The Vale Pub in Gedling

Stopped by recently for a few drinks with friends, the atmosphere in the pub was gorgeous, and great value for money. Staff were welcoming and friendly, particularly the bartender Liv who made the experience more enjoyable and provided great conversation and service. Would definitely recommend.

Absolutely awful pub. Didn't even manage to stay and eat. I went with a friend and my assistance dog. I was aggressively told when stating that we'd come for the carvery that I couldn't sit with my dog in the carvery room. I questioned this a bit more as having an assistance dog, they are allowed by law to access anywhere within reason. I was keen to know if these reasons were valid. I asked how I would get my food if I couldn't take my assistance dog in to the room. I was told yes I could take him in for this purpose, but couldn't sit with him in there. Upon further questioning it turned out that that didn't have a solid answer. Through shouting at me, I was told a dog hair may escape into the food. Possibly, but this is very unlikely, and could happen at any point through out the pub which is all open. The next reason was well there may be someone that is highly allergic. Possibly, but that isn't my problem. This is a dog friendly pub for a start, and if they're that highly allergic, they wouldn't be in here. Plus me walking through to get my food would cause a problem. Thirdly when she was loosing the argument, she resorted to, people may not like dogs. Again I said. That isn't my problem. I am here with my assistance dog that I need to mitigate my disabilities. You cannot tell me I cannot access areas because people don't like dogs. It's disability discrimination. They have to chose to go somewhere else. And besides it's a dog friendly pub. I was told to piss off and not be so small minded. I'd advise anyone who is disabled to give this place a wide birth. They don't accommodate you. They have no idea of the disability discrimination act. All they kept saying was they were there to make a profit. While I could see that, I believe if they had let us seat ourselves first without stating the rules and pointing her finger at us as if we were naughty children and stating what we couldn't do we possibly would have stayed and spent money. Whereas I wouldn't go back there if it was the last place on earth.

Definitely will not come back and definitely wouldn't recomended to anybody to eat here if you Care for your health and wellbeing. Waited almost 1,5h for burger and soup in dirty bowl just to find a piece of plastic in it. Looks like 'homemade' soup is boiled with whole packaging. Makes you wonder if anybody is actually doing any checks on The kitchens in places like this. Would give a minus star if could. Be safe people.

Horrid carvery meat dry and tough Yorkshire pudds flat roasts soggy gravy’s lumpy and salty not nice at all will not go back. Not much choice of veg either.

Paid £12.95 for a carvery to be given 2 x small slices of meat, complete rip off, we wont be going again. Place is also looking very tired, no soap in the gents too.

Carvery is great value for money

Carvery: roast beef overcooked, very dry. Gravy extremely salty. Vegetables OK not much flavour. Regular cola £3.50 per glass... !

We had food here which was fine but my scampi and chips had no pea's on it and my partner's burger and chips didn't have pea's or salad. Good friendly atmosphere.

Good food but a bit pricy on drinks £4.80 for a pint of shandy

Went for Mother’s Day won’t be going again beef was chewy and cold , turkey was cold too staff weren’t very welcoming either been there so many times before it changed ownership never had a bad meal before .also had to wait a while for our table even though it was booked

Went as drive past a lot and seen the new signs outside stating ‘Best carvery in Nottingham’ seems like that quotes from one of the regulars after 10 pints. Very limited range of veg, beef cold and dry, and the room that you sit in to eat the carvery was freezing cold and like being sat in a tiny school dining hall. Far from the best in Nottingham!

Went and had an amazing carvery at such a good price (£9.50, please never increase it haha). Tasty beef and gammon. Potatoes were Incredible and nice and soft. Great carrots and lovely gravy. And probably the best cauliflower cheese I've had in years. Friendly service too, would recommend!

Food was cold served on cold plates Vegetables over cooked roast potatoes burnt Yorkshire pudding over cooked Even my coffee was cold I asked waitress to remove because it was cold she just grabbed it and left No one about to complain

Had my 30th birthday party here nothing was to much , excellent and fast bar service through out the hole night. Staff are lovely and friendly . Also had the carvery here it’s lovely and fresh defo recommend

This is a very popular pub, which must say something. When I arrived, they had just opened. It was cold for the hour I was there. I could not buy a coffee as they said they had just turned the hot water on, so I had none for hot drinks for at least 30 minutes.

Lovely carvery, lots to choose from and great value for money

Very poor choice for vegetarians. It is disappointing to see such a lack of acknowledgement that many people are vegetarian and vegan reflected in the menu. I would not recommend this pub if a member of your group does not eat meat, fish or poultry.

Big improvement on the carvery! So glad times have been extended, staff were lovely and very helpful. Thumbs up from me!

Had a lovely cavery on Sunday. Service was great and had a lovely friendly atmosphere. Will definitely be back again.

I have been coming to the carvery on a Sunday for along time but on visiting this last Sunday 28th ,I found that the food was not up to the standard that it is usually, it was cold ,only one choice of meat ,what used to take one lady now takes three ,this unfortunately is a place I will not visit again ,very poor

I always enjoyed a carvery at the Vale for many years but have noticed the decline in standards & service over the recent couple of years. Firstly we didn't recognise any of the staff, the service was very poor, a shortage of staff we were told. Miserly portion of beef & cold veg topped with roast potatoes or what should have been roast potaoes but were half cooked so finished up a soggy mess. Such a shame such a great venue has gone down hill to reach rock bottom. One member of staff even working behind the carvery counter with her coat on with long hair not tied up or wearing a hat. Hygiene regulations don't seem to matter any more. We won't be returning.

The food was very mediocre. Roast beef was cooked to death and very unpleasant, roast gammon was tasty. Limited veg and no roast potatoes "because they had roast parsnips" which is ridiculous in my opinion. Not worth the money and I won't return.

We went for Christmas Dinner, It was Wonderful. Food was Awesome, Service Friendly. We all left Stuffed to our collars but still wanting to eat some more because it tasted so Good. Definitely recommend the carvery available throughout the year. Like mini Schwarzenegger's we will be back. 🤟😎

We had our anniversary party here a few weeks ago. The staff were very friendly and accommodating, the food was excellent and there was some nice beer available. We had a great time and we will be back. Highly recommend

Friendly local, will be back again

The carvery room was a bit like an elderly lunch club with one person at each table... strange! 😄 Slow service at the bar, staff shortage maybe?

Excellent traditional community pub. Very attentive.

Foid was ok Service good, great atmosphere

A Christmas meal for 46 of us , ( nifty fifties club ) the food was very good , the service and staff were friendly, hardworking and efficient. Also great value at only £15.95 for 3 courses . Would definitely recommend !

We had our branch meeting at the Vale for the first time, we were made welcome, the room was warm, and non alcoholic drinks were not to expensive, plenty of parking, easy to get to,highly recommended buy all our club members.

Met here for a club meeting. Nice pint and bar staff, they kept a side room clear for our meeting of the TOMCC (Triumph Owners Motorcycles Club).

Great Boozer good service and AF Guinness 00 good prices good place.

Excellent place for party's went to a wake there very well organised by very friendly staff ki

Ordered a veggie carvery got carvery then was told that I didn't order a veggie. Great value.

Was there on Friday for a friends wake,it was exceptionally busy but the staff were all excellent and the real ale was excellent too

1st ever visit to The Vale, sadly it was for the wake of a friend, the service and friendliness of the staff, and the food laid on was very good I will visit again because the pub has a really good feel to it .

Wonderful, friendly pub with a comfortable atmosphere. Great selection of quality beers. Food is excellent value and well cooked. Tasty Caribbean food is available on Wednesday nights. Top chef, top staff, top landlord!

Lovely place Good service Very good atmosphere 👌

Hunters chicken at the vale today was beautiful

Popped in for a swift drink whilst waiting for a nearby takeaway to be ready. Good selection of drinks on offer.

Love the Vale Carvery, especially the slow cooked beef. It is great value for money. The reason it has only 4 stars is the serving staff are so miserable, it would be such a different experience if the welcome was warmer and it was served with a smile. We are regulars because it is conveniently down the road. but I’m sure the surly service must put others off from coming back.

Jamaican night was vile.. no meat all bone, Mac and cheese was watery dumplings tasted like doughnuts and the guy who served it was rude! And really tight on the food. Deffo do not recommend 🤮

Clean comfortable pub, the carvery is very popular especially with the elder generation and its one on my food bucket list for me and the doggie to try.

Very nice bar staff we sat outside

Went for a carvery today and it was horrible. The beef was so tough I struggled to chew it! The cabbage was soggy and the roast potatoes were dry and tasted of stale fat, as though they had been reheated. The chef was rude. I rang the bell to let them know we were there, he stuck his head out the kitchen then disappeared. He came out 5 minutes later, took our tickets, threw them to the side and plated up as though we were an interruption and inconvenience to his day. This used to be the best place for a carvery. Not any more. We will not be back.

Was at The Vale for a party and have to say that we had a really good time. The staff were really friendly and the food was great. Lovely pub with a great atmosphere.

I have never had such awful food. The cabbage was boiled to death, translucent and swimming in water. This transferred to my plate and my food was drowning - all a soggy mess. The FROZEN Yorkshire pudding turned to gloop. A lot of food at the carvery had run out with a while to wait for more. Greasy (almost deep fried) roast potatoes, and my partners beef looked like the sole of a shoe. We hardly ate any food it was so terrible. Staff gave a full refund and the service was good. To top it all off - a spider with creatures in its web - which hung from the ceiling - was above our table and made me feel sick. I didn’t even drink my drink..we just left!! Update: after such a terrible meal (which we didn’t eat) I emailed the head office. They have not responded or acknowledged my complaint, adding a lack of customer service to poor hygiene and revolting food. A family meal is a treat and was something we looked forward to, so our day and meal ruined. Their lack of communication around my email - ironically, says so much!!!

Grumpiest carvery chef around! Food was OK.

Avoid at all costs.We were looking for somewhere for Sunday lunch and this place was mentioned- should have been suspicious when they had a table for 12 at such dhort notice.We all had the carvery at £12.50 - meat was tough (chicken had blood on), stuffing balls had been cremated and the veg was literally swimming in water.The service (especially the bar) was shocking.At least 2 of us have already been sick so a call to environmental health tomorrow.Absolutely shocking

I went in for a carvery and I wasn't disappointed. It was lovely. I got loads of meat and they served proper vegetables. It was hot too.the gravy was proper beef gravy to complement the roast beef. I must say,I've been to Toby carvery and the Vale knocks spots off it. I will only use the Vale from now on.

We had our silver wedding party at the function room at the Vale last night ,cassie and her team did an amazing job .The buffet food was amazing so much and really good quality..highly recommended.

Friendly staff and value for money Sunday dinner with proper turkey not processed will call in again 👌

What a great, proper pub. As a first time visitor to Nottingham from " Down South " I was lucky enough to stumble across this place. Great atmosphere created by the friendliness and helpfulness of the bar staff. Thanks a lot guys, I enjoyed my evening. ( Friday 1.9.2023)

Cracking Sunday carvery very friendly helpfull staff.

Attended a great Birthday Party, Buffet food tasty and fresh. Plentiful as well. I visit this place about once a month This place is 150 miles from home and always a great evening. I even feel like is my local.

The Vale used to be very popular for its carvery. Not now. The meat (2 different ones) was good, but the vegetables were left in water, for hours, so were soggy and over-cooked. Yorkshire puddings (Aunt Bessie's) were rock-hard. We thought we'd have a dessert, and chose profiteroles. Oh dear. Soggy, warmed up in the microwave. The filling had leaked out and was just a liquid. No chocolate sauce (profiteroles always have chocolate sauce on). The toilets - of three cubicles, one was out of order, one had a broken lock, but all 3 had seats that were broken. Skidmarks and splashed of diarrhoea in the pan of one toilet. This place seems to have gone downhill. What a shame.

Over 1hr 30 minutes wait on food which is bad when it's a family going to eat and we are supposed to eat together, not separately. Staff didn't say there was a delay in the kitchen or apologise for the wait. One of the orders got messed up and had to wait an extra 10-15 minutes. Food was hot but the onion rings was pathetic. £3.50 for over cooked ones that were like chomping charcoal. Worst I've ever had. It felt as though the staff didn't have a clue or didn't care too much. Did not feel like the staff could not handle a big order at all Also, such a small menu. Never seen such a small menu from a pub before.

It's a bit like stepping back in time (in a good way) when you enter the vale. Could it do with a lick of paint inside? Yes, it has a lovely feel inside and the staff were very helpful and polite. The Caribbean food was first rate and strongly recommended.

There was a wake going on when we got there, so I cannot give a fair review but I have no complaints.

Food cooked to my liking very tasty

Very busy didn't try food but there was a lot of families so it must be good for kids.

Great local pub with a warm friendly atmosphere. Just had a few drinks on this occassion but the food smelt delicious so will be going back to try.

Had a party here in the function room, it was brilliant, the staff got involved throughout, and helped us, had a laugh, and made it an easy event to sort out!

Funeral looked after us extremely well, simon Terringtons far well wake👍👏👏💔😪

The food was pretty awful to be honest, I certainly don't recommend the Caribbean menu

Went in with my children for a bite to eat the food was nice and the children enjoyed it as well, service was fast and atmosphere at the time we was there was good. We enjoyed our visit.

Went today for Sunday lunch it was awful, got a tiny bit of meat, I asked for another Yorkshire she said no even though my daughter had no meat in her dinner, went for a desert the chocolate fudge cake use to be amazing I actually sent it back, it was a microwaveable chocolate cake disgusting, don’t go here for Sunday lunch

The Chef is amazing his passion showed in his mouth watering dishes 😋

Lovely place for a drink went for a wake and the didcan amazing job

Visited for Sunday lunch as new owners have taken over - meat on the carvery was minimal on the plate - veg was overcooked - lumps in the gravy - wasn't even a reasonable price £12.50 for a carvery given the standard of the food is unacceptable - pub was not to a high standard at all - tables left uncleared - toilets were disgusting too - 1st and last time visit!!

Enjoy coming here for Sunday dinner with family and friends, good food choice, friendly staff x

Will never visit again ! Got greeted by a gruff ' what do you want ? ' referring to serving the meat .wanted a say a fkin smile would do for starters .Anyway food good but the attitude of the man serving the food was diabolical and he was very scruffy looking .he was dropping food and putting his fingers on my plate - vile practice. 😒

We went there on Saturday to have a good time and to eat. They turned us away because the kitchen was closed. I think this situation is not nice. I don't recommend it.

Just had drinks, the place was heaving and full of atmosphere. I'd probably return and try the food.

Nice Jamaican food,i loved it...it welcomed me to England

Had a wonderful carvery here on Sunday. Quality and quantity with great variety of meat and vegetables. Amazing value for money. Would definitely recommend

Nice spacious pub with Sky sports and lots of choices of drinks,big car park in good location

Always rated the Vale love the Art deco original panels and architecture. Excellent beers and lagers. Food is good excellent carvery. The place as character.

Great function room space for 60th b'day

Great beer, friendly staff and dog friendly relaxed atmosphere.

Nice friendly pub. Had the cavery. Very nice loved the cauliflower cheese. The beef was so tender. Roast potatoes very nice and crispy just as they should be.

Friendly bar staff. Great food, we had the carvery and plenty of choice in real ales. Definitely will return.

Fabulous carvery meal for my uncle's 80th birthday. Well recommended with very friendly staff

only 2 stars for vegetarian options for carvery poor and sadly waiting too long. Meat eaters enjoyed theirs though.

Went on Wednesday 17th May had Trevor Caribbean food! It was excellent look good taste delicious. Would have given him 5 star if he offered more of a vegetarian option I still manage to get food to eat

Had the carvery and on the second visit had the carvery baguette, both were really good.

The food was just so disappointing We had a bacon burger and a breakfast Everything was burnt and cold

Great local pub and the food is food too

Nice pub/restaurant. Friendly staff and atmosphere. Didn't have any food there but the food that was being prepared smelled very nice.

First time going here today, I had the Carvery, which was lovely and great value for money. I'll definitely be going back again. Highly recommend.

Lovely people, staff very friendly, trev the chef 👨‍🍳 food was great.

Good beer, great live music ..be good if they could pull a bigger crowd on Saturday nights to build more atmosphere and support the great musicians they have..for free! Try it!!

Went for a funeral.. wouldn't go back personally, but imagine it's good for those that go and enjoy being there.

Very good lovely bar staff welcoming atmosphere

Great boozer that does a decent Guinness

First time in the Vale but it was for a wake but I was most impressed with the place food and service I'll be back

Went in for Sunday lunch. Okay price found a table easily. The meat was lovely, but the veg was either over cooked or raw, had no seasoning or flavour. There was plenty of choice, but I would rather have quality than quantity.

Fantastic..very friendly service..great place for family, food and drinks

Went last week 16 of us for sons birthday meal, carvery was delish,😍 food for the rest came out fairly quickly 👏, drinks bit pricey 😔and alot on menu pricey for what it is.👎 Bar staff OK but been to friendlier bars, OK for a quick stop off or if your a local or regular maybe, but not for big groups ie:birthday celebrations etc,

We have been going to the Vale carvery for years and have never been disappointed. It is very high quality food at a good price. The staff are lovely