'spoons watch - Do you have J D Wetherspoon?

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Night-owl Jul 2017 6:31pm, 30 Jul 2017 29,039 posts	0 Night-owl Must be good then
Jambomo Jul 2017 10:11am, 31 Jul 2017 6,389 posts	0 Jambomo We have a few in Edinburgh that I've been to along with The Thomas Leaper in Derby, which we go to fairly often when we are in that part of town. I agree fully with Seratonin, its cheap and fairly reliable when you want some breakfast and not to have to put much effort into finding it. It's neither my favourite place but not somewhere to avoid either. I do also like that they keep the character of the building and name them appropriately.
GordonG Jul 2017 10:26am, 31 Jul 2017 7,211 posts	0 GordonG The Furze Wren in Bexleyheath is my go-to place for a cheap and cheerful pint and pint. I mean, a large mixed grill (always very edible) and a pint for about a fiver – what’s not to like? Service is mostly good, décor is perfectly acceptable. No coincidence that it’s always packed when most of the other pubs in the area are struggling.
№83912 Aug 2017 2:37pm, 1 Aug 2017 20 posts	0 №83912 Yesterday I was in Cardiff, in the Gatekeeper because it is just across the road from when one of my friends works. and they usually have a decent cider selection. My favourite in Cardiff is the Prince of Wales, for an upstairs window seat, but it is closed for the next month for a refurbishment.
Velociraptor Aug 2017 2:46pm, 1 Aug 2017 36,606 posts	0 Velociraptor Looks like someone's been sick in your cider
№83912 Aug 2017 2:50pm, 1 Aug 2017 21 posts	0 №83912 That is one of the side effects of the one for £4 or two for £5 pricing structure on their ice creams.
Weean Aug 2017 2:56pm, 1 Aug 2017 1,156 posts	0 Weean Does anyone not have a 'Spoons? As a family man, I like them (they let the kids in, and give them colouring-in to do). As a cheapskate, I like them. As a real ale drinker generally willing to try something new, I like them. The best 'Spoons will never be the best pub, but they're fairly reliable, and they're unlikely to ever be the worst option. My nearest (Cabot Court Hotel) was in the national news lately, although you wouldn't know it from the coverage bbc.co.uk
Ness Aug 2017 4:36pm, 1 Aug 2017 8,438 posts	0 Ness Have stayed in that one. Hotel attached is ok. Pub. Mmmm.. Well it gets a bit busy in the evenings shall we say.;)
Dvorak Aug 2017 11:55pm, 1 Aug 2017 13,948 posts	0 Dvorak Mmm brownie sundae. You look a lot more like your picture than I expected, №83912.
Jambomo Aug 2017 8:45am, 2 Aug 2017 6,390 posts	0 Jambomo Actually Ness has reminded me that I stayed in a Weatherspoons hotel. It was the Kings Highway in Inverness when I ran the River Ness 10km. Really nice place actually, comfy, clean and good value but Mr Jambomo is convinced it is haunted.