Wilsthorpe Tavern in Erewash

We have visited a number of times. Always quality dinners.

Booked a table in advance as knew it got pretty busy. Arrived to so much noise/chatter within that I thought my ears would burst! Dining area a little quieter thankfully. They appeared very understaffed and service took a lot longer than usual for a pub meal. Food was very mediocre, microwaved to within an inch of it's life and pretty tasteless. I will be trying a different venue next time so cannot recommend.

Had lunch here today Friday 11th October 2024. Parked ok and wasnt too busy so got a table ok. Been here many times before. Great menu and prices ok. I had the cod and the wife had the deal of the day. Was good .Great customer services by the girls

Very bland Sunday dinner, watery gravy & tough beef

1 cask ale available, which was TT Landlord on my visit and not particularly good. Service was good though.

Steak and Stilton pie. Delicious

Grat food, as always, excellent service

Had a lovely meal out made amazing by our super friendly server Michelle. Thank you!

Michelle served us tonight, from start to finish she was fantastic, amazing, really helpful and canny A 🌟 Thank you so much 💓

Sunday lunch on zfathets day was terrible. Chicken not cooked , mash cold and gravy cold. Terrible. All we got was sorry .

First time visit today, with a family of 12 for a special occasion. Fantastic restaurant, amazing food and outstanding service, with friendly attentive staff, we will definately return.

One of the few places that has non-alcoholic beer on tap

Awesome pub food, good service and great atmosphere. decore is upto date and has a desent sized car park and garden area with lots of seating to enjoy the sun and to relax in and they have a small covered seating area with heaters. Dogs are welcome in the gardens and bar area, not the eatting side though. Very happy to keep going back to this one :) they have small womens &mens toilets and a dissabled toilet to the back, with a ramp at the front doors. An outside covered bit for smokers. The price depends on if you have food and drinks, or just drinks. The staff are grate and quick to serve and sort any issues out. It can get very busy in summer or events that are happening in the area, but dont let that put you off going in.

Good choice of food, staff very efficient and polite, will return.

Where do I start!!!!! We were recommended coming here by friends on our way to East Midlands Airport about 3 weeks ago (I’d do a detour to avoid coming back) From the outside it looks a great pub nice big beer garden, wasn’t overly busy so we went in had to wait at the bar for about 10 minutes before staff who were too busy chatting to each other at the other end of the bar to notice us so we walked into the restaurant again it wasn’t overly busy 3 tables at the most. A staff member came over and I asked did I need to book and was told no but not by her but a young blonde girl who was sat eating an ice lolly!!! She turned out to be staff but was dressed more like she was going to the gym in cycling shorts and a vest top (very professional) We sat down was asked did we want drinks which were served promptly, taking our food order however took far longer maybe if staff spent less time chatting, people would leave happier!! Our food came out served by Miss Gym who was chatting on her phone so had it under her chin on her shoulder WOW JUST WOW RUDE DOESN’T COME INTO IT, our food was just plonked down. The food was really really good piping hot, excellent portion sizes and extremely tasty so a big high five to whoever the chef is, because that person actually makes the visit worthwhile. The rest of the staff seem bored and disinterested in customers and certainly act as though they don’t want to be there, if that’s the case maybe find a job you actually like and that makes you smile more at customers.

Started using this pub and found the staff great and the food very good and also well priced, would recommend.

Had a good night,staff very friendly, enjoyed my evening 😍🥂

Good cheap beer and food...sky sports..great pub

My first visit for many years and really enjoyed it

Visited with family on a weekday early evening and was pleased to see how busy it was. Service was efficient and friendly and food was lovely. I had a salad and it was tasty, fresh and substantial. Lots of choice on menu and very reasonably priced. Reasonable range of choice for vegetarians (enough choice for me!). Will definitely go again.

Visited again today April 11th 2024 for lunch. parked easily, wasnt busy, great menu. lovely food again and good customer service as before

Staff are amazing....... unfortunately that's where the best part of this review ends .... so ur was my mother In laws 73rd birthday and my father in laws 55th birthday so as I don't live here we were recommended this place unfortunately the people had only ever been during the week ... so starters on a Sunday... Breaded mushrooms.... wow you could of put holes in the floor if you'd dropped them ...... !!! Wow Chicken goujons .... same literally over fried no taste .... Prawn cocktail .... safe bet .cant mess up defrosting and pouring sauce so that was OK.... Mains .... 3 x roast beef..... sliced beef amazing... unfortunately thats where it ends .... Watery mash ( could swear it was smash they said not so must of been VERY watery ) veg was ok .. Cauliflower cheese 😳 just packet sauce poured over awful... yorkie burnt ... ..... 1 x roast.chicken... erm (packed into handbag for dog ) Desserts were great 👍 Now when staff asked if food was OK they looked embarrassed and kind of were well yeah ok as if they knew .... I have to say Amber was amazing apologetic helpful ... Anyway when the bill came I argued the fact I'd already told them I was going to complain... Well after a discussion they removed the god awful starters off the bill .... And was advised that it was a trainee chef 👨‍🍳 erm ok anyway so maybe if your looking for bog standard deep fried rubbish.... ok but if your actually looking for a decent Sunday lunch with home made food.... try somewhere else ..... Apart from the staff....

Will be our go to place to eat for the forseeable future.

We were driving by and decided to stop for a lunch and were not disappointed at all. Pleasant staff, delicious food and great atmosphere. Food quality is outstanding. Will definitely visit again and highly recommend. Free car park and beer garden and premises are very clean and tidy. Good job team 👌🏻

One of the best pubs in the area. The food is always good, regardless of which chef is cooking. The vegetables are always done to perfection. The bar/waiting staff actually know what they're doing and provide a polite and friendly service - a very high standard of customer service. The drinks are served in the relevant glasses, the plates are warmed before serving and the prices are right for the drinks and food.

Visited today Friday 1st March 2024 with wife and eldest daughter. parked ok. was busy but table was available. Great menu with lots of variety and decent price. I had steak and stilton pie which was really nice,. Food was hot. Great customer service. We live local and dont cone here enough

We had a lovely evening, the service received was above and beyond, excellent quality of food, the staff are impeccable, really reccomend the Tavern, marvellous.

Great meals, staff very good. Staff very attentive and could do nothing more to help.

Food, service and staff was great. Alcoholic drinks are reasonably priced too

Brilliant meal, as always. Nicely presented, hot, delicious. Staff were pleasant and quick.

Been meaning to leave a review here for ages, had 4 or 5 decent meals here over the months, always hot, always tasty and the staff are always friendly and polite (especially the girl with the tattoos, glasses and dark hair….. sorry, we’ve never asked you your name)! Every pub / restaurant we now visit is compared to the Wilsthorpe,,,,,, price / service / quality etc

Had a Long Eaton Running Club, Chip Cob night there. Food great 👍. Service great 👍 Nice Pub 🍻

Super pub best in the area food is 5 star

Love going there very friendly and always have a joke with the bar lady don't know her name but I think she his running the shift. It's good for the money for food and drinks for the family.

Great food for more then 15 people Staff great nothing to much trouble Even with the restaurant side full as well Then the artist after just made the night All working hard staff from Bosworth Homecare say thank you for a great night

Brilliant Christmas dinner with work friends, food great and big portions. Great Atmosphere.

nice enough staff and pleasant pub itself.however very limited menu options for vegetarians and even less for vegans. If you enjoy eating meat then it's probably good. Just found the vegetarian options very limited.

Thankyou to Amanda and her team the food and service was brilliant. There were 15 of us celebrating a birthday and it was a great evening.

First time here for something to eat (9 of us). We had the Christmas festive meal. Really enjoyed it. Lovely staff. We will all come again. Highly recommend.

Food was really good (Sunday lunch) if you go for food book the restaurant, its too noisy in the bar.

Never been here before, but came in to catch up with a mate haven't seen for a while. Atmosphere lovely and was quite busy. Decided to have food and glad I chose the burger, what a burger. Big daddy mac (with a extra buttermilk chicken) Will definitely be back!

Visited today Friday 17th Nov 2023. Not been here for some time, parked ok, wasnt too busy. Great menu and prices were ok. Food was hot, plentiful and nice.

Nice pub with good atmosphere, food available. Plenty of sitting space indoor, outdoor, high chairs and for family or big group.

We had a great time catching up with lots of family members. Although we were attending a funeral party had a good time. The food was amazing too.

Went there with family, eight in all. Good choice on the menu. Most of us had something different and we all enjoyed it. We did have a vegetarian and a vegan with us

Lovely warm atmosphere, friendly staff

Had a delicious meal here on a Saturday night, called ahead last minute and they saved a table for us, the service was really friendly and efficient. The food was amazing, especially for the price point. Also had a TV in the dining room, great for having dinner with the sport on! Would recommend.

Years ago the Tavern was our haunt played darts, dominoes there, but it's really changed, VERY nice food was great and hot, staff was lovely and smiling ,💯💯💯💯🙏🙏🙏👍👍

Really good garden, great music outside on some Saturdays

Excellent food and service. At very reasonable prices. Its nice to be served at takes rather thN order at the bar which mist pubs do now. Staff very friendly

I do like the food here. I feel they could change the menu as although it has a lot of variety, it needs changing, it's tired I do like to see the specials as it offers something different My only criticism is the salads, the ingredients are chopped so small the only utensil you can use is a spoon as a fork is to big....I want to be able to taste the salad, serve it so it can be eaten like a grown up

Really nice place. Not too busy, but I'd recommend booking to be safe. Food was top notch, the lamb just fell off the bone. And the crumble & custard was beaut too.

Not many nice places around anymore. No complaints, will definatley return. Nothing too much trouble. Very kind friendly, lovely food and staff.. thankyou

Visited here a couple of times during the week. Mainly because it serves Beaver Towns Neck Oil !!! Which is a perfect pint in their stunning beer garden !!!

Can't fault it best pub in area fresh food great service made it out regular

Just a generally nice place to be with a viarety of food and drinks

Great place to meet great friends and great selection of beers ales wines and gins

We always feel welcome with great service and excellent food cant fault the place and staff

Don't serve food after 5pm. Disappointed 😔

I have an exam tomorrow, I’ve been trying to sleep for an hour already, could hear the loud music from like 50m away.

What a lovely place. Food was excellent as well. Would highly recommend

Friendly welcome, plenty of customers early doors. Decent pint of cask ale, limited choice on the day. Menu looks well worth a try.

Had a really nice meal here, I think the place has lost some of its natural atmosphere which is a shame but the food is lovely

Had a lovely meal tonight and Emily was wonderful

Great service for the lunchtime menu.

Nice atmosphere and good menu selection. Food arrived in good time and was thoroughly enjoyable. Lovely place for a family

Good double offers on Gin. Nice garden lots of space.

Truly excellent food and dog friendly in the bar area. Great find on a recent trip to Nottingham. The garlic mushrooms were a tremendous starter, very good portion and half the price of a similar dish in my native Cornwall. One of the party had the Thai curry which she described as excellent, another declared his ham, egg and chips as good as he's ever had in his 90 years. Two opted for lasagne which they both said was the tastiest they had ever had, including in Italy and their own! I opted for the beef bourgingon which was better than amazing and a very good portion, the meat was so tender and tasty. Good friendly service and prices 20-30% lower than Cornwall - my only regret is that it isn't closer! Highly recommended

Had a lovely meal friday 10th march.we had a chicken platter had before was amazing again.nice pub great food thankyou compliments to the chef x

Friendly service and lovely food

Great food great staff even though they looked under staff still smiling and got on with it nice use pub and food was great

Amazing food, well-presented, great staff.

Always a good atmosphere. Food really good especially the liver and onions

Had a family get together the other evening and I must say we where all left quite disappointed, we experienced Average bland tasting food since the old chef left during the lockdown eat out to help out scheme, the service is good with helpful staff, but the ambiance is awful, full of local track suit wearing Nike air max man bag sporting yobs, football channel on every TV in the building even tho no games where actually on, crammed in like sardines to the point another group of ladies having a get together had to move away from the family tables when the old boys that just sit there looking at everyone eventually moved, this was due to lack of space and all where practicality sat on top of each other, we where put on stools so high that you are physically leaning down onto the table to eat the food causing discomfort for all, This was a pre booked event and it seems that they where struggling for unknown reasons, if you can’t accommodate by giving proper dining chairs and tables, simply state you are fully booked rather than doing half a job that lead to a unpleasant experience for all family members involved. As the knock on effect is they’ve now lost future customers, also the car park is dark and the lines aren’t clear meaning cars are parked incorrectly causing issues for others, outside seating is plentiful with a nice garden and heaters if needed.

Nice decor with good selection of beers, was there for a talk on trout angling organized by angling clubs . A nice venue

Such a lovely pub! Service was top notch - friendly yet professional. Food was tasty and well presented! The semi-separate dining area gave diners a bit more privacy. This pub had a cosy yet modern feel, easy to relax. Would recommend!

Although I've not eaten here I've been in for a drink a few times now. Nice decor and atmosphere in the bar with good quality beer and nice staff.

Had a very plain beef curry. Bruschetta was hopeless. Pizza was OK. Place had no chips so just served kids food without. Charged full price.

It was aight, the burger was the edible version of a car tire and some of the dishes were dirty but overall it was aight. Oh and most importantly THEY MISSED OUT GOD DAMN WAFFER!!

Excellent food and friendly staff

Good food at a reasonable price. The staff gave excellent service.

Just awful wouldn’t come back not a friendly place lack of organisation and staff only had one drink and couldn’t get out fast enough

Always love this place. Nice food, good options and quaity.

First time visit inside for food with the family and came away very impressed with everything, the ladies serving, the food, the surroundings are wonderful. Will be back and highly recommend a visit.

I have eaten twice now at the tavern, and the food gets better and better. Seven of us has booked in for the 3 course festival menu, and it looks amazing!

Popped in yesterday around dinnertime, first visit in a couple of years and it's changed for the better . It's a nice looking pub,friendly bar staff, decent price on the drinks sports on the tv, food looks decent too.

Nice place for hangout and I assume the only 1 near Long Eaton station. I didn't gave 5 star as vegetarian options are in menu but not all are available all time. I tried to choose 3 different items but all were not available finally managed with sandwiches and salads. Rest all is good.

Great service price very reasonable, food ok for what you pay for young girl was serving at the bar plus waiting on the tables due to staff shortages she did a grand job.

Good pub, good beer, good burgers, good service. Very nice place. Clean and inviting.

Lovely food and great staff will definitely be going again

Sunday lunch average ,was a bit disappointed, no ales

Had a makeover during lockdown looks nice and modern now, new extensive and not expensive, menu large outdoor seating area large car park, good selection of drinks but not if you're a real ale fan only one on Doom Bar

Great place, would of made it 5 stars if it had a playground for the kids

A lovely bar and restaurant with very attentive and friendly staff. Food was served to perfection. Highly recommended.

Good service, good menu, reasonably priced. Food was excellent

Not been for a while. Now it has been updated 6avery nice and well looked after with a large seating area out side.

They were very kind to let us hold a meeting in there. It was arranged beforehand. Unfortunately 10 minutes into our meeting the volume of the TV was set to a level that made it hard to hear. All for a football match no one was watching.

The guy I dealt with, was supposed to be taking over, but unfortunately hed not now, which is a shame. He had great plans for updating the pub and serving food. It's within walking distance of a lot of housing estates. He organised a buffet for us which was amazing and we all had a great day. Sorry we can't experience more of this. M

Friendly staff. Very clean and still covid sanitisation available. Lovely food and great service.

Waited 1 hour and 40mins for Sunday lunch the girl didn't put our order through we had booked and ordered to make sure! The waitress who was a drip didn't even apologise for her mistake, but left it to the lunch manager to do it. Organised Chaos!