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The Vat & Fiddle, Nottingham
Nottingham
NG2 1NB
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Reviews of The Vat & Fiddle (Average Rating: 8½ of 10) see review guidelines
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Delboy 20 left this review about The Vat & Fiddle
As described below, the brewery tap for the Castle Rock brewery. You really can't go wrong here with a choice of 13 beers. I made the mistake of not leaving much time before my train so I only tried one here but it was excellent. A must do for me if you are using the train station.
On 18th March 2019
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Mark Davey left this review about The Vat & Fiddle
17/01/18 Still the original and best brewery tap in Nottingham. However with 13+ brewery's in town, each with a tap, it better keep an eye on the competition. Always the first and last on a Nottingham crawl, it's the law.
02/04/13 Castle Rocks tap is as you would expect excellent. I often call in before a Nottingham Rugby home match at Meadow lane and stock up on decent beer and a cheese cob or two. Always a full selection of Rock brews and quite often a limited edition that do not make it into the main supply chain of the brewery. One of Nottingham's best pubs by far and well worth putting on any crawl of the city.
On 17th January 2018
- rating: 9
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Al Bundy left this review about The Vat & Fiddle
An excellent pub, especially if you like Castle Rock beers as its the brewery tap for the brewery behind. Its a 2 roomed pub with the main room L-shaped. There is another room to the left of the bar called The Goldings Room. 13 handpumps with the majority being Castle Rock beer. 3 of the pumps also had beers from Dukeries, Newby Wyke and Brewsters. A good place to start/finish a Nottingham pub crawl.
On 28th April 2017
- rating: 9
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Netherfield, 3.67 miles, 1 hr 10 min walk (show)
Beeston, 3.78 miles, 1 hr 12 min walk (show)
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- Accommodation : No last updated 14 November 2013 by Pub SignMan
- Bar Billiards : Yes last updated 12 November 2011 by David McNally
- Beer Garden : No last updated 18 July 2013 by Alan Winfield
- CAMRA Discount : Yes - CAMRA Voucher Scheme, 20p per pint, 10p per half - last updated 26 November 2020 by Tris C
- Car Park : No last updated 18 July 2013 by Alan Winfield
- Child Friendly : Yes - Until 21.00. - last updated 26 November 2020 by Tris C
- Darts : Yes last updated 14 November 2013 by Pub SignMan
- Dog Friendly : Yes last updated 26 November 2020 by Tris C
- Function Room : Yes last updated 26 November 2020 by Tris C
- Hot Food : Yes last updated 18 July 2013 by Alan Winfield
- Live Music : Yes last updated 14 November 2013 by Pub SignMan
- Micropub : No last updated 02 October 2015 by ROB Camra
- Pinball : No last updated 14 November 2013 by Pub SignMan
- Pool Table : No last updated 14 November 2013 by Pub SignMan
- Quiz Night : Yes last updated 14 November 2013 by Pub SignMan
- Real Ale : Yes - Castle Rock brewery tap. - last updated 26 November 2020 by Tris C
- Real Cider : Yes last updated 26 November 2020 by Tris C
- WiFi : Yes last updated 26 November 2020 by Tris C