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Encounters restaurant on Mansfield Road, Nottingham

Located on Mansfield Road, just a short walk up from The Victoria Centre bus station and in close proximity to the Nottingham Trent University city site, is Encounters, a restaurant that has been serving honest British cuisine up in the city centre since 1993. Now entering into its second decade in business, the longevity of Encounters is proof of its good food at real value for money prices.

The restaurant is small yet perfectly proportioned and offers diners an escape from the hustle and bustle of the city centre for an hour or two. With comfortable chairs and a light and airy dining space, Encounters provides the perfect backdrop for enjoying the delicious British cuisine on offer.

Proprietor Paul Shaw has used his extensive knowledge and wealth of experience in the restaurant business to create a classic British menu that showcases the best of British produce, which he sources locally where possible. You can expect, when seasonally available, to see dishes such as plaice stuffed with crab, cooked in a Thermidor sauce with onions, cream, cheese and English grain mustard; honey glazed chicken cooked in a cream and mild mustard sauce; and the indulgent beef encounter that features a succulent fillet steak stuffed with local stilton, wrapped in puff pastry and served with a creamy port sauce. As well as a delectable a la carte menu, a fantastic value lunch offer runs daily that is ideal for city centre business men and women to enjoy on their lunch break or for weary shoppers to devour before heading back out in to the mayhem.

Encounters is an excellent independent restaurant boasting fantastic cuisine at affordable prices that comes with great friendly service as standard. Booking is highly recommended, particularly at the weekend.

Or Call Encounters Restaurant on 0115 994 0728

Latest Diner Reviews:

Absolutely Fantastic, menu extensive with somthing for everyone. Don't expect to rush in and out as foods cooked from fresh and with the amount you get your going to spend an enjoyable, relaxed evening there. Front of house is fantastic, warm and welcoming.
100% DM 08/05/2012
Very good service.
100% TC 17/03/2012
60% SS 20/02/2012
Couldn't have asked for better. The food and the service was second to none. I was really well looked after and definatley well fed. The restaurant has a very relaxing atmosphere and there is no rush. The owner is very accomodating and friendly. I will definatley recommend Encounters to everybody and it is one restaurant I intend to frequent.
100% SH 25/12/2011
This is a superb restaurant, friendly and polite staff and so accommodating. Well presented, delicious food, cooked to perfection. I'm so pleased we went here and we'll be back again.
100% SM 07/09/2011
As always great food and great service. Very friendly and welcoming. Would recommend to my friends.
100% HR 18/08/2011
This was our first vist to Encounters and we were not disappointed! The greeting on arrival and the friendly efficient service were second to none. It made a refresshing change to have the owners serving, in a relaxed and informal way. The starters were fantastic (the menu is honest when it states the Prawn Cocktail is the biggest you will have seen). The only slight criticism would be that my husbands fillet steak was not as tender as he expected it to be. However he did choose beef Wellington, which comes cooked in pastry, and understands that the chef cannot see the steak cooking once it is hddden inside the crust. He expected the steak to fall apart as it was fillet, but it was actually a little tough, although still tasty (He did say that it wouldn't put him off try a differrent type of steak next time! and ........it can't have been too tough because he ate every last bit!). The bread was superb, and freshly baked.
90% so 12/06/2011
Everything was just great.
100% JC 31/05/2011
Excellent venue, friendly service always a joy to have a meal at Encounters.Have recommended to several friends and no-one has ever been disappointed.
100% LR 02/05/2011

Absolutely Fantastic, menu extensive with somthing for everyone. Don't expect to rush in and out as foods cooked from fresh and with the amount you get your going to spend an enjoyable, relaxed evening there. Front of house is fantastic, warm and welcoming.
100% DM 08/05/2012

Cuisine: British
Capacity: 40
Average Price: £££
Dress Code: Smart/Casual

Opening Hours:

Monday: Closed
Tuesday: 12pm-2pm and 6:30pm-10pm
Wednesday: 12pm-2pm and 6:30pm-10pm
Thursday: 12pm-2pm and 6:30pm-10pm
Friday: 12pm-2pm and 6:30pm-10pm
Saturday: 6:30pm-10pm
Sunday: Closed

Ratings:

Food: 9
Value: 9
Ambience: 9
Toilets: 9
Service: 9
overall: 9

Special Offers

Encounters Nottingham

£9.95 - 2 Course Lunch

Encounters is the perfect venue to enjoy a delicious lunch. For £9.95 enjoy 2 courses from the special lunch menu when dining Tuesday-Saturday. If you're feeling really peckish, why not enjoy a full 3 course meal for just £12.50 per person! Please note this offer is not valid during December and is only available Tuesday-Saturday.