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Food Review by Leisa Pickles
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GRAIN @No1
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This month we kept it really local and headed into Newark Town Centre to sample a new café which only opened in August. Grain @No1 is located at No1 Castle Gate formerly Castle Gate Antiques
The building itself dates to Georgian times and remains a furniture store with four floors of antiques and various items from local artists. The café in situated on the ground floor and occupies most of the space. The area itself is spacious with lots of unique pieces of furniture where you can sit and take in the atmosphere. This is exactly what we did when we visited on a Saturday afternoon for coffee and cake and a quick scan through the papers. We opted for a Cafetiere of coffee for two accompanied by two rather generous portions of yummy cake. The Café is open Wednesday to Sunday from 10:00 serving a range of light bites and hot and cold drinks. The menu is 99.9% plant based with an exception being made for the rather delicious cheese scones. When sitting on one of the squishy sofas you will notice that all items around you are for sale. A brilliant way to
present the items and hence why Grain No.1 refers to itself a lifestyle store. This place is a place of discovery and I would strongly urge you to pay them a visit. Start with coffee and cake then explore the whole building and all the unique items within it, each room and area of the building has a very different look and feel. Grain
No.1 has lots of plans to run events and “Meet the Maker” style evenings so keep a look out for future diary dates.
