The Playwright in Nottingham - Phone Number, Reservations, Reviews

Popped in for a pint before attending a gig at the Level. Good atmosphere, good selection of beers....on the down side, the gents toilets smelt absolutely terrible!!!

There was beer but it was decidedly average. Brewpoint's offerings are quite dull.

Nathan and Tanya were great conversationalists. Had a great time, pizza was banging

Nathan and tania were amazing staff!

Nathan and Tanya are wonderful assets to your team. They made out time here fabulous!

Stopped in for a meal and a pint. Food was ok, but a bit bland.

Nice pub when the students are away. Great service from James

I have been visiting the playwright pub on and off for the past few years. I just wanted to say I'm very happy with the service and the warm welcome. I will now definitely be visiting more often. A special thanks to James and Megan for the impeccable service and making me feel at home.

Great pints and great service from James

Great pub, staff were very friendly and welcoming and the food is amazing

Visited here last week, love the place, will defo be back and Tanya who served us was an absolute star!

The wonderful friendly chef Janusz makes amazingly good waffles, top notch

I came for the graduations and we all went to the playwright! What an amazing experience friendly staff with great knowledge and swift service! I would like to point out James and Thomas who I spoke too during my visit, they did seem to have a very busy shift however still made me and our guests feel welcome and engaged. Lovevely puvb and atmosphere! Much love from Germany!

OK inner-city pub if you're desperate or interested in the "birthplace" of a soccer team. As there were no real beers on when I went & the menu was geared at poor students, I'd suggest it's one better left to the target clientele.

The pub could add more non-alcoholic beverages

Good pub with great pizzas. Be careful if you are booking for 12 or more people, as the deposit they ask for is not returned afterwards.

Friendly staff & lots of choice on tap.

If you want to buy beer, don't expect them to be welcoming. You will be treated like a criminal.

Lovely big pub, nothing else to add...

Great atmosphere and very friendly staff with swift service, comfortable and varied seating.

Visited Playwright last Saturday with my partner . Good selection of beers on tap got served quickly which was impressive given how busy the place was . We have ordered the special pizza , top quality and definitely great value compared to other establishments near by. Would definitely recommend!! Keep up the good work guys

This pub we stumbled upon. 😘pizza 2 for 1 on Monday and they were absolutely gorgeous, we took the rest back to the hotel with us ( pizza box provided) lively atmosphere, the staff were mega friendly , fully inclusive .we ll definitely be back .👋

The Playwight hosted our 60th Birthday party for my partner. The back rooms were lovely, they let us bring our music. The food we ordered was great and they brought it to us at the time we asked for, such a lot of food for them to produce for us. They took care to let us know which was the food for the people with food sensitivities. Service was great. We and our guests had a great time. Thank you so much for hosting us.

Great management very friendly made me fell welcome. Perfect place for family's or groups nice layout, the food is great especially the pizza's excellent customer service well recommended here

Really nice pub. Never too loud and rarely too crowded. The decor is cosy and warm, menu is varied and all dishes are very tasty including vegan options, and service is also excellent.

Skip the massaman curry. it’s just bits of veg with rice and barely any peanut-based sauce; what there was, i certainly wouldn’t call a sauce. A waste of money. Stick to the pizza menu, though even the one my friend had looked poor compared to how they used to be.

Had a good few pints and watched sky sports. Really good food and dog friendly. Nice way to spend a Sunday

Searching for a place for a family meal on Sunday, I found a review: probably the best pizza in Nottingham, so I chose this pub. I don't know if there is any better pizza in Nottingham, but the one we had here was excellent. My 5-year-old son finished his completely! Very friendly service and a pleasant, spacious, atmospheric interior where you can relax.

Love love love it here. Me and my partner always pop in for a drink and sometimes a bite to eat. Staff are always a pleasure to see and food and drinks are lovely. The staff have such a passion for this place and you will see why when you go. I put 20 to 30 pound per person that’s if you having food and a nice cocktail etc. but you could come in here for one or two it would be cheaper as well. Highly recommend!

Bit of a sports bar. Service pretty sad (staff seemed bothered to get customers), pizzas were decent but they didn't get the whole order right - amateurs. Beer selection poor. Won't go again.

Some of the best pizza I've had. The new chef clearly knows his za! Will definitely be back here.

It sells a lot of alcoholic beverages that may make you tipsy. Blessed are the cheesemakers

Lovely atmosphere, and great staff!!

Friendly staff, pizza was mediocre but good atmosphere

Come here for a great pub quiz on Tuesdays! Mostly general knowledge with a round of a random topic, questions aren’t too easy nor too hard, great vibe and well priced drinks! Alex does a great job with the quiz

We hired one of the back rooms at the Playwright on the 22nd February for a small informal networking event. Our guests thoroughly enjoyed the atmosphere, range of drinks/food and hospitality provided. The Playwright will be our go to location for future events - We highly recommend it.

Busy pub with the university crowd. A good selection of beers and a hand position for the theatre and city.

Really friendly bar staff, it's always a vibe

Called in because of the pizza oven. Ordered a margarita, tater tots and chicken wings with BBQ sauce. All of it was absolutely delicious and good value for money at £24. Fed two of us quite well for lunch. Was quiet when we walked in but soon got busy. Recommend if you’re up that end of town.

A lovely atmosphere and decent drinks. Food portions are tiny for how much they charge... The nice atmosphere makes up for it though.

First time in Nottingham, and I visited this amazing pub. I should say it should be in everyone's bucket list if you ever visit Nottingham. Friendly staff and swift service. They have a beer, Gatden, and a private area for special occasions.

Best Pub in town! Has the best quiz I've ever been to thanks to Alex the quizmaster and also came in today to my suprise to find she also does the food! The pizza was lovely Alex is a top chef! Great service all around, Tanya was really nice and gave me some great suggestions for drinks. Will be back!

Only had a quick drink here but lovely staff and booths to drink them in. Can imagine in the evening it gets busy and very fun

Visited here for the first time this weekend and will defiantly not be back. For starters there was no one in the pub which is never a good start on New Year’s Eve. We had booked a table for food to be told when we arrived one of the chefs had called in sick and we had only 10 mins to order, we were not informed of this prior to arriving. Then when we did order we were told no to most items that would have taken any time and could only order a simple pizza off the menu, no startersbrisket etc. The service was terrible with all our meals coming out at different times over the space of 45 minutes. The majority of the staff were rude and had no manners. Edit: Thomas reached out to us an apologised for the service we received he was very understanding and as compensation was able to provide a round of drinks and a complimentary meal, the chef and a waiter was not present on the night came over and made us feel welcome and apologised. We understood that businesses don’t always get it right but a lot can be said for companies that make things right. It has given us a full u turn on our view of the restaurant and Thomas has gained two customers.

Amazing Pub quiz run by Alex absolutley smashed it so funny and so so fun!!! The vegan options were very yummy tooooo

An amazing pub and good experience! Tanya was super helpful, kind and accommodating! The pizzas were really good & the pub quiz was very entertaining!

My favourite pub in Notts, lovely atmosphere, excellent food, and the staff are incredible! Big shout out to Alex the best quiz master and head chef in the midlands and Tanya and Lucy on the bar as well! We come every week on Tuesday just for the quiz which is so thoughtfully put together and literally free to take part in, always great prizes on offer and guaranteed to be a good time.

Best pub in notts !!! Amazing staff, great quiz !! , unreal chefs ! Just impeccable! Love Will xox

Please ignore the food as we didn’t eat but we attended the pub quiz and my word it was painful. The quizmaster was shouty, .read the questions far too fast and this quiz went on for an ETERNITY- don’t get me wrong, I love a good quiz and it’s the reason why we went but over 120 Qs and the picture round images were blurred making it ridiculous to even make out anything. The staff were friendly and the atmosphere was a little echoey. I loved that there were donations for food banks. Just avoid the quiz - truly an awful experience

Wooowe what a lovely pub, staff are all great including Alex the quiz master, Angus the chef and Tanya and Lucy behind the bar, would greatly recommend

Best pub in notts !!! Staff are so lovely, Angus is a great chef, Alex is the best quiz master (we love you) , Tanya and Lucy are so lovely on the bar!! Come here if you want a good night (can’t forget the pizzas🫶🫶)

Tuesday quiz night is fantastic value. Quizmaster is good fun a prizes are rewarding if you have decent knowledge. Great fun.

I only come to the quiz for Alice, she is the best host who makes my night every week!

great evening! Even better because we won the pub quiz! Fantastic service

Highly recommend the quiz. Alex is an amazing quiz master.

Lovely little pub, come every week for the mega quiz. Alex is an awesome quiz host 😁

I come here a few times so I decided I will bring my date here, we had a great time, pub decorations are really cool and the staff are the nicest of anywhere I’ve been, very helpful, I was served my drinks by Tanya and she was so lovely, had a great chat, our food was delicious too we had pizza and chicken wings and the chef Alex even came out herself to ask if we enjoyed it, which we did a lot! I think the best pizza in Notts, hopefully I will get a second date and bring her back here

What a gem! There are a few decent pubs in the centre but this is my new favourite! Staff very friendly and helpful, especially for new year's eve.... Good selection of gluten-free options for food too. Will be back!

Very nice drinks and friendly staff

The pub had a laid-back vibe, but the experience was tarnished by dirty tables, prompting us to clean them ourselves. The staff seemed preoccupied chatting, leaving us to serve our own plates. Despite these drawbacks, the redeeming factor was the delicious pizza, which ultimately salvaged the evening.

Very chilled and relaxing boozer , good pizza, really nice cloudy IPA and good service. Nice to see the history of this pub and Nottingham Forest FC . Will visit again when in the City. We all enjoyed our time here .

It would be hard to find a pub / bar in Nottingham with a worse choice of beer!! No bitter, no stout, no Guinness.. one cider, some IPA’s and crafty stuff. Not surprisingly due to location, very studenty. I’ve not eaten here so 4 stars for food & atmosphere.. just, pleeeease, get some proper beer in!!

Surprised you don't have any bitter. It's 6.20 6th December. Person behind bar told me 2 bitters had run out and the 2 to replace them hadn't been set up. Not good for a pub!

An end of week drinks with work...linked to a relaxed Christmas party. Great space for a group to chat and a varied enough menu for us all. Enjoyed the beer and staff were very accommodating. Had the 3 for £15 tapas deal...great Dolcelatte salad, good replacement of kimchi cakes to retro tater-tots. Less keen on the tacos...a bit chewy but taste was fine. Fitted well what we needed for good chats and Christmas fun.

Excellent pizza and lovely staff

Lovely place very relaxed atmosphere not eaten there so can't comment on food but they have a fresh pizza oven at the pub good selection of beers

Gone here a few times and it's always a friendly vibe regardless of age. Got served by someone called Alex and they were so friendly. I will definitely be coming back here in the near future. (Should definitely give Alex a pay rise!)

Didn't stay long and only had a pint but the staff made this worth a 5 star especially Alex... Definitely deserves a pay raise👌

The quiz was great and Alex was amazing 🤩

Just done a pub quiz, Alex was the host!! She was amazing, great pub quiz all round.

lovely atmosphere and a great quiz night, however, being charged more than £4 for a large glass of lemonade is a bit ridiculous ngl. also, i initially asked for another drink but the staff member didn’t even realise that they offer it on the menu so i had to go for the alternative

Good pub, good food, rooms at the back cam be rented for meets and events

Wonderful Staff, Great Pint, Amazing Atmosphere. What more can i say?

We hosted a private charity event here and they were so accommodating and helpful. Josh and the team (Tanya and Lucy) were so lovely and the space felt so warm with a fantastic atmosphere. It's great to have different areas to work with. Huge bonus with it being wheelchair accessible. Fantastic place to host our Louisey Rider Cup after party. I hope it's here again next year!

I attended a private event here this weekend and the venue was perfect for having these separate space for hanging out, conversations, seating areas, and dancing, it flowed really well. Also the staff were so great about accomodating our requests for items for the party and also serving drinks so fast. Thanks to Lucy and Tanya that went above and beyond to make our event such a fun time

We hosted an event at the Playwright and it was incredible. The manager was so supportive and the bar staff, Lucy and Tanya, we exceptional all night long. If give 6 stars if I could

Average pub really. Nicely decorated.

Ordered 3 of the bar bites, and whilst the mushroom tacos were ok, the salad leaves on both salads were simply inedible. They were clearly out of date and would have been dangerous to eat. Furthermore, the burger grill was out of operation, and apparently the chef burnt our pizza. Pretty awful all round.

The atmosphere here is wonderful- very cozy pub right across from Nottingham Trent University. On that basis alone it’s worth a visit. Although, not the best beer selection. I also used to love to go for their 2-4-1 pizza deal on Mondays, which was great value for money. However, lately it seems the quality of this has taken a dive. On my last visit, I ordered the ‘Margot’ and the cheese didn’t taste like mozzarella should. Perhaps worse than this, I’d asked for some red chili flakes for the pizza, a very common pizza topping that every other restaurant serving pizza provides in abundance for free. However, although they had some they refused to provide any because, bizarrely, they couldn’t find an option on the till to charge 50p for chili flakes. Charging for chili flakes on pizza is like charging for salt & pepper. So, unable to pay for them, I couldn’t get them complimentary either. Strangest and most disappointing pizza experience in recent memory.

First visit on a quiet Wednesday night. Surprisingly spacious and comfortable. Loved the decor/atmosphere/welcome.

Great to see the streaming of graduation ceremonies

Good friendly staff helpful and clean and tidy.

Fantastic pub, love the atmosphere, the food is always great, the staff are very friendly and welcoming and the entire place has a cozy feel to it. Drinks options are great too.

Today Monday 19th June we decided we would try the pizza for lunch we had the mushroom ...it was delicious I went to the lady who was cooking and said how pleased we were with our meal...her name was Alex very sociable and pleasant

Nice outside seating cheap drinks dog friendly

Booked the function rooms for my partner's 30th birthday and could not have been happier. Josh was so helpful and responsive when planning this party and organising the food, music and rooms. Leah and Fran were absolute stars serving the drinks and making sure the guests were looked after. Blown away by the food from Ashraf and Alex, cracking pizzas and wings! Thank you all for making the night so special and memorable. All the guests commented about how great this venue is and we will not hesitate to recommend to friends, family and beyond. You would be mad not to book here for a great party, can't thank the team enough!

Nice old pub with a good selection of cask ales

Staff great, not enough of them unfortunately, long queues for drinks and to order food, food was okay, a bit disorganised when we had a table booked as we were told the kitchen was closed and table not cleaned properly. Probably down to the management, as the limited staff were trying their hardest.

Shabby. Poor service and very slow. The beer I had was far from fresh, though not unpleasant. A typical city centre student venue.

There was this worker short , blonde hair and she was amazing very polite think her name was sian she made my time there very amazing considering I have social anxiety

Live music was great, we were too late to hear it all, we'll know for next time 👍

Nice spot. Okay beer. Bar staff move in slow motion. I did wonder what would come first my pint or gray hair.

A lovely friendly place to have a nice relaxing pint plus nice courteous staff .

Lovely place, lovely food and atmosphere

Amazing lunch time deal, with great pizza, a lovely atmosphere, lots of games, and really friendly and attentive staff

OK pub. Surly staff more interested in talking to their friend at the bar than serving.

Good Bar to hangout with someusics

Wanted to organize a surprise bday for my mate and their communication was so great and helpful planning and adjusting to my needs. A whole room was organized and the place was so vibey and top spot in Nottingham for a pint or a cocktail!! Everyone loved it and customer service was a 10/10. Will definitely be recommending and coming back again!!

Booked a table 20th March 5pm. Bar staff were polite and very helpful the pizzas are fantastic and the portions are good and they have a great selection of spirits so i will be visiting again

Great atmosphere, service and music - quiz is always a lot of fun and need to go more often. Special thanks to Holly for being kind when cleaning a glass we smashed.