J D Wetherspoons (Restaurant)

****PLEASE READ BEFORE READING REVIEW**** I was a bit confused as to how to write this review. You see, with my previous restaurant type reviews I have been getting some mixed feedback, and members opinions vary greatly. I admit, most of the ratings I have been recieving recently are E's and I am very pleased with this, however some members feel my reviews include too much unneccessary information resulting in lower ratings such as Helpfuls. So ...
...a bit. Before you read my review, please decide wheather you only want to read about MY experience or if you want to learn about MY experience AND a bit more about the restaurant including menu, the restaurant itself etc. Thanks! Wetherspoons Wetherspoons was found in the year 1979 by Tim Martin. Wetherspoons is famous for its british food, just as much as its wide array of drinks. The Wetherspoons chain is based in Watford, however throughout ...

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...what I mean. The J D Wetherspoon chain was founded in 1979 by a 24-year-old law student called Tim Martin. The chain started off with a couple of low turnover pubs in North London. By 1986, the company was already worth £4,000,000 and the company’s expansion since then has literally been explosive. In 2002, the company opened its 600th pub, and the expansion plans show absolutely no sign of diminishing. Today, there are very few towns or cities ...
...pub and with the growth of their new lodges and Lloyds No 1 bars, there seems to be no stopping them. Ultimately, the Wetherspoon’s customer experience is based on the key principle of value for money. By developing huge economies of scale, Wetherspoon’s can keep down the prices of beer and food in much the same way as Tesco or Asda perform in the retail stakes. It seems to be a very successful recipe, because whenever you pop into a ...

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...one pub there are 729 J D Wetherspoon pubs in the UK. As well as the pub chain Wetherspoons also own and run a chain of "Wetherspoon Lodges" in the UK THE FOOD Wetherspoons Pubs are renown for their low priced menus. They serve food all day up to 10.00 pm. Their breakfasts are available up to 12.00 noon and are really good value. You can get anything from toast, muffins, bacon sandwiches, scrambled eggs etc up to the large breakfast which is incredible ...
...Two free range fried eggs, two rashers of bacon and two sausages, served with baked beans, three hash browns, a large flat mushroom, half a grilled tomato and two slices of toast. After 12.00 noon you can only order from the main menu but there are some really good offers on there for example there are fourteen 'value' main meals for £2.99 each. In addition to the menu they have 'clubs' three day a week which are a 'Curry Club', a 'Steak Club' and ...

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WEATHERSPOONS The Leaping Salmon, Berwick upon Tweed. Bankhill, Garden Square, Berwick on Tweed, Northumberland, TD15 1BE Tel: 01289 303 184 Weatherspoons pubs have a bit of a reputation for having little or no atmosphere and being the sort of person who is more interested in the company I'm with than the actual location, I have never really understood this at all. This weekend, on a wonderful three night holiday in Berwick upon Tweed, we (that's ...
...pub called The Leaping Salmon, just over the road bridge in Berwick town centre, situated on the banks of the River Tweed. We were attracted in by a large sign outside saying 2 meals for £5.99, and as we were stony broke, have spent all our money on a fancy B&B (review to follow!), we decided to venture in and fill our faces with cheap and cheerful grub! ******************** The Interior The steps up to the front doors are quite steep, but there ...

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How many times have you been out and about in town and said to yourself: 'Boy, I'm peckish. There are plenty of pleasant eateries in the area, but they all seem a little, well, upmarket. I'm not in the mood for amuse bouche and aperitifs. You know, I fancy somewhere where I can sit at a dirty table while a tramp coughs continuously on my fetid, dehydrated burger." If you're anything like me: never. But if you're anything like a lot of people (which ...
...found yourself pulling up a chair at your local Wetherspoon's. Ah, now I don't intend to be sniffy and mean about Wetherspoon's. We've all had times when we've spent our entire month's wages on gritty pornography, and the only place to find affordable alcoholic refreshment is at the Spoonies. In situations such as these, they really are indispensable. But really, in the name of all that is holy, why on Earth would anybody want to EAT there? Well ...

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Having had a lovely night out at this pub for my Granddads birthdays, I thought I would review it. Wetherspoons is a British pub come restaurant chain. They offer promotional dinners for various days of the week, such as Sunday lunch, Steak club (tue), curry club (thurs), afternoon meal deals and other deals like 'muffin and drink for £1.29'. In the bar area, there is a wide screen TV of which, during my evening, was playing various music video's ...
...within the bar area for dinning and in general, the pub in quite dimly lit and cosy. It isn't a rowdy place where you get drunken regulars (at least it wasn't in the one I went to) so it's very much a family orientated place. There was a very wide menu choice, including starters, mains, kids menu and desserts, as well as wines, soft drinks and beverages. The menu had a brilliant easy to read layout with little symbols indicating whether meals were: ...

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== Introduction == I can't claim to have been to every JD Wetherspoons in the UK, or even that many (probably about 3 or 4), so this is only my personal experience of one of the JD Wetherspoons pub/restaurants - The Berkeley, in Bristol. There are a total of 9 JD Wetherspoons in Bristol, with 4 or 5 in the town centre. With 737 pubs in the UK, it shouldn't be hard to find one near you, although I'd advise reading some of the reviews on here first! ...
...on to talk about my experience, I'll detail the range of dishes and offers which Wetherspoons offers, so if you already know you can skip down! The menu covers both ends of the market, with both premium dishes and an entire value section. Meals start from £2.99, with meals such as "Ham, egg and chips" and "Spicy tomato pizza". There is another menu at £3.99, and then a collection of main meals which are priced at around £6 each on average. Wetherspoons ...

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We decided to try a slightly different idea for a half term treat, opting to try out the newest Wetherspoons in Southampton for breakfast. Yes, I do mean breakfast and since this review has this specific focus I have left more tantalising possibilities for you to explore should you wish?? == Location == The latest addition to the Wetherspoons chain in Southampton is the aptly named Admiral Sir Lucius Curtis, Canute Road, Ocean Village, Southampton. ...
...him laid the foundation stone for Southampton Docks, and the pub is now situated in the old Dock House offices where affairs and labour was originally managed. My dad when he was alive was an ex-stevedore and would never set foot in the place when it was first sold off during an earlier property boom. Formerly called Ferry House, this is a grade II listed building, with a poignant memorial remembering World War I dead built into an external wall. ...

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I expect most people have had some experience of the JD Wetherpoon chain so I'm not going to sit here and prattle on about the range of beers or the choice of food etc. Not unless you want me to....No? Thank flip for that. No. What I'm going to prattle on about is one aspect of their service, namely breakfast. Whilst being dragged around the shops on last Saturday (not quite kicking and screaming, but close), Mrs p and myself decided to have a ...
...was no room at that particular inn, so we ended up in Wetherspoons - to be precise, The Almond bank in Livingston. This is a decent enough pub and it's been widely rumoured that a certain person not a million miles away from here has occasionally been spotted supping on a pint or two, so I have no axe to grind with it. In fact, I've eaten there a few times and while it's not exactly haute cuisine (just be thankful it's warm), it's not that bad...well, ...

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IN 1979 a law student called Tim Martin opened his first Wetherspoons pub in London, naming it after one of his lecturers. At first the pub struggled in the face of strong competition from other London bar companies and breweries but slowly the company gained popularity. Nothing goes right for poor Tim until 1982 when he opens his third pub in Holloway, north London which is an instant success, and in 1983, the chain makes it's first ever profit ...
...floats on the London Stock Exchange. The Times newspaper rips into Wetherspoons, saying the company is a 'sour brew'. Wetherspoons have proved them wrong however, and rather maturely say 'Knickers' to the times on the website. 1993 is another landmark for Wetherspoons, after Tim Martin (an ex smoker) sits next to a cigar smoker in his pub; he decides to introduce a non-smoking area into every Wetherspoons pub, an unprecedented move at the time. Today ...

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In a small town such as Havant, we are not exactly spoilt for choice when it comes to having lunch out. I would prefer to go to Emsworth, but on this occasion an old schoolfriend of mine was travelling from Winchester by train for a get-together, so Havant was the easier meeting place. Lunch at the arts centre would usually be very pleasant, but my friend cannot eat either dairy or wheat products and on a previous occasion the arts centre menu offered ...
...The Parchment Makers, a branch of J. D. Wetherspoon on the corner of West Street. The interior decor is like that of a ship with huge metal columns bound by ropes at the top and a wooden ceiling. The area by the bar tends to be populated by mostly by men drinking, and there are the usual fruit machines. Passing through there, you reach the family area where children are allowed during the daytime. As it was a school day, there was just one toddler ...

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I visit Wetherspoons pubs up and down the country fairly often (for the food, of course) but after my visit today I thought it would be a good idea to write a review as it's still fresh in my mind. Firstly we went in and sat down near the back of the pub. It makes a great difference without smokers anymore but it still had quite a murky, beer-smelling atmosphere near the bar so we decided to sit quite far away from it. Like most Wetherspoons, this ...
...a converted cinema. There's lots of cinema/film memorabilia about and they have definitely made an effort to introduce a theme. The tables are a little grimy and the carpets aren't very clean but overall there is a vague impression of cleanliness in this area of the pub. In our Wetherspoons, and most we have visited, there are huge TV screens which are usually on a news channel. This is surprisingly more useful than you'd think but also rather strangely ...

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Yesterday we paid a visit to our local Wetherspoons, it is absolutely ages since we last visited but The Other Half was at a loose end and in his infinite wisdom he thought it was time to go and try a pint of their finest. The large building is situated on the edge of our small town and it is not by any means architecturally beautiful, in fact Christopher Wren would surely spin in his grave if he was able to see the monstrous carbuncle that is the ...
...is separated into four different sections, there is a seating area that looks out over the Market Square, another seating area adjacent to the bar, the restaurant and an ante room that leads out onto the patio come smoking area. As you approach the building the first thing that grabs you is all of the advertising boards that are placed here there and everywhere, Breakfasts for £3.99, Curry Night, Steak Night, Burger and a drink meals, Meal Deals, ...

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J D Wetherspoon didn't become the well-established omnipresent town centre name that it is by accident. How many times have you been to a pub or bar, needed to use the toilet but tried to hold it because you know that the sight that will greet you on entering the establishment's facilities is hardly pleasant? Or turned up at the pub for a quiet drink and chat and found that you've strained to hear what your friends are saying because of the pipe ...
...that when you see a J D Wetherspoon pub, wherever you are in the country, you have a good idea of what to expect. The chain have managed to preserve a good balance between imposing on their establishments a single drinks and food menu and the requirement that individual landlords adhere to the aforementioned set of policies, whilst making sure that some semblance of individualism is kept so that each pub is not a complete carbon copy of every other ...

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...JDW Lodges ~~~~~~~~~ J D Wetherspoon not only offers customers great brands and food, but provides the chance for you to sleep with us! Our lodges provide stylish, modern accommodation within easy reach of main attractions, transport links and shopping centres. This facility is only available at certain JDW branches Sailsbury, Birmingham and Kings lynn are just a few. My Opinion ~~~~~~~~ Having been to at least 4 branches of JD Weatherspoon ...
...different circumstances i feel i can give a good opinion, I have eaten there with my daughter, been out with mates just drinking and had a meal with adults, i have also eaten at all the meal clubs. The menu: I think the menu is great there is lots of choice and all the food is always cooked to my liking, also they let you change things. ie if they do sausage mash and peas and i fancy beans they are happy to change it. The fact there is such a ...

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