The Ruddington Arms in Rushcliffe

We had a lovely dinner at The Ruddington Arms with some friends and really enjoyed ourselves, the food, and drinks. I’m not usually one to enjoy eggplant but I thought their vegan eggplant dish was quite tasty. I usually order no eggplant but it was the only vegan dish on the menu so I had to take a chance on it and I’m glad I did. They had plenty of ciders and beers to choose from to drink in addition to some cocktails. We would definitely come back if we were back in the area.

Said food comes with crisps didn’t bring any out asked where they were and was told didn’t come with crisps couldn’t be bothered to argue won’t go again !!!

Great food generous portions and absolutely delicious. Shame it was let down by the service 😕 it makes such a difference

Very good place for lunch with lots of parking and good selection of food. We choses seafood board and soup and sandwich. Both are very tasty. 🤤

I've eaten here quite a number of times & almost always enjoy the food in particular the lunch time sandwiches. My fiance & I decided to have lunch here as we've not been for a while. The restaurant was quiet as it was mid week & we decided to sit in the restaurant & both decided on a steak sandwich which was served with chips. He also ordered a portion on onion rings. We enjoyed the sandwich, however, both of us felt sadly, the steak was a bit chewy which was a shame as a/ the sandwich is more expensive than other ones & b/ I was hoping it would be great, having not had one here previously - we normally go for the brie, bacon & cranberry sandwich. The chips & onion rings were delicious as always. The onion jam in the sandwich was great, could have done with more of it! We did order desserts as we felt like a treat. My fiance had the sticky toffee pudding which he enjoyed although he said it was cold. I had the lemon curd with strawberry & vanilla cheesecake - this was actually lovely & looked different to what I imagined. Essentially, lemon curd at the bottom with the cheesecake mix on top with chopped strawberries & a shortcake biscuit round on top - it was very flavoursome & light.

Food was nice as was the service. Love the fact the place is pet friendly. 🐶

Excellent choice of drinks and food with a1st class service.

Avoid at all cost, manager is rude, unprofessional.and makes the prices up as he goes along. No accountability and unwilling to share owners details to complain. Spent over £140 on average food and the ripped off

The food was excellent, very nicely presented. I highly recommend the Ruddy Ale, wines, and cocktails (but not all on the same visit!).

This was a great end to a day of family celebration in Nottingham. We were staying in Ruddington and this pub was within easy walking distance. We had seen menus and decided there were choices for all the party. All meals were great, however special mention must be made to the duck special. My wife discribed it as one of the best meals she had, had eating out in recent years. Mains puds and drinks all were great.

Over priced wine as usual. Everything else fine.

Really friendly staff, Sunday was lovely. Only reason I have not given it 5 Stars is because the vegetables were not very hot. But would return.

Nice pub. Went there for convenience on the way home from a funfair. Had some chocolate cake and a drink... from what I saw, it's a nice pub, in the heart of Ruddo...

Went to Ruddington Arms for Friday night meal with family. Recommended by a friend who lives locally and went many years ago as well. Have to say was a fantastic meal all round. Beautiful lamb, chicken and fish and chips mains and incredible puddings. The quality of ingredients and cooking was just excellent. Lovely decor and very chilled vibe as well. Heartily recommend!

Good food at higher end for a pub. Good service. Beer garden to the rear. Didn't eat on this occasion but what others had smelled good

Came for a wedding reception. The food was amazing, the staff attentive and helpful, and we couldn't fault the place

It was a quiet afternoon and the place was in my opinion very neat and clean. Didn't see anyone smoking or vaping inside. Unlike the last bar I visited in Clifton 😌.

The food was excellent. Really very good. The decoration in the restaurant is very good and the bar area is excellent. The staff were good. The location is average and the curb appeal is poor. I booked it because of very good reviews and it deserves them but I would have driven past it and found somewhere prettier from the outside. Don’t judge a book by its cover I guess!

Heard good things about thos place and wasn't disappointed, food and service both excellent, will return on another special occssion.

First time going there and it will be the last.The food is absolutely disgusting.If it's not even proper meat.Is lamb chops pork chops, chops?Steak chops chops not good for the price.What you are charging They Dave was only sick people and five of them didn't like their dinner , but I wouldn't pay for 99 dinner.Cause I think it's absolutely filthy pay £130 not good

The food tasted nice, smallish portion for the money, venue could do with sprucing up a bit looks a little tired. Only a score of 4 for food hygiene which surprised me being a large establishment this really needs addressing.

Food is excellent and the service friendly and very helpful. We regularly use it and it has never failed to impress. The only occasional downside is that it is so popular that occasionally it can be loud but thoroughly recommend it.

The service was fantastic, thank you so much! Not only did the team deliver a lovely meal, they made my mum feel special for her birthday. They also looked after our little puppy very well. And then, I accidentally locked my kegs in the car - doh - and they were incredibly helpful. I thoroughly recommend this restaurant. Thank you Tim, Olivia and the rest of the team. You guys are doing an awesome job ❤️

Came for food and a cold drink. Loved this place. We sat outside and the atmosphere was really chilled. Friendly staff and a family friendly pub

Fantastic quiet but busy gastro pub

Great little pub with good choice of food and specials. They are always super accommodating to my 2 Yr old and the last time we visited the waiter was fantastic with her!

Stopped for a pint Friendly people

Beautiful Sunday lunch. Gets very noisy when busy which is often. Bit overpriced for me to be a regular but can always guarantee nice food. Good range of drinks. No non alcoholic wine last time I asked though. Shame when having a steak as a non drinker.

The bottom line is you get what you pay for here. It's definitely more expensive than your standard pub fare. But the food is immaculate and the beer is good.

Me and the wife have just finished eating our sunday dinner here, Everything on the plate from start to finish was beautiful, Thoroughly enjoyed this as we aren't local to the area. Service staff were extremely prompt and friendly. Will definitely be coming back again.

Absolutely 1st class food with good choice combined with excellent table service, nothing too much trouble and all with a smile from Emily our waitress. Will definitely revisit.

We come here every month but unfortunately we’ve noticed the food isn’t what it used to be. We were also a little disappointed with the service this time - I have a dairy allergy and rather than offering alternatives I was just met with no you can’t have that, no you can’t have that. It would be so much better if there was a matrix that I could see to identify what I could have. I ended up with a plant based starter which was awful and just tasted of salt! Other family members said the Sunday dinner wasn’t as good as what it had been previously. Won’t be coming again.

Disappointing experience. Got put in a table of 3, that was placed very badly..little space around a busy section, so people constantly kep hitting back of wife's chair walking around the restautant. Got asked early on to get moved to an empty table of 4, but was told it was booked...but then only 3 people showed up. Manager didn't care.

Had a steak sandwich and chip's, very, very enjoyable

A great spot for cosy drinks and comfort food too. Log fires and soft furniture to snuggle into, watch the vibe and numerous dog types (obviously all well behaved), whilst you enjoy craft beers, a roast or a special of the day. Friendly staff and a good local type atmosphere is enjoyed here. A really good menu is offered for the 'Bar/lounge' or in the dining room area, with some classic dishes and a few with a modern twist. We'll definitely be back again.

Sadly a really awful experience at this pub. We had expected good things as we have been here many times before and never had a bad experience. However we haven’t been here for about 18 months and booked with family and a group of friends for a Sunday lunch. Those of us who ordered the beef ended up being really unwell and I mean really unwell. I contacted the pub to let them know.. no response. I gave them another opportunity to respond by sending another email.. no response. We paid over £300 for the pleasure of 5 of our group ending up unwell and the pub didn’t even have the decency to contact us. I will never eat here again and sadly bad news travels!

Great spot with even better food!

Lovely place, lovely food, lovely staff. 😁

Had a morning coffee, wide choice of drinks & snacks.

Visited for the first time with family for Sunday lunch on 4th February 2024. Sadly the dining room was more like a crèche than a restaurant, and the noise was simply overbearing with music playing over the top of the din. I'm a great believer in teaching children to appreciate food, but not at that volume. Leaving the table meant a veritable obstacle course of high chairs and push chairs to negotiate. The beef was cooked pink as requested but the fat had to be cut away which for me spoilt an otherwise acceptable dish. If there is a next time, I won't choose a Sunday and will try the à la carte. I was expecting more from a restaurant with 2 AA rosettes and left disappointed.

Delicious food as always. Love the roasted cauliflower Sunday lunch and the affogato is second to none!

We had a lovely meal on a Friday night, food was very tasty and flavoursome, we will certainly be back. Lovely menu.

Parking is lacking due to popularity. Ambience excellent/ though busy, service efficient and friendly. Wine IS PRICEY so be careful..Pork rib superb, accompaniments perfect..!:Beef same, desserts ❤️ fresh/ delicious/all dishes here are freshly cooked and served with expertise and passion Fabulous and thank you Ruddington Arms 🙂

Me & my partner we are very often guests, Never been disappointed, food always delicious especially breakfasts. Delicious mocha ☕️ lovely staff.

Great place for lunch - food was very good, as was the service and environment. Thoroughly recommend - one of the very best pubs in Notts in my opinion.

I was looking forward to a nice meal here with my sister & brother in law who had driven from Chester. I arrived first , no one there to greet me so I went to the bar where I spoke to a young girl. She took me to our table with a variety of menus.There was an awful cold draught every time the entrance door opened, When my sister arrived a young chap came over , on a Friday afternoon on 22nd of December you would expect some sort of happy vibes, it was quite depressing,no music & miserable faces . I don't drink so asked the chap for a j20. They don't sell it so I chose a sparkling elderflower , no ice. A while later our drinks arrived, I had a glass to the brim of ice & elderflower tonic! It was bitter & not nice , it is more of a mixer drink. I expected a nice sweet presse . The menus had us quite confused with abbreviation letters on some dishes you didn't have a clue what they meant. Waited quite a while for our food. It was very nice when it did arrive. I was looking forward to dessert as I had opted for the two course menu which wasn't cheap. Sadly there was none left of the lemon posset , nothing else appealed . There was nothing chocolate on the menu which is a must at Christmas. Very disappointed so I just had a main course. The waiter was curt & a face like thunder. Having worked for thirty odd years in catering,a smiling happy attitude is what's required! I left feeling as if I had been an inconvenience & ripped off , the bill was £100 for three covers & needless to say we won't be going ever again.

The menu is fairly short but the food we had was good. The service was excellent throughout. A nice place for an occasional lunch.

Lovely pub restaurant with great choice of gins. Good food, very sweet staff.

I was really looking forward to a nice meal here with my sister & brother in who had travelled from Chester. What a miserable bunch of staff who didn’t know how to smile. A very confusing set of menus with abbreviations, you have no clue what they mean. The soufflé was really nice as was the main course. No lemon posset left & nothing chocolate offered for dessert which is an obvious menu essential at Christmas, they don’t seem to have a clue how to make a fine dining experience enjoyable. With the bill around £100 for three of us & I only had a main course we won’t be back!

Have been here on a few occasions now but I must say on this visit I was highly disappointed. We were situated right next to the toilets ( party of 12) so we could not be moved.... the stench from the toilets was awful, the strong smell of urine. The beef was inedible on two of the dishes. We asked for extra gravy which we had to ask twice for as it was forgotten. We asked for a drink that was forgotten. Poor service I'm afraid.

Dog and baby friendly with disinfectant hand gel on entry by choice. Even got nice smelling soap in the bathrooms. Good selection of drinks with seasonal additions but the food is even better.

Great food and service both in bar and restaurant look forward to returning as we live down in Southampton

Fabulous place. We've had a few family lunches there. We're a big group and the service is always excellent!

I had a fantastic experience at the Ruddington Arms when I dined with my relatives. Our server, Amber, was not only friendly but also very attentive. The highlight of our meal was the Brie, bacon, and cranberry toastie, which was absolutely outstanding. The quality of the food was remarkable, and I would highly recommend this place to anyone looking for a delicious meal with great attentive staff. It's a must-visit!

We Visited the Ruddington Arms Tuesday afternoon with some relatives for a spot of lunch and had the pleasure of being served by Amber, she was exceptional in recommending both the delicious meal options and discussing which Gin options we should select. The selection of food on the All day dining menu was incredible, offering a wide variety to choose from. And I must say, the food was nothing short of amazing, with incredible tastes that left me thoroughly impressed, I speak on behalf of myself and relatives when I say we will be returning here again.

Visited here for a lunch on not a particularly busy Saturday. Service here was incredibly poor, nobody seemed to know what they were doing and everything took absolutely ages, our food somehow arrived a long time before our drinks so we had to ask about those. Then the wrong drinks came! Food was ok on the whole but the kids meal was pretty awful it was just bland tasteless food. We live nearby so thought this may be a lovely place to visit more often but sadly we won’t be back!

We went for Sunday lunch. Though it isn't exactly cheap the food was very good. The pork was phenomenally cooked with crispy crackling though the roast potatoes and veg could have been better. The starters and the halibut special, and the doughnuts were all super tasty.

I went for a Sunday roast with my family. Our table was sticky and had drink marks all over it, we asked twice to be wiped again; we waited 20 minutes for some soft drinks (glasses weren’t the cleanest), then 30 minutes for our dinner, and one of the pork dinners was lukewarm. Been before but I doubt we’d come again.

Lovely food and excellent staff working here. Cannot fault the place at all thank you.

Mains lovely. Wasn't keen on the dessert which was pavlova with tinned strawberries

Really high end food at very reasonable prices. Popped in on the off chance on a Sunday evening after playing golf. We had the rack of pork and roast chicken breast meals. Pretty much perfect. Ruddington is a lovely village. The Ruddington Arms has a good amount of parking, outdoor seating and a nicely decorated interior. I'd recommend this pub to anyone.

A wonderful place to eat and relax

Went for a birthday lunch and thoroughly enjoyed the meal.

Had a fantastic time here with family and very close friends. The staff were brilliant and made us all feel extremely welcomed. The food was fabulous and very reasonable priced. Thanks for all your help in booking the table and food in advance.

Excited to try this as found on the Michelin app. Must have had an off day as we went for a roast dinner and it was dreadful. Gravy resembled dirty dishwater it was that thin, tasteless food lacking basic seasoning and soggy veg. Meat was well cooked but again was tasteless. Atmosphere was not great either, was just chaotic and not at all relaxing. First place I have ever been when I have been excited to leave!

Food quality was substandard. The weird, solid block of potato with the fish had no obvious taste. Chips with 2 eggs, 8 ounce bacon (disappointing) & coleslaw (weird combination and odd, chemical taste) & also a separate portion of chips were bland, tasteless and very unkindly, broke a crown on one guest's tooth, when they bit on something hard included within a chip. With 1 pint of beer the bill was £42. Outrageous bill for what we were served.

Lovely food but a bit noisy at lunch time on Sunday

Fabulous Sunday Lunch today with the family, amazing service and great new manager (Tim) who is really welcoming and friendly.

Furniture could do with a revamp as seating is grubby and table tops are well worn.

Wine menu was out of date on website resulting in Being charged £44 for a bottle of wine - queried the cost but As the. Outlet had been opened was told nothing could be done - spoilt a special Birthday celebration tbh

Just had a lovely Sunday lunch here but unfortunately the service really let it down. The more senior staff were all in the restaurant area leaving no one supervising the bar area and the young staff who were pleasant but disorganised. Have eaten here many times before but today was a disappointment.

Visited Saturday for a birthday lunch with friends - I arrived early and asked for a glass of NZ Sauvignon Blanc but was told they only serve that by the bottle - not a problem thought I as more than me would be drinking - I got slightly distracted by a phone call and just tapped my card - £44 for the bottle !! I checked the website for the wine menu and they had one for £19 but on querying this with the waiter was told the website wine menu was out of date and that was the only NZ one they did and because the bottle was opened they couldn’t do anything about it - felt quite ripped off and it spoilt my lunch celebration tbh

Went today with my wife and her 90 year old Mum. We received great service the food was excellent. I would recommend the Mackrel Fillets and Beetroot. My wife enjoyed her Belly of Pork, and Mum loved the Beer battered cod and chips!

One of the nicest Fish and Chips I have ever had, I am in my seventies so this is an achievement, Thank you Chef, plus the waiter was so kind an helpful.

Worst Sunday lunch ever! What a huge disappointment, Potatoes white hard and tasteless. Cabbage chewy and difficult to cut. Pork too tough to cut, gave up and left it. Gravy watery and tasteless. Pink beef was actually raw and fatty. Ordered one sticky toffee pud which had been microwaved to within an inch of its life. The best part of the meal was the bottle of coke. £100 down the drain. Come on Ruddy Arms you are usually brilliant!!

Food, service and beers were great. Decent prices too.

Birthday treat, lovely meal and nice relaxed atmosphere.

Just popped in for a drink , sat in the bar area . Tables needed wiping , floor dirty . The place needs a good clean. 3 staff working behind the bar and the bar was not busy . Could have been better

One of my favourite places to come, such lovely atmosphere to be in and nice area! Will return

Something is going on with the Rudd Arms. We visited about three months ago and the menu was great, this menu seems a little lackluster with more wintry options. Not a lot of seasonality on the menu either. We opted for fish and chips in the end because of the lack of inspiration, the fish was great and the peas were lovely.

Eaten here a few times and had the most legit breakfast I’ve had for a walk. The Sunday roast left a lot to be desired tho. Overall this place had a cracking bar and amazing staff. Really helpful and lovely.

Decent food with pleasant staff. The drinks were slightly expensive at £6 a pint. I recommend the onion rings. For £4 they were fantastic and almost a meal on their own.

Used to go to the "ferry Inn wilford!" until they changed to card payment only!☹️☹️☹️☹️☹️So! Decided to try "the Ruddington arms!"I was not disappointed great selection of beers🍺😀and wines🍷👍the service was excellent👍and the food spot on👌I had the beer battered cod, with chips, and peas. A very enjoyable Sunday meal👍will definately book again.

Visiting the area for a wedding and checked google for a decent gastropub. Happy to find somewhere that had been recommended in the Michelin guide. Service was rushed due to kitchen closing soon and not very attentive after taking orders. Food was terrible. The pate we ordered was okay yet lacked any complexity and was more like a terrine. Pork belly had no fat and was dry. The ribeye had barely been cooked to rare however I had requested it to be medium rare. The steak was difficult to run a knife through. Salad was drenched in oil and mushrooms had an odd taste. We informed our server who was more than happy to have them remade or take them off the bill but at that point we just wanted to eat, pay up and leave. Could be a nice place with greater attention to detail both from foh and boh yet the food was reminiscent of Wetherspoons.

Lovely meal. Staff very attentive. Perfect. Thank you

Both my partner & I had a great evening. Knowledgeable bar staff and attentive table service. The food was simply awesome & some of the very British pub good we have had. Can honestly say if we lived closer we would return again. Keep up the great work.

Late review. It was a pre-arranged gathering (not organised by me). Service was good. The food though, was something else. Bland, not seasoned, low quality, meat was tough and overpriced. Definitely not the quality of a high standard British restaurant.

Sarah and the team hosted my family on a Saturday afternoon and the meal and the service were absolutely too drawer. Cannot thank them enough, everyone left full and very impressed. 5 stars well deserved

Really disappointing experience here, unfortunately. Shame as the place came highly recommended but it was just so woefully understaffed when we visited, it was hardly able to function. Always worrying when you're surrounded on all sides by other dissatisfied and angry diners!

Excellent place definitely come again

Good pub with great food. One of the better pubs in Ruddington.

Always very good food and friendly service. Never fails.

Excellent food well prepared fast service especially for 6 of us.

The bar has no atmosphere. There are not many beers to choose from. It’s very expensive. The food is nice but you have to wait a while for the food to be served. There is a lot to choose from on the menu but it is not cheap

Very nice lunch, super quality service and hospitality

Nice pub, nice beer, nice staff.

Nice pub good food. Enjoyed the place.

Friendly staff and a good lunch.

Nice atmosphere,and a really nice glass of lager.

Great meal fantastic service very extensive menu