Had quite a disappointing experience on a recent visit to Red’s in Nottingham after hearing many good things about the place. We booked a table and arrived on time but were left standing at the entrance for 10-15 minutes before anybody greeted us. There was another group stood at the front who had also been waiting some time, but to pay and leave, so alarm bells were already ringing. We were briefly told there was no brisket left that day (disappointing, but not the end of the world) en route to our table but they were replacing it with extra burnt ends which we were fine with. When at our table, we then waited another 10-15 minutes for somebody to take our order. When the food arrived the extra burnt ends promised were not present, and there were no staff around, so we had to get up and walk to the kitchen to ask for them. Food was ok but I’ve had better barbecue/smokehouse for less elsewhere. The place seemed pretty sparse and empty in terms of both customers and staff, so not sure if they are struggling a bit? Either way, expected a bit more for £60.

It was great, loved the taste of the food and service was great. The beef long rib is my favourite and the deep fried apple pie is so good. I don't like apple pies but the thought of this just made me want to try it and it was so good. The beef long rib was a very big portion and still soft inside. Only thing is he flavour was not fully there so you kind of have to dip it once you're past the bbq sauce on the outside. Service was great, it was busy but they managed to get us a table no wait.

Some staff were pushy because they wanted us out for 9pm as they were having a cleanup. In fact after we paid it got rather smokey in there and we were on the upper level... Food was ok but BBQ is about taste and not how much it's burnt. Sandwich I had was on a bun but was still nice. Good selection of sauces though.

I've visited once before some time ago and the experience wasn't the best, but I thought I'd give it another go. Whilst the service was great, the food was just 'fine'. I couldn't say there was anything spectacular happening with the flavours and it was just fairly normal and average. The belly pork that was part of my meal was 95% fat, which was a shame as that was one of the better tasting things on the tray (I'm aware belly pork is generally a fatty meat, but there was next to nothing on the piece). I think for the price and quantity, the food isn't spectacular or overly desirable. I probably won't be visiting again in the future. Nothing against the service, but the food and flavours need to see some changes.

We called in on a Sunday evening, unfortunately they had sold out of some of their dishes. It is a strange combination of a bar area, cooking area, and industrial looking seating areas. We ordered what we wanted from the remaining selection, drinks are limited to an ale, larger and cider. The food came out, it wasn't the hottest, we had selected 3 different dishes and 3 sides, which was just about enough for us. Be aware the sauce on the table, one is extremely hot and spicy. It would be nice to try again when we knew everything was available.

Good ish place to have a bbq, they have a good variety of cuts, some of them absolutely delicious and juicy, but some of them can be very dry and chewy like the beef brisket and the chicken wings. Another down thing is that the place is so smoky, all that smoke will get impregnated into your skin, hair and clothes. I never saw the aircon on and in the hot days is terrible warm, so warm as last time we couldn't even finish the meal. Overall is ok to try it from time to time.

Nice food, good portion sizes, cocktails are a good price and you get your moneys worth. Staff were all great, but it was very cold so we had to eat with coats on, and toilets could deffinelty use some looking after... no toilet seat and over flowing.

4.4 is definitely overrated. If you've been to the US or have done some traveling around, you'd know the food there were just mediocre, and comes nothing close to good ones. Had the brisket and feasting plate for 2, most of the meat (wings, ribs, brisket, etc) were dry and cold. I was so excited to have the brisket but it was surely a disappointment and small portion too, 4 thin slices to be exact. The waitress spilled my husband's beer and said she'll being a new one, witness by the manager as he wiped the table for us however nobody shows up with our beer either. Meh ~ not impressed

XXXL wings are huge, recommend the Buffalo and Blue sauce! Very nice Pit Burger gives you a good range of meats on the menu. Mac and Cheese is super sticky and tasty. Always remember to add the extra table sauces to your food. Service was good, and quick. I don’t like the hard wooden chairs, but that’s the fashion in a lot of restaurants.

Couldn't have faulted our entire visit!! Other than the fact we left feeling sick from full tummies 😂 Arrived on opening and was welcomed by a very kind guy who gave us seats at the top of the seating area, we were tended to thoroughly. Starters and crackling were fantastic, mains were to die for (I don't suggest getting starters, you'll pop! 😂) and altho some drinks were out of stock, I still enjoyed my watermelon cocktail 🥺 the vibe overall was amazing and such a banging playlist 😱 New staff did an amazing job despite the pressures and me being picky, so thanks for that 😄 Thanks overall for a fab time Red's!

Booked here really enjoyed the food, was expensive but worth it, we did wait for a long time to get drinks once ordered, however we did not have to wait to long for food after ordering which was nice, the flavours was lovely and I like the sauces on the tables different ones to try. I would recommend trying this if you have not already done so. I will go again.

It's was ok. When we got there we waited a while to order drinks. They came back and took our food order and offered us drinks again.. even though the first ones hadn't come yet. We saw 2 couples come and go as they had to wait to long before being seen to (and it wasn't that busy either) the food was quite tasty, loved the flavours, Food also came quickly. My partner's ribs was lovely, the brisket was quite dry and not moist, sadly didn't pull apart. And the buffalo wings to start was basically dry cooked wings with a drizzle of sauce which was a little disappointing as we love them saucy. And the crackling is just fatty not much crunch. We LOVE American BBQ, this didn't live up to that. Food could use a little work but mostly they need a little front of house management here... The staff seemed stressed and poorly managed meaning there being disrespected by customers (which was sad to see as they seemed lovely) but direction is needed to support the staff. I couldn't tell if there was a manager there as no one stood out as being helpful to the staff.

Amazing staff, we were served by a new starter Seb who was so helpful and made sure we were always happy. The food was really good and very tasty!!! We will definitely be returning, thank you for a lovely meal.

Ridiculously good food, reasonably priced and their hot sauces are to die for. It's been months since I've been as I'm not local to Nottingham but there's not a week that goes by where I don't wish I could revisit. Staff were really friendly and polite too!