Spokes in Nottingham

Quite underwhelmed.During the summer, upon hearing great things about this place, I went with my partner and daughter and arrived just after opening time. We walked in and the only other people there were staff. We were looked at and then ignored, not by one member of staff but 2... on separate occasions, minutes apart. We didn't know if we should seat ourselves or wait... so we waited a good few minutes then decided we should seat ourselves. We were making obvious noises to draw attention to ourselves, but it attracted no glances. We looked at a menu, but it didn't seem to have much choice. Still hoping that a member of staff would come over, we waited. We also watched them having in depth conversation and a laugh with each other. After no attempt was made by the staff to engage with ourselves, we decided to leave.I'm not sure I want to go back and try again.

Waited 1 h for a meal, staff delivered our table's food to other customers, they seemed completely confused and disorganised as to who had ordered what. In fairness they gave us a full refund, otherwise it would have been a one star rating

I want into Spokes on a Saturday morning and despite seeing two female members of staff at the back of the cafe I was ignored. They continued to chat to each other then went out of view. Some minutes later a man came out of the back and seemed surprised to see me but he quickly dealt with my order. Good coffee but no cakes or pastries. I will go the Nottingham University main site in future or Starbucks on Triumph Road.

Food very average, in some cases, poor. Restaurant is badly laid out making the quest for breakfast a disjointed affair. Staff are good hearted but poorly trained. With a bit of joined up thinking it has the potential to be so much better. Disappointing.

Peaceful setting for a quick lunch with friends. Great value for money too.

5/5 at lunch, 3/5 at dinner. Lunch menu is great taste and value and good service, evening menu is similar or even the same food at much higher prices and the service was disappointing after having enjoyed lunches here so much.

Don't understand why it's not busier in here! Very cyclist friendly - well it should be, it's on the old Raleigh site. Limited range but what there is is good. Service can be a little slow but it's not the sort of place you come to in a rush. Carvery is not what I would call carvery in that they plate it up for you!

The ideal location to get away from the city, especially by bicycle. Surrounded by beautiful architecture and to be almost fooled to think you are outside of the city, Spokes is just an incredible little cafe. It's always worth looking out for their blackboards for a little chuckle.

A nice place to go for lunch. The recently introduced noodles are a welcome addition to the menu. Pizza here is nice but the base is rather tasteless and seems to be shop-bought.

Great place to get coffee. Pizzas also available at a reasonable price. However service is quite slow.