Lincolnshire Poacher in Nottingham

A proper real ale drinkers pub 😃

Great real ale pub, big selection of drinks and a great drink of Rees peanut butter Stout

Had a fantastic time at the poacher for my friends birthday 🎂 awesome staff. Funny friendly and attentive. Great drinks, great food, great night. Thanks guys. Xxx

Always good on a Wednesday night. Live music friendly crowd and room to dance.

I have been drinking in the Poacher for all its 30 odd years, there is always a good selection of beers & the staff are friendly and talkative

Great beer great food and amazing range of scotch

I've always loved the Poacher, it's the kind of pub where you can go have a drink with friends and hear yourselves speak. And it's somewhere I've felt comfortable popping in for a pint on my own after work, if I've missed the bus or something. Had a great night here the other weekend for my 55th birthday. I was able to reserve the snug and it was big enough for a party of 16 of us and my friend was able to bring their dog. The bar staff were lovely and really helpful. They agreed to bring a surprise cake out to me that my friend had made and delivered the evening before. And one of the staff even ran after us down the road to give us a bag that my mate had forgotten! Great selection of real ales and spirits. As we were a large party and had chosen not to order food in advance, we just opted for snacks, rather than the main food menu, but they were able to rustle up loads of chips, samosas, olives, pitta and hummus etc. at short notice, and it was lovely. Couldn't have wished for a nicer birthday and was really happy that I'd chosen the Poacher to share it with my friends. Thanks to the staff for making it great!

Great pub , good choice of beer.

My family and I found the pub after a walk in the Arboretum. We stopped for lunch and were very impressed with the genuine atmosphere of the pub and the excellent food. Next time we're in Notts we'll definitely go back!

EXCELLENT whisky selection. Really impressive. And friendly, knowledgeable service. A joy to see and I'll be certain to return, when next visiting Nottingham.

Great selection of beers. The outdoor garden is well preserved and loads of space with some individual areas

Great beer , excellent food, first class service. Lunch time lacks the atmosphere of evenings but still cool.

Great real ale pub Not many left, so give it a go

First time coming here, went for Sunday dinner and a pint, they had a nice selection for a veggie/vegan roast dinner with 3 different nut roast to choose from, I had the Tofu, mushroom and walnut nut roast, my wife had the parsnip and apple soup, both were beautiful and very tasty, The roast potatoes were lovely, nice and fluffy on the inside and crispy on outside, The homemade Yorkshire puddings were gorgeous and the veg were perfect, not mushy and they had had a good bite to them, The staff were lovely and very welcoming, would definitely go back again 😊

Quality food, wine and whisk(e)ys - and fab ales for the Mr.

World's best pub (that I've found so far)

Got to be one of the best Sunday lunches available. Lovely staff, authentic atmosphere and beer. Dog friendly too. 5 stars all the way

Great selections of beers good time q😊🥃🥃🥃

Really good city pub serving a great selection of hand pulled ales. Excellent food and good service as well. Recommended!

One of the best, ever-changing beer selections in Nottingham. A craft or real ale to suit every taste and short but decent list of wines. Great beer garden and regular music on Sunday evenings. Haven't tried the food yet, but it always looks and smells good. Recommended.

Woman in the dreads said she’d spit in my food cause the kitchen was closing in 7 minutes. Horrible experience.

Friendly and welcoming pub, with a good range of decent beers at reasonable prices. I’ll be back next time I visit Nottingham

Great beer garden. Perfect for your favourite cigar and pint!

Great beer, lovely friendly staff and such a nice proper pub

Good range of well kept beers, and excellent whisky selection. Staff are very friendly, and dogs are welcome. Live music a few times a week.

Great ales, and a very helpful and friendly barman, too. A fine pub!

Plenty of tables. Nice atmosphere, not rowdy, so easy to talk. Food was delicious and arrived quickly.

First time here. Great selection of Castle Rock and guest beers, both cask and craft. An amazing array of Whiskies adorns the back of the bar, so if whisky is your thing, this is the place for you. It seems quite small on first look as you walk in, as the bar is at the front of the building. There is more seating behind the bar and a decent size outdoor area too. Had three drinks at the bar and the atmosphere was nice and relaxed.

Best beer selection in Nottingham. No jukebox or fruit machine. A place to meet, drink and chat, and my dog loves it too. Good selection of whisky and whiskey

Awful service from the woman with dreadlocks behind the bar - Made us feel like it was a chore serving us (we only ordered 3 drinks) and was incredibly rude.

My friend (female) ordered a beer. I (male) ordered gin and lemonade as did someone else (male) in our party. Bar man gave an annoyed huff and said “TWO PINK GINS?! and said to his colleague “can you make two pink gins f**k sake”. Which the other male in our party said “Is that a problem?” In a confused tone. Barman laughed and said “no” laughingly and said it’s usually the girl who orders pink gin. Sexism in a pub should have been left in the 20th century. It made the whole party very uncomfortable as he seemed to have an issue doing his job serving a male a gin. Very strange behaviour. We asked his colleague (female) - “is there an issue with ordering a pink gin? Is it not normal to order a gin here? Is that a normal reaction to have?” The woman colleague again slightly laughed and said “that’s a normal reaction from him” and said ordering gin is fine. Seemingly pushing it under the rug which means it probably happens all the time making people feel uncomfortable. We then sat down to have our drinks and looked to play a game at the table which we heard the staff talk about us saying “they need to be quiet” and more which I won’t go into but it wasn’t pleasant to hear even though we were not even at the front of the pub, we were tucked round the back. We looked to give ordering one more try and asked if they do “baby Guinness” shots which they replied “this ain’t spoons!” And again laughed in our faces. Maybe you think you can speak to your regulars like this if you have a rapport with them but as a brand new (potential long time) customer this was absolutely disgraceful from every employee behind that bar that night. If you didn’t say something inappropriate, you laughed at the situation and by doing so CONDONED the other staffs actions. This place needs shutting down OR everyone given training on how to effectively work with customers face to face. Hands down the worst experience I’ve ever had in a pub and to think of this happening in 2024. Outrageous. On another note: they said they would stay open late if people respected the staff which was absolutely LAUGHABLE to us when they can’t even respect their customers. Also there was a load of junk shoved into the corners of the pub. (Picture shown) Will never return and will make sure the word gets round of this dive.

It's lovely to go into a pub and have the staff have opinions on the beer, because they obviously like beer. And they do keep it excellently.

Fab funky lub. Good beer. Even helped me download the app to gain points Thanks for having us!

Lovely castle rock brewery pub,one of the first tynemill pubs back in the day, good choice of beers lovely staff handy for the bus

Thanks Ashleigh, wish I could poach you, you put the Lincolnshire in Lincolnshire sausage with your culinary pub enhancing skills.

Great selection of beers, a very good variety of dishes on their black board plus entertainment.

Been here a few times always a nice drink

First time I’ve been in and it won’t be the last. Real ale, real people, friendly staff great real pub atmosphere. Castle Rock beer is beautiful…..

Excellent Castle Rock pub. Well kept beer and knowledgeable staff. Food is excellent too. Had sausage and mash with vegetables. All very well cooked and presented.

The Poacher is a lovely place to go for a quiet drink with good company. The pub is immaculately clean and tidy, with professional, polite and friendly staff. Will happily return again and again

This place is Soo goooodd!!!! Wooooooo!! Great garden, if you're not here, where are you?

Very welcome. Good selection of ales. Had a burger. Proper chips. Even gave my dog some turkey. One or two different rooms. Will be back. Gary

Excellent traditional boozer. Great selection of Ale on but make sure you walk round the corner to the saloon bar as that is where they have the cider on. Has that cosy long wooden bench and olde pub signage on the wall feel.

The Lincolnshire Poacher remains a top notch traditional pub, serving reasonably priced food with a good selection of great ales. The atmosphere has something for most to enjoy. There is a great friendly atmosphere at thee bar and snug areas alike and the staff do a top notch job as well. I've been coming on and off for years and am certain to make another return when in the area.

From the Castle Rock pubs, great and local pub, the staff is outstanding and welcoming, great cobs. something they have live music in the evenings. Recommend indeed

Always a pleasure. Great 🍺 selection.

Loved it here! Great, spacious outdoor area, nice little nooks to sit in inside. Bar staff were really friendly too.

We dropped in for dinner and both chose the pork and apple cider pie. Flavour was great and the suet pastry top was gorgeous. Also came with a side of freshly cooked vegetables. We were blown away with the quality and presentation and just wished we had time to try some other items on the menu. Nice friendly pub with lots of beers available, we totally enjoyed our visit.

Played chess at the chess club that meets there on Tuesday evening. Drinks good, staff welcoming and atmosphere great.

The food is so gastro exellence, it's hard to understand how. Superb. Ale fans get the great castle rock beers. A truly magnificent pub.

Always got a great selection of real ales and guest beers.the staff are friendly and know about the products, food dietary requirements are catered for and there's a cracking outside area.

I've enjoyed my visits to the Poacher ever since it opened. However, the pub now looks like it needs a lot of TLC It now looks quite tatty, and the bar staff could do with a customer care course. Wake up Castle Rock management before you lose a, once upon a time , classic boozer.

Good drinks. Nice old- fashioned non-open-plan complicated layout. Very helpful staff.

Sunday afternoon took cover from the rain on the Arboretum, Castle Rock Harvest Pale. One of my favourites was A1 as expected, dead man's fingers for Mrs Red, Son & Daughter-in-law turned up, be getting another visit very soon. The Sunday Dinner looked fantastic.

This pub stays traditional and is a real delight

Here for the beer, which I must say is top draw

Fabulous little pub with a wonderful garden on both hot and cold days. Excellent selection of beers as you can expect from Castle Rock, as well as a great selection of other tipples if beer isn't your thing.

Sunday lunch was delicious, the staff were friendly and helpful will definitely go back again

Only has drinks but good atmosphere and friendly staff

Great Nottingham Castle Brewery pub, vast amount of ales on offer along with other drink choices. Friendly pub.

First time here this afternoon. Sat with a friend in the back room and had a Sunday roast of beef. Beautiful roast dinner with an al dente Julien of veg. Superb gravy of a superior texture, flawless beef and spuddies and whatever you required in the way of sauces. This pub came highly recommended and it didn't disappoint. Nice crowd in here and real ale type atmos. I felt safe and ok in here as a woman. Lovely garden and conservatory bit. Very nice venue.

Classically correct independent pub, excellent craft beer and whiskey selection.

Fantastic place, staff are welcoming and friendly. Great selection of real ales that's always changing and the regulars aren't half bad to chat with either.

One of the best Sunday dinners I have have thanks to Deb. The service at the bar was brilliant very helpful and friendly definitely worth a visit, no doubt about it I will come again.

Had a pint of Harvest Pale, lovely.

Dropped in for dinner with family and so glad we did. Plenty of different areas to sit besides the front bar area - we were out the back. We ordered beers and the Pork and Apple Cider Pie, pork was juicy and so tasty and came with a delicious suet pastry top, freshly steamed broccoli & carrots, a gorgeous rustic mashed potato and a jus that would have taken hours to make! All prepared by the lovely DEBBIE who said she was just a cook!!! One of the most authentic and memorable meals we had during our visit to the UK - wish we had more time to sample the entire menu on offer. The pub is very popular with the locals and we can see why. Great range of drinks including cask and craft beers and over 100 malt whiskeys. All the staff very friendly and thanks for a lovely night.

Lovely pub, always a wide selection of guest ales (a rarity for most Castle Rock pubs), a great beer garden, good atmosphere and some interesting regulars!

Super pub, fajny ogrodek na tylach pubu

Wonderful pub with friendly staff and excellent cask beer (13 hand pumps) good pub food to

Absolutely fantastic pub. Great beer choice. Good value food also available.

Had intended to have lunch which I thought I had booked but apparently they don’t take bookings! Had a quick pint. Nice ambiance although staff not terribly friendly you win some…

Nice pub with good selection of ales and large outdoor seating area

One of the best pubs in Nottingham if you like your real cask ale. It has around a Rosen to choose from. Doesn’t do posh tonic, just Sweppes for G&T aficionados.

Great staff, great recommendations, great atmosphere what morw could you want.

Beer was ok but mainly Castle Rock beers where as I would like more variety

Another great castle rock boozer with a vast selection of beers. If you’re into whiskey there’s loads of that too. Always very chilled and offers a good respite after wandering along Mansfield road.

Beers to suit every taste, lovely food too.

Friendly staff and well kept ales. I would prefer more guest ales other than Castle Rock beers, bit that's probably more a personal choice.

Small quiet pub filled with history like other castle rock pubs but not enough of a choice for cider drinkers. Leans toward the older generation.

Great beer loads of whiskey, great bar staff

Fab traditional pub. Great beer, great atmosphere, great bar staff, great live music, just..well..great!...and...apparently the food is great too!

Great pub and serves a good Guinness. I will definitely be coming back. Food is also served here, and it was decent enough.

1st visit in years despite being in Notts a few times. 2 cracking draught stouts and an amazing live soloist. Very enjoyable.

Nice pub. Good food. Dog friendly.

Arguably the best whisky and ale offering in Nottingham. Friendly staff as well.

Always a great selection of real ales - cosy snug. Has live music some nights

Fantastic hot sunday dinner but for me personally too much pepper for me but lots of food cooked very well ..defo go back for other menu ..

Proper traditional boozer, excellent range of beers, I'd just like some comfy chairs but maybe it's just not that kind of place

Lovely old pub serving good food. Live bands on selective nights.

This place is a Nottingham institution. A relic from an earlier time that should be cherished. Brilliant beer and whisky selection. Pretty good sausage and onion cob as well.

I really like that Ryan who swears alot :)

Splendid pub. Nice atmosphere, great ales, good customer service. Strongly recommend.

Well, what can I say, if you like real ales, handpullled with a cracking selection, then this is the place for you. Was busy, managed to find a table and service at the bar, was made enjoyable when waiting by the decent bar staff who, were knowledgeable and helpful. Decent outside smoking area with cubicles and seats you can sit out, out of the weather if bad and spend all night outside if the weather's good. Traditional decor inside that is comfortable and adds to the ambience and prices roughly £4 a pint, give it a go.

Top boozer with a great selection of ales

Great beer, great pub. Thanks in particular to Ryan.

A proper little hidden gem just outside the city. Beer selection amazing. Staff lovely

I've a lot of love for the Poacher. Lovely staff & a good rotation on proper beer. They'd 107 whiskys last time I checked! Good mixed unpretentious clientele. 'House band' are great for Wednesday nights and Sunday evenings too I believe. Occasional other live music also.. Oh, and food is great too. Christmas dinner last year blew me away.. Nice one

A Castle Rock real ale pub, good selection of ale's and Ciders, good home made food menu

Great local pub, full of old time atmosphere.

Fabulous traditional pub, have always enjoyed a good beer or the occasional lunch