Based on 1.137 opinions finded in 3 websites
Based on 1.137 opinions finded in 3 websites
Nº 230 in 308 in Rushcliffe
Nº 55 of 72 British in Rushcliffe
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Lovley food. Great place to go and watch the football and have a few beers. Food was good to.
Ollie . 2025-04-17
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Very friendly and welcoming. Nice to see the staff have a good sense of humour
callum olds . 2025-04-17
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10 10 service, enchanted evening
Jeevan Johal . 2025-04-16
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Great food 😋 very friendly staff and the manager is great too! I would definitely recommend it 😁
Paul Dawes . 2025-04-16
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Katie was really friendly and the pints were smashing
George Thomas . 2025-04-16
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Lovely local pub. Great place to watch the football and service is always great.
James . 2025-04-16
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Lovely local place to watch football
Luke Worster . 2025-04-16
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Manger was very happy, she advised me on the offers available and helped me work the app. Everything was straightforward
Christine C . 2025-04-16
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Test match, test match, test match. Now this is a pub but only made good by Katie behind the bar. She was cracking jokes and had me on the floor. Loved it.
Archie P . 2025-04-16
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Katie, has been an absolute gem. Service with a smile. Best Madri i’ve had in weeks so nice. Toilets were very clean. Smelt great
Ollie H . 2025-04-16
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The food was so poor. Barely any chips, asked for more and apparently they have them per bag. If you’re hungry don’t come here for food. Also the dumplings from the small plates menu is disgusting!!! 🤢
Callum Edwards . 2025-04-12
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Just been to the Test Match in West Bridgford. Love this pub , such character, beautiful pictures. Historic I've introduced my friends to this pub. Good food, we shared 5 Tapas dishes , so tasty and filling. Good service with Alfie and Charlie, making sure everything we needed was got for us. Excellent plac to sit inside or out on a sunny day.
Ethel Giles . 2025-04-11
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fantastic new Landlady, really welcoming and given the pub a new lease of life :) started a new happy hour 4-7pm Mon-thurs that we're taking advantage of!
poppy . 2025-04-09
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Great place to meet friends, plenty of sport to watch and the staff are all spot on..
Jay Shaw . 2025-04-09
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Great local pub in West Bridgford Fab selection of real ales which are well kept. Good selection of other beers and drinks. Good food and responding well to new management. Super friendly staff who welcome new customers and look after the regulars. Special mentions to Katie and Charlie
Andy Kettles . 2025-04-09
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Katie and the team have really started to turn this pub around even further. I love visiting this pub. The staff are fantastic and always friendly and helpfull. There is a good choice of food to enjoy and a good selection of drinks. They have all the best sport and football games on. They also have some entertainment each month and a quiz every tuesday. The pub is clean and welcoming. Can't recommend enough.
Matthew Braithwaite . 2025-04-09
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New landlady has given the place a much needed lift. A really welcoming atmosphere- makes you want to keep coming back!!!
Rik Paul . 2025-04-09
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Lovley mothers day lunch with my family. Fantastic service from Stewart and fantastic food from Katie. Can't believe Stewart isnt the pub manager or assistant manager when i asked! He is always here and seems to be running the place from what I've seen. Hope you don't lose him. Looking forward to coming back again.
Charlotte B . 2025-03-30
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Definitely coming back soon. Had a great time. Friendly and efficient staff. Nice food and loved the location. Loved the steak sandwich.
Denis Reynolds . 2025-03-24
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Lovely pub! Was great to sit outside in the sunshine. Staff are accommodating and the pub has a cosy vibe. Definitely recommend!
Sarah Hicks . 2025-03-24
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Went for lunch today, not been before but had a great time. Will definitely be visiting again soon
Jenny Southwick . 2025-03-24
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Great visit here over the weekend, super friendly staff and good food. Would definitely recommend.
Alex Watkins . 2025-03-24
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Great atmosphere and great service. Would highly recommend and will be visiting again with friends. Great location too
Marie Southwick . 2025-03-24
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Great time visiting today, went for lunch with the family. Will definitely be back again soon. Food was lovely and was served nice and quickly.
Jenny S . 2025-03-24
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Improved beer selection and quality, six on offer, but expensive compared with other pubs in the area at £5.50 for a pint of Moonshine. I pay around £4.20 in Ruddington.
David Bowes . 2025-02-25
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I went in on the 13th December to ask about booking my one year old daughters wake, who passed away couple of weeks prior. The manager gave me an email address and told me to email as he couldn't check availability when we was there. I emailed on the 14th and 15th, with no response. I rang on the 16th to enquire what was happening as the funeral was after new year and I understand how busy christmas is in hospitality, given that I am an operations manager in the industry. The manager answered the phone to tell me, they don't answer emails at weekends and he is looking at my email now. I never recieved a response to this day. This is an absolutely disgusting way to treat a grieving mother and family. The manager showed no empathy or understanding to the situation. In the end I made the booking at the Willow Tree in West Bridgford, who went out their way to ensure my daughters send off went well on one of the most difficult days of our lives. Definitely would tell people to stay clear of the Test Match, new management is appalling.
Zara W . 2025-02-10
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This used to be my favourite local pub and it saddens me that standards have slipped so much. The last four times we've visited they only had the choice of two white wines. The ordering seems to be very squiffy. The staff seem to change continually and not in a good way. Such a beautiful pub it's such a shame that management is lacking.
Mike Bird . 2025-02-09
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Wonderful historical pub down the avenue which covers both Pub classics and a great selection of local ales! Landlord and team were really nice in showing us what ales we was looking at, really enjoyed the menu (that sticky chicken blew me away!) and found it easy to sit and enjoy the easy atmosphere with friends (even if we did get a tad loud!) Team looked after us, and made us feel really comfortable when a friend felt a little sick, truly enjoyed our time here and wanted this to be known. Deffo cleanest and nice ale on the avenue!
Matthew L . 2025-01-31
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really nice selection of ales and missus enjoyed gluten free menu choices looked really good and staff/service was very quick and enjoyable looked like a very comfortable boozer in west b which there aren’t many of Not too expensive either
Matthew Lingard . 2025-01-31
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Really great food and the service was friendly 👍👍
Rhys Williams . 2025-01-22
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what a lovely pub really enjoyed great beers and food and very clean pub throughly enjoyed it
Jason Bournemouth . 2025-01-22
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Terrific art deco interior. Good range of beers 😁
Roger Langhorne . 2025-01-19
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Pick up the damn phone!! It was a cold January night and I wanted to check that the quiz was on before asking my friends to venture out. They take a while to reply to emails too...
Jack R . 2025-01-14
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Super nice English pub. Good selection of drinks.
Animated Science . 2025-01-14
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Had starters and main meal delivered at same time and the dishes were cold won’t be eating there again
Tricia . 2025-01-11
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We had Christmas lunch here and it was really nice. The atmosphere was really good, food was nice and it was really good value. The service whilst really friendly was a bit slow but to be expected on Christmas day. The only down side was they let dogs into the restaurant side which was a bit odd, and there was a dog that kept barking at people. That spoilt it for us a bit sadly.
Northerlad . 2024-12-30
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Really lovely time we all had in this Christmas eve
Tom Bowling . 2024-12-24
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Sorry to say, but the steak & Ale Pie meal was disappointing today the pie crust was rock solid and brick like and I struggled to cut into it, some of the beef inside was inferior and fatty, pie gravy was delicious, I dislike paying so much for iffy food the server was delightful, a rather jolly chap and the decor was stunning the loos were clean and in keeping with the Art Nouveau style a beautiful venue and peaceful pub, but the food needs tweaking badly, there's too much bacon and pork added to burgers and paninis within the larger menu, more and more people in big cities avoid it and have Halal or Kosher diets, good job I'm vigilant and pored over the menu to avoid it good vegan or veggie choices but slightly overpriced generally I felt
Anna Kelman . 2024-12-23
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Lovely place ..staff friendly place inviting.
Jacqui Henson . 2024-12-22
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Once again no staff. Quite commoun but today was worse than normal 4.30 Sunday - Busyish as Xmas & Manchester Derby on 1 person serving ( rushed off her feet for 90 minutes I was there) , 4 of the 5 cask beers run out 15 min wait for a drink on a Sunday afternoon in a semi busy pub Its always like this. If they had any local competition people would vote with their feet
Matthew M . 2024-12-15
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Cask beer run out again, one person behind bar again, so waiting 15 minutes to get a beer (had to drink lager); what are Greene King up to with is pub? Landlords change but pub service doesn’t so assume brewery to blame. Only go there because they have big tables for up to ten of us. Given up complaining to my mates about this place and trying to get them to move.
Graeme C . 2024-12-15
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Well polite staff,expensive on certain drinks the only thing that bothers me is you can smell cigarette smoke coming into the pub from outside,sometimes you see the odd one vaping inside sat down which is bad.Other than that a good pub well run.They ring the bell for last orders way to early,like 15 minutes to early,plus they turn everything off at 11pm when time is called then after 5 minutes tell you to drink up.The pub is slowly being turned into a sports pub which is not what I like and,often the TV's are on loud through the evening when sport has finished and,you simply can't enjoy your drink or chat. Other than that the staff are first class very welcoming.
Paul 509 . 2024-12-13
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As our regular I can’t rate it highly enough. We wouldn’t keep coming back otherwise. Awesome staff and a welcoming atmosphere, tick!
Amber Braithwaite . 2024-12-06
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Great atmosphere, lovely steak sandwich and a wonderful service especially from Charlize behind the bar!
carlos cortese . 2024-11-30
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Came in for a drink and some food with the family , we had some lovely server Charlize who went above and beyond to ask us about allergies , preferences and if the food was okay for us. Definitely will be coming back to try the Christmas menu congrats to the chef was delicious!
Olly Irving . 2024-11-30
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Had a lovely vegan burger and watched the rugby. I really liked the decor and there was a great atmosphere.
Lisa Hewes . 2024-11-19
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Steak sandwich was inedible. When I complained at the bar (when I was finally acknowledged) I was met with a “so, I don’t do the cooking” and he tried to walk off….. asked if he would pay £10 for that he responded “no,”… I asked to speak with the manager and was bluntly told “they aren’t in”…. He may be new, he may be on minimum rate but he deserves a massive pay cut… Did speak to the lady in charge, she asked what the issue was, I pointed to the sandwich and she said “I’ll sort it”… she was very very pleasant, helpful and polite. The replacement sandwich was slightly better, but my appetite had gone. Oh and the fries didn’t make it back
Matt W . 2024-11-01
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Don't know if there's been a change of landlord but nowhere near as enjoyable as last visit, prices have increased somewhat & service was slow, asked continuously to repeat our order?
Stevie P . 2024-10-20
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Had a great few drinks and games of pool here with friends. Great staff friendly with funny chat. Will.be back
JR Trims . 2024-10-19
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Lovely food, friendly and speedy service! 10/10 :)
Aleksandra . 2024-10-19
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Real ales were poor, food was okay , really nice looking pub with art deco interior
Jon Berry . 2024-10-18
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Great staff and nice looking building
Arkraven Gullmead . 2024-10-17
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Lovely pub. Nice choice of food. Manager Stewart was very helpful with my disabled daughter who is in a wheelchair. Nothing was too much for him. He is a credit to the team.
Charlize . 2024-10-02
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Just had a pint before an England game at Trent Bridge. Sad there were so few in this pub. The pint I had wasn't the best. The pub looks fantastic.
N Pearson . 2024-09-30
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It gets busy before & after Forest games so maybe have more than 2 staff on as the matches are planned in advance Big queue at bar just down to no staff which isnt uncommon even on Friday teatime Last Sunday afternoon they had run out of Guiness & some of the lagers I like this pub & go a lot but it needs proper organisation
Matthew M . 2024-09-28
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Called in for food and wasn't disappointed in the service/ food/ drinks all as you would want, will be back when in the area
Wayne R . 2024-09-25
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Went to the Test Match to meet friends. Haven’t been there in over a year but I must say the service was of a much higher class than before. staff were lovely and very knowledgeable about their products. The manager was very pleasant and polite, it was a lovely experience and one i will do again much sooner.
ava r . 2024-09-25
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Nice pub with good staff. Pulled a decent Guinness
Phil . 2024-09-19
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Found staff very helpful , the manager was great recommend food we should try , and it was very nice indeed.thankyou .
Diane jackson . 2024-09-13
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Lovely food and great service, friendly and helpful staff worth a visit
Sue Allen . 2024-09-13
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Lovely staff especially Stewart. Nice atmosphere. Steak sandwhich was really nice for lunch. Looking forward to coming back.
Charlotte Bell Thornhill . 2024-09-11
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Quite at time of visit. Staff friendly and helpful, nice decor, would look good with a little bit of tlc. Didn't have a meal only a drink.
Gullmead Raven . 2024-09-10
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Staff were friendly and helpful
Matthew Atkinson . 2024-09-07
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Food was really nice, good range of drinks and the service was first class. Pretty faultless and well definitely be back. Only gave the atmosphere a 4 as it was very quiet, but the place is lovely, a really nice art-deco building. When the cocktail bar opens upstairs, I think it will be a great addition to a great pub
Chris Myers-Smith . 2024-08-28
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Went during the day so not many people about. Good range of drinks. Interesting rooms
Robert Rowlands . 2024-08-27
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Such a beautifully preserved Art Deco pub. One of my favourite watering holes. I suffer from several Emphysema so zi cannot stand at the bar for service; a circumstance swiftly recognised by barman Aden. Brought me my drinks to my table which I paid for by Contactless Card. I overhear duty manger Jay say I couldn’t be bothered to get up to the bar!! She then came over to me to inform me “We only do table service for meals, not for drinks!”. I explained my situation to her to which see replied “Don’t try and play the disabled card at me!!”. I am surprised that the brewery tolerates this obvious anti-disabled attack! I will not be visiting the Test Match again and I shall certainly be making the numerous disabled societies, of which I am member, aware of Jay’s bias against the disabled! On an up note Bravo Aden, thanks for your kind understanding!!
Paul C . 2024-08-22
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We had a great family celebration here recently. The pub is really spacious and the service and food was excellent There was a good choice for everyone . The staff were really friendly , in particular Harrison , who is a credit to the team .
Carolyn D . 2024-08-15
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Visited the test match today for a spot of lunch. And was not disappointed. We had karaage chicken. Which was delicious. We also had the pleasure of meeting the kitchen manager who was ever so helpful. I think her name was Katy? Overall lovely experience and will be visiting again soon.
Chelxo . 2024-08-14
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Great service, food tasty and well presented. All staff really helpful and polite, can’t fault it, will definitely be returning.
Karen O . 2024-08-13
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Nice old fashioned pub enjoyed having a drink in there staff were kind and polite definitely worth going to again.
Philip Jennings . 2024-08-11
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We held a 90th birthday party. The function room, menu and staff were excellent. Car parking wasn’t great but there was a car park close by. Would highly recommend the venue. Well done to all the staff very friendly, polite and professional. Nothing was too much trouble for them.
janice Jordan . 2024-08-05
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Booked a table for dinner but after we had ordered a round of drinks, had a sit down, looked at the menu and then back to order were we then told that there was no food being served. Surly, rude staff who offered no apology. Shame as we have been before and it was an ok pub for food.
kateC1795RZ . 2024-08-04
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Poor Food & Unwelcoming Staff. Ordered fish & chips, fish was over cooked & the chips were a kind of standard frozen version. The Bow Buns were dense, dry overcooked skewers & bland crispy squid. We were asked to move half way through our meal from a non reserved table the staff felt no need to intervene so because we have newly moved to the area we only moved to keep the peace. The old women member of staff with glasses had awful customer service & seemed to be bitter towards us for some reason. I had high hopes coming here but I have to say I am very disappointed. Even another customer was embarrassed & approached us to apologise for the awful experience. Unfortunately I would not be returning & I will not recommend the Test Match to anyone.
vijay singh . 2024-07-31
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Always a good pint, back garden area needs updating, otherwise ok
Andrew Dudley . 2024-07-28
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Had a,very dry sandwich when asked if everything was OK I said the bread was dry the waiter then said apart from that was everything else OK I said yes he said fine and walked off no offer of getting anything else
Richard Shaw . 2024-07-02
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Visited a while ago for the fish cake salad with new potatoes, was absolutely brilliant, with brilliant service many thanks to Simone and Jay!
Thomas Vamplew . 2024-06-29
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Staff are friendly but it is a strange building. Also was not expecting the old school DJ on a Friday night. Felt like a Peter Kay kind of pub - it has charm and I would go again but not quite what I expected.
Peter Hansen-Chambers . 2024-06-18
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Great staff makes the place. As regulars we love coming here! Superb!
Amber Leggett . 2024-06-15
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Below average for me personally
Christopher . 2024-06-09
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I found it Very expensive. Glad I don't go out too often. Couldn't afford too. Beer was good though.
Trevor Marriott . 2024-05-30
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Wonderful place. Been tonight for a Christmas menu taster, cooked by the fantastic beautiful Chef Simone, and hosted by wonderful Manager Cameron, had the most delicious food treats Staff are friendly, attentive and amiable, well worth a regular visit here. Thank you everyone. X Been many times since this and try to go at least once a week, everything is absolutely stupendous, food excellent, atmosphere, music exceptional and staff are like an extended family xxx
Bernadette Conway Holecza . 2024-05-13
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Great service wonderful staff and food and atmosphere
Paige Dovey . 2024-05-11
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Lovely old pub... Been there all my life
Stuart Mckay . 2024-05-09
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Big space , not many people around Nice old building
Jason Mair . 2024-04-23
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No Pinta Cha Cha beer on, Greene King IPA was in its place. There was a different cask on the bar which replaced something else. I just wish there was always at least something different on the cask. Pub was filling for diners and drinkers tonight. Good atmosphere. Children and dogs welcome.
Michael Courtney . 2024-04-12
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Food was very good, ordered the sharer dishes, exceptional, staff were on song too. Definitely return and will tell my friends about this place..
Jay S . 2024-03-13
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The pies are great plus use their app and get various discounts
Daniel Luczywo . 2024-03-12
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Lovely staff, delicious food. Cameron, the owner is the best. There are always lovely dogs and a great atmosphere. I almost don't want to leave the review because then more people will come but the staff deserve the recognition.
Twyst . 2024-03-09
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Thank you for putting on my mum's wake. It was a great day at a place that holds so many memories for our family. Amy, who took our booking, couldn't have been more helpful and kind. I'm so glad my mum picked the Test Match. From Joanne and family
Joanne P . 2024-02-11
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Food is fantastic, chef Simone is perfect and all the staff are wonderful. Very attentive making are visits a pleasure.
Bernie2712 . 2024-02-01
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Came for a spot of lunch with friends and I have to say it was absolutely delicious! Lunch & a drink £10! What an absolute bargain! The food presentation was fantastic, and tasted great, top compliments to the chef Simone. Will definitely be coming back again and recommending it to all my friends and family
Rebecca L . 2024-01-31
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Went here for an evening meal and drink, quick service, good price and friendly staff, shout out to the team leader that help with our brief issue and thank you to the team for a lovely evening and wrapping our leftover to take home. Would recommend great team.
Demetrius Jones . 2024-01-15
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Great service from everyone, especially Amy, great pints also
Dee Dee . 2024-01-15
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An Art Deco gem! Authentic 30’s revolving door entrance and angular symmetry in woodwork and lighting! Immaculately kept optics and one of the best chilled Guinness I’ve come across for a long time. Most obligingly and amiable landlord Cameron! Excellent menu prepared in a most efficient kitchen. Fair prices and vegetarian and vegan dishes available; I canning stress how important this is in s World which is growing evermore aware of the dietary impact on our habitat. To be supported!!
paulcP4784LA . 2024-01-12
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Change a lot since I've last been in ,nice friendly staff and good selection of beers. Fine until they turn up the music that loud you couldn't hear your self speak, time to go.
James Lawton . 2024-01-12
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Where's my phone? Staff took a lot time out to check, then show me CCTV footage. Additionally... booked a time to call my phone to coincide with me getting back home. So cool, so thoughtful 10/10 respect x
Terry Tinkle . 2024-01-10
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Can't go wrong with the Test Match
Craig James . 2023-12-24
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Recently attended a works Christmas do at the Test Match which was brilliant. Service with a smile, amazing array of food served on the hot buffet we had and Amy bent over backwards for us.
Libby B . 2023-12-20
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A group of 9 of us decided to have a Christmas get together before our meeting. On arrival the tables had been reserved for our use and we were able to choose what we wanted to eat that evening. Our choices were handed to Amy, who asked if we wanted separate or group billing. Individual billing was our preference and it caused no problems. The food came out and was well presented, tasty and hot. Everyone thoroughly enjoyed the experience, even though it was a first time for many of us . I have no issues with the excellent service from the kitchen and also the bar.
Shirley Cooke . 2023-12-04
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Fantastic night… great service… great atmosphere- would definitely recommend…. Drinks prices were really reasonable and We had a great night
DayTrip07727277796 . 2023-11-25
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2501 Opinions
the people leaving this place a bad review are expecting far too much if you want a cheep pint this place is 200% value its under 2 quid a pint for ale and cider there is other places for a cheap pint in notttingha #mbut 4/5 of them are wetherspoons
942 Opinions
Popped in for lunch, and we all enjoyed what we had, I had the open prawn sandwich and my daughter had fries topped with truffle mayonnaise. Hubby had a crispy open chicken sandwich
1300 Opinions
Still as good as ever, food absolutely spot on friendly staff recommend for any occasion
1102 Opinions
Stopped in for a bite and was really impressed – the fish and chips were spot on, crispy batter and perfectly cooked. The staff were friendly and attentive without being overbearing, and the service overall felt really welcoming. I also tried a few cocktails and was they were great – nice balance and not overly sweet. Will definitely pop back in again!