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Varsity

Restaurant Bar Breakfast restaurant Pub

👍 The food was good. Ordered chicken wings , chicken burger , chicken pizza. The names in the menu card might b different but these were the items .. Staffs were friendly and gave us a good service. The delivery time was also less. Overall it was a nice experience. The second time I visited I had a su... People often mention good, staff, time, service, chicken, menu, tasty, burger, nice, water,


Address

Gibbet Hill Rd, Coventry CV4 7AJ, United Kingdom

Website

www.greatukpubs.co.uk

Contact

+44 24 7669 5998

Price rating

$$ $$

Rating on Google Maps

3.90 (1.5K reviews)

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Featured Reviews


Frequently mentioned in reviews: good (13) staff (10) time (9) service (8) chicken (7) menu (7) tasty (7) burger (6) nice (6) water (6)
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  • 4/5 Adarsh r. 2 years ago on Google • 89 reviews
    The food was good. Ordered chicken wings , chicken burger , chicken pizza. The names in the menu card might b different but these were the items .. Staffs were friendly and gave us a good service. The delivery time was also less. Overall it was a nice experience. The second time I visited I had a sub and a mix platter... The mix platter was worth the price and the sub was also huge... Stomach filling and worth for money . Enjoy eating 😋
    4 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Dave H. 2 years ago on Google • 317 reviews
    Lovely lunch at the Varsity with friends reasonable inexpensive menu. Pleasant surroundings Christmas beer on tap was tasty. Sadly steak and ale pie was off but the tikka masala was great. Overall an enjoyable visit. Pay £2 to park ask for voucher at the bar to ensure free parking.

  • 2/5 Giles Polglase (. 1 year ago on Google
    #Positives# Nice pub, busy with students and staff from the University. Good selection of beers, wines and spirits. The menu looks great, but didn't eat this time. #Negatives# It was busy with an orderly queue waiting to be served at the bar. Unfortunately, one of the bar staff offered preferential treatment to a customer, who appeared at the side of the bar, much to the annoyance of those waiting patiently. Please don't do this Varsity! You would have scored higher otherwise.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Toby H. 4 years ago on Google • 222 reviews
    Went here for some food with my wife and daughter. We were visiting her at uni. Decided to give this place a go. I did book a table but we were late which was not a problem. The pub has a nice feel. Cosy and warm. Ordered some drinks at the bar and found our table. We ordered the Nacho's for starter. My wife and daughter had the chicken burger and I went for the Lasagne. The Nacho's arrived in about 10 mins. Very tasty. It did look like it had just been slapped in the bowl but like I said was acceptable.. Our mains arrived about 10 mins later. Very impressed for the price. All food was hot and tasty. The lasagne I think was home made. Not frozen which is often the case. Had the Brook pie and the chocolate fudge cake. Again very good. The staff were polite and very helpful. Made for a very nice dinning experience. Will definitely be going again. Thanks guys.

  • 4/5 Chee Wei L. 5 months ago on Google • 22 reviews
    Reasonably priced pub with good food to share like a BBQ chicken wings platter enough for 3 person. Price range indicated is only for food as I did not order drinks and settled for ice water provided free.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Mitesh P. 2 years ago on Google
    Great time popping out here with the family for lunch. Sat outside in the sun and ordered the food via the app. No problems with it at all and the service was swift. Food was well presented and tasted really nice. I had the triple chicken combo (can't remember actual name) with Frank's Hot Sauce which was tasty. On a side note my wife had the plant double burger of which she was very pleased with. So much so she wants to go back, so it must've been good. Couldn't really find a fault for anything on my visit and will be returning in the near future
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Leon H. 1 year ago on Google
    Food was pretty good and worth the price. Nice atmosphere and close to the university campus, so a convenient option for a quick bite. Will probably come back. A friend of mine, however, was not satisfied with her meal…
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Allan H. 1 year ago on Google
    Christmas lunch was pretty tasty. Service not bad. Better than it has been in the past.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Sharon S. 2 years ago on Google • 83 reviews
    Shame there aren't more gf options on the food menu, like the sausages, but what we had was excellent. Great service, lovely and spacious. Will definitely come again.

  • 1/5 Alastair S. 3 months ago on Google • 61 reviews New
    Really poor. This place used to have a half decent selection of drinks and you got the sense there was a manager that was invested in doing something beyond selling drinks and food. Very much not the case anymore. Staff seemed largely disinterested and pretty hatful of customers as they shouted at paying patrons to “get out of the way” and on one occasion “just sit down”. It would be useful for them to be reminded they work in a pub not a restaurant, and that there are other ways to pass standing drinkers to deliver food. A further option might be opening one of the needlessly closed walkways between the two rooms. Hugely unimpressed with the slip from enjoyably decent, to a chain I’d rather avoid.

  • 5/5 IAN P. 4 months ago on Google • 47 reviews
    Impromptu visit during storm Babet to miss weather and traffic. Staff were friendly and helpful, food was excellent and a nice relaxing atmosphere. Will visit again. Note parking is free with a voucher from the pub.

  • 1/5 Brown T. 4 months ago on Google • 3 reviews
    Rude service that doesn’t allow people bring their own drink to the restaurant. I can’t imagine that in our campus, they can say such a word disturbing personal freedom. It is the people’s own right to bring what they would like to bring. Last time, the lady didn’t allow me to have a bottle, this time the male waiter didn’t allow me to have my own drink here. For the reply, I just want tell you it is my freedom!

  • 5/5 Matthew D. 1 year ago on Google
    Good pub food with very friendly and accommodating bar staff that made us feel welcome. Great find and so ideal for students at the uni. Atmosphere is very relaxed and all a out having a good, social time. Looking forward to many more visits :D

  • 2/5 Marco 1 year ago on Google
    Good beer (real ale) but decidedly average food. My cheese and bacon burger was a small sad affair with a tiny piece of soggy bacon in place of the crispy portion as described on the menu, some very dry and cold skinny fries on the side. Nothing about the other meals for the rest of the family has me thinking I’ll ever be back. I know times are hard for publicans but you wonder why this doesn’t make them try harder and do basic things well.

  • 5/5 Aziz Al T. 1 year ago on Google
    I have tried their checkin burger and it was crispy and very tasty. They deserve the 5 stars.

  • 5/5 Levi L. 1 year ago on Google
    10/10 pub. So stunning inside and the staff are lovely. Chane served us and she was so lovely. She helped us with our drinks and food and I couldn’t fault her. Patrick and Laura are beautiful chefs and the food was perfect. No faults at all. Would recommend this pub 100%

  • 5/5 Beata S. 10 months ago on Google
    Spacious, family friendly pub with delicious food for reasonable price

  • 2/5 Liam H. 9 months ago on Google
    Visited on a Saturday afternoon I went to order food and told most of the items were off the menu as the grill wasn’t working. The people working behind the bar seemed more interested in talking to each other rather than taking the order. Ended up ordering the lasagna, small portion size and not worth the price. Won’t be visiting again.

  • 5/5 Marc R. 3 months ago on Google New
    Great fun place with good staff. Was there for an get together and some food. Have a great time with friends and staff.

  • 3/5 Bob D. 9 months ago on Google
    Was a really good place, but was slightly let down by inattentive staff. When they caught your attention though they were great. Shame about the food. Though tasty, the portion sizes, for a university local, were a bit mean for the cost. Looked like a student oriented bar, so I would have thought bigger portions for the money. All in all a nice place. Good beer and good tasting food with good staff.

  • 5/5 Elliot _. 2 years ago on Google
    I didnt know this place existed at first, but my family and I went here this evening. Varsity has incredible burger combos such as mac and cheese, on a double stack of either beef or chicken, each are served with chips and salad. I cant wait to try more of the menu The staff were very polite and service was extremely fast, food came within 15 minutes of ordering. Environment was very relaxed with light chatter even on a Saturday night. I thoroughly enjoyed my meal as did my family, will 100% be coming back.

  • 2/5 a x. 3 months ago on Google • 2 reviews New
    Food was good. Woman with short brown hair (who also has another bad review) has an awful attitude. Zero customer service skills, spoke very rudely and snappy like we forced her to work there. Ruined the visit as me and all my other friends were just talking about how rude she is the whole time.

  • 1/5 Raushan Y. 2 months ago on Google • 2 reviews New
    Food was good, portions are big enough. However the service is awful, especially tall bald man who was standing at bar, probably the “manager” of this pub. We came to have a dinner with 1.5 years old son and my husband. It is January outside and cold. I asked at the bar for warm tap water for baby, but this man stopped waitress when she wanted to give the water to me and whispered smth. After that she said that i have to pay for hot water 0.10£ and poured me 1/3 of cup of hot water. I spent almost 50£ for dinner in less than 1h of staying in bar and you charge for a glass of warm tap water for the baby?! That’s insane. Also he was keep telling “in this country you have to say…”. I just dont want to comment this….. The awful service. It is better to change that arrogant man.


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Amenities


  • Pets
    • ✓️ Dogs allowed
  • Parking
    • ✓️ Free parking lot
    • ✓️ Plenty of parking
  • Payments
    • ✓️ Debit cards
    • ✓️ Credit cards
    • ✓️ NFC mobile payments
  • Offerings
    • ✓️ Beer
    • ✓️ Food
    • ✓️ Wine
    • ✓️ Alcohol
    • ✓️ Spirits
    • ✓️ Cocktails
    • ✓️ Food at bar
  • Accessibility
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible toilet
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible seating
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible car park
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible entrance
  • Dining options
    • ✓️ Seating
  • Service options
    • ✓️ Dine-in
    • ✗ Delivery
    • ✗ Takeaway
    • ✓️ Outdoor seating

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