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A preview of what's coming up at Perkins this Spring
Spring is here and we've been gifted with absolutely gorgeous weather! Let our talented kitchen team complement that with one (or more)...
Jason England
Mar 27, 20222 min read


Spring is looking good at Perkins — 3 events to kick off the new season
We’re just a few weeks away from the start of Spring and we’re excited about the first three events of the new season: a celebration of...
Jason England
Feb 26, 20221 min read


Gastronomic Series Takeaway - Nottingham Post review
Back in March, we were honoured to receive such a glowing review from Nottingham Post's Life Writer, Lynette Pinchess for our weekly...
Perkins Bar & Bistro
May 14, 20213 min read


Our plan for reopening Perkins Bar & Bistro
So, here we are. It’s official. We are allowed to reopen for indoor dining, and we look forward to welcoming you all back to Perkins at...
Perkins Bar & Bistro
May 14, 20211 min read


We're on the lookout for an Event Manager for the Carriage Hall!
Find out about life behind the scenes at The Carriage Hall from our Venue Director Debs.
Perkins Bar & Bistro
Feb 23, 20213 min read


Introducing Our Chef’s Choice – the next edition of our Gastronomic Series Takeaway
To conclude our Gastronomic Series Takeaway calendar for 2020, we are leaving it to our amazing chef director Sarah Newham to pick a...
Jason England
Dec 16, 20201 min read


Welcome back – a few updates about our re-opening, eat out to help out and Taste The Season
It has been an incredible month, welcoming you all back to a slightly different Perkins experience. Here are a few updates… We’ve missed...
Perkins Bar & Bistro
Jul 24, 20202 min read


Closing our doors - life at home for Perkins Bar & Bistro part 6
Welcome back to our blog! We really miss seeing you all and wanted to bring a little slice (emphasis on the word “slice”) of Perkins to you.
Perkins Bar & Bistro
Jun 12, 20202 min read


Closing our doors - life at home for Perkins Bar & Bistro part 5
Since opening the restaurant in 1982, we’ve certainly had our ups and downs, but never have we had to close our doors. So for this blog,...
Perkins Bar & Bistro
May 29, 20203 min read


Closing our doors - life at home for Perkins Bar & Bistro part 4
Welcome back to our blog. This time, we’re going to do something a little bit different… Normally, what you’ve been reading is our social...
Perkins Bar & Bistro
Apr 29, 20203 min read


Closing our doors - life at home for Perkins Bar & Bistro part 3
We are back and catching up with Venue Director Jenna Kerry about life in the lockdown.
Perkins Bar & Bistro
Apr 20, 20202 min read


Closing our doors - life at home for Perkins Bar & Bistro part 2
With this blog, we hope to keep in touch and let you all know what we’re doing at our homes! For this week, we called Heather – Head office
Perkins Bar & Bistro
Apr 8, 20202 min read


Closing our doors - life at home for Perkins Bar & Bistro part 1
It’s a moment you never want to happen. After making the announcement that we were going to be closing our doors throughout the...
Perkins Bar & Bistro
Mar 27, 20202 min read


Meet Jane – a team member who has worked at Perkins for over 28 years
Meet Jane – she works incredibly hard to make sure you all have the best experience possible, and she’s been doing so for over 28 years!
Perkins Bar & Bistro
Jan 31, 20202 min read


The History of Burns Night
With Burns Night coming up, we thought it would be great to explain the history of this traditional Scottish event. A key part of the...
Perkins Bar & Bistro
Jan 10, 20202 min read


Meet Debs - your Events Manager
For part four of our team interviews, allow us to introduce you to our Events Manager, Deborah Simmons! We get to know so much about you,...
Perkins Bar & Bistro
Aug 27, 20192 min read


Meet Robin - your head chef
For the third in our series of team interviews, we thought we'd take you into the kitchen to meet Robin - Head Chef and culinary...
Perkins Bar & Bistro
Jun 24, 20192 min read


Our smokehouse success stories
We absolutely adore discovering new and exciting flavours using our smokehouse - after all, we are one of the few restaurants in the...
Perkins Bar & Bistro
May 31, 20192 min read


Meet Jenna - Your Venue Director
Welcome to the second in our series of team interviews - your chance to meet the people behind-the-scenes, who work incredibly hard to...
Perkins Bar & Bistro
Apr 16, 20192 min read


Meet Patricia - Your Restaurant Manager
What makes a restaurant great? It's not just the food or a nice location. The people are a massively important part of this formula too,...
Perkins Bar & Bistro
Feb 22, 20193 min read
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