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£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.

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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.

View the menu and reserve your table online or by calling 0115 994 0728.

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Donna Marquess – 08/05/2012

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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.

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Terri Chong – 17/03/2012

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Very good service.

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Steven Swift – 20/02/2012

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Sara Hurst – 25/12/2011

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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.

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Overview

Cuisine: British

Capacity: 40

Price: £££££

Dress: 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

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