Iberico brings together three auspicious events. One is the rapidly increasing popularity of the Spanish tapas in Britain. The second is the prosperity of Nottingham which, though like most other places has taken a knock recently, still manages to cope. The third is a location that is breathtakingly beautiful, in the heart of Nottingham's Lace Market, namely the historic Galleries of Justice, a grade II Listed building that has many a story to tell.

To be more precise it's in the vaults of this lovely building, a fact that makes it even more enchanting, offering a great relaxed dining atmosphere with a cosmopolitan interior. You could even be in Spain. There's Spanish cool combined with Moorish flamboyance, and the leather seating welcomes the human frame with a soft caress and firm support.

At the time of writing they are rejoicing in their success at the 2009 Nottingham Restaurant Awards, where they walked away with 'Best Set Lunch' and 2nd 'Best Overall Restaurant'. The competition is stiff in this city of many restaurants with more than 300 places to eat and drink in the city centre alone, so these are Awards that need to be taken seriously.

Because of its city centre setting Iberico is in poll position to satisfy lunch time hunger pangs. They do this in a highly impressive manner and for £11.95 stressed out business people - anybody - can enjoy a selection of tapas and a dessert. Best Set Lunch - do you wonder?

A browse through their menu is sufficient to stoke the most recalcitrant appetite into life. Happily this is something I have never been afflicted with but if I had the slow cooked lamb, Serrano ham, chorizo sausage or wild boar salami would give me a jolt of galvanic proportions. Add to this Jamon Iberico, the 'king of hams', hotly pursued by the Soka ham, cured pork shoulder, reared deep in the not so distant Sherwood Forest and cured, smoked and air dried by another award winner, Johnny Pusztai.

On the maritime side we have smoked eel, black cod with spicy miso, not to mention lime, salt and pepper squid. Spain knows a thing or two about cheese as well and there is a choice of five amongst the tapas, including tetilla, one of the four Galician cheeses, and manchego, always a favourite. From outside Spain, but only just, is gorgonzola.

We tend to think savoury when tapas are on the table, but they lend themselves equally to desserts such as jasmine ice cream, raisin and walnut bread, churros and hot chocolate, and the Iberico dessert board will prove. Specialists will approve of the green tea and chocolate tomago.

A well chosen and fascinating wine list naturally explores Spain pretty thoroughly and when in Spain (or Rome) do as the people there do. So exciting sherries, ports, dessert wines and other wines from both New and Old backgrounds make for enjoyable reading and subsequent closer attendance.

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