The Joseph Else in Nottingham

Visited today Friday 7th Nov 2024. Been here a few times in the past when shopping in Nottingham. Got a table. usual Wetherspoon menu which is extensive and priced ok. We both had the ultimate burger which we have had in the past. the food wasnt as good as in the past, was quite a small burger, not much melted cheese. The chips, few that there was were not very nice.

Very busy but did not wait long for a good meal

It's a Spoons nothing more to be said.

Lovely friendly staff, freshly cooked breakfast, a real gem

Always packed but easy to get round good food and good beer.

Fantastic food at good price and location 👍

Came in here 3 mornings for breakfast. Food was great, as was the service, big pub with lots of staff, always really busy.

3 for £14.93, pizzas were lovely and hot, good amount of toppings. The chicken strips were crispy and yum. Staff were friendly and service was quick. Tidy pub too!

After sitting at the table for 10 mins and ordering via the app, the food came fairly quickly. I just wish that you'd be on top of cleaning the tables! I had to ask when we received our drinks.

This is a large, pleasantly decorated and very centrally situated pub. I found the service in Nottingham generally very good and this is no exception: the staff were welcoming and very efficient. The price of food and drink is, as usual unbeatable: by far the cheapest of anything comparable in the city centre. I noticed that they had a booklet (presumably common to all Wetherspoons) with helpful descriptions of the wines on offer: I really like this because it demonstrates a real commitment to providing good quality wines to working people. TOP TIP: as with all Wetherspoons, some of the clientele can become quite ‘boisterous’ (aided by the best value booze for miles). You therefore need to choose the best times to visit: my preference is for early afternoon or evening at weekends and at any time from Monday to Thursdays. Recommended.

This is a large, pleasantly decorated and very centrally situated pub. I found the service in Nottingham generally very good and this is no exception: the staff were welcoming and very efficient. The price of food and drink is, as usual unbeatable: by far the cheapest of anything comparable in the city centre. I noticed that they had a booklet (presumably common to all Wetherspoons) with helpful descriptions of the wines on offer: I really like this because it demonstrates a real commitment to providing good quality wines to working people. TOP TIP: as with all Wetherspoons, some of the clientele can become quite ‘boisterous’ (aided by the best value booze for miles). You therefore need to choose the best times to visit: my preference is for early afternoon or evening at weekends and at any time from Monday to Thursdays. Recommended.

Not quite 5* Possibly we arrived when they were under staffed. Tables not cleared or cleaned. The server didn't place the plate on the table properly, nearly had it on my lap. Portions were smaller than I expected. Again must be the time we arrived but there was quite a roudy atmosphere

Rather noisy but the place was packed. We ordered at table and both drinks and food was served in a few minutes.

Always busy. Tables always need clearing and cleaning. Not enough staff.

This centrally located pub is clearly a popular one and a modern one in interior style. I ordered a freedom breakfast and a coffee and my order was taken efficiently and politely and the meal was at my table within an impressive three minutes! The meal was well cooked and tasted fine. The coffee too. Well done.

Right in the heart of the city of Nottingham, on South Parade, adjacent to The Market Square, is The Joseph Else - a run of the mill Wetherspoons pub. Here you will find the usual trappings of a Wetherspoons pub - very affordable drinks, sticky food menus and toilets that require a map and compass (as well as a week off work) to get to. Not that time off work is something that looks like it would bother the vast majority of the people in this pub, for this pub is full of what you would consider traditional Wetherspoons patrons. That being said, it proved an invaluable stop off for me as I waited for someone to meet me in the utterly grim city of Nottingham. Would I return? Probably not. I may do if it is convenient (such as on this occasion) but I wouldn't actively seek it out. It's not my kind of place, but it is undoubtedly a good place in Nottingham, and it seems incredibly popular.

Atmosphere is always a good vibe food can be a bit hit and miss depending on what you order. Other than thatbit can be areally good place to end the night.

Crazy bad. Smell bad, all crack heads in.

The worst place for food been as bad as this staff ignorant food cold anvoid discusting no pizzasno burgers this place is a joke replace staff as they are sarcastic food with no drink when states drink,been 3 years nothing has changed food ,asked for soft egg chips hard meat cold and dry peas mixed colour ,flies all a round meal at least I hope the flies enjoy the meal ,£32 wasted never again ,drink was ok

A strange one, I was here meeting friends. The beer is cheap and so is the food but it's good. Lots of noise and special guests.

Ordered 4 bombs. Got 2 bombs and two shots. Quality... NOT

Standard weatherspoons. Food was good

I. Had. A. Drink. And. Food. The. Staff. Was. Quiet. Busy

Great place to drink and eat staff are friendly and helpful prices are fantastic and food really good plus wide selection of real ales.

Grotty place the staff spend more time chatting and messing about outside and are far too tired to wipe the tables clean which are a sticky mess, It would appear the staff have more pressing issues to deal with that isn't customer or job related, Ask for a damp cloth and the member of staff wanders off into the kitchen not to be seen again, Not put off I ask another member of staff and I'm given a bunch of dry hand towels, My advice avoid it like the plague unless filthy tableware what you look for in a pub.

Nice place. Tidy and clean. Staff very friendly too.

One of the quieter Spoons. Had small TV showing Euro football. Recommend for a bargain pint and usual Spoons fodder.

Typical JDW, cheap cheerful & functional. Nice enough and budget friendly.

Staff are very slow to serve you and don't seem to want to be there

Its a Wetherspoons so as you'd expect, reasonably priced drinks, good atmosphere and pretty busy most of the time. We also had breakfast here good food with super quick service

Always enjoy a bevvie here. Usually a coors . A last tram to clifton south. 👍🙂🥃

Tables where tidy had to ask someone to clean it young girls where misable had to ask for sauce as all sauce bottles where empty if the staff don't like there job leave and move on only one lady was really nice long black hair

Probably the worst spoons in the city. It is often unclean and filled with drunk and disorderly even during the day.

Great place and very helpful staff

Excellent Wetherspoons pub very busy centre of nottm pub. Great value and atmosphere

Food was good but as there was a football match on loads of drunken teens

It is a very good wetherspoons, I like to go upstairs and get a window seat overlooking the city Square. The food is nice for what you pay for it. The drinks are cheap and they have a good selection of real ales. It gets quite lively on a weekend and a good atmosphere.

decent place - shame that it was more like a crèche than a pub - i asked the staff if they could sort it out- said no . so just listened to two screaming children - karen and helen - to be told to stop it and also the mother used appalling language with them . drinks were nice . blonde male bar staff a bit rude . the other male bar staff was lovely disabled toilets filthy

Very quiet at 8.20am breakfast OK but burnt toast today

The acoustics are odd in here. Sit upstairs and you can hear everything being said by people from the crowded downstairs amplified. Maybe because of the oddly angled concrete ceiling and peculiar voids. Whatever it is , it creates an unpleasant cacophony upstairs. Take earplugs. Fabulous view onto the old market square. We were fortunate to see a magnificent wedding party posing for pix. Trams 🚊 pass directly outside.. shops all around.

Waited at the bar for 10 minutes, whilst staff who were on duty and some off duty had a conversation, totally ignored, disgraceful customer service

Typical city centre wetherspoon- all good.

A busy pub in central Nottingham. Good vegetarian food options but not so good for vegans. Friendly staff and a good eating environment away from the front bar area.

Absolutely terrible staff need to work on there people skills, my advice is stay away!!!

Shocking. Lipstick glass staff not interested in you.

Bit rough around the edges but it was ok

Had a breakfast was nice staff were nice and polite 👍

Typical Witherspoon has a good atmosphere and cheaper drink.

Food was good, very busy place. Good atmosphere

There were only 2 people at the bar, one was being served. Another person walked up to the bar and a barman walked straight up to them to serve them. I stated l was next and was completely ignored. i asked for their name and was told by the barmaid she was new and did not know his name - seriously? I then asked to speak to the manager and was told they were too buy - honestly,, when someone makes a complaint they are too busy! I walked out without purchasing a meal and a drink. If this is your way of running a business then this is one customer you will not get back. Surely there is someone on the premises to deal with customer satifisfacion or does that not bother you. I only used this premise as it was convenient for my business and staff metings but will no longer be doing so. I would like to thnk there would be a response but looking at previous feedback l will not hold my breath. I am proud to own a business in Nottingham but l doubt you feel the same way.

Nice place ,cheap drinks and reasonably food 👍

Good food and great drink deals, another good spoons. Can get very busy at weekends

To say it's in the heart of the city it definitely need a refurb it is looking well run down and attracting undesirables shame

Second visit here and wasn't disappointed. Food was excellent and very inexpensive.

Waited 90 minutes for a buger to be told we'd been overlooked. Asked for a drink as a form of compensation, told "no chance!" Asked to see manager he was too busy in the kitchen. Got said drink, then rushed cooked food was not freshly cooked, burger was burnt next burger was burnt. Not what you expect from a Wetherspoons! Never again.

Some loud mouth drunks in some older folk were a bit upset but staff dealt with them well.

GOOD PRICES AND PLENTY OF CHOICE

Unfortunately the food was awful and cold. The pint of Carling downstairs was good but the one upstairs was awful

Fab afternoon, a few drinks and a lovely sharwama wrap which was delicious .hubby had chicken basket and a beer , staff were rushed off there feet but were very helpful and apologetic

Had a breakfast there it came to the table in under 2 minutes. 1 egg was over cooked the other egg undercooked the bacon was hard and hidden under the toast .it was cold and pretty much disgusting

We recommend a seat by the window on the second floor!

Great prices and friendly staff. Food came out quickly, included good portion sizes.

Very speedy service although the never got the beans that Will sent me!

Poorly kept beer by spoons standards, not particularly clean either.

Good food nice atmosphere pleasant staff. Great value for money

Hunting for coffee everything just ok

Love the. Weatherspoons premises. Great service, Food and beer 🍺

Definitely suggest getting a jacket potato with beans and cheese was really nice. Nice view upstairs but quite small so you end up quite close to others

Smaller portions definitely cutting back on meals pub looking tired

Good staff who try their best, but heavily let down by its customers a very rough and ready atmosphere... the food is what you would expect from a Wetherspoons.

Extremely slow service, poor selection of beers

Lively, convenient, friendly service, and delicious food. my favorite

By far the worst weatherspoon iv been to ,ok I don't expect ala cart ,but come on it was curry night and My curry was cold and they forgot half my order , my partners was the same. Nan breads and poppadoms where dripping cooking oil and nan breads had clearly been heated up in the microwave opinion Baja's where discusting god knows what the did to them raw in the middle burnt on the outside . Horrible place poor atmosphere and I won't be coming back.

Classic Wetherspoons, brilliant door staff. They found my card and actively looked for me to get it back, thanks lads.

Had a beyond burger bun was lovley what I didn't like was the fact that all tables bunched up on top of each other feeling you couldn't turn sideways without bashing heads luckily the table right behind me was empty until I was around finished so fortunately for me I was only viewing this experience of others 😱 the service was swift and pleasant I would come back for a burger takeout but wouldn't want to be crammed in here to dine if it was any busier 😏

Full of drunks but the prices came be beat

Busy place and quite popular among local people. Personally I am visiting this pub because they serve very strong coffee and price is much lower than anywhere else around. They serve traditional pub classics food as well as English breakfast and that's a huge plate with a good food. I'd recommend You to book a table before the next visit for longer stay.

It was horrible I ordered a jacket tata with beans n butter and got it and it was a pile of poo. I complained about it because it has the smallest amount of beans on it and no butter at all the potato wa tiny n they gev me loads of lettuce with was not necessary just to cover up the tiniest amount they are discriminating and are careless about your food the waitress was very rude barely gave me and more beans and I was really not happy 😡

Typical Weatherspoons. Value for money food, good beer and nice surroundings. And in this case a very welcoming doorman.

Not really my kinda place ,not the cleanest place in the world ,staff not particularly friendly, food passable but only just

before train had a few wines and an apple crumble. It looks on to a main square and had good views from upstairs

Great bar and very busy as it was Saturday night.great prices and great food.

Typical wetherspoons good selection on the menu plenty of drinks to choose from

Lovely and friendly staff here. Nice atmosphere 🥰

Great place to get a drink and watch the world go by when sitting near the window. Always use this place when in town.

Absolutely one of the worst spoons I've been to, terrible food and service

Very busy people in it load and rough

Having ordered 2 children’s breakfasts (bacon, egg, sausage, hash brown etc ) via the app for my 3 & 5 year old, a waitress advised after payment that it wasn’t available. Was given the option of changing so amended to scrambled egg on toast and bacon butty. She then returned with another waitress to take FURTHER payment to cover the difference between the deal and the revised order even though there was less food. To top it off the 2nd waitress told the 1st to take back the YoYo snacks which were part of the original deal = unhappy 3 year old.

Fair. Food and drink are nice and cheap. Had a full English breakfast with a few beers 🍻 great value.

Orderd leffe blonde guy behind bar poured 2 pints of froth, then continues to pour causing 2 flat beers, never gone to a weatherspoons and said never again

It's Spoons! What more can I say? Usual lunchtime crowd of drinkers and brekky time crowd too. It is what it is. Nice staff. Food is nice too. 😋

Worst spoons I've been to - lots of morose staff milling behind the bar, but very slow service - bought x2 Leffes, flat as a pancake , food average at very best .....never been in a spoons where I've said, I will not be back ! Awful !

Simple can't complain not bad pint

In Nottingham for Easter and this is our first port of call Today late morning it's rammed full of friendly Forest fans

Convenient Wetherspoons, whether for a swift pint while you wait for the airport bus (the stop is under five minutes walk away), or for a pub meal when you get into Nottingham. It's the usual Wetherspoons menu.

Great views of the Old Market square. Wonderful for people watching!

IT was St Patrick's day the only time i come to Nottingham they do a great day to celebrate a great day

Good place to get food and drink. I always come here when I come to Nottingham .

Yeah, tough one. Nipped in for a drink to kill half an hour before heading off to a gig. Couldn't really wait to get out of I'm being frank. Folk were waiting forever for food and it didn't appear to be worth the wait. Nothing was being cleared away with any great rush and we headed off quickly in search of somewhere more, well, Functional.

An uninspiring pub with no atmosphere. In need of a complete makeover or better still, shut it down.