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.
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.
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.
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🎨
Thomas Müthing (theviolinproject.de)
+4
Return visit, October 2022: Still the good real ale pub that I first visited in the mid 2010s. Castle Rock beers from the well (the brewery is right next door), and at moderate prices. How much you'll gravitate towards Castle Rock's ales is another question, but there's always a wide variety available and they are all certainly the freshest here that they can be. Relaxed atmosphere, friendly staff. I don't remember the covered outside seating from my previous visits, and it's certainly nice to relax out there on a mild autumn evening. Certainly a nicer place to hang out than the sparsely decorated, "colder" BeerhHeadZ right AT Nottingham Station, also far less expensive.
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.
Great place, excellent choice of beers incl full Castle Rock range (of course !). Been here a few times before but not got round to leaving a review. What would be news is anything other than a 5 🌟 review ... staff couldn't do enough to help, incl offering tasters of beers. Excellent value cobs. Also staff offered and explained the Castle Rock loyalty card which I will certainly use on my next visits to Nottingham Castle Rock pubs. Thanks to the staff, Matty
This is The Old Coldstore venue at the back of the pub. The sound is excellent. It's great to have another decent Nottingham venue to play having lost some recently. Outdoor gigs when the weather is good. Easily accessible by tram of 10 minutes walk from town.
Hired the function room at the back for my wife's 30th party. All the staff were so accommodating, easygoing and very helpful. They let us decorate and helped with music. We had a great time and many of our guests commented on what a cool space it was.
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.
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