The Chestnut — Restaurant in Rushcliffe

I don't leave many reviews however having visited the Chestnut today I've decided I must,firstly were not locals and didn't have a clue where to eat having visited Nottingham on a shopping trip,so having looked online we found the Chestnut and gave them a call,the person on the phone was very plesent and took our details and we were booked in.On arrival tbh it looked a little empty (but it was 3.30) and dark inside and the bins in the car park looked a tad untidy however never judge a book by its cover or a Pub by its carpark...On entry we were greeted by a member of staff who was polite and friendly and took us through the covid rules for this establishment (basically a one way system) took our contact details and escorted us to our table in the restaurant.The decor and furniture are very smart and the building has loads of character and is very clean.Great selection of beers and N.Z Sav blanc by the glass,perfect.Two roast dinners were ordered and we couldn't fault the quality and presentation of our meals ( we don't visit your usual carvery establishments) .... very impressed all round,would...

Went to the chestnut sunday 20th September for lunch with my daughter son in law and grand daughter with me on crutches and a pushchair we were made to feel very welcome and signalled to go into the garden area for drinks as we were early the staff were very courteous and helpful the adults had the 3 course lunch and the little one the smaller 2 course I asked them to bring the childs main meal the same time as our starters as she takes longer to eat and this was no problem for them we all had different starters which were delicious well presented and quickly devoured our mains arrived and again well presented a good portion and delicious again polished off the icing on the cake were the desserts they were stunningly presented and delicious never eaten anything so good I would recommend the establishment to anyone as the menu is a variety of mouth watering delights and decently priced I am definitely going back to try something different very soon. Well done The Chestnut you...

I am a regular visitor to this establishment - have been for years. It recently changed hands but the staff remained the same. They are super people who care about the business and their customers. The layout of the pub is unusual and at busy times, becomes noisy. The noise reverberatesrather. They have a pleasant outdoor area where one can sit on balmy evenings. We turned up for food the other day at lunchtime, only to be told that due to unexpected illness, they were not serving. Combine that with rather high prices (which has been addressed somewhat) and it is not a good formula for strengthening their position. That's a shame because it is a nice place...