The Roundhouse, Nottingham

I am generally very positive to old historical building finding extended life as a pub, but was slightly sceptical when having the Roundhouse initially described as I’ve experienced other quirky buildings where it just hasn’t worked. But happy to say I was impressed by this one. Yes it is more lounge bar than traditional pub, but the complete circular space has been utilised well and the available space is well arranged so that there are distinct and different areas as you go round the circle. The bar section has six real ale handpumps supporting regional brewery beers and there is space for vertical drinking, but as others have commented, it’s not really the place for that. Good beer selection and the Nutbrook Banter I tried was well kept.

A good all round pub this one, a very well run establishment with pleasant staff and a good range of well kept ales. I enjoyed the Grafton Brewery Encore, Beer Works Dr Mortons Rubrication and Copthorne Cossack. Pork pie was good but a bit on the small side for Northerners. Will spend longer next visit.

An interestingly circular building that once formed a part of the old Nottingham General Hospital and has the look of a wedding cake. The building is predominantly in undressed brick, but has string courses of both stone and moulded decoration. There is a patio area. The interior is of course a circular room. It is accessed via a staircase and is open-plan with some partitioning around a central table. The decor is white, wood panel and exposed brick walls, with a wood floor and a white and 'painted art ceiling' in sistine chapel mode - complete with cracks. Pencil drawings and other framed art also adorn the walls there are comfy full-backed chairs in which i expected to see Sherlock Holmes sipping a Paler's Poison. There was no TV that i saw and the music was general and quiet. The place did food, but i didn't eat so i can't comment on that. The service was very good and the clientele consisted of a few couples. Beer; usual tap stuff with Roundhouse Gold, Theakston's Black Bull Bitter, Burton Bridge Bitter, Dr Morton's Rabbit Punch, Full Mash Hummingbird and a decent Brewster's Cheval Mort MILD I notice that the place divides the opinions of the worthy regulars below. I don't like the interior, but the beer and service are fine and as it is tidy, i can loive with it. It is the kind of place more to go with Mrs Soup rather than mates.