Sir John Warren in Erewash

the manager is great. the staff are very friendly. it’s a lovely place to have a drink! thank you very much for the service :)))

Went for lunch with daughter .I had the gammon eggs .it was amazing. Great service the girl behind bar was lovely and came and checked everything was OK with our meal .will be back

Excellent night with friends.. watching the boxing and celebrating a birthday.. thanks to all the team.. not to busy.. how we like it x

Great pub, yet to sample the food, but plenty of choice on drinks... especially ciders

Excellent value very helpful staff thanks

Went in for food 7/9/24 amazeing staff couldnt do enough for us. Met some lovely people great atmoshere and family pub .will be back .welldone team 100%

Great food for the price, lovely staff xx

Food has really improved and the staff are lovely. It just isn't as busy as it used to be and the atmosphere suffers as a result

The staff are great in here,they are helpful,attentive and genuinely seem to be very nice. There are a few downsides to the pub however...there were customers swearing,loudly and openly throughout our visit ...it appeared to be the norm sadly,despite lots of older and very young customers being present. Also the rear yard had lots of rubbish spread about around the benches on the floor and just looked pretty unkempt. The toilets were clean but scruffy and the EDL stickers in the cubicles could really do with being removed.

My sister, her boyfriend, and I stopped by for some lunch after a lovely swim and had some very yummy custom burgers with fries, onion rings and a drink each for an affordable amount and treats ourselves to a few games of pool afterwards. Thank you for such a good time on a sunny August day :D

Had a fantastic night in here playing on the shufl boards and Emma and Aime were fantastic hosts/bartenders - highly recommended 10/10

Best shufl in town, well worth the visit for this

Super menu with realistic prices . Super Sunday lunch deal for two Big plateful of Roast and Mash potatoes Yorkshire pud, three vegetables and two thick slices succulent beef with lashings of meaty gravy. . , Which is why we return when we are in the area especially on a Sunday. Great friendly atmosphere

After my review about incorrect order given the manager contacted and has sorted out for me would like to thank him 🙂 really pleased

Paid for a larger meal but they gave someone else the larger meal and I ended up paaying full price fir the smaller meal not impressed at all

Went for the first time for brekkie and some pool on Friday, I'm very fussy when it comes to eating from new places but the food was banging, would defo recommend

Lovely food and great atmosphere. Staff are always friendly

Love this place lovely cheap food and the staff are amazing

Delicious food compliments to the staff and team such a welcoming pub and great grub 😁😁 great prices too! If your looking for a great family pub whether for a light snack the Warren is the pub in Ilkeston

Recently hire out the event room for my sons party they all had a great time plenty of space and the staff were helpful great food as always never had a problem with anything and always been made to feel welcome by all staff members Highly recommend

Great place for a night out, bar tender Levi was amazing, very chatty, extremely friendly made us all feel welcome, will 100% come again

Lovely meal of lasagne and chips, lovely staff, grate customer service, enjoyed it so much,I'll be back comin back

Clean, friendly staff and an excellent breakfast highly recommended

Having specifically asked for the pudding to be served at the same time as the main course on a 'golden years' menu, received pudding 15 mins after. Given my dietary difficulties I had to give it to my friend (he said it was good).

Friendly staff delicious breakfast, plenty on your plate at a fair price ,well worth a visit

Great friendly pub friendly helpful staff Amy is lovely who served me one time would visit again

Seriously impressed, all our food was perfect and staff were superb. Definitely coming again. :)

lovely staff great to have a chat with, food was great!

Lovely pub,lovely food and lovely staff but the place is being totally ruined by un accompanied children. Starting to be like a youth club. Please return the place to accompanied children only

Katsu chicken curry is amazing! Not had a bad meal yet.

Brilliant service.. excellent staff

Excellent place for food and drink and brilliant atmosphere all the staff are friendly and polite i certainly will be recommending this place to all my friends and family,👌

Food was amazing and done quiet quickly! Atmosphere Is always good and the staff are very friendly and helpful!

Lovely pub , great food , and staff are lovely 😊

Went here over the weekend, and the staff were super friendly, the place was pleasantly clean and the food seemed quite amazing for the price. However that night, in the group we were in, the people that had chicken were very ill. Given that we hadn't been out the whole week other than to this pub, and the fact that those who had the Sunday roast were fine, only the ones that had chicken were ill, it leads me to believe that we've had food poisoning from the meal. Obviously there is no way to prove this I don't believe, and this is only an assumption, but it seems too coincidental that only the people who had chicken are ill.

We decided to revisit after a reasonable absence. Food was great, staff were great but and this is a big but, I couldn't believe it when I saw a gentleman happily vaping away in the family food area. He was only 20 yards away from a smoking area!

Decent place, staff are nice, good price alcohol, not tried food yet but the toilets are awful.

Christmas day lunch was excellent - so much on the plate but we managed most of it. Staff were attentive and friendly, with smiling faces. Very clean and welcoming. Would have liked to see Christmas napkins instead of white but that was our only criticism.

Just had Xmas dinner here, food was fantastic, staff were absolutely amazing and the total experience was great, see you all soon guys, loved it...

7 of us went for Christmas dinner today, the table was set out beautifully, the 3 course meal was perfect., and piping hot, table cleared has soon has we had finished each course, didn't have to wait long between courses, Jamie is a charming young man who checked in on us between each course asking if everything was to our liking,the waitress forgotten her name,,, was lovely,, cleared the table between course, was friendly, and made us feel so welcome,, big pat on the back from us, I will be booking next year,, and hope the both Jamie and the waitress will be there to provide the excellent service we received,,, ps the food was lovely x

Went for a Christmas meal today and it was beautiful. Plenty of food which tasted great and the staff were fantastic. Couldn’t do enough for us it was spot on!

What a great place to visit. We had lovely Sunday dinner. Very good potions and really good value for money. Would recommend to anyone. Staff were great always on hand to help

Want to say a massive welldone to jamie and his team youve turned this pub around .allways a freindley wellcome .great freindly staff will allways take time for their customers . 5 star all the way . GREAT JOB GUYS

Enjoyed our Sunday roast and a perfect Gunness and wine, served well by Jamie and Narla thanks

Called to place a click and collect food order. Was told they’ve never had someone do that before but they were happy to accommodate. Food was fantastic, and the Cookie Dough Ive Cream cake was amazing! Great price too. Food ready 15 minutes after ordering.

We went in with 2 hungry kids, honestly not expecting much, this being a Greene King and it being fairly empty on a Sunday afternoon. I was so pleased to be wrong! Ordered 4 beef roast dinners (2 for £11.99!) only to be told when I got back to my table (and by a very apologetic waitress) that all the beef had gone and turkey was the only option. We all swapped to the turkey, made jokes about it not being quite Christmas yet and awaited our grub... 4 huge Sunday dinners turned up shortly brought by Brett who was great with the kids and had a laugh with us. Really nice change from most 'service' staff these days who barely even look at you. These dinners were the real deal as well. Big wedges of turkey, massive Yorkshire puddings, more roast potatoes than I probably should have eaten, mash and veggies, all topped off with loads of proper gravy. All serviced up on warm plates. A couple of nice cold pints accompanied the dinner of course and I've got to say, by the end we were all ready for an afternoon nap. So nice to be surprised by the quality of the food, team and atmosphere of a chain pub where you honestly do expect less.

Can I firstly say wow, thank you so much! I had my hen do planned for elsewhere and that got cancelled so I ended up asking friends where to go I was advised to go to Sir John warren. Jade was amazing everything I asked she got back to me I went to see the room and left my maid of honour in charge. We went before my hen do started for food and although food took over an hour it was definitely worth it, I just want to say a massive massive thank you it was definitely a night to remember (sort of can’t remember that much but still) it was the best and the staff on the bar were great too. I’ll be back again I’m sure! Thank you Jade and team I loved it xxx

Good value for money service was excellent would definitely go again.

very nice Sunday dinner well worth a visit

Great bar and Afternoon times has a family atmosphere Food is not Michelin star but decent enough for those seeking quantity vs Quality Food is still good though Great variety of beers and lathers + ciders to suit all Cheap also More staff needed to keep on top of cleaning and those treating the place as a tip which is not the staff fault Music as for the young members of society which is strange when they clearly target the older generation for meals and lunch times

Bar bar really friendly and helpful..food was excellent and fast differently recommend to any family or friends

Food and dessert delicious and done very fast .. bar staff lovely and helpful as I'm not from area but made me feel very welcome and comfy

Overall nice clean friendly pub day and night time,reasonable drink and food prices,bar staff were very friendly and always kept busy serving customers, serving food or drinks ,cleaning tables,nice clean toilets, even on a night out,compliments to the chefs the food was amazing,quick, filling, warm and delicious, no complaints defently 100% be returning x

Value for money Friendly staff. Jasmine and crew who were working in the pub this morning (29th September 2023) were fantastic Quick service

We are desperate for this to be a good place to eat as it's location is so convenient for us. Unfortunately yet again it has turned out to be a waste of time trying this place out. Tried to order a couple of chicken burgers. Started with not having any cheese as an option for burger topping so alternative was chosen only then to be told there was only one chicken burger left so one of us switched to beef. While cleaning the filthy glasses that we were given with our wine with my t-shirt (didn't want to complain) the barman appeared at our table to inform us that there were no beef burgers either! Apologetically he offered us a refund which we accepted. This took longer than necessary and then we were informed it would take 3-5 working days for it to appear in our account!! This is actually the 3rd time in the last 8 months that sir John Warren failed at the basic task . My review on Google 8mnth ago was responded to with a request for further discussion to an email the management provided. There was never a response to this. I don't think I've just been unlucky, I firmly believe that this establishment is consistently poor.

Only had drinks but a friendly welcome and prompt service and very reasonable prices

Great atmosphere had a good night

We don't eat here often but when we do they either haven't got bacon sausage hash browns or milk for the Coffey machine if you ask for an extra sausage because they don't have hash browns they tell you they aren't allowed because sausage is more than hash browns really are we talking a few pence against courtesy inconvenience and an apology ? sometimes greasy food sometimes its fine last week egg was over cooked mushrooms burnt plate greasy and utensils were dirty and no bacon they really need to get there act together we won't eat here again.

Always great food Friendly helpful staff

The fish and chips, and the Chip Shop Platter were excellent. Hand battered fresh fish was delicious. Large portions! Friendly staff and good service.

We have visited numerous times and never a problem however today my colleague and I supported 2 adults with learning disabilities to have lunch here, on ordering the guy had problems using the till to order our food, then he continued to serve the next customer without doing our drinks , I had to ask for someone to do them, we then sat had our drinks waiting for the food to come, the people we were supporting had their meals but ours never came, on looking at the receipt they had not been ordered the staff then said there is a wait on food ,we could not wait another hour and so left without having a meal. I specifically pointed to the meals on the menu when ordering so assumed all had been ordered. Only two staff on at lunchtime to deal with serving the bar, ordering food, serving food and clearing tables

Me and my girlfriends family came in for a meal. It was all well cooked food and the steak was cooked to perfection. The bar staff was really friendly, sometimes finding the time to talk with us and actually feel like you are in a local pub without the corporate aspect that you may see in many Greenekings or wetherspoons. The atmosphere was quiet in the area we was sat but we saw many sitting near the pool tables and enjoying them. The pricing was some of the best we have seen for greeneking for food and drinks. The only letdowns was quality of toilets, quiet atmosphere at time of coming in and some of the walls either having some cracks, paint coming off or wallpaper. Overall it is a quick, cheap, affordable uptown pub. I would love to come here again next time I come to see family.

Clean & spacious. Friendly server. Food was cheap & you get what you pay for

Place is dead most times visited no atmosphere

New landlord is really bringing the pub back to life Food and prices are excellent

Rather Nice pub in the centre of Ilkeston with a reasonable selection of beer they serve food from an all day menu with standard fare we had fish an chips which was good but only standard size portions but still value for money for what you pay and we also had fudge cake which was nice no car park but there is a public car park next door and a cinema so perfect if you want to combien the two together

Lovely pub, nice and clean, but the loos need attention

Good cheap drinks and atmosphere

Decent enough pub, nothing unique but OK for a drink or two

We had Sunday lunch here last week and it was quite enjoyable considering the price paid. Obviously not home cooked food, it was also was cold but it was edible. Might try it again and hopefully the food will be hot.

Food is microwaved not myfavorit but good anyway.reasonable prices

Gone down hill . Food used to be edible

So today i went to the warren for food with my daughter. we arrived roughly 1230 ish to find there was one member of staff on the bar and serving food. There was already a fair few people in already and more was drafting in. Everyone knows thursday is market day and its always busy around dinner time. I only gave the 4 due to the food being ok but also for nicki with the blue and pink hair as she stayed Carm at all times was polite made sure she did her best eith a bar full and taking food aswell as collecting all plates and glasses she deserves a to be recognised

Changed management recently so thought we'd give it another try. First through the doors to order breakfast but when it arrived everything on the plate except the chips was cold . So no improvement . Update -Was asked to contact them in the comment to this post but they never responded to my the email

Great service and great atmosphere

Our visit to the John Warren was mostly a pleasant experience .The negative points were the long wait for our family order and on two of the four meals,the chips served with the burger meal was scarce and the lasagna meal was dried up and the amount was as a child's portion.My coffee which was served at the table had bits floating on top.I was disappointed as this was a meal to celebrate the new year in with the family. The waitress was always polite and friendly, but the meals served to our family guests was disappointing.We expect to have at least a decent size meal and freshly made,the lasagna was dried up and not a decent size.We know there was only one lady on service and one chef,so a shame the manager was not available to help out when busy.

Lovely clean pub. The barstaff were very welcoming. Food was really good. We definitely visit again.

Food is very nice, staff lovely and took the time to make sure we were happy with our meals. Service was very good and efficient.

Very welcoming.. They make great coffee too...

Very nice pub great food and a good selection also the staff were very friendly and helpful

Arrived at 5.40pm Ordered on app 5.51pm Drinks arrived immediately 2nd drinks arrived Enquired politely how long food would be I'll get back to you lady said Having waited an hour went back to bar again to enquire where food was Again told I'll check...

These ladies just know that food is important to us and cook it to perfection no messing just a great job well done, love you ladies,,

Not sure what happened here. Recently tried to give it another go. Lights around the dart board didn’t work and the board clearly not replaced since the refurb (which was nice). Pool cues in tatters. £1:50 for a game of pool, I mean, come on? 45p if you want a splash of lime or blackcurrant in your drink. Prices of pints are beyond off putting. Especially when the pub opposite is literally pounds cheaper for the sake drinks, why? On the rare occasion that it’s busy in the Warren now, you can guarantee there won’t be enough staff on. Other local pubs manage to do this just fine. Perhaps the management company don’t want to pay for sufficient staff and maintenance. Quality of the beer is poor and sometimes the spirits seem watered down. That’s purely my opinion though although everything else is factual. Most of us choose to walk on by these days. P.s none of this is directed at staff this seems to be a higher management issue.

Called in yesterday after a sneaky scala cinema visit, it’s been ages since I’ve been in the whole place has been renovated, it no longer smells questionable when you walk in, I honestly can’t recommend this place enough we were a huge group with lots of excitable 5 year olds, the gentleman on shift could not do enough for us, food was nice enough for pub grub service was excellent 👍🏼

Great food,enjoyed watching footie

Exvellent range of beers wines spirits and sift drinks good access for disabled customers.Easy access from pimlico carpark.Central to town centre.

A stunning pub with loads of beers and a fantastic atmosphere

Visited the Warren and had a great time. The staff where all amazing friendly and helpful and the food was fantastic. Spoke to Jake the manager and he was really friendly and you felt like her cared about his customers. Can’t wait to come back

Absolutely amazing service from lana and nicki I opted for a build your own burger and it was amazingly cooked by Linda Big thank you to all of you 🙏

Came for food with the kids and the food taste lovely,cooked to the right temperature and the atmosphere was fun and enjoyable.

What a awful experience my friend and I had today at the Sir John Warren.I went there yesterday with my sister had a lovely meal and the staff were very nice,So I suggested to my friend that we go together today while out shopping what...

What a difference a few months make. Had to supplement most things on the menu as they had no food stock, food very over cooked but cold when arrived. Full of excuses and did not deliver on quality/ quantity, won't be going again. Plus the toilets are awful.

Came here last week it was really busy could see the staff snowed under but still trying to have a laugh and try and get the lines down. Emma was a star bantering but yet still professional. Next time I return hopefully it will be abit less busy so we can experience the sir John warren properly

Came this week with my children. We all ate for £15 😮 anyway got served by a happy bar lady called Emma. She’s one in a million that one. Made us feel welcome and had a giggle with us. We will be returning

Came to the warren on Saturday for drinks and even though the fair was on and they was full from wall to wall everyone still had a smile on their face and fave great service

Place is absolute buzzing. Jake and all bar staff are absolutely amazing too especially with the challenges they’ve faced this weekend they dealt with them as best as they could, doormen really friendly too👍 Would reccomend to anyone

I always come in here for me pint. Jake is amazing and makes it worth coming in. Service is getting better and people give it such an unfair time. Emma is the best barmaid ever.

Better than obbo. Jake is fab and the staff all try so hard for their customers. Love coming here at lunch

Had such a fantabulous night at the Warren on the karaoke with the lovely Lana 🔥 I come here every day so I should no lol

Fantastic staff, great environment, Loved it