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January 16, 2026
The pub that changed me: ‘We’d walk home with kebab sauce dribbling down our chins’
I’d love to claim the Hand & Heart in Nottingham taught me something profound – but it was mostly about bankrolling free rounds
TL;DR
- The Hand & Heart pub in Nottingham is located in sandstone caves, similar to Ye Olde Trip to Jerusalem.
- The author and five friends frequented the Hand & Heart during university, often arriving for last orders.
- The group excelled at pub quiz machines, particularly the Monopoly and Telly Addicts machines, using their combined knowledge to win money.
- Winnings from the machines helped fund rounds of drinks and the post-pub kebab tradition from Sheesh Mahal.
- Sheesh Mahal offered kebabs either 'open' (to eat on the walk home) or 'wrapped' (to eat with cutlery at home).
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