Mashpea, St Peter's Gate, Nottingham

Named after an Indian reservation in North America, Mashpea is the brainchild of brothers John and David Barnicoat. Open for breakfast, lunch and dinner, the restaurant aims to provide the Nottingham masses with comfort and simple, wholesome food.

• Opened: 20 January

• Owners: David and John Barnicoat

• Head chef: John Barnicoat

• General manager: David Barnicoat

• Capacity: 110; casual seating 22

• Food: Simple modern European, with seafood featuring heavily. Go for the chilli-encrusted squid with mango, chilli and coriander salsa for starters, followed by the lemon-scented salmon on green pesto fettuccine.

• Prices: Breakfast from £2.95, lunch £4.50-£13.95. Dinner: starters £4.50-£6.50, mains £13.95-£17.95

• Address: 13 St Peter's Gate, Nottingham NG1 2JF

• Telephone: 0115 947 3715