King William IV in Bassetlaw - Phone Number, Reservations, Reviews

Staff were really helpful and kids loved tge outdoor play area

A busy lunchtime in the pub, but an enjoyable meal and helpful but busy staff.

Had lunch at the King william at olcotes today,and the food was exellent as always and the staff very friendly, we visit regularly and are never dissapointed ,this restaurant has always been our favourite and often meet many regulars there as well wonderful service Don & Hilary

Updated - September '24'. Smothered platter & cheese+ bacon double burger (+£1:99 for the extra party) Lovely chips not too massive a portion.goid burger, nice coleslaw. Well cooked med rare steak ( slightly chewy in places- NOT a cheffing fault this', I feel) Stacey - very happy, helpful & Hunan at the till. It 'helps a place out no end', when you've got staff like this. June 2024 Double stack burger . Nice not too big a portion,but dealt with the hunger .. Sept. 2023 Sat. Night - fairly empty. Staff brilliant friendly & happy as ever . June 2023 . Had the meat platter - well cooked, steak med. rare excellent.👌. Staff very friendly & happy - sunny , quiet , afternoon. Typical standard pub interior.Staff are happy. Large menu. Quality food & well cooked. Refillable soft drinks - bonus. Recommended

Absolutely beautiful Sunday lunch with a 25% discount card. And fare priced meals. If you want to try book early as it gets really busy.

Went to king William for my sons 16th Birthday on bank holiday Monday there was 23 of us in total. Jordan B took the order at the till spot on. The meals was served quickly and all came out together brilliant - food all good. Took a birthday cake which the staff brought out. Thank you for the fab service 👍👍

Top food. Had £10.99 breakfast 2 adults and 3 kids. Kids eat free so cost us £22 absolute bargain.

I visited with my mum Tuesday 20th Febuary 2024, with all due respect there were big party in so the queues for the bar was quite big, but ended up leaving before we had our dessert because a table of silver surfers made fun of me whilst getting a drink and I wouldn't have believed it I haven't heard it for myself, these people should have been made to leave the premises and talking down to staff which they can't help being short staffed, I never got the bbq sauce that I asked for when my meal came, I won't be visiting ever again until they have banned the 12 o clock silver surfers, Just because there old they think there entitled to there opinion where and whenever, which they needed to show a little respect to other customers and staff.

The place was completely empty on a Friday night. We quickly understood why. They had what they called an equipment failure and no gas available for drinks. It was more likely they messed up their gas order. I asked for a diet coke and the barman pointed at 2 opened supermarket bottles of 2l behind the counter. As I did not want a completely flat drink I ask for an alternative and the barman just looked at me. When our food arrive it was awfull, the homemade coleslaw was so dried it looked like it was made a week ago and my chicken breastfeeding had no taste whatsoever. When you pass this place run as fats as you can in the opposite direction.

Lovely meal and all staff are friendly and polite

First time I’ve been in here a while - it’s one of my favourite family pubs in the area and it didn’t disappoint, nice atmosphere for a family pub- and excellent service. Even tried to find us a table despite being exceptionally busy. Food was perfect - cannot fault anything at all

Great food and good value. Nice clean place to visit for drinks or food or both!

Food wasn't great, but I've had a lot worse. Reliable quality, free drinks top ups worth it this weather.

So...... This evening I went to the King William pub at Oldcoats with a friend for an evening meal. I had not set foot in this place since I was in my teens, but as it was close by I thought it would be a good place to go. Needless to say, I will never set foot in this place again. My friend went to the bar to order our food and drinks. The bar was empty, there was no queue, yet my friend stood there for almost 10 minutes without being served. The staff saw them standing there, but continued their conversation, and spoke to others who had already been served but did not make as much as eye contact with my friend. It was at this point that we decided to leave and go somewhere else. The friend that I was with is a person of colour. They are a professional who has dedicated their life to the service of others. And to enter a public establishment and to see my friend treated the way that they were has angered more than I can put into words. I have never been so embarrassed of the colour of my own skin or the fact that I am classed as White British, as I am today. I would emplore everyone that I know, and everyone that reads this post to judge each and every person as an individual, and to base that judgement on the individuals actions and behaviour towards you, and not to base judgement on the colour of a person's skin, or believes you think they hold. Each and every one of us are different, and we all have our own believes, but does any of that even matter if we just treat each other with respect and kindness, and get to know one and other before judging. My heart is literally breaking at the moment with the unrest that seems to be consuming everyday life

Always good for pub meals,meeting family and friends,big car park,lots of room to eat,disabled access,kids play area and seating,good choice of drinks. Staff always happy to help 😊

Been coming here for years and it's always been a good meal. Service great very friendly staff and service fast. Good portions and really good price due to it being my partners birthday so she got a free meal as we are Brewers Fayre members, Ialso got a Blue Light discount. Mixed Grill and Smothered Platter all cooked great. The only down side was we moved table as under the aircon and it was cold, also my partner said all of the female toilets had broken locks.

Very friendly and welcoming staff, good selection of both food and drink backed by excellent service and great atmosphere, what more could one want.

Amazing food, very friendly staff and Rebecca, especially goes above and beyond to ensure all customers are very happy

02 08 2024 No waiting for food Sat outside for a couple of pints Staff friendly and obliging brought a bowl of water to the table for our dog 03 02 2023 1 hour plus wait for food No dogs allowed Decided to give it a miss

We did go to a brewer's fayre pub in years after being disappointed in the past and it has not change whatsoever. We booked a table for 3 for 7pm and on arrival the place was extremely quiet but despite that there was no staff around to great us at the kiosk and the phone which was there constantly ringing remained unanswered. After about 10 mns wait a young lady attended to us and just showed us to our table. She never asked if we had been before or explained how it worked she just assumed we knew everything. When we went to order at the bar there was a note saying that due to equipment failure the draught Pepsi/coca cola refills were unavailable. When I asked what was the alternative the staff showed me a couple of 2 Liters supermarket Coke and Diet Coke bottles he had on the counter behind him with the lids open. I pointed out that keeping the lids open will cause the fizz in the bottles to go and therefore render the drinks completely flat. He just looked at me as if to say what do you want me to do about it? I understand that most people are drinking beer or alcohol but for people like us who do not do so a flat fizzy drink is definitely not the best alternative. I just could not grasp why it was so difficult for him to closed the lids on the bottles after each use beside laziness. We decided to have lime and soda water which came in can for which we got charged £2.60 a can. This is the most expensive lime and soda we ever had. When the food came it was not better the homemade coleslaw looked like it was made 3 days ago as the mayonnaise on it seemed like it all dried off, the salad had barely any dressing on it and the grilled chicken was completely covered with melted cheese all over to hide the fact it was only on the grill for like 30 seconds. As for the skin on fries half of them were ratty and burnt out. When we left, there was only 2 tables occupied in the restaurant and yet no staff in sight anywhere to thank us and wish us goodbye. We could have left with tables and chairs or with the tills and no one would have noticed. I am really surprised that this chain is still in business, it is supposed to be a community pub but I actually thing that they hate the community. We have not use our rewards card for years and we do not attend to do so anytime soon or distant. In fact I have decided to completely discard it.

Excellent service and lovely food Would definitely recommend Mark and team are always welcoming The pub ideal for small and large groups and family’s too. A good size play area for the kids too.

Highly recommend, scrumptious food and staff can't do enough for you

First of all, I would like to mention that the food is quite ok from 1 to 10, it deserves a score of 7, but the service staff wowwww are below mediocre level, as far as I know in any kind of restaurant someone takes you then when you sit down at a table you are offered a menu, and here there is a complete lack of food The environment is super ok, but with small improvements and the desire to work, they can be solved Hello staff, the next time someone sits down at a table to eat, please also offer wipes because they are cheap

Great service, wonderful staff, carvery great as always, met with a smile at the door by Sharon, served with a smile at the bar by Abby and Bex, Arron serving at the carvery, Lily, Olivia and Tru serving us with drinks, puddings and clearing the table.👍🏻👍🏻

Poor service, was queuing at the bar for 20mins with 1 staff serving drinks while all others just wonder about looking daft, then had to queue for the carvery again for another 20mins. Nearly 15pound for a carvery is all good if the food is decent but the beef was tough as leather and the roasties was soggy there is a very small selection of veg and that was also soggy. Very over priced for the service will definitely not be returning.

On arrival it appeared to be a clean, well presented pub. Unfortunately it was down hill from there. The staff appeared to be running around like headless chickens. On a busy Sunday only two were on the bar so you can imagine the wait time and only one staff on the food counter serving the roast. The beef was dry and chewy, absolutely full of gristle. The veg was ok but wasn't exactly hot. I mentioned it to a young girl collecting the plates and she was absolutely clueless. I'm sorry but nice surroundings, but understaffed and totally mismanaged.

Excellent service Excellent food Thank you

I ordered a grilled chicken burger and the chicken was such bad quality. I often buy chicken from aldi and the quality is much better there. i’m so disappointed because I was excited to try this restaurant.

Food was very good and the service excellent

We always enjoy the William the staff are very good Sunday lunches are brilliant lovely and fresh,just one grumble I cant get my bonus card app to work because of the wi fi there,we just like the William,we go there often and would recommend.

Was a great experience, can't wait to tell others to come along, our waiter sophie was amazing, very patient and polite should be very proud

Went for lunch was lovely and good service

Very nice place to drink on a sunny day.

A nice place for a quiet meal and pleasant atmosphere.

It’s friendly lovely hot food. Staff great always pleasant and polite. Never get tired of going twice a week. Excellent.

We visited for the carvery on Father’s Day. The restaurant was very busy as usual but we had booked as the carvery is very popular in the area, the service was excellent. The meats excellent and all the vegetables hot and fresh. We had a great Father’s Day - Thanks to all the Staff!

I dined there with my family which included 2 young children. The service was exceptional, friendly and fast. The menu had something on to suit each of us without compromise and we all thoroughly enjoyed the food. Can't recommend this highly enough - a superb venue for families. Thank you to all staff for a lovely evening.

Food is what you'd expect from a chain pub but nice nevertheless. Great atmosphere, cracking staff and family friendly 👌

Excellent service and food will be returning again

Was clearly a busy day and lots of the tables were consumed with glasses, service took a while but we were prepared by staff for that. Food was nice, would say we weren't full but ate everything.

Amazing. Always friendly and great food for the price 😍

Nice food, friendly staff. A phone was ringing for about 50% of the time we were there...

I took my 2 young grandchildren, partner, and daughter after a full day out at langold. The food, staff, and place were fab, but being a sunday, a few of the older, possibly regular customers, were not happy at a table with "youngsters" 3yr old and 5 year old making noise etc. Even though we were there before they arrived. We definitely got funny and disgruntled looks. Felt like we shouldn't have been in the place.

We love this pub as a couple or with family Lovely atmosphere and staff are exceptional. Becks front of house is always very accommodating and always seats us in the quiter area when we ask so we can enjoy a few games of Rummikub. Plenty of choice for food and drink and the sunday carvery is lovely. We would recommend the King Billy to all

Food excellent lots of choice great value for your money staff could not do enough for you will definitely be visiting again

I think understaffed although the staff available were amazing. Just an average pub decent to stop by for dinner.

Great carvery tasty well cooked food and good value.

We came for a business meeting and stayed for lunch after. The whole experience was brilliant and Mark pulled out all the stops to make sure we were very well accommodated with some lovely vegan options.

Absolutely fantastic customer service and great food

Lovely place to eat and have a drink,lots of spaces outside,food is lovely and warm

Great food, staff and atmosphere! The outdoor area is also lovely to sit out on a nice summer’s day/evening.

I had the trio of pies really enjoyed them. Everything was lovely

Visited today for a meal for my daughter birthday. The food was lovely but what stood out most was the staff. They were all so polite and welcoming the male manager was kind to my little girl and wished her happy birthday. And when my daughter fell and split her lip (her own fault) the manager gave both girls an icelolly. I've only been here once before but I will definitely be back.

Family dinner. Food is delicious. Good price. We will be back again.

Excellent steak one of the best I have had , fantastic meal served by the very friendly and helpful staff. Many thanks to Mark and staff see you next week.

Another very enjoyable evening at this welcoming resturant, nice personal welcome from our host Rebecca making us feel special, great service from all the staff with a special mention to Ella who made ordering our drinks and food a lovely experience, excellent food delivered by a very pleasnt friendly waitress just adding to the nice atmosphere, well done to all.

We arrived to a busy restaurant and was taken over to our table. I decided to have the carvery, everything was perfect! The meat lovely and tender the vegetables fresh and hot, the gravy lovely and thick just as I like it! We also ordered smothered chicken and children’s spaghetti bolognaise, all food fantastic. My little boy managed a chocolate brownie for dessert, he really enjoyed it all. Katie and Abby who served us on the bar were very friendly.

What can I say apart from FANTASTIC! I feel like an elastic band because we keep going back here every week to have Sunday lunch and it is nothing but superb! The staff: Starting with Becks, the manageress, who is brilliant. A first class 'Front of House' manager who runs the place very well. You can always tell a good manager through their staff and the general ambience of the atmosphere in how they all work and get on with each other. You've Adam and Aaron on the carvery counter and with Katie, Sharon, Ella that we know well on the waitressing side and James behind the bar. There are other staff that all work equally well but we just haven't got to know them yet. Not also forgetting Darren who recently left to move to pastures new following a re-direction in his career. All the staff are really great, do a superb job and do very well in their roles. The atmosphere in the restaurant is really nice, with a homely setting and comfortable feeling about it. As for the food .... just Wonderful!. Always nice, hot, consistent and plentiful and competitively priced. Whilst ever this restaurant is here, and I hope business circumstances NEVER change that, we will ALWAYS be a regular and dedicated customers. I've said my bit ... I fully recommend you find out for yourselves. Jason & partner.

Another Lovely meal and great service, atmosphere, many thanks to Mark and the team we will see you all again soon allways a pleasure..

Family lunch today. Served by Rebecca who was friendly and efficient. Food great especially the fish and chips!

We eat here regularly and have done for years. You get Great food at a reasonable price. In a pleasant welcoming environment. Plus a bonus points card, which will give you points free food and or drink. What more do you want. We rarely if ever go anywhere else to eat. We hy would we❓

We enjoyed every bit of the sirloin steak meal. We always enjoy the friendly staff we find them very helpful. Thank you for todays lovely meal. 👌😊

Great Carvery! Well worth the money and reasonably priced. Cadbury Nibble sundae fantastic also! Worth the visit every Sunday for sure 🤙

We are Sunday regulars, staff are lovely and extremely efficient and the food is always excellent. We usually have carvery but there is a really good choice of food on the menu, and they have a nice little park for the kids to play on too.

Fabulous hot dinner great staff nice atmosphere. Never disappointed nothing too much trouble it’s a credit to Brewers.

Very busy bit gutted could only have 1 carvery not 2 but food was good thanks

The worst carvery and place I think I've ever been. There was kids running all over and food all over the floor and when I looked round there was 3 staff stood talking and one got another in an headlock! Dirty and rubbish and I'll never go back again 💯

It was quite busy when we visited, there was only one member of staff taking food orders but he couldn't apologise enough for the wait and was very courteous. Definitely a family friendly pub with plenty for young children (Inc a playground).

First time visiting today, and it was clearly a popular place, lots of tables reserved, and those that weren't taken. Luckily managed to find a spot. Service was great, and the food still came put quickly and was lovely. Friendly and helpful staff also.

I went for meal with my wife the other night, the food was lovely, good value for money. However, the BFG behind the bar, the tall fella taking the orders was obnoxious, very loud and just wanted to be centre of attention. It was hard to enjoy a nice meal when hearing him talk about nonsense, it wasn’t even work related.

So recently visited here after all the good reviews, I feel the pub has a nice atmosphere being family orientated, but could do with a small refurb as it's looking tired in some parts. The food was OK and the price was good also.

Don't have the lasagne as it was so hot it was still bubbling from the microwave, the waiter did not say watch out its hot, so guess what I burnt my mouth.

Went out on monday (25th) to celebrate my sisters 25th Birthday. There was a big group of us 12 (9 adults and 3 children) Staff were so friendly and welcoming. Staff were amazing with the children. Lovely place will definetly be back! Thank you so much for a lovely eve.

Impromptu meet up with friends. Nice atmosphere and well spaced out tables allowing for conversation. Food freshly made to order hence a little wait due to being busy. Staff all very courteous and pleasant. Will definitely return.

Nice locale and a good range of pub food. Recently, I went for a carvery, which I found to have a pretty good selection of some very tasty food. It was just over £11 but I felt that that quality and choice made it worth it.

Brilliant place, first time here for us but it certainly won't be the last, the food was lovely and arrived just as ordered, lovely and hot and at a great price.

Two starters, two main courses, two desserts, unlimited soft drinks for one, unlimited hot drinks for one. And still had change from £35 - very pleased.

Food always good service great , even helped push my car to get it started when starter motor failed whilst in their car park , cheers guys 😀

I visit this restaurant twice a week and it is always very good. Lovely staff good good food and brilliant service and atmosphere. Meeting friends it’s nice .

Really nice food. Bit pricy but worth it and gets refills of coffee and tea. This was tea time. I returned back for breakfast but they was closed. This was a 😲 . They don't open until 12

Staff were great friendly and helpful. The place was very nice, Brewers Fayre food was very good, will be back as great all round 👍

Could be better food not very warm quiche didn't look very fresh better lunch this time everything spot on😋😋😋

Food was nice, service was very slow even though hardly anyone in, but food made up for the FOH

There was a long queue before getting served. The food was on batch cooking. Once sat down we're served within 5 minutes. Chips overdone and past eating,but chicken was adequate. Tried joining the rewards club the web site in down for unseen future.

Average carvery. Unrecognisable flavour of cheese sauce in the cauliflower. Good gravy.

Good value for money good quality food and service

Couldn’t be bothered cooking so thought we would go out for tea. There was a large partyin the restaurant (30 plus) but the staff couldn’t do more for us, friendly, helpful and the food was as good as always and brought to our table very quickly. I’d also like to recommend the banoffee cheesecake, delicious. We will be back for the carvery on Sunday, one of the best.

It’s been quite a while since we visited the King Billy but glad to see it’s not changed at all. We called in on the off chance over the weekend with family and it was busy but managed really well. The food was very good and was bought out to the table quickly despite the restaurant being so full. The staff were so friendly and efficient when at our table and the tables around us. We couldn’t fault it in any way

Went for carvery, welcomed with a smile at the door , sat down for drinks and Sunday roast , fantastic meal , excellent service and very w friendly staff , will definitely be back again.👍🏻

Some of the bar staff very unwelcoming. I appreciate it was a Sunday, but the menu food was not the best, very overdone chips. Door into the outdoor play area needs a new, more effective slow closer hinge.

Nice staff and food. Prices are good too especially if there is an offer on. Wifi wasn't great and kept cutting off.

Had to queue for drinks in the same queue for ordering food, which meant up to a 30 minute wait for ordering drinks. We visited as we had heard good reviews about the carvery. The gammon was lovely but the beef was as tough as old boots, my husband left his. The stuffing was a mixture of cardboard and dust. The best thing was the yorkshire pudding, carrots and mac and cheese.

After booking online, and not getting a reply, was still able to get a table as it was not very busy. Ordered a 2 course meal. Meals were very good, and while waiting for the 2nd course to be served was asked to leave the table within 15 minutes. There was tables with reserved notice on, but a lot of tables with plenty of room still available. Was planning to go for the 7 nights while on holiday, but once was enough.

Really enjoyed it ,never been before, will be going again

Nothing more than your normal pub chain, food acceptable..

Very friendly and spotlessly clean. Food served within a decent waiting time.

Enjoyed my meal had curry place was warm service ok

It's an OK meal & price for a chain run pub. Didn't feel like there was much choice for vegetarians but settled with the spinach lasagna, was pleasantly surprised. Staff are polite & helpful.

Went for Sunday lunch, was horrid, wasn't worth nearly £12, parsnips & stuffing balls (from frozen) were over cooked, the roast potatoes were not even cooked, nor were the peas they were still hard, won't be going again

Excellent service and great food, restaurant was really busy but good food and service top notch!