The Starting Gate Nottingham is a family-friendly Flaming Grill pub on Candle Meadow beside Colwick Park and Nottingham Racecourse. Its relaxed local atmosphere makes it a natural stop after a walk or a day at the races, with a car park and facilities for families, disabled guests and dogs.
Food is built around the Flaming Grill format, with sizzling steaks, stacked burgers and generous sharing platters at the centre of the menu. Chicken strips, mixed grills and pub favourites provide further substantial choices, supported by weekday deals intended to keep an informal meal affordable.
Classic options such as fish and chips, steak and ale pie, gammon with eggs and all-day breakfast sit comfortably beside the grill dishes. Desserts and children’s meals help mixed-age groups, while the large portions and sharers are especially suited to watching a match with friends.
The bar serves beer and other drinks, and Sky Sports, TNT Sports, pool and darts give the venue a strong social character. A beer garden provides outdoor space in suitable weather, and guests with allergies or dietary requirements should check the current menu with staff before ordering.
Address: Candle Meadow, Nottingham NG2 4DX, England
Starting Gate Menu
Small Plates
Nachos
Tortilla chips loaded with melted mozzarella and Cheddar, nacho cheese sauce, tomato salsa, guacamole, sour cream and jalapeños
Vegan Nachos
Tortilla chips loaded with tomato, salsa, guacamole and jalapeños
Halloumi Fries
Served with sweet chilli sauce
Crispy King Prawns
Served with lettuce and sweet chilli sauce
Breaded Garlic Mushrooms
Served with mayo
Loaded Garlic Bread
Garlic bread loaded with spicy Buffalo pulled chicken and topped with melted mozzarella and Cheddar
Chicken Tikka Skewer
Two skewers served with lettuce and drizzled with sweet chilli sauce, and a yoghurt & mint dip
Chicken Tacos
Two tortilla wraps filled with crispy chicken strips, lettuce, Flaming Grill Signature Sauce, crunchy slaw, and crispy onions.
Beef Burnt Ends Tacos
Two tortilla wraps filled with beef burnt ends in a BBQ sauce with Jack Daniel’s, lettuce, Flaming Grill Signature Sauce, crunchy slaw, and crispy onions
Halloumi Tacos
Two tortilla wraps filled with halloumi fries, lettuce, Flaming Grill Signature Sauce, crunchy slaw, and crispy onions
Wings
Served with your choice of sauce
Crispy Chicken Strips
Served with your choice of sauce
Boneless Wings
Served with your choice of sauce
Impossible™ Nuggets
Served with your choice of sauce
Sharers
The Supreme Sharer
Chicken tikka skewers, boneless wings and halloumi fries. Served with hash browns, a flatbread, beef burnt ends in a BBQ sauce with Jack Daniel’s and nacho cheese sauce for dipping
The Ultimate Feast
Crispy chicken strips, wings, corn on the cob, onion rings^, garlic bread and a side of our nachos. Served with BBQ sauce for dipping
Nachos
Tortilla chips loaded with melted mozzarella and Cheddar, nacho cheese sauce, tomato salsa, guacamole, sour cream and jalapeños
Buffalo Chicken Nachos
Buffalo Chicken topped tortilla chips loaded with melted mozzarella and Cheddar, nacho cheese sauce, tomato salsa, guacamole, sour cream and jalapeños
Beef Burnt Ends Nachos
Tortilla chips loaded with Beef burnt ends, melted mozzarella and Cheddar, nacho cheese sauce, tomato salsa, guacamole, sour cream and jalapeños.
Vegan Sharing Nachos
Tortilla chips loaded with tomato salsa, guacamole and jalapeños
Bowls
Chicken Rice Bowl
Grilled chicken fillet layered on top of katsu curry sauce, basmati rice, crunchy slaw, grilled peppers & onions. Topped with crispy onions
Salmon Rice Bowl
Grilled salmon fillet layered on top of katsu curry sauce, basmati rice, crunchy slaw, grilled peppers & onions. Topped with crispy onions
Broccoli in Sweet Chilli Sauce Rice Bowl
Broccoli in sweet chilli sauce on top of katsu curry sauce, basmati rice, crunchy slaw, grilled peppers & onions. Topped with crispy onions
8oz Steak Rice Bowl
Flame-grilled 8oz rump steak on top of katsu curry sauce, basmati rice, crunchy slaw, grilled peppers & onions. Topped with crispy onions
Flatbreads
Halloumi Flatbread
Topped with mayo, mixed salad leaves, crunchy slaw and your choice of sauce. Vegetarian.
Flame-grilled 4oz Rump Steak Flatbread
Topped with mayo, mixed salad leaves, crunchy slaw and your choice of sauce.
Fajita-style Chicken Flatbread
Topped with mayo, mixed salad leaves, crunchy slaw and your choice of sauce.
Halloumi Salad
Mixed salad leaves, crunchy slaw and your choice of sauce. Vegetarian.
Flame-grilled 4oz Rump Steak Salad
Topped with mayo, mixed salad leaves, crunchy slaw and your choice of sauce.
Fajita-Style Chicken Salad
Mixed salad leaves, crunchy slaw and your choice of sauce.
Flame-Grilled
Flame-Grilled 11oz* Toma-Pork
Served on a bed of grilled peppers and onions. With grilled tomato, peas, onion rings^ and your choice of basmati rice or chips.
Mixed Grill Skillet
4oz* rump steak, gammon, chicken, and a pork sausage, on a bed of fried onions with a free-range fried egg and onion rings. Served with chips, peas and grilled tomato.
XL Mixed Grill Skillet
8oz* rump steak, 7oz* gammon, chicken, and a pork sausage, on a bed of fried onions with a free-range fried egg and onion rings^. Served with chips, peas and grilled tomato.
Hot Honey Glazed Salmon
Served on a bed of grilled peppers and onions, with a corn on the cob, and sour cream for dipping. Served with your choice of basmati rice or chips.
Chicken Fajitas
Fajita seasoned chicken, on a bed of grilled peppers and onions. Served with tortilla wraps, cheese, tomato salsa, guacamole, sour cream and tortilla chips.
Flame-Grilled 9oz* Double-Dip Ribeye
Marinated and dipped in BBQ sauce with Jack Daniel’s, served on a bed of grilled peppers and onions. With grilled tomato, onion rings, and a corn on the cob. Served with your choice of mac ‘n’ cheese loaded jacket potato or mac ‘n’ cheese loaded chips, topped with crispy onions.
Steak & Ribs Combo
4oz* rump steak and half a rack of BBQ-glazed pork ribs. Served with chips, onion rings, corn on the cob and coleslaw.
Full Rack of Ribs
BBQ-glazed pork ribs. Served with chips, corn on the cob and coleslaw.
Chicken & Steak Combo
Half a flame-grilled roast chicken and a 4oz* rump steak. Served with chips, onion rings^, corn on the cob and coleslaw.
Chicken & Rib Combo
Half a flame-grilled roast chicken and half a rack of BBQ-glazed pork ribs. Served with chips, onion rings^, corn on the cob and coleslaw.
Crispy Chicken & Steak
Crispy chicken strips and a 4oz* rump steak. Served with chips, onion rings^, corn on the cob and coleslaw.
8oz* Rump Steak
Served with chips, peas and grilled tomato.
8oz* Sirloin Steak
Served with chips, peas and grilled tomato.
2 Free-range Fried Eggs
Beef Burnt Ends in a BBQ Sauce with Jack Daniel's
Breaded Garlic Mushrooms
Vegetarian.
Onion Rings
Vegan, Vegetarian.
Mac 'n' Cheese
Vegetarian.
Coleslaw
Vegan, Vegetarian.
Corn on the Cob
Vegetarian.
BBQ with Jack Daniel's
Peppercorn
Beef-dripping gravy
Garlic & Mushroom
Burgers
The Beef BBQ
Two flame-grilled beef burgers topped with bacon, cheese and beef burnt ends in a BBQ sauce with Jack Daniel’s stacked in a lightly toasted bun with lettuce, red onion and mayo. Served with chips and onion rings.
The Flaming Signature Stack
Flame-grilled beef burger and fried buttermilk chicken fillet topped with bacon, cheese and our Flaming Grill Signature Sauce stacked in a lightly toasted bun with lettuce, red onion and mayo. Served with chips and onion rings.
The Cowboy
Two fried buttermilk chicken fillets topped with cheese and smothered in BBQ and ranch sauces with crispy onions. Served with chips and onion rings.
Buffalo Chicken & Halloumi
Fried buttermilk chicken fillet, spicy Buffalo pulled chicken, drizzled in Buffalo hot sauce and topped with halloumi fries and ranch sauce stacked in a lightly toasted bun with lettuce, red onion and mayo. Served with chips and onion rings.
The Korean BBQ
Two fried buttermilk chicken fillets tossed in Korean BBQ sauce and topped with sweet chilli sauce stacked in a lightly toasted bun with lettuce, red onion and mayo. Served with chips and onion rings.
Flame-Grilled Cheese Burger
Flame Grilled beef burger topped with cheese stacked in a lightly toasted bun with lettuce, red onion and mayo. Served with chips and onion rings.
Flame-Grilled Cheese & Bacon Burger
Flame Grilled beef burger topped with cheese and bacon stacked in a lightly toasted bun with lettuce, red onion and mayo. Served with chips and onion rings.
Fried Buttermilk Chicken Burger
Fried buttermilk chicken fillet stacked in a lightly toasted bun with lettuce, red onion and mayo. Served with chips and onion rings.
Cheese & Bacon Chicken Burger
Fried buttermilk chicken fillet topped with cheese and bacon stacked in a lightly toasted bun with lettuce, red onion and mayo. Served with chips and onion rings.
Impossible™ Burger
Impossible™ burger stacked in a lightly toasted bun with lettuce, red onion and mayo. Served with chips. Vegan, Vegetarian.
Double Flame-Grilled Cheese Burger
Two Flame Grilled beef burger topped with cheese stacked in a lightly toasted bun with lettuce, red onion and mayo. Served with chips and onion rings.
Double Flame-Grilled Cheese & Bacon Burger
Two Flame Grilled beef burger topped with cheese and bacon stacked in a lightly toasted bun with lettuce, red onion and mayo. Served with chips and onion rings.
Double Fried Buttermilk Chicken Burger
Two Fried buttermilk chicken fillet stacked in a lightly toasted bun with lettuce, red onion and mayo. Served with chips and onion rings.
Double Cheese & Bacon Chicken Burger
Two Fried buttermilk chicken fillet topped with cheese and bacon stacked in a lightly toasted bun with lettuce, red onion and mayo. Served with chips and onion rings.
Double Classic Impossible™ Burger
Two Impossible™ burgers stacked in a lightly toasted bun with lettuce, red onion and mayo. Served with chips. Vegan, Vegetarian.
Classics
Hand-Battered Fish
Served with chips and your choice of peas or mushy peas.
Mac 'n' Cheese
Served with dressed side salad. Vegetarian.
All Day Breakfast
Two rashers of bacon, two pork sausages, two free-range fried eggs, two hash browns, grilled tomato and baked beans.
Steak & Ale Pie
Tender pieces of steak in rich ale gravy, encased in shortcrust pastry. Served with peas and your choice of chips or mashed potato.
Mushroom, Garlic & Cheese Bake
Shortcrust pastry with a mushroom, onion & garlic filling topped with melted mozzarella and Cheddar. Served with chips, peas and gravy. Vegetarian.
Mushroom & Garlic Bake
Shortcrust pastry with a mushroom, onion & garlic filling. Served with chips, peas and gravy. Vegan, Vegetarian.
Scampi
Served with chips and your choice of peas or mushy peas.
7oz* Gammon Skillet
Served on our sizzling skillet with fried onions. With chips, peas, grilled tomato, and your choice of a free-range fried egg or pineapple ring.
Chicken Tikka Masala
Served with basmati rice, half a naan bread and yoghurt & mint sauce.
Hunter's Chicken Skillet
Chicken fillet topped with bacon, melted mozzarella and Cheddar, and BBQ sauce on our sizzling skillet with fried onions. Served with chips and peas.
Beef Lasagne
Minced beef in Italian red wine layered between pasta sheets. Served with our dressed side salad.
Chick 'n' Mix
Chick 'n' Mix
Choose 2 chicken options, 2 sides and choose your sauce.
Loaded Chips
Chicken Katsu Curry Loaded Chips
Topped with katsu sauce and crispy chicken strips.
Beef Burnt Ends Loaded Chips
Topped with Beef Burnt Ends in a BBQ sauce with Jack Daniel’s.
Hunter's Loaded Chips
Topped with bacon, cheese and BBQ sauce.
Chicken Katsu Curry Loaded Chips
Topped with katsu sauce and crispy chicken strips.
Beef Burnt Ends Loaded Chips
Topped with Beef Burnt Ends in a BBQ sauce with Jack Daniel’s.
Hunter's Loaded Chips
Topped with bacon, cheese and BBQ sauce.
Sides
Sweet Potato Fries
Vegan, Vegetarian.
Chips
Vegan, Vegetarian.
Cheesy Chips
Vegetarian.
Dressed Side Salad
Vegan, Vegetarian.
Onion Rings
Vegan, Vegetarian.
Mac 'n' Cheese
Vegetarian.
Corn on the Cob
Vegetarian.
Coleslaw
Vegan, Vegetarian.
Garlic Ciabatta
Vegetarian.
Garlic Ciabatta with Cheese
Vegetarian.
Bread & Butter
Vegetarian.
Desserts
An Éclair to Share
A chocolate fondant topped éclair-shaped doughnut for two, filled with vanilla flavour ice cream, raspberry coulis and squirty cream. Vegetarian.
Raspberry & White Chocolate Blondie Sundae
Scoops of vanilla flavour ice cream and frozen strawberry yoghurt with raspberry coulis, grilled meringue and squirty cream. Vegetarian.
Epic Choctastic Sundae
Chocolate and vanilla flavour ice creams topped with squirty cream and piled high with Maltesers®, chocolate honeycomb pieces and Mars® chunks, chocolate flavour sauce and crispy wafers. Vegetarian.
Biscoff Cheesecake
Crushed caramelised Biscoff® biscuits topped with a vanilla cheesecake filling, Biscoff® spread and Biscoff® crumb. Served with vanilla flavour ice cream. Vegetarian.
Lava Cookie
Served with a scoop of vanilla flavour ice cream and drizzled with chocolate flavour sauce. Vegetarian.
Vegan Lava Cookie
Served with a scoop of vegan ice cream. Vegan, Vegetarian.
Apple Crumble
Served warm with your choice of vanilla flavour ice cream or custard. Vegetarian.
Vegan Apple Crumble
Served warm with vegan ice cream. Vegan, Vegetarian.
Chocolate Fudge Cake
Served warm and topped with chocolate flavour sauce. With your choice of vanilla flavour ice cream or chocolate flavour ice cream. Vegetarian.
Sticky Toffee Pudding
Served warm with sultanas and your choice of custard or vanilla flavour ice cream. Vegetarian.
Vegan Ice Cream
3 scoops of vegan ice cream. Vegan, Vegetarian.
Chocolate Brownie
A mini chocolate brownie topped with caramel, coated in chocolate flavour sauce and served with vanilla flavour ice cream. Vegetarian.
Raspberry & White Chocolate Blondie
A mini white chocolate & raspberry blondie drizzled with raspberry coulis and served with vanilla flavour ice cream. Vegetarian.
Gooey Chocolate Caramel Belgian Waffles
Two Belgian waffles with chocolate flavour sauce, Mars® chunks, chocolate and vanilla flavour ice cream with squirty cream. Vegetarian.
Lemon Meringue Belgian Waffles
Two Belgian waffles with vanilla flavour ice cream, zesty lemon coulis, grilled meringue and squirty cream. Vegetarian.