The Victoria Reviews Summary

Selection of Drinks

Pros:

• "The beer selection is phenomenal, and it looks like there’s just as much choice on other drinks."
• "Classic pub atmosphere with great selection of beer and spirits - one of the best I have seen in my travels around Nottingham."
• "There's a massive range of ales and also whiskies."
• "Beer choice is pretty good with some decent cask alongside keg, lager, spirits, wine, soft drinks etc."
• "This place has 50 plus whiskies and a great selection of real."
• "A fantastic range of local real ales, continental lagers and wines."
• "They have an incredible whisky selection with a few peated bottles from the Islay that you don't often see behind bars."

Cons:

• "Beer quality is not good and also selection of beer is very below standard."
• "The lack of a decent larger was an issue for me."
• "Apart from ales that are £5 each when retrospectively should be the cheapest option from a lager for instance."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "We are both veggies and the menu is second to none."
• "Genuinely some of the best pub grub I've ever had."
• "Really good choice for vegetarians and always excellent beer."
• "The imaginative menu is much better than standard pub food."
• "Perfect meals every time, roasts, soups and deserts! Obviously prepared by a chef."
• "Food generally very good."
• "The food here is incredible and is where I take pretty much all of my guests when they visit and they often ask to come back here on their return!"

Cons:

• "The food was of a very poor standard the staff rude and obnoxious."
• "The food took almost an hour to arrive and neither dish was as described."
• "Slow food service over 2 hours for 2 courses to be prepared and brought to table."
• "2 blonde hairs in my main."
• "Food usually has some zip and flavour but this time Keftides were bovine and salmon nicoise was simply not nicoise."
• "A lot of the food seemed reheated and the fish was soo dry!"
• "The food tasted and looked like a microwave ready meal."

Service

Pros:

• "The staff very friendly and efficient."
• "Good customer service polite and friendly staff made you feel welcome."
• "The service was excellent - hospitality as it should be. Very friendly, courteous and knowledgeable staff."
• "Friendly staff, amazing menus, seems very popular with the locals."
• "The servers have always been pleasant and more than happy to help."
• "Always a welcome from the bar staff. Helpful and knowledgeable about the drinks on offer and they change so frequently."
• "The staff are very friendly and helpful that is always good."

Cons:

• "Service sullen at best."
• "The general attitude of staff is very disappointing."
• "Very poor service, had to remind them about our main course."
• "My once yearly trip to the Vic was once again ruined by petty officious staff and rules."
• "The customer service is SHOCKING..."
• "Sometimes get the impression that they are doing you a favor serving you."
• "No greeting just a weird awkward glare like I was some kind of high profile criminal or something."