Dinner At The Refurbished Blue Peter, Alvaston, Derby

We were contacted to say that the Blue Peter in Alvaston, Derby had recently undergone a huge refurbishment and asking if we would like to go along and sample the food. Having

Breakfast At Hackwood Farm, Radbourne

Here at the nest it is shaping up to be an interesting weekend. The Man Bird has unleashed his inner Neanderthal and is determined to do all the D.I.Y jobs over the weekend, but don't worry; I've got

Dinner At The Queens Head in Belton, Leicestershire

It always amazes me how vast Derbyshire is, and nothing emphasizes this more than an invitation into "foreign" territory that is a lot less miles than some towns in our

Dinner At The Mill Street Pub & Kitchens, Oakham

The boy wonder and I were invited down to Mill Street Pub and Kitchen to stay with them in one of their boutique guest rooms and have dinner that evening and breakfast the following

Lunch At The Noel at Whitwell nr Rutland Water

Our first blog adventure of the New Year took us to the UKs smallest county, Rutland. As we were staying close to Rutland water so we decided to go there for a stroll around on our way down.

Bank Holiday Lunch At The Gate At Tansley

Having indulged in a wonderful Christmas and New Year filled with delicious food thanks mainly to Percy Dawes butchers and Loubys, both based in Alfreton, we have finally left the nest and

Dinner At Carluccios, Derby INTU

This may well be the last review of 2016, and if so then what a great finale to the year it is! Some of you may well have seen Carluccio's Deli and Restaurant in the Derby Intu Centre as it

Dinner At Turtle Bay Caribbean, Derby

These last few weeks have been a mad, but fantastic, whirlwind. Invitations have been coming in left-right-and-centre from venues across the county, and we finally made it into Turtle Bay, the hottest

A Quick Lunch At Louby's, Alfreton

Never let it be said that I'm not a modern, multi-tasking little Birdie. Today, I really needed to go into Alfreton to pay for my Christmas Cheesecake that I have on order from Louby herself

Dinner At The Newly Opened Cock Inn, Mugginton

Having known about this project since last year, and seen its progress, it was lovely to get the official invite from owner Howard to go and experience The Cock Inn at Mugginton. From