Go dine review
Under new management, Watson Fothergills has reopened and returned to its roots, serving locally sourced, seasonal food that is prepared fresh on site eavery day . Located at the foot of Nottingham Castle, on the stylish and historic stretch of Castle Road, opposite the Robin Hood statue, it is the perfect place to relax after a day’s sight-seeing, or as a base from which to explore.
The restaurant is named after the quirky Victorian architect Watson Fothergill, who designed the building that Fothergill's resides within as well as many of the buildings that are dotted around Nottingham to this date. The newly reopened restaurant features a more stripped-back décor than before, allowing more of the original features to shine through. To the front of the restaurant is an al fresco dining area that overlooks the Robin Hood statue with an informal style eatery on the ground floor overlooked by the open kitchen. Inside, the dining room is contemporary with a traditional twist; green chairs, exposed bricks and soft lighting create a welcoming and intimate dining experience. As well as a stunning dining area there is also a space available for functions of up to 100 people. Whether you are looking to host a formal sit-down meal or a champagne reception, Fothergill's are able to create the perfect backdrop for your event whilst offering privacy, fantastic service and sumptuous food.
Offering a fantastically priced set menu every lunchtime and evening that is packed full of delicious seasonal dishes and is available as a one course, two course or three course option you will always leave feeling satisfied and well looked after. You can expect to tuck into locally sourced tender beef stew, slow cooked with caramelised onions real ale and served with thyme buttered mash and fresh herb dumplings; mussels in cider with leeks, bacon, cream, sweet potato fries and crusty bread, and spinach and stilton puff pastry tart with sweet potatoes, Colston Bassett stilton, toasted walnuts, mixed leaves and sautéed potatoes.
A well stocked bar rounds the Fothergills experience off nicely, with four cask ales and a traditional scrumpy cider available at all times, as well as a fantastic selections of US craft beers, Belgian beers, spirits, a healthy wine list and soft drinks available.
Fothergills restaurant is a fantastic addition to Nottingham’s restaurant scene. It’s location, cuisine, history, decor and brand new menu make it a firm favourite with locals and tourists alike.
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John Bancroft – 28/03/2013
Excellent value, attentive staff and great setting.
John Bancroft – 28/03/2013
Gordon Coulthard – 24/02/2013
We went on Valentine's night and we found the service and the food to be of a good standard. My husband was pleased because they do a nice range in real ales. We would go again.
Steve Clayton – 11/02/2013
Excellent all round as always.
Matthew Staniforth – 17/12/2012
Great restaurant and again the roast was huge and very tasty! Always good atmosphere and service quick and efficient.
Jodie Burnett-horne – 17/12/2012
Matthew Staniforth – 14/11/2012
Fantastic meal with the family. Food was as good as ever.
Sharon Wormall – 11/11/2012
Sharon Wormall – 23/09/2012
Really enjoyed the service and the meal.
Lisa Wolstenholme – 15/08/2012
I'm a Fothergills fan & have recommended it to so many people. However this was my second visit in the space of a month where the food let it down. The staff do take feedback good or bad very well & I'll still return even though the Yorkie puds were probably the worst I've ever had.
Sharon Wormall – 14/07/2012
Lovely meal with nice surroundings
Roderick Roe – 09/07/2012
Food was good, excellent service, nice surrounding. But get your toilets sorted. Will go back and overall really good.
Roderick Roe – 09/07/2012
Matthew Staniforth – 17/06/2012
Great day with great food and drinks!
Went for the two course meal and thoroughly enjoyed a starter and roast dinner main!
Will be going back soon!
Steve Clayton – 30/05/2012
Nice food in nice surroundings. There were a good number of dishes to choose from on the set menu, though belly pork did seem to crop up as an ingredient a little to often.
The staff are friendly and a good range of real ales is on tap - replete with samples in little jars on the bar so you can gauge the colour of your drink.
We'll defiantly go back.
James Stock – 20/05/2012
Great food, service and venue. Will recommend
Leanda Falade – 15/05/2012
Enjoyed our meal, food was great and service was polite and efficient.
Vince Lowe – 13/05/2012
Really good night. Lamb was a little fatty and cheese platter did not have cheddar but apart from that, meal was quality
R Parker – 06/05/2012
The food was really good and we had an enjoyable evening. One fault - they need to correct the description of 'key lime pie' this was a cake, nothing like what was expected, and the reaction from staff reduced the score on service.
Natalie Bagnall – 30/04/2012
Lovely restaurant- you arrive in the bar first which can be really busy but once you go upstairs its lovely!
Reasonable price meal- wish there was more mozzarella on salad though. Staff very attentive and friendly. Highly recommended.
Kyle Richards – 26/04/2012
Came here during lunch hour to go for the set lunch menu. A very tasty sounding selection on the menu with some chalkboard specials which you could have in place of a set menu course. Food came out in great time, was really tasty and well presented. Great service. The price is brilliant as well for a quick lunchtime meal or a catch up with friends. Recommend it for sure.
Izabella Jagiello-marks – 19/03/2012
Nice location and very good staff-polite friendly and chatty. We went for Mother's Day and they didn't have a special menu-it was just their normal Sunday set menu and didn't really make my mum feel special at all. Three courses for £11 or so is cheap so you can't really complain and be too pernickety as you do get alot for your money but I wasn't amazed. For example for starters I had mushrooms and bri on ciabatta bread. It came out on french stick bread, with a tiny mushroom and hardly any brie so very dry, main course I has mussels and they were the smallest things ever (did not fill me up at all). It is a good place to go if you don't want to spend too much and yet still have a three course meal.
Ben Chapman – 10/03/2012
Really nice and chilled environment. Food was good and the three course offer was good value for money. Only complaint was that it wasn't very warm where we were sat.
Sarah Parkinson – 10/03/2012
AR – 21/02/2012
I took my girlfriend for a Valentine's meal and was blown away by the quality. The food is very reasonable - Fothergill's run set menus that are very well priced for what you get. I had the most incredible mussels starter (leek and cider sauce I think), then I had a really dice duck confit dish. All in all I will be going soon and have already recommended Fothergill's to friends who've booked. The restaurant is nearby the castle too which for me is one of the nicest areas of town. Keep up the amazing work! If you've not been yet you really need to give it a go - and definitely try the mussels :)
Liz Robey – 16/02/2012
Food and drinks were reasonably priced. We stayed for 2 hours and at no time were we hurried or made to feel we should vacate our table. It was a very relaxed lunch that we thoroughly enjoyed.We would go again.
Matt Hawkins – 15/02/2012
Will Wakefield – 11/04/2011
Quite simply rates as one of the best value for money dining experiences I have enjoyed in a long while. There were three of us dining and every single one of our three courses we could not fault. I cannot wait to get back. Well done Fothergills!
Stephen Fletcher – 04/04/2011
A very good restaurant the food was of a very good quality and the staff where very good and took care of all our needs .
Anthony Broderick – 20/02/2011
I had never heard of Fothergills until I did some research and I have to say the place is great. The service was amazing and even the view added to the overall experience. Although my desert was not good, I have rated the food 9/10 as everyone elses courses were perfect. A great night (and great background music!)
Jodi Rippon – 27/11/2010
This is right opposite the statue of Robin Hood at Nottingham Castle so is a lovely setting, the food was really nice and slightly different choices on the menu compared to a lot of british menu's. The live band that was on in the downstairs bar were really good and made it a nice place to chill out and have a relaxing drink. I would recommend this for couple's wanting a nice evening out.
Nicola Ramsdale – 14/09/2010