Carousel in Lincoln

Whilst we had a great time as a group in the arcade and game areas the food was a real let down. We ordered birria beef, jack fruit and marinated chicken which didn’t even taste like it had seen salt and pepper let alone the flavours described. Similarly, other elements of the meal were underwhelming, such as the coleslaw with no mayonnaise. Overall, pleasant staff and we would return for the activities but not for the food.

Had an awesome night here ! The Dj was loving life and the atmosphere was ace ! Definitely be back !

Good food and excellent service

Had a good visit to Carousel with my family yesterday, staff are friendly and efficient, the decor is fun and bright and there’s a gaming room upstairs. We had dinner and the menu covers many dishes in basic choices; Spanish, Japanese, American, English, Italian, Mexican…my sons had burgers and myself/hubby had loaded hotdogs that came with crispy fries with a paprika sprinkling and pickle slaw, a delicious meal, we were all sated and happy.

Could be so much better if the bar staff could concentrate on their job rather than chatting to each other. Had to wait an eternity to get served even when bar was quiet. Also got fed up being overlooked by male members of staff who would rather show off cocktail skills to females at the bar.

We attended this venue for my birthday for a bottomless brunch we were extremely disappointed as the food was bland and the service was absolutely awful we probably had about two drinks over the whole 2 hours we kept trying to get there attention but was completely blanked we even politely approached the bar and there was still no change to the service. The waiter serving us was trying his best but the venue seemed understaffed and the bar tenders were too busy flirting to attend to the orders they were receiving

Great cocktails, cool lil bar. Games upstairs looked cool

This place is just great, child friendly, dog friendly and an all round brilliant place. The food is good and the service is fantastic! I would recommend for value for money.

Friendly staff nice food and good selection of drinks

We came to play darts but the darts and board were awful. The darts would hit the board and bounce out. The automatic scoring wasn't accurate either. Having said that, the guys at the bar were very understanding and helpful and offered us a full refund without us asking. I'd go again if the equipment was replaced and maintained better.

Good value food, different offer on each day . It was 2 for 1 cocktails also when we went

The food was really good value for money. Absolutely will eat there again. The games are always fun. My only complaint is that it is really noisy in there.

Never had such a bad meal before. App for ordering did not work. Staff was informed instead of coming around for your order, we had to go to the counter ourselves to order. Taco with pulled chicken was really not tasty. Chicken was cooked and water was still running out...

It was a bit dead on Friday evening. The arcade games could do with a bit of tlc.

Lovely decor. Really interesting and great food. Bloody cheap food as well.

SHOCKINGLY POOR QUALITY HIGHLY OVERPRICED FOOD, MOODY STAFF AND DURING AN 18TH BIRTHDAY PARTY ONCE WE HAD FINISHED EATING WE WERE PROMPTLY TOLD TO LEAVE OUR PREBOOKED TABLES AS THEY WOULD NEED FOR SOMEONE ELSE....IT WAS A THURS AT 6PM AND THE PLACE WAS EMPTY!! EG: COMPLAINED ABOUT FREEZING COLD CHIPS AND WAS MET WITH A TUT AND 'I SUPPOSE YOU WANT SOME MORE THEN?' THEN IGNORANTLY WALKED OFF. AVOID EATING HERE AT ALL COSTS!!!

Called in for a spontaneous bottomless brunch. Looked after by Elana who was ace, really friendly and attentive and we had a lovely time.

Very friendly staff ( Luke). Good value drinks and very tasty food for lunch. Definitely better that TGIF just up the road. Carousel is our new lunch destination choice

I would like to give them no stars for the food! Horrible food and just poor. So I wouldn’t recommend the food as we have tried it twice now.

Went for Sunday lunch disgusting I wouldn’t recommend. Don’t know what other food is like also broken glass under table and it just opened dropped food also he only just opened doors not very clean

Great evening. Staff engaging and quick. Plenty to do there for a fun night

Can get abit of load with drunks swearing.. not a good place for kids

Always go in here on our Friday outings. Lots to do, lots to eat and plenty to drink!!

Excellent service, better than most restaurant's, food was fantastic. All round a great experience. Shout out to the 2 staff members working on the floor/front of house. Definitely a return visit soon. Highly recommend.

Fantastic place with great selection of drinks and lovely atmosphere, super friendly staff. We didn't eat here, therefore can't comment but we loved the place.

2 for 1 cocktails. They are creative and fun. This place is must visit. Not only the food and drinks nice but they have games upstairs. Would recommend.

Lots of Instagram worthy cocktails

Rude staff, when a problem was raised staff replied "what are you going to do, cry about it?" Whilst this is quite funny, it is rather unprofessional

This is a really strange review so here goes 🆗 unfortunately last night I found myself in a really uncomfortable situation with a clearly high as a kite man and I was really genuinely uncomfortable as he targeted my girlfriend , The Doorman to your venue read the situation and in a nutshell stepped in and saved the day , I cannot thank them enough as I was out of my depth , please pass on my sincere thanks 💯

Good place, fun playing shuffleboard

had the best time here, staff were so lovely and accommodating would 100% recommend!! games were very well priced we had so much fun

Ate here with my husband and two sons. I had the pulled pork and it was so tasteless. My husband had the pulled chicken ciabatta and it was dry and tasteless. The burger was OK and the pizza topped fries were fine for the children. No staff came to see us to check on us and the place was nearly empty. Really disappointing and would not return or recommend.

Fabulous family or group venue food was very good and the cocktails were fab.

First time here and really impressed. Clean, great atmosphere and lovely food.

Quirky and cool this place has all the fun of the fair. Its a themed pub and eatery selling a wide range of not so common beers and spirits. The food is very varied and fast - not gastro food but good non the less. We had lunch - it was great and at a good value price.

Great place not for a quick pint tho , very busy and only 2 serving when we was there

Had a mixed meat grill and chips with pitta. This was from the low and slow option which conssited mixture of pulled chicken, pork and beef. , The food took ages to come out and it was cold chicken was tough and very chewy... my only guess it could have been sitting waiting to come out... forgotten about and them remembered! I tried my partners pizza too and that had no taste to it and it was cold. Made the bar staff aware of this, no discount off the bill or anything done to make up... I guess from their point of view business is business but neglect the customers. Drinks prices are horrendous and probably are most expensive in lincoln with the exception of home nightclub. Games are decent although the price for tokens isn't very good, £5 gets you 4 tokens which really should 5 or more. The time on games is short, I been to better arcade bars else where that are far better value for money in terms of game/token prices and value on food/drink. Although the arcade side of it makes it a unique venue to others in lincoln, I think there are better places to go to with the exception of the mailbox and home nightclub.

Was looking for something fun to do with the children during half term and came across The Carousel. We spent all afternoon here and really enjoyed it. We played darts, had a meal, played in the arcade and then finished with the quickdraw shooting simulator. The staff was really lovely and helpful. Food was lovely. Had a small issue, which the manager rectified straight away. Would definitely visit again.

Not sure I've had the full experience, but I've visited twice. Once just for drinks and a dance, second time we played some games upstairs. Nice place to go, something a little bit different. Good variety of games in the upstairs bit (not sure what's downstairs). Cocktail menu looked amazing 🤩 but I'm designated driver so didn't get to try. Friendly staff including security. Will definitely visit again

The food was incredible and the service was amazing. The drinks are lovely and the experience is heightened by the amazing staff that are so kind. Nakaya, Joe, Luke were on the bar massive shout out. Would come again.

Came for 50% off good deal. Would’ve been disappointed if we had paid full price. Food arrived lukewarm, fries were cold. Staff on bar seemed nice but food just wasn’t great. Came for a nice meal and got sat next to a loud group of people drinking. Thought there might have been a separate area for people eating / drinking. Wouldn’t come back for food. But bar area / arcade area seemed great

As a parry of 14 we expected a little wait for food as it was busy .the first pizza arrived after about 30 minutes. The 2nd plate of food came 25 minutes after that first pizza all in all from the first pizza to the last meal arriving we waited 1.hour 30 mins .everyone had eaten b4 the last meal arrived we complained and was met by a bar girl who blatantly showed no interest in our comments she was really rude and flippant.food was excellent value but .coleslaw was awful fries were over cooked no cheese on the fries ,condiments were empty ..overall an awfull experience such a shame.

A good place to be with a variety of drinks and menu.

Came around 5pm on Sunday and had the Sunday dinner and drink offer for £10. Very tasty and excellent value. Nice atmosphere, friendly helpful staff.

The place has an interesting vibe but does give a feel its more for the coctails and partying than having an interesting meal. Food arrived surprisingly quickly. If I was to pay full price for what we were served, I would be disappointed and it would not be a good value at all. The food was bland, bao buns hard - stale or not warmed up properly. Those who ate pulled pork complained of not feeling great. Coctails were ok. Service was fine. Kids got a free game. Food below expectations.

Good food and lots for kids to do.

We didn't eat but had drinks- which were all served promptly in clean glasses. Staff all excellent couldn't have been more helpful. Activities excellent value for money and again staff explained well and we're on hand if any issues. Great afternoon out for a family.

I came on my birthday with friends, I had made a booking before hand. We ordered separately but by the time I tried to place my order (30 seconds after my friends placed there’s), they decided to close the kitchen because they were too busy. I understand that it can be difficult keeping up with customer demands, having worked in hospitality, but I was very sad that I was the only one not to get a meal on my birthday- and i wasn’t allowed my free drink from their birthday deal because they were understaffed? They did give me some free tokens, but we didn’t really go for the arcade.

Good place to spend with friends. Table service would have been good.

Had food and it was terrible. It was a 45 minute wait (wasn't busy) and when the food came it was cold. The portions were modest, unimaginative and tasteless. The service was alright though.

Fun venue, but £5.75 for a pint is utterly insane. Better off drinking literally anywhere else and just coming in for the arcade. £5.75! It's Lincoln and a basic on-tap pilsner, not a microbrewery in London. Nearly £6 for a pint....

A party of 18 visited today, 9 children and 9 adults. Food was amazing, service was great and all children loved the food and games! Thank you for a great afternoon

We booked a buffet as a staff Christmas party, we paid £16.95 each for a plate the size of a saucer. There wasn’t enough food to go up again, far too expensive for what it was considering I could have gotten a proper meal for less at the same place and I would have been full. Most people left to get an actual meal in addition to the portion that could have been a large starter.

Went here for a works Christmas party last night and it was shocking. They was so busy i don't think the new what they was doing. There was nothing Christmasy about the tables. They totally forgot to get our mince pies. Trying to get a drink took about 30 mins. Safe to say won't be going there again

Called in on Saturday 2nd Dec early afternoon. Good service at bar however I think its expensive

Booked our works Xmas doo/party and the customer service was fab from start to finish. I had to make lots of changes, right up to the day of the actual booking and they were so kind and patient. We were seated as soon as we arrived and were offered drinks straight away. They even gave us a couple of complimentary mocktails. We had the Xmas buffet and game package, the food was tasty and the games were so much fun. Laughed so much and was a great bonding day. Would recommend and will definitely return in the future.

Had an amazing Work Christmas Party here. I was lucky enough to win a competition they had posted and we had the most amazing time! The cocktails were a huge hit and very unique! We all loved the food and the arcade games upstairs were great! Hope to be back again in the future!

Great atmosphere and good range of drinks, something for everyone. Added bit of fun while having a drink with Air Hockey and Basketball games upstairs.

So much fun in the arcade and the music and atmosphere are great, but the drinks are a bit overpriced.

Alicia and Illana were great and friendly, helped out when asked!! Always come here when wanting a fun night out! Deffo coming back and would recommend!

Evening out in the virtual shooting booth. Family loved it. Staff were great, couldn't fault our experience

Games machines are a scam. An air hockey machine was turned on, seemingly fully functional. Put in 3 tokens (4 tokens cost £5) and nothing. Went to staff and was given 1 token back, and informed that the machine is not functional? Why not turn it off then?

Such an amazing place great atmosphere staff are lovely warm and friendly great choice of beer and cider

Amazing place, good drinks, good food and the arcade is bril, defo needs a shooter or guitar hero up there!

Amazing service and good food and drinks! Especially service from Mel she was lovely :)

Really friendly, nice ambience. Food generally good. Really nice place to come on a Saturday afternoon.

Really great atmosphere upstairs they have an arcade so played a few games would definitely recommend!

Great place, very lively, lots of space and an arcade on the top floor. Plenty of alcohol to choose from with friends and quick service. We went in for a stag due, enjoyed ourselves in here and the drinks were priced reasonably.

Me and my girlfriend came for the night for something to eat as we had 50 percent off from the freshers fayre and I can honestly say the food was AMAZING

Really enjoyable meal, tasty, service was brill, cocktails were quickly made and they even apologised for the wait even though there was hardly any! Would definitely return x

nice old world looking bar, more for the younger end but we had a great night. fairground style theme

Just stopped for a drink but great quirky place

A great find friendly staff lovely food

Booked here for lunch. Was greeted and sat swiftly, explained the deals well. I had the beef pimento on flatbread which was just lovely! We also had the kinder surprise cocktail which was lush and the cookie skillet which was also delicious. Would highly recommend

A much younger couple took my wife and I, who are definitely in the 'senior' category for a game of 'Shuffleboard' at this simply delightful venue. It was very busy on a Saturday afternoon, but the atmosphere was simply superb. Bar staff and assistants were extreemly helpful, and after we played several Shuffleboard games, (which had been ordered in advance) we ventured to the upstairs games arena. Just wonderful, and with the tokens we purchased from the bar, we had a really enjoyable time on various machines, and thoroughly took ourselves back to our youth. So, of course this venue is aimed and marketed at a much younger customer base, but we had a really good time. Bar staff were lovely, and the atmosphere in the whole venue was a delight. Just excellent.

Unable to comment on food. Great atmosphere, fun to spend a few hours with friends. Token price has increased (now £1.25), so some games better value than others

Absolutely love it such a lovely fun bar with friendly staff. Extra cautious with allergens too which Is great :)

Really enjoyable day with family - nice food and some arcade like after entertainment for the kids. Later in the afternoon/into the evening, it becomes an adult playground for the revellers in town.

I won a voucher of £50 and alannah looked after me she was absolutely fantastic so accomadating could not rate her enough

Hello. I would like to leave a 5 star review for a colluege at the Lincoln store. Ollie (maybe spelt wrong) jas been amathe whole afternoon. Helpful, willing to accommodate changes and being an all round star.

Nice place to have fun with friends! The maneger is excellent 👌 the staff is so amazing!

I call in here on every visit to Lincoln

Took my grandson to do the the shooting alley , good price for 1&1/2 hours entertainment he loved it then went on some arcades after , did pay for rifle and pistol but only got two pistols , so bit confused but nevertheless , grandson enjoyed

Had a really bad cocktail from the bar, spoke to the bar person did not know the correct ingredients in the drink or had these at the bar obviously not been trained and could not make a drink to my taste, so many other bars around world have made it better than this one

After seeing the promos for this venue made the effort to go and visit, it was a Friday late afternoon and maybe 3 other people in there, but went to order drinks and barman saw me but carried on tidying paperwork on the back of the bar, then looked, sighed and came to me, obviously his job is a chore... Anyway sat had our drinks and went to look for the arcade full of classic and new machines..... What a let down, not many machines and nothing classic, so short visit, it's basicly a students pub crawl venue

Very busy and a bit expensivebut staff were friendly

A cozy place to spend time with any company in the evening or afternoon, there is a children's menu, reasonable prices, polite friendly staff

Great place,shuffle board fantastic thanks 😊

Lollipop chicken was awful. Seemed chewy, no flavour at all. Really disappointing. Beef bun was better, but the bun itself was a bit dry. What sounded like a nice menu was pretty rubbish! Even the slushie wasn't frozen enough and shouldn't have been sold.

Stinks like. Very pongy. Feel sick and pints terrible.

Just wanted lunch and wandered up and down looking at menus. Spotted the vegan flatbread. So in I came. Fabulous staff and not only was the flatbread delicious, I hadn't realised they have some specials on Mon to Fri lunch time. So my side order of chips and coffee were included in the price of the flatbread. Definitely will come again

I've came here several times and it's a great evening out. The food and drink are great, with plenty of choice and a good range of cocktails. The 'arcade experience' is fun, with a good selection of games (more would be good!). Would definitely recommend a visit.

this was so cool i actually loved it quirky bar and games to play upstairs defo worth a visit

Quirky venue . Good vibe and cocktails

Banging food, banging staff, banging place. Amazing. Nothing less.

Great drinks, great food, good games, not more really needs to be said. Definitely a good place to go on a date or with your friends

Great service. The all you can eat brunch with 90 minutes of shooting works out an amazing idea for birthdays

Excellent bar with great atmosphere

Good bar with friendly staff. Wide range of drinks and a food menu. There are also a number of entertainment areas where you can play darts, pool, arcade machines and virtual shooting.

Great cocktails, nice atmosphere and people good vibes