Penny Lane in Nottingham

Good fun stop off when in Nottingham.

Went here last week and gabby did great on the bar and Josh was amazing on the horse game, would come again 10/10

A great place to spend a few hours. Food was cooked really well and in a reasonable time. Friendly staff and a great atmosphere.

Josh was amazing on the horse racing, sounded like an actual commentator was brilliant

I messaged a month in advance asking if the venue was dog friendly to be told "we do allow small well behaved dogs". We went in tonight, to be told quite abruptly by 3 different members of staff they do not allow dogs - I showed the message I had to say otherwise but there was not even an apology for the mix up, we were just told again that they don't allow dogs and that it wasn't busy right now - which I don't know what that had to do with anything. We had booked a hotel so we could stay and enjoy the venue to now have those plans ruined and feeling like we've wasted money. The staff came across as quite rude and we didn't need to be told by 3 different staff members. I totally understand there was clearly a mix up on their part but to not have an apology at the very least was disappointing and we will not return.

The staff were all delightful, the arcade was good fun, and the hot dogs and fries were delicious! Would come here again.

We had a great time here, a nice little gem in Nottingham

Booked my daughter’s 12th birthday there for her and 7 friends. A great venue, good food and great entertainment for the girls. Fab service and care from Ria, thank you, you were brilliant!!

Great games and a fab evening out, drinks were good. Josh was fab and provided great commentary for the ball throwing game.

Venue was great and especially Josh who was fabulous and cannot fault him 10 out of 10 thank you. Would highly recommended . Top notch.

Had a fantastic time at Penny lane for an end of course event - had a full buffet and bucket loads of coins, tried all the machines and really enjoyed all of them, especially skee ball. Carrick looked after my friends and I all night and drinks were 10/10. Excellent night.

We visited Penny Lane in Nottingham around 5 pm on a Saturday evening and had an amazing time. The place was busy but had a fantastic atmosphere with a really nice, lively vibe. There was a great mix of groups, couples, and even some families with children. Thanks to the venue’s large size, it never felt cramped, and there were plenty of comfortable spaces where you could sit down for a meal, relax with drinks, or enjoy the big games section. One of the highlights was the arcade and funfair games area. Tokens were about £1 each, and most of the games only required one token to play, making it really easy and affordable to have a lot of fun. Buying tokens was quick and simple with contactless payment directly at the machine. They also had the classic horse racing game where you roll balls into holes to race the horses, which not many funfairs still have these days, so it was brilliant to see. If you win three times you get a cuddly toy, and if you win once you receive a little medal, which added so much fun and excitement to the experience. They also had the classic 2p arcade machines where you could put some change in and play the traditional seaside-style games. The cocktails were brilliant at two for £11.95 with a great range to choose from. The ones we had were really well made and tasted amazing. The service at the bar was excellent, and I wish I had caught the barman’s name because he was brilliant and made the experience even better. The location is really convenient, right in the town centre, and there is a large car park next to it in the Lace Market which made parking really easy and stress free. Security on the door also added to the welcoming and safe environment, making it a place where you can properly relax and enjoy yourself. Penny Lane offers something truly different compared to the usual Nottingham bar scene. Great drinks, a great vibe, and a fun and unique experience all in one place. We will definitely be back!

Probably only worth getting £20 worth of tokens, a decently spaced out area but with the games available unless you want to keep playing the same one that’s all you need

Bar with arcade machines, nuf said.

We visited today as a group of 8 - children and adults. We enjoyed a variety of drinks and both adults and children had fun on a range of the games. Shout out to Nicole for their friendly attitude and great service on our visit.

Went here for a few drinks to celebrate my birthday with a few friends. Cocktails were great and the staff were lovely!

It was a nice place to have abit of food, drinks and play some games. Unfortunately no ducks were available to come with some of the drinks, that's the only reason it's not 5 stars(I really wanted a little duck as a memento sorry).

Couldn't exchange the coins we bought back to cash 😞

Planned a 30th Birthday party at Penny Lane. The staff were fantastic when setting it up and the staff on the evening were really attentive and made sure everything was going great. Really nice food, good atmosphere and everyone had so much fun with the arcades. Made my boyfriends birthday really special!

What an amazing place to visit! Brilliant choice of drinks, great arcade games and a lovely laid back atmosphere. Ross and the team were really accommodating and friendly. Took the time to recommed the best cocktails! We always make the effort to visit when in Nottingham for the ice hockey. We will be back in April!

Ross era un camarero increíble! Tan amable y acogedor! Gran lugar con todos los juegos y grandes bebidas! ¡Muy recomendable!

Ambiente relajado y un lugar perfecto para una bebida tranquila con mi pareja. Ross nos hizo sentir bienvenidos y se aseguró de hacer todo lo posible para hacer nuestra tarde aún mejor. Él es un crédito para el establecimiento. Recomendaría encarecidamente el lugar y él para cualquier día / noches fuera

Ross era extremadamente educado y muy servicial. Recomendó bebidas y las adaptó a nuestros deseos. 10 / 10 servicio, recomendaría altamente

Awesome, loads of cool machines, and not the rigged ones, went in with my partner walked out with 3 prizes, a bunch of sweets and even free drinks, great night!!

¡Grita a Ria en Penny Lane! Vino aquí con mi marido como parte de nuestra celebración del aniversario de boda y ella realmente cuidó de nosotros. Ella prestó atención al hecho de que era nuestro aniversario y fue más allá para que fuera una gran experiencia. ¡Gracias de nuevo! ¡Dale un aumento a esta chica!

Food was okay; i didn’t enjoy my meal, but others had the burger and that looked okay. around 4pm venue turns from family friendly to day drinking groups.arcade kept is busy for an hour, but sucks up the pound tokens

A great time here as always! So much to do and great drinks and food! Atmosphere is always perfect and the staff are friendly with great service. Definitely recommend.

The venue has a great theme and vibe. Very 70's/Stranger Things. Order the 3 pig hot dog. Wasn't bad but wasn't anything to write home about. Big German Bratwuest style sausage with dry pulled pork and very dry bacon chunks with a squirt of BBQ sauce.. Pint of Camden Pale was £6.30 which is expensive.. You order at the table via QR code and whilst the service was very fast (especially for a Friday night), there was no check in so felt a bit soulless. Wasn't a bad experience by any stretch but also not a place I'm in a rush to go back to.

Really good fun place. Excellent customer service, very friendly and helpful staff. Good for kids Nd adults alike.

Lovely staff helped retrieve my ring from the basketball game as well as fixing one of the machines quickly for us to play. Great drinks and great platters of Snackish foods.

Came in here to celebrate a leaving due at work, the blonde girl was absolutely horrible and glared us down and was awfully rude to us every time any of our party went to the bar. Shame because we were the only customers

It was bad service, blonde girl has rude and glared us down

Good fun but a little tired. Food is basic and mostly deep fried, but it's served with a friendly smile.

Get your hair done, grab a cocktail and race a pony... All on one street!

Loved the amusement area, tokens 2 4 1 so great value, cocktails really nice. Food not the best as brioche bun was really hard. Good value for money tho especially happy hour. Staff not the happiest and lots of dirty tables.

Not one to really leave bad reviews. Came in a few weeks ago, was really looking forward to it but what was absolutely disgusted. Ordered a pint and was shocked at the price, and said "How much?!" In a joking way. I was told by the young lass behind the bar "If ya don't like it you can always go to spoons"... anyway, took the drink, it was absolutely awful so took it back, the girl.smelt it and openly said "yeah the lines need doing" I work behind a bar myself and wouldn't dream of treating customers like this. I was given a bottle as a replacement for the pint (obviously the bottles were less money) I couldn't be bothered to argue anymore. Took the bottle, drank it and left. Never, ever again. So disappointed 😞

Food it absolutely delicious and not to mention how quick it came reasonable prices good entertainment at the arcade and staff are very friendly strongly recommended

Lovely food, quick service. Staff are very friendly. Reasonable prices. Range of fun arcade games. All in all a great place to come for a meal and some fun at the arcade with family.

Arcade needs updating old alot not working

Floor and carpets very sticky .. food ok but rushed. Two fights inside when I was there. No security response. So we left.

Wow what a waste of time if you want to enjoy time out with people don't come here we have visited twice now and even midday with 8 staff on the bar we still had a 45 min wait for service. The drinks are massively over priced compared to all other cocktail bars in Nottingham the arcade machines are all 1 pound ago which is ok if you have had a few pints but a family day out have food a drink and play games you will be disappointed go for nice food in a restaurant of choice then if you want arcades visit the corner house arcade its 300% better or try montys bar in trinity square 1 out of 5 stars

Didn't have any food and left after the worst espresso martinis I've had in a bar. The place looks a lot of fun and people were having a great time all around so don't be put off, unless you fancy an espresso martini.

Went for a Christmas work do recently, all the staff were incredibly patient and polite whilst dodging and weaving to provide everyone food and the team behind the bar were very friendly and enthusiastic. I cannot rate the team enough at all! Fantastic people they have there! I've given a 4 instead of a 5 because their pricing is similar to similar central London places. I hope those high prices are passed onto staff wages because I'd give them 5 for that, but it still would be out of my pay bracket to go there on a weekend.

Great place to catch up with friends and enjoy some retro entertainments!

Great fun. Amazing attentive staff for the Xmas party. The buffet food was good all the team enjoyed.

Brilliant environment for office private party.

The gaming area at the back is so much fun! Great cocktails, as well. 🍸

Spot on service from Jack - very good entertainment on the racing reindeer!

This review is solely for the cocktails as we didn't order any food. I found this place whilst searching for places doing happy hour. These guys do 2-for-1 cocktails before 9pm, Sun to Thur. The cocktails were great, I'd come back again as I'd like try everything else on the cocktail menu. The place is a great vibe, lots of people having fun in the arcade space situated at the back.

Actually don’t waste your money. You buy loads of tokens just to waste them on machines that don’t work. Drinks are hugely overpriced for something you only get four sips out of. Everyone in there is willing to start a fight, especially white men in suits.

70% of the bloody games didn’t work

Nipped in for my mates stag do it was epic and all the staff are bang on. We will all be back again soon so I can defend my camel racing title cheers 😎.

Popped in for some lunch with 2 kids. We ordered via the app with no issues, drinks were brought over quickly. Food was no longer than a 10min wait from ordering. They do a special children's offer with a main meal, drink, desert & 3 game tokens for £4.95. Great choice of food, quick & easy meals which were very tasty. Great selection of arcade type games with token prices being quite reasonable.

Went for cocktails atmosphere was buzzing lovely to see families out enjoying the games

Lovely retro arcade and hangout in the heart of Nottingham with good food and drink selection. Popular for stag & hen parties at the weekend. Great place but pretty noisy so not really somewhere to go if you’re just after somewhere to eat and a chat.

Great place to visit on a night out with kids 😀

Great place to visit with friends and family! Lots of different fun games to play and it is suitable for all ages! The drinks are fun and unique and we totally recommend to go during happy hour!

Such a fun place with a lovely rear garden! Will definitely come again!

This lady has taken on a tattoo that someone else started on me and as unfortunately closed down,but penny lane as taken it in her stride and done a amazing job at finishing it 👏. The details in the tattoo that she has done is absolutely stunning 😍, i would definitely recommend for a fine detail tattooist and will definitely be back 👌

Had to change food after we had ordered because they had run out, plus everything was VERY salty. Generally not great food at all. A nice place, and fun to have drinks and play at the arcade, but not a culinary treat.

if you like playing pinball and other machines then this is the one for you.

Me encantó! Los precios eran geniales, había una oferta de cócteles 2 por 1 y eran agradables. Grandes juegos para jugar, es una pena que no sea más grande

Service wasn't great can't rate the food as didn't have any but seemed like a really good atmosphere just needs more things to do in there

Great fun pub, complete eith amusements

Gran servicio y orden fácil de usar en la aplicación de mesa, además de una gran oferta de vacaciones para niños en comida + fichas para el arcade, sin duda recomendaría y volvería.

¡Este lugar lo tiene todo! Hermosos cócteles y cócteles, personal amable, un ambiente encantador y las fabulosas arcadas y juegos! Pasamos una hora o dos aquí y a todos nos encantó!

Mi marido y yo visitamos Penny Lane por primera vez recientemente, y tuvimos una gran experiencia! El bar era acogedor y cómodo, y las bebidas eran fantásticas con sus temas y extras añadidos. La señora detrás de la barra era súper amable y amable, y fue muy divertido tomar unas copas y luego ir a buscar algunas fichas para jugar los juegos de arcade hacia la parte trasera del lugar. Este es un excelente lugar para amigos o citas, y lo recomendaría encarecidamente!

Visited on quiet Thursday night hoping to play pinball but they don't have that anymore. Bought a couple of pints, service was very poor. Guess you would get a very different experience on a busy night but if you can't serve a pint when the bar is quiet then there is no incentive to go back

Fuimos en las vacaciones de verano con 2 niños de 12 años y 3 adultos. Llegué allí cuando abrió. La bienvenida era fría, las mesas eran pegajosas, tienes que ordenarte en el sitio web, que no es genial. La comida no es barata, pero es realmente mediocre. Pedí platos pequeños y las alas de coliflor eran lo más suave. El servicio continuó siendo, en el mejor de los casos, desinteresado, eliminando platos y haciéndonos pasar platos para llegar a pesar de que todavía estábamos en el medio de comer. Se olvidaron de los postres infantiles, así que tuvimos que pedirlos. Los juegos están bien, pero £ 1. 25 una ficha y la máquina expendedora de fichas se rompió. Cuando fui a pedir las fichas que había pagado en la máquina pero que no me habían dado, me hablaron como una molestia. No hay disculpas o preocupación de que la máquina que necesita para acceder a los juegos se rompió. Simplemente mediocre, el personal que no podía importarle menos y gastó £ 20 por el privilegio. Feliz de no volver.

Great venue with a great look. Some awesome arcade games for all the family. Can have hours of fun here

Lovely staff, very attentive. Had a great night, one of my favourite places!

Fun place, great cocktails, great games and service was spot on! A young dark haired lad think his name was Joe Was amazing, he made friends with my 4 year old boy 🙏 definitely returning

It's good, I enjoyed my time here but it's not somewhere I would go again. Some machines weren't working well and everything felt pretty dirty

Brilliant staff. Kept us safe when a guy followed us all night. Such lovely service. Made us so safe and so lovely. Perfect staff. Kept children and women safe. Cannot stress enough how brilliant they are.

Brilliant staff I felt so comfortable and loved every moment as they helped so much , I couldn’t stress enough to come here as they are just perfect people that’s seriously deserve the best in the world. Please make them feel loved 🤍

Brilliant service. We came in for a speaific cocktail that we had last year but didn’t realise that the menu had changed. The lady behind the bar said she’d do her best to recreate it for us and she did a fantastic job. 10/10. Thank you!

Hotdogs were grey in colour, not sure if they had been frozen for a while and was quite herby and the taste a bit overpowering for some of us. The burgers were pretty good and curly fries were lovely. Cocktails were just ok as well, not sure with it being so quiet when we went that it impacted quality or not

Top fun. The shooting game and the fortune teller were my favourites. Also ducks 🦆

Absolutely awful service. The bouncer was so so rude to us as we came in. We were wearing pub golf hats and he told us we had to remove them which we did and then he came over and said we had to finish our drinks and leave as they ‘don’t accept pub golf’ even though they let us come in knowing we were pub golf. The bartender said they accept pub golf all the time and that we weren’t rowdy at all. The bouncer them came over and was rude to us again telling us to leave. We spoke to a manger and they weren’t listening to us at all. My friend was crying after being shouted at us and they were completely unsympathetic and didn’t listen to our complaints at all. We’d speak and they spoke over us and spouted out generic phases. The staff were overall unsupportive and unresponsive and overall useless. Wouldn’t come here again.

The bouncer was so rude, he was a bald angry man. He shouted at us as we came in for wearing hats before even asking us to remove them. Just a generally very aggressive demeanour. He then shouted at us while we were inside and then let multiple people with hats on through the door, all men, and didn’t say a single thing to them. It was overall a very hostile atmosphere mostly caused by the bouncer but reinforced by the rest of the staff. Whatever bouncer we had was clearly very power hungry and just looking for a problem. Would stop me from coming again definitely.

Love the concept of this place. Staff are all lovely, only issue is the queuing for drinks was a while each time. Apart from that cannot fault the place

Food was delicious. We did have to remind the server that our child had a pudding ordered. Great old tunes over the sound system which was at a good pitch, so we could still talk without having to shout at each other. A variety of games in the arcade area, tho not always clear how many tokens needed and where to put them. Only got 8 tokens for £10 so when what was supposed to be a 2 player game ends up as 1, that felt like a wasted token. The 2p push slots were so heavily piled up I think we won a total of 8p and a young lad stole mine out of the machine and refused to give them back!! Cheeky sod!! But, all that said, ut was a lovely time for a catch up with my friend and her daughter, with nice food in a sound environment. I personally wouldn't go again, but it you haven't been it's worth the visit. If you have the extra pennies to spare. Thanks for a lovely 2hrs slot.

Very expensive, I drink bitter which they don't sell so didn't have a drink. Machines very expensive £10 for 8 tokens. have 2 young kids so very expensive. Food was expensive, so did not eat there, got food on way home. Went there for a birthday party so very disappointing, except kids loved it.

amazing night but staff are so stretched most nights its impossible to get a drink, maybe some speed pumps would just finish this place

Ioved this place never been before first time Saturday my son and his girlfriend took me will defo return

Very nice place. Good food and drinks.

Cocktails are extremely weak. Came here for happy hour on a Sunday and even at essentially £5.50 a cocktail we wouldn’t pay that again. Don’t waste your money!

Funky place to drink and great idea to have a games area to have some fun

Good fun, very popular. Went for drink and played the arcade games, lots of fun 👍

Great cocktail range, nostalgic 70/80s music and amazing arcade games for all ages!

Place is great but the food is disappointing, don't bother with the desserts, not as described & nothing like the pic on the menu .

Great venue and attentive staff.

Cool place. No real ale or cyder, stocks the usual array of london type larger and keg beer at higher than average price for notts. The games are fun and it's easy to get tokens to play them which work out at £1.25 each but after half an hour or so you will have done all the ones you want to play so a good stopping place as part of a larger night.

Good food, lots of options for drinks. The arcade is the best part, good place to go with friends and family.

Not for me loud and a fight broke out. Food was awful

Good for some fun. 10quid for tokens got us a few fun games and I would recommend going for the ice hockey which is good fun. Beer selection isn't great, but it's a place to play some games and have fun for a few hours.

This is a great idea for a bar, just wish there was other old school games to play.

Pre-made cocktails in a bottle?!?! £11.45 for a cocktail that is already pre made in a bottle is scandalous. Staff are whipping the cocktail makers round like it’s hard to mix pre made sprits with Ice. Imagine £11.45 for a cocktail that’s being poured from a bottle pre-made in a factory. Get yourself to Wetherspoons for 1/2 the price. How can you justify?

Really enjoyed the food and the and the games are fun but it is very noisy

This is a great atmosphere to play party games and be taken back to your childhood would rate to go play games and drink beer for sure! Our food was cold and quite stale it came out super quick we had hotdogs and wings. The hotdog buns were hard and crusty at the ends showing it was left out out and sausages cold. It’s super busy so I’m guessing they have these out and ready for chips and sauces. No server was available so we couldn’t mention this to them. The wings were fine just regular frozen wigs cooked with a sauce dribbled over the top. The drinks were hot and miss but you’re paying for the novelty of them. We order 6 cocktails in total and 2 in it if the 6 would order again. The games were so much fun so if I was going again I would drink beer and just play games. Then go for a nice cocktail and some food elsewhere after.