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#150 of 214 Bar in Nottingham
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Bar, British, Pub
Meals
Lunch, Brunch, Dinner
FEATURES
Reservations, Seating, Television, Wheelchair Accessible, Serves Alcohol, Table Service
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Reviewed 1 week ago via mobile

Visited Saturday 25/11/23 circa 5pm. Was incredibly busy in there. The place had changed significantly since last visited. Not the cosmetics or the bar etc, more the vibe and the people in there. Felt off and we couldn’t wait to get out, felt like it...was about to “kick off” The bar staff very efficient and quick service, the toilets are an area for improvement - ie refill toilet roll and clean more regularlyMore

Date of visit: November 2023
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Reviewed 1 week ago via mobile

Good bar located in city centre, good for sports with lots of screens throughout. Table service which was a nice touch, friendly staff, nice food with reasonably priced drinks.

Date of visit: November 2023
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Reviewed 22 October 2022 via mobile

Fantastic experience. Came in before the Forest game, had a lovely breakfast and many beers. I think our server was Allison? She was excellent! Lovely, really friendly and very attentive. Quite a large group of us and she constantly kept on top of our orders....Can’t wait to return!More

Date of visit: October 2022
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Reviewed 16 September 2022

for price of drinks i was expecting so much more than i get. in really nice cocktail places You will pay same and definitely will get better quality of drinks, customer service with same price. only reason we might be back is many TV screens...for sports events.More

Date of visit: September 2022
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Reviewed 6 August 2022 via mobile

Without doubt the best sports bar in the city, TV and screen coverage upstairs and downstairs is exceptional. The staff are always welcoming, definitely know their stuff and that includes the door staff who make the place feel secure. There is a massive selection of...beers, real ales and top shelf shorts. The food is very good and the menu is wide spread to accommodate all tastes I’ve been here on a few occasions and would recommend this over and over againMore

Date of visit: August 2022
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Reviewed 6 June 2022 via mobile

Sunday afternoon 5/6 Nottingham City Centre was surprisingly empty, dropped in to watch the Wales v Ukraine match, Blue Moon & fruit cider, used my Nottingham Forest Season Ticket to obtain a 40% discount off food, classic burger/sweet potato fries & loaded chicken tenders/fries food...was very good & well presented, total bill with two rounds of drinks £36.More

Date of visit: June 2022
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Reviewed 1 January 2022 via mobile

One of my favourite nottingham bars, sometimes travel here from derby to watch the football as its got a great atmosphere which didn't disappoint on new years eve. Plenty of room despite being fairly busy served pretty quick staff friendly as usual decent music look...forward to my next visitMore

Date of visit: December 2021
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Reviewed 22 December 2021 via mobile

It's been 2 years since dining here, due to my location and also Covid. So it was a great delight to lunch here with my Daughter and my son-in-law. They both had wraps, I had, for the second time, the HOT HOT HOT Burger, which...to be fair was hit but not painfully so. We watched football on the TV and had a memorable lunch. Everyone enjoyed the food, service and atmosphere. So much so that I forgot to take pics of the food. But it was lovely. Had the pleasure of meeting the best pub manager in Nottingham yesterday.More

Date of visit: December 2021
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Reviewed 25 September 2021

Their Buffalo wings are apparently a ‘home recipe’ I’m not sure how cheese sauce is a home buffalo sauce. I’ve eaten buffalo sauce all I’ve the world and this was the absolute worst. Horrendous.

Date of visit: September 2021
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Reviewed 5 July 2021 via mobile

What a terrible experience!!! We went her today watch the England game on Saturday and the whole experience was appalling. The burgers were cremated, one person didn’t even eat there’s at all because it was that bad and the others only had a few bites...and couldn’t have anymore because of how burnt it was. Worst food we’ve ever had and when we raised this with the staff on multiple occasions we was ignored. Eventually One staff member when taking the food away at the end of the match asked why we left the meal and when explained she said she would get the manager but again nothing was done and it was just ignored. This was poor service and will definitely not be returning. I understand the pub was busy because of the game but for £20 you would expect more than a cremated burger that wasn’t even edible and then go be ignored by staff members is just unacceptable.More

Date of visit: June 2021
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Reviewed 2 June 2021

We booked a table for 6 on a Tuesday evening and were allowed to keep the table as long as we liked. We all had food and drinks and were ordering at different times (some arrived late) however nothing was too much trouble for our...servers, the food was fantastic and the service was great, prices were all also very reasonable, There was a good selection of beers and wine and cocktails. will definitely return soon.More

Date of visit: June 2021
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Reviewed 3 May 2021 via mobile

Rude staff that avoided eye contact with you if they couldn’t be bothered to serve you. Nice atmosphere and covering but really poor service wouldn’t come again

Date of visit: May 2021
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Reviewed 4 November 2020 via mobile

Sunday 1st November, covid friendly, took table for two, Navigation American IPA was excellent & old mout pineapple bottled cider, due to tier 3 restrictions meal ordered, bourbon melt burger & SBFC chicken burger with fries & slaw food served hot & surprisingly good, football...was on the big screens, good atmosphere, food with 3 rounds of drinks £48.More

Date of visit: November 2020
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Reviewed 12 February 2020

Went here Saturday before a match and everything was just fantastic. Staff, atmosphere and pints were all top class. TVs everywhere and just perfect. Can't wait to go back again.

Date of visit: February 2020
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Reviewed 28 December 2019 via mobile

Not a lover of big menus as a rule. Less is more for me. The GNI group have several outlets that are more refined than here. Its saving grace is that it does a really good all-day breakfast. And of course, superb GNI ales. Always...call in when were in the City.More

Date of visit: December 2019
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The Southbank Bar - Nottingham City is rated accordingly in the following categories by Tripadvisor travellers:
  • Food: 3.5
  • Service: 4.5
  • Value: 4