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Cafe Villabella, Derby
Formerly a derelict building but now home to a new cafe brought to you by the team behind the Grand Cafe Caruso in Derby. Time to pay a visit to Cafe Villabella.
In categories: Derbyshire Pubs & Restaurants, East Midlands Pubs & Restaurants, Pubs & Restaurants
Interview, The Tap House
With indoor hospitality allowed once again I caught up with The Tap House micropub in Ross-On-Wye, Herefordshire to find out how the pandemic has affected their business and how they see things going forward.
In categories: Herefordshire Micropubs, Interviews, Micropubs, The Tap House, Ross-On-Wye, West Midlands Micropubs
Interview – The Brunswick Inn
With the easing of lockdown many small hospitality businesses are now able to open up, initially with outdoor services. One such venue to reopen is The Brunswick Inn in Derby, and I caught up with them to find out how the pandemic has affected the business and his hopes for the re-opening.
In categories: Derbyshire Pubs & Restaurants, East Midlands Pubs & Restaurants, Interviews, Pubs & Restaurants, The Brunswick Inn, Derby
Interview – Dog & Parrot
One micropub has that managed to keep going during the COVID-19 pandemic is the Dog & Parrot in Eastwood, Nottinghamshire. We caught up with the team at the Dog to get the full lowdown on how the pandemic has effected the business as well as their involvement with creating government pub guidelines, and some wider thoughts on the micropub trade going forward.
In categories: Dog & Parrot, Eastwood, East Midlands Micropubs, Interviews, Micropubs, Nottinghamshire Micropubs
The Millipede, Stapleford
Lying on the Nottinghamshire/Derbyshire border is the town of Stapleford, home to a former pizza takeaway that is now a small watering hole – The Millipede.
In categories: East Midlands Micropubs, Micropubs, Nottinghamshire Micropubs
