Sir John Cockle in Mansfield

Recently I’m new to the area and am trying out new pubs to go to with part of my rugby team. Came here for a couple drinks after one of my games and was pleasantly surprised. Service was great and quick from the 2 lovely bartenders and was relatively cheap. Would recommend to the rest of the team to come again.

Been going to this pub for years now and I love it! Very chilled out atmosphere with lovely staff members and always have something fun going on at the weekends. Would recommend to family and friends.

On the 23rd of November 2024, I was presented an exquisite cuisine that consisted of Hunters chicken and chips. With a tad bit of sauce. It was delightful. And the lovely woman who served me (Faye) was very kind and polite. Not a hint of rudeness in that young lady. Hope she gets a raise. She deserves it. Hope to see her and your magnificent pub again. Yours sincerely, L.H

Excellent service and friendly staff, very friendly and helpful. Mell and Luke run a really good public house, well worth a visit

I called in for a drink. I was driving so asked for a bitter lemon. Not available so ordered a dilute orange and water. £1.50 for half a pint. Seriously that is ridiculous. Charged 40p at a nearby pub for same drink. How can you justify that price?

The food was absolutely awful and the service even worse!!! 3 times eaten here but certainly won’t be a 4th!!! Drinks far too expensive for this kind of pub!!!!! No thanks!!!!!

Been here today with my Dad and sister. My sister wanted to go there because the staff where so kind to our dad when he had an emergency. The staff were friendly and the food was perfect. Thank you

Watched Sidekick on a Saturday night and as usual they provided first class entertainment

Was nice and quiet when I went in but don't really mind that, lad on the bar, Ethan, was sound and had a decent chat with him which made my visit worthwhile. Didn't order the food just wanted a pint but the menu looked decent. Decent place.

Always come in this pub, had plenty of friends over the years bar staff fantastic, great staff, great pub lovely family place great food.👍

good boozer nice pint served quickly 👍

Me and my dad came In for our dinner today and were served by a very lovely and smiling Cynthia. It was her first real shift after her training days. Our dinners tasted amazing as well and would definitely come again 😁

Gage is the best bar staff and can always have a laugh with him. Always amazing service and he deserves a raise!!!!

Gage is the best bar staff and can always have a laugh with him. Always amazing service and he deserves a raise!!!! Been here for both food and drink and has always been amazing- they accommodate for all dietary needs. The pub is always immaculately clean too! Drinks always cold and fresh, food is outstanding !

Went for a drink with friends and a couple of us ordered some random cocktails. They didn't have exactly what we wanted but went out of their way to make sure we were taken care of. Great customer service from Mel, Gage and Tira. Thank you so much

Went for a drink with friends and a couple of us ordered some random cocktails. They didn't have exactly what we wanted but went out of their way to make sure we were taken care of. Great customer service from Mel, Gage and Tira. Thank you so much

Visited with a friend, got a very warm and cheerful welcome. A very good menu alot of choice, food came out in good time was piping hot and very tasty. All at a reasonable price and you get a good portion. I will definitely be visiting again and I would recommend a visit.

Come into this place occasionally with friends and never had anything but a good experience. Mel is always welcoming and goes above and beyond to meet anything that is needed for us. Even down to events they always have customers first! Keep up the good work guys!

Went a few weeks ago and had a lovely meal with excellent service. Food was honestly amazing with a delicious burger and perfectly fried chips. The service was truly outstanding from a lovely young girl, I think Fae was her name, we had ordered little within 5 minutes of sitting down yet not once felt rushed, I never had to ask for a refill or for anything as she was always on the job ready to help yet also keeping up with the rest of the restaurant . Honestly made our experience 10 times better, it was nice to see such a young girl working so hard, quite frankly she would get a raise if it was my decision. Most notable of the night and I will be definitely recommending this restaurant to all my friends and family!!

This used to be my local, not anymore it’s going downhill fast. Regulars are fed up and drifting elsewhere. Can’t blame them.

Great pub,friendly service,staff go over and beyond 🍺🍺thankyou to Sarah,Pam and Lauren xx

Great pub,lovely staff...Lauren,Pam and Sarah on today ...cheers ladies 🍺🍺

Lovely local pub. Good atmosphere and staff are all very friendly and helpful. Gage even gets me my favourite stronbow glass x

Always feel welcome in here. Great for kids and so pleased we can bring our dog here now - she’s a big fan of the peanuts! (Lovely service from Sarah!)

Served by Bonni on bank Holiday weekend. Quite busy but very efficient and friendly. Good pub

Great place served by a lovely llady bonni francis great place

Brilliant pub. Lovely staff and gage is very helpful x

Worst expensive experience Ordered food and was told 20min wait not a problem ordered two Pepsi's served pepsi max. Food took 45 mins and was cold!! It was poor quality and expensive. Mac and cheese a thin layer of cold Mac rock hard garlic bread and salad was pepper and onions for £11.99. Hunters chicken vile chicken with a weird taste no cheese half the plate was salad when stated wasn't served with Chips were undercooked and cold this meal was left as it was disgusting. All in all a waste of hard earned money would give you a zero if Google let me. John cockle You are wrong I was told 20mins not 40mins, ordered pepsi not pepsi max and you didn't even fill the glass up. No one checked on the meal, a member of staff brought chips out a few minutes in to the mean before we had even eaten so that's no checking. I will be talking to Kieran your area manager regarding this

Amazing place. Great food, great staff and an amazing atmosphere. Great palace to go with the family or friends.

I did a disco in there it's a lovely pub, I will recommend this place to anyone. Staff are really nice and friendly if you need anything they are happy to help.

I can say that we called in to the sir john cockle we had a great meal everything is spot on and for me say that it must off been good the staff was great very pleasant we even met the manager when he came and asked if everything was OK and it was a very clean pub we will call again even though we not local 10/10

I came in to do a disco, and it's a really lovely place, staff are very welcoming. I would gladly do it again here. I will be recommending.

Lovely atmosphere, wonderful staff, very friendly people

i was here for soul and motown with my mates. we all absolutely loved it and will definately be visiting again. staff were lovely

Gage is a great member of the bar staff team. He’s always welcoming, and very personal with our family. Keep up the good work 👍🏻

Absolutely appalling presentation, served in what looks like a dog dish! Plate of slop never again. ! Twice eaten here won’t be a 3rd !!!

Food was swimming in oil. Gravy was a lumpy cold mess. Everything was undercooked apart from the sausages that looked like they'd been reheated. Mash was that frozen and heat sort. Noone came to ask us how the food was. Even the kids refused to eat it. Won't be visiting again. 😕

I came here today with my son for some food ,The food was really good and lucy on the bar was very nice. The outside area was looking really nice and well done to Luke and mell for all there hard work we see on Facebook. We will definitely visit again .

Sundays not as busy as it was back in the day.

Good pub food at reasonable prices

I went for food and the food was amazing and the service was excellent and the atmosphere was also great

Went for food yesterday and it was fantastic,Sevice by Luke the manager was brilliant

Me and a couple of mates came in to watch the semi final and grab some food. We had hot dogs and and donner kebab which was really good and have some pints to wash it down it. Great pub and great atmosphere for the game. Cracking pub and food.

The management and staff at this pub always go above and beyond for us. So welcoming and friendly! Couldn't ask for better!

Amazing staff and great local, wouldn't want to be elsewhere!

What can I say always good food and drink bar staff always friendly good music and dj's at weekend

we went in for food yesterday Friday and what a meal it was all cooked perfectly.. staff was very friendly. and even the management came and said hello which is a nice touch will defiantly be returning..

Very good place for entertainment i did show here staff was nice everything cant wait go back. Also luke is good landlord 🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌

Fantastic local pub with a warm friendly atmosphere and welcoming landlord and landlady,great beers 🍺 and excellent food,And a great place for a night's entertainment 10 out of 10🍻.

Great place to eat and drink with good entertainment for all the family. Well recommend

So everything was very good, beer was nice cold and fizzy, had some lovely loaded fries. However at one point throughout the night one of the chefs (think her name was sam) was very rude to her fellow coworkers which I find bizzare and obnoxious. It was very unpleasant experience to encounter that women.

Good pleasant service friendly lad name gage he is a good laugh

Great all round service nice and chilled atmosphere would visit again 👍👍

Went in for a meal yesterday, good food and atmosphere. Amber served me and was very polite, will be back again.

Went in for some food and drinks and was looked after by a lovely girl called amber, made us feel really comfortable and the service was great. Very happy 😃

Friendly staff good food promotional ideas for you though get back for more

I visited for the first time today to have lunch with my Mum. It was very quiet due to it being a Monday so we didn't have to queue to order or wait very long for our food to arrive. We were served by Gage, who was friendly and talkative, and made us feel welcome. We enjoyed our food and would definitely visit again!

The people I get served by every time I go are gage and amber. They are really friendly and amazing bar staff, everyone from other customers to staff are amazing and friendly it’s such a good place to go and have a few pints. Would definitely recommend to locals or even people visiting Mansfield. 10/10.

Great place for food and drinks

Staff wasn’t very nice the food all came out wrong and when we complained the staff was pretty rude so cold food not cooked properly with rude staff is not acceptable as a paying customer

Ordered for 4 people I had surf and turf it must be the worst meal I've had the steak was really tuff and wasn't given a steak knife and none of the staff came over to ask if everything was alright . My daughter had the kebab on the flatbread which was like concrete. The portions were small when we finished we had to go over to the Barracuda chip shop over the road for extra food. I wouldn't recommend anybody going here for food. On a positive note the pub is good for going there just for a pint.

It's a small pub, but the food is excellent!!! Very friendly staff, lots of parking.

Lovely atmosphere everyone very friendly

Avoid ! Re visit, bad idea still filthy very average beer, the service well where do I start, waiting every time we went to the bar and it wasn't busy... Won't be back...

Good menu,lots choice variety of prices.food good and good value. Star less for service, asked a question server said she would find out.didnt come back !! Will possibly return.

Went to be picked up for the stags bus Had a pre paid cob

Lovely Christmas evening meal with family. Great, friendly service, food cannot be faulted. Would highly recommend. We often nip in for a visit and meal on a regular basis.

Good Draught beers nice locals. Great atmosphere. And even comfortable outside. Honestly my biggest gripe is the place is too nice to appreciate properly 😂

Served by lucy K, amazing service and very polite

Whenever i go in, im greeted with such a great atmosphere. And always a 10/10 service from amber.

Absolutely diabolical, we visited for breakfast with Santa, and it was an absolute shambles. NEVER AGAIN!! We arrived unaware of what was for breakfast, as the poster just stated breakfast with Santa,(breakfast is a wide range of things). When we asked for a menu we were told it's a small breakfast, no other choices! No dietary requirements considered! When we asked for ingredients a list wasn't available causing our son to have an allergic reaction, as the young girl working on her own must of passed the children a breakfast whilst I was speaking to a female manager. Kids are going to pick at foods, when they are placed Infront of them, as they are unaware of dangers of ingredients! Yes some of the food was eaten as they are kids however the food was awful and most was left and some untouched! But still refused a refund, the children didn't even get to see Santa, as we left due to terrible customer service, unorganised event and putting my child in harm! Disgusting! Hot drinks machine not working either yet it was a breakfast, and when someone else asked if hot drinks could be brought in as they wanted a coffee with their breakfast this was also refused. We ended up going back, due to the allergic reaction of my son and asking to speak to someone higher than him, he became high rate, I told him he was incompetent and he ran off in the back to phone the police. Police arrived and could see our frustration, we hadn't done anything wrong just wanted to get in touch with someone else due to his error and putting my child in harm! We was not the only one complaining, and the manger has no customer service skills at all! All he can do is make up false accusations! The photo added of the breakfast is what was served to one of the other children (we asked for no egg) so this is what they got, other than it had toast on it which he ate with ketchup, do you blame a 5 year old for eating a slice of toast when he was starving as he was wanting his breakfast!! Yet they are it all 🙄. Really looks eaten there!

Stumbled upon this little gem of a pub whilst travelling through, excellent service from the staff and absolutely lovely food, will definitely be returning

Great place, I had a chicken and bacon sandwich today and really enjoyed it 😋🤩 thanks to Lucy for the great service 👍👍🥰

Came for a Christmas meal with friends from work. Meal was lovely, very tasty. Our server Lucy was lovely , nothing was too much trouble xx

Great choice of food, atmosphere and service. Our server Lucy was delightful! Will be coming again, can't wait to have a pudding next time!

food was wonderful, arrived at table super fast, thanks to the super polite server lucy who made sure me and my family was okay all night.

i come here often as it’s a local pub, the staff are always lovely however i’d like to mention one young lady who’s name i believe is lucy. In all our experience we’ve never been served by such a well mannered and polite young lady. The people raising her have done a brilliant job, i believe a very important part of dining is the staff, and she definitely made our experience 10x better, will definitely be returning.

Wow what a nice place compared to the other. Congratulations and all the best.

Not eaten here for a while but popped in a few times and the staff are always friendly.

Love this place life and soul of any occasion.

Food was beautiful, staff lovely. Our server Lucy was a delight. Would definitely recommend for any occasion.

Lucy was absolutely lovely, food was great. Managed to squeeze us in for Sunday lunch at the last minute, which was very much appreciated. What more could you ask for!!

Went for a couple of drinks and end up staying for the night. A lovely clean pub with the amazing service of tiff behind the bar greeting us with a smile.

Was in cockle to day . Served by Lucy . Sarah . Ambra was lovely , smiley . Pleasant , welcoming . And atmosphere was family friendly. Come here 3/4 times a week . Xxx 😘

Called in with my family,the food what we had,hunters chicken,fish & chips & scampi was lovely,can highly recommend,the staff was great,good service,a lovely clean pub,deffinately worth a visit,will be going back again.

Amazing staff amazing landlord and landlady great beer and food look amazing definitely going for a meal there

Sat outside with a fruit juice , good music , friendly staff Sara served me with a happy personality

Great food and great selection of drinks .Would recommend a visit .

Grate staff good service from tif and Lucy 🍺

Great pub food. Sarah does good in the kitchen reasonably priced, nice to nip for a quick tea.. all bar staff are sound

Great place with great outside seating and plenty of car parking spaces ,Great menu and large selection of drinks

Went for drinks, the pub was clean and tidy, the drinks were well priced and a good selection. Would visit again

Lauren was really pleasant when she served us and always got a smile on her face just hope she is appreciated by the landlord and landlady for all she dose

First time here today with the children the pub looked friendly and very well presented and clean , the bar staff was friendly and tendered to our every need servers name was Lauren. the food was well presented and hot!! The hand battered fish was lovely my youngest enjoyed her chicken Nuggets and chips my eldest had Southern fried hunters chicken which was really nice will 100% be visiting again very good quality for the price

Great service by luke and team,Really nice food

An amazing pub with great staff serving xx

Excellent food and service. Great for families and has a welcoming atmosphere. Will definitely be returning soon 😃

this is a lovely little pub. the staff are absolutely lovely. quick service. the cheesecake was amazing

Food good value for money, called for lunch. Friendly helpful staff. served by Sarah. Will come back again.

Great staff but very understaffed, the poor girls (only2on) had football crowed in plus other customers they did try their best but needed help. Been told that you have new manager where were you? If it wasn't for the staff that were on it would be less.