The Nickelodeon — Restaurant in Wolverhampton

This time I decided to take things up a notch, and that’s right, I carved on a Sunday. I’ve recently had too many mixed reviews of the weekday carvery that Greene King provide, so on this day I decided, enough is enough!

The Entrance

Walking into the premises was as magical as always, the sight of a refreshing golden beer, the smell of the perfectly glazed joint of beef and not to mention the onion gravy. Me alongside my other two carvers located a table and claimed it, whilst ordering a few refreshing non-alcoholic beverages, to help cure the hangxiety from our previous nights antics “out on the piss” as I think people call it.

The Meat

Drinks on the table, Receipt for a regular carvery in hand, it was time. I joined the short queue of other carvers with my acquaintances and tried to mentally prepare myself for what was about to go down. Glancing over at the meat (freshly brought out btw) it was an obvious choice. I shakily handed over my receipt and firmly told the meat man that my choice of nourishment had to be none other than turkey and beef. He cut some decently girthed cuts from both and loaded my plate well, before asking me the dreaded question that any seasoned carver hates… “Yorkshire Pudding”? He murmured. I stared him down for what felt like an hour before coldly replying “no” and snatching my plate to continue me adventurous endeavour of meat, mash, and as I was about to find out, so so much more…

The Veg

Now for my favourite part of the experience, the potatoes and veg, the main feature in the meal if you ask me. Glancing over at the pots of heaven under the heat lamps before me was just such a heartwarming and exhilarating sight to see and added to the overall experience. I decided against the carrots this time, as my previous encounter them wasn’t pleasant to say the least. The next pot that caught my eyes were the sprouts, since I’d missed out on the carrots I thought I’d compensate by throwing a mountain of them on my plate, I felt the looks people were giving me as I was doing this, it felt so wrong, yet so right. I skipped the bland, generic looking roasties, as a few pots up from them I spotted the beef dripping ones. It was like a dream come true. The aroma I got from these were nothing short of sensational, and this is where it all got so real for me. I’d not been to a Sunday carvery in so long, and I’d dreamed of the moment I was stood before a fresh pot of beef dripping roast potatoes. Once I’d dropped a few onto my plate I continued on with my expedition and added a mound of mash (lots of it) and a handful of broccoli stems, which was carefully placed on the side of my plate, as space was becoming rather scarce. It was nearly time, moving onto the condiments I didn’t mess around. I messily slapped a teaspoon of mint sauce to the side of my plate adjacent from my recently placed broccoli, then flooded my plate with ‘The Nickelodeons’ signature onion gravy.

The Conclusion

Yet again, Greene King exceeded expectations and provided nothing short of an amazing and memorable service to me and my fellow carvers. It was an unforgettable experience which I’m so grateful to have shared and cherish forever. Yet again I’ve learned so much from this experience and feel like I’ve grown so much as a person, finally being able to answer that question “Who am I”? I’m Josh. Just Josh. Thank you again Greene King, I’d like to finalise this review with a 10/10 rating and I cannot wait to be a part of another one of their Sunday carvery events. Special thanks to my two other carvers who joined me on this date, hopefully it was as memorable for them as...

My review is only based on having a carvery today. I’m not commenting on any other food . The reason for such a low rating is based on my experience from trying to find a clean table, to asking a lazy lazy member of staff who I approached to get a table cleaned. She said go to the main green stand, I said I didn’t know what she meant and said at the front. No one was standing at the front, shocking then we asked lazy bones if it was ok to leave our drinks on the table whilst we went and got food she looked at us, as if we had offended her, we had to ask her if she worked at this pub. She smiled . I’m surprised no manager has seen this lazy female staff. Then omg waiting to be served for carvery. The worst Yorkshire puddings and shocked about the selection of vegetables. No broccoli. Honestly the selection score for this Greene carvery is 0 The person serving looks like he needs a bath , I feel bad saying this he was friendly but was so slow first no where to be seen then filling the pot and cleaning area whilst queue building up, then he served us. I thought I just wish he looked professional. Honestly the best worker I saw was this lovely young man called Alex what an asset to this pub. I wanted to tell the manager if this guy is new to the pub look after him because he was hardest working staff and I observed he went out if his way to help everyone, clean tables and pick up plates. He was cleaning tables and we asked, How we could order tap water. He said he would get it. To which i said no don’t worry we will ask the bar staff. He saw that bar staff were talking away to local customers and finished cleaning the tables. He Came behind the bar to get my 6year old daughter water. We observed that he didn’t stand still and really worked. The laziest staff member was the lady walking around with keys around her neck , tablet in her hand , tattoos showing Infact struggling to walk actually as she thinks she is on a permanent break. Now the carvery is not cheap even for a small plate, the kids plate is the same price as small plate so no point having a kids plate. I would not be going to this Greene king carvery the worst by far. The best one is a short drive on lichfield road near broad lane. Now see the selection of veg here and how food is kept, you can take your dogs and they will help you . Anyway please sort out the presentation of carvery, some staff look like they need a bath or from hammer house of horror. Hide you tattoos if possible. Make the staff work. Customer service is not hard work. This place needs a mystery shopper to visit as they are running the pub...

I recently visited your pub, and while I found the food to be generally good, there are a couple of suggestions I believe could help improve the overall experience moving forward.

Carvery Suggestions When the carvery isn’t in use, it would be helpful to cover the food to prevent it from drying out. I understand this might be inconvenient at times, but it would help maintain the quality and freshness of the food. Additionally, having someone assigned to regularly refresh the vegetables would ensure everything stays appealing for customers throughout service.

Front-of-House Service The main concern during my visit was the wait to get served upon arrival. At times, the queue to place orders at the bar was quite long 10 to 15 minutes in some cases. Despite having plenty of staff visible on the floor, it seemed like only one or two people were handling orders behind the bar.

On occasions, when staff on the floor were asked if they could assist, the response was often, “That’s for the bar staff to handle,” which added to the frustration of waiting. A suggestion would be to have spare staff temporarily assist on tills during peak times when the queue builds up. Even if it’s just for a short period, this would significantly reduce wait times and create a better impression for customers.

When customers see plenty of staff on the floor but have to wait in a long queue, it can lead to frustration. A little flexibility in assigning roles during busy times would go a long way in improving the experience for everyone.

Overall, I enjoyed my visit and believe these small changes could make a...