. I have heard so many great things and for it to be rated 14th of over 1100 restaurants in Nottingham I was expecting it to…
Chutney – Nottingham
Indian food. I enjoy it, but although I have been to some of the ‘best’ restaurants in Nottingham, I have never felt that I loved it. A good curry isn’t cheap and I love a bargain so when I saw a wowcher deal for Chutney, I had to do it.