The countdown is on and the finishing touches are being put on the gardens and terraces of restaurants, pubs and cafes ready for the day of reopening.
Monday (April 12th) marks the first time since the November lockdown that venues have been able to properly trade in addition to takeout.
It’s not the warmest April ever, but some venues have tents, heaters, and blankets to keep the cold out.
Some of the most popular venues in Nottingham city center are bustling, such as the sold-out Rock City Yard Bar with a waiting list until next month and the Magic Garden in Low Pavement.
Some punters don’t venture too far from home and are eager to return to their favorite hangout. Many of the socially distant tables were reserved by couples or groups of up to six people.
Kane Oliver of Oliver’s Pub & Kitchen in Eastwood said: “We are opening our beer garden and have invested in a marquee for 90 people. We are fully booked on Monday, Friday and Saturday.”
There is a percentage that cannot be reopened just yet because they have no outdoor space or if they do it will be too small to be viable.
But here is our bumper list of the pubs, restaurants, and cafes that are reopening.
If you would like your company to be included on the list, please email lynette.pinchess@reachplc.com
Set to reopen:
31K, Goose Gate, Hockley
200 degrees, Flying Horse Walk and Carrington Street, Nottingham
The Abdication, Mansfield Road, Daybrook
Admiral Rodney, Wollaton Road, Wollaton
Admiral Sir John Borlase Warren, Derby Road, Stapleford
The stewardess, Stanstead Avenue, Tollerton
Albies, Carlton Hill, Carlton
Annie’s Burger Shack, Broadway, Top Market
Another? Wine Bar, Trinity Square, Nottingham
Casa Italia, Upper Parliament Street, Nottingham
The Church of the Four Hundred Rabbits, Hurts Yard, Nottingham
The Circle Eatery, Main Street, Beeston
Healed, Carrington Street, Nottingham
Badger Box, Derby Road, Kirkby-in-Ashfield
Bella Italia, Corner House, Nottingham
Bella Mia, Annesley Road, Hucknall
The Black Pearl, Bridgford Road, West Bridgford
Blue Bell, Nottingham Road, Attenborough
Bodega, Pelham Street, Nottingham
Brave Ranger, Botany Ave, Mansfield
Boot & Shoe, Main Street, Flintham
Bowman, Nottingham Road, Hucknall
Bread and Bitters, Woodthorpe Drive, Mapperley
Brigette Bordeaux, Mansfield Road, Sherwood
Broad Oak, Main Street, Strelley Village
Bunkers Hill, Hockley, Nottingham
Burned stump, Burntstump Hill, Arnold
Canal House, Canal Street, Nottingham
Cartwheel Cafe, Low Carriageway, Nottingham
Cock & Hoop, high pavement, top market
Colwick Hall, Racecourse Street, Colwick
Copper, Central Avenue, West Bridgford
Copper, Woodborough Road, Mapperley
Copper, Market Street, Bingham
Flour Mill, Swiney Way, Chilwell
The Cowshed, High Street, Hucknall
Cross Keys, Byard Lane, Nottingham
Crown Inn, Church Street, Beeston
Cuzina, Radcliffe Road, West Bridgford (April 14th)
Duke of Cambridge, Woodborough Road, Mapperley
The new garden at the Duke of Cambridge at Mapperley
The Dukeries Lodge, High Street, Edwinstowe
Escabeche, Bridgford Road, West Bridgford
Fat Hippo, Broad Street, Hockley
Ferry Boat Inn, Riverside, Stoke Bardolph
Ferry Inn, Main Street, Wilford
Festival Inn, Ilkeston Road, Trowell
Five boys, Showcase Complex, Nottingham
Fox & Crown, Dalesforth Road, Sutton-in-Ashfield
Fox & Hounds, Calverton Road, Blidworth Bottoms
Free man, Carlton Street, Nottingham
Gedling Inn, Hauptstrasse, Gedling
Glass House, Trinity Square, Nottingham
The glass house on Trinity Square will add a marquee
(Image: glass house)
Golden Fleece, Mansfield Road, Nottingham
Gooseberry Bush, Peel Street, Nottingham
Greasley Castle, Schlossstrasse, Eastwood
Grosvenor, Mansfield Road, Carrington
Hart’s Kitchen, Standard Hill, Nottingham
Lucky Dough Lucky, Broadway, Top Market
Hayloft, Nottingham Road, Giltbrook
Hop Pole, Main Street, Chilwell
Horse & Groom, Moorgreen, Newthorpe
Hungry pumpkin, high sidewalk, Nottingham
The Red, Nottingham Road, Mansfield
Keyworth Tavern, Fairway, Keyworth
Kings Mill Farm, Kings Mill Road, East, Sutton-in-Ashfield
The Top House, Broadway, Top Market
Lady Bay, Trent Boulevard, Lady Bay
Lady Jaynes Tea Room, Toton Lane, Stapleford (April 13th)
Langar Hall, Church Lane, Langar (weekends starting April 17)
Last post, Chilwell Road, Beeston
The Lion, Mosley Street, Basford
Lincolnshire Poachers, Mansfield Road, Nottingham
Small Brick House, Derby Road, Nottingham (April 16th)
Lord Roberts, Broad Street, Nottingham
Lord Ted, Farndon Road, Newark
Magical Garden, Low Sidewalk, Nottingham
The magic garden
Magna Charter, Southwell Road, Lowdham
Meadow Obscured, Alford Road, Edwalton
Mr Man’s Restaurant, Wollaton Road, Wollaton.
Nabb Inn, Nabbs Lane, Hucknall
Nags Head, Main Street, East Leake
The Nelson, Chestnut Grove, Burton Joyce
Nottingham Street Food Club, Sneinton Market, Sneinton (starts April 23rd)
No. 8 Deli, Gordon Road, West Bridgford
No. 18 Coffee & Food, St. Wilfrid’s Square, Calverton
Oak, Southwell Road, Mansfield
Old carriage house, East Thorpe, Southwell
Old flower shop, Woodborough Road, Mapperley
The old green dragon, Blind Lane, Oxton
Oliver’s Pub & Kitchen, Nottingham Road, Eastwood
The marquee in Oliver’s Pub & Kitchen
The Organ Grinder, Alfreton Road, Nottingham
The Organ Grinder, Front Street, Arnold
Peacock, Southchurch Drive, Clifton
Plainsman, Woodthorpe Drive, Mapperley
Piccolino, weekday cross, Nottingham
Pizza Express, Bridgford Road, West Bridgford
Poppy & Pint, Pierrepont Road, Lady Bay
The Ram, Castle Gate, Newark
The Refinery, Melton Road, West Bridgford
Revolution, Broad Street, Hockley
Rock City Yard Bar, Talbot Street, Nottingham
The Roundhouse, Royal Standard Place, Nottingham
Rose & Crown, Derby Road, Lenton
Ruddington Arms (April 15th)
Sexy mom love spaghetti, Heathcoat Street, Hockley
Sherwin Arms, Derby Road, Bramcote
Sir John Borlase Warren, Canning Circus, Nottingham
Snail & Salad, Long Row, Nottingham
Southbank City, Friar Lane, Nottingham
Hotel station, Terrace station, Hucknall
Stratford Haven, Stratford Road, West Bridgford (April 15th)
Suede Bar, Heathcoat Street, Hockley
Sun Inn, Derby Road Eastwood
Tailor Arms, Wilford Lane, Wilford (April 15)
Talbot Inn, Nottingham Road, Mansfield
Thea Caffea, Low Roadway, Nottingham
Three horseshoes, Brookside, East Leake
Three Ponds, Kimberley Road, Nuthall
Beast, Pelham Street, Nottingham
Tom Browns Brasserie, Trentside, Gunthorpe
Travelers resting, Mapperley Plains, Mapperley
Trent Navigation Inn, Meadow Lane, Nottingham
Turtle Bay, The Corner House, Nottingham
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Einhorn Hotel, Trentside, Gunthorpe
Vat & Fiddle, Queensbridge Road, Nottingham
Venezia, Westminster Drive, Upper Saxondale
Via Fossa, Canal Street, Nottingham
Vi-Va Indian Street Food, Geese Gate, Nottingham
Waggon & Horses, Mansfield Road, Redhill
Water’s Edge, Castle Bridge Road, Nottingham
Waterside Bar + Kitchen, Trentside, West Bridgford
Wheelhouse, Russell Drive, Nottingham
White Rabbit Teahouse, Tudor Square, West Bridgford
William Peverel, Main Street, Bulwell
Woodthorpe Top, Woodthorpe Drive, Mapperley
The Wollaton, Lambourne Drive, Wollaton
The End of the World, Plow Lane, Lowdham
Ye Olde Bridge Inn, Nottingham Road, Oxton
Ye Olde trip to Jerusalem, Brewhouse Yard
Derbyshire
The Barge, Tamworth Road, Long Eaton
The Bridge, Longmoor Lane, Sandiacre
Factory Kitchen, Mundy Street. Ilkeston (April 13)
Harrington Arms, Tamworth Road, Sawley
Rutland Cottage, Heanor Road, Ilkeston