The Vat & Fiddle in Nottingham

Very noisy pub with no curtains to absorb the sound, it's not the music noise but speech.

Great place, fun times for all. The back room is cosy and different areas for different dreams.

Great pre match pint for lovers of real ale.

Excellent location just a short walk from Nottingham station. Great choice of real ales available and fast friendly service despite it being a busy matchday. Definitely recommend and will be making a return visit next time I'm in the area

didn't eat at the pub, but good beer plenty of seats lots of people onndaturdsy evening so a good atmosphere but was served quickly Plenty of seaging outside for a sunny day

Great pub, great beer, always friendly.

Great pub. Good range of food, great range of beer. Dog friendly and people friendly too. Lots of great events on.

Great traditional pub and brewery tap

Fantastic pub: the jewel in the crown of Castle Rock. I usually go there in march days, and despite the relatively-small bar, they have a super efficient system and great staff, making wait times minimal even when it's busy. Decent outside area, and a good music venue attached.

Excellent old-school boozer with a great selection of real ale

Visited for an event and enjoyed it.

Good. Selection of beers. The food was very nice. Hope to visit again

Been here a few times, normally for private beer festivals, but it's a traditional pub serving beers from their own brewery and they always look after us very well. Haven't eaten here, so can't comment on food.

Great pub I come here nearly every Sunday. Can’t fault the place great beer, fantastic chip cob and very nice staff! Best ever Chilli loaded chips!!

Great selection of beers, bar staff friendly as always and the chip cob was great. I will definitely be retuning quite often!

First time in here, and what a pleasant surprise 😊 loads of guest beers and helpful staff showed me how to download and use their app for cheaper beers. Sat outside on a bench, warm evening and other clientele were good company. Overall, it was a pleasant experience and spoilt for choice with beers. No food sampled, so I can't critique.

A good castle rock brewery pub. Hadn't been here for a long while but still the beer is as good as it always was.

Just had Sunday lunch and was amazing. Sunday dinner burger and a roast beef Yorkshire wrap. The roast beef was to die😋for and an absolute bargain. Will be back😊😊

Enjoyed my 1st visit. Very good selection of beers

A friendly place near trams near train station easy to get to

One of the best gig venues in town!

Engaging, knowledgeable bar staff made a quick trip memorable not just for the breadth of beers and whiskey on offer but also for the welcome and the chat

Our new favourite city centre pub. You can't beat a pint of Harvest Pale anyway...and it's brewed next door! Besides the obvious Castle Rock ales, there are a plethora of beers and a selection of ciders from other independents too. We'd hoped to grab a chip butty, but hot food was off on the day we visited - hardly a deal-breaker as there were filled cobs on offer and we just simply compensated ourselves with more beer! Bar staff were lovely too. Will be back at the weekend.

Didn't eat, but the short menu at fair prices looked like it would do the job. Met an old friend in here as it's near the railway station, and we didn't move on! Music event in the garden didn't interrupt anything, and the great selection of well-kept ales kept us there

Good traditional pub, lots of beer choice, no hot food, but they do have a selection of cobs. Later in the evening they don't do coffee is an odd thing I found. They have live music in the bar sometimes as well. It's a great place to enjoy a quiet pint, it's a bit more 'how pubs used to be" and if that's what you're in the mood for then you can't go far wrong.

Great beer, friendly staff. Because this is the brewery tap house for Castle Rock Brewery, you won't get better than here for sampling some local real Ales. Very close to the train station if you have limited time for a quick drink in Nottingham!

Great place to go for drinks, especially those of the Castle Rock Brewery located just behind the pub.

Castle rock tap house. Great beer and loads of choice and guest beers. The food is good if the kitchen is open, but that is unpredictable these days.

Really liked this pub, traditional feel with lots of great beers, enjoyed the cheese toastie and chips a lot too, it was delicious and reasonably priced!

An ideal pub, even when I visited early in the day. The barman took me through their excellent range of beers. The snack of toasted cheese with their own chutney was terrific.

Great range of beers, poured well and with a smile, and a half hearted American "enjoy". Range larger than castle rock. And proper beers not that awful lager stuff. Does food and proper bar snacks such as sausage rolls etc but didn't partake. Good price per pint

Great place for a social gathering. Without the push and shove of the city centre.

Lovely pub close to Nottingham railway station selling Castle Rock and guest traditional beers The Oatmeal Stout was enjoyable

Brilliant, friendly staff, nice pub and great little venue on the side

Fantastic Pub. Made to feel welcome. Quick service. Great Beer. Good Food. Brilliant. Thank You.

Good selection of guest beers as well as the staple Castle Rock beers

Nice atmosphere and people, very dog friendly 10/10

Wow what a boozer. Always come here when I'm in Notts. Great beer, spot on and great company

Didn't eat but the beer was excellent!

Brilliant our local Pub on Match Days 🌳 ⭐️ ⭐️ #nffcfamily. 🍻 🍺

Top taphouse pub; the brewery is connected to the building itself. There's a broad selection of real ales, again, some brewed next door. I visited on this occasion for a tour of the brewery with an opportunity to pull, and drink, a pint of their beer.

Great tap for the castle rock brewery. There are also some guest ales and real cyders as well as a fridge with craft beer cans from all over. Friendly staff, ale in great condition (as expected for a tap) do food also reasonable price for Notts.

The pub seems to be a pub where time has stopped. The interior resembles premises from the last millennium. The plus points of this place include the young people serving at the bar. They are really keen on the job. Other plus points are selection of beers, ales and others. And of course location. It's a short distance walk from train station.

A gem of Nottingham hostelries. A must go to pub.

Brilliant find. Traditional pub feeling and really friendly. Great, knowledgeable staff who are always up for a chat and make you feel very welcome. The food is no nonsense good pub grub that’s always tasty - the chips are addictive.

Staff are always friendly and lovely to chat to. Service is quick and prices are reasonable, with a great range of pints available. Food is lovely - my partner and I had a great time eating from the special Burn's night menu. The comedy night we went to (my first experience of one) was also fantastic and inspired us to visit more in the future. It is clear the management care about curating fun and varied events for their customers. The sense of community within the pub, the music, the decor, and the location (near the train station) makes the atmosphere pleasant and encourages you to become a regular.

Great dog friendly pub. With lots of choice of beer.

Quite nice, good vibes, good drinks, great staff

Excellent beer, friendly service

Fantastic local pub! Great vibes, great staff. Especially Oliver and Jesse, they're truly wonderful! God bless you all!

Great atmosphere , friendly staff.

Lovely atmosphere and a good range of ales for those that love a decent pint..I didn't eat bit a lot were so I really recommend this place if you fancy a pub pub

One of the world's best pubs. What more could you want in an establishment? Quality staff. Always knowledgeable and friendly, and willing to let you have a taster. Quality beer, Sherwood reserve especially is a favourite of mine as well as DDH Citra India Pale Ale Beer Hazy. The vibe is of course exclusively and always purely immaculate. I'd happily sit there for all my days and just be at peace in the relaxing environment.

Staff were great and very accommodating, great selection of beers and chill vibe. Would recommend the our house paired with the chorizo crisps!

Didn't eat here, great meeting place for the Nottingham Forest football match, 10 - 20min walk to football ground, very busy on match days, prices ain't to bad, sit inside or outside.

First time - went to a gig - staff were good, beer was good, wine was meh! Venue lived up to it's name old cold store 🥶 sound was okay, atmosphere not the best but artists were excellent. Won't be rushing back, pick up other dates on artist tours.

Very friendly. Good food and beer. Great service

Superb Castle Rock Brewery pub in Nottingham City. 5' minutes walk from main railway station. As an 'away' football fan, have only visited when my team are playing against Forest at The City Ground. Always welcomed by home fans; no rivalry or aggression. Absolutely stunning, superb selection of both Castle Rock & guest beers. + lagers & a good whisky selection! Only sampled food on football matchdays, but if this is an example of normal fayre, then can highly recommend it. Nothing fancy or ponsy! Just basic meals, toasties, chip butties, sausage butties, beef or veggie chilly for example. Staff extremely busy on matchdays so PLEASE be patient with them! They all do a fantastic job. Castle Rock Brewery attached to pub & Brewery tours can be booked. A fantastic pub

Great as ever. My favourite Nottingham pub. Harvest Pale was its usual excellence and the service was quick. Only thing is that I really miss the old cobs they used to do, huge thick slices of cheese with strong onion. The cobs they sell now are very average!

The staff is incredible, great atmosphere, over and above in every way.

The Old 97s live. What more could I ask for.

An interesting place, according to the local PUB sign. We were here twice, wanted to try some local beers. We were given a taster of them which made our choice easier. Nice place frequented by locals but there was a place to sit. There is a brewery behind the restaurant. You will see part of it when you continue down the corridor behind the toilets. We also tasted the local raw burger and dried crackers. Interestingly. We were also pleased with the sign promoting "our" Czech brewery Staropramen, whose beer is quite available in England.

Expensive beer but well kept and good choice.

Excellent range of beers from the attached Castle Rock brewery plus plenty of guest ales (think I counted 14 hand pumps) plus craft beers on legs lines as well.

Thank you very much for hosting us in the Golding's Room today. It was a perfect event space for us and the food and drinks were excellent, as usual.

We attended a gig here, the staff are lovely and the venue is great

Dog friendly so that give it a better atmosphere. Some of the staff are nice but you do get the feeling that it your not a regular you know about it.

If you like real ale it's the place to be

Great venue and super ales reccomended

Great brewery pub close to the train station, with a great range of beers on!

Castle Rock tap house with limited guest ales and the seating a bit hard uncomfortable, but still worth a visit.

Brilliant old style pub with great current beer offerings , the food is excellent and good portions. Vegan options r superb !! 6out of5 from me !

Just popped in for a swift 1/2 while I waited. Excellent beer, excellent service and excellent beer!

1930's pub which is interesting rather than charming...the tap room for Castle Rock brewery next door - so the cask ale and selection offered is wonderful. Friendly staff. Diagonally opposite Nottingham station and on local bus routes!

Excellent Castle Rock boozer. Great ale, vegan options, excellent staff. Choice of pub grub is simple and well priced. Good curry nights. Quirky regular events in the function room.

Went for a pint after work and left 6 pints later. Was with work colleagues but general atmosphere was good. Music not too loud. Had a nice local pub atmosphere.

Great beers on but i wish staff would smile to customers.

Brilliant place. My favourite pub in Nottingham

Very much a man's or students pub. Beer garden is lovely at the back though. Very small inside. Drinks were lovely

Visited Saturday 15th July 2023 late afternoon. Been meaning to visit for a while, just never got around to it. Location is ideal if you're around the train station as it's literally across the road. Castle Rocks tap house so obviously has a full range of CR beers; however, as with all CR pubs there's also a great range of guest cask and keg beers alongside a fridge full of craft beer cans and bottles, obviously there's also lager, wine, spirits, soft drinks etc. We ended up eating the loaded fries while we were there, a portion of buffalo and a portion of hamburger, both of which were delicious and reasonable value. Staff were friendly and approachable, the place had a nice atmosphere. The pub itself is a proper old school pub, hard floors throughout and traditional decor with seating out front and a large yard out back. Definitely worth a visit.

Not a bad place for a drink. Superb location just next to the train station which is more handy.service was good so as ales from the Castle Rock brewery.

Nice pub with a great selection of beer & ale, very reasonably priced. They have several rooms for hire that host a variety of nice events

A really good pub, a vast choice of beer,at a good price ,glad I went

Great pub & staff. Good vegan sausage, chips & gravy too!

Nice selection of drinks, friendly staff

Great Pub, good range of real ale 🍺 great atmosphere too. Well worth a visit.

Yesterday, we hosted our social 🎨paint 🥂sip🍡nibble for our 17 ladies and gents to celebrate🎉🎊 Ella's Hen Do🎊🎉We all had a great time at VAT & Fiddle - all staff, especially Nicky and Jesse are always accommodating and thoughtful in helping with our setup. The space has a relaxing vibe that puts our guests at ease as they experiment with social painting🎨

A friendly and typical Castle Rock pub with a vast choice of drinks. Welcoming staff and comfortable atmosphere.

Great beers and drinks selection. Good atmosphere and buzz.

Very friendly staff x lovely 'proper' pub atmosphere x

Good beer, reasonably priced, nice place

Excellent pub, great choice of ales, friendly staff. I would have preferred the music to be quieter (or maybe just something I liked more!)

Yea good pub if you like real ale

Spit and sawdust. Good beer selection though.

Top nosh in a perfect pub! Great drinks and get ya sen the veggie Sunday roast because the seitan is sensational! The music playlist was also full of 2012-2016 indie rock bangers like Catfish, Arctics and Two Door that added to joyous experience. Good job guys! 👍

Great pub with great selection of beers and great staff. Food is pretty good, crisp selection is wide, and the outdoor seating is lovely in the sunshine too. Great boozer not too far from Nottingham Train Station, great as a place to stop while waiting for that train home.

After a large challenge walk from Newark to Nottingham recently we organised to visit the Vat and Fiddle for food and drink on completion. We were a group of 24 and the team at the Vat were able to book us tables and supply such a large group with food in a timely manner. They were excellent hosts in a great traditional pub with an excellent real ale choice. Top service from Nicky,Jesse and the team,can't recommend them highly enough.

Great pub, nice atmosphere,big selection or real ales, friendly quick service.

Great atmosphere and great range of beers

Fab venue in Nottingham for Real Ale, outside of the centre though