
The Joseph Else
Quick info
About The Joseph Else
The Joseph Else is a pub in Nottingham at 11-12 S Parade, with seating on two floors and upstairs windows that look over Market Square. The pub takes its name from a local sculptor and serves real ales alongside a comfort-food menu. Breakfast covers bacon, sausages, egg and beans, and pancakes with bacon and maple sit on the same menu as burgers and jacket potatoes. Wednesdays bring a Wetherspoons pizza deal that includes a free drink, and a Tuesday Club offer runs as well. Orders can be placed at the bar or through the app.
Good to know
- ParkingUsually difficult to find a space
- AccessibilityWheelchair: entrance, restroom
Reviews
What reviewers say
Reviewers most often mention wednesday pizza deal, cold breakfast plate, upstairs seating with square views and buffalo chicken burger.
What reviewers say
Reviewers most often mention wednesday pizza deal, cold breakfast plate, upstairs seating with square views and buffalo chicken burger.
Customer Review Summary
Reviewers come mainly for cheap, familiar pub food, with the Wednesday pizza deal and Tuesday Club burgers as the named bargains, and one diner praises spicy veggie nuggets with chips and veggie sausages with mash, peas and gravy. Close behind is the layout. Upstairs and downstairs areas mean space to sit, the upstairs windows look onto Market Square, and a few call it a laid back spot for a group starting a night out. The complaints are recurring and specific. Several say food arrived cold, from a breakfast with barely cooked bacon, a rubbery egg and unheated beans to watery beans and a tepid plate elsewhere. Two reviewers mention a smell of urine in the building, and one describes tables and cutlery that looked uncleaned. A pancake order with a single strip of bacon, an overly crispy buffalo chicken burger, a slow app order and a broken upstairs coffee machine also come up. Staff earn credit for sorting out an order mixup, and one table was told how to add a forgotten curry sauce for free.
Customer Review Summary
Reviewers come mainly for cheap, familiar pub food, with the Wednesday pizza deal and Tuesday Club burgers as the named bargains, and one diner praises spicy veggie nuggets with chips and veggie sausages with mash, peas and gravy. Close behind is the layout. Upstairs and downstairs areas mean space to sit, the upstairs windows look onto Market Square, and a few call it a laid back spot for a group starting a night out. The complaints are recurring and specific. Several say food arrived cold, from a breakfast with barely cooked bacon, a rubbery egg and unheated beans to watery beans and a tepid plate elsewhere. Two reviewers mention a smell of urine in the building, and one describes tables and cutlery that looked uncleaned. A pancake order with a single strip of bacon, an overly crispy buffalo chicken burger, a slow app order and a broken upstairs coffee machine also come up. Staff earn credit for sorting out an order mixup, and one table was told how to add a forgotten curry sauce for free.
Featured reviews
- Google user
“The food was tasty, the portion sizes were good, and it felt like great value for money. The seating area was simple yet aesthetic, making it a cozy spot to relax, read, or catch up with friends ☕✨”
- Google user
“Terrible breakfast. Came very cold and bacon looked like it had been cooked for all of 15 seconds. Sausages extremely poor tasting. Egg was like rubber. Beans straight out the can without being warmed up. Plate was cold. I know its cheap at £7 but even at that you expect some sort of standard. Wouldn't recommend.”
- Google user
“Popped in for food before we went to the Castle beer festival. Got a table up stairs, which was good because downstairs stank of urine at the bar. Service at the bar upstairs the first time was quick and good, we used the app the second time and it tuck ages. Food was ok, a little cold and the beans where not the best, tastless and watery!”
- Google user
“Went for Tuesday Club. Gourmet Burgers? Buffalo chicken burger was fried to an inch of it's life.Let's just say very crispy. The Empire State,was a right state. Gourmet jacket potato? It is what it is,cheap. Not our choice of venue,but family chose.”
- Google user
“Sully / harry / Lewis were very helpful today after a mixup. Pictured is the spicy veggie nuggets with chips and veggie sausages, mash, peas and gravy. Yummy 😋”
Highlights
“Named after a local sculptor, this huge, modern chain pub offers budget comfort food and real ales.”
- Great beer selection
- Great wine list
- Sports
- Popular for solo dining
Amenities
- Wheelchair accessible entrance
- Dine-in
- Food at bar
- Casual
- Onsite services
- Beer
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- Food
- Sports
- Solo dining
- Restroom
- Usually difficult to find a space
- Offerings· 4
- Alcohol
- Cocktails
- Hard liquor
- Wine
- Dining options· 1
- Table service
- Highlights· 2
- Great beer selection
- Great wine list
- Crowd· 2
- Groups
- Tourists
- Accessibility· 1
- Wheelchair accessible restroom
Location
Bars near The Joseph Else
- The Roebuck Inn - JD Wetherspoon4.14,9940.1 mi£10–20Wheelchair accessibleOutdoor seating
sticky korean chicken, english breakfast, black pudding and hash browns
- Tropichol - Tiki Bar4.95430.1 mi
pandan piña colada, birria tacos, zombie cocktail
- Waters Edge3.92,8570.9 miWheelchair accessible
burgers, play park, canal views
| Place | Rating | Distance | Price | Mentioned in reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Joseph ElseWheelchair accessible | 3.84,795 | — | £10–20 | wednesday pizza deal, cold breakfast plate, upstairs seating with square views |
| The Roebuck Inn - JD WetherspoonWheelchair accessible · Outdoor seating | 4.14,994 | 0.1 mi | £10–20 | sticky korean chicken, english breakfast, black pudding and hash browns |
| Tropichol - Tiki Bar | 4.9543 | 0.1 mi | — | pandan piña colada, birria tacos, zombie cocktail |
| Waters EdgeWheelchair accessible | 3.92,857 | 0.9 mi | — | burgers, play park, canal views |
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