The Ruddington Arms in Rushcliffe

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.

Great spot with even better food!

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!

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

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.

Went for a birthday lunch and thoroughly enjoyed the meal.

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!!

Birthday treat, lovely meal and nice relaxed atmosphere.

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

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

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.

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

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

We love it here. Homely friendly pub. Fast service. Nice beer choices.

Food was nice enough. However experience was over cast by being over charged after staff incorrectly advised lunch sandwich and soup came with salad and crisps (which we paid the extra +£2.75 surcharge for chips - again I asked if these could be seeet potatoe chips or whether there would be a further charge to which waiter answered yes so I didnt order) only to then be billed an extra £4 per person for chips. Raised the issue at the bar which was a waste of time. Make sure you get and check your reciept

Lovely, well presented food. They clearly have someone in the kitchen who understands flavour and technique. Service is excellent, friendly but polite and not overbearing. Wish I'd taken more photos, but I was too busy enjoying food! Will go back.

Visited for Sunday lunch today. We had a fabulous 3 course feast. We’re generally Very fussy ( husband is a butcher), really couldn’t fault any part of this today. The rib of beef was divine, cooked to perfection & the Best roasties I’ve ever had. Top quality, nothing arty farty just a Proper roast, which so many people just can’t seem to be able to provide. All the staff were pleasant, happy & helpful. Bravo. We’ll be back.

We were lucky enough to be taken to this restaurant by friends. I had mussels to start, which were perfect. Then I had the lambs liver dish, which, as I kept saying all evening, was the most delicious meal that I'd eaten for ages. Staff were friendly and professional. Really nice restaurant - I can understand why it was so busy.

Nice decor, good range of beers, friendly staff and good coffee. I hope to return soon.

Not very great experience today .very disappointed on the meal my partner had 2 meats expecting to be the same as before was so bland and tasteless we don’t complain normally . Because my new born baby was so good and they left us waiting ages. the service was Bad also.. they wasn’t no asking if everything was ok with the food. Plus roast come out and waited for the gravy for nearly tens minutes and was waiting 45 mins for the bill pay because we complained ..

Amazing Food. Amazing Staff. Amazing Wine You have to try the baked Alaska! Thank you to the team for looking after us!

We ate very early evening, managing to grab a quiet table, one of our party has hearing problems. So thanks for the table planning. The food was excellent. My calves liver was cooked to pink perfection. Our guest enjoyed her introduction to 'Ruddy Good' sticky toffee pudding. We'll all be back to savour the delights of your fine food and welcoming atmosphere. Thanks.

The specials were very good, taste, view and price, I had the blade of beef, superb

Lovely food but the service was incredibly slow. Perhaps the slowest I’ve ever seen in a restaurant. Took an hour to get our dinner and at least 30 mins to actually be served. The desserts were also ridiculously overpriced for what they were.

Had a Sunday roast, the rub of beef was lovely, cooked perfectly and whilst the meal was enjoyable, the yorkshire was overcooked and I really don't know why they insist on weak thin gravy

Nice enough pub I went for lunch 4 a colleagues leaving do. Food was noce decent portion I had a club Sandwhich with chips. I only ate half of the sandwhich. For a club sandwich and a drink it was £16 which I thought was expensive for Nottingham especially as I've just moved back here after living in London, but I guess times have changed. Maybe because it was a lunch timevthere wasn't much of an atmosphere and the one downside it was absoutley freezing in there. Maybe they had just opned a d the heating hadn't kicked in yet.

Visited for dinner as part of a group. The food was OK but really not as good as we expected given the reputation and background of the owner.

Great beer selection, nice atmosphere, staff and music. Really enjoyed the steak burger, highly recommend.

Varied menu. Friendly staff. Good service. My burger was excellent but hubby did not enjoy his steak and kidney pudding but they refunded him. Pleasant surroundings

We reviewed this a couple of months ago when we found the standard of the food good but some other things got a bit muddled. However, we came back for a second attempt and, happily, the Ruddington Arms ticked every box this time. The food had some lovely flavours, was nicely presented, arrived very quickly and the service was cheerful and very helpful. We certainly hope to be back.

Great pub. Great food. Service is very good too.

We have lunch there and tried the picnic and seafood plates for sharing and they are fantastic! Nice bread and other sauces. The mains are ok. We ordered ducks, haddock and mussels, food are yummy but just a bit slow to serve. Overall the food taste is beyond my expectation and price is reasonable. Highly recommended pub.

Ordered from the brunch menu today, the food was delicious! We were served quickly and the staff were all very friendly and helpful

Had a boxing day meal here. Nice meal but table not set up for a meal. Staff friendly and very helpful. Thank you all.

Attentive staff. Nice atmosphere and lovely good. Pea and ham soup was exceptional

Visited here last Saturday for mine and my husbands birthday with friends. Love this place so much. Excellent food, staff are fantastic. We had our wedding reception here. Went with friends and the food was just wonderful. Thank to Andrew Georgia and the girls for making g it such a lovely night. It's a must visit for good honest food in a warm environment. They cater for all ages. Wellworth a visit for business family couples. Thanks guy's.

My family and I, (four adults and one child), ate here on Boxing Day, and we had high expectations as this is in the current Michelin Guide. The price was £38 per head for 3 courses. And it started off so well - the waitress was very pleasant and efficient, the starters arrived pretty quickly and they were delicious. It was then downhill all the way. The roast beef wasn't pink as ordered, more a dull grey, and what gravy there was had hidden under the Yorkshires. We ordered more, and it fairness it came out pretty quickly. The veg was okay, but overall the mains were quite bland, and no better than chain-restaurant Sunday lunches. I accidentally dropped my fork on the floor and asked for a new one. It never arrived, so I just took one from another table. We ordered more drinks, They never arrived, so my son went to the bar to order them. My wife asked for a glass of water but of course it never arrived. The creme brûlées' toppings were more concrete-hard toffee than crusty and caramelised, arguably the worst I've had. We asked for the bill, but like the fork and drinks it never arrived, so we paid at the till. No-one asked if we'd enjoyed our food, but I doubt they cared; the staff were clearly stressed, disorganised and, excluding the first waitress, weren't particular friendly. We didn't tip. We won't eat there again. Unfortunately this doesn't reflect well on the reputation of the Michelin Guide - there are many other independent pub-restaurants who offer similar-quality food and better service than the Ruddington Arms, and that is why I dropped the rating as low as two stars.

Christmas lunch here with work colleagues. Flipping freezing

It's nice but if you're Vegetarian don't bother. They need to seriously up their game in that regard.

Good food but can be pricey decent beer