Secret Burger Club at The Blue Bell in Rothley

Secret Burger Club have become a regular fixture in the car park of the Blue Bell Inn in Rothley recently. This weekend they were here on the Sunday afternoon smashing burgers on the grill in their food truck and we took up the chance to pop over to grab one of the best burgers available….

Yakii Express in Loughborough – Gyoza and Katsu Chicken? Yes please!

Yakii Express in Loughborough is a small cafe offering up Japanese Rice and Noodle dishes. Located on the pedestrianized Market Street they are pretty close to the Market place and the back entrance into the shopping centre They describe themselves as a “Modern Asian fast food restaurant and takeaway, and a family run restaurant at…

Secret Burger Club at Round Corner’s Taproom in Melton Mowbray

This weekend we were reunited with Secret Burger Club and their brand spanking new Food Truck at the Round Corner Brewery Taproom in Melton Mowbray. It had been over 6 months since I last held one of their awesome burgers in my hands, far too long, I was almost starting to feel that I would…

Breakfast at Casa Cafe in Loughborough

Casa Cafe in Loughborough seems to be a really popular spot to grab breakfast, brunch, and lunch. We popped in looking for breakfast, preferably one of the ‘greasy spoon’ variety and I was in luck BREAKFAST MENU The Full English Breakfast listed out on the menu at being “2 bacon rashers, 2 sausages, 2 eggs,…

Fish and Chip Friday at The Three Crowns in Wymeswold

The Three Crowns pub in Wymeswold is one of the pubs in the Cat and Wickets pub co group formed by Dan Cramp and the cricketers Harry Gurney and Stuart Broad. I had heard about this place but hadn’t had a chance to stop in, so when we were driving along through Wymeswold and someone…

The Tarboush – Middle Eastern cafe and resturant

It was pouring it down with rain and was damn cold and miserable, so what better than to head for a taste of the exotic sunshine at a Middle Eastern Cafe. Despite the darkening conditions, the Tarboush Cafe stands out on Market Street in Loughborough with its warm Persian colours and frontage. It was really…

Club sandwich or Double Decker? – its all in the toast

When is a Club Sandwich not a Club Sandwich? When it is a double decker. A Double Decker is so called because each layer of filling forms a deck, much like a double decker London bus. A club sandwich on the other hand is double-decker with two layers of fillings between three slices of toasted bread. Traditionally the club ingredients…