The Square

The Square, 7-9, The Poultry, Nottingham.

Just another quick one to show off all the pretty drinks me and a few friends had the other day at The Square in Nottingham center. 

L-R: Blowjob, Strawberry cheesecake & some unknown shot. I had the blowjob, but all giggles aside this was awesome. Banana liqueur, Baileys and whipped cream. 

L-R:  Jaffa cake, After Eight & Strawberry cheesecake. I'd been eyeing this up after someone else had is to I decided to go for it. It's basically the same as a blowjob but has strawberry liqueur instead of banana. It wasn't as nice, put it that way. 

L-R: Zombie, Key West Cooler (the tall one), Neon Dream (at the front) & Purple People Eater. The barman was getting a bit sick of us ordering Neon Dreams all the time, so we ended up having a variety. And at 2 cocktails for £6.50 it was alllll goood. 

This is where thing get a bit blurry, I don't remember all of these lol. The green one is a Shrek, the tall red one is a Little Red Dress (which was really nice and fruity) and there's my favourite drink, a white russian (the small white one <3) 

I don't even know what these ones are o_o They were all very tastey though! 

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31.10.10 - Halloween & Chinese Food.

May Sum, & Squares, Nottingham. 


For Halloween my friend Leah and I decided to go into Nottingham for a bite to eat and a drink, seeing as we were pretty bored and the TV was seriously lacking in the Halloween movie department. We didn't really have a plan and managed to settle on either Peachy Keens (which used to be Big Wok) or May Sum. Seeing as they're pretty much next to each other we hopped off the bus and had a peek inside both. Peachy Keens was a little busy and seeing as we'd been to May Sum before and liked it we decided to go back there. Kinda wish we'd gone to Peachy Keens now.


We got in the restaurant and stood around for a few minutes waiting for someone to come over and seat us down when a waitress greeted us with the warm words of "It's £10.95." Well hello to you to... We said that was fine and she sat us down. This is the part that irked me, she handed the drinks menu and stood there waiting. Even after Leah asked for a minute or two to choose she just stood there and after 10 seconds said "Yes please? What do you want?". So we ended up picking something random. :|


Then she tells us we have to pay there and then, which is a bit odd so I'm guessing they've had a few people run off without paying. So we pay up and head over to the buffet for some dinner. The buffet itself is pretty impressive, they've got a variety of meaty dishes. The unfortunate thing is, Leah has a meat intolerance and there wasn't really many vegetarian options (she told me to mention this). She made do with the few fishy meals though. 

I swear, I'll get a proper camera soon. :( First round at the buffet! I loaded my plate up with the crispy shredded beef which was amazing, really crispy and not too chewy. The sweet and sour chicken is usually a winner and this was no exception. In the middle is "steamed fish" which I'm guessing is cod with soy sauce, it was really nice and I didn't find any bones, Leah went back for more of it. The salt and pepper prawns were a little bland sadly and the same goes for the breaded crab claw. The smoked salmon was really weird, it didn't taste smoked at all and had a peculiar consistency which I can only describe as already been chewed. There's also some chicken wings hidden in that pile somewhere which I had to get, what with my chicken wing obsession. They were pretty good too. 

Round 2 is always the duck pancakes! I put the duck and spring onion on my plate with the pancakes and hoisin sauce on a separate plate simply to make it easier to assemble. I also got more sweet and sour chicken and some crispy beef. Oh and a couple of prawn crackers. The duck pancakes were great but as soon as I put my fork down between my second one and my third one, the waiter whisked them away while I wasn't looking :( What the hell man. They didn't even look eaten. </3

While we let all that settle before hitting the desserts, Leah and I were trying to figure out what was in our cocktails we'd ordered in a panic. I'd gotten a Skittles and Leah got a Cola Cube, but we had no idea what alcohol was in them so when a guy came over asking if our drinks were okay Leah asked him what alcohol was actually in them. None. So we paid out £4 for a glass of mixed juice. D: Call me cheap but I could have got a REAL cocktail for that price. We chose them from the cocktail list, in-between the usual mojitos and Sex on the Beach drinks, so I was a little annoyed they weren't in the Mocktails section. 

Dessert. The usual buffet selection of pieces of cake, the chocolate fountain (<3), éclairs, marshmallows and...lychees? The lychees confused Leah and she refused to try any, despite me trying to persuade her. I think I filled my plate simply for the purpose of taking a picture of it, because no way could I eat all that lol. The éclairs were okay, your regular "from frozen" ones, alright but nothing amazing. The cake was pretty dry, so I spooned a load of that wonderful melted chocolate onto it and managed to eat half. The tiny vanilla slice was hard to eat, I couldn't cut it in half with my spoon. Trust me, I tried my hardest. I had to physically stop myself from spooning out all that melted chocolate and devouring every last drop. Curse you, calories!


After I slightly fail meal, we took our leave and went off in search of cocktails with actual alcohol in them. I was gutted that Coco Tang was closed, as they do amazing cocktails and Leah hadn't tried them before, but it was Sunday after all. So, we headed on over to Squares and had a couple of their nice, fruity, 2 for £6.50 cocktails. The barman was really nice and gave us extra cherries. :)

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29.10.10 - Chiquito.

Chiquito, Redfield Way, Lenton, Nottingham.


To celebrate my new job, Eddie and I decided to go out for food and then see Easy A at the Showcase cinema. We'd never been to Chiquito and after looking up the menu on the website, I was getting pretty excited over the Mexican food. When we managed to find a parking space I was practically hopping up and down as we made our way over to the restaurant. As soon as we entered the greeter well...greeted us, and gave us one of those devices that vibrates when your table is ready. 


We had a 20 - 25 minute wait for the table so we went to the bar to try out their extensive cocktail menu. I couldn't make my mind up and settled on a Sex on the Beach to start off on which was really fruity and sweet, perfect start to the weekend. After a while of sitting at the bar "people watching" and talking utter rubbish, the greeter came and took us to our table. I didn't really need to read the menu as I'd picked what I wanted the night before. I'll post what I had, then I'll post what Eddie had later, I need to ask him what it was like. 

The dim lighting made for a great atmosphere, but not great pictures. Oh well! Our waitress brought us over complimentary nachos which I immediately fell head over heels in love with. They were just so perfect! Totally flat, cut perfectly and with just the right amount of saltiness. I debated asking if I could buy a bag to take home, but I totally forgot :( 

Calamari - £5.95


Please excuse the blurry picture, I think the cocktails may have gotten to me. For my starter I chose the calamari, because I love it. And I was totally delighted when I notice the usual calamari you get, the 3 or 4 huge chewy rings of it with a little side salad. This had whole tiny squid in a crunchy batter <3 It was so soft, not overly chewy. I could have eaten it again. The chipotle mayo that came with it went untouched because I can't stand mayo. Other than that this was perfect.

Tacos £10.95


For the main course I decided on tacos with beef chilli filling because I'd never had them before, maybe I should have looked up how to eat them on the internet first as I got in a huge mess with them. The 3 shells were perfect, like the nachos from earlier, nice and crispy and not too salty. The beef chilli was great, just the right amount of heat that didn't have my mouth begging for cold water. The rice was a bit "meh" it was a bit bland and ever so slightly over cooked. The cheese wasn't very nice as it was too rubbery and mild, I'm a fan of extra mature when it comes to cheddar. When you piled them all onto eachother with a little salsa and sourcream it worked pretty well, but I got more on me than in my mouth which was a shame. But all in all it was pretty good. 

Churros - £3.99


These churros depressed me. I'd found them on the menu the night before and being the chocolate and cinnamon fan that I am, I was really excited. I think I was expecting something a lot sweeter, because these just tastes like plain fried dough and cinnamon. I was really let down by these, Eddie didn't even manage a whole one, even after he covered it in the chocolate sauce. </3 


Oh and there was random corn on the plate.


Despite the dessert, which I think was fail on my part because I didn't really know what I was having. It was a great meal, and I'm desperate to go back again. I really want to try the tortillas which we saw someone near us order. It came out on a sizzling skillet and smelling amazing. Plus, I want that calamari again! The cocktails were great too. The only thing that let us down was the slow service because we ended up missing the film and waiting a while for drinks. The waitress was nice and apologetic so I couldn't be mad at her. 


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