An overbearing maitre d'combined with overpriced unexceptional food in a modern setting, this restaurant truly is a success of style over substance. If you want to see the person in the adjoining toilet cubicle through the frosted glass this is the place for you. If you prefer quality food reasonably priced and served by pleasant staff give this one a miss.

Only one dish from the 'banquet' deserved mention, a lamb rogan josh with lashings of cardommon, the rest was easily forgetable; unfortunately the price - £19.95 per person was not. Portion sizes were small which explained the refusal to serve 4 'banquets' to a group of 5, although we were told that we could ask for more rice if required. Indian restaurants have a well deserved reputation for quality and value I regret to say this restaurant had neither of these. Dr Strangelove

(1) My husband and I made the mistake of ignoring a critical review of Sonny's in Nottingham city centre on this website. So many people who had lived in the city quoted it as the best restaurant in town, we decided to give it a try. First impressions were good. The dining room is attractive and our waiter was friendly. However, I picked a main course described as "salmon, scallops..." because I love scallops.... and I was sorely disappointed. The so-called scallops part of the dish consisted of perhaps two-thirds of a scallop, diced and overcooked, and dotted around the edge of the plate. When I mentioned to the largish man who appeared to be head waiter that the menu was perhaps misleading on this point he explained that the "scallops" part was only meant to be a garnish and if the dish had been described as "salmon, spinach" there would not have been a lot of spinach. Silly me. I presume if there are any dishes served with asparagus at Sonny's you can expect one stem chopped into bits on your plate. While I am not an expert, I felt my salmon was undercooked and either way pretty tasteless. My husband's main course was better, but his pigeon starter was overcooked and not a pleasure to eat. These days I suspect to regard Sonny's as Nottingham's best restaurant is an insult to Nottingham. smiles