SarcasticEllis
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As long as I don’t look at one of their propaganda magazines on the table i can enjoy their eggs benedict (or balmoral, with haggis) and a pleasant cappuccino for a very reasonable price.
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Peaches_xox
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I think it really depends on the area. We’ve got 3 nearby and they’re all a bit crap / old man vibes. The one near my parents house is better but there’s a lot of fights haha. One of my friends ONLY goes to spoons so whenever I meet up with her we have to go. The one in Wimbledon is quite nice. The one at Liverpool Street is amazing! I went to one in Glasgow recently and it wasn’t too bad in there surprisingly 
Youre a wizard Harry
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I have 4 near me, one is a bit rough, another is near the uni and often full of students and the other 2 are in the city centre and are OK. They’re cheap, you get what you pay for 
good places start a night out- when I first started going clubbing, if we didn’t have anywhere to pre drink we’d spend about 3 hours drinking in a spoons first 
good places start a night out- when I first started going clubbing, if we didn’t have anywhere to pre drink we’d spend about 3 hours drinking in a spoons first 
prozacprincess
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I was once forced to go in one for a drink as it was a birthday thing … normally wouldn’t be seen dead in the place
I have now been in 88 of the 860 Wetherspoons pubs. I'll make a point of visiting one if I go anywhere I've not been to before. For the range of beers and the price.
They are very much a mixed bag. Some of their pubs are truely wonderful (Fox on the Hill - Camberwell, The Mossy Well - Crouch End, The Crosse Keys - Bank, The Watered Barn - St Albans, The Old Manor - Bracknell) are notable examples.
The Capitol in Forest Hill, The Regal in Gloucester and The Barrel Vault (although a bit pricier) are also very good.
Yet many of their pubs are utter dross, especially some of the older pubs in shop units. One of the worst I've visited is JJ Moons in Tooting.
The branch in Bath is too small to cope with the demand. You can never find a free table there. A second one is definately needed.
The newest London branch in Clapham Junction - The London and Southwestern - I visited last Sunday. A nicely done out pub that suffers with poor service. One person serving on the till, plus they failed to inform when ordering there was a 30-40 minute wait for food.
If you are into local real ales, one of the best I've been into is The Plough and Harrow in Hammersmith, a vastly understated Spoons pub (that has been threatened with closure in the past) that regularly has six to eight guest beers on.
Retro80s
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Love a spoons!
Cheap booze, great meeting places when you’re waiting for others.
Food is ok, wouldn’t rave about it but it’s cheap and cheerful and fills a hole.
Have been in lots all over the country, some are rank and full of pissheads or chavs, but the majority are great!
I’d rather go to spoons than a pretentious bar full of snooty wankers
Cheap booze, great meeting places when you’re waiting for others.
Food is ok, wouldn’t rave about it but it’s cheap and cheerful and fills a hole.
Have been in lots all over the country, some are rank and full of pissheads or chavs, but the majority are great!
I’d rather go to spoons than a pretentious bar full of snooty wankers
hollowcrown
Chatty Member
Haven't been Spoons since before the pandemic. Food is shite, no atmosphere, Tim Martin is a parasite.
Kim Mild
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Some wetherspoons are in beautiful buildings and they usually have lots of nice toilets. They are usually quite large pubs with plenty of space .
Almost every town has one.
O know people who would rather visit a wetherspoons in a strange town than a local pub .
Lloyd's were the more upmarket version.
Almost every town has one.
O know people who would rather visit a wetherspoons in a strange town than a local pub .
Lloyd's were the more upmarket version.
I was in Central London last weekend.
Brewdog Punk IPA was £6.43 a pint in the Brewdog pub at Seven Dials.
The Spoons Montagu Pyke was £4.99 a pint.
Can someone please explain they think why nearly £1.50 a pint more on already expensive pint is any more better, or superior in a Brewdog?
The answer is, it isn't.
Same with guest beers.
Montagu Pyke = £3.49 a pint.
Other pubs in the area = well over £5 a pint - some nearing £6.
Brewdog Punk IPA was £6.43 a pint in the Brewdog pub at Seven Dials.
The Spoons Montagu Pyke was £4.99 a pint.
Can someone please explain they think why nearly £1.50 a pint more on already expensive pint is any more better, or superior in a Brewdog?
The answer is, it isn't.
Same with guest beers.
Montagu Pyke = £3.49 a pint.
Other pubs in the area = well over £5 a pint - some nearing £6.
whisperchat
VIP Member
they sell long islands at your wetherspoons? wtf, I'm upset, we don't have those at ours!!!Tbh I only really like Wetherspoons for the cocktails. A jug of cheeky vimto or Long Island iced tea starts the night off well
no-no
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They’re very hit and miss. Love their vegan options and the chips and curry sauce. The app to order from your table works really well. They’ve got a “are you local 
” vibe in small towns so I prefer the city centre ones. I went to one in Wales once and the bar staff served the Welsh-speaking customers first 
” vibe in small towns so I prefer the city centre ones. I went to one in Wales once and the bar staff served the Welsh-speaking customers first dancingqueen5678
Chatty Member
I don't rate it personally. Food is okay if youre starving but there's nicer pub food and the owner of the chain is a massive bell end so I avoid
annanuttall
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*Chef kiss* to their unicorn gin cocktail.
StrawberryCream
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I only go in for drinks, never had a meal in Wetherspoons. It’s usually the first place we would go on a night out I could probably get drunk by spending only £20
HelloStereo
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Awful places. Would rather pay a bit more for a beer I'd actually enjoy. They're usually full of drunk youths shouting and throwing up on the terrible carpets they all seem to have.
standupsitdown
Chatty Member
In a Wetherspoons near me they accidentally served 3 dry and wrinkled mushrooms with a ladies steak and a young lad came over and asked for them back
She put up a photo of said steak and the funny story on social media and I’d say it was 70% fat/gristle and 30% meat, if that.
I’ve been in there once and the banquette seat was so minging you needed a hazmat suit.
She put up a photo of said steak and the funny story on social media and I’d say it was 70% fat/gristle and 30% meat, if that.
I’ve been in there once and the banquette seat was so minging you needed a hazmat suit.
Insomiaflamingo
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I had chips at a beautiful one in an airport. Our local one is where the dross of society hang out, if there’re a fight or a crime you can bet it happened there!