lunch · Mediterranean · Tapas · World food

The Frustrated Chef, Beeston

The Frustrated Chef has been on our radar for a while but we rarely get out of the city centre for food. The Beeston tapas restaurant was recommended to us by a friend so one Saturday lunchtime we hopped on the tram to check it out. The Frustrated chef offers a lunchtime set menu that includes 2 tapas dishes… Continue reading The Frustrated Chef, Beeston

A la carte · Chain · Dinner · Mediterranean · Pub · West Bridgford

Ego at the Dorset Arms, West Bridgford

We were recently very kindly invited to eat as guests at Ego Restaurant which is a Mediterranean restaurant in the Dorset Arms in West Bridgford. We’d not heard of Ego before as we don’t often venture out of the city centre, but we both saw lots to get excited about on their online menu. We arrived at… Continue reading Ego at the Dorset Arms, West Bridgford

Bar · Breakfast · brunch · casual · Mediterranean · Tapas

Bar Iberico breakfast, Nottingham City Centre 

We’ve visited Bar Iberico a couple of times now but never really got the hype. We found it a bit too pricey to eat a la carte when compared to the express deal at the Iberico restaurant, which we adore.  However, anyone that follows their Instagram will know that their breakfast dishes always look drool-worthy… Continue reading Bar Iberico breakfast, Nottingham City Centre 

A la carte · Dinner · Italian · Mediterranean

Carluccio’s, Nottingham Low Pavement

After a fairly disastrous visit to Carluccio’s last month, we left them a fairly scathing review. We were contacted by the manager to apologise and invite us back and sample their new winter menu, as their guests. However unimpressed we were on our last visit, we felt willing to give them another chance and were… Continue reading Carluccio’s, Nottingham Low Pavement

lunch · Mediterranean · Sunday roast · Tapas

Baresca Nottingham: Sunday roast

A Sunday roast is without a doubt our favourite meal of the week and we’ve tried most of what the city has to offer in search of the best roast in Nottingham.  As a result, were always looking out for one that we’ve not tried yet and our interest is definitely piqued by something a little… Continue reading Baresca Nottingham: Sunday roast