Forums
There is currently 1 person viewing this thread.
crystalhunt
19 Dec 18 22:03
Joined:
Date Joined: 25 Apr 04
| Topic/replies: 6,681 | Blogger: crystalhunt's blog
What's not to like - a pint of bitter and a large white wine & soda - £5.11p. Fish & Chips deal for two. Best fish and chips we've had for a long time, pint of bitter and Wine & soda - £13.20p. Apple crumble & custard/ice cream , Chocolate fudge cake and ice cream, unlimited tea $ coffee - £8.25p

Why would you go anywhere else Grin

Post your reply

Text Format: Table: Smilies:
Forum does not support HTML
Insert Photo
Cancel
Page 1 of 2  •  Previous 1 | 2 | Next
sort by:
Show
per page
Replies: 59
By:
saddo
When: 19 Dec 18 22:32
Approx twice a week here, all the food and drink is good quality.
By:
Deltâ
When: 19 Dec 18 22:49
cant wait to read Johnny Mustangs post ...
By:
crystalhunt
When: 19 Dec 18 22:50
One of my local pubs owned by a celebrity chef sells Fish & chips for £13 - pint of bitter £3.80p and white wine and soda £6.00. Wetherspoons fish and chips was less than half the price with a pint thrown in and just a nice, in fact less greasy.
By:
sofiakenny
When: 19 Dec 18 23:10
Its microwaved shoite.hth...fit for only the poorest of pezants.
By:
akabula
When: 19 Dec 18 23:32
kennybhoy barred from Spoons, fails their No Tramps policy. Grin
By:
mouse muldoon
When: 19 Dec 18 23:36
Happy hour, 11am. Nice.
By:
The Leopard
When: 19 Dec 18 23:38
I hear you get glassed every time you go in ?
By:
sofiakenny
When: 19 Dec 18 23:42
Omg I'm being insulted by a tartan tory who collects keyrings!Laugh
By:
The Leopard
When: 19 Dec 18 23:50
Block akabula.....I did a year ago....trolls don't like it.
By:
akabula
When: 19 Dec 18 23:57
Spotty never blocked anyone in his life, he's too nosy.
By:
Baphornet
When: 19 Dec 18 23:58
i've only ever been in one. I escaped with my nuts in tact
By:
kenny mann
When: 19 Dec 18 23:58
akabula, cheeky fecker, Angry
By:
kenny mann
When: 20 Dec 18 00:00
meals are **** and plates are luke warm if u r lucky.
By:
The Leopard
When: 20 Dec 18 00:06
Akabula still Cliff Richards No. 1 fan
By:
Baphornet
When: 20 Dec 18 00:11
no offence to anybody but this did make me chuckle

Omg I'm being insulted by a tartan tory who collects keyringsLaugh
By:
kenny mann
When: 20 Dec 18 00:28
thanks for that, thought aka meant me, apologies.
By:
akabula
When: 20 Dec 18 00:58
I wondered what had annoyed you Mr M.
Long time since I was in a Spoons.
Don't remember eating anything but the beer must have been okay as we kept going back.
By:
chelsea girl
When: 20 Dec 18 08:15
Thanks Tim, hows 'no deal' no problem going?
By:
Johnny_Mustang
When: 20 Dec 18 08:33
delta
cant wait to read Johnny Mustangs post ...


Well since you asked Delta I have absolutely no objection to the outfit.

If it gives poor people the opportunity of (what they might call) a good night out at modest prices then so be it.
By:
Jack Hacksaw
When: 20 Dec 18 10:05
I am a fan of Spoons.  Generally good selection of real ales that you won't find in other pubs.  Round here £1.99 a pint (less 50p if I remember my CAMRA vouchers).

Not so sure about the food.  The large breakfast plate is full of cheap stuff, the sausages are the cheapest.  Had a steak meal once which was poor. 

Two other gripes, while Im at it!  Tables are cleared infrequently and are often dirty.  The new app means lazy bar stewards get served ahead of those at the bar (where you have to order guest beers as not on the app.)
By:
crystalhunt
When: 20 Dec 18 10:05
sofiakenny    19 Dec 18 23:10 
Its microwaved shoite.hth...fit for only the poorest of pezants.

Freshly battered cod & chips doesn't come out of the microwave.
By:
salmon spray
When: 20 Dec 18 10:15
The trouble is you can't generalise about their pubs. Some are perfectly civilised,others I have walked in,had a quick look at the clientele,and walked straight out again.
By:
crystalhunt
When: 20 Dec 18 10:29
That's true Salmon - if Wetherspoons realise that that's happening, they pull out. Most are frequented by older men and their mates because of the price of the beer and yesterday I saw a lot of well behaved students taking advantage of the prices. Our ageing golf society meet up once a month in one in the city centre, which is easy for all to attend - six or seven pints of decent beer and a curry with a free pint - no music so we can have a decent conversation. Then the wibbly wobbly way home. Haven't found anywhere better. Never seen any trouble.
By:
Dr Crippen
When: 20 Dec 18 10:44
The fish and chips on Fridays are okay.

Some friends went there for a Christmas dinner recently.
They reported the meal as simply appalling. Neither of them cleared their plates. l
Which is amazing to think that a national chain would serve up slop like they described.
By:
GoBallistic
When: 20 Dec 18 11:45
In my town two pubs from the 1800s have been taken over by the chains. At least the one taken over by 'spoons keeps the original pub name.  The one taken over by O'Neills loses the name which is a bit sad I think
By:
moisok
When: 20 Dec 18 15:00
several nice buildings have been saved by spoons - particularly the opera house - where they still have operas!!!

I have had several nice med rare steaks there and the real ale variety is second to none

Sofia kenny   -   steaks aren't good micro waved - maybe they deep fry them - I doubt it - 

for naughty food their chips are delish

some of the other stuff is no better than standard pub grub

you need to be selective

mind you, I live in a posh area and the two I go to reflect that
By:
SlippyBlue
When: 20 Dec 18 15:10
I go to the Spoons in Brixton for a couple of jars, The Beehive, whenever I go to the market and shops there. Always well staffed and although it's usually very busy you don't have to wait long to get served and they show RUK. Also when I take Muttley to the groomers in Beckenham I plot up in The White Horse Spoons on the high street for a couple of hours, always spotless clean and again plenty of friendly staff on hand. I don't eat the food though but it looks OK from what I've seen.
By:
GLASGOWCALLING
When: 20 Dec 18 15:29
you ok SLIPPY, i was by your the other day visiting my nephew ( west norwood ) he took me to a pub called  " the rosendale", 1 pint of guinness and 1 pint of lager ..... £ 10-40p.   LaughLaugh

  same 2 drinks where i drink in Chester £ 6-30p.   Nice pub though. !! Happy
By:
Sica Dan
When: 20 Dec 18 15:35
Surely this is the jewel in the crown !?

https://www.jdwetherspoon.com/pub-histories/scotland/edinburgh/the-caley-picture-house-edinburgh
By:
SlippyBlue
When: 20 Dec 18 16:37
Yes GLASGOWCALLING, I know 'The Rosendale' pub very well and usually go there at least once a week when I take Muttley for a walk and have a lunchtime pint as they are very dog friendly in there. The food is of a very high standard as well, I'd recommend that pub to anyone, one of the best in the area in fact. Paying over a tenner for a couple of pints is just the norm in my neck of the woods Cry
By:
Torquemada
When: 20 Dec 18 17:34
Had pizza and a pint last night. Very good.
By:
GLASGOWCALLING
When: 20 Dec 18 19:39
.... you know whats coming SLIPPY when the bar staff say " are you paying by cash or card " , cant say i have

      heard that anywhere else.  Food did look good. Happy
By:
kenny mann
When: 20 Dec 18 23:24
Food is pretty awful in spoons, obviously microwaved, and the plates are rarely hot, and nearly always luke warm if you're lucky when you've finished.
By:
moisok
When: 20 Dec 18 23:33
the stake aren't  or the chips   or the salad   hope this helps

nore is the real ale

even more help from the hq of MO TOWERS

no cats singed either

or the onion rings

or the fried eggs

etc
By:
moisok
When: 20 Dec 18 23:35
mind you  I would defy people who eat in pubs can find a lasagne that has not been buzzed  ho ho

or a curry

or a cottage pie

etc  - you get my drift
By:
moisok
When: 20 Dec 18 23:36
or one of those dreadful lamb shanks!!Laugh
By:
saddo
When: 20 Dec 18 23:56
Having a think through the (sizeable) menu I would say very little of it is possible to microwave. I avoided spoons for years because of a reputation which turns out to be absolutely false in my own experience.
By:
Jack Hacksaw
When: 21 Dec 18 11:03
There are some cracking old spoons buildings.

Near the Millennium is an old theatre - Prince of Wales.  Winter Gardens in Harrogate.  Palladium in Llandudno.

Those are just ones I have been to.

They should be congratulated on taking an interest in the local history of each place and local famous people.
By:
sofiakenny
When: 21 Dec 18 11:09
Food is pretty awful in spoons, obviously microwaved, and the plates are rarely hot, and nearly always luke warm if you're lucky when you've finished.
thank you cannyman.
Page 1 of 2  •  Previous 1 | 2 | Next
sort by:
Show
per page

Post your reply

Text Format: Table: Smilies:
Forum does not support HTML
Insert Photo
Cancel
‹ back to topics
www.betfair.com