Hoveringham, Nottinghamshire · 25 minutes from Nottingham
A proper gastropub, worth the drive from Nottingham
Book a TableIn the Trent Valley, 25 minutes from Nottingham
The Reindeer sits on the main street of Hoveringham, a village in the Trent Valley between Nottingham and Newark. The A612 takes you straight there from the city. No motorway, no roundabout retail parks. Just the river valley opening out into countryside.
The terrace is at the back, looking directly onto the village cricket ground. It is the kind of view that is increasingly rare within easy reach of a city, and it is the reason people come back.
Directions and parking- From Nottingham city centre
- 25 minutes via A612
- From Newark
- 20 minutes via A612
- From Southwell
- 10 minutes
- Parking
- On site and roadside, free
- Address
- Main Street, Hoveringham, NG14 7JR
A pub with a kitchen that takes food seriously
The difference between a gastropub and a pub that does food is the kitchen. The Reindeer is run by Billy Mantle, a professional chef who spent years cooking in serious restaurant kitchens before taking on this pub.
The suppliers are named on the menu because they earn it. Beef from Dunwood Farms in Staffordshire. Chicken from Packington Farms. The menu changes around the season and around what is worth cooking, not around what is convenient to stock.
More about Billy and the kitchenThe Reindeer exists for one reason: to serve the very best produce we can get our hands on. Great ingredients have a story behind them: the people who raise them, grow them and care for them. Our responsibility is to honour that work by cooking with skill, restraint and attention to detail.
Simple in principle. Uncompromising in execution.
Billy Mantle
What you will eat at The Reindeer
The à la carte changes regularly. Expect seasonal British cooking with the kind of technique that comes from a kitchen that has cooked at a high level. Precise and considered, not elaborate for its own sake.
Sunday is its own thing. The Sunday roast runs every week from 12 to 6, and it is the meal the pub was built around. Dry-aged beef, pork belly, corn-fed chicken, roast potatoes, seasonal vegetables, Yorkshire pudding and gravy. Two courses £33. Three courses £39.
The terrace also runs SHIO, a separate Asian street food concept from the same kitchen, Thursday to Sunday. Korean fried chicken, glazed skewers, seasonal specials. Eat outside, drink in the sun.
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Questions about The Reindeer Hoveringham
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The Reindeer is run by Billy Mantle, a professional chef with serious restaurant experience. The kitchen sources from named producers and changes the menu around what is best in season, not what is most convenient to stock. It is a pub first. You can come in for a drink without eating, but the food is the same standard you would expect from a standalone restaurant.
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Approximately 25 minutes from Nottingham city centre by car, via the A612 through the Trent Valley. The pub is in the village of Hoveringham, NG14 7JR. Free parking on site and roadside.
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Booking is recommended at weekends and for Sunday lunch, which is the busiest service of the week. Walk-ins are welcome at the bar at any time.
Book a table online or call 0115 934 6071.
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Yes. The terrace overlooks the village cricket ground and is open in good weather. It also hosts SHIO, a separate Asian street food concept from the same kitchen, Thursday to Sunday. No booking needed for SHIO. Walk up and order.
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Dogs are welcome in the bar. Not permitted in the dining room or on the terrace during food service. Mention it when booking and we will find the right spot.
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- Mon & Tue
- Bar 4–9pm
- Wed & Thu
- Bar 12–10pm · Kitchen 12–3 & 5–9pm
- Fri & Sat
- Bar 12–11pm · Kitchen 12–3 & 5–9pm
- Sun
- Bar 12–10pm · Kitchen 12–6pm