Via Fossa

-THE PLACE Via Fossa is located on Canal Street, Nottingham. this is a fairly central location, about a five minute walk from both the main bus and railway stations in the city. Via Fossa is part of a recent development of bars down by Nottingham canal. The other bars include The Canalhouse, Fellows Merton & Claton, The Waterfornt, Bar Risa, Jongleurs Comedy Club and a newly opened Weatherspoons called The Company Inn. The location is especially good on a sunny day as all these bars, including Via Fossa, have fairly large seating areas outside by the canal. On a very hot day it is not uncommon to see naked men jumping into the canal from the patio outside ...  Read the complete review

Canal Street in Nottingham had started to become somewhat run-down towards the middle part of the 1990’s, and quite frankly needed sorting out, it was fast becoming a bit of an eyesore. The area between the Broad Marsh shopping centre and the Nottingham Castle stretch of Canal Street has now undergone a dramatic facelift over the last five years. Lots of new office buildings, bars and fitness centres. Part of this modernization has been the Via Fossa bar/pub/restaurant. It's set out on two levels with a deceiving amount of space inside (pub equivalent of the Tardis). It looks quite a small place from outside at the front of the building (the ...  Read the complete review

Of all the pubs in Nottingham it is Via Fossa that I return to time and time again. The décor I admit may well be an acquired taste, consisting of a series of dark-interlaced cubby holes. Upstairs is the now infamous “cow seat” a favourite of many. If that piqued your interest now I better shatter your illusions. The so called cow seat is a mere booth upholstered in black and white spotted fabric similar to that of a Friesian cow, hence the wholly original name. Prices are reasonable with a pint averaging a little over £2, and the atmosphere is one of total relaxation. Better still if the weather looks good you have the additional option of sitting ...  Read the complete review