The Victoria in Broxtowe

Watched a great live band for St Patrick's day

Always a pleasure to drop in. Nice staff, good food and drinks.

Wonderful, as always!!! My friend is vegan & was so impressed with the choice!

The best pub in the Beeston area for food, and a great selection of beers, wines and spirits.

Wow! Been a few times now and have not been let down. Really REALLY good food. Reasonably priced (especially for the quality). £55 for two starters, two mains and two drinks. One thing I will say, which is always a big plus for my girlfriend and I, they are really dog friendly and the staff are extremely polite and attentive. Unfortunately, this is not always the case now days. Will be a regular thing for us from now on. The only negative if I am being super critical is the parking can be a problem.

Always great food, never made it to desert as always too full.

Absolutely brilliant food amazing, staff spot on, phoned before hand told them I’m disabled and needed to be near a wall to help met sit down and stand up easily and that’s exactly what I got. Thanks for the welcome and thanks for the lovely hospitality we received celebrating my sons 23RD birthday meal.

The food was lovely, but it was like sitting in an ice box in the dining room whilst eating our meal - no heating whatsoever, even though the dining room had radiators but not switched on, there was a very small fire in room next door which you wouldn't feel the benefit of unless you were sitting directly in front of it. I was extremely disappointed for my birthday lunch. BTW corridor to toilet was lovely and warm, the radiators were scoricho!? I doubt I'll visit again for food until summertime as way too cold! I can't give 0 stars!

A great place to eat and drink socially

Excellent food, friendly staff, what I would call a proper pub atmosphere. The only glitch was that my pudding turned up as Sticky Toffee Pudding rather than the Chocolate Brownie that I thought I ordered but it turned out that my wife had gone to the bar and decided not to order what I had chosen 😂 The pudding I had was gluten free and was delicious, they had a selection of GF desserts, just ask. Some of the main courses were also GF but these change day to day and apparently during the evening as I watched things being added and removed from the board.

A reference level boozer. Great range of ale, friendly staff and locals. Food looked and smelled delicious, we didn't eat this visit, but have previously and it's highly recommended.

Great pub restaurant always visit when I’m in Nottingham. Food is very good

We booked in for a Sunday lunch after a walk along the river to be met by warm welcoming staff, great food and a cozy atmosphere!

Fab place for a meal or drink - loads of beers on offer and delicious food!

Lovely Victorian pub with a myriad of rooms to explore and a direct seemingly secret entrance directly from the Nottingham bound platform at Beeston station! Very handy to pop into before or after a long train journey with lovely food and ales available

Literally never fails. Warm, friendly, quick service, excellent sausage and mash, very well kept beer.

As always phenomenal food, great service and real ale. Love their ever-changing noticeboard of a menu, but the fire and the fact that not only do they now have vegan options (im dairy free) but they have new dishes to try. After 20 years, it is still a super pub. Never had a bad meal nor a beer here.. X Long regij the Queen Victoria! 👸

Called in to find something to eat. Very busy place, thankfully we arrived just in time to find a table. Ordered drinks and food, generic prices, not too bad. Food arrived within 10 minutes, piping hot, very nice indeed. The only 'criticism' was the portion sizes. But that doesn't detract from the quality. Very nice.

Good pub great food, great atmosphere,

A friendly community pub. Excellent food and customer service. Recommended!

Always reliable food and service.So now another year on the review remains accurate. Another year of visiting The Vic and I wouldn't change any of the above. Really pleased standards have been maintained.

Great proper pub, lovely food & staff. Cosy & warm too! 👍🏻

Bar person unsure of product, food tasteless and veg under cooked. In all an expensive, unsatisfactory conclusion to what should have been a pleasant date night

Fabulous meal and service last night as always. Brought 2 friends who haven't been before and they were very impressed. Keep it up and thank you!

Good beer pub with very good non-traditional menu alongside some old favourites

Nice pub with a great ambience, it was quite busy on the night I came, our food order came on time despite this.

First visit since moving away over ten years ago. It was like meeting an old friend once again, a very comforting experience. We had an excellent lunch and drinks with great service.

Lovely pub with real old school charm, great selection of food and not just your usual pub grub, excellent drink selection and great prices. I would definitely recommend you try this place out.

Excellent Sunday Roast probably best has so far and excellent beer too.

Fantastic food served with a smile. Lovely family atmosphere and dog friendly too! 10/10 from us. Would definitely recommend.

This is one of our favourite places for food. The menu has some favourites that are always on and always something new to try too. Really good choice for vegetarians and always excellent beer. 2 starters, 3 mains, and 2 deserts plus 5 drinks came to £90.

Loved this...came here for a Morris dance party... Great place & facilities in the covered yard out back. Slightly disappointed that the baguette didn't come with any garnish or crisps but otherwise food here looks great...will definitely be returning

So very dissapointed this was a second visit in a week for me. 1st visit Tues 12th Dec table booked for 12pm. We didn't get our mains till 1.20 we hadn't pre ordered so I was hopeful my second visit would be better as we had pre ordered our meals- how wrong I was! We arrived Tues 19th Dec our table was booked for 4.30 the table wasn't ready, not a problem there was plenty of room downstairs, it was pretty quiet. Our starters didn't arrive until 5.25 then the mains started arriving 6.45pm ! we had to chase the deserts at 7.20 by this time a few people had left ! When we asked why the delay, the female who had earlier been behind the bar was very rude and condescending. Her reply: -We should have informed them if we were in a rush and they may have been able to ask the chef to prioritise our order ??? - We need to understand that we were not the only people there that night and that there were people downstairs that ordered food too ! - That all food is cooked fresh to order and so takes time ! - 3 hours was not an unacceptable length of time ! At this point I would like to point out that the Turkey dinner was microwaved veg and frozen potato's the turkey, pigs in blankets and stuffing were certainly not cooked fresh to order ! There was 27 of us, and over £600 spent. The food was of a very poor standard the staff rude and obnoxious. The only good thing about the experience was the young male waiting staff, they were pleasant courteous and apologetic to us (something that was lacking from the two females ) and these young men were an absolute credit to you ! Don't take bookings for groups if you can't handle them.

Visited for a work Christmas meal, I was aware another team at work had visited the week before and had waited an hour and a half for food, but as we had pre-ordered we thought our experience would be a lot better. Unfortunately it wasn’t, when we arrived our table wasn’t ready - this wasn’t a big issue as the pub was empty at that point so plenty of space for us to sit down whilst we waited. Our table was booked for 4:30 and we didn’t get our starters until about 5:30, with the mains arriving approx 6:15pm. By 7:20pm our Desserts still hadn’t arrived and by this point people had already had to leave without having the desserts they had paid for! Disappointingly, when we asked how long the desserts were going to take the female server was very rude, suggested that 3 hours was more than reasonable to wait for a meal and that we should have let them know if we were in a rush! No apologies were made at all. The food itself was just average. I’m pretty sure the roast potatoes were frozen Aunt Bessie roast potatoes and the veg wasn’t fresh either. It would have made sense for the kitchen to have been prepared and serve our food when we got there when the rest of the pub was empty as they didn’t appear to cope well or deliver a good service at all. Unfortunately the last time I visited The Victoria with a friend and also found the service to be extremely slow. Such a shame it’s gone downhill as I have visited alot with friends and family over the last 15+ years. Tips for management - train your staff to have better customer service skills and don’t take on too much custom that you can’t handle

Once again, excellent service and food from this wonderful pub. Unfortunately no lamb left, it was probably very tasty.

We attended for our works xmas dinner starter 4 prawns and crusty bread main turkey frozen roast potatoes frozen veg 2 Brussels burnt stuffing 2pigs blanket s may be it’s just me I excepted fresh veg and proper roast potatoes I will never eat there again

Proper pub with proper beer. 👍Nice to see a busy boozer.

Great pub for beer selection and good food

It's always a brilliant time at The Vic. Lovely staff. Cosy atmosphere. Amaaaaaazing food. Great prices.

Didn't try the food as was there for the forever stars Xmas fair and can't fault the place gave us free day passes to Herr gym and the place was amazing definitely worth a visit

My friend and I went for lunch at the Vic today. I hadn't been there for about a year. The food is excellent and good value, the bar staff were helpful and there is a lovely ambience, especially with the Christmas decorations and the roaring log fire. The pub was very busy so that says it is a popular choice as well. This has to be among the best choices of a place to eat and drink in Beeston. We will return soon!

what's not to love ?! a truly cracking place with great beer choice and large variety of excellent food to eat - plus can vouch for the sandwiches! . Superb setting right next to the Beeston Railway Station (straight off the platform!). Never fails to give me enjoyment!

Went in for a quick pint and I have to say that I've never seen such bad customer service in all my life wow. No greeting just a weird awkward glare like I was some kind of high profile criminal or something. As I was looking for what beer they had... no recommendation as to what ale to recommend or what is popular... just a weird glare. Never felt so uncomfortable in my life. Remember losing a job because I didn't ask the customer if they wanted a bag..... yet they allow someone to have zero social skills to be at the forefront on a business. The staff need to remember that they not there only to pull pints.. they also need to make the customer feel welcome and positive and want to return.... Judging by there was barely anyone there gives me the conclusion that this customer service issue persists alot more. Apart from ales that are £5 each when retrospectively should be the cheapest option from a lager for instance. The customer service is SHOCKING...

Great local pub great food too

Nice place to go after we had a canal walk. We ate in the garden section which has shade, so ideal for eating outdoors.

This is a great pub. The ale's always very good and they have an incredible whisky selection with a few peated bottles from the Islay that you don't often see behind bars. Had a Sunday roast with the Mrs as well, they cater to vegans and it was absolutely delicious. Atmosphere is great, it's clean and all the staff are really nice. Would be easy to overlook this gem tucked down the side of the train station, I'd say it's one of the best pubs in Beeston.

Wow! Food at The Victoria never fails to impress. We are fortunate to live nearby so we visit often, and the superb Sunday roasts are not only lip smackingly delicious, but they are consistently so. Everything is freshly prepared, succulent and lovingly presented, always to a high standard. There is a lot of competition in the area and we try them all, but where a good Sunday dinner is concerned, The Vic knocks them all into a cocked hat. Book ahead as their delights are no secret.

After many recommendations tried here for Sunday dinner. Biggest disappointment of 2023. Having recently bought a house near the Train Station you want to support your local. Booked for Sunday dinner today, arrived to be told that they had sold out! I would rather have had a heads up. My partner got palmed off with a Sunday Dinner with "Sausage" I just had to pick something off the limited menu. Very disappointed, will not bother again!

Great traditional pub next to Beeston Station. So glad to have discovered this place. Arrived from London and had a late lunch, revisited again after a long walk in the wetlands a few days later and had breakfast there on our last day before heading back to London! Friendly staff, amazing menus, seems very popular with the locals. Lots of tables reserved.

Really nice pub, great menu but they dont serve chips!

Great Beer and food menu very close to Beeston railway station.

It was busy, but still got served quickly and food was at a reasonable price. I'd go again

Absolutely fantastic ! Great food even better ale !!

Outstanding Sunday dinner. Highly recommended.

A lovely pub with good food, good beer, good service, friendly staff and a great outside area. This should be a template for what a pub should be.

Proper pub serving a great selection of food. The staff are very polite and caring. Beer selection is excellent and also a good selection of wines.

We had a private space for 40 people at the back of the marquee on a busy Friday evening as a pre wedding get together. Easy to set up with Hannah and her team. Had a gorgeous buffet, lots of choice - way too much food, many compliments on how good it all was. Bought printed tokens from Etsy, used them so people cud have a few drinks from us. All went really well. Thank you.

Food was really good and really nice big portions.

Lovely pub, food is brilliant though sometimes slow to come out, beer selection is generally great and the staff are all really nice and helpful. Should you be in the area I would recommend a visit

Lunchtime stop on our day out. Great food and so many beers/ciders to choose from

Been here quite a few times and the food has always been spot on. Tasty, fresh and reasonably priced. If your visiting Beeston this is a must place to visit for a meal or just a pint.

Great pub with unexpectedly high quality food and extremely friendly service. The food selection was brilliant and every item was top bins. Will definitely be back

Luckily managed to get a table. Would recommend booking as it was busy. Three of us had a roast dinner and one a ploughman's platter. All were delicious, cooked well and with generous portions. There is a good selection of drinks and a varied menu to suit all tastes. Would recommend.

While I was visiting friends in the area they recommended we go to this pub for a meal as they have been on a regular basis and thought it was lovely.. They booked a table for 7 people. When we arrived the rude bar staff told us the table number and that we were in the middle room. We had to squeeze by people who were eating to get to the table by the window. The table wasn't ready. There was lots of dirty glasses on the table. Waited for someone to clear the glasses for a few minutes. Next ordering a meal was a nightmare. Took it in turns to get a sore neck trying to read the menu at the blackboard ( handwriting is bad). While ordering 3 of us couldn't get the meals that we wanted. Picked something else. Food was ok. Didn't complain because it spoils the atmosphere. This seems to be ok for our friends as they rate the pub. I personally didn"t find it relaxing at all. The ordering is a nightmare and I hated being squished in. Even the bar staff find it difficult to get to the back tables in the middle room.

Yes we have had our 2nd visit on Sunday 13th August 23 Quite a large variety of plates on offer for Sunday Lunch. Food is delicious and served quite quickly after ordering. We will be back!

A great Free House adjacent to Beeston railway station - it even has a gate off one of the platforms. Large selection of cask ales and food looked good (I only had a sandwich which was delectable). Marked down a star because they don't let you drink and smoke. Even though they have a beer garden, you can only smoke in a shelter down an alleyway past a sign saying "no alcohol past this point."

Got here early for 7.30pm and half the items on their menu were not available. Their advert states that the menu is constantly changing.... it's obvious why they say it.

We had a beautiful Sunday lunch, with family. Great choice and excellent food. My wife unfortunately left her handbag there, not realising until later. The honesty and kindness from all the staff was exemplary, one of the staff brought the handbag back to our home. A truly wonderful service, and so reassuring that the integrity of all the staff at the Victoria is beyond reproach. Well done, we will certainly be back. Many thanks.

Great real ale pub right next to the station

Really lovely space and great food

Very variable. Dinner better than lunch. Had beef stew. Best ever. Good atmos and good service. Lots of choice and great beers and wine. Parking difficult. You will need a side street.

Great place to eat especially if you are veggie or vegan, good range of ale and friendly staff. Beware of the traffic wardens!

I came to this fantastic pub to see my school friend who owns the pub with her Mum. I attended VicFest as I love reggae music and Sat night was the Caribbean night. The food throughout the entire weekend was yummy. I dont drink ales but the selection of real ales from independent breweries is phenomenal. The pub has a lovely atmosphere with eating areas, regulars drinks only bar and the outside undercover space. Caters for everyone Inc our canine friends. This isn't a hotel that you can stay in anymore but as a pub I can safely say, it's very well thought out and the staff are fab Thanks The Vic xx

Amazing menu, great choice of cask ales and usually busy. Highly recommended ✅.

Best pub and pub food in the area :)

A home away from home, my local in the Rylands, where I've never had a bad meal..it's always a lovely treat - affordable too. Just a couple of meals from lately.

Everything s Pub should be Very clean too

Good selection of beer, cider etc Worth a visit 👍🏻

Visited Saturday 18th March 2023 early evening. Not going to lie, I was a little worse for wear by the time I got here so this review probably won't be the best. The pub itself is pretty big and quiet imposing, after entering the door on the right leads to a small room, essentially the 'bar' side, the door on the left leads to the 'lounge' side which is essentially the restaurant. The bar side was very quiet; however, the restaurant side was packed, it seems to be more of a restaurant than a traditional pub. Having said that, there were plenty of people just having a drink. Beer choice is pretty good with some decent cask alongside keg, lager, spirits, wine, soft drinks etc. Staff were friendly and polite, we didn't eat but the food looked great. We'll be back next time we're in Beeston and we'll probably eat there. Edit: Revisited on Monday 17th July for something to eat, had sausage and mash....it was delicious.

I have had very good meals in the past but today was a Big disappointment. We arrived at 3pm and were told ALL the roasts had gone. So they offered us sausages instead which we accepted. We all had two large Cumberland sausages (which were hard to cut) with all the veg and a Yorkshire pudding which was hard on the outside and still near frozen in the inside. Overall a very poor attempt for Sunday lunch without a roast.

Nice food. A bit noisy near the railway track but still enjoyable

Excellent food, as always. There is always a good Vegetarian menu and they don't expect us to eat Vegan food (which is also on offer). My one disappointment is that often there is not a fruit based pudding option. Delicious Key lime or lemon desserts are sometimes on the menu, but often there are only heavy puddings and chocolate based options.

Been here a couple of times and the food doesn’t disappoint. It’s a welcome change from other chain pubs that serve burgers, steaks and chips with everything (yuk!)…. Here you get a variety of good home-cooked food; a couple of British staples and offering greek-influenced dishes (stifado, souvlaki, youvetzi) and tagines, burritos, Thai curry and lamb madras. All very delicious! Staff are down-to-earth and friendly and it’s a true traditional pub. I’ve heard the beer’s good, too!!

Been to the Victoria after 12 years. Its still great. Food and drink selection are quite good and the atmosphere is very causy.

Red room is a proper old pub, good beer and the only noise is from the people within. No mobile, no bandits & no music 😕

A great pub, good choice of drinks and excellent food. The place to go when you want fresh cooked food. 👍😃

Came to this pub with the missus for a Sunday dinner and the food was amazing only down side was the portion was very small for the price but the food was all fresh meat was amazing would definitely recommend for a Sunday roast best I've had at a pub.

This place is an absolute MUST if you like superb food, and real ale, with really friendly staff...... And Dog Friendly....!! To boot.... It is one very special "old fashioned" pub with a extensive variety of quality real ales.... And has won the CAMRA award on more than one occasion.... I would highly recommend it.... I will be going again for Sunday lunch, as it's the best tasting Chicken Sunday Dinner I've ever eaten in a pub environment...... Well worth EVERY penny........😊😊

I was waiting at the bar to get served and the young keep dressed in a lederhosen apron called out a man from the middle of the pub floor. This was calculated. #prejudice. Sat 17th

Excellent food, good service, great atmosphere

Great local pub - with much better food than you would expect from first impressions. Excellent selection of beers, ales and alcoholic drinks. The restaurant has an everchanging menu of great food from all around the world and includes an extensive selection for those with specific dietary requirements. I have been here regularly and I have only had 1 not-so-great experience on a very busy saturday evening (which is to be expected), and it hasn't put me off! The only criticism I have of the food is that perhaps the chefs tend to cater to a milder palate than I would like when it comes to spicy or bolder flavours.

Didn’t even know this existed before today! Great pub right by Beeston Station. Very traditional with great choice of beers, and an extensive menu. Don’t know how I’ve missed this before - will be back.

It's my local pub 10 minutes from my home. It has a wide range of hand pulled beers,it also has a wide range of single malt whiskeys, well over hundred I'd say, and a good selection of wines. Other drinks also available. The food is exceptional too.

Good food, fast service nice beer what's not to like

Lovely quirky pub where the staff are very welcoming and friendly and the food was excellent.

Best pub in the area for pub food good selection of real ale and live music,

Having not visited The Victoria for some time, we were delighted to find it very much the same. A traditional Free House pub which maintains its appearance. The food is excellent and everyone in our group thought that the food might easily stand up in a fine dining restaurant. We followed this with a portion of their home made treacle sponge which was the most 'homemade' I have ever eaten in a pub. Nice atmosphere too, quiet over the lunchtime but the notices tell of a varied list of activities in the evenings. Music and theatrical events being among these. Would recommend to anyone looking for quality food at a fair price.

Quality, Friendly and Accessible. This is one of Beestons hidden Gems. It has been in Beeston for many years and is certainly up there with Beestons best.

Always excellent food and service

It was my first time here, and I thoroughly enjoyed the afternoon. A wide choice of beers, a great atmosphere, friendly staff, and the food looked amazing, I will visit again and try the food next time