Larwood & Voce

For those who do not inhabit the specialist world of cricket the names of Larwood and Voce may mean nothing. This newly refurbished gastropub backs on to the Trent Bridge ground, and makes ideal place in which to refresh yourself before, after or during a match there. Very much a family orientated pub the L  & V has made a bee line for the fresh food, making full use of its location at the hub of the voluptuous riches of East Midlands farming - to quote, "the region is abundant with fantastic produce".

As if that was not enough they are setting up the West Bridgford allotment project where their vegetables will be grown within easy reach of the kitchens.

At weekends there is more time to indulge in a decent breakfast, the best meal of the day. Drop in between 9 and 12 for juices, smoothies, and the Larwood full English, perhaps an Inverawe kipper, or just a good old fashioned dry cured bacon buttie.

A bar menu operates 12 noon - 6pm, with Old Sport pork faggots, devilled kidneys, Welsh rarebit, grilled lemon sole or smoked eel and crispy back salad with a poached egg, to name but a few of the mellifluous dishes on offer.

Dinner service is from 6pm onwards, until 10pm. Start with grilled diver scallop and spinach Thermidor before moving on to slow braised beef ribs, butter onions and Belvoir bitter, or roast rack of Derbyshire lamb, gratin potatoes and minted greens.

The old songs are always best so don't ignore the sherry trifle, or there's bramley apple and blackcurrant crumble with double vanilla custard. These are but a few dishes from the wide range, backed with an excellent wine list, with 10 by the glass, including champagne.

This is a place which deserves to succeed.