Pit and Pendulum in Nottingham - Phone Number, Reservations, Reviews

Popped in here for few pints yesterday. Haven't been in here for a few years. Just a classic pub playing some proper music. Great service. Great decor. I forgot all about thr bookcase being the entrance to the toilet. Lol. All in all, good place for a beer. I didn't eat so can't say on that.

Amazing pub, the best in Notts, lively and caters for all sorts especially the alternative crowd. Wide selection of drinks, the Lilleys cider is amazing and they even have a real ale on occasionally too!

Food was banging. I had a tikka curry and a pitcher to myself (Abstinence is AMAZING), and my Wife had a Bacon cheeseburger and a pitcher to herself. All our meals and drinks came out not even 15 minutes after ordering. The price for both of us was £40 which for the drink and food portion+ taste is worth the price. Atmosphere is great too, we came around 5.30pm and there was only 5 other people there. Service is great too- staff are friendly & polite and work really quick. The musix choice is really nice too.

Fantastic rock pub, wide range of people, friendly atmosphere and good beer. Good luck finding toilets though 😂

I went here on a Friday night and I loved the dark, gothic, atmosphere. A great place for any metalhead. The clientele were vibey, cool, and fashionable. They played some of my fave metal classics during my quick visit. SOAD, Deftones, RATM and others. Atmosphere would have gotten a five but it was really hot and stuffy inside without many people. Every bar we went to this night was really hot though. When I went to cool down outside, it was like I was at any other bar. The outside furniture was really generic compared to the cool ones inside. Service would have got a five but they charged me a service and tipping fee without asking me. I would have bought more pints, tipped and stayed longer if I was asked first. I don't know if it was accidental though. Otherwise it was still really cool and I can't wait to come back and have a few drinks, maybe try the food. It's a cute little place with a cool, alternative vibe. 10/10 would recommend and come back.

Great atmosphere for a venue, great staff and a wide variety of drinks to choose from.

One of the best places to go for a chilled drink with great music

Love Pit and Pendulum as an alt venue. Great cocktails and great atmosphere. Bar staff were really helpful when choosing drinks.

First time in here, Billy the barman was AMAZING, as were all the staff, but Billy really took care to remember our (repeat) order, and looked after us from the start... Thanks love xx

Very friendly staff, always happy to help. Can’t thank Kirsty enough for helping me decide on the cocktails. Very good service from all the staff.

What a quirky place, brilliant!!! Loved the hunt for the toilets and the food was great, will certainly recommend and return!👍

Amazing music, fantastic atmosphere, just the best place in nottingham all around, espically with staff this good. Kirsty stands out to me, always working diligently, always gets the orders spot on and make sure everything is perfect with your order. X

Hands down the best pub in Notts. Thank you Marshall for the great food. I highly recommend this place!

Food was perfect just what I needed after a long day! Ryan was excellent and served us swiftly, such a credit to the venue!

Awesome Nu-Metal pub. Nice gothic vibe

Ryan was fantastic, friendly and the right amount of attentive. We always love coming to pit for the decor and music, but most importantly the cocktails

Visited today. Had both food and drink, great as always. Ryan was amazing, very attentive and remembered my drink. Will be back soo n

Been coming here frequently for some time now and can't recommend enough - friendly service and a fantastic atmosphere Food and cocktails are fantastic too

Absolutely fantastic place, come back year after year

Where my parents met; now I'm a regular here, great music, amazing atmosphere, amazing staff, my usual place to go to just chill.

Came in for a quick drink and grabbed some food before heading on to another bar. Absolutely fantastic, had a quick chat with Marshall who was absolutely lovely. Good food, good pints, can't recommend the pub more highly

Great atmosphere and service in this quirky pub in the centre of Nottingham. Give it a try, you will not be disappointed 👍

great spot, favourite bar in the city, especially Eli, he was so helpful and incredibly cute, will return many times, especially for that pretty boy <3

Chill atmosphere and good drinks. Friendly and inclusive for anyone to go to

Great place for alternative tastes . Great music, unusual decor ( again great) . I visited a long time ago as not local , was relieved to see it is still there . Had lunch , picked some tunes , walked through bookcase for the ladies room .. then off we went for concert . Highly recommended .

Always love coming here! The staff are all so lovely and the music is always banging. Kez in particular always goes out of his way to make sure we have a good time.

Been coming to here for years, for social events and just casual because it's a nice comfort spot. Even done my dissertation because the environment makes me comfortable and the food is good. Especially Katsu. Ryan and Billy on the bar always super helpful, especially during the furmeets when I've attended. All the staff here are lovely, I don't remember the names of them all but always brilliant. Always super accommodating!

Great atmosphere and brilliant music.

Amazing food, smashing service Ryan knocked out out of the park and was just generally really lovely

Has had some investment and it shows. Much nicer, slightly brighter and cleaner than before! Very nice to go for good drinks, good food and great atmosphere. Highly recommended if you like that gothic theme and some alternative music! -- What a great Saturday we just had. Always feel welcome and Billy especially was awesome. This is why I just keep coking back here.

Disgusting experience. My friends kept getting harassed by someone in the pub (not a staff member, a customer) and the staff did absolutely nothing to stop it. They also lied to them that they had kicked him out, but they had in fact not done so. Don't get how it benefits them to keep around harassers, very disappointing!

Absolutely adore this place, but have to mark it down, as I was on my own, and as I was using the toilet, a staff member took my drink away, but didn't touch my stuff. I mentioned it to bar staff and they said there's nothing they could do. I had a 3/4 of a drink left

Best cocktails in Nottingham. Great vibe and definitely a unique place to go for a drink. L

I could live there . The surroundings are fabulous , staff very courteous and kind . Food was out of this world, highly recommend you visit , nothing was too much trouble.

Love coming here, always worth a visit when im visiting Nottingham

Place looks so sick, and the customer service is top-notch. So understanding and careful, couldn't recommend them higher for people with allergies

Always visit here when we’re in Nottingham. Old school rock pub with great gothic decor. Staff are really friendly and the food is decent and well priced.

Love this place, awesome place and food!!

One of the best metal pubs in Nottingham 🤘🤘🤘

Didn’t eat here but great bar right up my street will go back and recommend for anyone that likes a gothic bar

Always good food staff are pleasant will always come back when in notts 🙂🙂

First time going and absolutely loved it

I’ve been here before today, and any time I’ve visited I’ve had the best experiences. Today, however, I decided to write this review to highlight just how good it’s been. I decided to order the Small Plates, along with one of their specialty drink (I ordered Humility, would 10/10 recommend), and the food was DELICIOUS. It’s so good, the portion sizes are perfect for that ‘picky bits’ feel, and the overall experience was wonderful. My server, Eli, was brilliant, ensuring my time there was satisfactory and that I enjoyed the food and drink. I’d recommend this place to anyone. It’s a safe-haven for goth/alt people and i LOVE it there!

Love this place. Great venue to use for visitors.

Rock bar in centre of Nottingham. Super scary but awesome DJ 🤘🏼

Went in at 4.30 on Saturday, was busy but just managed to get a seat. Took a long time to get served because it was busy, so used the app after and got served very quickly. Great atmosphere and music as usual, brilliant staff

Love coming here, amazing decor and the team can’t do enough!

Great themed gothic style rock bar .

Great pub with great music and nice selection of drinks. Highly recommended.

Love the decor of this place - it is my go to bar before a gig at the arena as it is for many other people too. Quiet when I've visited in day time but can get quite busy in the evening, though either is fine by me. Seven deadly sins and virtues cocktails -amazing and my fave is Envy. Food - we ordered the 7 small plates deal between us that I fully recommend. Staff seem to enjoy working here and always enthusiastic in my experience. Watch out for the creepy sound of a demon they play in the toilets and the screaming sounds, was not expecting that haha! Only thing I was disappointed with on the latest visit was the app they are offering for customers to order food from the table - it's called My Pub app and they need to get rid of it because no matter how many different wi-fi's or internet connections I used, it would not take my order through the checkout. The signal can be bad in this venue so I even tried ordering outside and still unsuccessful. I ended up paying at the bar then later found the app had taken payment 4 times - I'm hoping to get will bounce back in a few days but not likely judging by reviews. Don't bother using the app just order from the bar.

Brilliant. Can't fault anything and the staff are brilliant

Very busy. Classic Nottingham Haunt. Must visit

Always loved this place, but recently the food service and price is despicable!!! Avoid!

One of our friends was asked to leave after failing to produce ID (as it was stolen the previous week along with his bank cards). He is 32 and clearly looks it, however completely understand this. However the member of staff who went about this was really unnecessarily rude and aggressive. Also claimed we tried to sneak him drinks and that was the reason why we were all kicked out and this simply was not true and would not even given us a reason why we were being kicked out other then the fact we were with our friend who had no ID. One of our friends was kicked out before he even came in and wasn’t given any reason at all for this. Was really looking forward to coming here but the staff were so unnecessarily rude and frankly unwelcoming.

Quite an unpleasant experience, bouncers have a lot better social skills than the staff 😂 If you like poorly kept overpriced beer and miserable staff then pit is for you ❤️

Walked in for an enjoy seven heavenly virtues, one of my all time favourites. Unfortunately as a 32 year old I failed to produce ID. (Stolen a week previously) As such the sale of alcohol to my person was not possible. The disappointing part was that I was kicked out of the building shortly afterwards, the reason given was that the license stipulates this. Having worked in the trade I find this to be false and fuelled by discretion instead. Waiting for my group without a drink was not permissible - despite the fact that 16 year olds are welcome to come and eat at the time in question. To make matters worse, my entire group of 12 friends were kicked out to reinforce the point who are all 32+ One of the best bars playing metal in the city, shame about the lack of understanding and rudeness. In summary, forego the signature virtues and go to the Sal or the Vat instead

Nice decor, staff unnecessarily rude and aggressive. Hard pass from me.

Great pub with great music and atmosphere. I recommend !!!

Very quickly became me and my partners go to spot in Nottingham to go for a drink and a sing along, always good music playing and the house cocktails always go down a treat! ☺️

Brilliant view has a friendly atmosphere despite the amazingly spooky attire of the place the staff are really friendly too Alex and Billy especially

what can i say about this place but...SUPERB.amazing decor great atmosphere and music to die for.but the staff are the icing on the cake.especially Kez and Jason who made the night memorable for myself and my daughter.thanks guys

We only had a couple of drinks here. I absolutely love the decor, and it had a brilliant atmosphere. Will definitely return loved it.

What an awesome place, if you're looking for something a little bit different, this pub is a must. Very funny friendly staff, especially Billy, he made us feel so welcome. Great variety of drinks and great value. Can't wait to go back.

Really cool decor and music, I liked the hidden bookcase bathroom. Also saw the cutest bartender in my life there. Got kicked out because my friend randomly started doing pushups. 11/10 would go again

Definitely one of my favourite bars in Nottingham, wish we had one in Wolverhampton (Should you wish to expand 😜) Unique, Friendly staff, Great music, just such a vibe! Ps good luck finding the toilets, once you know you know kinda thing 🤣 Brilliant! Didn't order any food so couldn't comment.

Visited again recently and was served my the loveliest bartender named Kez, made our stay absolutely fantastic will be coming again

Love coming here. Servers are amazing, especially Kez.

Great food , generally nice staff. Good atmosphere

Awesome for my fellow metal heads!! Gets really busy but the atmosphere is great!

It's the one and only, you have to visit you can't be told what it's like.

We popped in when we stopped for a break going home to glasgow, we were traveling around for my daughters 21st birthday, omg this place is amazing! 🤩The aesthetics, the decor, the music, the staff, the food...just everything was beautiful, friendly and cosy. I asked the bar person (with the short blue hair) to surprise my daughter with a cocktail, omg, this was a piece of art!🍹 She even made me a mocktail as I was driving back to Scotland that evening. I would gladly drive back down just to go here again. I will be back ASAP. Love it completely 🥰

Loud, heavy and perfect! Awesome atmosphere, bring it on!!!

Only gave 3 stars for atmosphere as I went at a quiet time. Am assured it gets busier in the evenings. Fabulously quirky vibe. Beer and food were great.

The toilets are hidden behind a bookcase and have a warning not to summon demons. The cocktails are named after deadly sins y heavenly virtues. Which is all brilliant. Add to this, it's clean (no sticky tables) and staff are friendly. Highly recommended

Come up from Southampton for a friends wedding. So me and my other half decided to come to Nottingham a day early and do a little pub crawl. By far the best pud. The staff are very polite, food is great and I love the atmosphere. Wish I had a place like this down south

Lovely place with nice staff. Decorated in a goth/metal/horror style. Nice beer, average food.

Very good value cocktails and quick table service on the app

Back again whilst in Nottingham visiting our daughter, love this place, great beer , central, lovely staff, great atmosphere, we will be back.

Lovely themed pub. Could spend all day there finding new things to notice. Good luck finding the toilets lol

Fantastic pub!! Lgbtq+ friendly and the atmosphere was amazing, and all the staff were fabulous 👌🏻 only had drinks (I had the Lust, highly recommend) but the food sounded delicious as well. 😊

Stumbled across this bar and was amazed. We are big fans of rock/metal and this place couldn't be better for us. Amazing staff, great drinks, awesome music. A must if you are a rocker \m/

Fantastic night with great friends

Popped in for a spot of solo lunch. The outside looked intriguing and the inside didn’t disappoint! Really friendly atmosphere. Friendly bar and waiting staff and the food (Mac n cheese with salad and garlic bread) was delicious. I’d love to pop back when I’m not driving to try the cocktails!

Excellent service from Billy during our visit! Very helpful, offering great advice and poured some excellent pints. We will be back!

Billy served us on our pub golf, and was spot on serving us all, gave us advise on what to do next and poured 10 Guinness’ 👌👌

Absolutely fabulous themed pub. Came to Nottingham especially to go here after seeing it on You Tube and was blown away with the decor. I just wish it was nearer to where I live.

Friendly staff and a great atmosphere for lovers of gothic decor. Would absolutely recommend this place if you're off to a gig or enjoy alt aesthetics.

Amazing atmosphere, lush cocktails, very reasonable price. Underground's venue, decor is stunning gothic. Managed to earn a t shirt drinking cocktails. Poe themed. Loved it!

Such a vibe! I adore anything spooky and gothic, staff were so friendly and helpful with drinks recommendations. Everywhere you look there is something cool going on with decor, music was on point, just a fantastic atmosphere.

Great environment. Good music. Iss must visit for Goths and rockers.

I really like the atmosphere. I don't recommend getting a cider because a pint of Strongbow is around £5

Music n vibe great, shame about the smelly hidden toilets......

Love the place when I visit Nottingham

This remains one of the most unique pubs in Notts and well worth a visit. Only one real ale on (hobgoblin) that was kept averagely. Seems to be a larger than expected number of brewdog beers on. One boxed cider, Lilly's fruit type

Fantastic food, great music. The cocktails are delicious. I love the decor and the bookcase toilet. Will definitely come again.

Sadly, this place has lost its lustre. It's still a great place for anyone who didn't know what it was like before, but with that knowledge, I just can't give 5 stars. The heavily carved ornate throne chairs and tables are gone, and with it, so is my interest in this pub.

The food is delicious, nice size portions. The all day breakfast, 10/10. The vibe is fantastic, and great music. You should have a public playlist on Spotify if you don't already. Very uplifting vibes. I'll be sure to visit again on my next trip to Nottingham.

This place is amazingly decorated. The drinks are great too! It's a little cold but what can one expect from a pit? :) Just go there. It's fantastic.

Very cool looking gothic pub and bar. Watching people look for the toilets here is always fun.

It's always a great place to go and good food too