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Victoria Hotel, Nottingham
Beeston
Postal town: Nottingham
NG9 1JG
Reviews (Current Rating Average: 8½ of 10) see review guidelines
Quinno _ left this review about Victoria Hotel
Smashing old place on the CAMRA Inventory (**) and the closest pub to the train station as well (though it’s a circuitous backstreet route if the platform gate is locked). Tap room is on the right off the entry porch. Left are the busier daytime rooms which are more food-focused. There are working brass taps on the bar with running water. Daily papers and proper fires to settle yourself in for session. A set of nine ales though relatively samey in style, I didn't see anything dark. My Blue Monkey BG Sips was lively enough (NBSS 3.5) and a Shipstone Gold later on before the train was par (3). Also a selection of continental draft and plus cider and perry to have a go at. Very nice place, probably the second best in show that day in Beeston. A shame there wasn’t a dark ale there, otherwise I’d have definitely settled on a full 9. As it is, 8.5.
On 27th March 2026
- rating: 8
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Moby Duck left this review about The Victoria Hotel
A fine looking and somewhat imposing red bricked late Victorian pub. There are several rooms inside worthy of investigation. There were some eight or nine cask beers available in a range of styles, I plumped for Burton Bridge Stairway To Heaven which was in good form. There are a lot of good pubs in Beeston and this one belongs near the top of the list.
On 13th January 2025
- rating: 8
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Danny O'Revey left this review about The Victoria Hotel
Old fashioned looking brick building from the outside, on the back of the station platform. Inside its beautifully restored, different areas, interesting menu and good choice of beers. Well worth a visit
On 1st July 2024
- rating: 8
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Graham Coombs left this review about The Victoria Hotel
An absolutely splendid red brick Victorian pub, excellently restored, well-decorated and with a series of rooms stretching tardis-like into the structures in the garden. The range of well-kept ales is excellent and this is definitely a must-do. The staff are also very friendly and the barmaid happily fetched me a beer from the cellar where the handpump line was awaiting cleaning. Note that the gate to the station platform is in use again and unlocked during opening hours.
On 1st October 2023
- rating: 8
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Old Boots left this review about The Victoria Hotel
A grand if slightly industrial looking Victorian building, possibly built to cash in on railway trade by Ind Coope in 1899 as it’s next to the pretty railway station (Midland Railway 1847) and sadly with a locked unusable access gate to platform 1 (Nottingham bound). Due to the plague I was exiled to a permanent marquee in the backyard, busy with their preferred clientele of diners it was a while to get a beer ordered. Doubly upsetting as the interior could have been well worth seeing (see the WhatPub description as well as those below). Seven casks on offer from localish breweries, Salopian and Kirkstall among the guests with Ilkley, Shipstones and Stanscil bringing up the rear ; Full Mash and Castle Rock appear to be the regulars. Fortunately the beer list was prominent and in several places, the beer quality good and the marquee was heated so not too unpleasant on a chilly late September afternoon. Benefits from an outside Gents.
On 29th September 2020
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E TA left this review about The Victoria Hotel
A grand red-brick Victorian hotel, described by Aqualung and Alex, below, originally an Inde Coope inn as evinced by two foundation stones by the front door. There is a small car park in the former yard behind, and limited parking at the front. The large bar room at one end is reserved for restaurant diners, while the other 3 bars are mainly laid to table. The high ceilings, wooden floors and brick fireplaces give it a very distinctive feel, homely yet grand. It is architecturally pleasing. The clientele were a cross-section, mainly locals and ale drinkers, while the staff were pleasant and knowledgeable. Live music is advertised, but none was on when we visited. Five ales on draft, I had Castle Rock's Harvest Pale Ale, which was in excellent condition. I wish I could have tried all the beers, but I'll certainly be back to do that before too long.
On 16th March 2017
- rating: 8
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Aqualung . left this review about The Victoria Hotel
The Victoria is a grand old red brick building that must surely have been built as a station hotel even though direct access between the Northbound platform and the pub garden is via a gate mentioned below or a footbridge for the other platform.
I went in the room on the right which is a square room with a tiled floor, benches, tables & stools and had a roaring fire.
The five hand pumps here had Everard's Tiger, Burton Bridge Bitter, Blue Monkey Ape Ale, Hop Studio Barolo and Adnam's Ghost Ship. I went for the Ape Ale (£3.70) which was excellent.
This is a fine old pub that has been well restored and is highly recommended. I didn't have as much time as I would have liked here so it's a strong 9.
On 6th February 2017
- rating: 9
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Alex Conway left this review about The Victoria Hotel
The Victoria is a large pub located directly next to Beeston train station and is house in a very impressive old building that had been derelict for a long time. Thankfully it has been wonderfully altered into one of the premier real ale destinations in Nottingham. As you enter there are rooms to the left and right that are divided by a wall and served at the back from a long bar that runs the entire with of both rooms. Further on from the left room is a dining are for the home cooked food that is served daily, there is no menu because the food is made on a daily basis and is taken out once it has ran out giving a great variety every time and is of really good quality. There is a fantastic selection of real ales available and beer quality is always spot on and unlike some pubs have a vigorous checks and balances system to monitor every beer to make sure it is never kept in too ling. On my last visit there was : Castle Rocks Harvest Pale (£3.10) Fullers London Pride (£3.30) Everards Tiger (£3.30) Holdens Black Country Bitter (£3.20) Caythorpe One Swallow (£3.10) Burton Bridge Golden Delicious (£3.20) Lancaster Southern hemisphere Hopped Ale (£3.20) Full Mash Séance (£3.20) Hop Back Citra (£3.20) Scribblers One Brew Over The Cookoos Nest (£3.60) Welbeck Abbey Nightingale (£3.70) Caythorpe Dark Gem (£3.10) and daleside Stout (£3.30). a fantastic range and the few we tried were all great, open fires and a terrific beer garden that hosts live music, a proper destination pub that I urge anyone to seek out.
On 7th December 2016
- rating: 9
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Mark Davey left this review about The Victoria Hotel
Still a 9. Nothing has changed at the Vic for a very long time except that the gate to platform 1 of Beeston station is now unlocked and you can get direct access to the beer garden and pub beyond. The rise of some fine drinking establishments in Beeston has not diluted the popularity of the Vic and it still gets very busy. An excellent first and last stop if you do a rail trip to Beeston, which I strongly recommend, given that there are now at least 7 decent real ale pubs in the town, a good Spoons and a new micro, soon to be joined by a second.
On 31st October 2016
- rating: 9
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Just a quick pint, then I'm off left this review about The Victoria Hotel
Substantial former hotel, now a Hands On pub, near the railway station but somewhat hidden away in a side street. Rather austere brick facade, and very traditional interior with two bars, Smoke Room and dining room beyond. Beer garden to the rear, with a large marquee and another small servery with two further handpumps dispensing a cider and a perry. First rate selection of real ales from five handpumps on each counter, including Henrietta from Welbeck Abbey (£3.00).
On 26th April 2015
- rating: 8
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