The Plough At Normanton in Rushcliffe

Very busy as it was mother's day dog welcome cheese and biscuits no choice of cheese just one local cheese

Lovely gastropub in an affluent village. On our visit on a busy Saturday night the service was delightful, and the food mostly excellent. The posh cheesy chips (with parmesan and truffle) were amazing, as was the cod and the chicken liver. The mushroom risotto was a little tasteless, but we had a great time overall.

Had lunch here on two occasions and the waitress & chef were happy to accommodate items not on the menu which was really appreciated. The food is decent, slightly on the high side of price for me (£25 for a steak) but the atmosphere, staff, food and drinks are all very good.

I really like this pub so feel a bit bad only giving 3 stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️ but the food lets it down. Quite expensive for what you get in terms of quality and taste. £21.50 for the beef seems steep with Perkins right around the corner, and Bread and Lard Island in Ladybay, which both serve one of the best roast dinners I’ve ever had at a comparable price. If this wasn’t a chain I wouldn’t be so harsh however I feel that profit has become more of a priority than quality.

Great Sunday lunch, really friendly and welcoming service, thoroughly enjoyed!

Loved it. Great value. Great service. Great atmosphere.

Great food, great staff, very pleasant.

An amazing country pub with great food. Very welcoming and the manager is great.

Won't be in a rush to head back. The place had been recommended by a friend but I'm not sure what the hype is about. The table we were sat at seemed to be away from the rest of the diners and right next to the kitchen door. The windows need a really good clean as they had food bits all over them. The menu shown online for Sunday lunch wasn't what they were actually serving this week, which was annoying. The Sunday lunches we ordered were okay but for the price, we would have expected nicer and have had much better at other restaurants. We asked for the dessert menu, but once we got the menu, no one came to take our order for about 20 mins and that was only because we asked someone. Not a terrible experience, but we've definitely had nicer meals, in nicer looking restaurants for less money too.

A delightful village pub, incredibly friendly and good humoured staff. Food was excellent, would recommend highly!

The venue and the service is great. However, the Sunday lunch is distinctly average. Which is a shame.

Always great food, lovely staff, great value, always consistent

Had a lovely Christmaa meal last night with my husband and 3 mates. Food was delicious especially the Braised Beef. Lovely staff especially the General Manager Becky who was wonderful to talk to. We will definitely be returning. Planning to the Sunday quiz soon.

I have a variety of food allergies and the staff went above and beyond to provide me a lovely 4 course meal with plenty to choose from. Attentative and polite staff.

A very warm welcome from all the staff here. Food was awesome so well done chef and team 👍. We are new to the area but will make a point of coming back here as often as possible.

.1st visit Xmas meal for 6. Absolutely lovely meal and Service.Good choice of Cocktails &drinks choice. Reasonable pricing .Would highly recommend

Great village pub with hood food and vetter service

Lovely friendly welcome for us and our little Boston Terrier at The Plough last Sunday. The bar area where we ate was cosy, with a log fire. The roast dinner was delicious, beautifully cooked and presented. Service was great. We’ll definitely be back!

Yorkshire pud and onions burnt, carrot hard, meat and spuds ok.

Really great find. Very friendly and helpful staff and delicious roast. Very popular!

Decent place, my Halloumi burger wasn't great, but Roast Cod [without batter] and the Leek & Potato soup was said to be good.

Squeezed us in last minute for a Sunday roast and so glad they did - service was excellent, really tasty staters and a great roast - kids polished their plates! lovely atmosphere in the bar area with the fire on, a lovely Sunday!

Very fine Sunday lunch, extremely well cooked. Calamari, roast beef and bread and butter pudding all excellent. Great attitude from all the staff, who gave the impression they were enjoying their day and nothing was too much trouble. A very pleasant Sunday afternoon out to this lovely country pub, thanks.

Excellent pub, beautifully presented. Great service and a brilliant selection of dishes fit for any restaurant. We,ll be going back

What a great experience from entry to exit a lovely warm welcome great food great service we all had different mains(4) all well presented,meats all delicious veg cooked to perfection we will be back

Excellent meal at the Plough and the service was without fault. Food was superb and a decent couple of ales. Lunchtime on a Thursday was a quiet day which made it even better. Highly recomended.

Visited The Plough with friends for a meal and quiz night. The food quality was excellent, the staff (especially the bubbly landlady) were friendly and efficient and, to top it all we won £90 in one of the pub games. That this remote pub was packed with customers reflects that it's a very good option for a good evening out.

Brilliant helpful staff helped to make a special occasion very successful. Everyone loved the food and had a great time.

Staff were friendly and as tentative as I would expect from a "garden pub" seated outside. The food wasn't bad, although the burger buns weren't brioche as stated and were sesame seed and slightly stale, but not too bad. The outside table we were seated at didn't have a weight for the umbrella to hold in place and whenever the wind blew the pole would slide down at an angle and almost knock us out on a few occasions. We would definitely go back as its still a decent place to go eat and chill.

Had a private party upstairs in the function room. Nice room for a small group of people (30-36) to get together. Easy to decorate for a party and have a buffet. Has an adjoining roof terrace with stairs to the carpark behind. Food was lovely, especially the thick, fat chips. Vegetarian options available. Staff was very friendly, in particular Becky, whose enthusiasm was brilliant. Possible parking on small carpark (4-5 places) behind The Plough or on the street. Huge beer garden with picnic tables and play area for kids. Looked fun. Sanitary area small and old.

Lovely country pub serving a great choice of beers and food. Extensive menu to suit all tastes and budgets.

It's a lovely little pub, and I see why it has won awards. The food came out incredibly fast and it was nice. They do need to give appropriate cutlery as we did struggle to cut through the meat with normal knives, but besides that it was good.

Really good experience excellent service excellent food lovely atmosphere staff could not be more helpful highly recommended and very dog friendly thanks you it was our first time but definitely not the last

Brilliant pub - dog friendly too... Great beer garden.. and great food served will go again

Great dog friendly pub. Good service and excellent value/ delicious food

Great quality food and service. Will definitely be returning!

Second visit to the Plough. The first was for lunch. Another warm welcome from the team that always helps. This this time we were with friends and had come for an evening meal. The menu is simple, but I think it has great variety plates to tempt you. The food is really nice and tasty. All of us loved our choices. It is a measure of how much we enjoyed the food as we all had three courses. Washed down with fine selection of drinks. My wife's a celiac so requires gluten-free options of which there were several. The staff were really helpful and friendly and made for another lovely experience so many thanks to them, it's a good team. The pub is very nice, with a large child friendly garden out the back. We'll certainly be back. The pub is located in a lovely village and as such parking is predominantly on the lane outside, but is not a problem, just to be aware.

Great food and nice beer garden Edit: a year later, still five stars

Attended a suprise birthday party and due to the amazing weather on the day, they put our party in the pergola outside. It was fabulous! We ended up staying your entire day, feeding our little one for tea aswell, before heading home. The staff were attentive, the food was exceptional. Drinks a bit expensive, but not unexpected. Outdoors the beer garden and the little play area for kids was absolutely perfect! The young children in our party had the BEST time! Parking wasn't great, but can't have everything!

It's such a shame but I am always disappointed with the service. The young person at the bar was doing drinks for those that ate and when I asked for a drink who was working there, said yes and went on to pick up drinks from bar and left me. My daughter had to ask twice for her drink in the garden. I will not be having my 70th birthday there. I've experienced this before at the plough at normanton.

Excellent home made food. Asparagus soup was very good. Parfait was perfect, their chocolate dessert with cappuccino ice cream was spot on, not too sweet. Best place for Sunday dinner so far and we have tried around 10 of the best in Nottingham.

We’ve been going to the Plough for years and went recently for Saturday lunch. We sat in the garden area. While the staff were fantastic, the food was less so. In terms of quality, it was good, however I would say too fine dining for a a garden. I ordered a chicken Caesar salad at £16. I hoped for a classic large salad with chicken and the dressing, however it was served as a piece of chicken with a small side salad. Lovely, but really not a classic Caesar and certainly not £16 worth. Disappointing.

Nice pub and garden. Small carpark but easy road parking. Food looks good. Not the fastest service

Delicious food. Great service, very attentive and helpful. Very nice atmosphere. Reasonably priced

rather disappointed on how many staff were working

Staff were very helpful (especially as we had a birthday) and the food was very good

This used to be a great pub restaurant. But since it changed hands is soulless totally ruined not children friendly as they say. The awards there winning must be fixed there is not that many people who use it . Whent in on a Friday around 5 pm nobody in .

Nice pub with nice service and good beer!

Friendly staff, prompt tasty food, all perfectly cooked and presented. Could not fault anything.

My first time here and we really enjoyed it. Food was great as was the service. We had lunch in the dining area and then moved into the bar to watch the rugby. We stayed for about 8hrs and the time went so quickly. Staff were very friendly and efficient. I would highly recommend this place and can't wait to return for another delicious lunch.

Lovely food but quite expensive.

The food was terrible, substandard and overpriced. I wouldn't have minded paying for good food but it was really poor. The fish was really small and the chips were overcooked. The Yorkshire pudding was burnt, the vegetables were hard and there was half an overcooked onion and the potatoes weren't crispy. Nice place for a drink but don't eat there

What a lovely place. Great staff Found it by chance but definitely go back

It’s a 30ish min walk for us over some fields and hills so makes a perfect stop for a drink as we are exploring the area. Great atmosphere, proper country pub with excellent food choices. We attended the fireworks display which was brilliant. The lady that runs it is lovely and there are plenty of beers that seem to change regularly which is nice - they serve some local Nottingham beers.

Just for drinks but really good ales at reasonable prices. Quite small which gave nice atmosphere

Staying locally in Cotgrave. Searched in the locality and was able to get booked in. Granted a Monday night so not too busy. As a celiac I needed Gluten Free food options. No hassle there and great service. Lovely food and I’d recommend it. Enjoy.

We took advantage of the January sale and it was really good

Lovely village pub with a good range of food on a well thought out menu. Quite pricey for every week but great for treating yourself. I recommend it.

Really excellent family event organised and catered at the Plough

Braised steak was very tough, not a melting experience 😕 3 of the 4 meals spoilt.

I booked my husbands 30th birthday meal here in the function room and I highly recommend visiting. The food was amazing and the staff were lovely, warm and welcoming. Thank you so much for a lovely afternoon, we will definitely be returning!

Went yesterday 11th December. It was my first time going back there in years. Walked in and thought the decor needed a bit of work doing on it. It looked a bit jaded. This wasnt the old feel of the wood work etc to the place but the paint and carpets. So was a bit hesitant about the food. But we were shown to the table and thought we ll give it a go. The dining area seemed better than my first impressions on entering. But to cut a long story short, the food was excellant and the service friendly and attentive. We had a very nice time there. So overall Im giving it a very good review and look forward to going back again.

Good food and good staff spot on

Lovely place, absolutely amazing staff 😀

Wonderful. We phoned because we were going to be late for our booking and they were ending service. Very accommodating. Hugely recommend.

Relaxed, cosy and comfortable pub. Made to feel very welcome (our dogs too) and nothing was too much trouble. Happy staff, good food and just a really nice pub environment.

Great British Pub Awards has awarded the The Plough, family pub of the year 2023. It has a lovely cosy atmosphere, traditional, with open fire places. The staff are very friendly, cheerful, and helpful. Enjoyed the food and did not feel rushed. The pub has expansive gardens, with a play area for the kids. Could not take advantage of this as autumn and dark. Still, this did not stop my some and friends playing rugby in the floodlights.

Great food and good selection of beer, staff were attentive and also had 25% off food in October. Food was more gastro pub quality than the average Greene King …

Excellent food that is also beautifully presented. Highly recommended

Second visit, nice enough food (would expect it for the price). Very friendly staff at the table and bar. Manager very personable. However, lack of condiments and portions of gravy, mint sauce, mustard etc was measly. Had a cake for a birthday surprise which took over half an hour to come and several requests. Was hurried from the table for the next booking as a result.Lovely garden area for the kids. The price for a relatively basic Sunday dinner, in my opinion, is excessive.

Very noisy bar area, poor selection of alcohol free beer

Absolutely amazing food and atmosphere Except the yorkies my gosh why are they so burnt? They're supposed to be golden Apart from that I would 100% recommend based on atmosphere, food including presentation

Hubby and I so enjoyed the tasty food, the cool breeze through the sliding doors onto the lovely garden and the cosy atmosphere. He had roast cod and I loved the roast salmon, served with posh mash wrapped in a short tube of ?seaweed (edible and so tasty) crowned with tender green beans. To top off this gastronomic delight there was a very tasty sauce. If I could have licked the plate I would have :) With a sumptuous sweet each, a half a lager shandy and a delicious iced latte the bill was a very fair £60. The total experience of Sunday lunch for 4 adults and 2 kiddies at a run of the mill Greene King the day before (no desserts) at £80 was incomparable! Thoroughly recommend and will be going again!

Great pub with wonderful food, drinks and beer garden. I highly recommend lunch, dinner and drinks there. A little play park for the kids in the garden too.

Great place! And the food was amazing.. totally will come back

Good outdoor space with children play area. Polite staff. Fair prices

Had the pleasure of attending a private event at The Plough at Normanton. Children had a fantastic time with great service and a fantastic atmosphere.

Food below average little or no atmosphere and the interior is beginning to look tired....🙄

Nice location, meals and service.

Went here a few weeks ago with a group of friends for a meal and some drinks. The service was excellent, all waiting staff were friendly and helpful - our waiter was Adam and he was brilliant. Food was really good too - looking forward to returning again soon

The staff are so attentive, cannot ask for more. The fillet steaks were cooked exactly as requested and everything was simply sublime.

What a little gem of a pub in the beautiful Nottinghamshire countryside. First time here as it’s been on my radar for a while. We were just going to pop in for a pint but the menu was just what we were after - steak night on a Thursday ! Amazing service and great food and beer. Love it!

Lovely pub, staff were great too. Food was a little pricey, but very nice.

Visited recently and experienced great service and very good food. An excellent choice for Sunday Lunch. Dog friendly and they looked after us wonderfully well.

Lovely outdoor pub garden in summer.

Superb food!! Gorgeous outdoor area - plenty of seating, perfect for summer evenings The staff were very friendly which makes for a much nicer experience.

We were there for our annual football presentation evening, very friendly and efficient staff, was a lovely evening and their fries were the best I've ever had 💜👏👏👏 xxx

Stopped at Plough for sandwich and pint lunch and wasn't disappointed. Had intended using garden (accompanied by 2 dogs) but bit cool. Dogs allowed in 'Drinking' side of bar. Sandwiches great, good bread, plenty filling. Hope to get back on a sunny day and sit in garden.

Very attentive and friendly staff. Looked after our family and my dog with humour and efficiently. Well worth the 125 miles trip to get there.

The plough burger was one of the best I ha e ever had.

We love it here. The staff are so friendly, the food is great and it has a lovely atmosphere.

Lovely food, great country pub. They looked after our dietary requirements (2 x Gluten free guests). Highly recommend.

Beautiful pub beautiful food great staff and very welcoming 5*service

Always have a nice evening meal here! Great good and service

Absolutely delicious meal. The shin of beef with gnocchi was divine, the depth of flavour in the gravy was superb and the custard tart was extra special-unique and so tasty! Friendly hospitable service and lovely relaxed gastro pub setting. Honestly as good as food I've had in Michelin starred restaurants.

Good food and service. Welcoming and attentive staff. Nice atmosphere.

Really friendly and welcoming. Food very good. Nice location. A lot of roadworks in village making parking and access difficult at the moment. Not their fault but needs to be noted.

Went for the steak night which was very much enjoyed, staff were lovely

Absolutely gorgeous dinner. The kitchen made a huge effort to make dishes dairy free too. Thank you so much!

Food was delicious, service was excellent. Not very often that I see a country pub with the quality of both of these. Visited during the day as a catch up with a friend, from their recommendation and it was worthwhile.