The Observatory - Carta

Ilkeston has many things. Most of them are pubs. Just a normal Wetherspoons cheap and cheerful with the occasional book of vouchers dropping through the...

Good place to go for food, very nice chain and a very clean pub! Wide range of choice on the menu, suitable for kids,..some gluten free foods and vegetarian!

I ate at this pub for a family birthday meal and we really enjoyed our food .the waiter we had,Emily ,was lovely and made sure we had everything we needed ,we will be visiting again for our next celebration! Ver carta

Ordered an ultimate burger plus maple cured bacon and cheese groom the new menu. Behold! 100 wetherspoons version of a big mac complete with gherkin. Better meat and bigger, more everything. Add chips and a drink and you are sorted. Neuter than macs!

Great choice of real ales as always. I like to try some of the guest ales and they are always kept well. Late afternoon there is always a nice relaxed buzzing atmosphere. As with all Spoons pubs, the prices are great value. Some of the bar staff could be more welcoming, except Jay who always acknowledges customers and is happy to have a word while he is serving. He should be in charge!

The Observatory is normally a really nice pub. The staff (most of them) make you feel welcome. Recently, I’ve felt fairly unwelcome going into The Observatory as a result of a new member of staff I’m unsure of their name dark hair, long beard. He seems to be more interested in looking at his phone and berating his colleagues than serving customers. When he does eventually serve, he’s extremely rude and arrogant. Other than this one member of staff, The Observatory is a very nice pub. Ver carta

Visited with friends who we had not seen for too long other than via FaceTime due to the distance between where we live and to covid and we wanted somewhere to sit, have a drink and catch up. This pub met the needs and we spent a happy period of time just catching up. The place was relatively busy with a changing clientele and service from the male bartenders was good. However, the women behind the bar was something different. It appears she didn’t want to be there and didn’t want any customers to be there either. It was a typical town centre pub, not flash but there to serve beer at a price which for us, was what we wanted. We might have caught the women on a bad day, but previous reviews s...

I wrote a review for The Observatory back in October, mentioning a specific member of staff who made (makes) visits to the usually perfect Wetherspoons pub pretty uncomfortable. After leaving my initial review, the attitude of this member of staff seemed to have improved on a return visit, however... On returning to The Observatory again, with some friends, it seems that we've returned to the usual poor attitude for this member of staff. Visibly unhappy to be there, doesn't want to serve customers, just wants to stand on their phone literally walking off when people go to the bar, as opposed to serving. The past couple of times I've been to The Observatory, it has usually closed earlier than...

We used to be regulars in the Observatory when we lived in Ilkeston 10 years ago, so thought we'd give it a go. First impressions was rather grubby with unwiped tables and a stained rumpled Wetherspoons magazine stuck to the table. We ordered our food and waited approximately 30 mins for it. Fair enough, it was busy. I ordered a veggie pizza and hubby a mixed grill with salad rather than the usual trimmings, as he isn't eating carbs. He also got a side of chicken wings, after checking they weren't breaded. Food arrived after about 30 mins. Hubby was confused that peas were still on the plate and that the salad was in a side bowl, as peas are carbs. We were also confused about the chicken win... Ver carta