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The Victoria is open from 10:30 every day except Sunday. So, it was my first stop in Beeston on Saturday morning. As the previous reviewer says, it is right next to the station and it is a fine Victorian building. I chose to sit in the smaller public bar, with one other customer. We were soon joined by a third. A total of 12 ales were on - Castle Rock Harvest Pale, Fuller's London Pride, Full Mash Séance, Holden's Golden Glow, Bateman's XXXB, Kirkstall Pale Ale, Abbeydale Deception, Blue Monkey Junior Ape, Salopian Hop Twister, Dancing Duck Back Sack and Quack, Brewster's Aromatic Porter & Prospect Cascade Blonde. They also had a cider - Gwynt y Ddraig Fiery Fox and a perry - Lilley's Bee Sting. I had both dark beers, which were in good condition. Plenty of old breweriana lines the walls and the barmaid was clearly knowledgeable about beer. I thought my day was going to go downhill from here. But, far from it.
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A true pub with a great selection of ales.
Went there two days running, had Holdens Black Country Bitter, Fullers Pride and Everards Tiger - all in good condition and the cellar obviously does a very good job in the heatwave.
Food's good as well, we had ham and tomato and beef and horseradish sandwiches.
Direct access from the garden onto the station platform helped as we had dog and luggage with us.
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Lovely old building, just a short walk from the canal. Easily accessible by bike from Nottingham. Enormous range of ales. Noticed a mobile phone nailed to the wall near where we were sat so presumably they are not too keen on them! Can't wait to go back.
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Excellent pub, I hope this place lasts forever. No fruit machines, jukebox, no mobiles or hoodies. Great beer.
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This pub ticks all the boxes. One of the finest real ale selections for many a mile, excellent food served all day with a constantly changing menu. All the characteristics of a real pub, no televisions or fruit machines and first rate service in a genuinely rare pub atmosphere. Certainly well worth the effort to travel to it if (like me) you don't live in the immediate area. Probably the finest real pub in the area.
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In here last Friday pm as people were gathering to eat.
Used the bar on the right which is away from the restarant area.
Nice pints of Blue Monkey & Castle Rock Harvest Pale were consumed at a cost of �2.70 a pint.
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Good pub, with good beer, food and music festivals. Plenty of choice even for the fussy drinker. Next to rail station. They don't like you to have your mobile phones on, so make sure you're on silent. Worth a visit.
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Classic Victorian style building close to (but not straighforward to get from) the railway station. There is a locals bar to the right and a more dining oreintated room to the left as you go in. They have a large garden with music on. They had 16 ales on and a further 8 on in the garden. I tried a pint of the Blue Monkey bitter and to honest it was drinkable but i have had better pints of it. The garden was full with people there for the music but there was only one other person in the bar which makes me wonder if having 24 different beers at the same time wasn't stretching the limits of achieving top qulaity with all of them. Worth visiting but can be hit & miss on the ale front... will ask for a try of an ale on before ordering a pint on future visits.
anonymous - 17 Jul 2011 15:38 |
As someone from out of the area, this pub is a little difficult to find, but well worth the effort, from the outside you get the impression that something a little special is contained within, and you are not disappointed, on entering the bar is bare wooden floors , menu boards on the wall, one of the most extensive whisky displays i have seen for a long time behind the bar, excellently kept ales, sadly i have lost my paper that i wrote the beers on , sorry, but all splendid ales, eat inside in the clean well kept bar, or outside under a gazebo/plastic marquee affair which whilst large kept the sun off us on a fabulous sunny day, and with only three tables "trackside" its a scramble to get in the sun.. Sat out in the garden is a treat next to the railway with trains passing not 15 meters from you, the food is a mixed offering, with the Memsahib having Goats cheese on bruschetta, fantastic.. for mains i had the pork pie and stilton ploughmans, good value for money, Memsahib had pork meatballs which she felt were bought in but nice, desert was Lemon tart, which i really enjoyed, The toilets were spotless and the staff fabulous, though the girl waiting on seemed to be a little out of sorts, sadly this pub is 100 miles from me so wont be a regular but when i'm in Nottingham next, I'll be back ...
Worth a detour for ... Independants like this need our support, and you wont be disappointed here
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Oh and there's a CAMRA discount Sundays-Thursdays.
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I can only imagine that the reason why this has only a 7.2 score on BITE is because of deliberate down-marking by some idiots.
Quite simply a brilliant pub. Love the red bar (food and mobile phone free). Great selection of beers, well kept. Loads of wines, whiskeys, etc, too. Haven't tried the food.
Right by Beeston railway station. In the red bar you can feel and hear the trains rumble by. Friendly customers and staff. Not sure what others are complaining about.
The Crown may have more beers, but this place has more style.
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Absolutely gorgeous building. Awesome live Jazz frequently played. Great food and an amazingly varied beer selection at surprisingly reasonable prices. So why the low rating? The staff are absolutely insufferable, and always make trips to see the jazz an unpleasant experience*. My friend got shouted at for looking at a candle on the table. Another friend accidentally spilled a splash of beer and received admonishment. I used to visit this place quite a lot before the constant bullying got me and my friends down. I agree with the mobile phone policy, and sometimes eccentricity can be a definite draw, but being told off for laughing in a pub just reeks of unbridled hostility. I would dearly like to rate The Victoria Inn higher, as I have many happy memories of good beer and live music within its walls, but the staff have gone out of their way to make us feel unwelcome nearly every time we've gone in. It's quite clear they do not enjoy working in a pub, so it would be absolutely fantastic if they could do us a favour and find a different vocation, preferably something that does not involve liaising with people face-to-face.
*This is not to say that all of the staff are awful. Some are, nice, friendly, courteous and a pleasure to deal with. It's a shame that this isn't a uniform occurence.
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A fantastic pub by any measure.
Yes its a bit smug and bit expensive and filled with real-ale types but to compensate has an eclectic decor, gastro food and overall a great experience.
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Great pub, this pub targets people who like to try new beers, new whiskies and good food. It's welcoming and makes a stand by trying to create an atmosphere where people can feel relaxed and hear themselves think. A good place for couples and your mates. The whiskies are well priced with many rare malts.
It has a good mix of people from students to locals.
I don't go out to the pub often but when I do it's always 'The Vic'. Why can't more pubs in the area be like this rather than full of men getting blind drunk because they can't think of anything else to do or people who stare at the walls because they've given up on life.
Go there and have a good time.
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An unwelcoming pub‎ - ‎ - Today
The most standoffish pub in Nottingham! Sure it's quaint and old-fashioned with a huge range of real ales and overpriced whiskys which guarantees a crowd of beardy, aran sweater wearing CAMRA types babbling on about the virtues of the latest brew of Old Knobshank. They do sell Carling but the pumps hidden away so you have to ask for it by name...probably because it's cheaper than the continental lagers advertised on the blackboard.
The pub is always well staffed by know-it-all students who think they're experts on beer despite their cheeks still being wet with their mother's milk.
The food is pretty good though overpriced (bangers and mash �8) however infinitely preferable to the microwaved crud that is served in every other pub in Beeston. Vegetarians love this place as there is always a big choice, so expect to see yummy mummy types and people concerned with 'green issues' munching into a nine quid mushroom and bean casseroles.
Dogs are welcome, children are not...must eat and order before 6.30pm.
The regulars are extremely cliquey and of the Guardian reader/school teacher/middle management variety whose idea of fun is traipsing around the Pennines for their summer hols. No chance of bar room banter or having the craic...the whole of the local rugby team were barred for doing so.
mobiles are not allowed...should yours ring, there will instant looks of disaproval and tut-tutting and a snotty member of staff will upbraid you. I know mobile phones can be annoying but not as much as the idiots that blather on about them ringing.
Worth a visit if your in the area but hardly worth making an effort to go there.
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Not bad at all. Took me a while to figure out how to get to once I'd got off the train - if you're coming from Derby, cross the bridge, walk alongside the opposite platform and cross the bridge once again. Not owned by Castle Rock but I believe the landlord has something to do with them, so there's always a few of their ales on.
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Fantastic food, great selection of real ales that change regularly, including local bears. A good choice of wines and whisky too. There are equal numbers of vegetarian food as there are meat choices. Always a good atmosphere. Friendly service. I can't praise it enough!
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Occasionally you find a pub with everything, and this is one. The splendid red-brick Victorian frontage and etched windows give way to 3 linear rooms alongside a bar that is stocked with many handpumps of locally-sourced microbrewed ales. A further room houses a restaraunt, sensibly kept separate to avoid compromising the superbly pubby atmosphere of this gem. Pub grub however can still be ordered here- always good to find a place that appreciates the distinction.
Rustic signage and pictures fill the walls of the well-appointed rooms, and the impressive staircase and stained-glass window at the top are worth seeing in their own right.
A coal fire burns in the lounge adding to an already great atmosphere.
The pub doesn't seem to be on CAMRA's NI- quite surprising giving its unspoilt nature.
tried a Blue Monkey Bitter which was superb. On my visit a beer festival was taking place out the back in a tent, increasing the amount of beers avaiable on my visit to 25- impressive.
Apologies for the hyperbole here folks, but it's worth it.
The pub is adjacent to Beeston railway station which is a 5-minute ride on the frequent trains from Nottingham, and less than �2.
You should seek to prioritise this pub which must be one of the finest in the Midlands.
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Went there earlier on this evening and was impressed. Beer and food was excellent. As for the staff, I found them polite, courtious and not in the least bit stuck up. And as for the list of 'do's and don'ts', well I didn't see it anywhere. Maybe they've took it down. All in all, excellent selection of draught ales and well above average food menu. (I had Pork Loin Steaks). I'd reccommend this pub to anybody.
siddo - 30 Aug 2009 19:14 |
Best Pub in Nottingham (Now the Moon in Toton has gone).
Outstanding Beer and special atmosphere. Something about this place is a joy to sit in for a while, especially on a blustery Autumn day. Strange but true. Very welcoming, and about every Beer you could possibly need. Beer menu changed or rather improved upon (if that were possible) regularly too. Second only to the Fat Cat in Norwich for Real Ales.
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Marvellous Victorian red-brick pub adjacent to the northbound platform of Beeston railway station.
The building dates back to 1899 and still advertises Ind Coope & Co Burton Ales high up on the building exterior.
The room on the right as you go in is the public bar. This had a tiled floor, a wooden bar and etched windows proclaiming "Red Bar" and "Vaults". This room houses a fine collection of brewery posters and mirrors. Of particular note is a splendid full size St James Bar Worthington Ales mirror and posters from defunct breweries such as Holt Bros of Burnham, Somerset and Simpson & Co of Baldock, Hertfordshire. In this bar, you hear the occasional sound of the non-stopping high speed trains hurtling past ( Beeston is on the main line between Leicester and Nottingham ). In this bar, there's 5 handpumps. On my recent Monday lunchtime visit, these were dispensing Adnams Broadside ( � 2.80p), Fullers ESB, Everards Tiger, Batemans XB and Bays Bitter ( � 2.40p ) from Torbay in Devon.
On the left is the main saloon bar. This comprises a number of interconnecting rooms which, whilst still retaining a traditional feel, gradually seem to get more food-orientated the further through that you walk. The food choice is wide and varied and is a step up from normal pub grub. Of particular note in this bar is a splendid picture of Queen Victoria and etched windows denoting "Smoke Bar". There's additional pumps in this bar, which add to the range on offer. These included Holdens, Ottershaw and Copper Dragon on my visit. Both the Copper Dragon and the Bays Bitter ( from the other bar ) were in good nick.
There's no TV's or distractions anywhere in the pub and mobiles are thankfully banned. There's a large outside tented area almost on the platform. The pub offers regular themed food evenings and other events.
The pub is a CAMRA GBG regular nowadays.
This is a superb "must visit" pub in my book. If you're staying in Nottingham, as I was, it's � 1.90p off peak day return and I thought it was worth every penny.
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If you love your ale then this is the best in the area in my mind.
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I've had some good nights in here, quiet ones, not load raucous nights.
The beer is well kept and local, the food tasted good.
I don't mind that mobiles are banned, If someone rings me, I go outside to avoid disturbing people. I do this in pubs where there are no signs as I think it's polite.
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Having seen it from the train on visits to Nottingham made a point of coming here. Beers great, very happy with the experience of drinking here.
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Fantastic Victorian railway pub with trains rattlin past the tent (huge covered outdoor seating area) which sits literally adjacent to Beeston rail platform � the spring-heeled could leap straight into the pub from the train as, sadly, the access gate is now locked. Classic tiled �vault� has frosted windows, walls sporting framed breweriana posters, next (central) bar area gives on to a wood-furnished dining room and, beyond, the rear room displays a d�cor akin to caf� stylee. The central bar itself displays indiv blackboards carrying serious food choices, �8-12 mains, see website for ideas. Two of the company declared the Lincs sausages/mash/gravy to be very tasty, as did those who nicked some from their plates. Was pouring down Sat & I�m glad I no longer smoke, as even the outdoor �tent� is off limits, meaning no shelter at all for those who needed a tab. A coupla signs against the evils of mobiles but hey-ho, & I did get a tug for having a drink outside(!) whilst taking a photo, but they weren�t overboard & I just signalled I�d be back in a mo & all was well, even if I could imagine getting irritated on another occasion. High ceilinged traditional d�cor & feel throughout and solid beer choice and quality: Castle Rock Harvest Pale, Preservation, Elsie Mo, Everards Tiger, Thwaites Original, Bateman�s XB, Wold Top Keeper�s Light & A4 Amber, Hidden Fantasy, Wentworth Imperial, Caythorpe Bitter, dark beers listed separately, Funfair Meteorite, Newby Wyke Black Squall, also Biddendens Bushells cider & Newton�s Perry. Impressive?
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Fantastic pub in many ways though I have a few reservations. Beer is always excellent and on a visit this weekend tried a couple. I agree with the no mobile phones rule but they do ram it down your throat a bit much - a big blackboard notice as well as the signs. I dont like the big marquee out the back and for we sinful smokers we can't even light up there. Still the best in Beeston by a fair margin, although there are better pubs in Nottingham area - Vat & Fiddle and Plough at Radford for sure.
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This pub has been almost a home to me for the past five years and some of these comments are just so off the mark it isn't even funny.
Yes dogs are allowed but its a traditional pub, if you go anywhere outside of a walled town you will find pubs that allow dogs, most even have a pub dog themselves. The dogs are only allowed in the red bar and the garden so if you don't like dogs the go sit somewhere else, people with dogs have just as much right to be there as you do.
Alot of these reviews claim this totalitarian view of can't, musn't and don't but apart from the mobile phones, which is a pretty good rule stopping people from acting like muppets pretending they have friends, the rest is the law of the land. You can no longer smoked in a covered area so smoking in the garden is illegal and you can't take your drinks outside because the law states that alcohol cannot be drank in public places. These aren't the pubs rules but english law, you should take it up with the government if you don't like it.
The staff have always been friendly and cheerful towards customers, taking the time to talk and explain things politely to anybody that asks. If they seem 'over educated' and talk about 'UNI' it's because they are mostly uni students who are the future of this country. How boring would life be if you couldnt talk at work. Yes they are there to help you and they do but that doesn't mean they are robots?
Plus it says more about you that you think they are 'over educated' than it does about them as you obviously belittle their job, how would you like it if they belittled yours?
The food has always been excellent, better than the average 'whether burger' and if you think those are central london prices please do tell me where you're eating as I would love to spend that money in central london.
Lastly, personal attacks on the staff, when you've obviously only been here once or twice, is just childish and petty. If you don't like it, don't frequent it. Just because you have self confidence issues and can only articulate yourselves by being rude on a internet forum doesnt mean that you have the right to besmirch someone else.
If you want a whetherspoons, go to whether spoons, leave the victoria to people who want to enjoy it.
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When did beer in the evening become a website for small minded cowards with nothing else better to do than bravely sit at their computer slagging off others. Get a life you sad sad people.
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Ale 10/10, Food 8/10, Asmosphere 6/10. Overall 8/10.
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IT's just so joyless, it serves good beer, decent food but when I go out for a drink I like to enjoy myself and have a laugh, not read the Observer.
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for the past 3 years i have been meaning to make the journey to the Vic in Beeston , finally ended up there this Sunday afternoon planning a few pints and a meal with the wife before entering i read the hundred rules and regulations the pint of Harvest Pale was excellent , what happened next an old friend of mine spotted me who had a lot to say , I'm sure the whole pub stopped drinking and eating to scorn at us to talking ! there was not sign saying NO TALKING , then for my sins i ventured out front for a cigarette taking my pint with me , a woman leaving spotted me and went back in to grass me up , within minutes three bar staff yes three , turned up and removed my pint from the wall and told me it was now on a shelf within the pub , we did go back in found a table looked around , felt very uncomfortable like being on detention at school , was going to have a meal the lamb shank looked delightful , but drank up and made a swift retreat .
I'm still giving the Vic an high rating i can understand what there trying to achieve , it will get another visit but I'll go prepared .
anonymous - 8 Jul 2008 09:58 |
Excellent for food, stopped here for lunch on a long journey up north, pub has lots of character and welcoming, must go back soon for a longer visit.
Meena - 16 Jun 2008 20:00 |
Just perfect. Great beer, great food, great staff. Just wish it was closer to home.
glugg - 13 Jun 2008 20:30 |
I've been coming back to this pub for the past 5 or so years and it never disappoints. Huge selection of ales, imported beers, and whiskys. The food is excellent. Not standard pub fayre. It does get very busy, so finding a table indoors can be tricky at times.
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Home sweet Home. This is a lovely pub to have as your local. 9/10
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Work bought me this way. Excellant, Fantastic, Wonderful, superb, brill. I think can can work out I rate this place high. Well worth a visit.
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If on a trip to Nottingham. Have a trip to Beeston it will be worth it.
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I love this place. Excellant menu. Whiskey selection is top notch oh and the beer is good too. 9/10
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Probably the most comprehensive stockholding I have ever seen! Sixteen Irish whiskeys, umpteen malts, excellent selection of real ales and friendly, competant and knowledgeable staff. Well done!
tonyh - 16 Jan 2008 16:03 |
`moribund` - in all probability the customers are outside in the garden because a series of signs has ordered them to do so (see previous postings).... `islington dinner party`.... wished i had thought of that
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Like you've died and woken up in an Islington dinner party. Gastropub pretensions well in evidence: take the grandparents there and treat them some al dente (i.e. "raw") vegetables but never booze there.
A tardis in reverse: massive old building with hardly any room inside...everybody is outside...even in winter!
A pub for people who don't like pubs with a gargoyle pretending to be the landlord.
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staff are a bit anal
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Great pub. Great beers. Great food. Best pub in Nottingham. I welcome the ban on mobile phones - it makes a nice change not to have to put up with the usual inane conversations.
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Excellent range of well kept beers and plenty of reasonably priced food.
Unlike a previous correspondent, at last a pub which deals with the inconsiderate and selfish people who don't know how to turn off their mobile phones .
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If you can get into the front bar it's fine but the rest of the pub has no atmosphere - a bit sterile. You felt as if the staff were doing you a favour serving you - maybe it's because I wasn't a regular. The beer selection and quality was good but the food was fairly bland and boring. Not cheap either. Handy for the station - almost on the platform. Wouldn't rush back.
chick - 26 Oct 2007 12:56 |
A `real ale` pub with middle class pretensions. I agree with the comments about the signs - `don`t do this` `don`t do that` `ask permisssion for etc`
Another sign now informs the fortunate consumer that smoking is banned throughout the premises, including the garden. Walking through the car park i noticed odedient customers standing on the pavement dutifully smoking their cigarettes at the required distance.
That stopped me in my tracks. I didn`t bother going in that day. The beer is well kept, but so is the beer in lots of other pubs. Spent my money elsewhere. Won`t be going back either
I propose another sign be posted near to entrances - `not welcome`
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Beer selection and quality is second to none here - usually two Castle Rock beers plus others from small breweries with emphasis on local ones. Nice to see plenty of session ales as well. Landlord is a good bloke, staff are friendly and very efficient.
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beer excellent!
cobs excellent!
staff peculiar, overeducated i think is the word.
the no mobile phones policy is just pathetic.
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rather austere atmosphere a bit like being in a library - very good beer
anonymous - 8 Apr 2007 10:49 |
I live 400yds away from the vic which is handy for their pork scratchings, they are the best darn scratchings in the world! After 8 double vodkas they are anyway.
However finding a handbag full of them the morning after is not a good thing.
Note to self.....stay off the vodka!
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Good beer, friedly staff. No mobiles, great! Put the thing on vibrate and wander outside when you need to talk. Some reviews describe this place as strict, POW camp like.... get real. Could do with a few more rooms and sometimes feels a little too set up for food. As for hype, its a friendly pub that sells good well kept beer. Its hardly rocked science!
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For the most part, I love the Vic, an excellent selection of real ales, continental beers and an UNBELIEVABLE range of whiskeys!
The best way to describe the food is 'good' and 'wholesome'. One of the best things is the vegetarian selection, it's great to see more than just Vegetarian Lasagne.
I have mixed opinions about the actual venue, whilst the interior rooms are traditionally cozy (easily mistaken for tatty) it could just do with being a bit bigger but then I guess it would loose it's homely feeling. I say this, because when it gets full, the only choice is to sit in the outside area with the patio heaters, and whilst it is a covered area, you can't help feeling a bit 'out of it'.
I kind of agree with the mobile phone comments, but, on the flip side, you do have to stop and think, has life come to the point where we can't even live without our phones for a couple of hours whilst we enjoy a pint and a chat with friends? I guess it's only pretentious middle class fascists like me that like to actually talk to the people he's with...
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Absolutely excellent pub. Four rooms, an excellent range of beers from interesting breweries, never ever had a beer that wasn't spot on here. Live music on Sunday is highly recommended, as is the Vicfest in July, three weekends with live bands outside from lunchtime to 8 (folk/rock oriented). ah this description is making me thirsty, I think I'll pop over there now...
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Great Beer, good mix of people in the bar, very good food, friendly staff, really good selection of whiskies.
The lounge/restaurant areas can be packed and the bands can take over, but there is usually somewhere to retreat from the racket.
A good place to have a few drinks.
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Excellent range of well kept beer (yes, that's real beer), usually a couple of darks, some continentals and real cider. Whiskey is listed on its own menu!
Good honest food, large range, changes regularly, good vegetarian selection (more that just mushroom stroganoff).
Always crowded, but the locals are friendly. Staff are friendly too, until 11pm when the kickout starts ;-)
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The Vic is a bog-standard English pub. There's no competition venue-wise in Beeston, so The Vic rates itself pretty highly and is the only pub in the suburb/town with middle-class pretensions. As a result The Vic is actually so far up its own backside that it's in danger of morphing into an infinite self-referential bum-loop.
When I arrived in Beeston many people in Nottingham would comment, "Oooh, The Vic is in Beeston". The reputation of the venue certainly preceded it: I was therefore pretty disappointed to encounter it for the first time. The interior is pretty tawdry - one room is nothing better than miserable, the largest central room is just bland, and the backroom feels like it belongs in a tacky seaside guesthouse. The staff are OK but not particularly warm or friendly. The clientele think that they are part of some sort of alternative, intellectual Beeston elite, and there are usually far too many fey weirdy-beardy academic types in attendance.
The most irritating thing with The Vic though is the amount of signs telling punters what they can't do. These signs are written in rather abrupt language.
'Don't move the furniture without asking'
'No food service to children after 7'
'Turn your mobile phone off'
I wasn't sure if I was in a pub or a POW camp. The Vic management obviously believe their own hype - the humble customer must comply as they are so privileged to be present in such a palatial venue! The sign requesting people to turn their mobiles off is probably the best � something along the lines of:
'Your call may be important to you, but is isn't important to us!'
It's like someone squaring up to you before you've even entered the establishment.
Having said that, if you're unfortunate enough to end up in Beeston, The Vic is probably the best place to go � but ultimately it's best not to end up in Beeston!
anonymous - 5 Dec 2005 16:10 |
Granted, the Victoria offers a smorgasboard of fine ales, but I find it hard to swallow anything there due to the suffocating level of smugness that permeates through the pub. Ask for a pint of Carling and you might as well have defecated on the bar by the looks you'll receive from the bar staff, trying vainly to mask their contempt. And you can't move for pretentious middle-class snobs pontificating over the malty nose of a pint of "Bishop's merkin" (insert your own hilarious name), while eating a pack of crisps that costs almost a pound!.
The clientele are such fascists too. Heaven forbid you use a mobile phone in their exalted establishment, or attempt conversation when some God-awful folk band has taken over the whole pub, but you're welcomed with open arms if your army of tawdry and rancid dogs are in tow, slobbering on fellow drinkers with gay abandon.
"Oh, the food's superb" is the oft-heard mantra of the pub's shameless acolytes. But no, it isn't. Ok, so they cook from scratch, but that doesn't give them carte-blanche to charge central London prices for what is, at best, mediocre fare. You won't see me there, I'll be enjoying a Whetherburger over at the Last Post, Join me!
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Always a great range of ales.
The food did go through a phase of taking itself a bit too seriously, but the drinking/eating balance seems pretty good now.
Arrive early for seats in the garden on summer weekends.
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Absolutely superb. Everything a pub should be. Great range of well kept, reasonably priced (I am from Surrey though) beers and the best pub food I've tasted in 10 years. Staff are excellent and the dog by the fire just adds the finishing touch. Worth moving to Beeston just so you can call it your local.
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Only 400 yards from my house! This pub serves the best pub grub in the land. Fab traditional pub. Lovely outside except for the trains deafening you as they speed past.
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Great, well run pub. Superb range of quality beer and great food.
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By far the best pub I've ever been to. Friendly staff, the best selection of alcohol I've seen, and its lovely outside in the winter with the heaters on.
I strongly reccomend the Platinum Blonde cider.
Charley - 31 Oct 2004 17:47 |
The best pub I have visited in years. Superb beer range. Ditto for wines and malts. Staff friendly and quick to serve.
Food excellent, imaginative and changes frequently. Definately not typical 'predictable' pub fare and great options for vegetarians! [at last somewhere thinks of veggies]
Not sure about the negativity in the comments above as none of those issues read true for me. Everyone is welcome and made to feel that way.
A true pub where you can chat and while away a few hours sociably. A must for anyone that has not been.
Mark - 18 Aug 2004 08:21 |
the best pub in the world - Torres Rose, fine whiskies, excellent grub and beers from around the world. And despite a tiny bar, super-quick service!
Vickster - 16 May 2004 22:00 |
Forget to mention that this is a mobile-free pub and therefore deserves an extra point in it's ratings.
palmwinedrinkard - 21 Apr 2004 10:12 |
This would probably be Nottingham's best pub if there wasn't so much emphasis on 'the restaurant'. It looks huge from the outside but it's long and narrow. Different rooms and spaces which fill up very quickly. One can be ruled out if you don't want to eat, another if there's a band on.
I sound really negative but this is actually one of my favourite pubs in Nottingham. The staff are always helpful and quick considering how busy it gets. Always a good atmosphere (apart from the 'dining room'. Don't sit in the beer garden with a hangover as the trains pass within a few feet of the fence.
Great quality and array of beers - always a selection of dark beers - and a whisky paradise. I think I'll go there right now.
palmwinedrinkard - 16 Apr 2004 16:53 |
york centurian ghost champion dark beer opf britain was v nice-
C - 2 Feb 2004 13:18 |
A serious point-if you ever find yourself travelling through Beeston on the train, get off and go to the Vic. It's next to the station and you can get a Gold and a Guest in before the next train.
Charlie - 3 Dec 2003 13:57 |
Graham pours a good Grantham Stout
Nuff said....you heard.
Charlie - 16 Nov 2003 16:20 |
Fantastic pub to enjoy the castle rock regular ales, and the many guests which always provide the excitment of trying a new ale, with very rare disapointment. Good food, and a nice atmosphere to enjoy your drink as the trains roll through Beeston railway station
El kTel - 10 Nov 2003 17:09 |
Only been in here a few times, but they sell decent beer and had a really good live band on one time. Food is good too.
Simon - 23 Sep 2003 23:42 |
>108 real ales, stout mild & cider+ > 100 malt whiskys.
exceelent food, generally no amplified music
Tom - 30 May 2002 17:42 |
