• Carolina's TexMex @ The King Billy Pub

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  • White Vegan
Vegan
American
Take-out
Mexican
Gluten-free

Offers all vegan tacos, chilli loaded nachos, quesadillas and more. Open Wed-Sat 17:00-22:00. Closed Sun-Tue.


12 Reviews

First Review by KLea

Jessicajeanapril

Points +1567

Vegan
18 Feb 2026

The food is great

The food is great.
The venue however, questionable.

It was actually laughable at how gross the pub the King Billy is. Particularly the upstairs. It also isn't overly clear where you order and the bar staff's direction is "upstairs from the hatch".

Considering the pub it was in, we had little hopes that the food would be good. However, the tacos were phenomenal. My boyfriend, a meat eater, said they were amazing.

If you can get past the dirty interior (particularly if you are seated upstairs) the food is great. I would definitely recommend eating here. Or getting take out.

SteveASamson

Points +70

Vegan
15 Jan 2026

Fantastic Vegan & GF Mexican

Love the friendly welcome, the amazing tasty food. We had Nachos (my fave), Quesadilla Special, Battered Jalapeno & cauliflower.
All very tasty & great value money.

Pros: Amazing Food, Friendly Owner, Cosy place

Cons: Would love a hot chocolate & milk shake on menu.

bridgetN

Points +315

Vegan
29 Oct 2025

Delicious Nachos

Very friendly service.
Proper nachos which was delicious
Slightly out of town but worth the walk
Lovely pub

Pros: Delicious , Lots of choice , Friendly staff

Cons: You might not know it was there

mt72

Points +53

Vegan
27 Oct 2025

Quickly became a regular stop

Haven’t had a bad meal in 5 visits. Enough options to keep coming back, all of them good, so can mix and match easily. Eat inside the pub or it’s a lovely spot on the terrace to eat.
Deep fried battered jalapeños with an oatmeal stout is a combination made in heaven!

Pros: Tasty, Good value, Dead friendly staff

KevinYule

Points +16

Vegan
02 Aug 2025

Frickin Awesome

Just visiting Nottingham for work and found this place online, really quirky wee pub across multiple rooms with rooftop beer garden. Food was fantastic, Quesadillas Albondigas with croquettes on n the size, massive flavours and a nice amount of kick. Can't fault it at all, will definitely return if back in the area.
Friendly service, great advice on menu and checked in after being served.
Highly recommend this place,

Pros: Great food , Great location, Friendly service

Cons: Beard smells like Tex Mex, unsure if this is a con

metuldann

Points +119

Vegan
02 Aug 2025

Great food place in a nice local pub

I had the BBQ strips. Was a decent portion and full of flavour. Will definitely return to try other items on the menu.

Pros: Outdoor seating area, Great beer selection

jo_ben

Points +262

Vegetarian
01 Mar 2025

Vegan TexMex in great pub

Friendly affordable quick fully vegan and tasty in excellent pub

Pros: Great food, Great beer, Friendly

Cons: Not very accessible, Not really a restaurant

Emi*

Points +85

Vegan
20 Jul 2024

A lovely food in a nice pub

Tasty mexican food in the middle of Nottm.

Updated from previous review on 2024-07-20

Pros: Quick service, Great communication in general, Close to c centre

Cons: N/a

CJ.Ross

Points +198

Vegan
02 May 2024

Great flavours and all gluten free!

A menu that features less than more - but no more is needed! What they do they do very well.

Pros: Flavoursome , Fresh , Value for money

AdRock

Points +95

Vegan
14 Mar 2024

Absolutely Bangin'

It's not often you find Mexican food in the UK that hits just right, but to find delicious af vegan Mexican food that also happens to be all GF is the dream. Carolina's really finds that comfortable spot with every aspect of their dishes. The heat is perfect, everything is seasoned and super juicy. I would def visit regularly if I was local, so I'll be making the mission over to Notts more often again just to grab some. Thank you guys!

Nihaaaaalh

Points +314

Vegan
08 Mar 2024

Hidden away

Really loved the atmosphere. It feels hidden away in the pub, behind a very uninviting door. But once you swing open that door you're met with utopia. A land of artificial grass, wooden beams and an all year summer feel.
The pub itself is very homely. Lots of nice beers including a whole fridge of low alcohol cans, and not an ounce of snobbery.
We were already planning our return when we were there.
The food was really tasty. Its not a glamorous dining experience if that's what your after. But the food is really tasty, not your average vegan meal and will be ready quickly

Updated from previous review on 2024-03-08

Pros: Food, Pub, Food

KLea

Points +2150

Vegan
03 Mar 2024

Pre show snack

Carolina's is based upstairs on the roof terrace, which isn't immediately obvious when you enter the pub.

Bar staff are helpful in identifying the vegan beers, of which there were 3 when we visited and the beers we had were excellent.

We went upstairs and found some menus, which show a selection of Mexican dishes. The menu states there are specials on the boards but again, these were not easy to find so we chose some quesedillas and tacos from the menu.

On ordering, you are issued with a small alarm to take back to the table, to alert you when your food is ready.

Our food was prepared quickly and we hadn't been back at the table for long when the alarm went off. We collected our food.

The meals are presented on takeaway plates with a wooden fork. There was a lot of sauce to garnish, which meant eating with our hands would have been a little too messy! We both enjoyed what we had ordered, although we both found there was a little too much hot sauce for our palate.

The quesedilla was lightly toasted with contents having a good sweet to chilli balance.

The tacos were a little hotter but the "beef" strips were excellent.

Overall, this felt more like an elaborate snack than a meal, but it was tasty and good for a pre-show bite to eat and would work as something to accompany beers.

Updated from previous review on 2024-03-02

Pros: Tasty food , Inexpensive , Relaxed atmosphere

Cons: We prefer less chilli, but that's personal




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