The Cross Keys offers a fantastic range of quality beers and wines, including 7 hand-pulled real ales. Our food menu is essentially British-based with an extensive breakfast selection as well as lightbites and pub snacks. We are a quintessential British pub, offering a very warm welcome, cosy, comfortable surroundings and good conversation.

Seven hand-pulled cask ales and a strong selection of craft beers and keg products. The mainstay of this is from Navigation Brewery. Cider drinkers will be happy (aren't they always) with some mainstream brands on draught and a small range of real ciders plus premium, cold lagers draught lagers and bottled continental beers.

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Billy Wragg

Dec 21, 2021

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What a stunning pub , traditional but clean, warm great beer, amazing food and excellent friendly service, well worth a visit.

Becka Goode

Dec 11, 2021

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Came here for a group Christmas meal in their upstairs room. Tiny stairwell to access and the room was so poorly lit we could barely see each other round the table. Needs much better lighting to host for food upstairs.
The Christmas meal was below average. Soup was good, any vegan option was very basic and something you could cook yourself at home, tiny portion of Christmas pudding for dessert, barely even a slice. Other people's food: chewy pork crackling rather than how it should be! Pretentious looking salmon starter. Below average food for the price!
Overall not impressed and wouldn't recommend

Sean Pagel

Nov 19, 2021

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Stopped in to Nottingham on tour and needed a 'Sunday roast' fix. I went with two of our party to the Cross Keys and had the most amazing Sunday lunch. Between us we had roast chicken, roast beef and pig belly. Proper home-cooked roast dinner! Brilliant.

Kay Sabyn

Nov 15, 2021

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Best pub around Notts!… the staff are lovely and can’t do enough for you!… Sam, the manager is fantastic too. Great value and the food is gorgeous!!!… proud to call it my local 🖤🖤🖤

James Scheffler

Nov 14, 2021

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I don't know the typical clientele here, tonight there were lots of gents and beer drinking. Should have realized this wasn't a good pub for food. The good: Beer was great, staff kind and helpful to myself and family, gave our dog a water bowl. The Bad: food was rubbish. We had 4 different plates: fish and chips, worst I've ever had unfortunately. I hate leaving food on my plate, couldn't finish the fish, Chips were undercooked and soggy, mushy peas seemed old. Burger didn't taste good, veggie burger maybe took two bites before pushing it aside. My wife complained and only got a slight shoulder

Chris Bignell

Nov 12, 2021

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A wonderfully run pub.It’s been a bit of a godsend as I’ve been working away from home for the last few weeks.
Lili and the team are fantastic, and I’d recommend the Cross Keys to anyone who’s new to Nottingham.

Craig Sweeting

Nov 10, 2021

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A great selection of drinks and very friendly service. On Sunday there's a choice of Roast dinners, wraps and a specials board for those that prefer something other than roasts.
Dinners are £15 so not too expensive. Be sure to book in advance.

Michael Nangle

Oct 15, 2021

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Visited this afternoon on a whim. Although very busy we were made welcome by all of the team of staff, seated whilst waiting for a table to eat. Service and food superb.
Never disappointed. Highly recommended.

Luis Paz Escobar

Oct 09, 2021

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Lovely place to have a drink. It has a very friendly atmosphere, staff is really lovely and friendly. I felt welcomed and I enjoyed my Guinness that was poured with lots of care. I must say is one of the best I have tasted lately. I have to come back!!!

Ken Hood

Sep 13, 2021

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Pleasant enough pub, traditional look with plenty of seating inside and out. Food served which is good and well priced. The toilets could do with some work, strong unpleasant smells in the gent's.

Donna Crowder

Sep 06, 2021

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Came on Friday night and had a brilliant time, all the staff were extremely friendly and welcoming. atmosphere was brilliant and the place was well kept. thanks for a great night guys and we will be back soon

Sarah Antoinette Ball

Aug 15, 2020

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Real proper traditional Nottingham pub. Great selection of draught beers and lagers including selection from local Nottingham brewery Navigation. Busy but still able to get a table. Great location just by the tram stop so great place to meet at the beginning of a night out or last drink before you get the bus or tram home. Lovely decor. Menu with selection of dishes but not sure what time they are served.

Nigel Sarsfield

Sep 06, 2019

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Nice pub. Very laid back atmosphere. Great local beers from the Navigation brewery. Good choice of food at reasonable prices. Friendly staff.

Paul Devivo

Jan 01, 2019

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Very nice traditional pub. It felt good to go somewhere so well run, comfortable and that actually felt like a real public house! Fantastic home cooked food, a few meal deal evenings. All round it was a very nice unexpected surprise.... A proper good change from cardboard cloned chain pubs!