Lord Nelson Hotel & Public House

Reviews

• Rowena H.

  star star star_border star_border star_border 5 June 2026

  Sometimes you get recommendations from friends that are ironic and sometimes you get recommendations that are earnest. With regards to the Lord Nelson, such a recommendation was entirely the former.
  
  It all came about from a last minute decision to go to Scarborough for the weekend, which I obviously trumpeted on social media (because 2016) and my aforementioned friend spotted said declaration on Facebook. Her words were (and I paraphrase), "Try the Lord Nelson -- it's so good/bad."
  
  I'll be honest, I knew the score before we even entered. Nonetheless, we were game. Always. And what a classic dive it is. We wandered in on a Saturday evening to a mostly empty pub, save a few locals and Mr Karaoke. He was attempting a duet with a man who, by the sounds of things, perhaps didn't have teeth. Or didn't know words? Not sure. He metaphorically mic-dropped mid-performance and abandoned the "stage". No reason.
  
  The bar man was very friendly, and for that we were grateful. We were almost having fun, and kind of up for a tune ourselves, until we realised the state of the toilets and the fact there was a massive finger nail just casually left on the table we chose to sit at.
  
  I actually gipped up my bottle of Becks a bit, which I feel could have been entirely appropriate here.
  
  It was definitely time to leave.

• David S.

  star star star_border star_border star_border 4 June 2026

  Popped in here on my way to Tikka Tikka as there is Karaoki every night. Not that I'm going to try singing you understand! This is an old fashioned PUB, no frills but good beer and i'm told they do food too. If you're on holiday this didn't seem like the place you'd take the kids but I'm sure they'd be welcome during the day. I enjoyed my beer and the floor-show was interesting if not entertaining. I'd go back for another beer if in the area. Side note: They sell pork scratchings, so it really is a proper pub. X = You've gotta be kidding me
  XX = trying but not reaching the standard expected or advertised
  XXX = achieving the standards expected/advertised however high that might be
  XXXX = they're doing something special here, above expected standards of service
  XXXXX = WOW! you gotta go here!