Tag: recipes
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The Ivy
Dinner / £££ / 6/10 My favourite kind of restaurant will always be independents; however there is room in most big cities to welcome chain restaurants. They often save beautiful buildings, offer value for money and are reliably consistent. The Ivy offers a bit more with glamour and a touch of fine dining (read they…
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The Martins Arms – Colston Bassett
Dinner / £££ / 10/10 For The Northerners birthday in March I booked us into The Martins Arms for a meal and night away, it was a much needed break for both of us so when the toddler came home from nursery riddled with hand, foot and mouth we had to reschedule the whole shebang.…
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Pici
Dinner / £££ / 7.5/10 Our first visit to the highly anticipated Pici managed to coincide with a babysitter booking so we jumped at a 20.00 reservation on the Saturday the week the website went live. I followed on social media and made a few decisions before our visit. Primarily not to repeat the same…
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Skein
Dinner / ££ / 6/10 I saw a new opening announced on Instagram and started doing my normal mental walk of the city trying to realise what Skein *used* to be. I took a look at the menu and quickly booked in for the first free night we could get a babysitter. Weeks passed and…
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Compa
Lunch / ££ / 6/10 After hearing lots about the buzzing food scene in Beeston we kept meaning to visit but a ring road and a desire for ease above most things meant it is still on my to do list (see also ‘Sherwood’). Luckily for us the much praised Compa has opened a city…
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Bread and Lard Island – Lady Bay
Lunch / ££ / 10/10 I have a secret. It is on the next street from my house and I have decided to be a bit more open as it is becoming common knowledge. Bread and Lard Island is my favourite cafe. Yes, it is practically spitting distance from my doorstep. Yes, they play mostly…
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The Reindeer – Hoveringham
Lunch / £££ / 9/10 After visiting it’s sister pub The Old Vol nearly a year ago we decided to give The Reindeer a try, it was coming up to Christmas and we wanted a cosy country pub on a dark, drizzly day. We had been assured that the dining room and bar were not…
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The Air Hostess – Tollerton
Dinner / ££ / 9/10 Since I have started writing reviews I have become a lot more opinionated on where to go, if I get the chance to combine a night out with friends and write a review I will take it. That sometimes means steering decisions towards places I haven’t been before. When trying…
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Bar Iberico
Lunch / ££ / 10/10 Someone asked me recently about all the restaurants opening in Nottingham with a question about the impact on the older restaurants that don’t have the buzz of ‘new’. I made a mental note to make sure my money supports those I have loved for years and while in town on…
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Piccalilli
Dinner / £££ / 7/10 I had booked to go to Piccalilli as soon as I saw the reservation system go live, I had been following the transformation of the restaurant on Instagram and was really excited by the menu. We walked up the familiar alley (Piccalilli is in the old Kushi Ya) and ascended…
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