The Hop Merchant — Restaurant in Nottingham

My happy place! I absolutely love this place, the staff, the atmosphere everything. Firstly it's really easy to find, it's on Upper parliament Street on the corner near the cinema. It's a quaint little pub with a real cosy at home feeling. I've been a few times for a drink and listened to a live band. The customers are always friendly and I've meet some lovely people. It's also a place where you can sit and have a quiet drink. The staff and owner are Fantastic! They are truly welcoming and go above and beyond for their customers always with a smile. Twice now I have booked the beautiful room upstairs for private parties. We decorated the room with balloons and plugged our phones in to play our own music. There's a code on the table where we can order room service so we didn't have to go downstairs to the bar for our drinks. The last party we had was a ladies night/birthday surprise and everyone had the best night ever. A few of the ladies suffer from social anxiety but was so relaxed as the room is just the right size for a small gathering. We laughed,drank and danced! It was perfect! Everyone said we're booking the room again. I can not wait to go back. Thank you so much Hop Merchant for giving us a Damn...

Went in at 9:30 pm with a group of 7 and the pub was half empty, but the landlord came up to us and told us we'd get kicked out of not everyone brought drinks, fyi 4 out of the 7 had gotten drinks straight away, then 5 mins later the bouncer came over and told us that we'd be kicked out if we hadn't all brought drinks. So the landlord and staff were super rude and impatient especially compared to the next store pub ( Lillie Langtry's) at which the staff were super friendly. I would never recommend this pub as not even the owner wants people to be there. The drinks were fine and the location is great but overall experience ruined by the hostility of the staff and pub owner, otherwise it would be a...

Nice little pub. Nice staff. Football was on with no sound. Very steep stairs upto the loo. Constantly advertising Bass beer but not serving it on my last two visits. There are Bass signs on the outside of the building. This strongly suggests that it's on tap. Not complaining about the non - sound for the football but readers of this may wish to know advance. Some like commentary, some don't. I'm not expressing an opinion either way. It's a review without much bias. I mention the stairs not as a moaner but to inform those who struggle with mobility. I don't. I was in there for hours and did OK with the stairs. These reviews are for information only. Bass signs suggest Bass,...