Harden's survey result
Summary
“A stalwart of the Nottingham restaurant scene” near the castle, whose “clubby setting” owes much to the intriguing seventeenth century building and courtyard garden which it shares with The Nottingham Club. Its ambitious contemporary cuisine has always tended to divide opinion – exceptional to its fans but “somewhat overpriced and bland” to its foes (with the latter a bit more in evidence last year).
Summary
“A stalwart of the Nottingham restaurant scene” near the castle, whose “clubby setting” owes much to the intriguing seventeenth century building and courtyard garden which it shares with The Nottingham Club. Its ambitious contemporary cuisine has always tended to divide opinion – exceptional to its fans but “somewhat overpriced and bland” to its foes (with the latter a bit more in evidence this year).
Summary
This “quirky” venue (very popular locally), which shares a 17th-century townhouse and its courtyard garden with The Nottingham Club (and has something of an old-fashioned sports pavilion vibe), scores consistently well for its “fantastic food” – much of it inspired by Far Eastern flavours – “excellent cocktails and a varied wine list”.
Summary
A very characterful and slightly offbeat restaurant profiting from the panelled interior of The Nottingham Club, whose building it shares, plus a “very romantic” courtyard garden come summer; its “very, very interesting food” doesn’t always come off, but equally serious quibbles about it are absent.
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Restaurant details
Prices
| Availability | 2 courses | 3 courses |  |
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| Lunch | £19.95 | £25.95 |  |
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| Dinner | £23.95 | £29.95 | |
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Traditional European menu
| Starter | Main | Veggies | Pudding |
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| £9.50 | £22.50 | £4.95 | £9.50 |
| Drinks |
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| Wine per bottle | £21.50 |
| Filter Coffee | £3.00 |
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| Service | 12.50% |
Newdigate Hs, Castlegate, Nottingham, NG1 6AF
Opening hours
Mon - Fri 12.00 pm - 2.00 pm, 7.00 pm - 10.00 pm, Sat 12.00 pm - 2.00 pm, 6.30 pm - 10.00 pm, Sun 12.00 pm - 3.30 pm
Last orders: 10 pm
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