Bugman's in Nottingham

If you're in the mood for a cozy, rustic dining experience ,this tavern style restaurant is a must visit after Warhammer World. The ambiance perfectly captures the essence of an old school tavern, with wooden beams, dim lighting, and a welcoming, laid back vibe. The atmosphere feels inviting yet slightly nostalgic, transporting you to a place where good food and great company are the main focus. As for the food, the burgers are simply outstanding. Each one is a juicy, flavorful masterpiece—cooked to perfection with high quality ingredients. The patties are tender, the buns soft yet sturdy, and the toppings are fresh and generous. From classic burgers to more inventive creations, there's something to satisfy every burger lover's craving. The fries, crispy and golden, make the perfect sidekick to your meal, and the selection of craft beers pairs wonderfully with the rich flavors of the burgers. Whether you're grabbing a casual bite with friends or enjoying a solo meal in a comfortable setting, this tavern offers a delightful culinary experience that's hard to beat. A perfect spot for burger aficionados looking for great taste and an authentic atmosphere.

Glad I visited. Very clean restaurant as the waitress made sure of it. Nice selection of ale. Food was really tender and tasty. My daughter said the waffle was exceptional

Vile beef burger. The meat doesn't look like beef at all. Avoid at all costs. The rest is average. Expensive for quality even if quantity.

Lovely atmosphere and excellent staff but the food has really gone downhill. Overcooked chewy burgers and school café chips. Shame. I’ll stick to breakfasts in the future

Had a look at the menu online but unfortunately it was outdated (I have put pics up of the one on the table.) I do look forward to coming back and trying the menu again. Great atmosphere and enjoyed the Bugmans Stormcast.

My hubby has been playing Warhammer for over 20 years. So when we found out Warhammer World was in Nottingham, we just had to stop by. To our pleasant surprise, there was a place to grab food and drinks to keep you from getting too grumpy from hunger. There are a lot of fun decorations spread around the restaurant including Bugman's throne. The food was really delicious too! There is a spicy wing challenge if you're up to it.

Great venue! Food is exceptional

My partner and I came here after spending the day looking around Warhammer world. You order at the bar, we were informed the food would take half an hour. I hadn't eaten all day so was pretty hungry however, they were quite busy therefore understand why. Their food was lovely particularly the chips. Great portions for the money felt like a hearty meal. I ordered the VGBLT and their fake bacon in my opinion was tasty which can be hard to get right.

If you're a warhammer fan this is the place for you to eat. But not only that, it also tastes good and the service personal is very nice. Usually themed places don't have good food but I can happely say that the food here is very good.

Very nice but quite expensive for just a burger.

Lovely atmosphere. Nice food. Great place to go.

Spectacular Burgers! As You'll Know This Place Is Attached To Warhammer World, But Don't Think It'll Be Mediocre! I Had The (can't remember name if you can tell by the pictures can you say?) Burger And It Was Awesome! The Flavours Boomed Inside Your Mouth! The Sauce Was Delish And A Perfect Compliment To The Burger ! 🍔 ! The Fries Were Great Aswell! This Place Is A Dwarfish Feast! The Service Was Quick! Especially With The Fact That It Was Busier Than Usual (according to Google) A Perfect Attachment To Warhammer World! Writing This Review Makes Me Want To Eat It Again (literally I'm starving right now thinking about it) Must Go! (⁠◍⁠•⁠ᴗ⁠•⁠◍⁠) Also Since Google Annoyingly Doesn't Let Me Put A Section For Bathrooms In, Bathrooms Are Spacious Clean And There's Lots Of Cubicles

Good pub food in a fun venue. Staff at the bar very serious about allergens, when I went back for a coffee jumped in to let me know the oat milk contained gluten, great stuff

The food is good, a decent pub standard. The staff are always very friendly, but also helpful in finding out some nutritional info for me. The atmosphere speaks for itself! There are no substitutions on the breakfast, but this is a minor issue as I just gave the extras to a friend.

Been several times now and I have to say it just keeps getting worse. The place itself is cool, and the staff are friendly and happy to help, but I don't know if it's the "cost of living crisis" thing or a change of chef, but the food is definitely getting worse. It's the triple.. More expensive, less of it and less quality. Spent well over a hundred pound there yesterday and it really wasn't worth it. Bugmans stack burger was pretty small this time and the portion of chips was half the usual amount. I'll give it one more go, but if the slide continues, I'll be looking elsewhere.

Great addition to the WHW experience, completely thematic, really enjoyable food

Food waa very good, its quite popular so its loud. Much better once the music was turned off.

Nicely themed and cheaper than expected

Even if you are not heading into the Warhammer World tour, or playing in the gaming hall, Bugman's is still a great location for a bite to eat. The food options are good, and the quality of the food great. Do be aware the food serving times are different to the opening hours. Superb atmosphere, always a buzz to the place.

Surprisingly great food for a restaurant attached to Warhammer World. Had lunch here - the Steak was reasonable in price and much better quality than expected. A wide variety of options, including a child's menu.

Tried the skaven brew and it was very green. But overall good ipa

Great food, not cheap but big portions and absolutely worth it. Loads of different beers on tap. Friendly staff.

Paid £16.50 for a burger and chips. The burger itself was a pale grey, puller pork topping was cold and the onion rings we sweaty and soggy. I decided to only eat the chicken, bread and chips but it still managed to give me a bad stomach today. The food is horrific...avoid eating

This place knows what it is. Its a pub/cafeteria that's dressed up as a fantasy tavern. The staff are brilliant, very efficient, and make a mean hot chocolate. One more stamp to go until my free hot drink! The food menu is curious. Over the last decade the menu options have decreased and the food quality has varied wildly. As of April 2024 the food quality was good, but I question the addition of a steak to the menu when pizza has been removed (admittedly for a while now) One thing I will say is that every time I eat here over the last decade I do go to the toilet with an unhappy rear. None of my friends are similarly afflicted so perhaps ots just me? But potential delicate stomachs beware.

Always a great atmosphere in bugmans when there's an event on in the big hall. Well worth a visit for anyone who's played a GW game

DO NOT order the Reuben. It was disgusting and bore no resemblance to the actual American classic sandwich. It had steamed cabbage instead of sauerkraut, the bread was terrible, the cheese was cold and there was too much of it, and the thousand island was served on the side instead in the damn sandwich. The fries were decent but the ketchup brand used was very sweet. Why not just use Heinz? The two beers we had were both good though.

Menu has changed dramatically since we were last here. Just about everything seems to be in weird combinations. However, staff are friendly & helpful, & it's obviously very convenient to have somewhere to eat on site.

Food is fine everyone in our group enjoyed their meals but there are relatively limited healthy options on the menu. The bar service seemed very slow and made worse by the queuing system which lacked any clear signage when approaching the bar (somewhere you don't typically queue at). This was actively detrimental to the speed of service too as people hadn't seen the taps to decide on drinks before getting to the bar as all signage at opposite end from where asked to queue. Balcony area is nice as venue is otherwise lacking in natural light and bad acoustics (bar is far better than the main hall).

Only if you are a very Warhammer geek, the food is acceptable, but nothing remarkable.

Food is great, prices are OK but feels very cramped. Tables are very close.

This was a bit magical actually! You sit in a warhammer environment type taverna and eat the best food you can imagine! The staff is ever so polite, and you can think it is a bit expensive, but the portions are HUGE!

Great pub food. Nice atmosphere. Great service. Visited recently in 2024. Had the chicken and waffles with cider and buttermilk gravy. Gravy was thinner then water unfortunately and lacked flavour; rest of the meal was great. Tater tots; great. Gravy, letdown.

Amazing , staff are friendly and welcoming , food was absolutely delicious and the atmosphere is incredible

Love it! Good "pub grub" and a great selection to drink! Just what's needed after walking round the exhibition all morning!

Really don't know where to begin.. If you're in this place then you my friends are Legends. Food was incredible as it always is.. Just the right amount to wish you were wearing Joggers!! Burger was so delicious I swear I seen a Halfling trying to steal the recipe. Chips so nice that none survived. Onion rings so moreish I could've bitten fingers and not cared. Garlic bread so gorgeous that Grampa Nurgle would welcome the aromas. Salad.. well, it's salad aint it.... Atmosphere as great as it should be with people all around talking hobby and lore. 1 word... Bangin 👊

Amazing assortment of food and ale. Delicious and fun attraction.

I love it here. The food is consistently tasty, there are plenty of choices and the staff are always very pleasant. I've visited several times during Warhammer World visits, for both breakfast and lunch, and have always been impressed.

This is not just a gimmick bar! Genuinely good food at excellent value, and their special beers were great. Really makes for a great day out at Warhammer World,

Best food for long gaming days. It will keep you satisfied till the afternoon.

Tried hamburger and beer, both delicious. Nice atmosphere, worth it.

*Long review alert* So I’ve been into Bugman’s a few times over the last couple of months and have to say that the new menu is fantastic. I had stopped eating at Bugman’s for a while as the previous menu wasn’t all that healthy and very little variety, especially if you end up having to share your food with a little one. However, the new menu has so many new and interesting items on it, that I’ve felt compelled to go back and try new things each time and we haven’t been disappointed. The chicken tikka flatbreads are so nice, that I’d honestly pop to warhammer world just to eat those! The atmosphere in Bugman’s is always welcoming and with having a toddler with me, who is always running about. No one ever complains and the staff are always so super helpful. They’ve provided crayons and pictures to colour in, to extra cutlery etc if needed. Shout out to Sam and River who have been very helpful, welcoming and wore a smile even when it was super busy!

Prices are a bit high for what you get, especially soft drinks, but it's a captive audience and games workshop so as expected

Lovely staff and atmosphere, my other half is an wh painter and gamer. Went there for the exhibition. The chicken Caesar salad was absolutely lush. The meat is tender and full of flavour. The burger was good too.

Love a visit to this restaurant. The food ia just as amazing as the atmosphere. Super fast service with extra friendly staff. Great for little kids and big ones.(if you can get them through the shop first!)

Really tasty food, good menu and nice staff, great prices!

Came in for some lunch yesterday with my son. The food was really impressive, great flavours, combined nicely. The service was great too, really helpful, and pleasant. Special thanks to River too! The atmosphere is great here too, lovely setting and a very worthwhile visit. Also have great events going on, with special menus and entertainment going on for these.

The rump steak was good although the chimichurri sauce had a very poor quality. Neither in Argentina or Brazil I had such a horrendous sauce. If I were you, I’d substitute this one for another one. Best of luck to you

I came in while visiting Warhammer World. I had planned on skipping lunch here after a friend told me it wasn't that great. After seeing other people's meals and realizing I was hungry I decided to try the chicken burger. I was super surprised at first how good the tater tots were (honestly some of the best I've ever had) and the burger was spicy and delicious! My traveling companions had the Half Chicken and the Bugmans burger and all enjoyed it. (Though they were all jealous of my tater tots) Overall I'd highly recommend it! Even if you aren't a Warhammer fan the staff were friendly, it's got a fun theme and the food was great too!

This food place is part of Warhammer World but the food is awesome, the staff are friendly and the prices are (surprisingly) very good value. If you go to the Warhammer world you really should stop off at Bugmans

We ate here 3 of the days at Warhammer world! And in that time I tried the Bugman Burger, the Korean Burger and the Ribs and all of them where fantastic, plus being on the site as you game? Very handy!

The food was great and the place was decorated like a fantasy tavern. Music was loudly playing, fitting the theme yet not to loud

Solid food that's well priced. The team were friendly and fast and very helpful. If you're a Games Workshop fan this is a 5 all round. My wife isn't, but she enjoyed it!

This is such and awesome restaurant to visit if your a warhammer fan ! The theme is amazing and it's a big restaurant, they even have a bar. The staff are really friendly and the food and drinks are reasonably priced. I have breakfast and my hubby and daughters had lunch (breakfast ends at 11.30 and lunch starts at 11.30). The food was amazing so tasty and big portions they went down a treat. The coffee was really nice and they even do slushies so the kids and hubby were happy. I would highly recommend eating here and trying the food out its definitely worth a visit.

Really nice , I had the halloumi , I'd recommend trying that 😁

Good was way better than I had any rights to expect and the staff were fantastic.

Always good food and good price, it's such a great place to go after doing all the Warhammer Painting and walking around.

Bugman's Bar is much better than it has any right to be! The food is great, beers are good if you like real ales, and even the coffee was nice.

Great design and attention to detail! Just a little loud. But the staff are great and the food was very tasty. My son said the mushrooms were the best he'd ever had!

Perfect for a quick bite to eat between games.

We came here for lunch during a visit to warhammer world. Ordered 2x burgers that gave us both without a doubt the worst heartburn we’ve ever had. I’ve no idea what was in the oil or burger patty, but it’s still crippling me now the next day. Was £36 for two burgers and two drinks.

Wargaming central. A must visit if you're a War gamer

Food slightly pricy but burgers are pretty hefty and beer is good nothing to complain about - blitzers best was a very solid stout. Good atmosphere - very family friendly and well-mannered staff.

Honestly I didn't know what I was expecting. But although the food looked good, I found there was not much variety on the menu. But still a great atmosphere and the staff seemed very friendly.

There was a bit of a wait for food, but this was explained when we ordered, and it was very busy as it was a Saturday. Food was good and quite reasonably priced.

Love it here. Came up last June, this June 2023. Already making plans for next June...

Ate the full English breakfast. It was nice and worth the price

Great food and atmosphere really recommend

Great food, Fabulous atmosphere friendly staff

Loved the food and the environment!

Excellent food and I can buy Warhammer in the next room.

Clean and fun restaurant, cafeteria style. Generous portions and friendly staff. We enjoyed the artifacts from the games in the decor. Everyone liked their meals. Lots of seating. I had a lovely cider and salad with tasty bacon at lunch and a delicious latte later.

Had a lovely burger and fries today, excellent quality and flavour.

Still very nice ambience. Unfortunaly the changed the menu and now there are only a few products on it(mostly burger and chips)

Excellent atmosphere and excellent decor. Fits perfectly with the theme of Warhammer World and GW. Spacious area with plenty of seating, some with a little more style than the others. I can see the place getting crowded during some events, but even during an event in late March it wasn't bad. Drinks menu is good, some interesting beer exclusives by Bugmans, all of which are worth the try. The food menu is a little limited, but the taste is great!

Pretty cool place, but my burger was stone-cold in the middle. If you pay premium prices you'd at least expect the food to be warm. Curly fries were tasty!

Cool themed bar. Nice spot to hang during the warhammer touring

Enjoyed our dirty fries and grandkids Enjoyed the kids meal

Great food was out very quickly and it was delicious really hit the spot

Decent bar. Wasted with terrible food and woeful service. So slow. Shame as the space had potential

Nice restaurant attached to Warhammer World with breakfast and lunch menu. Very nice service and no long waiting times.

Nice food but not very warm. The curly chips were luke warm which was a shame. While I was there one customer sent her food back.

Excellent food, good price and fun atmosphere.

You're at Warhammer World, in a bar with Warhammer fans... what's not to love?! Had a blast. They need to embrace the the themed food and drinks more, make it more of an occasion, and figure out a faster model to get the drinks and food out. Still great time.

Whilst the menu has shrunken considerably in recent years; what still remains on the menu is still good. So overall; poor options, decent quality, amazing service and amazing atmosphere

The vegetarian breakfast looked great but it was all very oily, plus the mushrooms were overly salty for my taste. Overall, it was decent value, though.

Such a great place! Whilst I do miss the wings that were on the menu, as they were unbeatable, the breakfast and burger selection remains superb. Friendly environment, nice atmosphere and good service. The selection of beers are brilliant. A favourite for me, my wife and kids! This is a gem.

Great ambiance, brilliant price for tea and cake.

Fantastic place to get a bite! Incredible theme and wonderful food to boot. Spot on!

A great place that most people don't know about. Pleasing to see they serve locally brewed real ales - which are well kept. The food offering is decent (if a tad canteen-like). Great cycle storage facilities. Overall very well done.

Food tasty and reasonably priced, more overall choice would have gained a 5th starter the food rating. Bugmans is based in warhammer world and reflects this in its decor. The staff work quickly and in a friendly manner

Food is really good, wasn't so good today as they had a tournament on I think and were really busy. Star rating given for normal service!

Brilliant food and service huge portions and amazing decorations

Chill fun location where you can have some good simple food and relax among fellow lovers of the hobby

This place is good, drinks are okay priced, staff in the bar are nice. The only think that bothers me is the music xD it's bard versions of songs and it's just a little distracting for me cause of my mental health.

If you are here for the atmosphere and the decor not a fault to be found, but the food has got progressively worse over the last couple of years. The evening menu is overpriced for either a very mediocre pizza or a poor burger. The quality of the ingredients is not good, coupled with poor consistency in the cooking process. I come to warhammer world most weeks and a meal at Bugmans used to be a highlight. Ive had to stop eating here as the quality has declined so much which is a real shame

The best fantasy themed dwarf bar above a factory in an industrial estate in all of Nottingham.

First time visiting food was outstanding, we had cake, coffee and ciabattas the staff where very friendly and the food came out really quick. Quality of the food was above my expectations would 100% eat here again get the cherry bakewell cake you won't be disappointed

Great food, great service and amazing ambience. We look forward to it as much as Forge World and the exhibitions. A must visit!

Was told this place used to be great but looks like it's gone downhill. Great interior but a hugely reduced menu and massively inflated prices. Over a tenner for a basic burger, 16.50 if you want a 'fancy' one and the pics on here of it don't look great. We didn't actually get to eat anything because although someone was served food as I was queuing the bar staff were very mysterious about when they stopped serving and apparently I'd missed it. Fair enough, that happens. Was disappointed to see however that half the items on the reduced menu were out, making the choice extremely limited had they still been serving. Judging from other reviews here we just dodged an overpriced bullet there so not the issue. Reason I'm giving 2 stars is 2 fold - the length of time it was taking to serve a very small number of customers basic drinks, and being told I couldn't have a snakebite as though I'd asked for illicit drugs. Would understand if the bar staff didn't know what it was but felt really judged by my choice of drink when it's just half and half lager and cider. Would have been happy to walk them through how to make it but a flat no when they have the 'ingredients' and an exchange of glances as if I'd just insulted their mothers was a bit much XD

Many items from the menu were sadly unavailable.