Mesa in Nottingham

Great food great service and great venue

Probably some of the quickest service we’ve had in an a restaurant to date. Sat down at 18:02, ordered and served all 6 dishes by 18:15. We had so much time left on our booking that we were able to go and have dessert at another place nearby after! Our waiter was great and really attentive. The food was superb and very tasty. The place had a good atmosphere and we really enjoyed our visit.

Beautiful meal - great staff. Would recommend.

Delicious food prepared with fresh ingredients served by friendly, accommodating staff. One of Nottingham’s best restaurants, hands down.

The food tasted fantastic with rather unique recipes. The menu also changes every couple of months so a good reason to go back. The service is exceptional, with no waiting around before or during the meal.

Too much salt on everything, if there was less salt would have been perfect and id return

The most amazing food - melt in the mouth. Steak, carrots, beets, focaccia - all just outstanding! Service was fabulous - answered our questions, gave advise, superb and well worth the visit!

Incredible food, great vibes albeit a little loud

Delicious food and excellent, efficient & friendly service, would highly recommend

Amazing place , had a fabulous time . The carrots were bangin *** best carrot I've ever had . All the food we had was tasty as hell .

Lovely place! Food was incredible and really well priced! I look forward to coming back

Heard about the place from various people, nice restaurant, relaxed vibe, and fab food. If you just want somewhere relaxing for a meal out, catch up with friends, or family, you can't go wrong. Staff can't help you enough and recommend you try multiple dishes.

🤩 So much flavour in the foods for a reasonable price, and lovely service. Couldn’t recommend the burger and fried chicken leg enough!!

I decided we needed a treat and rare night out and Mesa was just what we needed. Delicious and super memorable food paired with an exquisite orange wine. 🎉 Slightly annoyingly, my partner decided to order the carrots, I don’t like carrots… but I loved Mesa Carrots! 👏🏻 how do you do that? I’m also gluten free and had oodles of options… a rare joy when eating out. The service was also attentive and food arrived swiftly! Thank you Mesa! We will definitely be back! ❤️x

Food was great and servers were a credit to themselves👌🏻

Very attentive staff, tasty food, quick service 🙂

Great food with fab tastes all the way through ❤️

Elegante lugar a la vuelta de la esquina de Motorpoint Arena, así que muy conveniente para conciertos, etc. 2 mesas en el exterior para comer al aire libre. Entramos sin reserva, sábado temprano por la noche, pero nos acomodaron de inmediato. La comida es muy sabrosa, pequeñas porciones diseñadas para compartir - recomendó 6 platos entre 2 , lo que hace que sea un poco caro. £ 75 para 2 personas incluyendo una copa de vino cada uno y postre. Lo recomendaría, es diferente y definitivamente sabroso.

Food is awesome and the service is incredible. I had a great experience and I can’t do anything else but recommend this place to anybody. It’s a solid experience of flavors, served with lovely people

Vine a almorzar espontáneamente hoy, este es un lugar de primer nivel. La comida es increíble, la cocina está abierta y se puede ver que es tranquila y organizada, lo que se traduce en la calidad de la comida. Absolutamente perfecta, la hamburguesa con queso es inigualable, sabor y profundidad increíbles, el servicio de principio a fin fue impecable, no se puede calificar este lugar lo suficientemente alto!

I don’t know how anyone could rate this place less than 5 stars. Great food and great value. One of Nottingham’s finest.

Been to Mesa many times and I have never been disappointed, everytime the food is amazing with interesting flavours and fresh ingredients! Mesa is always my go to restaurant recommendation to everyone!

Very swift professional service. Good food, really good sauces.

Nice food but the menu is not presented well and there were limited options for dessert. Terrible decor, the whole place is poorly lit and the furniture is very uncomfortable and worn out.

Estábamos muy emocionados de probar el nuevo menú de Mesa, que, francamente, es una clase magistral de cocina moderna, llena de sabor, inventiva y profundamente satisfactoria. Cada plato rebosa sabor y finura, acompañado de exquisitas copas de vino escogido a mano. Las zanahorias carbonizadas se mezclan con especias y el filete nunca decepciona. ¿Mi sorpresa personal de la noche? La lubina — bellamente cocinada y asfixiada en un aderezo rico y punzante que elevaba cada bocado. Un plato destacado en un menú lleno de platos destacados. Lo que hace que la experiencia sea verdaderamente especial es su intimidad. Diseñado para compartir, el menú invita a probar una variedad de platos, haciendo de cada comida una aventura comunitaria. Es el tipo de comida que enciende la conversación y permanece en la memoria. El personal, como siempre, nos dio la bienvenida de nuevo y nos cuidó toda la noche, añadiendo al ambiente relajado. Mesa no es solo un lugar para comer, es un lugar para conectarse, saborear e inspirarse.

One of the best restaurants I’ve been to in my life alongside Fatt Pundit. The sharing steak with carrots and green salad were unreal flavours.

Food was insanely good, staff were friendly. The lighting and furniture are great and create a relaxing great atmosphere. Recommend

Brilliant experience with great customer service. Knowledgeable staff who provided clear recommendations. Very accommodating with excellent food. Can't wait to visit again soon!

The dbl burger was amazing and I'd go back again just for that alone

Really enjoyed a night out here with my partner. Highly recommend

Wow, the food at Mesa was unreal - easily some of the best I’ve ever had. Every dish was unique and full of flavor, a definite 10/10. My favorites were the ribeye pork and the cabbage dish was just incredible! Huge compliments to the chef for such an amazing experience. The only downside was that the toilets could have been better, but overall, a wicked experience. Highly recommend!

Everything was perfect I am not even exaggerating

La comida era encantadora, pero todo lo demás no era Es necesario actualizar los muebles La iluminación era pobre Los inodoros de arriba eran un ambiente de ciénaga escolar mal guardado

The food is delicious, and the service is great. The sauce that came with the steak was incredible. However, the lighting is dim, and the decor and furniture are a bit worn out. This also shows in the toilets, which are in need of attention. There are also currently only three choices of desserts, all being quite similar, it would have been nice to have a lighter or more fruity option.

One the best places to eat in Nottingham. The food is always delicious, creative and fresh.

Forgot part of the order Served alcohol to someone pregnant Asked to leave after an hour as they had overbooked Avoid

Yo y un colega comimos aquí en un reciente viaje de negocios a Nottingham y la comida era excelente. Pedimos el filete brasileño y un montón de platos pequeños para compartir y todo era de muy alta calidad. Sin duda volvería de nuevo

Beautiful place. Awesome vibe. Delicious food. Great wine. Service friendly. Overall 10/10.

Had a fantastic meal today. Haven't been before and everything was perfect. The food. The service. The vibe.

Ordered a wide variety of dishes and all were incredible. Every dish was a combination of amazing flavours all working together perfectly. Personal favourites were the picanha steak, the fried chicken and the crème brulee but honestly I would eat everything again. The staff were all so friendly and gave very useful advice, also food came quickly. The atmosphere is so relaxed and chill, will definitely be returning

Insane flavours and great menu options. Highly recommend this small plate restaurant everything was unique, tasty and so fresh. Personal fave was heritage tomatoes and charcoal hummus with courgettes. A really special place.

Another one of my favourite Nottingham restaurants.The food is exciting, delicious and always what is top quality and in season

A stylish and welcoming restaurant in Nottingham’s Hockley area. Mesa offers a cosy, modern atmosphere perfect for enjoying shared plates. I thoroughly enjoyed the Jerusalem artichoke, which had a wonderful variety of textures and balanced flavours. The pan-fried cod was another standout, with a hint of wasabi that complemented the dish beautifully. My only critique would be the aubergine dish, where I found the cumin a bit overpowering. I look forward to returning on my next visit to Nottingham.

Great food, friendly service and lovely atmosphere. Good wine list too. Toilets need an upgrade, but it doesn't detract from how good it is overall

Delicious food and attentive service! I would recommend trying the picanha steak and the cheeseburger. Will definitely return :)

Came in for dinner with a table of 7 , couldn't find a single fault. All the food was delicious, especially the curried squash, we even ordered extra. The staff were lovely even though we needed to split the bill on different cards. Best meal out I've had for a long time

The food was delicious, and the atmosphere was incredibly friendly, making for a perfect dining experience. Highly recommend

I booked this place from reading all the great reviews. We had 12 small plates to share between 4 of us, which was plenty. All the dishes were well presented absolutely delicious. My particular favourites were the lamb, cod and courgette dish. We also shared two desserts, pistachio fudge and chocolate grenache. Both very tasty. Overall it was value for money for the quality of the meal, lovely atmosphere and great service.

The mains were incredible, I would definitely have the pork chop again right now if I could, the staff were so kind and helpful as well

Superb food, especially if you go with a group and order a variety of small plates to share. Service was with a smile too

One of the best small-plate eating experiences I've ever had. Options, portions, and flavours were all spot on. The steak was perhaps one of the best I've ever had and the leeks 100% get….. The only small thing I think could do with some TLC would be the bathrooms. But the food 12/10

Amazing food really top class - confit leeks highly recommended and the steak is divine. Lively relaxed atmosphere.

Brilliant.. expensive but the best food you ll taste

Lovely restaurant couldn’t recommend enough. Restaurant its self is nicely decorated and cosy, with friendly staff. The food was beautiful, there simply was not a bad dish, even the fries were done beautifully. My personal favorite was the cod dish, and the lamb. Altogether we got 5 dishes, 2 soft drinks, and one alcoholic and came to £63 in total, which in my opinion was reasonable for very good food, so was worth the penny. Would 100% recommend to other people.

The only thing better than the delicious food was the amazing service. The team could not be nicer and it was just the cherry on top of the wonderful food. It seems like the menu is updated regularly so never the same experience twice Well worth a visit

we went for a second time after a year and it delivered again! every plate we tried was cooked to perfection. creative use of seasonal ingredients and wide range of vegan options! great quality and reasonable prices. very friendly waiting staff!

Gorgeous selection of seasonal plates. Particularly enjoyed the surprisingly tasty carrot dish, never experienced anything like it before. I now need to go back and try everything

This is such a Nottingham jewel! A truly great place to eat with really unique takes on dishes. The Wood Fired Carrots I cannot recommend enough, who would think the humble carrot can be such a show stopper!! The Miso cabbage again was so delicious. Also worth trying is the pork collar and the mackerel as they were equally tasty. And of course not forgetting their divine steak. As soon as the food arrived the presentation makes you want to just dive in straight away, hence sadly no time for photos as we were too busy enjoying great food in an easy laid back environment. Honestly couldn’t recommend Mesa enough, you simply have to try it ..you will not be disappointed!

Simply excellent. Every single item was delicious! Can't wait to return.

Fantastic food, staff and atmosphere. Definitely the best restaurant in Notts

The costumer service was 10/10 . Vegan options was amazing, well seasoned, fresh and tasty. I will definitely come back and recommend it. The staff was extremely friendly and helpful and shout out to the chefs.

Gorgeous food and great hospitality!

I came here in November and was blown away by the food. The vegan options were fantastic and full of flavour! I returned last night to celebrate my birthday and the food was okay. Really disappointing when a place with such high standards loses its shine. I heard the head chef changed… who knows. E.g. In the past we went and had focaccia so good we reordered it! This time, there was no flavour to it, not even garlic. It was just bread with olive oil, which is fine, but can be so much nicer. The atmosphere was different as well. One of the waitresses was in a tracksuit and clearly didn’t want to be there. It was cold, the table next to us had their jackets on. Im hoping Mesa reviews the changes they’ve made and reconsider some of their choices.

I went here for dinner once, and then a few weeks later, my mate Chiv suggested I go there for lunch, even though he’d been at the earlier dinner. So now I’ve had both.

Great food and drinks, great friendly service and a lovely atmosphere

The best food I've had for some time. The menu isn't massive but because of this, Mesa makes all it's dishes very well, or at least the seven that we ordered on our viist. Service was prompt too, which seems to be the exception rather than the rule these days. I'll be going back there, for sure. P.S. The chips. Oh boy, the chips! I don't know what kind of wizardry is going on there but they really are on a totally different level. Apologies to the chef if it is insulting to be remembered for chips above all the more complicated dishes but it's your fault - you shouldn't make them so delicious.

The best steak I have ever had, love the sauce and just right for me medium rare and tender.

Food was amazing as always, unfortunately the service was not up to the standards. No checks on food, Kitty didn’t seem to want to be there, neither did she have much to say about the food; the other ones were interacting

Sarah is a queen. Best service in nottingham. Food and wine recommendations were top tier, make sure you ask for this waitress when you come in

Food was cooked incredibly well and the flavours were very different and creative! Overpriced compared to other tapas and small plate style restaurants in the city like Iberico and Bar Esca but really interesting food and flavours!

Excellent food and service. Decor is a personal choice, but don’t be put off!

Food was fine but tiny portions for the price. Supposed to be shared according to the waiter but everything came as one solid portion. You have to awkwardly to cut things up into tiny portions before sharing. I recommend only sharing with a partner, as no fresh utensils are given to dish the food up. One of the deserts is just four pieces of below average tasting stale fudge. Honestly you could get a bag of asdas own brand and it would have been nicer. Wine was really nice. Carrots were undercooked. Beef dishes were tasty. Staff are friendly. Service was slow but it was busy. We had to wait a few minutes and then go over to a member of staff before staff acknowledged us waiting even though multiple members had made eye contact with us already. A simple we will be over in a minute would have been better.

Superb small plates, packed with flavour and efficient service - a great place. If it’s on the menu…have the aubergine for certain!

Really nice small plates, well presented and super tasty!

£30 for a burrata, half aubergine and a desert. Limited choice of dishes, portions are tiny, taste is not nice

We were brought some vouchers to use at Mesa but this won't be our last visit. The restaurant is a small casual and relaxed place in hockley, nottingham. The food choices are based on seasonal and available produce and changes every few months. It's all freshly prepared and cooked on their in-house bbq/grill. The choices are small plates, so ordering 5-6 per couple. We thoroughly enjoyed every plate we had which was Octopus, Stonebass, Pork, carrots (not just any carrot, wow) and fries. The staff we really great too, friendly and knowledgeable about the food. Can't wait to try again.

Eaten here countless times and the food is always amazing, everyone I bring to try it raves about it afterwards

Best meal I've had in a long time! We were a group of 7, so we had 3 or 4 dishes each and could sample everything on the menu. Every dish was a delight, the flavours were superb and I loved the extra flavour of the open fire, which we were lucky enough to be able to see food being cooked on from our table at the back of the restaurant. Others in my party were raving about the duck, burger and the pork-which were delicious . But it was what Mesa do with vegetables that really wowed me:the hispi cabbage was so flavoursome; we were fighting over the tiny mushrooms that came with the fish; the aubergine was melt in the mouth perfection; the squash was beautifully warming and the carrots were divine layers of flavour. I'm honestly running out of superlatives for the food here, even the bread and the dip with the fries were memorable! We enjoyed the local craft beers too. The service was friendly, knowledgeable and attentive. It worked out at £34 a head including a drink each and service charge-excellent value for a restaurant of this quality. You know you've been for an excellent meal when you're all still arguing about which was the best dish the next day!

Tried after a recommendation and was delighted with our choice. The octopus was so delicious we ordered a second one and this might be one of the most well-made burgers in Nottingham. Price appears a touch high, but the quality of the food justifies it. Cannot recommend enough.

Favourite restaurant in the city centre - amazing food everytime. We try to go everytime the menu changes seasonally

Came as a group of 4 for a graduation celebration meal. The food was absolutely incredible, we ordered pretty much every dish on the menu and were blown away by them all. Wonderful service from our lovely waiter Sam as well. Have tried many restaurants in Notts and this is definitely my new favourite.

Awesome food, relaxed atmosphere.

Food and service was excellent. Four of us shared the first eight plates on the menu and a rendang sharer. We did order two portions of chip between four and we all went away with full bellies. Service was good. The only reason to lose a star were the state of the toilets and for us oldies it was a bit loud to have a good conversation.

One of our favourite places to eat in Nottingham. Great food, great prices. Small sharing plates, really relaxed environment. Incredibly cooked steak. A different and fun dining experience. Having moved to Nottingham from London 8ish years ago, I always struggled with the food scene here. But, I can finally say that places like these rival the places I'm used to London.

Excellent menu with a good balance between vegetable based dishes and meat/fish. The flavour from the wood fired carrots and the burrata were outstanding.

Fantastic restaurant. An imaginative and comprehensive menu, the food is cooked really well by chefs who clearly know what they’re doing. A great place to with a really cool vibe.

We went here for a meal a few weeks ago. Id heard so many great things about it that i was really excited to try it. Unfortunately we just felt a bit deflated afterwards i guess. The service was hit and miss as we sort of got plonked down and left. The food was nice enough but didn’t warrant the price tag on some of them. It was nice food and a nice place but just felt like it was missing something. The atmosphere was quite clinical and didnt feel cosy or buzzing. We really really wanted to love the place, but unfortunately came away feeling like we probably wouldnt go back. But completely get that its each to their own and we just maybe didnt get it.

Me and my partner visited Mesa on Friday night having heard good things about it. We ordered 6 dishes between us which I think was the right amount of food and left us satisfied but not overstuffed! On the whole we enjoyed the meal and I would recommend it and would visit again. If I'm being completely honest, the dishes were a little hit and miss (although more hits than misses). The stonebass was superb and cooked perfectly, the pork croquettes were delicious, and the roasted carrots were fantastic - don't sleep on them! On the other hand, the octopus was a small portion (one tentacle) despite being the most expensive dish, and its delicate flavour was overpowered by the charred flavours and sweet sauce. Similarly, the burrata had its delicate creamy flavour overpowered by the beetroot which is very strong. Everything was cooked well though and the quality of ingredients is good, I think the menu/dishes just need a bit more balance. On the whole, the meal came to just under £80 for two of us, including a drink each (Neon Raptor beer - excellent choice), which I thought was fairly reasonable for a restaurant of this style.

Fantastic meal, very good experience with unique flavours and it caters well for vegetarians. The duck was the best I have ever tasted 😋

Fantastic restaurant serving what I guess is a kind of fusion tapas with charcoal grilled acrion in the mix. European dishes with Asian flavours over the bbq. The food was incredible, superb for a mid price restaurant. Wine and beer selection was not huge but more than sufficient. Service was good. Highly recommended.

What is going on in this place? 100% pretentious and overly hyped! We spent £150 on a meal for 2…Food was OTT, flavours were tacky and all over the place to the point it numbed my tastebuds…dishes did not compliment each other whatsoever. Drinks menu was ridiculous for a restaurant, bad choice really. Atmosphere was felt rammed and cramped, could clearly hear conversations next to us. Chefs did not cook meat the way we asked for and the waitress didn’t care about it when confronted. We wished we spent our money somewhere else instead, anywhere else would’ve been better value.

Second time I’ve visited and it hasn’t disappointed either time, great small plates. Octopus was a particular favourite. Staff are attentive and friendly. We’ll definitely visit again

Incredible food. Very creative, fusion cookery, well presented and truly delicious. Staff attentive and swift, kitchen efficient and very knowledgeable. We tried everything on the menu and every single dish was perfection. Ingredients well sourced. I really like this place and will be back

Our group of 5 were really excited to eat here after following their posts on instagram but unfortunately the experience did not live up to the hype for us on this occasion. We ordered almost every dish on the menu and we felt some of the dishes lacked seasoning or flavour and some were over powerful like the lamb sausage. If you go in thinking you’ll get food like Bar iberico or Kushi Ya you’ll be disappointed. The worst part was the hit and miss service and we only paid the service charge because of the lovely NI couple who made up for the poor service by our waitress.

Best tasting food I've ever had

We visited Mesa for our anniversary meal a few weeks ago, having not visited since soon after it opened, and unfortunately were really disappointed. A few things stood out — the fudge was good, and the fish croquettes were nice — but other dishes weren't great, and didn't justify the price. The pork, which is served rare, was borderline unpleasant; I understand this is fine to do but the texture was unbelievably chewy and didn't work at all for me. And the salad, which sounded zingy and interesting, just... wasn't. All in all the recent high praise really surprises me, and we won't go again — a shame, as we were so impressed when we first visited.

Perfect food and service. Great atmosphere. Tapas are really lovely and fresh.

Every dish crammed with flavour, salty, sweet, intense, generous portions, affordable (esp. compared to London and southeast), let down only by slim choices for the alcohol free and by not making any effort for a birthday dinner (despite pre-notification).

Great food and service. We tried all the dishes and they were all fab.

delicious food, fantastic vegan options - including real food, not just fake meat!, lovely attentive staff. A real find!