Punch Bowl in Nottingham

I went for a Christmas special meal and the chicken starter was pure salt. The beef roast dinner, I couldn't eat any of it. The veg was too tough and the pigs in blankets were underdone. My friends had turkey which came with roast potaotes but the beef (which is what i had) came with mashed potatoe, which doesnt make much sense. It seems like they're trying to make the food something it's not. Last years menu and food was much better. It may have been pub grub but it definitely tasted a lot nicer, you got your money's worth and the menu made much more sense. The dessert which was a brownie came cold and they gave me one measly little bit of whipped cream, it definitely wasn't worth the money that it costs and I probably wouldn't come again.

Take away Sunday dinner was absolutely lovely and far exceeded expectations! More gravy next time would be nice. 100% recommend!

Can only say a massive thank you to the team at The Punch Bowl especially Charlotte who did the organising for making a special event celebrating my Dad’s life a welcoming and comfortable experience. The welcome from the team on the day was excellent as was the catering with everyone having their fill and plenty of leftovers - would definitely recommend for special occasions and will be visiting again in happier circumstances

They have a problem keeping the peas hot,

Sunday lunch fantastic absolutely beautiful me and mum really enjoyed it

Really lovely Christmas meal, had the full three course menu and it was lovely. Table was also well presented with crackers too. Staff were very helpful and friendly. Would definitely recommend and come again. Thank you.

Nice meal and good service today.

Had the festive meal, food was cooked and presented very nicely. Drinks are reasonably priced, especially the Baby Guinness. Josh who served us was pleasant and polite.

had a great Sunday lunch for a reasonable price, I was surprised it was not more busy!

Excellent food and service, food very hot and delicious Thank you

Always helpful. Food excellent. Staff wonderful and patient

Pedimos algunas cenas de domingo para llevar, Gammon se cocinó perfectamente porciones fueron generosas, disfrutamos mucho de nuestras comidas cumplidos a su chef

Me and my boyfriend came for lunch and we were really happy! We tried the ham and cheese melt for lunch and it was really delicious. It was also really pleasant that it had been recommended and it was a new item on the menu. Everything about the place was really comfortable and we will definitely be back!

The staff are amazing. Josh, Sue, liam, Charlotte, Holly, Amanda always make us feel wecome they can't do enough for you. It's like one big happy family . Everyone is relaxed and always happy. The chefs are great and the food is always great. Thanks for a great time, every time Love these guys and this pub xx

Great food and fab function room

Great staff Liam is fantastic with guests

Lovely pub with really friendly staff. We haven't eaten here but the food always looks and smells great

New supervisor started at the punchbowl very pleasant and helpful.I can see him making assistant manager very soon. Well done Liam

Expensive drinks. £6.75 for a double morgans and pepsi.

Very nice little pub haven't had food here yet but I'll definitely try as looks very nice

Stopped for an early dinner and a couple of drinks - large pub, plenty of parking, very friendly staff and plenty of people enjoying themselves. I had gammon and chips and my mother had scampi. I would eat here again if up in Nottingham.

Very nice food very nice place with good atmosphere would highly recommend

Warm welcome a nice fire which is always nice on a cold wet day. Staff welcoming and helpful food severed in good time and hot well be returning soon

1st time visiting, we as in meaning 3 🤣turned up it was raining landlady let us in to warm up before opening ty muchly appreciated 💐 Beautiful food 😋 helpful and kind staff ✨️ we visit and will be back 5 stars 🌟 from me 😊

Food really good. Debbie was friendly and team were great, the beef rib just melts in your mouth and is to die for. Will defo be back

Amazing place Amazing staff and Amazing food deffo recommended the pub and would come back again

Food very nice, Debbie is very friendly and chatty

Debbie and the team was Friendly and the food was amazing definitely come back for more food. Was an amazing atmosphere .

Large pub/restaurant, lovely food, serves alcohol free beer and cider 🤗 very clean and fresh looking, very friendly, happy and helpful staff, kids allowed inside til 9pm

Was amazing was quite busy and still had an amazing experience.

Went here a few Christmases ago, got absolutely wasted. Lovely pub with a great atmosphere and fantastic staff. They were all very accommodating allowing me to use their car park as a landing & takeoff area for the drone. Not every establishment would do that. Friendly folk, the food is top notch as well. Can recommend.

Nice little place to have a bite to eat

Great value for money, awesome place for a get together especially when the weather is good outside.

Had a lovely dinner and drinks. All staff were friendly and polite. Food was very good and didn't have a long wait either. All in all a fantastic visit and will definitely be going back.

Myself, husband and daughter stopping in for dinner. I was pleased with how clean and fresh the place was. The food and service was great and we will definitely be coming again.

Nice pub with a good selection of beers. It is reasonably priced with lots of seating both inside and out. The food menu is traditional pub food and they have set price menu offers on during lunch and dinner which cater for budget options. I had Hunters Chicken which was tasty and filling. Would recommend as a place for meeting people or large groups. Visited recently for a retirement party and was great for catching up. The ember inns app has some good drinks offers.

Great food as always, service was great Could do with some tlc looking old now still a fab place, I absolutely love the tikka skewer must say it's my favourite

I eat here approx two / three times a week also have takeout for the family great place for food the staff are great

Hearing good reviews from family and friends we choose to try the Punchbowl for a family meal. At the time of our arrival they were looking for a table that would fit us together and did very well to get us together. The menu looked very nice and service was great. The food came in good time and they made sure we had everything we needed. Happy to come again and plan to come again. Thank you

Was invited to a baby shower there and the presentation was beautiful, staff was lovely Food looked very tasty but I was late helping myself so was last and was only a few bits left 😢😢😢😢

Great food and service would recommend

was at a baby shower and expected a well planned out buffet all we received was a few stale sandwiches and 2 small bowls of chips for over 30+ people and a few small entrées what a waste for the price of over £400 never coming back.. the bar man was so inconsistent with the serving of the drinks leaving us every other 5 minutes at one point members of my party was left for over 30 minutes waiting for a drink. there think they are Michelin star chefs when all they cooked was a few iceland frozen sides and acting like they did something good.

Great food and friendly staff would definitely recommend to anyone wanting a meal out with a friendly welcoming atmosphere.

Lovely pub great staff,lovely atmosphere

The best rump steak I've ever tasted definitely going back my dad had the chicken tikka he loved it wouldn't stop going on about it

Me & The Mrs Ordered The Ultimate Burger & it was fresh it was the best burger we've had in ages we also ordered a couple cocktails the amount of alcohol was perfect plus want to say a massive thank you to a staff member named sue she was very polite and welcoming also settled us in with a better table and view definitely recommend if you want a treat plus a amazing experience 5 Stars From Us.

Lovely venue, provided me with Gf food at a meeting despite not being informed beforehand.

Great food good service plenty of dishes to choose from would recommend a place to visit

Friendly staff, excellent food, dog friendly

Previously rated this place 2. I was wrong. The staff are exceptional. Pints are great. Always warm. Great outside seating also.

Lovely food, my mother's day treat. Would definitely go again.

Went here for our 3 year anniversary and was absolutely blown away with the service! Food was bliss and drinks were quick and cold. We had been gifted the meal on a gift card and only had to pay for a portion of it and the staff were so accommodating and helpful with the payment process! Will be returning whenever we next get the chance! Lovely little place!

Until last month, i had never been here, but i have been twice recently for a family meal. 1st visit 28/2 the 2nd on 20/3 both occasions food has been really good as has the service, will be definitely recommending and returning.

Amazing Birthday Meal... Warm welcome by bar staff & compliments to the chef 😁

Friendly staff. And food was lovely Sue and Charlotte who were working were both so lovely and the land lady Debbie is absolutely brilliant Keeping a close eye on everything and making sure her staff were ok. Highly recommend this pub

Haven't been for ages, so it was a pleasant surprise to find the food as good as it was, albeit simple fare. The staff were lovely. We'll be back.

Wow! The best mixed grill I have had in a long time!

Friendly staff gave me a job opertunity and a chance to prove myself based on my passion and good dedicated attitude to work looking forward to working with the team

I love punchbowl the food is amazing especially the meal with chicken wings for starter pizza chips and beans for main and for pudding a strawberry eaten mess. Can I just also say when Me and my mum went there the staff were highly rude and disrespectful to my mum. I don't think we are going to go back there until the staff become nicer and there is good deals.

I had my wedding reception here and was welcomed and they was lovely and then around 5pm the buffet was meant to come out which it was past 5pm and still nothing so my mum asked the lady behind the bar and to which the reply was well it was come out when it does as it’s very busy down stairs. As someone who has paid over £500 for food alone with out the room charge added. I would have liked for it to be brought out on time or at least communicate that it was going to be late. Then when it arrives it was meant to be catered for 50 people. There was two sets of sandwiches one cheese and pickle which is fine not a huge variety if you don’t like pickle. Then there was 1 bowl of chips 1 bowl for 50 people is ridiculous. Then one of the guest asked for an extra bowl of chips and extra bowl of wings with there only being 2 bowls of wings. To which I got told I would be charged for of course. I mean the numbers per head to the food that came out was no where near in comparison. I mean to say it was catered for 50 but only 35 came says how small it was. You could have got more from Morrisons self catering.

Lunch time menu very god and we'll priced would definitely visit again

Decent food and decent selection of beers with a roaring fire, all you could ask for really.

Had a meal,very nice,beer is always kept well,dog friendly

Very nice food and bar staff. Tha only thing what let's in down is that it wasn't some TLC doing to it.

we had 8 to our table, food came out in a good time and all together, and was all delicious and hot. and staff were helfull, really enjoyed our visit

It's not a bad place to eat at all. Only gave 4 for the atmosphere because there were not many in at the time, but 1pm is not much of a time either. Staff were good, friendly, and helpful. Will visit again.

Great place for a quick bite. Ordering through the app makes the whole experience super efficient and the staff is lovely.

Really enjoyed our visit. Manager very welcoming and accommodating. Couldn't asked for a lovelier evening. Amazing festive menu. Was so tasty. Quick and efficent Thankyou deb and team

Rude staff. Unfriendly. If you are a nice person they might not want you in here.

The place was nice and the people seemed lovely, but i paid £10 for a burger and chips and it was not worth it!! The chips weren't salted and were soggy as, basically oven chips, the burger had no sauce in it and generally was quite sad. I did takeaway so maybe its better if you eat in?

I dubiously ordered the 'Posh Fish and Chips' meal when visiting on a Sunday when I had a feeling it wouldn't be a wise choice. Sadly, I was right. The 2 battered bass fillets were clearly reheated and not cooked fresh. Very rubbery texture and luke warm. Chips were acceptable. It is, what it is, I suppose.

Absolutely amazing would deffo go again

We went to chill its a nice pub nice staff the night we went was sticky 13 so we had a go and I won I shouted house then went up for my winnings fir the host to say sorry I didn't here you and she gave my winnings to another customer that shouted house to but only 10 minutes before I said to the host can we hear yiu and you us she said yes I should all I got was a sorry not even you can have a drink for the bar as an apology or even give us the winnings I should have gotten as it was there mistake so they won't be getting our custom again as all they had to do is offer me the same winnings I should of had or a couple of drinks from the bar to cover the winnings

Carol was lovely. Great food and drinks

Had meal and drinks, good service at the bar , easy to order food and drinks, bottle of wine ordered and was offered a cooler, starter was soon to arrive as was the main after our starter was cleared away. The soup was fine but the battered mushrooms didn’t look too inviting as the batter looked a little oil bound but the taste was fine, the mains were scampi’s and fries and gammon and fries with the trimmings both well presented and most enjoyable.

Friendly staff. Very welcoming with my dog

Two meals were ordered and served promptly and hot. Chips came with one of the dishes but the chips were flavourless with no taste.

Visited today for some food during early afternoon and food was spot on. First time eating at punchbowl and will definitely be returning.

Lovely and friendly staff. Nice atmosphere for a Saturday afternoon 🥰

Lovely and friendly staff. Nice atmosphere on a Saturday afternoon 🥰

Very quite the day I went can't rate the food as I did not eat.

Popped in for a drink.polite staff made me feel welcome.not busy but looks like it will Friday- Sunday.i was their Tuesday dinnertime.

Came here for the first time as we happened to be passing by. Glad we did. Great food. Late afternoon on a Sunday and they'd run out of Sunday roast which was disappointing but what we had from the main menu was really nice. Staff were lovely and very accommodating for our 7 month old baby. Will definitely return

The staff couldn't do enough for us, they were brilliant.

Service was excellent as was the food

Family birthday meal. Food v hot and tasty. No long wait either as there were 10 of us. Staff v attentive and kind. Could not fault it. Definitely worth a visit for food and drink. 16 sept. We were all very happy. Not cramped dining either. Go visit you wont regret it. Thanx.

The staff are friendly, it's reasonably priced, the food is nice. We do go here a few times a year, the app has problems, didn't get our food order before and it was because of the app. Although the lady looked like she didn't believe us, she sorted it out for us. Doesn't put us off going but definitely room for improvement.

Amazing food was really nice. Ordered a mixed grill and was very nice only thing against it was my steak was a little undercooked to how I would like it. Ordered medium rare and got rare. Nice pub good friendly service and good food

I had a birthday party on the 26th August. It was brilliant. Amanda was fantastic and super attentive along with the rest of the staff. The in house DJ was superb, kept me up to date with phone calls and text messages… As well as Carol who called me and kept me up to date too. Thank you all for helping make my birthday one to remember! It was a fab night 🎉🎉🎉 Thanks a lot… Gemma xxx

Pub is looking tired & needs a clean. Toilets are very unkept. Ordered a drink at the bar, lady was pouring the wrong pint so i corrected her, she seemed annoyed, didn't apologise & slammed the correct pint in front of me. Perhaps needs to improve on customer service skills! I was served dirty glass with lipstick on, had to return!

Good food and good choice of drinks, nice atmosphere, clean And tidy

Served by Gemma who was very pleasant and helpful

Best Ember Inn in Nottingham, we can always find a table, plenty of parking, good food. We came with two children and apparently they have to leave by a certain time, we didn't know. So someone came out to tell us that after we'd eaten we would have to go. They were very pleasant about telling us and our fault we were late ordering as it was my birthday and presents and cards to open first. But it did take the edge off the celebration I'm afraid. Maybe tell people when they book. Maybe you do but I didn't see it

Lovely welcome when entering, because we were early, plenty if seats, had a drink whilst waiting for family to arrive, great menu and options, to cater for everyone. Food lovely and hot, really enjoyed our time there, relaxed being able to chat with family. Great experience, definitely would go again.

We have been for a few work meals now, they are always handled well even if a bigger order, food comes very efficiently and handle allergies fantastically

It was great to have our first meal out since lockdown. Felt very safe, food and staff very good. Just a shame that we were overcharged for our meal - instead of giving us the 'deal' for Sunday lunch we were charged the full price...

It was lovely sitting outside this pub with the sun shining. It was disappointing that non of the staff had masks on and there was little cleaning of tables. I had to wipe my glass with a sterile wipe as there were lip marks noticeable....

Shame shame shame! Stinking ladies toilets sinks haven't seen a good deep scour and clean in ages and poor service last week from small food waitress who rations portions ! Clean your toilets for heavens sake and unblock your drains it stinks.

Car park empty that set alarm bells ringing really, i wish i had drove right out and gone somewhere else! Food was absolutely appalling! No what was specified on the menu! Ingredients missing then i was told they had run out! But they served it...

What a lovely place, large car park plenty of seating both in side and out. Lovely staff serving great food and drinks. We noticed they have a new sign advertising the function room, we have used this a few time and would recommend it to...