Spokes in Nottingham

This charming café offers a beautiful view of the lake, creating a lovely and inviting atmosphere. It’s wonderfully clean and cozy, making it a delightful spot to relax. However, I believe there’s room for improvement in the food quality, as it hasn't met my expectations. Additionally, I’ve noticed that the staff could be more welcoming, as they seem to struggle during busy times. I really hope these aspects can be enhanced, as I would love to visit more regularly!

Lovely cafe overlooking the water with great food options. I am a wheelchair user and the staff were very helpful..

I had my breakfast at Spokes today at the jubilee park. Part of the Hotel . It’s a good price and excellent choice for a superb start to the day . Finishes at 10am but well worth the price and visit even if you are not staying at the Hotel. Recommended .

Nice friendly service, good selection at breakfast. Thank you.

I attended as part of a conference, as well as had an extra lunch/ coffee there. Super- tasty food, great ambience and professional service, especially by Angelika and Karl? / German waiter. Thank you for making my stay even more special.

Service was poor, the £9 noodles I had were truly awful, nasty gristley chicken and congealed noodles with a tasteless sauce. Had I not been with customers would have complained and returned the dish.

Server Ovi. Very slow and condescending. Barista Jerry lovely Asked for bacon cob with egg added. He first smirked and said 'that's breakfast' And begrudgingly put in the order when I pointed out they served it till 11 and it was 1040. Then he tried to charge me for 2 cobs because I added an egg and said 'that's how it is' in the same condescending manner. As you can see from the photo. It clearly states any extra item, add £1. So I just got a bacon cob, which was nice. Lots of bacon, no sauce, buttered brioche bun. Extra star only given because barista Jerry was efficient and lovely and tried to apologise for his colleagues shortcomings

The food is lovely, however the service is so slow it’s actually painful, the fact there is one person who is taking orders and making drinks is terrible. Highly recommend getting more staff !

I wouldn't recommend unfortunately, had a back experience with service and food: - a few days before I went onto the website and Facebook page and called the phone number : this number didn't work - I wrote to them on their Facebook page to I form them and had a reply to make bookings with a correct phone number and email address. No answer on phone, and no response to my email - when we arrived ( I work for the university and we had important delegates with us), no one was aware of our booking. - ordered food ( I must say the menu is good with lots of good vegan options!) Which we waited more than 45 mins for -small portions -i ordered a chickpea salad and what arrived was dry pasta with some chickpeas and no sauce/dressing - staff were a bit unfriendly and useless if I'm honest Overall disappointing

Me and my partner waited an hour for just a bowl of chips and a pizza which wasn't good anyway. It was very disappointing considering that it was also a very quiet day the extremely slow service didn't make sense. The atmosphere wasn't welcoming, with staff ignoring us and other tables and a waiter complaining about other customer orders infront of us. Very disappointed as I was looking forward to having a nice lunch here, would not go again. They also seem to be replying to negative reviews with just the same copy and paste 'apology' which seems very insincere.

Lovely fresh food with lots of choice. Tea and coffee available. All you can eat. Relaxed environment.

Good service the lady was nice but the bubble tea is awful warning to anyone wanting to get bubble tea from here it is watered down and hardly flavourful at all. Couldnt even finish it!

Interesante restaurante de concepto con decoración de bicicletas. Excelentes vistas del lago y el resto del campus desde el restaurante. La comida tardó bastante en llegar. Nuestro servidor Panagotis fue bueno y servicial. Los fideos de curry no tenían mucho sabor a curry, pero tenían muchas rodajas de bambú y castañas de agua. El filete de salmón estaba muy bueno. Un lado de papas y vegetales verdes estaba delicioso. Lo volvería a visitar.

Quite underwhelmed. During the summer, upon hearing great things about this place, I went with my partner and daughter and arrived just after opening time. We walked in and the only other people there were staff. We were looked at and then ignored, not by one member of staff but 2... on separate occasions, minutes apart. We didn't know if we should seat ourselves or wait... so we waited a good few minutes then decided we should seat ourselves. We were making obvious noises to draw attention to ourselves, but it attracted no glances. We looked at a menu, but it didn't seem to have much choice. Still hoping that a member of staff would come over, we waited. We also watched them having in depth conversation and a laugh with each other. After no attempt was made by the staff to engage with ourselves, we decided to leave. I'm not sure I want to go back and try again.

Anoche comí en Spokes: risotto de champiñones. Estaba nadando en aceite, realmente horrible y me hizo sentir enfermo. La ensalada tenía al menos un 50% de cebolla cruda. Por la mañana tomé el desayuno buffet. Los huevos obviamente estaban en polvo con grumos no disueltos y un sabor muy extraño.

Waited 1 h for a meal, staff delivered our table's food to other customers, they seemed completely confused and disorganised as to who had ordered what. In fairness they gave us a full refund, otherwise it would have been a one star rating

We had an evening meal here while staying at the attached accommodation. The service from the start was prompt and friendly and the food was tasty and presented nicely. No problems throughout our visit and we found dine here again.

I like this place its setting is amazing next to water and peaceful even though it's in busy university

La comida era buena y servida rápidamente y caliente. La camarera en el frente era grosera. Ella rodaba los ojos y hacía caras a los invitados mientras caminaba detrás de ellos. No es un buen comienzo ya que no importa cuánto no te guste alguien o tu trabajo; tu no haces eso . . alguien siempre veráAparte de eso la comida era buena.

I want into Spokes on a Saturday morning and despite seeing two female members of staff at the back of the cafe I was ignored. They continued to chat to each other then went out of view. Some minutes later a man came out of the back and seemed surprised to see me but he quickly dealt with my order. Good coffee but no cakes or pastries. I will go the Nottingham University main site in future or Starbucks on Triumph Road.

5/5 at lunch, 3/5 at dinner. Lunch menu is great taste and value and good service, evening menu is similar or even the same food at much higher prices and the service was disappointing after having enjoyed lunches here so much.

One of the few decent places to eat in Jubilee campus. Limited options but good for coffee and cakes.

¡Visité allí por un par de veces, el noddle es extremadamente salado o absolutamente sin sabor! Un grupo de nosotros visitamos allí hoy, 3 de nosotros pedimos teriyaki Udon, ¡pero todos son extremadamente salados! Todos los udon estaban cubiertos por Salsa SOJA OSCURO, que no es salsa teriyaki, ¡y tampoco deberías usar salsa de soja oscura para cualquier plato de cocina! La queja al camarero fue muy grosera, llevó el plato a la cocina y regresó de inmediato, nos dijo que este era el plato y la salsa teriyaki, tuvimos que aceptarlo. Nos negamos, así que tuvo que llevar el plato a la cocina nuevamente, luego regresó inmediatamente y nos dijo que no podían hacer nada al respecto. ¡Que ridículo! ! ! Nunca volveré a visitar allí de nuevo! ! !

Probably the best place to eat at Jubilee campus.

The food, service and the atmosphere is Astonishing

I was served by a member of staff who seemed so disinterested, it made me uncomfortable. He didn't even say thanks. Don't normally do reviews but it's made me not want to return as it was my first visit. Friendly staff makes me always want to return, but even though the coffee was nice I won't be returning.

Average steak... and got the order wrong even though it wasn't busy

Regularly visit here for lunch & meetings. Never disappointed by the friendly service, fab noodles, and special cakes. Definitely recommended!

Hice un viaje especial para probar este café y me decepcionó. La vista es hermosa, pero la fachada del edificio es bastante oscura y poco acogedora, y el interior es bastante poco inspirador. Sé que es parte del hotel / centro de conferencias, pero hubiera sido mucho mejor si hubiera estado ubicado en el margen izquierdo del lago, donde está soleado. No había mucha comida en oferta, esperaba dulces pasteles. El servidor fue bastante indiferente. Tal vez las cosas son mejores en término - ¿momento en que hay más personas?

Food very average, in some cases, poor. Restaurant is badly laid out making the quest for breakfast a disjointed affair. Staff are good hearted but poorly trained. With a bit of joined up thinking it has the potential to be so much better. Disappointing.

A cute little Café by the lake in Jubilee.

Resultó en nuestras bicicletas el sábado por la mañana y bañarse para pasteles caseros, bollos, etc. pero lamentablemente no había nada. Nos dijeron que era un desayuno completo o una pastelería comprada en la tienda. .El miembro del personal no sabía cómo hacer un capuchino. Nos fue servida con un cabello negro adicional flotando en la parte superior.¡No hay bastidores de bicicletas a pesar del irónico nombre de Spokes y su ubicación en el antiguo sitio de Raleigh! .Básicamente es un vestíbulo del hotel donde el personal toma su desayuno (que es lo que sucedió mientras estuvimos allí, todo el personal bajaba las herramientas y comenzaba a comer un plato cocinado).Muy decepcionante.

Peaceful setting for a quick lunch with friends. Great value for money too.

Huge choice of coffees! Excellent breakfast choice, cooked or continental, british, everything you could need. Great staff. Bottled beer, cider, wine 🍷 available too. Plenty of seating.

Great place to get coffee. Pizzas also available at a reasonable price. However service is quite slow.

We’ve called in for coffee and cold drinks a couple of times. The staff are attentive and friendly. We have not eaten there but the menu looks inviting and is reasonably priced. Provenance of food and drink looks good. The view outside over the lake is beautiful.

Decent food, OK service and reasonably quiet. Still not the nicest ambiance

Don't understand why it's not busier in here! Very cyclist friendly - well it should be, it's on the old Raleigh site. Limited range but what there is is good. Service can be a little slow but it's not the sort of place you come to in a rush. Carvery is not what I would call carvery in that they plate it up for you!

A nice place to go for lunch. The recently introduced noodles are a welcome addition to the menu. Pizza here is nice but the base is rather tasteless and seems to be shop-bought.

The ideal location to get away from the city, especially by bicycle. Surrounded by beautiful architecture and to be almost fooled to think you are outside of the city, Spokes is just an incredible little cafe. It's always worth looking out for their blackboards for a little chuckle.

I'm lucky enough to work nearby and have dropped into Spokes on two occasions now. The first time was for a coffee and a sweet pastry, both of which were excellent. The local "200 Degrees" coffee was very nice, and there's often a fab selection of tasty treats, including gluten free options, and sometimes (if you're lucky) there's some samples to try too! Today we popped in to try the new noodle bar - my coeliac colleague had the gluten free vermicelli with beef and sweet and sour sauce, and I had egg with beef and teriyaki, and we ordered a cappuccino and an Earl Grey while we waited. The noodles were cooked fresh, served hot and were exceptionally tasty. The portion size could have been very slightly larger, but overall they were a great lunchtime meal, at a reasonably competitive price. The environment is pleasant, the staff are all extremely friendly and the seating is spacious, modern and comfortable. There's always a great range of food options available, plus the opening times are wide-ranging... so I'd highly recommend you pop in and give Spokes a try! We haven't been disappointed yet!

Relaxed atmosphere, great food.

visited this place today was served with a paper cup of lukewarm coffee to drink in avoid other coffee Latte made in a stained jug other places nearby are much better

I have visited this establishment on a number of occasions and have found it to be about average. This morning I was asked if I wanted to drink my coffee in or to take away I stated to drink in . I would have normally be given a cup and saucer only this morning I was given a paper cup and the coffee was only lukewarm. The latte was made in a milk stained jug Made a complaint via telephone not very satisfactory explanation

Staying in the conference centre, I decided to have a quick meal downstairs. The lay-out of the conference centre itself is a bit unusual and so probably is this restaurant which is part of the same building. The dining area looks out through glass panels to a corridor and the tables are all quite far apart from each other.

Having recently heard about this place we went as two families with 3 young children on a Saturday morning.

It is worth visiting here just for the view ! But seriously it’s great, the staff friendly ,attentive & polite. The food great value, tasty & well presented. It’s a little hidden gem once you’ve found it ! Can’t wait to go back .